Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Guy on a bike high fives people hailing cabs
The people that smiled after getting a random high-five made me smile also because it assures me that humans do exist.
Million to one apple is half red, half green
Fruit grower Ken Morrish was left stunned when he found a golden delicious apple on his tree split exactly half green, half red down the middle.
Experts believe that the odds of finding an apple with such a perfect line between the green and the red are more than a million to one.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Top 100 Sites in Malaysia According to Alexa
1. Yahoo!
Personalized content and search options. Chatrooms, free e-mail, clubs, and pager.
2. Facebook
A social utility that connects people, to keep up with friends, upload photos, share links and videos.
3. Google
Google, a popular search engine, is a tool for finding resources on the World Wide Web.
4. YouTube
YouTube is a way to get your videos to the people who matter to you. Upload, tag and share your videos worldwide!
5. Google
Enables users to search the Web, Usenet, and images. Features include PageRank, caching and translation of results, and an option to find similar pages. The company's focus is developing search technology.
6. Blogger.com
Free, automated weblog publishing tool that sends updates to a site via FTP.
7. Windows Live
Search engine from Microsoft.
8. Friendster
Friendster is a leading global social network emphasizing genuine friendships and the discovery of new people through friends. Search for old friends and classmates, stay in better touch with friends, share photos and videos, and so much more.
9. Microsoft Network (MSN)
Dialup access and content provider.
10. Wikipedia
An online collaborative encyclopedia.
11. Myspace
Social Networking Site.
12. Tagged
Tagged.com is one of the top social networking sites in the world.
13. Maybank2u.com
The largest financial services group in Malaysia
14. Mudah.my
A platform for people to buy and sell basically everything and find cars for sale, houses for sale, mobile phones for sale, and computers for sale conveniently
15. WordPress.com
Free blogs managed by the developers of the WordPress software. Includes custom design templates, integrated statistics, automatic spam protection and other features.
16. Malaysiakini.com
Malaysiakini.com, a subscription-based website, offers news and views that matter in Malaysia. Updated daily, the site has won several awards for its quality reporting. In English, Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil.
17. The Star Online
Breaking news and views from Malaysia's top English language news source
18. Zynga Inc.
Zynga connecting the world through games. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends.
19. RapidShare
Users can upload up to 100 meg files for sharing. Provides downloads of 100 megs per hour on the free service. Premium service also available.
20. Lowyat.NET
Malaysia s Tech Enthusiast Resource Community. Tech News, Reviews and hyper active discussion forums focusing on the Malaysian IT scene.
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World’s tallest man Sultan Kösen seeks love and a big car
When you are the tallest man in the world, some family chores are easier than others. “They use my height to change light bulbs and hang curtains,” Sultan Kösen explained.
At 8ft 1in (2.5m), however, popping out to the shops is a little harder. “I can’t fit in a normal car,” Mr Kösen said. “I can’t go shopping like normal people. I have to get clothes made specially and I don’t always get what’s fashionable. And going through doors I always have to bend down.”
But, newly crowned by Guinness World Records as the tallest man in the world, Mr Kösen, from Mardin in southeast Turkey, is hoping that life will become a little easier. “The first thing I want is a car I can fit into,” he said. “More than that, I want to get married. It’s really difficult to find a girlfriend. They are usually scared of me.”
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Can Windows 7 run on a 1.73GHz and 512MB computer?
Just finished installing Windows 7 Release Candidate (will expires on June 1, 2010), everything went smooth.. Have it activated using the FREE product key given by Microsoft (If you’ve got the Win7 RC DVD and need a product key, they’ll be available until October 21, 2009).
Surprisingly, Windows 7 works well on my 1.73GHz and 512MB computer. Speed is good, no difference as when I am using XP. That's all for now, may be more posts on Windows 7 coming up? Hmmm.. =)
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Pigeon Still Faster Than Broadband
Broadband promised to unite the world with super-fast data delivery - but in South Africa it seems the web is still no faster than a humble pigeon.
A Durban IT company pitted an 11-month-old bird armed with a 4GB memory stick against the ADSL service from the country's biggest web firm, Telkom.
Winston the pigeon took two hours to carry the data 60 miles - in the same time the ADSL had sent 4% of the data.
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Men with long fingers drive faster
Men with long ring fingers are more likely to drive too fast, overtake on dangerous roads and park illegally, according to new research.
The study suggests bad driving may be programmed from birth because finger length is directly associated with exposure to the hormone testosterone in the womb.
Numerous studies have shown that a long wedding ring finger compared to the index finger in men can have a powerful effect on health and behaviour.
Research suggests it is linked with increased male aggression and risk-taking.
But it also means men are better at sports such as athletics and football, more likely to succeed in the cut-throat world of high finance and may even be more fertile than those with shorter ring fingers.
Scientists believe exposure to greater levels of testosterone in the womb affects the way the brain works later in life.
The hormone appears to promote more masculine behaviour.
But it also seems to activate growth of the wedding ring finger by stimulating testosterone receptors in bone.
In the latest study, researchers at the University of Mainz, in Germany, recruited 77 male drivers at an average age of 38.
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Monday, September 07, 2009
Free White Noise Generator
Try it at http://www.simplynoise.com/
Uses of White Noise:
Aid Sleep
Enhance Privacy
Block Distractions
Mask Tinnitus
Configure Audio Equipment
Soothe Migraines
and more...
Make your own Baby Rocker
Geek parent makes an automatic baby rocker by connecting a baby carrier to a CD-ROM drive.
2009 Changi Airport Race
A 2008 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup races against a Jett8 Boeing 747-200. GT3 911, wins!
Friday, September 04, 2009
Men lose their minds speaking to pretty women
Talking to an attractive woman really can make a man lose his mind, according to a new study.
The research shows men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those who chat to someone they do not find attractive.
Researchers who carried out the study, published in the Journal of Experimental and Social Psychology, think the reason may be that men use up so much of their brain function or 'cognitive resources' trying to impress beautiful women, they have little left for other tasks.
The findings have implications for the performance of men who flirt with women in the workplace, or even exam results in mixed-sex schools.
Women, however, were not affected by chatting to a handsome man.
This may be simply because men are programmed by evolution to think more about mating opportunities.
Psychologists at Radboud University in The Netherlands carried out the study after one of them was so struck on impressing an attractive woman he had never met before, that he could not remember his address when she asked him where he lived.
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Thursday, September 03, 2009
Thieves Clean Out an Apple Store in 31 Seconds
These five men were able to nab 23 Macbook Pros, 14 iPhones, and 9 iPod Touches. All in exactly 31 seconds.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Heart-shaped watermelon
The unusual fruit is the invention of Hiroichi Kimura, a farmer from Kumamoto, and his wife. The couple said they had tried for three years to create the perfectly heart-shaped fruit, which they say symbolizes their passion for farming and their affection for each other.
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