Russell's Cyber Journal

Saturday, August 30 2008 (9 days ago)

Are You On Twitter?

You're no one if you're not on Twitter
And if you aren't there already you've missed it
If you haven't been bookmarked, retweeted and blogged
You might as well not have existed

In the old days it was all about achievements
Collecting all your trophies in a shrine
Then everybody came across the internet
And suddenly you had to be online

A home page was all you really needed
To seem like a success but not a geek
As long as you updated semi-annually
And checked your email once or twice a week

You're no one if you're not on Twitter...

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Monday, August 18 2008 (21 days ago)

Before and After

Before - You take my breath away.
After - I feel like I’m suffocating.

Before - Twice a night.
After - Twice a month.

Before - She loves the way I take control of a situation.
After - She called me a controlling, manipulative, egomaniac.

Before - He makes me feel like a million dollars.
After - If I had a dime for every stupid thing he’s done…

Before - Don’t stop.
After - Don’t start.

Before - The sound of music.
After - The sound of silence.

Before - Is that all you are eating?
After - Maybe you should just have a salad, honey.

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Saturday, August 16 2008 (23 days ago)

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit - rest if you must,
But don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a fellow turns about when he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow - you may succeed with another blow.

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Friday, August 01 2008 (1 months ago)

Addicted to Flickr

I've been using Flickr for one and half year, and right now I'm completely hooked to it. I had a hard time to get rid of my Facebook addiction, but seems like giving up Flickr wouldn't be easy. But hey, I don't need to do so, cause it's helping me to improve my photography skills and acquire more knowledge on photo-taking techniques by seeing the works for renowned photographers from around the world. So yay for me!

Here's my account stats:

370 pictures;
23 sets;
223 contacts; and
137 favorites.

You can also see my huge list of tags here.

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Sunday, July 27 2008 (1 months ago)

Earthquake in Dhaka!

I was lying on my bed talking to a friend on the phone, and I suddenly felt that the bed was shaking. Within 3 seconds, it stopped. My first impression was that a cat got under my bed and it was shaking it, but then I realised that it's impossible as the bed is way too heavy. (Plus there was no cat, I checked!)

I quickly asked my friends on IRC, and they said they felt it too.

So it was an earthquake for real! Quake in Dhaka at 12:51 AM!

I tweeted instantly. Within minutes, tweets poured in from my friends, confirming that it indeed was a quake.

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Monday, July 07 2008 (2 months ago)

Samsung E250

I needed a second set for myself, so bought a cheap one -- Samsung E250. It comes with all the stuff that I need, such as Bluetooth, EDGE, MP3/AAC support, Java, FM radio, and most importantly good looks... well, it has got it all.

It has a sucky camera (VGA, 640x480 pixels), but I'll never need to use it. My Sony Ericsson comes with a very good camera but I've hardly taken any shots with it.

E250 is very light-weight (80 grams) and has interesting features such as mobile tracker, voicemail, offline mode, and more. Not bad for a $100 phone!

Friday, June 27 2008 (2 months ago)

Firefox 3.0 Easter Eggs

Type about:robots on Firefox 3.0 to get this easter egg:

Type about:mozilla to get this one:

Here, Mammon is Internet Explorer, which slept for the 5 years between releases. The beast reborn refers to Firefox, which gained supporters who self-organized through Spread Firefox, and undertook publicity for the browser, taking out an advertisement in The New York Times and making a crop circle shaped like the Firefox logo. The cunning of foxes is a direct reference to Firefox's name. The new world refers to modern, standards based dynamic websites and open source applications. The latter half of the passage links to the Mozilla Manifesto and the about:Mozilla newsletter, and describes Internet Explorer as a follower. Additionally, this quote from the 10th edition, an allusion to the Mozilla Foundation's 10th anniversary during the Firefox 3 development cycle.

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