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[265] Of Saddam Hussein’s captured and other things

Saddam has been captured alive, but still no WMD. I don’t like Saddam Hussein but the capturing of Saddam is secondary to finding the WMD. With no WMD, the war is still a lie.

Half way across the globe, Keiko, the famous killer whale has passed away due to pneumonia. I wish there will be no more Keiko in the future. All lives deserve a life out of cage, or aquarium.

On more deserving news, the recent European Constitution Summit in Brussels and the Kyoto Protocol related meeting in Milan failed to reach any accord.

And God damn it. The expected is now inevitable – it’s snowing. I find the urge to hibernate increased ten folds. Sigh…

And ehem.

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[259] Of Malaysia, the center of software piracy

Malaysia, the center of the world software piracy. Proof – MS Longhorn has been released in the street of Johore Bahru. Of course, the OS is still under the alpha version, yet to be completed.

The only answer to piracy is Linux – the open source OS.

p/s – Russia has finally, unofficially refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. It’s disappointing but not surprising. However, it’s not a formal no yet. So things might be brighter than it seems to be. But then sadly, as the author of EnviroSpin Watch has put it, “The politics are even more complex than the science!”

pp/s – My sister has received admittance into the University of Adelaide, Australia. Yea! If I’m going to the World Solar Challenge in 2005, I have a place to stay!

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[256] Of Syawal 1424 Anno Hegirae

Today is Syawal the First, 1424 Anno Hegirae.And Ohio still sucks.

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[251] Of Intergovernmental Panel on Global Warming at the Surface of the Earth

With all assignments almost done, I’m currently hyped on the upcoming Michigan versus Ohio State game.

It is sure going to be a blast. An optimist prediction, 28 against 3 in Michigan favor. That, might be biased but you could never be too biased with Ohio State.

p/s – I’m currently reading Leggett’s The Carbon War and so far, my favorite part is this:

…Back in the negotiating hall, it was doing just that. The US delegation had spent an hour and a half trying to get the words ‘climate change’ replaced with the words ‘global warming at the surface of the Earth’. There was little proof as yet, they said, that climate change would result from this warming.

The suggestion was met with barely suppressed annoyance, and, from Austria, ridicule. ‘Maybe we should change the name of the panel,’ they said, ‘to the “Intergovernmental Panel on Global Warming at the Surface of the Earth”.’

Wry laughter filled the hall.

pp/s – w00t! The Dutch is set for Portugal! Final aggregate is the Netherlands 6 and Scotland 1.

ppp/s – Ann Arbor is Overrated (AAIO), one of A²’s most famous blogs is planning a meet up. Wanna go? Mail me or leave me a msg and then we’ll wear a paper bag on our head! At the meet up, we’ll figure out how to make Annarbour (no, it’s not a typo) less suckier.

pppp/s – A friend from Minnesota told me that Poen’s father has just passed away. Be strong mate.

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[247] Of moving on II

Life goes on. Everything seems to be as usual, at least for me despite the loss of two friends. The weather however doesn’t help a lot. It’s gloomy outside early in the morning. And right now, Ann Arbor is very foggy and visibility is estimated merely 100 meters. I could barely make out State St. from C-House.
I shouldn’t be affected by this tragedy but somehow, it’s depressing to acknowledge the fact that you’ve lost two persons that you know.

The Michigan students on the other hand are gearing up for the upcoming election. And it’s too early for me to make up my mind on which should receive my vote. The criteria meanwhile is set.

p/s – PAS has finally unveiled its plan for the establishment of an Islamic Federation of Malaysia after more than five years of saying it will do so. Strategically, PAS can say goodbye to the upcoming Malaysia’s general election though quite possibly they will retain Kelantan and Terengganu, at a reduced majority.