Links 11-02-2008
by Muhammad on February 11, 2008
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The Evolution of Languages
New languages often evolve quickly, in a sudden burst of new words coined as groups of people strive to describe the world around them, says an international team of researchers.
Ubiquitous WiFi
A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge are working on solutions to make WiFi as ubiquitous as possible utilising neighbor-fi, legislation, etc.
Technorati Tags: Languages , Wifi, Evolution
Links 26-01-2008
by Muhammad on January 26, 2008
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First… for the Workers…
How to Deliver a Presentation Like Steve Jobs
7 Essential Tips for Freelancers
Next… The Bloggers…
Optimising Performance for WordPress Blogs
Thirdly… The g33k5…
Basic Concepts in Science: A List
And Finally… something we all need…
24 Ways to Achieve a Deep Uninterrupted Sleep
Links 25-01-08
by Muhammad on January 25, 2008
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1) Clash of cultures: the screaming minarets of Oxford
A plan to call Muslims to prayer with a loudspeaker has divided opinion in Britain’s oldest university town.
2) ‘Is he a good Muslim?’
A Jo’burg imam allegedly ran a lucrative illegal marriage scam for months from an office at his mosque in Joburg. – Basically he lured women into thinking they were getting jobs, and eventually they ended up married to Pakistanis.
3)Are Facebook Applications A Privacy Disaster In The Making?
4) “Rambo”
Just when we though we’ve seen the last of Rambo, Stallone Acts, Directs and wrote the script for the new one which takes place in Myanmar
And finally… for the g33k5!
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Blogging the Quran
The Guardian has just launched recently a project called “Blogging the Quran” in which verses of the Quran are blogged daily and a discussion is facilitated between two writers for the Guardian, Madeleine Bunting and Ziauddin Sardar. I’ve read it and it’s a brilliant exercise in explaining the Quraan to both Muslims and non-Muslims. The verses are analysed from a western context by Madeleine in which certain questions come up and initial interpretation is made from a Western context. Ziauddin then explains from an Islamic point of view the interpretation of the verses and the meaning behind them.
Being a blog, all the benefits are available as well.. commenting, discussing, etc. you can also send e-mails to the writers for any further clarification.
I highly recommend this for everyone to read. For myself, I have found it very enlightening and, as usual with the Quraan, the various levels of meaning and their significance leave me constantly mesmerised.
Subhan-Allah (Glory be to God)
Peace,
M.
Technorati Tags: Blogging the Quran, Guardian, Blog, Ziauddin Sardar, Madeleine Bunting
Links 06-07-07
by Muhammad on July 6, 2007
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230+ Keyboard Shortcuts for Top Web Services… GMail, Google Reader, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Wikipedia, Blogger, Remember the Milk, Pandora, etc. etc.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Basic Film Techniques – How to turn your boring movie into a Hitchcock Thriller!
Cute Dead ThingsNintendo Wii: Wii’ll not forget
Technorati Tags: Keyboard Shortcuts, Alfred Hitchcock, Hitchcock, Cute Dead Things, Nintendo, Wii
Links 03-07-07
by Muhammad on July 2, 2007
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1) The Downside of Getting High on Cough Syrup.
2) A constantly updated list of the personal blogs of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers.
3) Roswell Officer’s Deathbed admission that ‘Aliens did visit’.
Peace,
How to be a Pirate.
by Muhammad on May 15, 2007
in Uncategorized
An excellent how-to guide for beginner pirates. Yo Ho, Yo Ho! a Pirates life for me …
“Piracy†happens, piracy will never go away, and, as a service to you we’ve decided to explain some of its relevant points to the uninitiated. Whatever your stance on the topic, if you’re reading this, you don’t understand it and want to learn more and if you’re not reading it you already have terabytes of “H0T WAR3Z†on your hard drives anyway. Call it illegal, call it an act of rebellion, call it what you will. Our goal in “Help Key†is to help our audience understand complex topics and piracy, to say the least, is a complex topic. – John Biggs
Piracy is an action sport. The ability to infringe copyright and steal valuable work induces a rush like no other. Whether you steal music, movies, books, applications, or whatever, it feels like breaking the law and it saves our wallets and purses from becoming empty. But not everyone is as fortunate as we are to know the ins and outs of the world of piracy. There’s so much to take in and only so much time for us to Google around for the answers to our questions. Luckily, you have a master pirate on deck to help you with understanding the basics that will get you downloading Spiderman 3 in no time.
For this Help Key, I’m going to break it down into a few separate sections. This will allow you to skip to the section relevant to you and will also allow us to discuss topics in an organized matter. Ok. Computer on? Let’s get started.
Read the full article @ Crunch Gear :)
Technorati Tags: Piracy, How-To, How to be a Pirate
Free Me! The Free Culture DVD
by Muhammad on May 9, 2007
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Free Me is a DVD which aims to show off the best of Free Culture, ranging from movies you can watch in your player to a LiveCD you can experience on your computer.
They even have a download link so you can download the file (ISO) and spread it yourself!
Technorati Tags: Free Me, Free Culture, Free DVD, Creative Commons
Marketing and Linkage
by Muhammad on November 13, 2006
in Marketing, Uncategorized
Judge rules that a burrito is not a sandwich
Robots re-enact “royale with cheese” scene from Pulp Fiction (Youtube Link)
Play Station 3 Taken Apart (For you MJ!)
Check out these cool Hot Wheels Ad Stickers from Ogilvy India
And finally… How Marketer’s Really Think…
Hitchhiker: You heard of this thing, the 8-Minute Abs?
Ted Stroehmann: Yeah, sure, 8-Minute Abs. Yeah, the excercise video.
Hitchhiker: Yeah, this is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this: 7… Minute… Abs.
Ted Stroehmann: Right. Yes. OK, alright. I see where you’re going.
Hitchhiker: Think about it. You walk into a video store, you see 8-Minute Abs sittin’ there, there’s 7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man?
Ted Stroehmann: I would go for the 7.
Hitchhiker: Bingo, man, bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk.
Ted Stroehmann: You guarantee it? That’s — how do you do that?
Hitchhiker: If you’re not happy with the first 7 minutes, we’re gonna send you the extra minute free. You see? That’s it. That’s our motto. That’s where we’re comin’ from. That’s from “A” to “B”.
Ted Stroehmann: That’s right. That’s — that’s good. That’s good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with 6-Minute Abs. Then you’re in trouble, huh?
[Hitchhiker convulses]
Hitchhiker: No! No, no, not 6! I said 7. Nobody’s comin’ up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You won’t even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel.
Ted Stroehmann: That — good point.
Hitchhiker: 7′s the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 doors. 7, man, that’s the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin’ on a branch, eatin’ lots of sunflowers on my uncle’s ranch. You know that old children’s tale from the sea. It’s like you’re dreamin’ about Gorgonzola cheese when it’s clearly Brie time, baby…
