An insteresting experiment result was reported on BBC about human behavior, that “if you put people in certain situations, they will act in surprising and maybe often even disturbing ways.”
December 2008
Monthly Archive
Sat 20 Dec 2008
Fri 19 Dec 2008
If your default browser is Internet Explorer, than I have to say sorry for you that you need to stop using it for the time being, until your computer was remotely rebooted by Microsoft.
For more information, read Microsoft Security Advisory about this problem, as the Zero-day IE exploit already patched.
For those of you who use Firefox, you don’t need to worry 
Fri 19 Dec 2008
There is an interesting quote from Roger Cohen’s article in NYTimes.
The whole financial crisis is about the death of responsibility: the buck stopped nowhere. Everyone profited from toxic paper. Bernard Madoff, he of the alleged multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, is only the latest example. Irresponsibility has also characterized Detroit. I don’t see how you restore responsibility with a bailout. Obama has a deeper task than changing the economy; he has to change the culture.
Fri 19 Dec 2008
After shoe’s incident last week, I believe there will be imitators around the world. Here is the list of the incident:
- in New York
And here are some interesting related development:
- Palestinian offers shoe throwing reporter a bride
- Report: NKorea ridicules Bush over shoe attack
- Bush describes ‘weirdest’ moments
- Shoes hurled at Bush pictures : the most popular video/audio in BBC
- Iranians join Bush shoe protest
- First lady says shoe-throwing an assault
PS: please inform me if you have other links, I will list up all Zaidi’s imitator here )
Thu 18 Dec 2008
Forbes has report about Indonesia’s 40 Richest:
1. Sukanto Tanoto; 2. R. Budi Hartono; 3. Michael Hartono; 4. Putera Sampoerna; 5. Martua Sitorus; 6. Peter Sondakh; 7. Eddy William Katuari; 8. Eka Tjipta Widjaja; 9. Aburizal Bakrie; 10. Murdaya Poo
Tue 16 Dec 2008
3 Bank in Iceland bankrupt because of Bin Laden?
Posted by arully under Economy , Humor , Politics1 Comment
OK, to prove it I can show you the chronological event:
- First, Al-Qaeda create a terror in UK
- UK government than create anti-terror legislation
- Economic crisis looming
- Using the anti-terror legislation, UK govt seize Iceland Bank’s assets
- Three months on, Iceland’s economy is in freefall.
Check this article from BBC:
“I still don’t understand why Britain had to resort to the use of such legislation, out of proportion with the problem at hand,” says Mr Haarde. “The freezing order is still in effect and has the Icelandic Landsbanki listed along with Al-Qaeda and the Taleban. “That’s unacceptable, and we’ve had no formal explanation as to why it had to be done in this way.”
Mon 15 Dec 2008
BBC News has an interesting article about present and future mobile SmartPhone. Meanwhile, Nokia has a new N97 in awaiting, to be launch in early 2009 (shown first in Nokia World 2008). Check out this blog or watch the movie below.
Sun 14 Dec 2008
The biggest fraud using Pyramid scheme: US$50M
Posted by arully under Economy , Law&EthicsNo Comments
Bernard Madoff, a former NASDAQ chairman, has been caught because of allegedly set up a so-called Ponzi scheme, in which existing investors are paid out with money from new clients, not from actual investment returns. From Europe to Japan to home state US, everyone was stunned.
Round up:
- Bernard Madoff arrested over alleged $50 billion fraud
- Madoff millions vanish into thin air :: the key to his success in fraudulent activity is “he went to great lengths to cultivate an aura of exclusivity”
- Banks hit worldwide by US ‘fraud’
- More banks reveal exposure to Madoff scandal
- Not just super rich caught up in Madoff case
- Madoff fraud could burn those who pulled out early
- SEC staff saw Madoff as a voice of authority :: this is the biggest problem
- A story of Madoff
(Updated 081227)
- Madoff Scandal Whistleblower: Harry Markopolos
- Wall St. stock fraud prosecutions fall sharply
- Brother: Madoff suicide investor lost own money
Sun 14 Dec 2008
Atmosphere on earth is very crowded with planes. Take a look at these video from Wired’s article
Sat 13 Dec 2008
Impress with their Robot Watch site has an interesting article 「超初心者にも“できる”ホビーロボット入門ガイド」. Sorry, it is in Japanese.
