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MotoGP Catalunya 2009 - Rossi vs Lorenzo

2009-06-15T19:36:00.003+03:00

Amazing race, start to finish, Rossi never gave up, proves he is master of MotoGP. Watch how Rossi sets up the last pass from the turn before last, real planning genius.

Rossi says win among his very best

Did You Know (video on Information Technology)

2009-05-26T02:49:00.002+03:00

fantastic video on the progression of information technology, researched by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod, and Jeff Brenman

Built to Last video

2009-05-26T02:34:00.003+03:00

very interesting video, tries to explain what is wrong with American urban development. The video suggest some new / old ideas, but I would've liked some further detail, maybe in a follow up?

Valentino Rossi dominate Laguna Seca

2008-07-22T01:15:00.001+03:00

2008 US MotoGP at Laguna Seca this weekend was one for the books. Check out a few clips from the race:

Rossi Vs Stoner Laguna Seca 2008 Battle

and the BBC interview afterwards (Fuming Stoner accuses Rossi): http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/7516543.stm

Save YouTube videos to your PC

2008-06-08T01:17:00.001+03:00

Have you ever watched a YouTube video and wanted to save it to your computer? well now you can save it, here's how:

1st, you need an FLV player. The videos are downloaded as .flv file, Flash Video file. I am using FLV Player which I found on download.com at: http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-2139_4-10467081.html
go to YouTube.com and find the video you want. Click on it to play. The address (URL) would be something like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-PpU8MUbHE
either replace the first part of the address www.youtube.com with www.kissyoutube.com
or copy the address and go to www.kissyoutube.com
click the Download button and the file is saved to your computer
rename the file to myfilename.flv
you can replace "myfilename" with whatever you want, but the file must have a .flv extension
now the file is ready to be played on your computer using the FLV player that you downloaded.

Sahar on what is going on in Lebanon...

2008-05-13T20:07:00.000+03:00

eBay headed for no where?

2007-12-19T05:09:00.001+03:00

current CEO of is going into politics, following Mitt Romney's campaign trail.
upcoming CEO doesn't like the website!!
eBay users are complaining.

http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/12/whats-up-at-eba.html

The Fight of the Cocks!

2007-12-16T17:45:00.000+03:00

Well, apparently Fred the Chicken isn't the only outspoken chicken these days! Check out his rival Amor!

To get the whole story start at Chicken Power then move to Amore's blog...

telecom advertising: The attention currency#links

2007-12-13T13:12:00.000+03:00

telecom advertising: The attention currency#links

Interesting article by FK. True maybe now we should be charging for our attention time! I think we should create a new currency for this and call "@ Pound"...

My Mini City

2007-12-04T17:20:00.001+03:00

A very cool website, that builds the cities virtually :)

I found out about it today, and seems it is only 7 days old and already attracted lots of attention. Played around building a couple of cities you can check my first round at Pereira the second one is Phoenicia. Let us see how they grow. And hey while you are at it, why not try building your own city!

chickenpower.org

2007-11-25T10:34:00.000+03:00

Well, I can't say much! It is all over the place in Kuwait, check out the latest viral campaign for Nando's. Visit www.chickenpower.org meet Fred the Chicken, add him to your FB friends and join the group on FB Chicken Power. Suppor the cause :)

A few Good Ad Men

2007-11-15T10:29:00.000+03:00

Ok, whoever did this did well by doing it :)
Fine the lipsing can be better, but I think it is spot on!

Texas Town 4 Sale!

2007-11-01T19:05:00.000+03:00

Interested in owning your own town! Well, for $2,500,000 the town of Albert in Texas can be yours :)

It is said to be listed on ebay, but I checked and couldn't find it, still if you go to http://www.alberttexas.com/ you will find it!

To get more on the story you can read here...

iPhone tourism in France?

2007-10-17T18:56:00.001+03:00

Some law in France is forcing Apple to break down and offer an unlocked version of its iPhone. Here in the US, unlocked iPhones are the electronic leprecons. Many claim to have seen them, some work some don't. Some say if you get it unlocked you have to watch out for updates and turn off your phone when they're rolling out updates otherwise the download turns your unlocked iPhone into a brick!

If unlocked iPhone will be avilable, and legally in France, does that mean more people will be taking their vacations in France next year, and pick up a legitimate unlocked iPhone on their way?

Orange to sell unlocked iPhones in France - Engadget

Want to engrave your iPod? It's free

2007-10-10T19:47:00.001+03:00

I am not about to buy an iPod, but I was exploring the ordering process on the Mac website when I came across the engraving feature. When you order an iPod thru Mac website, you can add 2 lines of engraving to the back side.

How cool is that!! Your own personal message engraved in metal. It doesn't get anymore personal.

Engrave your iPod

3G For All

2007-10-10T19:32:00.001+03:00

Next time you are traveling and need broadband data on your cell, this map should come in handy. It shows you the countries that have 3G coverage.

http://www.gsmworld.com/3gforall/coverage.shtml

Blackbird 002

2007-10-10T16:35:00.000+03:00

Ok, I was on my way to shut my pc, when I decided to type in http://www.digital.com/ and there appeard the website of HP... Clever they are digital :)

Anyway, this isn't why I am writing this post... This post is about the HP Blackbird 002 pc. And if you don't know what I am talking about, well you have to check http://h20435.www2.hp.com/ now!

To be fair, other than the really cool website showcasing this pc... This pc actually is the wife of every gamer... Check those specs out... The liquid cooling system... and the 1.1 kilowatt power supply...

3 versions available, and the Dedication Edition (the super loaded one) sells for $5,500!

So what do you want for xmas this yr?!?!

Beta Testing Pirates of the Caribbean!

2007-10-09T08:19:00.000+03:00

Ok so I have been on the waiting list for beta testing Pirates of the Caribbean Online for the last 3 months... During which I checked reviews, visited the blog and discussed several issues with a couple of other beta testers...

And then a couple of days ago I get the long awaited for email! I got it! And now I can test play this game and see how things goes...

Downloaded it, and went through the initial phase of registering and then creating my avatar! Which really surprised me, the guys really took time and put lots of effort in the interface and the options given to you while create the avatar. Lots of customization in there, well done.

So I am in... Went on and started moving around, familiarizing myself with the environment and controls... Cool tutorial and wow suddenly I notice I have been sitting for like 6 hours...

Next post will have pics from the Pirates World, I promise...

13 yrs around the world

2007-10-07T11:17:00.000+03:00

Jason Lewis made it back to England on Saturday after embarking 13 years ago on a world trip using only the human power!

"Everything I've been doing for the last 13 years has been in some way connected to this trip and tomorrow that will be no more" says Lewis...

His lowest points on the trip included breaking his legs in the United States where he was hit by a car and being thrown in jail in Egypt when he was suspucted to be a spy as he crossed borders illegally from Sudan :)

But he says the highs on the trip compensated for the lows!

A true living legend...

More on the story here.

And you can view the whole trip on http://www.expedition360.com/

Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton on fan video

2007-10-05T18:04:00.001+03:00

Last week's Formula 1 race at Fuji Tokyo saw a lot of retirements, mainly due to the severe rain. One of retirements was Mark Webber and Thomas Vettel. During the race, no one watching on TV saw what had happened, we only saw Webber going out in what seemed like Vettel running into the back of his car.

But in this day and age, the broadcast crew of Japanese TV are no longer the only source. A fan caught what really happened on his video camera, and he posted it on YouTube. Upon getting news of it, Red Bull Racing submits the evidence to the stewards and sparks an investigation of the incident.

Turns out, Lewis Hamilton almost passes the safety car, goes wide on a turn and comes to a halt. In order not to pass Hamilton and get penalized, Webber slows down as well, confused as to what Hamilton is doing. Vettel is caught out by surprise and cannot slow down in time, runs into the back of Webber's car.

Fascinating, how the spread of electronics, and mass media reach of YouTube empowered an amateur video to have such an impact.

Saw IV

2007-10-05T11:37:00.000+03:00

For every SAW fan out there, yesterday a new clip was uploaded onto youtube and wow did it stir things up or what! Doing around 2 million views in less than a day :)

Watch and be carefull...

Facebook Application sells for $20,000 on eBay!!!

2007-10-02T09:22:00.001+03:00

Ok go get started developing Facebook Apps now!!!
A simple application just got sold for $20K on ebay. It is called the "I Am Hungry" application and it got sold for $20,100 on ebay. It is said the application has more than 250k subscribers with around 1000 daily active users.

The ebay description read:

"Buying "I am hungry" will give you access to a quarter of a million users that are just waiting to be energized and attracted to the application. If your company has related products such as ordering food online or restaurant guides, buying this application and investing some time to improve it would give you a jumpstart in the Facebook application world."

This really makes me wonder what is next on Facebook :)

eBay Sneak Peek

2007-10-01T20:24:00.001+03:00

eBay is set to launch a few changes that should make life easier for us last minute bidders. A countdown tool, new interface, eBay for Facebook, and a slew of other changes coming soon.

Also checkout: http://innovation.ebay.com/

eBay Sneak Peek

MyAss :P

2007-10-01T10:06:00.000+03:00

A rather interesting sign from Yass, Australi!

Halo 3 going to break records!

2007-09-29T09:46:00.000+03:00

Well, it is official for now, Halo 3 broke the records for the first day of sales! Generating around $170 Million, just to compare Spider Man 3 (the movie), holder of the first position in the entertainment industry did $150 Million on its first day :)

Still Halo 3 will have to beat other chumps in the gaming business, check out this story for the top 10 in the gaming industry!

Bush's UN Speech Full of Fone-eh-tick Pronunciations for World Leaders

2007-09-26T07:51:00.001+03:00

One could look at it as the guy can't remember names and is doing his best to not offend others by mispronouncing their names. However, this is the President of USA, we all have more expectations of him. It's sad to see that he needs help pronouncing words. What else does he need help with?

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Microsoft Is in Talks To Buy Facebook Stake - WSJ.com

2007-09-25T03:14:00.001+03:00

Microsoft & Google are fighting over a 5% share in Facebook. Is Mark Zuckerberg lucky or cursed?

Would you cash out and quit while you're ahead and let the big companies duke it out?

Microsoft Is in Talks To Buy Facebook Stake - WSJ.com

Landscape photos, landscapes with a soul

2007-09-23T21:21:00.001+03:00

landscape photos

This site has some amazing landscape photos. I've seen a lot of interesting photos, but I didn't find a single photo that was just OK.

Its worth checking out.

http://www.outdoor-photos.com/

New satellite to sharpen Google Earth | CNET News.com

2007-09-20T09:50:00.001+03:00

If you've toyed around around with Google Earth, I'm sure you find it cool. Will we see in a few years a Google Satellite being launched?

New satellite to sharpen Google Earth | CNET News.com

YouTube - MotoGP Estoril 2007 Toni Elias

2007-09-20T01:38:00.001+03:00

watch carefully around 52nd second. Toni going into right hander, passing Milandri, sideways, rear tire lifts off ground, and still makes the pass. Pure Magic.

YouTube - MotoGP Estoril 2007 Toni Elias

in-flight WiFi

2007-09-18T18:05:00.001+03:00

Genius, pure genius. Alaska Air claiming that by 2008 they'll have WiFi on their planes. Think of the possibilities:

no more boring re-run episodes of obscure British shows
no more lies from the front cabin, you check delays for yourself and find out if the airport is closed for fog, or the captain took a wrong turn at Albuquerque
That presentation you were going to work on when you arrived at 9pm, done!
watch plane crashes on youTube.com and scare the person next to you

http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/18/alaska-air-hoping-to-add-in-flight-wifi-in-2008/

Michael Schumacher & Ayrton Senna

2007-09-15T00:01:00.001+03:00

If you're a fan of either drivers, this article is awesome. The article reveals a lot of inside private conversations. It shows you the psychology of both drivers and gives you a glimpse of how racing used to be 15 years ago.

http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=James_Allen&PO_ID=40645

McLaren: GUILTY!! banned & fined

2007-09-14T02:09:00.001+03:00

Team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes have been found guilty of espionage. They have been stripped of their 2007 constructors points and banned from stepping on the podium, and fined $100 million.

This one is will be remembered in history, more on the story:

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/9/6767.html

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=40651

Led Zeppelin: 20 million in 1 day

2007-09-13T19:56:00.001+03:00

So yesterday the news broke out of the upcoming Led Zeppelin reunion concert. The concert is a fund raiser for a charity. To get tickets, you need to register at the charity's web site. I guess they weren't ready for 20 million people to rush in ONE day.

Their network crashed and I'd imagine they're scrambling for more bandwidth to accommodate.

20 million in one day, Guardian put it best "Whole Lotta Love for Led Zeppelin"

LED ZEPPELIN, in concert 1 more time!!

2007-09-13T07:06:00.001+03:00

We all say that we like music. But what I consider the definition on that is that if you would devote 5 minutes of a day to listen to a song, then you really like music. This is different from people that would:

tolerate music
have music running as background noise
use music to cover construction sounds
work in an un-insulated cubicle next to someone that DEOS like music
born deaf

If none of the above applies to you, then you must at least like Led Zeppelin. Therefore, this piece of news is huge, massive, colossal, gargantuan....

I never thought I'd live to see the day when Led Zeppelin would be performing live again. Now I have to figure how to be in London on November 26.

This could be one of the best concerts EVER. It is at London's 02 Arena, and the concert benefits Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund.

http://www.ledzeppelin.com/ for more info

Nathan Sawaya the Lego Artist!

2007-09-12T07:55:00.000+03:00

From simple Legos... Yes the ones we used to play with when we were kids Nathan went to develop something that might become an art form :)

Check out the art of the brick museum!

Apple Offering Credit for Upset iphone customers :)

2007-09-10T19:00:00.000+03:00

And who doesn't like a $100 credit!

Apparently, the new price cut on iphone has caused a big stir among customers who already bought the handset a couple of months ago!

This caused a rebellion and hordes of angry customers went to the streets and started wrecking cars, destroying shops and burning tires... The national guard went to the streets as the police couldn't handle the riots... And soon it was martial law all over the world...

Why oh why!!!

Ok that part was my imagination... So forget about it...

The true story is basically, as customers became upset Apple is giving them $100 credit.

In a letter on the company website Steve Jobs said: "Our early customers trusted us, and we must live up to that trust with our actions in moments like these."

Further details of how the refunds will work are to appear on the website this week.

Nice move if you ask me :)

The HAKA!

2007-09-10T18:50:00.000+03:00

A friend of mine showed me this today...
The All Blacks are known for this ritual. It is really impressive. Makes you wonder what their opponents felt after seeing them :)

Respect for the All Blacks!

Kimi Raikkonen Monza Accident

2007-09-10T18:45:00.000+03:00

If you are an F1 fan you must have seen this crash last Saturday... Luckily Kimi went out of it with a neck pain. With that in mind he managed to get 3rd place on Sunday.

Congrats for Kimi :)

The accident incase you missed it...

Update... Due to some copywright the movie was removed from youtube :(

Zain the X MTC

2007-09-10T18:35:00.000+03:00

It is sad when a rebranding goes bad in several ways... What is worse is when someone discovers that the new brand name means D**K in some foreign language...

A brief history, the company called MTC is a telecom provider in several countries across the Middle East and Africa. They rebranded and revealed their new brandname a couple of days ago "Zain". The whole rebranding took a couple of years and many leaks and scandals and yesterday it ended with someone discovering that "Zain" means "D**K" or "P**IS" in Hebrew...

Well at least this is what those websites say...

http://www.youswear.com/index.asp?language=Hebrew
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Zain+B’ain
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=zain

You can find more details here...

Indian Jones IV

2007-09-10T18:17:00.000+03:00

Oops! Or is it?

Well Shia LaBeouf let it slip at the MTV's Video Music Awards that the official title for Indian Jones IV is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! Apparently, it is one of six recently reported titles revealed in a Motion Pictures Association of America Title Registration Report.

LaBeouf goes "So I've been sworn to secrecy by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas not to tell you the title of the next Indiana Jones movie. What the hell, I'm 21 and we're in Vegas, baby, so here it goes. The official title to the next Indiana Jones installment: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."

Later on the title has been confirmed on the official Indiana Jones website. The movie opens on May 22, 2008.

UK's anti-gadget rules

2007-09-09T21:05:00.000+03:00

2 years in prison for texting or fiddling with a gadget?? Communist Russia wasn't this oppressive. What's a techno-file to do in the UK? its a bit harsh I think. I've done the occasional swerve whist texting, but isn't that supposed to train us for future accident avoidance maneuvers?

Internet People!

2007-09-09T19:15:00.000+03:00

Found that on youtube today, loved it :)
So here goes with a special dedication for all of you out there!

Google Earth Flight Simulator

2007-09-08T12:15:00.000+03:00

Ok the latest Easter Egg from Google!

This is the find of Marco Gallota, I think he was playing around Google and bam! He hit the jackpot :)

Apparently, Google has hidden in the latest version of GE a flight simulator. What for I don't know, no one knows, and no one from Google said anything until now...

But the application is there and it runs and works very well :) Ok I crashed like 20 times already, but no one said it is going to be easy, heck no one said it is there at the first place!

All you have to do to try it out is download the latest version of GE, start it up, move around in GS and then hit Ctrl+Alt+A (or if on OS X hit Command+Option+A) then you will get a popup where you select the type of plane you want to use. Currently two choices, either an F16 or an SR22 (which is easier as much slower) and from there on go and discover :)

Read the full story on Macro's blog...

Pit Bull

2007-09-08T12:03:00.000+03:00

Well, I don't know what you think about dogs in general, but many fear them while many like them... Some have ten around them others can't stand next to them...

I want to talk here about the Pit Bull, who is deemed like the worst kind and in the states latelly many groups are trying abolish as a pet.

Doing some research on the subject will highlight that the Pit Bull is one of the safest dogs to be around... Actually, you are most likely to be bitten by a cocker spaniel than a pit bull. Ok they do look mean, but come on we are the one's who have been training them as fight dogs since 1000 years!

I found that edit on youtube, really good one!

Are we going Google?

2007-09-06T19:56:00.001+03:00

Looking around one sees Google in many things these days. You have the search engine, the gmail, the blogs, the groups, earth, sky, ......................................... and now they are talking about the gphone and God knows what will come after that... So what is going on!

Well, they are doing it very well I have to admit. There isn't one google thing I tried and didn't like until now. There isn't a google thing that I tried and said I don't need as well.

I don't know, but I have this feeling google is winning not only the internet race, but anything related to technology race.

By the way did you hear about google brain? It is an idea on how google would look like in around yr 2020... Worth checking out :)

Soon we might start seeing google cars!

Ipod New Generation

2007-09-06T07:54:00.000+03:00

Yesterday was the day!

And as usual a great speech by Steve Jobs revealing a new generation of ipods...

Many new products and services being released... Imagine your own ringtone maker that allows you to cut a piece of any song on itune and change it into a ringtone and sync with your iphone...

Check the keynote here and get a look at what you are going to buy soon :)

Digg.com Arc, it's alive!

2007-09-06T07:36:00.000+03:00

http://labs.digg.com/arc/

Tryout this link and see how new stories accumulate attention. At first it looks like just an animation, but in reality, this graphical represenation is driven by us, users, clicking on news articles. It is almost like a living organism, it never stops.

BEOWULF

2007-09-05T20:46:00.000+03:00

Interested in checking out a cool new 3D movie still in production... Well this one promises to be good...

BEOWULF the trailer!

A Concept Car; Audi Cross Coupe Quattro

2007-09-05T20:18:00.000+03:00

Ok another Audi story!

Their new concept car, Audi Cross Coupe Quattro! Hopefully once they launch it they will give it a different shorter name... Anyway this one is smashing, just look at it! If this isn't sexy what is!!!

I want to call this the converging vehicle!

Well what else would you call a car that is a mixed sports car, SUV and a coupe with 4 doors :P

Anyway will have to wait a year to give it a try, they predict the launch in mid 2008.

Phillipines Prison Dance School

2007-09-05T18:39:00.000+03:00

Ok, this is a strange one... but really GOOD one!

Apparently this prison in the Phillipines created a dance program to keep the inmates busy and fit.

Check out this report and then check out the link to the remake of THRILLER!

Mastercard Tap and Go!

2007-09-05T12:07:00.000+03:00

Mastercard has launched a new service which it called PayPass and basically it is a card where you tap and go :)

Imagine you are taking the buss and instead of paying by cash or anything you just take your card and tap it on a device and tadam you have paid!

This is starting in the UK and will be limited for payments under 10 pounds.

Check it out at the paypass website!

Energy Saving Google

2007-09-03T18:37:00.000+03:00

The find of the day!
Someone out there did some calculation and came out with this result:
"... If Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of page views,
according to calculations, 750 megawatts/hour per year would be saved."

In response Google created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle,
with the exact same functions as the white version, but obviously with lower energy
consumption.

Check it out press here and go black!

Mario Bassil: Kaleb Neni

2007-09-03T09:24:00.000+03:00

very funny, very smart, mario bassil is hilarious. Great critique of lebanon and current political situation. Love the play on words.

World Map game

2007-09-03T00:06:00.000+03:00

If you think you know geography, try this game. Post your score (be honest)

http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/worldmap/worldmap.html

igoogle

2007-09-02T18:05:00.000+03:00

I am just in love with it... First day I used it I was like... Ok like everything else there... Then I customized it... Added the widgets I need... Added the clocks of different countries... Added tabs on different subjects... Suddenly I found myself doing everything from it...
I guess this thing really is wroth it!

Well Done iGoogle!

Twisted Metal

2007-09-02T18:00:00.000+03:00

Ok, tumbled by that one while I was checking some new TV commercials... I was watching and watching and wondering what brand is that!

After watching it, don't forget to check this website, pretty good work!

Gmail The Movie

2007-09-01T20:29:00.000+03:00

Who else could have done it... A simple graphical icon (the envelope) now means Gmail!

Latest UFO sighting!

2007-09-01T20:23:00.001+03:00

Well, real or not, it is still nice to see. This is said to be filmed in Haiti.

2008 Audi S5

2007-09-01T09:29:00.000+03:00

A new coupe by Audi!

I will only say that this baby has the looks, the speed (354-bhp 4.2-liter V-8 coupled to a 6-speed manual), and does 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration in just 5.1 seconds.

This baby ROCKS!

Daily Show: America To the Rescue

2007-09-01T05:05:00.000+03:00

thank you John Stewart, you make us sane

cellphone wallpaper

2007-09-01T04:59:00.000+03:00

http://www.320by480.com/
this site has some reaaaally cool cell phone wallapaper. As with all the iPhone mania going on, they say these are for iPhone, but they work for any phone really.

The Family of "It's Playtime!"

2007-08-31T12:04:00.000+03:00

The family of "It's Playtime!" is growing :)
Now we are two writers reporting on what is fun and going on around us!
Please, welcome Shazzz into the group.

Shaolin Monks Vs. Ninja

2007-08-31T11:59:00.000+03:00

I read this and couldn't stop laughing! Reminded me of old Kung Fu movies I used to watch when I was a kid... So the Shaolin are feeling bad because an internet dude posted on some forum tha they were beaten by a ninja :)

As if there isn't enough issues between China and Japan already!

So let me see, if I want to take sides... Who will win Shaolin Monk or Ninja???

Deepest blue: Crater Lake

2007-08-31T06:57:00.000+03:00

On my latest motorcycle trip I got a chance to see Crater Lake in Oregon.

The lake is in the middle of a park about 1 hour south of Bend, OR, and about 2 hours north of the California border. It is an old volcano that erupted for thousands of years creating a massive whole.

Snow and underground springs feed the lake. It is uninhabited, so I assume the water should be quite clean. I have never seen a deeper blue. I don't know if minerals from the old volcano eruption, or what, but I'm curious to know if there is any other body of water with a deeper blue. Pictures don't do it justice. The view is spectacular, and ride up the mountain is sublime.

Gene Therapy: science or witch-craft?

2007-08-31T06:42:00.000+03:00

images of Total Recall come to mind every time I hear about DNA or gene therapy. Are we ready for this?
For all we know, someone might look and function normally, but the effects could be on such a profound level that we might not know to gauge the side effects.
In the case of the article, the woman died, so duh, it didn't work. Does anyone know if there's any international governing body? historically, such efforts fail. But perhaps all the DNA scientists could have their private version of twitter, and when one does an "oops" the others know about it. Can we call it: Scwitter?

Kakoworld

2007-08-30T15:25:00.000+03:00

I was browsing around and managed to fall onto this site, nothing fancy, but if you to spend a couple of minutes laughing this is worth it :) You have 3 things you can do at kakoworld
1) Kakomessenger; To send singing messages to your friends.
2) Kakorama; A little ride into the past. To find out what happened the day of your birth.
3) Kakophone; A machine to compose your cell phone ringtone in real time and for free. Several styles available: latino, experimental music, jungle, reggae...

Check it out :)

Miss South Carolina :P

2007-08-29T20:18:00.000+03:00

Do you think she knows where U.S.A is located on the world map?

The teen that broke IPhone's lock!

2007-08-28T19:55:00.000+03:00

Ok, you all heard about the IPHONE being hacked, but get this, it is a teenager that did it!

And he got pretty well at it, getting paid a Nissan 350Z and 3 Iphones in exchange for the hacked Iphone... On top of that the company that got the piece from him promised him a consultancy job!

Check his blog on how he did in the link in the title or view it at
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/237/popup/index.php?cl=3830169

The Holy Airlines!

2007-08-28T19:50:00.000+03:00

Apparently, the Vatican launched last Monday the world's first airline for Catholic pilgrims.

"Complete with Vatican logos on headrests and air hostesses' uniforms, the inaugural flight traveled from Rome's Fiumicino airport for the shrine of Lourdes in France.

The Vatican aims to serve 150,000 pilgrims a year on its chartered Boeing 737, run by Italy's Mistral Air.

Destinations range from the shrine of Fatima in Portugal to Mount Sinai in Egypt, where Moses is said to have received the 10 Commandments from God.

In-flight entertainment on the way to the world's holy sites will, somewhat predictably, be religious in nature, the Vatican said." Rome, Reuters reported...

What next for the Vatican... Space trips to Mars!

Lebanon as a Safe Destination

2007-08-28T19:30:00.000+03:00

Where is your mobile from?

2007-08-28T18:30:00.000+03:00

Ok, most of us know where the mobile is from... but is it true? Apparently there is a way to check... Try this:

Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the-international mobile equipment identity number appears.

Check the 7th and 8th digits...

IF the digit number Seven & Eight is 02 or 20 that mean it was assembled in the Emirates which is very Bad quality

IF the digit number Seven & Eight is 08 or 80 that means it was manufactured in Germany which is not bad

IF the digit number Seven & Eight is 01 or 10 that mean it's manufactured in Finland which is Good

IF the digit number Seven & Eight is 00 that means it was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality ...

IF the digit number Seven & Eight is 13 that means it was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very poor quality and potentially very dangerous to your health!!!

God help us all :)

Simpsonize Me!

2007-08-26T19:55:00.000+03:00

If you haven't checked that out, you really missed on something... Specially if you are a Simpsons fan :) Cool application and thumbs up for BK, they really did a great tie up there. Fantastic commercials. Here is one of the ads...

The Magic Pole and the Spinning Eagle!

2007-08-25T01:08:00.000+03:00

Ok, this is called the spinning eagle! Simple and easy, gives the women a good exercise and the men something to look at :)

The Global Incident Map

2007-08-23T19:03:00.000+03:00

News, whenever you turn into a news channel all you hear is explosion here, flood there, suicide bomber next door, anthrax in the mail...

The world is so messed up!

One day I was browsing around and I found a website that really shocked me... Actually there is much more bad news around the world than I really know!

Take a look at Global Incident Map... Fantastic work, scary result, but will make you wonder what the hell is going on out there!?!?

Dear Mr. President

2007-08-23T19:02:00.000+03:00

Well done for Pink... Respect!

ads 2 blog Kuwait

2007-08-23T19:00:00.000+03:00

Well, every country now has a couple (if not more) advertising blogs... All trying to be as objective as possible!

The one that really catches my attention is "ads 2 blog Kuwait"...

If not crapy ads, what will attract your attention, is how the advertising gurus bark at each other in the comments :)

This is going to be Interesting!

2007-08-23T18:51:00.000+03:00

Ok, you all know about the growth of virtual worlds, online games, MMORPGS, the metaverse and God knows how many names this has!

Anyway, here comes a new one!

Naughty America!

And this one is coming straight to the point, basically it is all about sex, sex and sex!

A bit late from its launch date, still am sure all online enthusiasts can't wait to give it a try :)

The Micro Loaner in You!

2007-08-23T18:50:00.000+03:00

Anyone who is an entrepreneur will understand the importance of Kiva directly. Basically, this sites connects lenders with micro businesses in all developing countries...

A great tool to help someone in need.

Be a Kiva!

WOOT!

2007-08-23T18:19:00.000+03:00

Don't tell me you have never tried it at least once before! No!?!

How could you... Interesting concept, a bargain a day, and those folks at WOOT really know how to do it.

Every day there is an item that is being sold so cheap you would want to buy 10 of it! Go WOOT ;)

P.S WOOT team expects to be profitable by 2043...

Protect Your Head

2007-08-23T12:04:00.000+03:00

An informative, interactive website about brain surgery and what might be its effects on our life.

Check it out and try the simulations, just perfect use of an experiential approach!

And this is me...

2007-08-23T10:22:00.000+03:00

Ok, I had to add an image to my profile. So the image has to be online somewhere, and here it is! Did this one using Yahoo Avatars, pretty easy tool with lots of customization...

Trick and Treat :P

2007-08-23T01:12:00.000+03:00

Something really different here...

Cool small website, where you post a question and get an answer! Simple no?

Well, actually it isn't that simple... Peter Answers, really knows what is going or does it?!?!

For you to find out, and play the trick on someone around ;)

Why PlayTime?

2007-08-22T18:16:00.000+03:00

Actually why not!

To blog or not to blog... A question that has been turning in my head since the day blogging came to life. I always said nahhhhh, will do it another time... Okay will start tomorrow... Well how about I'll start today!

And here comes PlayTime; the blog on things around me ;)