More at: http://www.jpgmag.com/stories/1299Monday, September 24, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Aerodynamics in F1
The front wing of a late McLaren F1 car. Yes, this front wing may be the result of the illegal posession of Ferrari designs; but I dunno if this is worth close to 100$million (which is the fine McLaren had to pay because they - illegally - had Ferrari plans).Nevertheless, I've been to this year's Bahrain F1, and the aerodynamics of this years cars are outrageous! Go Massa!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Ancient Hadramout
The one who added this on YouTube says these buildings are in the "old city of Shibam, Hadramout," and that these buildings are "600-700 years old, the city itself is way older than that."
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Michael Schumacher's Last Race - Brazil 2006
Michael starts with Fisichella at 6:20. Greatest pass ever.
Innovations of Muslims
Subhan Allah, how we lost the control of cutting edge sciences!
إن الله لا يغير ما بقوم حتى يغيروا ما بأنفسهم
http://www.1001inventions.com/
إن الله لا يغير ما بقوم حتى يغيروا ما بأنفسهم
http://www.1001inventions.com/
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Poverty in Yemen
More in the article's link:
http://www.daralhayat.com/business/09-2007/Item-20070912-fae136d0-c0a8-10ed-00c3-e8c4295516fb/story.html
To visualize, I have prepared this pie chart. Please remember that 1US$ = 3.75SR. 500$ is 1875SR.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Sunday, September 9, 2007
An iPod Timeline
I think the iPod is overrated. The models were never worth the prices. Notice that the vertical axis is Apple's stock price. 14X in 6.5 years! Also notice the maniac surge around the iPhone's release!
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Nice Words
"Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers." Erich Fromm
"We grow neither better nor worse as we get old, but more like ourselves." May Lamberton Becker
"A problem well stated is a problem half solved." Charles Kettering
"I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. Ifpeople are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth." Charlie Chaplin
"Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to rememberfrom time to time that nothing that's worth knowing can betaught." Oscar Wilde
"We grow neither better nor worse as we get old, but more like ourselves." May Lamberton Becker
"A problem well stated is a problem half solved." Charles Kettering
"I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. Ifpeople are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth." Charlie Chaplin
"Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to rememberfrom time to time that nothing that's worth knowing can betaught." Oscar Wilde
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Thierry Henry
What can I say... All I know is that Arsenal is not any more what they were with him... Especially with these new younger players who lack the experience and the right plays when needed!
كيـــــف؟
شخص صلى المغرب (3 ركعات) بأربع جلسات تشهد... كيف؟
لا تكمل إلا إذا استسلمت
الجواب: يلحق الجماعة في التشهد الأول
جلس التشهد مع الجماعة لكن لم يلحق الركعة الثانية، فيصلي مع الجماعة الثالثة ويجلس معهم التشهد ثم يصلي بعد تسليم الإمام ركعتين، وفي كل ركعة تشهد
لا تكمل إلا إذا استسلمت
الجواب: يلحق الجماعة في التشهد الأول
جلس التشهد مع الجماعة لكن لم يلحق الركعة الثانية، فيصلي مع الجماعة الثالثة ويجلس معهم التشهد ثم يصلي بعد تسليم الإمام ركعتين، وفي كل ركعة تشهد
100-Year-Old Electric Car
It's a worldwide campaign to keep producing fossil-fuel cars, with efficieny of around 30%, while this article shows that it could have been otherwise a greener century!
Who better to tell us than Jay Leno!
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Photos of the Week!
Closeups of a landing plane made easy.
A room with a great view (inside and out!)
A living room for watermelon lovers!
Beauty.
A bird that fishes better than most humans.
Your Connection Speed
For a cool website that does a good job of measuring your internet connection's download and upload speed. Check out: http://www.speedtest.net/.
It did a great job on a 256 kbps DSL connection, measuring its download at around 232 kbps. It does, on the other hand, vary if you have a much faster connection.
Check out one of the fastest results from my workplace!
It did a great job on a 256 kbps DSL connection, measuring its download at around 232 kbps. It does, on the other hand, vary if you have a much faster connection.
Check out one of the fastest results from my workplace!
CONFLICT!
When you read news on a couple of the current conflicts between entities in Muslim countries, in just one web-browsing session, it does hurt.
You get organizations and conferences held when it comes to bringing religions and political opinions closer. Well done, really. But very little pure, unbiased effort can be found on solving the uprising conflict found in AlIraq, Palestine (the two pieces of it!), Lebanon, etc.
Is it that easy, in these territories, to slip into one side? Is it that hard to forget the bloody recent events and start all over keeping peace in mind? Could all these conflicts have started because of being much more closer than different?
The idea of hating one another to death, because of minor differences, amongst Muslims seems absurd, but it seems so only to those who have total sensible control over their feelings of those minor differences, in contrast to those who choose to ignore the current situation, in whole.
You get organizations and conferences held when it comes to bringing religions and political opinions closer. Well done, really. But very little pure, unbiased effort can be found on solving the uprising conflict found in AlIraq, Palestine (the two pieces of it!), Lebanon, etc.
Is it that easy, in these territories, to slip into one side? Is it that hard to forget the bloody recent events and start all over keeping peace in mind? Could all these conflicts have started because of being much more closer than different?
The idea of hating one another to death, because of minor differences, amongst Muslims seems absurd, but it seems so only to those who have total sensible control over their feelings of those minor differences, in contrast to those who choose to ignore the current situation, in whole.
Strong Statement in a Cartoon
In YouTube, this is titled "Hamas-Style Lion King Vanquishes Fatah Rats on Al-Aqsa TV."
Madness on both sides.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Working in KACST
It's has been a while since I last posted.
For all those who I know, I would like to tell you that I have started my job in KACST and am very happy with the position and the environment that I am in. Alhamdu wa Alshokru Lillah.
I had expected to feel weird with having someone to call boss, and with the straight time I have to be in office. Nonetheless, I am blessed with more than i can imagine at these, and many other aspects.
Please pray for my tawfeeq and may Allah bestow the best for all Muslims.
Thanks to all.
Ahmed.
For all those who I know, I would like to tell you that I have started my job in KACST and am very happy with the position and the environment that I am in. Alhamdu wa Alshokru Lillah.
I had expected to feel weird with having someone to call boss, and with the straight time I have to be in office. Nonetheless, I am blessed with more than i can imagine at these, and many other aspects.
Please pray for my tawfeeq and may Allah bestow the best for all Muslims.
Thanks to all.
Ahmed.
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