Archives: 2008November

New Scientist reports that an object in the Kuiper belt named 2008 KV42 is orbiting the Sun backwards. The article says some comets can have retrograde orbits but this object does not appear to be a comet.

Researchers led by Brett Gladman of the University of British Columbia first spotted the maverick object in May. Observations […]

T-Mobile is holding a Customer Delight Day today on November 15, which means T-mobile subscribers can win free minutes of talktime easily by simply visiting the stores!
Boy Genius Report says the deal involves
* Get 100 FREE bonus minutes just for stopping by —  $40 value
* Get 200 FREE bonus minutes if you bring a […]

This post is certainly not technology related, but I cannot help but wonder about the thought process of some people.
According to a report from Wilmington NC television station WECT, some residents are saying that hunters are shooting Swans in Hewlett’s Creek.  These Swans are the kind that children feed with bread crumbs, in some cases […]

Soalan tambahan kepada soalan No. 8 - Dato’ Kamarul Baharin bin Abbas [ Telok Kemang ] minta MENTERI KESIHATAN menyatakan :-
(a) statistik perbandingan kes-kes bayi yang kekurangan gizi di bandar dan luar bandar; dan
(b) perancangan dan tindakan Kerajaan untuk menangani masalah ini.
      

26 November 2008:
Ahli Parlimen Shah Alam membahaskan usul di bawah peraturan 66 (9) daripada DAP Serdang mencadangkan memotong gaji Menteri Pelajaran, 26 Nov. 2008. Teks penuh akan menyusul….
      

Failed takeover of govt and disputes over charter likely to be raised at PKR meet

FINALLY, the reason why Sept 16 was a non-event is out.
PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali, when opening the annual congress of the party’s Youth and Women’s wings this morning, said, among other things, defectors were offered a big sum of money for them to stay within the BN although they had given an […]

Its a high-security data center run by one of Sweden’s largest ISPs. Located in an old nuclear bunker deep below the bedrock of Stockholm city, its one of the coolest data centers you can work in.

Royal Pingdom point us to some cool facts about the data center - Originally a military bunker and nuclear shelter […]

The latest five-day forecast from the National Hurricane Center takes Hurricane Ike directly into South Florida. Ike is currently a Cat 4 hurricane with winds of 135 mph. A major hurricane hitting South Florida will be an extremely costly storm. It would also require a massive evacuation from South Florida to save lives. We […]

26 Nov 2008:
Ahli Parlimen Parit Buntar membahaskan usul di bawah peraturan 66 (9) daripada DAP Serdang mencadangkan memotong gaji Menteri Pelajaran, 26 Nov. 2008. Teks penuh akan menyusul….