Good software programmers are geeks

A good software programmer pays attention to the subtle yet important details.

Here is an article that you would say very geeky. You shall now know why all good software programmers are geeks. (But you don't need to be a geek to lead software programmers.)

Recent tech news

[engadget.com] Danish wind turbine eats itself
What would happen to wind turbines in a storm? The answer is in. Check this out.

[engadget.com] Cold boot disk encryption attack is shockingly effective
To those who care about computer security, this is once again a reminder that no software can save your data from being stolen if your computer is left unattended. To those who don't care about computer security, you can laugh all you want.

[informationweek.com] Black Hat Conference: Security Researchers Claim To Hack GSM Calls
While technology has become much more affordable, it is not necessarily so for protecting sensitive data in an ever more connected world. The more we rely on the virtualized computing environment (hint: Matrix) to do business, the higher is the cost to counter malicious acts.

[tbo.com] When good toys go bad X: Elmo makes death threats to toddler
Choosing a toy isn't as simple as choosing carrots. Also do you really know what you get for what you pay? Where does the dark side of a talking toy come from?

Two more gone and one to come on Engadget.com

Analog cellular networks, R.I.P.: 1983 - 2008
Feb 18th 2008 7:51AM

Sharper Image can't move enough air purifiers to avoid bankruptcy
Feb 20th 2008 9:58AM

Emotiv to make mind-controlled games a reality by Christmas
Feb 20th 2008 3:40AM

R.I.P, HD DVD - Engadget.com's coverage

It's finally over. Blu-ray has won. Here's the complete coverage Engadget.com did on the news in the last a few days. I wonder what will happen to Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD drive. Has the stock market already digested the news and adjusted the MSFT price?

Feb 15
Wal-Mart to officially discontinue HD DVD sales by June
11:39AM

HD DVD deathwatch: we're making it official
3:36PM

Niveus pledges allegiance to Blu-ray, bids adieu to HD DVD
5:17PM

Feb 16
Toshiba pulling the plug on HD DVD already? - Yup it's over.
8:29AM

So, what are you HD DVD early adopters going to do?
12:40PM

Feb 17
Announcement of HD DVD's death expected in short order (duh)
11:46PM

Feb 18
Toshiba shares surge ahead of HD DVD abandonment
4:42AM

Xbox 360 Blu-ray player rumor returns right on cue
5:41AM

Toshiba claims "no decision" on HD DVD strategy as desertions continue
8:16AM

Microsoft holding off on HD DVD reaction, thinks "games" sell consoles
11:40AM

Toshiba expected to announce death of HD DVD tomorrow, stop sales by March
2:01PM

BDA sez Toshiba and Microsoft are "more than welcome" to go Blu
4:02PM

Feb 19
Official: HD DVD dead and buried, format war is over
2:59AM

Live from Toshiba's HD DVD press conference in Tokyo
2:46AM

Toshiba: "no plans" to adopt Blu-ray
3:30AM

HD DVD casualty report: over 1m players, recorders, and drives lost to the format war
4:03AM

Paramount and Universal to publish films on Blu-ray
11:19AM

Top ten things to do with your now-defunct HD DVD player
12:04PM

In case you missed it: peace broke out in the format war, HD DVD is dead
3:21PM

LG not ditching HD DVD just yet, hopes to accommodate early adopters
5:32PM

Toshiba sez it wouldn't change a thing, still thinks HD DVD is better
6:47PM

GameStop no longer taking HD DVD trades, possibly not taking 360 HD DVD drive either
9:02PM

Onkyo pulling the plug on future HD DVD development
10:10PM

Feb 20
So it begins: Toshiba's HD-A3 falls to $99 at Circuit City, comes with 7 free HD DVDs
9:26AM

Two years of battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray: a retrospective
11:48AM

友在何方

你這霎那在何方
我有說話未曾講

據木楔的 BLOG:醫者父母心一文：

收看電視直播皇后碼頭清場,「衛士」、三位絕食百多小時「嬲士」(两男一女為保皇碼嬲到食唔落人士)。警察、消防、救護人員表現。但最敬重的一位還是鮮為報導的盧永樂醫生和不知名護士；跪在地上雙手撥扇讓人鍊眾士得以呼吸暢順,警察剪鍊時,照顧串着鐵鍊「衛士」關節不至受損傷,同時也協調警察執行任務。拜服！拜服！「醫者父母心！」

Buggy Facebook

Recently I have hit multiple issues with Facebook. Tonight, when I tried to log in to it, I got this error message after a few tries.

Also, a few times I tried to view a friend's profile, it ran into networking issues so that I couldn't reach that particular page.

I just wanted to post a link to an online game that helps me train my weak memory. Here is it: Dim-sum King

喝了不用喝的水

走到樓下銀行分行徼費、改地址，又詢問櫃檯服務員如何以徼費靈徼交賬單。
她不知道，就問身旁較有經驗的同事。得出的答案在意料之內，可是那不確定的神情...還是打去客戶服務熱線安心點。
難得下了樓，不如入商場走走。
不算肚仔餓，只是離早餐已經有六、七個小時。
順便上上層的麥記。奇怪，今天這麼多人排隊，大概因為年三十早下班的關係。平日的我，見到長龍應該早已走開了。
在打了蛇餅的龍尾，想：排到龍頭要多久？便不願再想。轉去看想吃甚麼。
要一個餐嗎？太多了，吃不下晚飯便不好了。要試新的椒財飽嗎？只有跟餐的（我的臉再受不了熱氣的薯條了）。兒童餐嗎？比較健康，但原來只比普通餐平三元，而且份量少得多。
兒童餐餐牌旁邊的不是雪糕嗎？是軟身的（我喜歡硬身的），可是有朱古力脆皮。三個半，只比ＯＫ貴五毛錢。
一對兄弟走入眼廉。他們倆走到旁邊沒有開的櫃檯，一次又一次，多次沒有收銀員理會他們。
他們有甚麼要求呢？我沒有問他是甚麼事，怕因為我的原故令到我後面的人等得更久。
他們這樣子走來切綫，也難怪別人不理會他們。那哥哥蠻害羞的，也不像那種擺明打尖的人。
在差不多輪到我的時候，我條隊個收銀員聽到他的聲音。原來那哥哥想要一杯水。
收銀員不客氣地回答：「唔該排隊。」排隊是應該的，但我同情那對兄弟。
我只需要一個包，可以外帶的。但我向那位收銀員叫了「一個ＸＸ包和一杯暖水，堂食。」
不消一刻，包和水到手了。拿著盤子的我舉目四望，卻找不到那對兄弟的踪跡。
包吃了，還是找不著他們。把拿在手中的水喝了。沒理由將它浪費了。