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Terserah Mau Bayar Berapa Aja...kata Radiohead

2007-10-01T21:53:00.001+07:00

Radiohead fans to pick album cost

Radiohead fans will be able to choose how much to pay for the band's next album, In Rainbows, which is available for download on 10 October

Instead of listing a price for the music, the group's website simply states "it's up to you" - and then adds: "No really, it's up to you."

Fans can buy the download or a £40 "discbox", which will includes two CDs, two records, plus artwork and booklets.

This will be Radiohead's seventh album, but they are not using a record label, having fulfilled their contract with EMI following their 2003 album Hail to the Thief.

They are regarded by some music critics as the world's best rock band.

China Not To Blame In Mattel's Flaw

2007-09-23T09:48:00.001+07:00

Mattel has admitted that most of the toys recalled in recent safety scares had "design flaws" and that Chinese manufacturers were not to blame.

During talks in Beijing, a senior Mattel executive apologised for the damage that the incidents had done to the reputation of Chinese-made goods.

The recall of more than 20 million toys led some in the US to call for limits on the number of Chinese imports.

This followed other product scares over Chinese food, toothpaste and tyres.

Until now, Chinese sub-contractors have borne the brunt of criticism over the recall of Mattel products over concerns about their excessive levels of lead paint.

The boss of one Mattel supplier was reported as having killed himself last month after toys his firm made for the US company's Fisher-Price subsidiary were among those recalled.

Chinese media reported that Zhang Shuhong, co-owner of the Lee Der Toy Company, had been found hanged in one of his factories.

Several firms have been fired, and Mattel has introduced mandatory audits on products coming out of Asia as well as tougher testing procedures.

But Thomas Debrowski, Mattel's executive vice president for worldwide operations, said on Friday that the firm should shoulder the burden of responsibility for the safety breaches.

"Mattel takes full responsibility for these recalls and apologises personally to you, the Chinese people and all of our customers who received the toys," he told Li Changjiang, head of China's product quality watchdog.

"It is important for everyone to understand that the vast majority of these products that we recalled were the result of a flaw in Mattel's design, not through a manufacturing flaw in Chinese manufacturers.

Full story...

Northwest Passage of Arctic Is Melting !!!

2007-09-15T06:38:00.001+07:00

The most direct route through the Northwest Passage
has opened up fully for the first time since records began, the
European Space Agency (Esa) says.

Historically, the passage that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Canadian Arctic has been ice-bound. But the agency says ice cover has been steadily shrinking, and this year's drop has made the passage navigable. The findings - based on satellite images - have raised concerns about the speed of global warming.

The Northwest Passage is one of the most fabled sea
routes in the world - a short cut from Europe to Asia through the high
Arctic. Recent years have seen a marked shrinkage in its ice cover, but this year it was extreme, Esa says. It says this made the passage "fully navigable" for the first time since monitoring began in 1978.

"We have seen the ice-covered area drop to just around
3m sq km (1,2 sq miles)," Leif Toudal Pedersen of the Danish National
Space Center said. He said it was "about 1m sq km (386,000 sq miles) less than the previous minima of 2005 and 2006".

"There has been a reduction of the ice cover over the last 10 years of about 100, 000 sq km (38,600 sq miles) per year on average, so a drop of 1m sq km (386,000 sq miles) in just one year is extreme," Mr Pedersen said.

The Northeast Passage through the Russian Arctic has
also seen its ice cover shrink and it currently "remains only partially
blocked," Esa says.

10 Kota Terkotor Se-Dunia

2007-09-15T06:33:00.001+07:00

A list of the world's most polluted places has been published by a US-based independent environmental group.

The Blacksmith Institute's top 10 towns and cities
included sites in ex-Soviet republics, Russia, China and India. Peru
and Zambia were also listed.
The report said an estimated 12 million people were
affected by the severe pollution, which was mainly caused by chemical,
metal and mining industries. Chronic illness and premature deaths were listed as possible side-effects.

Among the new sites listed in 2007 were Tianying in
China, where potentially 140,000 people were at risk from lead
poisoning from a massive lead production base there. The report also said that in the Indian town of Sukinda
there were 12 mines operating without environmental controls, leaching
dangerous chemicals into water supplies. Sumgayit in Azerbaijan was also included in the report,
which said the former Soviet industrial base was polluting the area
with industrial chemicals and heavy metals.

The Blacksmith Institute's director, Richard Fuller,
said: "The fact of the matter is that children are sick and dying in
these polluted places, and it's not rocket science to fix them. "This year, there has been more focus on pollution in
the media, but there has been little action in terms of new funding or
programmes. We all need to step up to the plate and get moving," he
said.

Google Sues JewTube !!!

2007-09-15T06:25:00.001+07:00

The company is preparing to challenge the use of the name "JewTube" for a Jewish-related video site on trademark grounds, according to a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which was reported on by WebProNews.

Meanwhile, Google rival Yahoo apparently wasn't so bothered by Jewhoo, a Jewish-oriented blog. However, Yahoo did try to block the use of Ya-Hooka, a directory of marijuana-related links, back in 1999.

Ancaman Nyata Bagi Kepunahan Orang Utan

2007-09-12T23:35:00.001+07:00

Ayo kita kurangi pemakaian kayu untuk kebutuhan hidup kita !!! cth: furniture, rangka rumah, kertas tulis...save a tree today !!!

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Gorillas, orangutans, and corals are among the plants and animals which are sliding closer to extinction

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has identified more than 16,000 species threatened with extinction, while prospects have brightened for only one.

The IUCN says there is a lack of political will to tackle the global erosion of nature.

One in three amphibians, one in four mammals, one in eight birds and 70% of plants so far assessed are believed to be at risk of extinction, with human alteration of their habitat the single biggest cause.

Governments know they are going to fail to reach that target

Jean-Christophe Vie

In Borneo, home to the second orangutan species, palm oil plantations have expanded 10-fold in a decade, and now take up 27,000 sq km of the island. Illegal logging reduces habitat still further, while another threat comes from hunting for food and the illegal international pet trade.

Nyoba Tools Blog "ScribeFire", Plug-In Utk FireFox

2007-09-09T15:03:00.001+07:00

Sudah lama banget tidak nyoba nulis blog berasal dari kata hati sendiri, lebih sering posting dengan plug-in Clipmarks utk FireFox...kini mau nyoba ScribeFire, yg katanya bisa posting langsung ke blog mana aja.

Tampilannya langsung muncul di layar browser FireFox, jadi saat ketemu berita bagus atau situs bagus bisa langsung posting. Jika tidak ingin langsung post, bisa juga disimpan sementara dan dilanjutkan saat sudah siap posting.

Semoga tulisan ini bisa Anda baca langsung di blog ini...

26 Jarum di Dalam Badan Seorang Wanita di China !!!

2007-09-09T14:54:00.001+07:00

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Doctors in China have discovered 26 sewing needles embedded in the body of a 31-year-old woman.

They think they were inserted into Luo Cuifen's body when she was a baby by grandparents upset she was not a boy.

Some of these needles have penetrated vital organs, such as the lungs, liver and kidneys. One has even broken into three pieces in the woman's brain.

She was given a routine X-ray, which revealed the needles. Up until then she had been in good health.

A team of 23 doctors, including five from the United States and Canada, are debating how best to remove the needles at the Richland International Hospital in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province.

Doctors believe the needles were inserted into the woman when she was just a few days old by her grandparents, who they believe were disappointed that she was not a boy.

But there is no way to confirm this theory, as the grandparents are now dead.

New Line of Apple's iPod

2007-09-06T22:48:00.001+07:00

ini dia pilihan iPod baru untuk dibeli dengan uang THR...jika belum cukup mungkin dengan hasil bonus akhir tahun...

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils an updated line of iPods at San Francisco's Moscone Center on Wednesday.

Jobs shows off the new iPod Touch, a phoneless iPhone. It looks just like the iPhone, with the same size screen but it's thinner. The iPod Touch has the multitouch interface borrowed from the iPhone, with the same home screen. It also has the accelerometer that transfers the screen from portrait to landscape mode, the same 3.5-inch widescreen display and Wi-Fi. The 8GB costs $299, while the 16GB will cost $399. Both models will be available this month.

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The newly introduced iPod Classic is similar to the old video iPod, but with a slimmer brushed-metal case and a bigger hard drive.

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The new Nano comes loaded with new games and Apple's Cover Flow software, which lets users scroll through album covers when searching for music. Notice that it keeps the click-wheel. It will be available in the same colors as the Shuffle.

Picture: Helicopters History

2007-09-04T10:02:00.001+07:00

More pictures n story of helicopters on the website...really good...

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A century of helicopters

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Tekad Melawan Mafia oleh Para Pelaku Bisnis

2007-09-04T09:47:00.001+07:00

Kalo di Indonesia, ada mafia ada "oknum" berseragam dan makan pajak yg dibayar rakyat...

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The Sicilian Mafia, the Cosa Nostra, is facing a revolt by local businessmen who refuse to pay protection money.

In Italy it is known as the unofficial tax, the pizzo, and statistics prove it is an enormous drain on the economy.

Conservative estimates say the pizzo costs Italian business at least $14 billion (£7 billion) a year.

At a meeting of the Sicilian branch of the employer's federation, Confindustria, members voted unanimously to expel any of their members who continue to pay the Mafia's tax.

They were voting to support Andrea Veccio, a well-known construction boss on the island who has told the Cosa Nostra he is no longer going to pay.

Researchers from the University of Palermo say the Mafia demands around $80 a month from street vendors in Palermo and up to $1,000 a month from restaurants and hotels.

Firms in charge on construction sites or road maintenance contracts can expect to pay over $20,000 per site.

Tips Memepercepat OpenOffice

2007-08-22T22:26:00.001+07:00

Untuk yg takut kena razia software bajakan, marilah beralih ke OpenOffice...open source, platform standar XML, gratis. Versi terbaru untuk Windows adalah OO 2.2

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Open Office - Making It Start Faster!

This is actually much simpler than you might expect, therefore this may be a short post. Alright, let’s get on with it.

Open up Write or Calc.

Goto Tools, then Options.

Locate the setting on the left called ‘Memory’. Then on the right, check to make sure that the following are in place.

Number of steps is set to 20.

Graphics Cache for Open Office is set to 128 MB.

Memory per object is set to 20.0 MB.

Enable systray quickstarter is check-marked.

From here, simply hit OK and restart the program. From this point on, the applications of the Open Office suite will run MUCH faster at start-up. ;)

Menelusuri Editor Wikipedia

2007-08-22T22:24:00.003+07:00

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Wikipedia 'shows CIA page edits'

An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries

Wikipedia Scanner allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers made edits to the page of Iran's president.

It also purportedly shows that the Vatican has edited entries about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.

The tool, developed by US researchers, trawls a list of 5.3m edits and matches them to the net address of the editor.

The new tool was built by Virgil Griffith of the California Institute of Technology.

It exploits the open nature of Wikipedia, which already collects the net address or username of editors and tracks all changes to a page. The information can be accessed in the "history" tab at the top of a Wikipedia page.

By merging this information with a database of IP address owners, Wikipedia Scanner is able to put a name to the organisation and firms from which edits are made.

Hari Ultah Compact Disc

2007-08-22T22:24:00.001+07:00

Bayangkan jika tidak ada CD, kita masih stuck dgn kaset dan video BETA cam. Lupakan saja iPod dan digital music...

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Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany

More than 200 billion CDs have been sold worldwide since then and it remains the dominant format despite the growth in digital downloads.

The CD was jointly developed by Philips and Sony and the disc has also become a key storage method for computer users.

The first CD produced was The Visitors by Abba.

Piet Kramer, who was a member of the optical group at Philips during the disc's development, said: "When Philips teamed up with Sony to develop the CD, our first target was to win over the world for the CD.

"We did this by collaborating openly to agree on a new standard. For Philips, this open innovation was a new approach and it paid off."

He said the companies had never imagined that the computing and entertainment industries would also opt for the CD as a storage system for content.

The first CDs went on sale in November 1982 and were mainly classical recordings.

Ikan Raksasa Yg Terancam Punah

2007-08-11T15:57:00.001+07:00

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Biologist Zeb Hogan holds a taimen, a giant member of the salmon family, while searching for megafishes in Mongolia.

Hogan is leader of the newly launched Megafishes Project, the first effort to document, study, and protect the world's largest freshwater fish.

The project aims to improve conservation of megafishes—species that grow to at least six feet (two meters) and weigh more than 200 pounds (90 kilograms). They include the mammoth taimen, catfish the size of bears, and half-ton river stingrays

Many megafishes are endangered due to a variety of threats, including overfishing, pollution, habitat destruction, and migration interrupted by dams

Because the largest migratory fish are usually the first to disappear from an ecosystem, many of these giants are on the verge of extinction

Hogan's survey will cover 14 lake and river systems on six continents over the next three years

PDA's Buyers Guide Part 2

2007-08-04T00:20:00.001+07:00

The final guide...

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Handhelds shopping checklist

Expansion

The smaller PDAs come with miniSD or microSD slots, though the latter is now more widespread

Do take note that some PDAs accept flash card capacities up to a certain storage limit,

Connectivity

Bluetooth and USB are pretty much standard features on most handhelds these days. With the proliferation of Wi-Fi hotspots, it may be worth considering handhelds with integrated wireless LAN for high-speed Web surfing

onboard GPS support which is great for those who travel frequently

Most of the current PDA-phones in the market offer 3G support, though some lower end models offer only up to GSM triband or quadband options

Camera

If you're expecting to print those images, choose one with a 1.3- to 2-megapixel camera

Synchronization

make sure it synchronizes with your PC or Mac.

Power

If possible, always select a PDA that uses removable Lithium cells. This way, you have the flexibility to purchase additional batteries when your current one is defective

PDA's Buyers Guide Part 1

2007-08-04T00:15:00.001+07:00

Looking for a gift for youself or somebody? This might come handy

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Handhelds shopping checklist

Platform

Palm OS devices are generally easier to pick up with their clean and uncluttered interfaces. Pocket PCs are multimedia powerhouses with the ability to multitask.

Screen

When buying a PDA, it is always advisable to install the battery and switch on the handheld to check for dead pixels at the shop. This way, if there are dead pixels on the display, you can change it immediately

Most Pocket PCs have standard 320 x 240-pixel displays, while Palm offers different resolutions. The higher the display resolution, the better the viewing comfort

CPU

If you plan to use your PDA for multimedia purposes, it's best to go for one that has a higher processing horsepower. However, if you are using it mostly for its organizer features, the handhelds with the midrange processors are the better bet because they will most likely be less expensive

Memory

Look out for at least 64MB of RAM for your next PDA, while ROM can vary greatly, from 64MB up to even 1GB

Game Untuk Para Koruptor

2007-08-03T23:50:00.001+07:00

Kalo dibuat di Indonesia, pasti dalam waktu singkat jaringan Internet Indonesia langsung overloaded...asyik juga kalo dibikin reality show "Berburu Koruptor" dengan para buruannya para terdakwa kasus korupsi, dilepas di tengah hutan Kalimantan lalu diburu pake panah dan tombak...pasti seru dan ratingnya tinggi

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Chinese game that lets players punish corrupt government officials is so popular that servers must be upgraded to handle the demand.

A Chinese game, "Incorruptible Fighter," that lets users hunt down and punish corrupt government officials, has been taken offline for a system upgrade needed to keep pace with demand from users.

"The enthusiastic response from Internet users to the trial of 'Incorruptible Fighter' overwhelmed the server's limits," read a notice posted on the game's Web site (in Chinese), adding that the game's hardware and software are now being upgraded to cope with demand.

Developed by the Ningbo city government, in China's eastern Zhejiang Province, "Incorruptible Fighter" is part of an official effort aimed at rooting out corruption, a widespread problem in the country's government and business circles.

Unveiled on July 29, the game is set against two-dimensional computer images of Ningbo and is aimed at children.

Robot Terkecil di Dunia

2007-07-28T12:17:00.001+07:00

Ini dia robot yg bakal jadi favorit militer dan polisi, untuk memata-matai dan counter-attack para teroris dan separatis.

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Week in Photos

Smallest Robot

As the world's smallest robot i-SOBOT may be tiny, but rest assured he's action-packed.

Designed by Japanese toymaker Tomy, the Ombibot17u i-SOBOT is 6.5 inches (16.5 centimeters) tall and is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's smallest humanoid robot.

The i-Sobot's 200 different actions include dancing, somersaults, karate moves, push-ups, and animal imitations, controlled by the owner via remote control.

This environmentally friendly robot—it runs on rechargeable batteries—will hit the United States in October with a price tag of around $350.

Skintight SpaceSuit..Suit..Suit

2007-07-28T12:12:00.001+07:00

Astronot tidak boleh gendut lagi karena bajunya makin skimpy tapi fleksibel. Mungkin yg bakal dikirim ke angkasa adalah model dan artis saja.

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New Skintight Spacesuit Design Unveiled

Dava Newman, a professor of astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, just might if her new space suit design makes it off the launching pad.

Yesterday she unveiled the BioSuit, a skintight, next-generation space suit prototype that she and a team of researchers have spent seven years developing.

The new suit, which Newman is modeling here, could make space exploration safer and easier—and maybe a little more fashion forward—thanks to specially reinforced fabrics.

The key to her team's new design is its Spider-Man-like fit, she explained.

A conventional space suit forms a pressurized envelope around an astronaut to protect her from the vacuum of space. The BioSuit achieves a similar effect by using supertight material to exert pressure on the astronaut's body, while also affording greater flexibility, Newman said.

The suit isn't ready for use in space yet, but Newman expects the BioSuit to be ready for liftoff in about ten years.

Believe vs Proof

2007-07-23T16:08:00.001+07:00

Mungkin aja Bin Laden ada di Indonesia...pasti Kedubes AS sudah minta tolong sama paranormal Indonesia untuk cari dia dan bilang bahwa mereka punya"data dan analisa"...US Fuckin' A

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Pakistan rejects 'Bin Laden raid'

Pakistan has responded angrily to suggestions from the United States that American forces might be sent into Pakistan to strike at Osama Bin Laden

A senior US official has said he believed the architect of the 2001 suicide attacks on New York and Washington was in northern Pakistan.

US director of national intelligence Mike McConnell said recently he believed Bin Laden was in northern Pakistan, near the Afghan border.

President Bush's homeland security adviser Frances Townsend said that in the pursuit of Bin Laden, no options were off the table.

Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri said he did not believe that the al-Qaeda leader was in Pakistan - and in any case, if the US shared its intelligence, Pakistan's army could do a better job.

Pakistan Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao said: "Our stance is that Osama Bin Laden is not present in Pakistan.

"If anyone has the information he should give it to us, so that we can apprehend him,"

Dumb Ass American Bomb

2007-07-23T15:59:00.001+07:00

Ini bukti bahwa perang dipakai untuk ajang uji coba teknologi, US Fuckin A menganggap dunia adalah laboratorium perang mereka

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US military tests ground-penetrating monster bomb

The US military's effort to build what may become the largest conventional bomb ever used is making progress.

Boeing announced on Monday that its Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) demo weapon had successfully completed a "static tunnel lethality test" at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

The MOP, which also goes under the names "Big BLU" and "Direct Hard Target Strike Weapon", is a 30,000-pound brute, intended for delivery by B-52 Stratofortresses or B-2 stealth bombers against deeply buried or heavily protected targets.

It's being developed under the auspices of the US military's interestingly-named Threat Reduction Agency, which normally does things like verifying nuke disposals. The MOP is intended to reduce the threats faced by the USA only, of course, by pulverising them. From the viewpoint of other countries the new bomb could be described more as a threat enhancement.

Kamera Untuk Payudara

2007-07-23T14:41:00.001+07:00

Beli kamera ini Anda telah mendukung para peneliti kanker payudara...di Indonesia ada nggak ya?

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Casio just announced that it will be releasing a special edition of the Exilim EX-Z75 to help fight breast cancer. Casio is working with the National Breast Cancer Foundation to help promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October.

The special-edition pink EX-Z75 will be available throughout October in a bundle with a pink-ribbon-embossed camera case and a pink ribbon lanyard. The bundle will retail for $180 and will help sponsor the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Casio teams up with National Breast Cancer Foundation for special camera bundle

Barbie Masa Kini

2007-07-23T14:38:00.001+07:00

Ini dia Barbie untuk anak2 yg semakin tech-savvy

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Barbie Gets Another Accessory: An MP3 Player and More Stuff on Her Web Site

A new doll hitting retail shelves this week is familiar in many ways — she’s got outfits galore — but she also has some unusual features: this Barbie, who is smaller and less shapely than her standard namesake, functions as an MP3 music player.

And when her feet are plugged into the iPodesque docking station that she comes with, she unlocks pages and pages of games, virtual shops and online chatting functions on the BarbieGirls.com Web site.

The trends that have brought about BarbieGirls, Webkinz and their ilk are clear: While sales of dolls, action figures and outdoor toys are down, electronics sales to children were up 16.6 percent over the last two years as of May, the latest month available from the NPD Group, a research firm that tracks retail trends. The total toy industry’s annual sales were up just 0.8 percent in May, compared with two years ago.

Lomba Menuju Kaki Langit

2007-07-23T10:15:00.001+07:00

Naik, naik ke puncak langit...coba uangnya orang Dubai lebih dimanfaatkan untuk hal2 kemanusiaan dan IPTEK di TimTeng, pasti lebih bermanfaat.

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Dubai skyscraper world's tallest

An unfinished skyscraper in the Gulf state of Dubai has become the world's tallest building, at 141 storeys, its developers say

Emaar Properties said the 512m (1,680ft) Burj Dubai is now taller than Taiwan's 508m (1,667ft) Taipei 101.

It is thought Burj Dubai will eventually be 693m (2,275ft) tall.

When finished, the skyscraper will have more than 160 floors, 56 elevators, apartments, shops, swimming pools, spas, corporate suites, Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani's first hotel, and an observation platform on the 124th floor.

Previous skyscraper record-holders include New York's Empire State Building at 381m (1,250 ft); Shanghai's Jin Mao Building at 421m (1,381 ft); Chicago's Sears Tower at 442m (1,451 ft) and Malaysia's Petronas Towers at 452m (1,483 ft).

Building began on the structure on 21 September 2004, and is expected to be completed in 2008.

The spire of the building is expected to be able to be seen from 100km (60 miles) away.

Jangan Buru2 Ganti ke Vista

2007-07-23T10:08:00.001+07:00

Mau Vista yg stabil? Tunggu aja SP1-nya..

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Microsoft Reminds: No Vista SP1 This Year

Following reports that Microsoft would deliver a beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 this week, well before the originally-stated November date, the company has taken the unusual step of issuing a statement to quell any expectation, saying no changes have been made to the release timeframe.

The first news of a Vista SP1 beta arriving this week came from Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley, who cited sources that said a release would be made to a group of select testers.

Foley's post, titled "Vista SP1 beta 1 to launch in mid-July" also stated that, "We are now in the under-promise and over-deliver era at Microsoft," referring to Microsoft's comments on Vista SP1 beta coming in November.

With mid-July quickly passing, Microsoft decided it was time to clear the air. Although beta code may be made available this week to a very small group of testers, Vista SP1 Beta 1 is not on the way, and will not arrive anytime soon.

iPod dan Hujan...NO Way !!!

2007-07-21T14:19:00.001+07:00

Perhatian para pengguna iPod...ini berita bagus...

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Thunderstorms and iPods — Not a Good iDea

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To the Editor: The potential for permanent hearing loss dueto prolonged use of personal stereo equipment, such as portablecompact-disk or MP3 players, at high decibel levels has beenwell described in the literature.¹ We have recently become awareof an additional, albeit uncommon, hazard associated with theuse of such devices.

A 37-year-old man was brought to the emergency department atour hospital. He had been jogging in a thunderstorm, listeningto his iPod, when an adjacent tree was struck by lightning.Witnesses reported that he was thrown approximately 8 ft (2.4m) from the tree.

Berita Baik Untuk Peminum Kopi

2007-07-21T14:12:00.001+07:00

Kopi...yg penting adalah berapa banyak yg Anda minum...

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Up Close & Edible: Coffee

July 19, 2007 - The latest buzz on coffee suggests that a cup of joe may have benefits beyond that early-morning boost. Whether you're drinking regular or decaf, dieticians are now saying that a cup or two a day is not going to cause any damage. It may even help a little; recent research has shown that coffee has the potential to lower risk for a wide range of diseases from Parkinson's to type 2 diabetes.

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The key to coffee is moderation, in both consumption and the addition of calories. Gerbstadt recommends a two-cup-a-day limit, along with a small amount of sugar and skim milk. And if you just can't say no to that Frappuccino, treat the coffee like a dessert rather than a drink and consider getting a small size. "It's basically like eating a piece of cheesecake,” Gerbstadt says. “If you look at it like: 'I've been to the gym, I've already eaten healthy today, I know this is high fat,' that's appropriate."

Kamera Baru Canon S5 IS

2007-07-21T14:02:00.001+07:00

Kamera baru bagi para penggemar fotografi...mungkin bisa jadi gadget idaman saat akhir tahun nanti ?

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Canon Powershot S5 IS Review

The Canon PowerShot S5 IS replaces the S3 IS in the Canon line, and boasts a full mix of features: an 8 megapixel sensor and 12X optical zoom lens that provides a 36 to 432mm focal length range (35mm equivalent); optical image stabilization and an ISO range up to 1600; a DIGIC III processor which Canon says improves image quality and camera functionality, particularly with the face detection and red-eye correction technologies; full manual controls in addition to the typical auto and special scene shooting modes, plus a hot shoe, viewfinder, and 2.5 inch LCD monitor that can be rotated and folded to accommodate a wide range of shooting angles.

Does the S5 IS measure up to Canon’s self-proclaimed "creative performance of a professional digital SLR camera and the compact convenience of a point and shoot"? In large measure, yes, it does.

CONCLUSION

PROS

Good image and color quality

Good shutter/focus performance

Image stabilization

Great focal length lens

OLPC on Spotlight

2007-07-21T13:49:00.001+07:00

Laptop murah yg masih mungkin "disalahgunakan"...

clipped from news.com.com

Free laptops help kids juggle smut, studies

Now that we are breaking down the digital divide by getting computers to children in impoverished regions of the world, let's take a look at what the kids are doing with their new laptops. It turns out they are using them the same way most of the people surfing the Net use them: searching for pornography.

A reporter for the official News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) found that pornographic images were stored on many of the laptops donated by the One Laptop Per Child project.

However, an observer of the One Laptop Per Child project questioned the news value of the story and the motivation behind the report.

It's probably also worth noting that the school children are also using the laptops for their stated purpose: education.

"To focus on it this much means that the reporter really wanted a headline grabbing story or is against the project on a personal level," Wayan Vota wrote on an OLPC news site.

Jangan Biarkan Anak Anda Tidur Kemalaman !

2007-07-21T13:37:00.001+07:00

Tidur malam2 ternyata bisa membuat anak Anda menjadi lebih gusar dan bawaan jadi BT di pagi hari...

clipped from www.reutershealth.com

Sleep pattern linked with teen's behavior

Those who prefer later bedtimes appear to exhibit more antisocial behavior than those who like to wake early and participate in daytime recreational activities, researchers report.

"A preference for evening activities and staying up late is related to problem behavior and is evident even in preteens," study co-author Dr. Elizabeth J. Susman, of Pennsylvania State University, told Reuters Health.

Staying up late "contributes to lack of sleep and this, in turn, causes problems such as lack of control and attention regulation, which are associated with antisocial behavior and substance use," Susman added in a university statement.

Susman and her team investigated the relationship between a preference for morning versus evening activities and antisocial behavior in 111 subjects between 8 to 13 years old. They also correlated morning to afternoon cortisol levels with behavior and noted the age at which the subjects reached puberty.

Tes Posting Via Email

2007-06-16T22:58:00.000+07:00

Tes...Tes...Tes...Semoga nyampe

Browser Terbaru Untuk Windows

2007-06-16T22:37:00.000+07:00

Ada Internet browser baru untuk platform Windows yaitu SAFARI. Browser ini aslinya hanya ada di platform Macintosh. Tampilannya mirip dengan iTunes, dengan dominasi warna abu-abu.

Di situsnya dia ngaku lebih cepat dari semua browser yg ada, termasuk Firefox. Mau coba? Silahkan ke FileHippo dan ambil installernya (+/- 8 MB). Versinya 3.0 tapi masih BETA. Selamat mencoba

40 Tahun Lalu...Kemudian...Mendatang

2007-06-10T21:56:00.000+07:00

40 tahun yang lalu, pada tahun 1967,
Dunia dikejutkan oleh sebuah invasi yang sangat cepat dan efisien oleh sebuah komunitas ummat Yahudi yang bermukim di tanah Palestina. Invasi yang berlangsung selama 6 hari di bulan Juni telah berhasil membuat malu 3 negara Arab yaitu Yordania, Suriah dan Mesir dimana wilayah mereka direbut oleh komunitas ini.Kota suci Yerussalem dikontrol penuh oleh komunitas Yahudi penganut paham Zionisme ini, dibawah pimpinan Jenderal Moshe Dayen, dan lahan pertanian dan peternakan bangsa Arab kembali direbut.

40 tahun kemudian, pada tahun 2007 ini, tanah-tanah ini masih berada di tangan komunitas kecil umat Yahudi yang menamakan dirinya Israel. 2 dari 3 negara Arab yang pernah diinvasi ini kini telah menormalisasi hubungan dengan Israel (Mesir dan Yordania), bangsa Arab yang tinggal di Palestina terlibat dalam peperangan antar kelompok Hamas dan Fatah (perang saudara sudah diambang batas) dan ummah Islam di Indonesia berteriak-teriak agar invasi dan penjajahan kelompok Yahudi ini segera diakhiri (pada saat yang sama Indonesia negara terkorup no.3 dan negara yang laju penebangan hutannya no.1 di dunia, politisinya tidak ada yang bisa dipercaya dan preman teroganisirnya makin kuat dan banyak)

40 tahun mendatang...
semoga sejarah, dengan kuasa-Nya dan usaha serius kita semua, dapat berbalik 180 derajat.

DEATH TO ZIONISME !!!
DEATH TO ARAB's TYRANT !!!
DEATH TO CORRUPT POLITICIAN !!!

CHIP Indonesia versi Ekonomis

2007-06-03T13:35:00.000+07:00

Berita gembira bagi para penggemar majalah komputer CHIP Indonesia ! Kini CHIP hadir dalam kemasan ekonomis dengan harga Rp 20.800, sudah disertai CD program-program utama. Format majalah berbentuk lebih kecil, dengan kertas koran sebagai media cetaknya. Format ini mirip dengan majalah komputer pesaingnya, PC Media, yang sudah lebih lama memakai format ekonomis ini.

Keuntungan dari format majalah CHIP baru ini antara lain :
1. harga yang lebih terjangkau
2. CD program hanya berisi program2 yang penting saja, terutama bagi pemakai Freeware
3. teks dan gambar secara umum tetap tajam dan jelas untuk dibaca
4. mudah dibawa dan tidak makan tempat penyimpanan

Kelemahan format baru ini :
1. pemakai LINUX tidak terlayani dalam hal software program
2. di artikel LINUX tulisan di gambar jendela command, yang hitam legam, kurang terbaca jelas
3. tidak ada file PDF edisi CHIP yang sebelumnya

Overall, saya mendukung penggunaan format baru ini. Jika bisa tolong CD hanya diisi dengan program esensial yaitu Freeware, driver terbaru, PDF CHIP lama dan update codec/windows update. Pertahankan kualitas teks yang tajam dan bagus, jangan seperti majalah yang lain.

Review Freeware : EMDB

2007-05-31T12:19:00.000+07:00

EMDB (Eric's Movie Data Base)
Freeware@Snapfiles.com

Bagi pecinta film, original copy ataupun copy of the original, sebuah database yang komprehensif mengenai film sangatlah penting. Semua hal tentang film-film koleksinya, seperti siapa sutradaranya, kapan film direlease dan format film yang dimiliki, haruslah lengkap dan tersedia sebagai data dan kebanggaan tersendiri.

Freeware ini akan sangat membantu keinginan pecinta film. Anda tinggal memasukkan judul film yang dimiliki lalu semua data film akan diambil melalui IMDB (Internet Movie Data Base), termasuk poster film, sehingga Anda tidak repot mencari-cari data tersebut. Kemudian Anda bisa menambahkan data lain misalnya rating film tersebut, format film yang Anda miliki (VCD,SVCD,DVD,DiVX dll) dan format gambar / suara yang ada.

Semua data film dapat diekspor menjadi file TXT dan HTML. Untuk pengaturan ekspor, lihat di OPTIONS-->EXPORT / PRINTING. Sayangnya hasil export ke TXT atau HTML masih perlu perbaikan sedikit, untuk TXT tidak semua data dapat tampak karena terpotong oleh lebar kertas sedangkan untuk HTML gambar poster film terlalu melebar dan tidak ada tombol ekspor ke HTML di layar terdepan EMDB (hanya bisa lewat OPTIONS).

Overal Rating : 3,5 out of 5 stars

Air Akan Datang Ke Rumah Anda

2007-05-26T05:36:00.000+07:00

Air...benda yang paling hebat di dunia ini. Karena air ribuan orang bisa meninggalkan dunia dalam sekejap mata oleh tsunami, karena air manusia dapat bercocok tanam dan menghidupi sesamanya. Wujudnya selalu ada di dunia, dalam bentuk cair, gas dan padat, kemanapun kita pergi. Tanpa air manusia akan mati dalam waktu 1 hari saja.

Di edisi National Geographic terbaru, edisi Internasional, bulan Juni ada artikel yang sangat mengkhawatirkan tentang air dalam bentuk padatnya, yaitu tentang kondisi lapisan es di beberapa area di dunia. Inti dari artikel tersebut adalah es alami di seluruh dunia, di puncak pegunungan, di daerah kutub Utara-Selatan, semakin cepat mencair dan membuat level air laut semakin meningkat.

Sebagai contoh adalah lapisan es di Pegunungan Andes di Bolivia. Lapisan es di bukit pegunung an tersebut sudah berkurang sebanyak 30% semenjak tahun 1983. Padahal lelehan es tersebut dimanfaatkan masyarakat kota La Paz, ibukota Bolivia, untuk sumber air dan tenaga untuk PLTA. Jika lapisan es tersebut habis, maka mereka akan kesulitan mendapatkan sumber air baru dan menghadapi krisi listrik.

Kita yang tinggal di kota pesisir, seperti Jakarta ini, wajib untuk merasa was-was. Jika level laut meningkat terus maka daratan pantai akan semakin hilang. Jika ada hujan besar seperti awal 2007 maka air akan semakin sulit mengalir semua ke laut karena level laut sudah lebih tinggi daripada tinggi sungai / jalur pembuangan air dari kota Jakarta (kecuali pantai kita bendung dan dipasang pompa untuk memompa air ke laut) sehingga banjir di Jakarta akan semakin parah (lupakan mitos banjir 5 tahunan, BANJIR BISA TERJADI KAPAN SAJA).

Apa yang bisa kita lakukan?
1. mulailah menanam pohon berakar keras.
2. buat sumur resapan air hujan, sekecil apapun bentuknya.
3. kurangi perjalanan dengan kendaraan bermotor yang tidak perlu.
4. kurangi pemakaian kayu sebagai bahan rumah / furniture sehingga hutan tetap lestari.
5. kurangi mencuci mobil/motor kecuali benar-benar diperlukan.
6. hemat pemakaian air dalam semua aktivitas rumah tangga (mandi,wudhu,cuci baju)
7. pilih peralatan rumah tangga dan kendaraan bermotor yang hemat pemakaian sumber daya alam (air,listrik,BBM)
8. ......(silahkan isi dengan ide ANDA sendiri)

GLOBAL WARMING sudah berada di depan pintu rumah ANDA,
menghantui seperti MALAIKAT MAUT,
terserah kepada ANDA apakah ingin DIPERCEPAT atau DICEGAH....

ingin mengetahui lebih tentang GLOBAL WARMING ?
kunjungi situs Climate Connecion Quiz dan What Is Global Warming?

Lego Baru !!! Star Wars !!!

2007-05-23T20:39:00.000+07:00

I'm a STAR WARS fans...not freak. Dari semua film Sci-Fi series ataupun layar lebar, STAR WARS selalu jadi favorit gue (yang kedua adalah seri BABYLON 5, dulu penah tayang di SCTV). Semua film STAR WARS gue punya, dalam DVD, dan hampir semua jenis game berdasar cerita STAR WARS pernah gue mainin di komputer, terutama yang bersifat FPS.

Kemarin gue baru memuaskan diri dengan membuat sesuatu yang berhubungan dengan STAR WARS dan my long-time lost hobby, menyusun LEGO. Istri gue membawa oleh-oleh dari tugasnya di Bangkok yang berupa LEGO Series 7657 dengan bentuk AT-ST. AT-ST adalah robot tank milik Empire (kelopoknya Darth Vader) yang muncul di film ke-V, Empire Strikes Back. Seri LEGO ini masuk ke dalam seri STAR WARS 30th Anniversary, dimana ada seri lain seperti:
- 7659 (Imperial Landing Craft),
- 7658 (Y-Wing Fighter),
- 7656 (General Grievous Starfighter),
- 6206 (TIE Interceptor),
- 7654 (Droids Battle Pack) dan
- 7655 (Clone Troopers Battle Pack).

Dalam waktu kurang dari 2 jam, di Sabtu pagi yang ceria, gue berhasil menyusunnya menjadi bentuk AT-ST yang sempurna (mungkin juga karena LEGO seri ini diperuntukkan bagi anak-anak umur 7-12 tahun ?). Biasanya kalo seri LEGO TECHNIC bisa makan waktu sampe 3 - 4 hari (tidak full time) untuk gue bisa selesaikan. Gue seneng banget dapat LEGO ini karena sudah lama tidak beli atau dapat hadiah LEGO, mengingat harganya makin mahal (istri beli di Bangkok karena lagi ada sale, kalo tidak harganya lebih mahal daripada di Jakarta / Toys City).

Next LEGO on my wishlist : LEGO RACERS Seri 8674 (Ferrari F1 1:8) dan 8671 (Ferrari F430 Spider 1:17) dan semua seri LEGO TECHNIC.

Kembali Lagi Menulis !!!

2007-05-21T21:47:00.000+07:00

Assalamualaikum, Salam Sejahtera,

Setelah absen cukup lama dan menghapus hasil karya sendiri di kawasan Blogosphere, saya memutuskan untuk kembali mencoba memeriahkan trend dunia ini. Bagi saya tempat ini akan menjadi tempat pelarian dari rutinitas sehari-hari, tempat menumpahkan segala macam kekalutan di otak dan semua rasa di hati.

Tidak ada hal spesifik yang saya khusus akan tuliskan. Semua hal bisa menjadi topik, semua kejadian bisa mencuri perhatian saya. Yang penting menulis demi ketenangan jiwa pribadi.

Semoga Anda sudi membacanya, jika tidak ya tidak masalah...dunia akan tetap berputar...
Wassalam