Friday, April 29, 2011

Energy, Energy, ENERGY !

If we look at all of the happening events, I find that the CORE of these event is all about ENERGY.




Yes ENERGY for ELECTRICITY GENERATION.

In this modern era, we are s dependent on ELECTRICITY.

However, the source of ENERGY from which electricity is generated is NON- RENEWABLE and if RENEWABLE, it is NOT ENOUGH to match current demand.

Look at the Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami,

the aftermath resulted in a MELTDOWN at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.






The use of Nuclear to generate energy is a debatable subject.

Pros - Large yield, Cons - High initial set up cost and decommissioning cost
- Danger of MELTDOWN
- Disposal of Nuclear Waste

Then we look at Libya.




According to Wikipedia, Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world and the 17th-highest petroleum production.

Despite of that, the 2011 coalition intervention in Libya lead to the price per barrel of oil to sky rocket to US$ 140/barrel.





You can thank the speculators for their "favour" and The Rockefellers’ Oil Companies such as Chevron, Exxon, Conoco, etc will enjoy the OIL CARTEL and the SKY ROCKETING OIL PRICES.

No matter who wins, we all LOSE end of the day.

Then hybrid cars pop up.




I do not think it is REALLY going to solve anything.

The effort it takes into making the batteries will still consume more energy.

Hybrid cars just are not the solution.

In fact from a user point of perspective, all you get is an electric motor which cannot even go more than 100 miles and an underpowered petrol engine which cannot even cruise the highway at a decent speed.


Electric cars are also not the answer as long as electricity generation is from non-renewable sources.




When plugging in an electric car to charge from your house electrical outlet, the electricity comes from a power plant which is either using fossil fuels or nuclear energy !



Hydrogen powered cars ? The process to make hydrogen consumes A LOT OF fossil fuels !






Solar powered cars cannot even go at 100 miles per hour and cannot move on a rainy day.




Will there ever be a permanent solution ?

Technically yes.





I think that solution would be NUCLEAR FUSION.

Yes, the power of the SUN on EARTH !




That will solve our ENERGY CRISIS forever.

There is no risk of meltdown, its renewable and the yield is AMAZING.

But there is one problem, it does not exist yet !

Its still in research phase and many people are involved.

To create NUCLEAR FUSION on an commercially viable basis will IMMORTALIZE its creator.

Noble Prize + Wealth (if the design is patented) + Glory ( accredited with solving mankind's greatest problem)

So who are the people in interested ?

Well, it seems the European Union, India, Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, South Korea and the United States are interested.

They have set up ITER (international research and engineering project).




Well, its not some simple science project but a MEGA project of building the MOST ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUSION reactor.

Our only hope to survival for the long term ?

Nuclear Fusion ain't easy like 1+1. Its COMPLICATED.




The only type of FUSION, we humans have "successfully" created is the Hydrogen Bomb.

So, its going to be a long way and there will always be SOMEONE who would want to MONOPOLIZE and CAPITALIZE at the end of the day.

Unlimited Energy, yes.

Free energy, no. Someone always wants to CASH IN.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Facebook Etiquette





A social networking site that everyone knows and use.

Even I have a facebook profile.

I am not an anti-Facebook person because I do appreciate the advantage of social network sites.

It helps me keep in touch with friends and relatives overseas.

I do not consider Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook to be a genius.

Why ?

He did not come up with the idea of a "social networking site".

There were social networking sites before Facebook like MySpace and Friendster.

I remember back once everyone used Friendster and then everyone shifted to Facebook.

That is why Facebook is so famous.

Then another new stuff will be made and people will shift there.

In fact there already is. It is known as Pocodot.





But here are the comments :-

Pocodot is a Facebook-killer. And it is pushing hard to make its presence sense on the web. That’s what Pocodot.com is all about, I thought.

However, this social networking website takes the dirty route by using YouTube as its weapon to trick the users. Check out the popular music videos on YouTube and you’ll know that Pocodot has drummed the rhythm out of these videos by dropping convincing comments and rapidly earning “thumbs up” in the comment section of YouTube. Yes, the comments on celebrities tying up with Pocodot are fake.

Basically it is the same deal as Facebook, so if your bored and got nothing else better to do why not make a Pocodot account too?


I am not here to brag about the disadvantages of Facebook and make Mark Zuckerberg look bad nor promote Pocodot.

I just want people to use Facebook in an appropriate and reasonable manner.

Facebook gives users the POWER to communicate and express themselves in ways never conceived before.

As Uncle Ben Parker in Spiderman told, " With great POWER comes great RESPONSIBILITY".

As Facebook users, we should be responsible and cautious not to make a fool out of ourselves and give away personal information which can endanger us.

When I was surfing the web and came across this website which states :-

22 Dumbest Things People Do on Facebook.

Hence, I wish to share it with all Facebook users so that they will not be classified as a DUMBASS.

No.1 - Automatically post your Twitter updates to Facebook.




Cross-posting your boring life makes it seem twice as boring. Choose a venue to crap out your trivial quips and stick to it.

P.S. - People would see it in Facebook instead of going to Twitter unless they are jobless and got nothing better to do in their lives


No.2 - Post your baby's photo/ other pictures not portraying you as your own




It doesn't make us think "cute kid," it makes everyone assume you have become immensely fat, lost your hair, etc.




P.S. - Putting a Batman picture as your profile picture does NOT make you Batman because you ain't got the money for the gadgets.



No.3 - Post updates while getting married




Like this guy. Do the smoosh-cake-in-each-other's-faces thing and then post pics. We can wait.

P.S. - It just go to shows that the guy has NO LIFE and spends 24/7 on Facebook and will even post updates while having sex. This marriage ain't going to last long, I think.



No.4 - Play Farmville, Mafia Wars or any of those other time sucks games.




Nothing shows the world you have no life better than seeing a badge from a virtual Facebook game. And then there's the Farmville-addicted mom who allegedly charged for shaking her baby to death. She became angry because the baby was crying while she was playing a computer game called FarmVille on the Facebook.

P.S. - FarmVille will not end global warming or the famine in Africa &
Mafia Wars will not decrease crime rate in your country.




No.5 - Post every time a famous person dies





RIP whoever.And who are the freaks who click "like" on these notices?

P.S. - Doing the above will cause the dead person NOT to RIP &
there is nothing to like when someone dies unless you are psycho.




No.6 - Drink & Facebook




Let this sleazy stock photo, above, and this other dude's alleged drinky deeds be a lesson to ya.

P.S. - Drink and drive. It will spare you the agony of making a fool out of yourself in front of all your friends and family and end all your problems PERMANENTLY (provided you die in the accident)



No.7 - Post the pics of your underage beer bong party




Like this couple in Florida allegedly did. The couple is charged with holding an open house party and giving alcoholic beverages to underage persons.

P.S. - It will be USED against you !



No.8 - Do a video appeal in the shower about needing a place to live.




Especially if you mention that you are on unemployment.

P.S. - People will pitty you BUT nobody will give you a place to live or a job.
Yup, the world is unfair.



No.9 - Misspell stuff that the whole world can see




And it's all attached to your name.

P.S. - It does NOT make you COOL. It just shows that you have BAD vocabulary and were asleep or did NOT attend your English classes in school.


No.10 - Post on a former U.S. President's or a Malaysian Politician's Facebook page







Congratulations, you found something even less productive than playing Farmville.

P.S - IF you wanted CHANGES to be made, you just should have become their adviser.
The Facebook profile thing is a political gimmick which has FOOLED you. HA! HA!


No.11 - Talk about how much you hate your job





Yes it's tempting. And you will get fired for it.

P.S - If you hate your job just QUIT.
Besides,





No.12 - Break into someone's house and log into your Facebook account






You'd think we wouldn't have to tell you this. But you'd be wrong.

P.S - If you break into a house, why not just call the cops instead of doing it the indirect way by posting it on Facebook .



No.13 - Mock the cops






If you're on the lam, it's tempting to taunt the police. Try not to. Because like Craig here, they'll be super psyched to nail you.

P.S - Instead of wasting your time and the cops time , why don't you just mock them in real life when you see them in a patrol car or try making a prank call from your home.


No.14 - BBQ endangered animals and post the pictures.






Unless you think, "Iguana go to jail" -- don't do it. Read about young Facebookers who allegedly fired up the barbie, roasted a rare animal until well-done and uploaded the pics right here. For their alleged stupidity, they ran afoul of the Fisheries Regulations and the Wild Animal Protection Act and were each served up $500 bail.

P.S - If you are hungry do not eat something endangered. It just shows you are savage and will eat anything to satisfy your hunger. What about humans ?


No.15 - Tell people you are going out of town






Unless you want your place robbed, not bright.

P.S - Want to 100% get robbed, why not leave your house with the doors WIDE OPEN instead.



No.16 - Post verdicts of trials that are still in progress






A Michigan woman serving jury duty in Mt. Clemens is in deep doo-doo after posting to her facebook account that it's "gonna be fun to tell the defendant they're guilty."

P.S - If you want the verdict to REALLY stand, become a judge instead !


No.17 - Poke someone






The poke feature is now only used by the creepy and/or desperate. It attracts attention, sure, in the same way a grenade thrown into a busy Starbucks would.

P.S - Poke someone physically in REAL LIFE to get their attention but not in the WRONG PLACE or that would be sexual harassment to some.


No.18 - Spew about how frackin' in love you are





It's annoying. Luckily, you will be publicly shamed when you break-up !

P.S - Love is like a diary. It should be private & between the 2 lovers.
Love is not like a book in the library. If everyone sees it, it will be humiliating.


No.19 - Go on medical leave and then upload pics of you whooping it up






Like this woman, you may get nabbed by your insurance company and fired by your boss for your alleged dumb deeds.

P.S - If you take an illegal holiday, don't bring the freaking camera. It will be USED against you !


No. 20 - Throw a sick pet pity party





Your beloved Snookums is on chemo, which sucks. But don't bring the whole world down with an update that you know will pimp people to write, "Oh I'm sooooo sorry." :(

P.S - Let your pet die with dignity.


No.21 - Comment on photos of people you barely know and haven't seen in over a decade






Not cool.

P.S. - It just shows everyone you got nothing else better do and do not have many friends.


No.22 - Let anyone tag a photo of you ever





It can and will be used against you.

P.S - If you do not want to be tagged just don't make a facebook profile !


The 22 Dumbest Things People Do on Facebook part was taken from this website :-
http://www.trutv.com/dumb_as_a_blog/gallery/dumbest-things-people-do-on-facebook.html

Check out the website for more funny stuff and LOL !!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers !!!!!!