Yahoo Photos to Shut Down

News is flying around that Yahoo will be shutting down Yahoo Photos, an online photo storage/sharing.

Yahoo Photos will request its existing users to use Yahoo Flickr instead. Looks like tens of millions of users under Yahoo Photos will be migrated over to Flickr later on. Tremendous transfers which may slow down the up/downloading of photos in Yahoo Flickr later on. (source: Yahoo! News)

Can see that many bloggers were already linked to their respective Yahoo Flickr photos in their blogs. Yahoo Photos will be assisting its existing users to transfer their photos not only to Flickr but even to its competitors.

Looks like Yahoo is consolidating its users and wish to catch up with their competitors hold on photo storage site. Yahoo Photos' share of the users is approximately 5.8% of the USA market whereas Flickr is only at 4.5%.

The top site is currently held by PhotoBucket with 40% market share now. (source: Hitwise U.S. Web audience data)

Tags: Yahoo Photos, Yahoo Flickr, Flickr, Photo Storage, PhotoBucket

Main Polluter of Rivers

1st take: In Malaysia, the government was trying to educate its citizens to love their rivers.
2nd take: The government has accorded the national sewerage management system to a single company called Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd ("IWK"). Initially, it was privatised and when things didn't go right, the government 'un-privatised' IWK.

SURPRISINGLY, the Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid has now claimed that IWK is the main river polluter. Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo had also identified IWK as a river polluter as well. How can that be? I remembered that IWK has sent many pamphlets telling us how good is their system in maintaining proper sewerage treatment. And when I was late in making pamynet a few times, I received their invoices in red colour, signifying late payment and warning to you before they proceed with legal suit. IWK won't hesistate in suing people who avoided paying for the sewerage maintenance fees as in the case of IWK vs. Yong Kon Fatt.

In order to avoid such complicated issues, prompt payment was made but now IWK has been identified as the main polluter of rivers in Malaysia. Does that mean that I/we have paid for services that have not been executed properly? Breach of contract? In the case of payment failure by us, can they sue us since services have not been provided accordingly?

Yesterday, the same Natural Resources and Environment Minister said that the government should catch those culprits that pollute the rivers. No need to wait anymore. IWK has been identified already. So, please go ahead and enforce the penalties and so forth!!!!! Or the government won't or unable to do it????????????
Tags: Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd, IWK, Sewerage Management, Sewerage, River Polluter, River, Environment, Pollution, Malaysia

Nokia 6639

How real is this Nokia mobile phone?

Tags: Nokia, Nokia 6639, Mobile Phone, Camera, Lense

Good Rest

Public holidays on Tuesday (Labour Day) and Wednesday (Wesak Day - a buddhist festival) in Malaysia allowed me to rest again. At this point of time (2.04am), awaiting the UEFA Champions League semi-final match between AC Milan and Man Utd in 40 minutes' time.

On Thursday and Friday, have to fix my car's air-cond and also to attend to my last tooth. Forced to go for root canal operation now ....... terrible situation.
Tags: Public Holiday, Labour Day, Wesak Day, AC Milan, Manchester United

Lamborgini Coffee Maker

Tonino Lamborghini has produced a classic coffee machine to just 1,000 limited edition units. Not only can they produce excellent sports cars but this company has now produced the handbuilt machine. Why? Maybe as a gift to their car buyers?

When you purchase this coffee machine, you'll be presented with roasted coffee beans (prepared by them as well).

You could get this for your mom for the coming Mother's Day (if she likes coffee, of course). Selling price is 895 pounds (or around US$1750). That's if you bought it in Italy. (source: Winding Road)
Tags: Tonino Lamborghini, Coffee Machine, Coffee Maker, Limited Edition, Coffee

Chinese Mathematics

In order to gain entry into universities as a science undergraduate, UK universities will be having entrance mathematics examination based on China's national test on advanced mathematics. How hard is it? (source: BBC News)

The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry has offered a £500 prize to one lucky but bright person who can answer the questions below correctly:-

As for Engineering undergraduates, you could see Logarithmic on sinusoidal motion:-

Tags: Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics, UK, United Kingdom, Univeristy, Exam, Royal Society of Chemistry, Engineering, Sinusoidal Motion, China

Kryptonite Found!

When I first read this word, "Kryptonite", it brought the old memories of Superman and its sequels. This is the piece of mineral where it will maim Superman's power and where you would have seen the bad character in Superman movies, Lex Luther, ensuring that he gets the mineral in preparation of Superman's retaliation for his bad deeds.

I do not know whether the movie producers knew about the existence of the Kryptonite mineral during their script writing but it sure does exist now.

It seems that the real Kryptonite mineral has been discovered in Serbia. Geologists and mineralogists from mining group Rio Tinto which discovered the mineral passed the mineral to National History Museum, UK ("NHS") for further research.

This piece of Kryptonite will be known as Jadarite when it is described in the European Journal of Mineralogy. Together with NHS, Canada’s National Research Council, scientists from Natural Resources Canada, the Geological Survey of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Nature have collaborated to ensure that the new mineral is recognized by the international scientific community.

Tags: Kryptonite, Jadarite, National History Museum, Serbia, Superman, Mineral, Rio Tinto, Geological, Geologist, Mineralogist, National Research Council, Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, Canadian Museum of Nature, Science