Mari banyakkan membaca buku

Berapa muka surat patut kena kita baca setahun? rasa based on aku punya study, world average dalam 8-15 buku setahun:

• 800 - 1,500 pages per year ( if 8-15 books; 100 pages per book )
• 2,400 - 4,500 pages per year ( if 8-15 books; 300 pages per book ) 
• 4,000 - 7,500 pages per year ( if 8-15 books; 500 pages per book ) 

More info:

• http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/128752
• http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/bm/newsgeneral.php?id=501972
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_books_does_the_average_american_read_per_year
• http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/1948/How-Americans-Spend-Their-Time-READING.html

Perubahan budaya

mana-mana budaya negative perlu kita ubah untuk menjadi tamadun yang hebat:

maksud budaya dlm kamus dewan edisi empat:
http://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Search.aspx?k=budaya

1. tamadun, peradaban
2. kemajuan fikiran, akal budi (cara berfikir, berkelakuan, dsb)

dan maksud "culture" dlm compact oxford dictionary:
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/culture?view=uk

1 the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
2 a refined understanding or appreciation of this.
3 the customs, institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or group.

Elon Musk; the real Iron Man

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

Elon Musk (born June 28, 1971) is a South African-American engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for co-founding PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors. He is currently the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors and Chairman of SolarCity. According to Jon Favreau, director of the Iron Man movies, Musk is the inspiration for his and Robert Downey Jr.'s interpretation of Tony Stark

Elon Musk; a business-minded thinker
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984745_1985495,00.html

p/s: sama dgn Steve Jobs; can predict/shape idea for future technology dan sekaligus terlibat utk komersial idea tersebut. kategori lain: Alan Kay; just predict/shape idea (scientist) tetapi masih perlukan orang lain utk komersial

Links:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
• http://science.howstuffworks.com/elon-musk.htm/printable
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_1
• http://rocketry.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/obamas-plans-for-nasa-elon-musks-statement/
• http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/21/nasa_crs_contracts_protested_by_majors/  

Analisa:

Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0

antara trend semasa adalah technology yg berkaitan dgn Rich Internet Application dan Web2.0

• dulu web1.0 - one way communication, user just retrieve info (read only)
• web2.0 menjadi interactive (eg rich web app, web based application, social-network, wiki, etc) 
• dan yg terbaru adalah web3.0 yg mempunyai pelbagai tafsiran, antaranya Semantic web, personalization, etc. eg Wolfram Alpha 
• cth rich web app: GoogleDoc, boleh edit spreedsheet macam desktop app 

antara technology yg biasa didengar dlm Web2.0 adalah Ajax, Flash, Flex, mashup, web service, browser plugin/widget, XML, etc.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Web
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Internet_application
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rich_internet_application_frameworks
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rich_internet_application_formats

imagination and knowledge

I believe in intuition and inspiration. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. It is, strictly speaking, a real factor in scientific research.
- Albert Einstein

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
- Albert Einstein

p/s: (sometimes) fact is not relevant - Azmirul

ref:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

biasakan keluarkan pendapat dan bukan berdiam

http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/Buatkajiansebelumberipendapat_DrMahathir/Article/index_html

Dr Mahathir berkata, adalah menjadi tanggungjawab rakyat menyampaikan pandangan dan teguran apabila sesuatu dasar diperkenalkan kerana tidak ada kerajaan yang dapat membentuk dasar atau pendekatan sebegitu baik sehingga tiada kecacatan.
“Jika kita nampak pemimpin buat tak begitu baik, kita tegur... jika tak tegur, kita juga bersalah kerana tidak menegur sedangkan kita tahu ia salah,” katanya.

Money and happiness

Money CAN buy you happiness ... but only if you earn more than your friends, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259789/Why-money-CAN-buy-happiness--earn-friends.html

Earning more money only makes people happier if they feel richer than their friends, neighbours and colleagues, a study has found
....

Dr Boyce went on: 'The standard of living has gone up for each individual over the past 40 years but it has gone up for everyone.

'So our cars are faster now but our neighbours have faster cars too, so they haven't got that advantage over people close to you.

Theory vs Practice

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jan_L._A._van_de_Snepscheut

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is."

Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut/ Yogi Berra.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fact_and_theory

Research funds not disbursed due to old mindsets: Dr M

Research funds not disbursed due to old mindsets: Dr M
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/27/nation/20100127143921&sec=nation

SHAH ALAM: The Government has funds for research but these have not been distributed because of the “conventional mindsets” of those in charge of them.

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the people in charge of these funds look at research as an investment and expect returns.

“Research is not about making profits. This kind of thinking is not up to date,” he told journalists and guests during a visit to I-City at Section 7 here Wednesday.

Perangai Bergantung Kepada Diri Sendiri, Za'ba

Petikan dari article "PENJAWAT AWAM BERWIBAWA" Oleh Dr. Hj. Malek Shah bin Hj. Mohd Yusoff, http://search.pmo.gov.my/i/cache?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpa.gov.my%2Fdocs%2Fpelbagai%2Fubulanan%2F2005%2FNov-INTAN.pdf&keyword=dbp&s=1148285788953

Pendita Za'ba di dalam bukunya Perangai Bergantung Kepada Diri Sendiri menyatakan:

"Sesuatu negeri dan bangsa menjadi naik atau turun, menjadi maju atau ketinggalan, ialah semua itu terikat sebabnya kepada sifat-sifat keadaan diri tiap-tiap seorang tunggalnya yang menjadikan bangsa itu atau yang menduduki negeri itu." (Za'ba, Perangai Bergantung Kepada Diri Sendiri. DBP, K.L. 1982)

Sesebuah organisasi itu ialah sebuah kumpulan yang terdiri daripada beberapa individu yang berada di dalamnya. Apabila setiap diri individu di dalam organisasi itu bekerja dengan usaha yang kuat dan cergas, serta kuat dari segi intelek, fizikal dan rohani, maka organisasi itu akan menjadi cemerlang, gemilang dan terbilang. Namun, sekiranya di dalam sesebuah organisasi itu ada individu-individu yang malap, lembap, lesu dan lemah usahanya, lebih-lebih lagi dalam bilangan yang banyak, maka organisasi tersebut akan turut menjadi lemah. Dalam konteks ini, Pendita Za'ba seterusnya menyatakan:

"Maka jika dicabut dihapuskan dari akar umbinya sifat-sifat perangai mereka yang menjadikan malap dan lemah ini, dan dibunuh buang habis segala kuman-kuman yang mencenderungkan mereka jadi lembap, lembik, lesu, dan mengantuk itu, nescaya tubuh bangsa itu akan tumbuh dengan subur dan sihat, tegap dan segar, kuat dan gagah. Dengan keadaan demikian dapatlah ia (bangsa itu) kelak terangkat naik kepada tingkat ketinggian dan kejayaan umum." (Za'ba, Perangai Bergantung Kepada Diri Sendiri. DBP, K.L. 1982)

Selamat tahun baru "dua ribu sepuluh" atau "dua puluh sepuluh" ?

tahun dua ribu sepuluh atau dua puluh sepuluh? hahha... memang persoalan yang menarik.. bagi aku buat masa sekarang lagi suka guna dua ribu sepuluh sebab sedap didengar, tapi mungkin satu hari nanti orang ramai mula menyebut dua puluh sepuluh sebab lagi ringkas. ikuti ulasan lanjut isu ini dalam article berikut: 

The End of a DBMS Era (Might be Upon Us)

bacaan dari blog acm Michael Stonebraker (pioneer of RDMS, founder of Ingres, Vertica)... kejatuhan RDBMS memang ditunggu2 (itupun kalo berlakuler)... cuma pastikan anda tidak terkejut bila ianya berlaku... heher...

Saying Good-bye to DBMSs - The End of a DBMS Era (Might be Upon Us)
http://mags.acm.org/communications/200909/?pg=14

Java is becoming the new Cobol ?

http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/28/52FE-underreported-java_1.html
Simply put, developers are saying that Java slows them down. “There were big promises that Java would solve incompatibility problems [across platforms]. But now there are different versions and different downloads, creating complications,” says Peter Thoneny, CEO of Twiki.net, which produces a certified version of the open source Twiki wiki-platform software. “It has not gotten easier. It’s more complicated,” concurs Ofer Ronen, CEO of Sendori, which routes domain traffic to online advertisers and ad networks. Sendori has moved to Ruby on Rails. Ronen says Ruby offers pre-built structures — say, a shopping cart for an e-commerce site — that you’d have to code from the ground up using Java.