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How to piss me off with online video sharing websites

May 15, 2008 · Filed Under Life Log · Comment 

azureus online video streaming

The idea of sharing an internet connection with strangers can be really annoying, not that I have a choice, but was forced to because the landlord says so, I do have the option of acquiring my own telephone line but it is going to cost me a bomb.

Long story short, the situation was made worst when I am forced to share the internet connection with 7 people in the house; the best part is the broadband connection quota for every month capped at 40GB. That is like 170MB for each person per day, which is hardly enough. The 40GB cap per month is the ceiling quota from the company.

Since the broadband internet connection is limited to 40GB per month, why can’t these users be more considerate? Is it a must to watch funny videos online, multimedia sites such as YouTube really annoys me, especially video streaming sites that uses torrent technology.

I found a few ways to block Azureus, but could not find a solution towards the much more popular p2p video streaming software known as ppstream.com, its a Chinese video streaming website that utilize p2p technology and it is really killing the bandwidth. As much as I would like to scream ‘Go back to China’, but that is somewhat rude. (No racism here, I’m Chinese but not from China)

Buying a new VPN modem is out of the question, it is just way too expensive and why should I be the one paying for the hardware? P2P technology, it is a love hate relationship. God help me.

Willie Wagtail Wordpress Theme

May 13, 2008 · Filed Under Life Log · Comment 

Wordpress Template

Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls, children of all ages, I am proud to present you (the readers) the all new GeckoandFly, re-branded with a brand spanking new layout that took me 4 sleepless nights. This theme is named after Willie Wagtail, an Australian passerine bird that caught my attention and not to mention the close encounter I had when the bird pecked me for being too close to its nest.

Their most notable feature (and what gives them their name) is their long black tail, which they fan out and “wag” from side to side when hunting. Even while perching they will flick their long tails from side to side, twisting about looking for prey. Isn’t that cute?

Willie Wagtail
Image Source: Wikipedia

According to Wikipedia: “It is moderately territorial, particularly when nesting, and will readily chase off larger birds or other animals.”

Willie Wagtail is no bigger than the fist of a teenager, probably the size of a small boy’s fist, yet the most amazing thing I came across on my way to university is the sight of Willie Wagtail pecking a Raven ten times the size of its own size. Size doesn’t matter, does it?

Support disaster relief in Myanmar (Burma)

May 11, 2008 · Filed Under World and Politics · Comment 

Support disaster relief in Myanmar
Image source and copyright: AP Images

100,000 dead and still counting, join recovery efforts mobilizing around the world to assist cyclone victims in Myanmar (Burma). Google has selected two among many worthy organizations. Your donation will help survivors and other disaster victims rebuild their communities and their lives.

Donate to UNICEF or Direct Relief International

StudioPress White - Photography Wordpress Theme

May 10, 2008 · Filed Under Wordpress Themes · Comment 

StudioPress is a two column Wordpress theme crafted for photographers coded and submitted by Danny Archer, it was designed with simplicity in mind and uses the Scriptina font for the title heading. StudioPress comes in two varieties - black and white.

The Photoshop file for the header is included in the download. Don’t know how to use Photoshop or don’t own it? No promises, but I can edit the header for you and give it your site name and slogan.

StudioPress is compatible with:

  • Internet Explorer 6 and 7
  • Opera Browser
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Apple’s Safari.

On that little fly icon and credit in the footer, go ahead and remove it if you wish to, I have no quarrel over it. Customize the theme as you like, after all, you paid for the domain name and hosting, right?

Updates:
Version 1.0 | 10 May 2008

Two Column Wordpress Theme

Two Column Wordpress Theme

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