I just stopped using (deactivated) my facebook account, because of that terms of use violation they made, and thus i am posting my "wonderfull" notes here so that some people can enjoy them.
Here they are:
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Happy birthday to me. NotShare
Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 3:10am
On my 24th birthday, i would like to thank you all for wishing me all the best in my life and wishing me a happy birthday.
But unfortunately, as usual, days i expect to be cheerful and happy, becomes the opposite. so today was one of those days that will be printed in my memory.
I woke up today about 9:00 AM, it took me half an hour to get ready and to head out to my office. i discovered that i have no cash, so i made a visit to the nearest HSBC branch (Jabal al hussien), and i waited at the line to get to the ATM machine.
The thing is that i get paid every Wednesday at 3:00 AM, so for me i was planning to spend a hand full of cash on hanging out, and the total cash amount i had in my pocket was equal to null (In programming, it means nothing at all :), so my turn came and i started the process of money withdrawing.
So i said good morning to the guy next to me, and he was a little bit busy making the steps of withdrawing money many times, he seemed like broke to me, but it didn't matter, soon his money and mine will be out. He took his card and swore at the machine, and the stupid bank, but i didn't care, because i had an American card that does not relate to any Arabic bank that is out of service.
So here were it all began, so confident, i entered my card, and entered my password, suddenly a sound came out of the machine, and an unusual " Beep Beep" came out in my face, and a message saying "this card may be corrupted" shocked me. But the card tried to came out, and somehow only the edge of the card came out, so a fight between me and the machine started to win the card, i tried to get the card by my nails, but they were too Short, and i think a small amount of force was created by the head of my finger (About 0.001 N) that told the machine to take my card, so the machine won the fight.
So as a well behaved young man, i shouted at the machine and swore at it, regretting the day i came here. so i headed directly into the bank asking for my card, and the response was "come early tomorrow and take it".
Well, that sounds compelling. Considering the amount of cash i have, i knew i will have a happy day! But luckily the office was only about 15 minutes of walking from my current spot, so at least i can reach work!
So here i am with no money or anything, my partner is trying to call me, i knew there is something happening. 15 minutes later, i did reach the office, and i was so happy i wanted to make a cup of tea, well i couldn't!! there was no sugar left in the office, and most of the cups are dirty, so i had to wash them. Well, i don't want to whine about everything, but my mobile number was disconnected, and i had to buy credits.
My partner called and he had something wrong with his teeth, so he went to see the dentist. alone in the office, i decided to go and borrow some stuff from the shop downstairs, i do that sometimes, but today was another story written in my book of shame. When i got there, i found that half of the people working in the area was at that shop, and no one was shopping, all of them are talking to the guy who runs the store, so i asked for both the card and the sugar, and told him i will pay you later (alligator), so all of them stopped talking and looked at me, now to exit this situation, i had to tell them i lost my card, and they started giving me instructions on how i can get my card, like the people at the bank were not explaining that for 3 seconds, i had to listen to all of their experiences for about 15 minutes, and when every new guy comes in, they tell him that i had lost my card, and he starts making a story about his adventures with cards and banks.
Maybe this seems like not a big deal to you, but imagine, those guys owns the building where my office is located, and the building in front of it, all what they do during the day is setting on the walls of those buildings and talk, so when they see you coming, they stop talking and look at you, no matter how you ignore them, they wait for your "hello" and to wave your hand, and if you don't ... believe me you have to.
So surrounded by sick people, i never left the office until my partner came as a surprise to take me to dinner :D, and this is the only thing i ate on my birthday.
so happy birthday to me, and thank you all for the greetings, and for my partner for being such a good friend.
Comments:
Ahmad Abu Gharbieh at 8:21am February 12
happy 24th :)
inshallah on ur 25th u will be driving a lambo ;)
Rasha Sheikh at 8:49am February 12
It's always like this..when we have high expectations about something, we're usually let down w bil3aks!
It wasn't the best of days but at least it wasn't 'usual' hehe!
5alas pick another day next week, consider it your birthday and go out and have fun! no one can tell you can't do so ;)
Waeth M. Jarrar at 10:29am February 12
These are the starting of you day..about 4 to 6 hrs.. what happened with rest of ur day mano..i wanna know..
Rasha 2qtana3it ana be ur words.. :D
Gaza Faris Nabil at 11:22am February 12
happy valentine daaaaaay
ooh gasdi birthdaaaaaaay :-)
3ogbal meeet sanih 7elwih 3liik
two roles you should consider.
1- do not care about small things
2- everything in this world is small thing
man yesterday some body broke my new car ;-(
then left away. this cost me 500SAR==100JD
yom elak w yom 3alik
:-)
beltawfeeq elak ya rab
Ata Alqadi at 12:20pm February 12
Thanx a lot for all of you. and a lambo would be nice as a gift next year ahmad, prepare your self. about the resr of the day, i kept working till i realized it was late (very late), then i lef thome :P.
Hosam Al Dahhan at 2:50pm February 12
sounds like an ordinary day in jordan, why so surprised? :P
Happy birthday man :), and you can withdraw money from the teller btw.
Afnan Saqer at 7:01pm February 12
Happy birthday Ata :) try to enjoy it :P Dina A. Almasri at 12:32am February 14
hehe nice story, u should try the writing thing!!
anyway i believe it's true that any day u really expect to be cheerful and happy will actually become the opposite so u have to deal with it and take the nice thing that happened with u that day, no matter hw little it was, and be happy for it:D:D:D
happy bday...=]
Wesley Chege at 3:34pm February 14
wow man, was your "happy day" that eventful?! obviously some of us didn't help by not writing a message but please accept the deepest apologies from me and my seven other selves!! but look at upside of it all, there is no way next year can beat this one on the "horrible happenings" level - oops, or maybe am speaking too soon?! I take it all back.
so how much older and wiser does 24 feel? does it make u want to talk to ur annoying neighbors at work? haha, that was the most hilarious part of the note!!
Gaza Rabe'e Nabil at 10:53pm February 15
Funny how for me and him , a dinner seems big ....... standards just change :|
happy birthday bro !
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The story of stuffShare
Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 1:10am
After watching "the corporation" yesterday, i visited thecorporation.com and i found this great movie inside:
http://www.storyofstuff.com/index.html
[The following text is taken from the www.storyofstuff.com website]
What is the Story of Stuff?
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
[End]
download the movie and watch:
http://web.1.c3.audiovideoweb.com/1c3web3536/StoryOfStuff.mov
Regards,
Ata Alqadi
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My own Halloween!! 1/11/2007Share
Friday, November 2, 2007 at 7:06pm
If you could possibly think of a horrible day in your life, i don't think it will be like mine!!!
Read the whole story, it is all connected, and tell me what you think.
Yesterday i had a lovely wakening, i just woke up relaxed and happy, i was getting ready to go to the university like usual, after i left home, it all started.
Act one: the taxi
I found a taxi early after i left home, i had 5 JDs in pocket, and 45 mins early, so that i was planning to get to class on time (For the first time this semester), so guess what?? i arrived 5 mins earlier, but... when we arrived, i had the 5 JDs, and as usual the taxi driver has no change, i asked some girls waiting for a taxi on the gate(s) of the university for some change, and i donnu how, i lost 1 JD in the process (Damn girls!!) so this was act one!!
Act two: the class
As usual, the satellite class is no fun, i donuu what the hell is going on, orbits and stuff, nothing fun, and some boring atmosphere. but this is not bad thing, it is usual. also i don't think this is pretty mush part of my Halloween day!!
Act three: Creative Zen
I have purchased a Creative Zen micro form the net three weeks ago, it supposed to arrive one week ago, but (sub7an allah) it arrived to Jordan, and Aramex for the first time had problems in delivery (Internal delivery), and i had to wait one extra week, so it finally delivered and i went to pick it up from my friend's house (He uses ship&shop), i didn't open it, but i was delighted i had it.
Act four: Lunch
I went to have lunch with my friends at Kindisoft, we went to Costello (A nice restaurant near the university) and ordered some pizza, we ate and had some fun, i tested the Creative Zen for the first time, i just plugged in the battery and tested the music, it seemed nice and fun, it had some nice features, and a lovely sound, i liked it.
We joked and had fun, then we went to the company, and i gave Ammar some media files (Good stuff), and i think i left my keys on the table (Remember that) i synchronized some media files to my Zen, and it worked just as beautiful as i expected.
As far you see, it was lovely, except for the taxi thing!! keep going
Act five: Leaving to Orwa's
I was planning to get home, but i saw Orwa waiting for a taxi, so introduced him to the Zen and tested it together, then he invited me to his home, and we waited for the taxi together.
After 10 mins, no taxi came, and every time somebody (a Girl, with boobs) stands ahead of us, and takes the taxi, it was irritating, coz it is not polite to take someones turn, so we decided to step ahead in that position, and guess what!! the taxis went to our previous position (where again girls with boobs was standing). after 15 mins luckily a taxi came and took us.
Act six: Damaging the Zen!!
This is the worst part ever, the long waited mp3 player got corrupted, here is how:
I was planning to charge it (Via Usb 2.0 port), and to synch some music from Orwa's PC, i just plugged it in, and it turned off!! first i thought the buttery got dead, but i left it some time and it didn't respond, or even turn on!!
Then i discovered that the usb port i plugged the player in is damaged, it has no plastic thing beneath the usb wires, so as you know when plugging a usb device in the port, i only goes one way, but to show how lucky i was, i got in the other way, so the voltages were inverted, and the mp3 player power IC got burned!!!
If you think of it, it's kindda of funny, coz the probability of this happening is 1/6,000,000,000 (Only me in this world), and Creative didn't ever put the possibility that there will be ever a NAKED usb port (without a plastic thing), so DAMN!!!!
Act seven: Reaching Support
As you know PC Zone is the Creative Zen Agent in Jordan, so it was 4:30 PM, and i was planning to reach the support before they close, it is Thursday (Halloween night!!) and they leave early, so we went to take a taxi!! Again. guess what?? we had our god damn taxi at 5:15!!! it traveled around Amman to get to Rabieh (Our first destination), and we arrived there at 5:45, we did our thing there, and headed to Al Gardens (Where PC zone is) We arrived 6:08, and the support closed, they closes at 6:00, and we were 8 mins late!!!
After a long day we decided to eat something, and we choose Falafel sandwich!!
Act eight: Going out
As a habit, we go out ever Thursday, we went to Gloria Jean's to get some coffee, and i sit on the sofa, Were i had my usual (Hazel nut latte) and we had a nice evening.
Act nine: Having a late meal
After a long time deciding what to do after Gloria Jean's closed, we decided to eat, at some nice restaurant called New Moon Light in Shmesani, it was a nice meal, then suddenly, i was silent, I Lost My Damn Keys!!! Where the hill did i lose them? in Kindisoft at the table? At Orwa's? In Gloria Jean's at the sofa? in one of the goddamn taxis?
At this moment, i remembered how bad my day was, from the impossible things that happened (Like the damaged Usb thing) to loosing the key's and leaving home.
Act Ten: The last one
Leaving home: now it is 3:00 AM, and everybody is sleeping, but lucky me, Halloween day is over, and my brother was playing with his Playstation2, so getting inside the house was mot that hard, but sleeping after that was!!
Today i woke up laughing about what happened, and i remembered it is Halloween, i am a Muslim, But this Halloween thing applies to my day!!! of course without wearing any costume!
So this is my God Damn day! so how was yours??
Comments:
Ibrahim Saqer at 7:20pm November 2
i can say Nothing but WooooooooooooW...
:D
Star Morning at 7:34pm November 2
really wow
Mohammad Afaneh at 7:56pm November 2
loooooooooool ...i cant say anything only " thanks for trying , please try again :P "
hehe
Hussein AlSarabi at 8:12pm November 2
My day was better i guess :P :P :P
Hussein AlSarabi at 8:12pm November 2
Poor Ata !! Good luck next time !
Mohammad Afaneh at 8:20pm November 2
btw about the Creative Zen ... Mabroook el new 1 hehehe :P halel masareek hehe ... am mean sah ?? :P hehe :D
Hussam Abu-Libdeh at 9:50pm November 2
Yawwwn ..... classic Olga.
Malik Al-shayeb at 12:57am November 3
lol man that was a good story to replace "al-bu2asa2"
Gaza Rabe'e Nabil at 1:03pm November 3
stay home at new years EVE ........
Tareq Tahboub at 11:32pm November 5
Seems like you had a long day... But I would say, you can solve a lot of your problems by getting a car, and getting rid of those "Goddamn Taxis" ;)
Here is a useful thing... I believe you are really talented in writing, and you gotta take advantage of that, somehow... seriously :)
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Newspapers, when will they ever trace what they write??
Monday, October 1, 2007 at 4:48pm
Hi,
I have gotten into this news:
http://alrai.com/pages.php?news_id=175246
Everything was fine until i found this paragraph::
واشار عبيدات أن شركة Apple Computers طرحت أجهزة iPhone داخل الولايات المتحدة فقط بتاريخ 29-6-2007 وسمحت بتشغيله حصرياً مع شركة AT&T كمزود وحيد لخدمة الهواتف المتنقلة، ولم تسمح لغاية الآن بتشغيله خارج الولايات المتحدة. وبالتالي يكون عبيدات وأبوحسين اول من استطيع اختراق احتكار جهاز iPhone من قبل الشركة الاميركية وتشغيل الجاز خاج الاولايات المتحدة الاميركية مما يثبت قدرة وخبرة الشباب لاردني في مجالات الاتصالات وتكتولوجيا المعلومات .
Now read this, dated Aug 29, 2007:
A hacker who figured out how to unlock the iPhone has traded an unlocked phone for a new car.
After facing problems trying to auction the phone on eBay, George Hotz received a call from CertiCell, a company that refurbishes mobile phones. "Terry Daidone, the founder of CertiCell, contacted me this morning, and offered to make a trade for the iPhone," Hotz wrote on his blog (http://iphonejtag.blogspot.com/2007/08/iphone-has-been-traded.html). "I traded it for a sweet Nissan 350Z and 3 8GB iPhones."
Hotz shared the method he discovered for unlocking the phone on his blog, so the phone he traded doesn't hold any secrets. But he put the phone up for auction because he thought someone might want the phone, the second one that he unlocked, for its historical value. "If you are only bidding on this to get an unlocked iPhone, don't. There are much cheaper and easier ways to get one. This is a piece of cell phone history," he wrote on his blog.
Hotz, who arrived at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York for his first days of college on Sunday, closed the eBay auction after receiving too many fraudulent bids. He then invited legitimately interested buyers to contact him directly.
He plans to give the three iPhones from CertiCell to people who helped him as he worked on unlocking the phone.
Besides accepting the gifts, Hotz agreed to do some consulting work for CertiCell, according to a statement from the company. While the statement says that CertiCell doesn't plan to commercialize Hotz's unlocking method, it also says that part of Hotz's consulting work will include training CertiCell staff on the unlocking process. CertiCell also hopes that Hotz will help its engineers develop new methods for updating software and reflashing refurbished phones.
Since the iPhone went on sale at the end of June, hackers have been working on ways to unlock it . The phones are built to work only on AT&T's wireless network. Unlocking the phone means that a customer can use it on another network and avoid signing a long contract with AT&T.
The process is controversial, however. One company, Uniquephones, says that it has developed a way to unlock the phones, but has delayed the release because of concerns of legal action from AT&T.
I would like to add the following videos on how to unlock the iphone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omBro8pwlu0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrtnsYwBYR4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VANzplBSLcQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hepjaMD8-uA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GaaM-iGRA
So what i simply want to say, is how our newspapers handle the news, and how they don't make enough research on what they post, i don't say that Jordanians are stupid or anything, i am one of them, and i feel smart, but i say smart Jordanian people should not rush into what they read in our newspapers and what we hear of gossips.
I think those guys did a great job flashing that ROM, but they were not the first!!! and i think this is kind of an advertisement to both universities mentioned in the article, and to promote them, but i regret the lack of research.
I remember that time when i read in the zero-one technical newspaper that Macromedia has released Flash 7, and it was a brand new news, mean while Flash 7 had been released 2 years before that article, and flash 8 after that, and Macromedia was promoting for flash 9, and Adobe was in the initial agreement to acquire Macromedia, and that flash 9 will be flash CS3.
Maybe this news is not important to many of Jordanians or even Arabs, or even the whole world, but as a developer i may be interested in reading such news, and the big surprise is to find that the leading technical newspaper in jordan don't even do a small research to what they write!!!! they just pick anything written in Arabic on the forums and put it, they don't even bother to check the trusted sites and to translate what they say.
And as what i always say, not all what you find on the web is true, or up to date.
Just thought of sharing, share what you think too.
Regards,
Ata AlQadi
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The other notes where copied and pasted from other sites, so they are not mine actually, and the comments on them are wack :P
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