Fall of the Berlin Wall

Intlxpatr wrote about the fall of the Berlin Wall that happened on 9 November 1989, seventeen years ago from today. This represented the end of the Cold War and set the world on a new path.

On this occasion, here is Winds of Change by the Scorpions

Vampires do not Exist, or do they?

University of Central Florida physics professor Costas Efthimiou claims that vampires do not exist and he proves it mathematically. The article can be found here.

His theory states that On Jan 1, 1600, the human population was 536,870,911. If the first vampire came into existence that day and bit one person a month, there would have been two vampires by Feb. 1, 1600. A month later there would have been four, and so on. In just two-and-a-half years the original human population would all have become vampires with nobody left to feed on.

Professor Costas is assuming that anyone bitten by a vampire would turn into a vampire. I suggest he watches a few recent vampire movies like Blade, Blade II, Blade Trinity and Underworld and Underworld Evolution. Maybe, read a few Anne Rice Books and watch a few Buffy episodes also.

He needs to know that you do not become a vampire by being bitten by one, you need to be sired by a vampire to become one, meaning having the vampire offer you some of his blood to drink resulting in you joining the undead.

Therefore, mathematically, vampires can exist. Good try Prof Costas, but your comclusion is wrong.

Wonderfully Weird Photos

or is weirdly wonderful photos? Anyway, enjoy and have a wonderfully weird weekend, or is weirdly wonderful?

Just enjoy your weekend ;-)

Saddam Hanging

Coming soon at all Game Arcades:

Um Said Bargaining

Bargaining:

1 : to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract
transitive verb
1 : to bring to a desired level by bargaining
2 : to sell or dispose of by bargaining.

For an example of an expert bargainer , watch Um Said in action:

Turkish Airlines

Shawarma while flying is the best ;-)

Saddam Hussein Sentenced and His Reaction

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein sentenced to death by hanging today for his role in the killing of 148 Shiite Muslims in the northern Iraqi village of Dujail following an attempt on his life there in 1982.

Saddam shouted slogans as he heard his sentence. He was also dissapointed because he was sentenced to hang instead of being shot by a firing squad.

Ramsey Clark, former United States Attorney General and part of Saddam's defence team, was promptly ejected from the trial of Saddam Hussein after passing the Iraqi judge a note claiming that the trial was a travesty.

Words of Wisdom

Saddam's Palaces are now Internet Hot Spots

I saw an ad for Satellite Internet in Iraq similar to the set up I have at home. The service provides Internet access to remote locations with no existing communication infrastructure such as phone lines. I was curious to see what prices they are offering so I clicked on the site and found a list of all the installations they have in Iraq. These installations where US army bases and Presidential Palaces.

What was amusing was the Saddam / Presidential palaces having Internet Coverage. I counted 63 Palaces that would mean that if Saddam wanted to sleep in all his palaces during the year, he would average 5 nights in each palace. I don't know about Saddam but I need a few days to get accustomed to a new bed before I can soundly sleep. It takes me 3 days to get used to my new surroundings, so that would mean if Saddam was like me, in 5 days Saddam would only get 2 nights of good sleep and 3 nights of insomnia. Maybe that was why he was bad tempered most of the time.

The full list can be found here.

Back from Eid Vacation

Sorry for the long pause, I was busy vacationing. More posts coming soon.

Here is a little hint of where I am.



And here is a cool 3D Dinosaur for your viewing pleasure.




Note: the two pictures are not related, I was not excavating dinosaurs in some remote area of the world.