Unmasked blogger plans to sue Google

So what makes this unmasked blogger think could sue Google and win? This blogger uses Google's blog to post bad things at people, expecting to be anonymous and escape from the responsibility of one's posting. The law orders Google to reveal the bum and now the so call "blogger" wants to sue Google for revealing her. In the first place if you uses any blog to defame people, you don't expect the blog host to protect you. They have a business to run and not to expect the law to come onto them because one of their users turn rogue and go attack anyone. Google runs a business and since the law order them to reveal you should know in the first place big names will throw out the bad eggs to protect their names. If you want to do bad things, then go to those really anonymous services. They will have to be at places where laws have no connection. And if such a place do exists, I doubt there would be any visitors there. Being really anonymous makes anyone doubt of the site and the services provided. Start defame people I don't think anyone's reading. If a guest staying in my house started to steal a neighbour's cookie, but left trail of crumbs to my house, think I will let the loser remain covered and have my own name ruined? Same logic here. If you want to be naughty in internet you have to think again.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090825/ttc-us-canada-it-justice-company-interne-0de2eff_1.html

Oracle purchase of Sun

Once again in the world of IT, it is the big dog eats small dog happening again. This time it is Oracle purchase Sun. So it shows that IT world changes very fast. The once popular Sun whose server products was everywhere, that is until MS roll out their Windows NT/2000 which any Intel CPU can become a server. So now we get to see more NT/2K servers than Unix from Sun. So now Oracle will own Sun, or perhaps only the brand name. Oracle, from what I know does database applications. Since I do not uses their products I only heard of their names from my work environment. Their purchase of Sun will most likely intergrate with their database products. But will the server continue with Unix? Or a GUI approach be possible since today's admin are used to the point and click. Typing commands are a thing of the past. Only time will tell if Sun will fade away.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090821/ttc-us-it-computer-company-takeover-orac-0de2eff.html

Comic and Toy Convention

Went to the Comic and Toy Convention. It seems much different from last year. This year is mostly toys. The big names are there. Hasbro and Lego and Star Wars and Takashimaya even sell toys. You can mostly Star Wars cos player walk around. A few youngsters doing the Japanese cos play on the second day. Where is Star Trek people? There were many last event. Anyway managed to get a Wobbuffet stuff toy! In a sense it is cheaper than Toys R Us.

weather havoc turn political in Taiwan......

In Taiwan, Typhoon Morakot is on a rempage on the mountainous areas and villages. In such disaster, there will be destruction and death tolls. So while all relevent rescue parties are doing their job, everyone will be sad and angry, over their losses and lost of loved ones. Some angry people started to get angry at the president. It is so illogical. The president did not cause the weather disaster. And with so many places, he doesn't have enough rescue parties at all the places. If someone be responsible, then the previous government will be the one. The structures they built can't withstand the typhoon. The people should concentrate on rebuilding their homes. At least the government is doing their best to settle the people. Only time will heal.

Local brands can't make for IT

Which local brand would come in mind in the IT sector? Creative Technology. The company whose Soundblaster sound card beats the other brands during the early days of computing. Everyone who own or use the computer knows about it. Those days, when we go for good sound for our computers, we would mostly pick the Soundblaster sound card. The early day computers does not have on-board sound like the computers of today. We get to pick the seperate parts that was opt out when he computer was purchased. Soundblaster is still around today but sound card business seems not that busy. Every computer now have a basic sound card merged with the main board. That sound is considered good, just like the old soundblaster first generation sound card. If you have that sound you won't need to get a seperate one unless the sound is not working or you are a sound person and need to hear better for various reason. So from here on, which is the next local brand? I can't think of any for the computer section. The newspaper or magazines might have some but those brands products are on certain area that not everyone touches on, not everyone knows they exists. They just can't be compared to Creative.

Con men strike on elderly

Con men now strikes on elderly. Reported that the trick was one con man drop his wallet while the next con man picked it up and would share the "loot" with the elder guy. The elder will keep the wallet while the con man will get some cash for exchanging the wallet. After the exchange, the elder guy check the wallet and it is no cash but papers. So this scam is the usual con on people's greed. Just like the phone scam, you greed for the prize and willing to pay small bucks to get the big prize. So elderly should know better with their lifetime of experience with life they have seen. Greed which seem so easy is usually scam. Fell for it and you be much poorer.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20090804/tap-636-two-conmen-prey-elderly-victims-231650b.html