As a favor to a friend of a friend, I have been asked to let interested readers know about a a questionnaire on file-sharing put together by someone carrying out research into the ways people use the internet. It takes about 15 minutes to get through, so if you are so inclined go here.
Tag: Technology
Egyptian spy satellite
Egypt is about to launch a spy satellite:
Egypt will be able to spy on Israel from outer space if it successfully launches a new spy satellite Tuesday from Kazakhstan. The cameras on the EgyptSat 1 vehicle will be able to transmit photographs of objects four meters (13 feet) wide.
I guess they’re trying to keep track of Rami Lakah.
Updated since 15 Jan: Apparently the satellite will be used for remote sensing — officially at least.
How not to apply for a job in Dubai
A Canadian web designer gets rather racist when asking for a job:
From: Amir Saffar
To: Mike Platts
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:11 PM
Subject: RE: hi againit’s very simple Mike. You are interested in my profile and i wanted to know how much you were able to pay. no response means: you either can’t pay that much, or you only hire indians and pakistanis who don’t ask for a good salary.
but dude, i am neither indian or paki and i have never worked for less than 2000 usd/month. You got it now!?Amir
Read the whole exchange.