Beijing 2008 is over

Beijing 2008 Closing Ceremony

!2 years spent planning and execution. The Chinese have done it. They WOWed the world for over 2 weeks. Beijing 2008 will surely go down in history as a proud moment for all Asians.

Check out these awesome pictures (from Boston.com) to look back at Beijing 2008.

Malaysia Today blocked by TMNET

Malaysia Today blocked by TMNET. Use

http://mt.harapanmalaysia.com/2008/

Looks like our boys are at it again. Bastards, either their DNS is un-patched or this is deliberate.

Update: The bastards turned out to be MCMC!!!

Sources: MalaysiaKini || Kamal Talks || BangsaMalaysia

If you’re on streamyx and using  TMNET dns servers (202.188.0.133/202.188.1.5/etc….) then Malaysia Today is off limits to you.

Streamyx DNS servers are resolving malaysia-today.net to “127.0.0.1″ .  See screenshot

openDNS (208.67.222.222 / 208.67.220.220) and other DNS servers got it right so use them to get onto Malaysia-Today .

Again, the alternative URI

http://mt.harapanmalaysia.com/2008/

Anwar Wins!!

Taken from Ridzuan

It’s official. Anwar (PKR) has taken Permatang Pauh. Da man is finally back in Parliament.

He received 35,195 votes wherelese his oponent Arif Shah only managed 15,524 votes. That’s a win by 15,671 votes for Anwar of PKR.

Sources: MalaysiaKini || Politickler || Malaysian Insider

Permatang Pauh by-election results soon

Taken from MalaysiaKini

The ballot counting has began and as of now DSAI is leading by 14K to 4K.

Looks like it’s gonna stay that way. YEY!!

Keep up2date with the results through: Politickler || MalaysianInsider || MalaysiaKini

Auto upgrade Firefox 2 to Firefox 3

Users on the latest Firefox 2, version 2.0.0.17 should start receiving software updates later today prompting them to upgrade to Firefox 3.

The update is automated so no user intervention is needed expect for clicking yes on the license agreement disclaimer page.

Most extensions are already Firefox 3 capable so chances of you running an outdated extension is quite slim. The compatibility checker will notify you of such cases and offer the option to have them updated.

If you can’t wait then simply go to “Help” –> “Check for updates” to start the process manually.

Source: Mozilla