Jun 22

Infor: Astro TV Splitter

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Sekadar memetik daripada artikel daripada SIM.Org.My berkaitan penggunaan satu dekoder Astro untuk banyak TV.

Tamak kerana tawarkan lebih dari satu decoder dalam satu rumah, kemudian yuran langganan utk DMT kedua itu dikenakan pula 50% dari langganan DMT pertama iaitu sekiranya yuran DMT pertama RM80 sebulan, DMT kedua ialah RM40 sebulan. Ketamakan Astro menjadi-jadi bila hanya menawarkan DMT kedua kepada langganan yang melebihi RM80 sebulan saja, yang kurang RM80 sebulan, tak layak. Astro pandai mengumpan pelanggan dengan pemberian DMT percuma, kemudian mengikat pelanggan selama 24 bulan. Pelanggan pula kurang bijak, kerana tertarik dgn DMT Astro (yang harga tak seberapa) terpaksa tanggung yuran langganan selama 24 bulan. Sekiranya Astro mesra pelanggan, sepatutnya mereka perlu jual terus DMT tu pada pelanggan tanpa beri kad pintar kedua dan tak perlu bayar yuran untuk DMT kedua tu kerana ada teknologi yg membolehkan kad pintar dari DMT pertama itu dikongsi untuk beberapa DMT.

Tak kisahlah kalau Astro sendiri yg memasarkan alat itu. Ada 3 jenis alat yg diberi nama card splitter ini.

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May 03

10 Strange Facts About Einstein

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So you think you know Albert Einstein: the absent-minded genius who gave us the theory of relativity (two of them, in fact, special theory and general theory of relativity), but did you know that Einstein was born with such a large head that his mother thought he was deformed? Or that Einstein had a secret child before he was married?

Read on for more obscure facts about the life of the world’s smartest genius:

1. Einstein Was a Fat Baby with Large Head

When Albert’s mother, Pauline Einstein gave birth to him, she thought that Einstein’s head was so big and misshapen that he was deformed!

As the back of the head seemed much too big, the family initially considered a monstrosity. The physician, however, was able to calm them down and some weeks later the shape of the head was normal. When Albert’s grandmother saw him for the first time she is reported to have muttered continuously “Much too fat, much too fat!” Contrasting all apprehensions Albert grew and developed normally except that he seemed a bit slow. (Source)

2. Einstein Had Speech Difficulty as a Child

As a child, Einstein seldom spoke. When he did, he spoke very slowly - indeed, he tried out entire sentences in his head (or muttered them under his breath) until he got them right before he spoke aloud. According to accounts, Einstein did this until he was nine years old. Einstein’s parents were fearful that he was retarded - of course, their fear was completely unfounded!

One interesting anecdote, told by Otto Neugebauer, a historian of science, goes like this:

As he was a late talker, his parents were worried. At last, at the supper table one night, he broke his silence to say, “The soup is too hot.”
Greatly relieved, his parents asked why he had never said a word before.
Albert replied, “Because up to now everything was in order.” (Source)

In his book, Thomas Sowell [wiki] noted that besides Einstein, many brilliant people developed speech relatively late in childhood. He called this condition The Einstein Syndrome.

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Mar 01

Nasib Si Ayam

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Meminjam kata-kata Aman, Nasib Si Ayam. Begitulah tajuk perbincangan kita pada pagi ini. Pada suatu masa, kita dihebohkan dengan berita ayam yang digunakan untuk dihidangkan dalam hidangan Kentucty Fried Chicken atau panggilan manjanya, KFC tidak disembelih dengan cara yang halal dan menjadi topik perbualan hangat pelbagai pihak.

Video ni aku dapat dari saudara Aman, yang mengisahkan bagaimana ayam KFC di negara barat disembelih sebelum diproses untuk dipasarkan di KFC di seluruh barat.

Ayam-ayam tidak berapa dijaga. Ruang yang diberikan amat susah untuk ayam-ayam bebas bergerak. Ini membuatkan ayam-ayam tersebut susah nak menggunakan kesemua tenaga yang diperolehi daripada makanan yang diambil oleh mereka, sekaligus menyebabkan mereka berat dan saiz badan mereka bertambah.

Selain itu, mereka hanya mengantungkan ayam-ayam tersebut secara terbalik dan celupnya dalam air panas untuk membunuh ayam-ayam tersebut. (Halal ke?) Cara mereka mengumpulkan ayam untuk membawa ke tempat “penyembelihan” pun sangat kejam.

Klik untuk video: YouTube.com
Rujukan: www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.co.uk

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