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Lima's Wedding 2007-10-15 11:54:00 I usually avoid family programs, but I didn't want to miss Lima's wedding since we two have some beautiful childhood memories.
It was also good to be able to meet almost all of my maternal relatives, whom I only get to see once in a blue moon. Nice Eid get together!
Mar Shala Re! 2007-11-08 17:08:21 Former chief of Bangladesh Army Lieutenant General Mahbubur Rahman (retired) got a good bashing from a fellow BNP activist!
Who will believe that this guy once lead the army and used to get salutes wherever he went? Doesn't he have martial arts or hand-to-hand combat training? It's really amazing to see this sort of scenes... but thanks to the anonymous photographer, it had given me a straight 20 minutes of laughter!
Photo credit: E-Bangladesh.
Looking For Investors 2007-11-27 12:53:00 I need around 80 lacs taka for the fist round financing of my new start-up company. If you're willing to invest, then get in touch with me. If you know someone who's looking for a project to invest, then hook me up with them.
My new initiative is first of it's kind in Bangladesh and it'll surely bring a revolutionary change in the tech industry. Are you with me or not? Read more:Investors
Ending Life 2007-12-06 20:23:40 Lately I've been thinking about suicide a lot. I never had a family, never had friends, I was never a happy person.
The sadness and pain that has accumulated over the years will never go away unless I do what I wanted to do since my childhood. I've shed a lot of tears and I'm tired of it. This is getting unbearable. I must find a solution. Oh yeah, a full proof solution.
Listening to: Scooter - And No Matches. Read more:Ending
River Cruise on Buriganga 2007-11-30 12:17:00 I was very excited about the cruise on Buriganga river, but all my excitement died within half an hour of reaching Sadarghat Launch Terminal. The place is way too dirty and full of beggars of all ages. The river is fucking dirty and smells shit.
I'll never ever go back to that place without a very good reason. I never imagined a part of Dhaka could be so ugly. Read more:River
, Cruise
Dumb BTTB 2007-11-29 12:05:00 I'm considering sending a formal complaint to ICANN and IANA against BTTB. I'll be meeting ICANN officials in February, and I'll surely discuss about BTTB's mismanagement of .BD ccTLD.
Here's what raged my anger: I wanted to register a domain that expired over a year ago, but BTTB officials told me that it's not possible if I'm not the "original" registrant. According to their dumb rule, anyone who registers a .BD domain becomes the "owner" of that domain for life. Even if he doesn't pay the yearly due it'll be marked as a registered domain and BTTB won't allow anyone else to register it. Can BTTB get any more dumber than this? Do they understand how the domain registry business works?
Micro Blogging 2007-12-16 11:37:00 In order to keep you all more updated on my whereabouts I've started micro blogging from today. You'll get to know what exactly I'm doing from morning till night, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Visit http://russell.ekushey.com/updates/ to find out what I'm doing right now, and what I did earlier. Keep track of me round the clock! Read more:Blogging
My 4th Bank Account 2007-12-11 11:16:00 After checking out at three banks I decided to open my new account at Brac Bank. Their fees are reasonable enough, has enough ATMs around the country, and more importantly their customer services is good. I'd rate them 3.5/5.
The Visa card that comes with the account is accepted on all QCash machines and of coarse on all shops where I buy stuffs from, so good for me. Read more:Account
Smoking is Good! 2007-12-22 19:53:25 I started smoking at the age of 15. At first it was just to experiment and to impress girls, but later on I got hooked to it. It's been a long time I've been smoking, and I still feel good about it.
Anyway, here are the top 5 reasons why smoking is good:
5 It will keep your body warm during winter
4 It kills appetite, therefor you eat less (thus making you slimmer). You won't find a supermodel who doesn't smoke.
3 It helps you to concentrate on complex tasks (such as programming and engineering)
2 It reduces stress and anxiety dramatically
And the numero uno reason is:
1 It makes you feel good! (didn't you notice everyone smokes after having sex?)Smoking
is not only good for you, it's good for your country's economy as well... a lot of people earn their living by making and selling cigarettes, and the government earns a large revenue as well. So smoke as much as you can, forget what the doctors say. No matter what you're going to die anyway!
Lonesome 2008-03-09 19:22:10
If you want to use it, then please back link to it's Flickr page.
Read more:Lonesome
My Caricature 2008-02-27 14:21:53 My caricature by Rhoda Grossman, a San Francisco based artist:
Simply hilarious ;)
Compurius 2008-02-24 10:45:00 After thinking, thinking, and thinking, I came up with a name for my new company: Compurius. Here's how it's derived:
Computer + Aquarius = Compurius
Compurius will be providing FOSS, Linux and IT security services to small to large enterprises along with provide value added services for domain registration and hosting companies in Bangladesh. Technology Ahead, that's the slogan!
Mail from Google 2008-02-13 10:38:00 Here's an e-mail that I got from a Google
recruiter:
I ran across your website today and was intrigued by your passion for computing and open source. You seem to have been quite involved with FOSS projects in the past and still, currently. I wanted to touch base with you to find out more about your current activities and interests, and to hopefully discuss potential engineering opportunities at Google. What do you think?
I don't know if they would actually hire me or not, but it's an honour to get noticed.
My Birthday! 2008-02-01 14:45:42 Thanks to everyone who has called, emailed, and wished me on Facebook, Flickr, and Hi5! I didn't knew I had so many well wishers! :)
It just couldn't get any better than this... I'm so happy!Sharif bhai opened a thread on our Flickr group where a lot of people had wished me... Shahriar bhai greeted me the Flickr way!
To be continued...
Read more:Birthday
Ekshathe Dekhi: Open Air Exhibition 2008-01-31 11:55:00 My second group photography exhibition commences tomorrow at Chobir Haat, opposite of Dhaka University's Institute of Fine Arts at Shahbag.
It's open from 11:00 to 20:00 till 5th February. There will be a musical program on the last day of the event.
All proceedings from this exhibition will go to the Sidr victims fund. Come over if you get a chance!
Read more:Exhibition
Sidr Aid Photography Exhibition 2008-01-26 19:48:00 Some brilliant photography of renowned photographers of the time will be displayed in the Sidr Aid Photography Exhibition
, which starts from today.
It'll continue till 31st January 2008, from 11:00 to 19:30 everyday at Russian Center of Science and Culture, House 510, Road 7, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Earned money from the sold photographs will be given to the Sidr victim fund for the welfare of the victims.
We are expecting a great response from all walks of people participating in this social act and thus stepping forward in aid of the Sidr victims. I've contributed a photograph and I'm part of the organising team as well. Please come and visit us.
BOINC on Linux Howto 2008-01-15 11:28:00 After signing up as a BOINC volunteer I received a good number of e-mails from people who ran into problems while trying to install or run the BOINC client on Linux
. Sure it isn't a difficult task, but still it isn't as straight forward as using it on Windows where you run the installation program and then you're ready to goto.
I haven't found much websites that can be helpful for novice Linux users, so here's my attempt to describe the installation process... the easy way of coarse.
Ubuntu and Debian:
Install the program using the apt-get tool. On the shell, type:
sudo apt-get install boinc-client boinc-managerThis will install both the client and the manager. Now type boincmgr to run the graphical user interface, and follow the instructions to attach new projects to the BOINC
Random Acts of Betrayal 2008-01-09 13:58:32
My friend's younger sister who's 24 and has a 1-year old baby girl divorced her husband and married her best friend's husband who also has a 1-year old baby girl. How pathetic!
If you know about similar incidents, then please share them with the readers.
Read more:Random
, Betrayal
Ahsan Manzil Visit 2008-01-05 10:56:00 I've been hearing about Ahsan Manzil since childhood, but never got the chance to visit it since it's located in a different part of Dhaka. I went to that area for the first two months ago, and decided to go there again to visit the Ahsan Manzil. So Shan and I kept making plans and finally went there today... and it was worth it. It's a beautiful architectural monument that reminded me of our gloried past.
Located on the banks of Buriganaga river and very near to Sadarghat Launch Terminal, it was the residential palace of the Nawabs of Dhaka. Now turned into a museum, it has 31 rooms and 23 galleries displaying portraits, furnitures and household articles and utensils used by the Nawabs.
Closed on Thursday, the museum is open from 10:30 to 17:30 on weekdays, and 15:00 to 19:30 on Frida
Lonesome 2008-03-09 19:22:10
If you want to use it, then please back link to it's Flickr page.
Read more:Lonesome
My Caricature 2008-02-27 14:21:53 My caricature by Rhoda Grossman, a San Francisco based artist:
Simply hilarious ;)
Compurius 2008-02-24 10:45:00 After thinking, thinking, and thinking, I came up with a name for my new company: Compurius. Here's how it's derived:
Computer + Aquarius = Compurius
Compurius will be providing FOSS, Linux and IT security services to small to large enterprises along with provide value added services for domain registration and hosting companies in Bangladesh. Technology Ahead, that's the slogan!
Mail from Google 2008-02-13 10:38:00 Here's an e-mail that I got from a Google
recruiter:
I ran across your website today and was intrigued by your passion for computing and open source. You seem to have been quite involved with FOSS projects in the past and still, currently. I wanted to touch base with you to find out more about your current activities and interests, and to hopefully discuss potential engineering opportunities at Google. What do you think?
I don't know if they would actually hire me or not, but it's an honour to get noticed.
Acer Extensa 5620 2008-02-03 10:12:00 Got my new laptop today, Toby bought it for me from Germany.
The specs are: 1.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 mobile processor, 1GB of 667 MHz bus DDR2 memory, 2 MB L2 cache, 120 GB SATA hard drive, 15.4" WXGA "CrysalBrite" TFT-LCD display (1280 x 800), double-layer DVD burner, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, 56 Kbps ITU V.92 modem, Gigabit Ethernet, Intel PRO/Wireless 802.11a/b/g, Type II and 1 ExpressCard PCMCIA slots, 4 USB 2.0 ports, IEEE 1394 FireWire port, 5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD), infrared port (IrDA), mini-DIN S-Video output, microphone and speaker and so on.
And oh, it comes with German keyboard... there are some extra keys, and Z is placed on Y and vice versa!
My Birthday! 2008-02-01 14:45:42 Thanks to everyone who has called, emailed, and wished me on Facebook, Flickr, and Hi5! I didn't knew I had so many well wishers! :)
It just couldn't get any better than this... I'm so happy!Sharif bhai opened a thread on our Flickr group where a lot of people had wished me... Shahriar bhai greeted me the Flickr way!
To be continued...
Read more:Birthday
Ekshathe Dekhi: Open Air Exhibition 2008-01-31 11:55:00 My second group photography exhibition commences tomorrow at Chobir Haat, opposite of Dhaka University's Institute of Fine Arts at Shahbag.
It's open from 11:00 to 20:00 till 5th February. There will be a musical program on the last day of the event.
All proceedings from this exhibition will go to the Sidr victims fund. Come over if you get a chance!
Read more:Exhibition
Sidr Aid Photography Exhibition 2008-01-26 19:48:00 Some brilliant photography of renowned photographers of the time will be displayed in the Sidr Aid Photography Exhibition
, which starts from today.
It'll continue till 31st January 2008, from 11:00 to 19:30 everyday at Russian Center of Science and Culture, House 510, Road 7, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Earned money from the sold photographs will be given to the Sidr victim fund for the welfare of the victims.
We are expecting a great response from all walks of people participating in this social act and thus stepping forward in aid of the Sidr victims. I've contributed a photograph and I'm part of the organising team as well. Please come and visit us.
BOINC on Linux Howto 2008-01-15 11:28:00 After signing up as a BOINC volunteer I received a good number of e-mails from people who ran into problems while trying to install or run the BOINC client on Linux
. Sure it isn't a difficult task, but still it isn't as straight forward as using it on Windows where you run the installation program and then you're ready to goto.
I haven't found much websites that can be helpful for novice Linux users, so here's my attempt to describe the installation process... the easy way of coarse.
Ubuntu and Debian:
Install the program using the apt-get tool. On the shell, type:
sudo apt-get install boinc-client boinc-managerThis will install both the client and the manager. Now type boincmgr to run the graphical user interface, and follow the instructions to attach new projects to the BOINC
Random Acts of Betrayal 2008-01-09 13:58:32
My friend's younger sister who's 24 and has a 1-year old baby girl divorced her husband and married her best friend's husband who also has a 1-year old baby girl. How pathetic!
If you know about similar incidents, then please share them with the readers.
Read more:Random
, Betrayal
A Collection of Suicide Notes 2008-03-27 16:54:42 "I'm trying to watch TV but I don't know what I'm watching. It's so lonely here. I want to sleep but it just won't come. I'm so tired of hurting and being a lone. I keep thinking about the pills in the cabinet but I'm scared. My head hurts so much from crying but if I take anything for it I'm scared I won't stop and I would want to stop.
I don't have any choice in the matter. To make everything better I have to die. I can't make it right by living. I'm so scared I want out but oh I don't know.
I'm so cold, please do something. I can't stand this empty feeling that I'm having. My head is horrible. Stop the pounding it hurts so much. I have no control over anything in my life. I'm breaking into pieces. Somebody do something."
"Dear Mom, I love you with all my heart. I just wasnt meant f Read more:Suicide
, Notes
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