Kenny's Cafe Corner

We Are All Time Travelling Hazardously After All

2013-01-20T14:48:00.001+08:00

I've hated all the characters that Aubrey Plaza has played so far. That is until I've seen her in 'Safety Not Guaranteed'. Don't get me wrong, she's a hot nerd chick but her Julie Powers in the Scott Pilgrim movie is very hateable. I've to confess I haven't seen her much in Parks and Recreation though. She plays pretty much the same bitchy bitter sarcastic type in 'Safety' but her Darius in

The Merry Public Penises and Pussycats

2012-11-15T11:58:00.000+08:00

Here's a fascinating read. A confessional and ranting essay by journalist David Simon. It's good to be reminded that ethics do exist even if his views might be a tiny voice drowned by all the orgiastic moans and groans of scandal. My personal thoughts would be that yellow journalism will always be prevalent but we should pause, step-back and look at the circus from a saner viewpoint. Just long

My Favorite Time Travel Stories

2012-10-22T11:56:00.005+08:00

Time travel is one of my favorite science fiction sub-genres. Such stories are by nature filled with paradoxes and weirdness. Since there is no such thing as a time travel story that made perfect sense a measure of suspension of disbelief is required in order to enjoy such stories. I'm fine with it as long as a story sets its own rules and play by it consistently enough. They are fiction

Brainfarts for the End of September

2012-09-30T15:33:00.003+08:00

Some people are just N.B.A.s (Natural Born Arseholes). Little did they know that they're mere pissants. A pimple on the butt of humanity, as they used to say on USENET. --------------------------------------------------- When I was a wee lad...wee-er than right now, the act of running did not exist. What we adults call running was merely the default mode of transport for us. Everywhere I went

A Car Named Ronald

2012-09-07T18:07:00.001+08:00

"Papa's back!", I would run to my mom as the new car stops in front of our house. How old was I? Eleven ... maybe tweenish. Mom greeted dad with a hug after taking a look at the brand new Proton Saga and exclaiming "it's beautiful!" I was taken aback at this sudden uncommon show of affection. The car was a Tiara Silver top of the line first generation Saga. Automatic transmission, sixteen 'Mega

The Ninety Percent of Grey

2012-08-09T11:07:00.001+08:00

I don't fault Erika Leonard aka E.L. James for writing and selling the 50 Shades novels. She started with Twilight fan-fic and gained enough popularity to publish and sell her stories. Everyone deserves the right to express themselves especially in a mid-life crisis. While she admits she isn't a great writer and is embarassed whenever interviewed about her books at least she's laughing to

2012-07-04T22:24:00.006+08:00

The Girl of My Dreams Last night I was travelling the villages of Malaysia's west coast. Admiring the greenery and overflowing bunds of the fields. Then there was a colonial building beside the road and I went inside. The place was filled with all sorts of knick-knacks to be sold and when I looked up saw that the ceiling was really high with bird nests and sleeping bats and daylight

2012-06-09T08:44:00.000+08:00

The Messages in Prometheus and Things That Make You Go Hmmm... *MAJOR MOVIE PLOT SPOILERS AHEAD!* Dearest reader, discussion of 'Prometheus' will inevitably require the act of having seen and digested the movie first so please refrain from reading any further if you prefer to be surprised by fiction. This is not a movie review. Prometheus is a hard science-fiction movie and I enjoy it

2011-07-17T21:52:00.005+08:00

A Fundamental NeedMy friend Jacky moved into a newly renovated house and in all this excitement decided to get a dog. Perhaps he wanted the companionship when living alone for the time being.Two weeks ago he got himself a female labrador from the PAWS kennel organization. The dog however, is already rather sickly with tick disease and some hip/joint diseases. Lionel and I questioned the wisdom of

2010-05-20T21:37:00.003+08:00

The Evolution of PC AudioThis Youtube clip brings me down memory lane. First, The Secret of Monkey Island is one of my favorite games of all time and its theme forever etched in my musical education.Second, the sounds of a PC speaker, the Adlib soundcard, and my reliable SoundBlaster 16 then the AWE32 MIDI soundtables...ah! Wonderful gaming memories indeed!

2009-09-30T21:26:00.003+08:00

Microsoft Security EssentialsFinally, Microsoft's own anti-virus! Whatever happened to Windows Defender? I suppose they wanted a bigger pie and isn't content with just anti-spyware detection.Click on the link above to download and install the anti-virus for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.A note of warning though, you will have to uninstall all your other anti-virus and anti-spyware.

2009-08-23T14:11:00.000+08:00

Funny 15Malaysia Short VideoOh, and it even stars the controversial Namewee!

2009-07-25T22:11:00.003+08:00

TRON is Back!void hype_my_geeky_obsession(int iExcited){ for(int i=0; i < iExcited; i++) cout << "TRON is back!";}

2009-07-23T08:01:00.005+08:00

Random Quote time!We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. - John F. KennedyWhen I read the above, I am thinking of my own country of Malaysia. This country closes its doors

2009-07-21T21:54:00.001+08:00

Coder Girl: A Nerdcore Ode to Female ProgrammersHaha! I practically laughed out loud when the guy received a text from his girlfriend that says " sudo make me a sandwich "

2009-07-21T14:48:00.002+08:00

Keyboard Cat + Hall & Oates = Fun!My favorite fat cat 'playing' my favorite Hall & Oates song!

2009-07-20T11:36:00.002+08:00

Is the London Stock Exchange Downtime a Microsoft Failure?The London Stock Exchange was shut down for 7 hours in September last year due to technical problems. Since the TradElect system is based heavily on Microsoft platform, a lot of traders are blaming it on the technology.As a consequence, there's talk of migrating the LSE system to a Linux based platform.Do read the comments in the article

2009-07-20T11:27:00.001+08:00

The Black Oil Alien from The X-Files!Remember this storyline in The X-Files tv show? It's about a mysterious black oil from the icy poles that are some creepy alien creature that infects humans and turn them into mutant creatures?Click on the link above...looks like it's life imitating art!

2009-07-14T07:29:00.001+08:00

The Blue and Green Optical IllusionJust check out the link and be amazed...DO NOT TRUST YOUR EYES!

2009-06-30T20:16:00.005+08:00

To Be UnpretentiousA lot of my fellow schoolmates have recently re-connected via the magic of Facebook lately. Now while there have been suggestions to meet in person but mostly this re-union of sorts is more of a virtual happening because a lot of us are living and working far apart geographically. Of course, I also suspect that some of us just aren't too enthusiastic about actually meeting in

2009-06-28T17:02:00.003+08:00

Wade Robson ProjectWade Robson is a dance child prodigy grown up to be a choreographer. He is heavily influenced by Michael Jackson's moves.I first heard of his name as one of the many genius choreographers in my favorite show 'So You Think You Can Dance?' He even has his own dance competition show called the Wade Robson Project.The following is a medley of clips from that show. Check out his

2009-06-28T08:36:00.002+08:00

Steve Martin Does Billie JeanUnless you've been locked in cryogenesis lately then you've heard of Michael Jackson's death on 25th June 2009, Thursday.Thank you Michael for giving us so much entertainment!Anyway, here's Steve Martin doing a parody of Billie Jean.

2009-05-21T21:36:00.003+08:00

The Pop Psychology of IncompetenceThis presentation given by Ron Burk is especially interesting to programmers. It asks the question: how do you know you're a competent programmer?

2009-05-15T14:14:00.002+08:00

8 Cool Tips for Google ChromeOk, I was skeptical of the stability of Google's browser since it's still in Beta but after a few months of using it, I'm convinced this browser is quite cool.Now don't get me wrong, I still think it is an immature product with quite a lot to iron out, but if you are accessing any AJAX heavy website such as any of the Google web apps (eg. GMail or the new Yahoo Mail)

2009-05-15T11:10:00.006+08:00

Screencast of Wolfram Alpha DemoWhat is Wolfram Alpha? Some people have been calling it the Google killer. I have no opinion about that but the way it computes the data you queried is incredible!Click on the link above to see a demo of how it amazingly interprets the context of your questions and spits out computed answers! Google is impressive because of its speed and accuracy at which it