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Stop urging people to run Firefox

Tech Warning:
If you're not interested in Browser Security, Internet exploits, you may skip this article
Firefox fanboy warning:
This is NOT to bash Firefox or accusing it of being insecure, so read well before you explode. I personally think Firefox is great, same goes for Opera, Chrome and Safari. If you have a beef with that, bring it up with Saltzer, link provided below

In a very recent security related article by Larry Saltzer, he deconstructs the aging myth of how Firefox is impervious to attacks. Or at least, he shows shows that it's no longer safe from being a target. It's worth mentioning that his article is based on security findings reported by, Microsoft. But exactly as he notes...

With Microsoft and Adobe both doing a better job of fighting vulnerabilities in their own products, it's not surprising, as the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report also finds, that vulnerabilities in software across the industry are declining. This is why social engineering and malware are becoming the real problems. But in the meantime, it makes sense that some of our longstanding biases about product security are not as correct as they might have been at one time.

 So shouldn't you.

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Never judge a book by its cover!

When I was a little kid, my mother used to encourage me to try out new things. Even when I would refrain from engaging in a specific activity, or eating something. She would suggest to me that I should "Try it" then judge if I liked it or not.

No brainer, I know ..

But as I grew up, many things started judging based on my knowledge, experience and my thought process. Most of the time, it works quite well. But, that doesn't mean I never missed out! In fact, I'm mostly gung-ho about trying out new things but I still find myself reserved on others.

Long story short, I just discovered few amazing places that I wouldn't have ever tried out. Had I stuck to my conservative reservation...

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Atheists might be good

But they don't have to...
Believers are obligated to be good
But some aren't!

Do you see the point?

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Blogging Disappointments...

I am starting to think that we [bloggers/readers] are holding other bloggers in such high esteem to the point that we really forget how arrogant, egotistic and stupid they really are.

Can you think of the negative things about blogging? Let me help you explore the darker side of blogging..

Mandatory disclaimer!
Folks, this doesn't mean that EVERYONE as in EVERYONE is like this. However, I can't hide my disappointment in so many

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When the lady calls the next day for the recipe!

You can't help by feel so proud of your wife!

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حملة الرفق بالإنسان

من أجمل ما رأيت على شاشة التلفاز

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Myth buster: Like my mother!

If I got a penny for every time I heard "I get something because my mother had it" I would probably have couple of bucks by now.

But, I've just had it with this... Women, YOU ARE NOT YOUR MOTHER, and the old idiom "turn the jar on it's mouth and the girl will end up like her mother" doesn't apply to genetics! Well, it applies to only half of your genetic code. The have that you inherit from your mother. But that's not the end of the story...

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Women and weight

I wish someone can explain to me why are women so obsessed with their weight! I mean, I'm no neurologist, but I bet you it occupies more gray matter in women's brain than say, gadget interest. (trying to be funny, NOT sexist)

What is it that is so worrying about women's weight? Why are 2 pounds over your skinnier than a stick too much to worry about?

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Dubai's bubble... Burst?

There appears no way you can escape this recession. Except if you run a self sufficient tribe in the Amazon or perhaps own a hut in Tibet. But everywhere else, the losses are tallying.

There's no escape, stocks are plummeting, commodities are losing, oil price is dropping, real-estate is in the gutter, precious metals are scrap and even foreign currencies are taking a pounding.

Apparently, only the US treasury and dollars are appreciating. And not by that much.

The economic boom that appears to resemble Dubai's ever rising skyline seem to have taken a recent turn south. Where many of the greatest companies like Emaar (currently building the tallest skyscraper in the world) have finished almost 80% down since the 52 week high back in January. While other stocks took a pounding, going down to 62.7%. That's almost two thirds of its value.

That's not all, even real estate prices appear to have fallen as much as 19% in October alone from September. There're are indicators that this might only be the beginning

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Why is this blogosphere broken?

There's a major issue plaguing the blogosphere anyway you wish to look at it. We feel it, but defining it might not be that easy.

People who truly state their minds are brushed away as eccentrics. Or as my liberal next door neighbor would say, It's democracy in its finest glory.

That crap about opposites is completely rubbish. It works only for Electricity and Magnetism. On the blogosphere (or the real world), people of similar beliefs and perspectives that stick together. Where else could you see it better than the glorious narrow versioned Arab internet?

Just as we appear to have blindfolds towards our social issues, we are exactly the same online. If someone has an idea it's the ultimate truth and no one else has a clue (unless you're a member of that clan) You're a moron, backward and stupid.

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I guess hell does freeze over

Or at least from time to time!

Today, Hell froze over and Sun is going to bundle MSN Tool bar with its Java virtual machine

WHAAAT!!? But ... Old enemies... Java wars...? Office Wars!!? 528 MILLION in settlement...

Yes, exactly! Perplexing!

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عُهْرٌ على الهواء

بداية اعتذر عن العنوان و الذي بصراحة على الرغم من الفاظه شبه النابية الا انني وجدته مناسبا، واصفا للحال المزرية للقنوات الإذاعية في الأردن و بدون استثناء.

شيء غريب و ظاهرة مثيرة للجدل بكل معنى الكلمة. و من يبحث في الأمر يجده سريعا. البرامج الحوارية التي يديرها مذيعين على اعتقاد انّهم باحثون نفسيّون و محللون اجتماعيون و حتى علماء فلك. و لو ان الأخير لا يمتاز عن الهلوسة بشيء لكن على الأقل على المكشوف

و الطّامة الكبرى ليست في محاوري البرامج الحوارية بقدر ما هي في الجمهور العجيب و الغريب الذي يذكّرني بحلقة من حلقات جيري سبرينجر (برنامج امريكي يجمع حثالة المجتمع الأمريكي و يجابههم ببعض عبر شاشة التلفاز لتعترف كل عاهرة لأختها كيف انّها اغوت زوج الأخرى الذي يعترف فيما بعد انّه مثليي الجنس و يحب اخاها. و هذه مجرد احدى القصص "المفبركة" التي تشاهد على شاشة التلفزيون في البرنامج المذكور)

لكن من الواضح ان حمّى الإثارة الجنسية الإذاعية وصلت و فرضت وجودها بكل قوة على الإذاعات العربية في كل برامج اللّيل و آخره. و البرامج الحوارية الساخنة

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Bad economy hits Lebanese singers

This is hilarious!

Milhem Zain (superstar 2nd runner up) cancelled concert scheduled for November 14th. The reason, "Bad economy"

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Look Mom, No burning flags!

If there was a greater gift, or a greater way to congratulate the American people it would be this... Have you seen a single burning American flag anywhere in the world since the election of Obama?

I guess this is something for the American people to ponder. How come, people around the world are so excited about Obama? How come people appear to stop hating Americans all of a sudden!? Democracy didn't change. Liberty didn't change. Freedom didn't change, so what did?

Looking back at historical data to figure out what's going on right now is something I do for a living. In a completely different form of course. But just like scientists who study seismic activity go over all the data they have acquired prior to an earth quake, this is one political earthquake that deserves it's own study and deep analysis.

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On being a m7ajabeh (wearing the veil) in the U.S.

I am a strong believer of the 7jab (veil) and I wear it proudly. I knew I would have some difficulty when I came to the U.S. especially with all the distorted views most Americans have of Muslims. I prepared myself for the stares that I knew I would definitely get. Wherever I go, whether it's to the mall or a restaurant, I know I will turn a few heads. I try not to let it get to me, but sometimes I just can't!

 

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