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Wada3an, good-bye, bye bye, pip pip, farewell, cheerio, Salam

Life is taking me into different route and now I decided to quit all IT related activities and go back to the awesome pen and paper. I'm closing this by the end of Feb at max, I'm also working on transferring the leadership of Jolug (Jordan Linux Users Group), JoPHP (Jordan PHP Programmers), Ubuntu-Jo (Ubuntu Jordan LoCo Team) and Ubuntu Arabic team into the active contributors that I met during my involvement in these communities. I still can be reached at blog[at]jadmadi[dot]net until I shut everything down permanently. Blogging were a good experience which I may knock its door again but in a different form and shape but that should not be within the next foreseen years.

Wada3an, good-bye, bye bye, pip pip, farewell, cheerio, Salam

Life is taking me into different route and now I decided to quit all IT related activities and go back to the awesome pen and paper. I'm closing this by the end of Feb at max, I'm also working on transferring the leadership of Jolug (Jordan Linux Users Group), JoPHP (Jordan PHP Programmers), Ubuntu-Jo (Ubuntu Jordan LoCo Team) and Ubuntu Arabic team into the active contributors that I met during my involvement in these communities. I still can be reached at blog[at]jadmadi[dot]net until I shut everything down permanently. Blogging were a good experience which I may knock its door again but in a different form and shape but that should not be within the next foreseen years.

Beefed-Up Technology

(I was a customer at a cell phone store, observing the following exchange.) Employee: “I’m sorry sir, but your phone has water damage, which isn’t covered by the warranty. You will have to purchase a new phone.” Customer: “That’s ridiculous! I haven’t gotten the phone wet!” Employee: “Have you used the phone in the rain? Sometimes, that’s all it takes to get the internals wet enough to damage the device.” Customer: “Well, yes, but that doesn’t make any sense! Cows are in the rain all the time and they don’t die!” Employee: “…” Me: interjecting “Sir, cows aren’t electronic devices.” Customer: storms out Beefed up technology [tags]phone customer,sorry sir,electronic devices,water damage,cows,storms,cell phone store,rain,warranty[/tags]

Beefed-Up Technology

(I was a customer at a cell phone store, observing the following exchange.) Employee: “I’m sorry sir, but your phone has water damage, which isn’t covered by the warranty. You will have to purchase a new phone.” Customer: “That’s ridiculous! I haven’t gotten the phone wet!” Employee: “Have you used the phone in the rain? Sometimes, that’s all it takes to get the internals wet enough to damage the device.” Customer: “Well, yes, but that doesn’t make any sense! Cows are in the rain all the time and they don’t die!” Employee: “…” Me: *interjecting* “Sir, cows aren’t electronic devices.” Customer: *storms out* Beefed up technology [tags]phone customer,sorry sir,electronic devices,water damage,cows,storms,cell phone store,rain,warranty[/tags]

Church of Lies

Wiley.com - Review - It is difficult for any person not affiliated with a group like the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) to imagine the motivation for living in such a system. Jessop grew up within the strictures of the FLDS cult, subjected to its forced marriages and rampant sexual abuse. Her story is a harrowing but inspiring account of one woman’s determination to break free. She relates in rather stark terms the horror of growing up in the polygamous community, the many pleasures she was denied as a child as her elders pursued a pseudo-holiness, forbidding the joys of childhood but engaging in horrible acts of pedophilia. Following her own liberation, she has worked tirelessly and fearlessly to liberate those who want out of the group. Readers will be repelled at some of what Jessop has to say, but in the end, they will be heartened by her efforts to free others in the grip of the FLDS leadership. (Feb.) (Publishers Weekly, December 15, 2008) Wile

Church of Lies

Wiley.com - Review - It is difficult for any person not affiliated with a group like the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) to imagine the motivation for living in such a system. Jessop grew up within the strictures of the FLDS cult, subjected to its forced marriages and rampant sexual abuse. Her story is a harrowing but inspiring account of one woman’s determination to break free. She relates in rather stark terms the horror of growing up in the polygamous community, the many pleasures she was denied as a child as her elders pursued a pseudo-holiness, forbidding the joys of childhood but engaging in horrible acts of pedophilia. Following her own liberation, she has worked tirelessly and fearlessly to liberate those who want out of the group. Readers will be repelled at some of what Jessop has to say, but in the end, they will be heartened by her efforts to free others in the grip of the FLDS leadership. (Feb.) (Publishers Weekly, December 15, 2008) Wile

Superman Goes Shopping

(In my store, it’s store policy to check credit cards for signatures; if they’re not signed, we must see ID.) Me: May I see your card, please? Customer: Why? Me: Your card is not signed sir, and I have to check IDs if there’s no signature. Customer: I know it’s not signed, and it’s not going to be signed. Me: That’s fine, sir - I just have to check your ID then. Customer: Here. shows ID Me: Okay, thank you - sign the machine please. Customer: How do you know that’s me in the ID? He has glasses on and I don’t. Me: Sir, it looks like you. Customer: But I don’t have glasses on. Me: Okay then - I’m sorry, but this isn’t valid proof of ID. I can’t take it, which means you can’t use this card. Customer: Oh, well - it’s me, I was just trying to help you out. Me: I’m sorry sir, but you have convinced me otherwise. I cannot take it. Customer: What? It’s me! Me: I know…it’s you. I was just trying to help you out. More of that [tags]proof of id,valid proof,credit cards,signatures,glasses,signatu

Superman Goes Shopping

(In my store, it’s store policy to check credit cards for signatures; if they’re not signed, we must see ID.) Me: May I see your card, please? Customer: Why? Me: Your card is not signed sir, and I have to check IDs if there’s no signature. Customer: I know it’s not signed, and it’s not going to be signed. Me: That’s fine, sir - I just have to check your ID then. Customer: Here. *shows ID* Me: Okay, thank you - sign the machine please. Customer: How do you know that’s me in the ID? He has glasses on and I don’t. Me: Sir, it looks like you. Customer: But I don’t have glasses on. Me: Okay then - I’m sorry, but this isn’t valid proof of ID. I can’t take it, which means you can’t use this card. Customer: Oh, well - it’s me, I was just trying to help you out. Me: I’m sorry sir, but you have convinced me otherwise. I cannot take it. Customer: What? It’s me! Me: I know…it’s you. I was just trying to help you out. More of that [tags]proof of id,valid proof,credit cards,signatures,glasses,signa

Special thanks to Amman Municipality

I just learned that the two parking spaces in Jabal Amman, First circle and Rainbow street belong to Amman Municipality and you can park there for free, not just that but they also hired guards to keep the parking space safe! The guards are so helpful and when I tried to give a tip to one of them who helped me parking, he said we are hired by the Amaneh and we don't take tips sir, this is a public service and it is provided for free! This is awesome however, I don't think that makes the guards less eligible for taking tips. [tags]rainbow street,amaneh,parking space,parking spaces,municipality[/tags]

Special thanks to Amman Municipality

I just learned that the two parking spaces in Jabal Amman, First circle and Rainbow street belong to Amman Municipality and you can park there for free, not just that but they also hired guards to keep the parking space safe! The guards are so helpful and when I tried to give a tip to one of them who helped me parking, he said we are hired by the Amaneh and we don't take tips sir, this is a public service and it is provided for free! This is awesome however, I don't think that makes the guards less eligible for taking tips. [tags]rainbow street,amaneh,parking space,parking spaces,municipality[/tags]

The Muslim Jesus

The story of Jesus in the Islamic tradition. Muslims believe in the Virgin Birth, that Jesus performed miracles, and that he is the Messiah. They don't believe he was crucified, but he was taken up to heaven by God and will return to earth as a Muslim. This is an illuminating film with commentary from scholars who highlight the similarities and differences between the Jesus of the Gospels and in the Quran - concluding that the two faiths have more in common than most people realise, including an appearance by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, who was filmed quite extensively for this documentary..... [tags]islamic tradition,story of jesus,hamza yusuf,virgin birth,similarities and differences,gospels,faiths,quran,messiah,miracles,muslims,muslim,documentary,appearance,heaven,earth,god[/tags]

The Muslim Jesus

The story of Jesus in the Islamic tradition. Muslims believe in the Virgin Birth, that Jesus performed miracles, and that he is the Messiah. They don't believe he was crucified, but he was taken up to heaven by God and will return to earth as a Muslim. This is an illuminating film with commentary from scholars who highlight the similarities and differences between the Jesus of the Gospels and in the Quran - concluding that the two faiths have more in common than most people realise, including an appearance by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, who was filmed quite extensively for this documentary..... [tags]islamic tradition,story of jesus,hamza yusuf,virgin birth,similarities and differences,gospels,faiths,quran,messiah,miracles,muslims,muslim,documentary,appearance,heaven,earth,god[/tags]

Seven Questions for Michael Gelles

Read at Foreign Policy A psychologist who helped design an interrogation model for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo says that legal, morally sound interrogations would have worked. [tags]naval criminal investigative service,barack obama,human rights groups,knee jerk reaction,whistle blowers,military tribunals,military investigators,20th hijacker,clinical psychologist,9 11 terrorist attacks,gelles,hounshell,old administration,negative position,right move,detention camp,future war,interrogators,executive order,war on terror[/tags]

Seven Questions for Michael Gelles

Read at Foreign Policy A psychologist who helped design an interrogation model for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo says that legal, morally sound interrogations would have worked. [tags]naval criminal investigative service,barack obama,human rights groups,knee jerk reaction,whistle blowers,military tribunals,military investigators,20th hijacker,clinical psychologist,9 11 terrorist attacks,gelles,hounshell,old administration,negative position,right move,detention camp,future war,interrogators,executive order,war on terror[/tags]

I Always Travel By Rocket

Me: “Thank you for calling ****, how can I help you?” Caller: “How far are you from Las Vegas?” Me: “233 miles.” Caller: “So that’s about what, an hour, hour and a half?” Me: “Only if you drive about 230 miles an hour.” I'm addicted to Not Always Right [tags]hour hour,hour and a half,las vegas[/tags]

I Always Travel By Rocket

Me: “Thank you for calling ****, how can I help you?” Caller: “How far are you from Las Vegas?” Me: “233 miles.” Caller: “So that’s about what, an hour, hour and a half?” Me: “Only if you drive about 230 miles an hour.” I'm addicted to Not Always Right [tags]hour hour,hour and a half,las vegas[/tags]