Ammar Ibrahim's blog

Abul yomon started a blog, one of the very few true hackers I've known in the past two decades. A blog to keep an eye on!

Currently I'm reading a very interesting Information Architecture book called "Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web".

The first chapter starts with a sentence that exactly explains how I've always felt about an idea that I've always argued with friends( designers ).

"Design is an old craft; digital is a new medium"

This is what many designers who design for the web need to understand. Web Design is way beyond Thinkin outside the box, or being a creative psycho artist. You need to understand the science of web design, you need to be very familiar with the technology before you call yourself a web designer. A utopian web designer would be a designer who can think of elements( I like to call them widgets ) that can be represented natively in the target technology( HTML, CSS, JS ).

Although I want to write more, but I beleive blog entries longer than two paragraphs get ignored... and my writing skills suck.

Today Albawaba launched it's OpenSource software Projects site. Big thanks goes to Zaid for introducing the first project, cqGreylist.

This is a dream come true Hopefully more projects in the future.

Ja'ds entry reminded me of a story.

"Bte3ref osset laila wel the2eb?"
"Ahh( Yes )"
"Tel3at Laila mettef2a ma3 il the2eb"

lazem tkoon fe mood mo3ayan 3ashan t7es bel nokteh il mogrefeh

I read this shocking story on Philipp's blog regarding the consiquences of "freedom of speech".

Why else would the guy in an Amman supermarket packing the bags utter
to his cashier colleague that "He will soon see what will happen to
him"? "He" in this case was our one year old son, who went shopping
there with our nanny, who speaks Arabic fluently.

Full Story

It doesn't only look good, but it really tastes good yummy!

Welcome to the blogsphere Check out Damdoom's first post and the new "duetto" blog.

Ammar: Good Morning, I submitted a paper regarding so & so last week, I need to know if everything is OK.
Math Dept Secretary: I've told you yesterday that we sent the paper to the sciences faculty deanship, go check there
Ammar: But I've checked and they told me they didn't get it yet. What I'm I supposed to do!
MDS: Here, see the record, here's a photocopy of your paper, date and time when we sent it.
Ammar( Getting Angry ): You sent it yesterday at 3:30, when I checked yesterday at 1 you told me you've already sent it.
MDS( About to shoot me ): Are you an invistigator? I thought you were a student

So I go to the deanship to check, Dr H is the Dean's Assistant( Big Shit )

Ammar: I cam yest. bla bla bla
Dr H: I said I didn't receive it
Ammar: But they've sent it to you yesterday, and I've seen the record, is there a blackhole on the way? Or maybe someone kidnapped the guy who delivers these papers?
Dr H( About to call security): I told you a million times I didn't get it, I've only received a paper today which is not yours, go check with Mr A.

Ammar: bla bla bla....
Mr A(Opens his records book, and looks carefully for my name): Sorry my friend I didn't get it, go check with Dr H. he's a bit crazy, double check with him.
Ammar: Thanks

Back to Dr H., I think this guy smokes up, he's soooo numb, always smilin, fate7 tommo o rakhy ..... all the time

Ammar: I went to Mr A's office and checked, he said it must be here
Dr H. I checked, go away
Ammar: But not before I know where it is
Dr H. Go check with my secretary

Ammar: bla bla bla paper....
Sec. : ok let me check with the math dept first ( she makes 5 phone calls very effecticely and in less than 5 minutes she gets back to me ) It must be in Dr H's Office
Ammar: But I've checked with him at least 2 times yest. and 5 times today! Another time and I'd die
Sec.: Oh don't worry then, I'll go check it for you
Ammar( What a sweet woman ): I dunnu how to thank you

So she goes into his office, and comes back with a paper in her hand.

Sec.: Here it is!
Ammar.: Where WAS IT!
Sec.: in his drawer
Ammar: Is killing someone allowed today?
Sec.( smiles ): It's ok, just wait for 5 mins, and i'll fix everything with the paper

Seems like every conflict is taking a digital face today. A cyber-war between Islamic "Hackers" and Danish websites led to compromise nearly 1000 Danish websites.

Many of the messages that replaced the home pages on
hacked sites simply condemned the publication of the cartoons in Danish
newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005. Some messages called
for boycotts of Danish goods.

Read the full story. [Source BBC]

Note: I don't like to use the word Hacker in this context.

Just got back home after watching the beautiful movie, Memoirs Of A Geisha. On the way back home I saw few snow flakes falling from the sky. It's very very windy, a big ass electricity pole just dropped dead very close to where I live.

"Ya raitna 3melna be Israel Illy 3am ne3malo bel Denmark" 

Our reactions just make me sick

If any if you girls has a crush on Ameen, think twice.

Ammar @ Got a Cow that Went Dry says:
when are you comin bro
Just Say No to Drugs, Alcohol, and Danish Products says:
valentine's .. id never spend it without you ..