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So, it's here. They started cracking down on people uploading movie using BT.

Since they cracking down tracker sites, I know it eventually will target the users.

It's only in Hong Kong right now, but I'm sure they're going to follow suit in North America soon.....

Yahoo Hong Kong! 男子網上發放BT電影被捕 (Sorry, this is in Chinese only)

The flight from Ottawa to Hong Kong is a long march; 5 hours to Vancouver, 2 hours stopover, 14 hours to Hong Kong. The plane is loaded with kids returning for X'mas vacation. Over 20 hours in the air, eat, nap, watch "Without a peddle", "Heat Team" and "The Notebook", then I arrived Hong Kong.

Get through custom and pick up my luggage, drag the luggage to the bus station and found my optopus card has expired. Fortunately, I already draw some money from ATM (via Plus). So, I buy a ticket.

The ride to the city is pretty smooth, the TsingMa bridge is light up in the background, created a bridge of light in the distance. The bridge is getting closer and eventually the bus goes on the monstrous structure.

Arrived Causeway bay without further event, actually notice a lot of new buildings by the harbor. A lot of the harbor is filled and land is created. No wonder people are complaining the new devlopment destory the harbor and the "Preal of Orient" scene.

Join Uncle Dennis and the rest for some Italian food to celabate Jocelyn's birthday. This Galano place is okey, for the standard and the price range.

Settle down and get to sleep. But since I have some jetleg, I wake up at 5:00am on X'mas eve.

The hill is almost empty until the ski instructors shot down the hill. The weather is kind of warm early in the evening, with snow comes and goes all night. The scene looks amazing when thick flakes of snow falling from the sky, covering the whole hill.

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Usenet been around for a long while...

Since the good old days, a lot of historical things happen on the net.

My first post: here

The 2 games actually still at my parents' place in San Francisco.....

Before that I posted on local BBS on Calgary and Medicine Hat. (FidoNet)

20 Year Archive on Google Groups

So, history repeats itself.

I still remember the infamous Win98 BSoD (Blue Screen of Death) demo and it happens again. (see here)

It's embarrassing for sure to bomb in the demo......

I remember heard of a few close calls elsewhere (not at MS) and luckily it didn't bombed out as bad as what happened to MS. For sure it's a stressful time during the demo, and things is in Merphy's hand (see the 3rd law)

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p.s. Forgot to mention, the MS demo team sounds really top notch to me, handling out of hand situations very well. A deserved credit.
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Addicted to Digital Media - Part II: Behind the Scenes at the CES Keynote

After 20 hours, I'm back to Ottawa. Stay tuned for pix and stories from the trip.

After 3 days, many rides and teaching in such cold weather as -30 after wind chill, Edmond is certified as a Level 1 snowboarding instructor.

It's not the end of the journal, just the beginning of further self improvement and enlightenment.

Yeah... start seeing ads on the Moreover RSSs I subscribe to. It sucks.

Let's hope it's not going to come to the point that spoil the fun of using RSS (hints: Too much ad hurts).

Read this from JKotR, it surprises me that actually I should not fully drain my batteries for a full recharge often..... maybe once every 30 charges.

How to prolong lithium-based batteries