The Other Side of AIDS
Posted on June 8th, 2009 by ac3bf1
Jonathan Arbib
A bit of my work, life, and experiences.
Waypoints and Routes around the UK…
Posted on May 7th, 2009 by ac3bf1
My next Gadgets…
Posted on May 5th, 2009 by ac3bf1
Iridium Satellite Phone
The Iridium is the only Satellite phone which has the largest coverage over the globe. Perfect for remote areas, as Africa or Southern parts of Asia, as well as South America. It has a decent 3 hours talk time on the “super-sized” battery… But not an issue on this device I think, since its purpose is for emergency calls. Hence keeping the device off, with the battery removed perhaps will ensure a maximum life of the battery until the phone is really needed. A 12 V charger is also provided, which can (if in need) be ran off of a Solar panel for example… In the last years they have introduced also pay-as-you-go cards, which do not bind you to contracts or monthly expenses, which is perfect for the occasional use during trips…
a MUST have for remote explorers…
Garmin GPSMap 60CSx Handheld GPS Navigator
Garmin 60CSx will probably be my next gadget to join my “collection”…
It’s unfortunately on the pricey side… but it appears to be a very sturdy GPS unit!
There is an excellent review, which abundantly speaks about this unit, and its great details! It’s nice that it can take custom maps, and import/export to/from Google Earth, which is nice for Hiking, or off-path adventures, like *cough* *cough* Africa!
I’ll leave the reading to you 
Underwater Photography
Fantasea FS-500 60m Underwater Housing for Nikon Coolpix S500 Camera
This seems to be a good combination for a good camera and a cheap underwater Housing. The camera unfortunately could do better… But I still cannot find a good combination for a cheap underwater case and camera which will take good pictures underwater… Without spending too much…
Cities I’ve Visited - by TripAdvisor
Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by ac3bf1
- Canaima National Park, Venezuela
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas
- London, UK
- Fredrikstad, Norway
- Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos
- Kruger National Park, South Africa
- Porlamar, Venezuela
- Miami, FL, USA
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
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- Create your own travel map or travel blog
- Travel Info at TripAdvisor
I Don’t Need Sex - The School of Engineering Fucks Me All The Time
Posted on March 17th, 2009 by ac3bf1
Q: What is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers?
A: Mechanical Engineers build weapons, Civil Engineers build targets.
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The graduate with a Science degree asks, “Why does it work?”
The graduate with an Engineering degree asks, “How does it work?”
The graduate with an Accounting degree asks, “How much will it cost?”
The graduate with an Arts degree asks, “Do you want fries with that?”
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To the optimist, the glass is half full.
To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.
To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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You might be an engineer if:
1)You have no life - and you can PROVE it mathematically.
2)You enjoy pain.
3)You know vector calculus but you can’t remember how to do long division.
4)You chuckle whenever anyone says “centrifugal force”.
5)You’ve actually used every single function on your graphing calculator.
6)It is sunny and 70 degrees outside, and you are working on a computer.
7)You frequently whistle the theme song to “MacGyver”.
8)You know how to integrate a chicken and can take the derivative of water.
9)You think in “math”.
10)You’ve calculated that the World Series actually diverges.
(more…)
What2c.net
Posted on March 17th, 2009 by ac3bf1
Since I Love Travelling, I have just opened up a new website to post updates on my coming trips.
Check it out And do email me if you would like to join…
phpbb.com Hacked - A Thorough Description!
Posted on February 7th, 2009 by ac3bf1
phpbb.com was hacked. Sites get “broken into” every day, but in this case a very thorough description was published here on how the attack was carried out. There is a lot to learn form there, even if techniques used are mostly straight forward. After the attack, someone else then ran the list of recovered passwords through an analysis program, and here is what he came out with.
Links:
Happy Hacking!
Transafrica Nord Sud Summer 2008 Slideshow
Posted on December 17th, 2008 by ac3bf1
Transafrica Nord Sud Summer 2008 Video
Posted on December 17th, 2008 by ac3bf1
Transafrica Nord Sud Summer 2008 from ac3bf1 on Vimeo.