tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29516390750353465812024-02-08T05:06:58.461-05:00Still Making Kernels PanicStories Of Nerdy Adventures (Now With 100% More Cetaceans)husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-75195388537079772292010-10-07T02:36:00.000-04:002013-01-07T02:03:02.280-05:00Birds Of British Columbia Part 6: Great Blue HeronI found this magnificent bird in a pond at Stanley Park in Vancouver. This is my first encounter with a great blue heron.<br />
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husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-25381502941585955622010-10-07T02:00:00.000-04:002013-01-07T01:58:42.006-05:00Birds Of British Columbia Part 5: Swans And DucksI don't see swans and ducks often enough in Penang. Meeting them is always a joy.
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<br />husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-18083880113835001872010-10-07T01:48:00.001-04:002012-01-20T08:41:51.575-05:00Birds Of British Columbia Part 4: SparrowsHiding in the bushes were these little sparrows.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=white-crowned_sparrow.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/white-crowned_sparrow.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>This is the white-crowned sparrow.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=golden_crowned_sparrow.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/golden_crowned_sparrow.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>This is a golden-crowned sparrow.husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-86751756836911042832010-10-07T01:43:00.001-04:002011-09-27T12:46:53.613-04:00Birds Of British Columbia Part 3: GeeseCanadian geese can be vicious birds!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Canadian_Geese_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Canadian_Geese_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Canadian_Goose_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Canadian_Goose_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Canadian_Geese_2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Canadian_Geese_2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-6822729664480588882010-10-07T01:37:00.002-04:002011-04-04T14:26:53.265-04:00Birds Of British Columbia Part 2: CormorantsThese are double-crested cormorants (<i>Phalacrocorax auritus</i>). They were seen hanging out at Coal Harbour. Thanks to the folks at the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bird_id_group/">Flickr Bird Identification Help Group</a> for helping me identify this bird.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=cormorant1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/cormorant1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=cormorant2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/cormorant2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-26533870533744712612010-10-07T01:35:00.004-04:002011-03-24T11:33:57.054-04:00Birds Of British Columbia Part 1: SeagullsWhile in Canada, I got to do some bird photography with North American birds! The first bird I noticed was the seagull, which I had never before seen in real life. They were larger than I expected! After a while the novelty of seagulls wear off though.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver_Seagull1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver_Seagull1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver_Seagull2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver_Seagull2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver_Seagull3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver_Seagull3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver_Seagull4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver_Seagull4.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-82819989940764764012010-10-07T01:33:00.000-04:002011-03-07T00:40:35.539-05:00Vancouver On VideoThis is my last day in Vancouver, so here I have a short video of my trip here. Tomorrow I leave for Alberta, where I'll meet up with my friends and have the second part of my Canadian adventure.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="480" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Uds_Fl-icWw?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Uds_Fl-icWw?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="390"></embed></object></div>husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-7085020448871698432010-10-07T01:02:00.003-04:002011-03-06T12:31:51.641-05:00Walking To Granville IslandAfter the conference was over, Noldy and I decided to walk over to Granville Island to check it out. After all, according to Wikipedia it was named "One of the World's Great Places" by the Project for Public Spaces. That sounded intriguing enough to us, so off we went!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=granvillewalk2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/granvillewalk2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>The walk was scenic, as we got nice shots of Vancouver as we walked and walked.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=granvillewalk1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/granvillewalk1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>To get there, we had to cross this very long bridge. It was quite a long walk, and it was already late evening as we reached halfway across.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=granvillewalk3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/granvillewalk3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>This is a view from the bridge.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=granvillewalk4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/granvillewalk4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>We had reached the other end of the bridge when the golden rays of the setting sun hit this dome.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=granvillewalk5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/granvillewalk5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>Here's Noldy!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=granvillewalk6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/granvillewalk6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>This is me as we arrived at Granville Island.<br /><br />Sadly, we couldn't find any establishments open in the evening. Whether it was due to us not being able to find anything, or if things really do close early in the evening on a weekday is up for debate. However, I was there, and I have the pictures to prove it!husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-61803451218978393982010-10-07T00:57:00.002-04:002011-02-13T03:09:15.636-05:00More Adventures In VancouverAh, beautiful Vancouver! Here are some more photos I took, out and about on the streets.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=ClockTower.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/ClockTower.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>I'm in Canada!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver_Art_Gallery.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver_Art_Gallery.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>This is the Vancouver Art Gallery, which I now regret not visiting. I didn't have the time, with the conference and all. Also, I had caught a mild flu and was struggling with attending the conference sessions, and they were tiring me out.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Me_In_Front_Of_Vancouver_Art_Gallery.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Me_In_Front_Of_Vancouver_Art_Gallery.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>This is me near the Vancouver Art Gallery, during a conference break. It's very near the hotel where the conference is being held. You can see my USENIX name tag.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver_junction.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver_junction.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>This is Howe Street, in the area where I was staying.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=IrishSnug.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/IrishSnug.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>You can find many establishments for food and beverages here, from various cultures. It's a very metropolitan city.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Indian_Restaurant.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Indian_Restaurant.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Here's a restaurant that sells Indian food.husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-40613178836962827972010-10-06T22:20:00.002-04:002011-01-20T22:40:27.994-05:00OSDI 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=USENIX_OSDI2010_01.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/USENIX_OSDI2010_01.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>This is the reason I went to Canada: <a href="http://www.usenix.org/event/osdi10/">The 9th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation</a>. This is the first time I've attended a systems conference. There were attendees from top universities and major tech companies. This is one of the most cutting-edge systems conferences in the world, <i>and here I was</i>. It felt unreal.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=OSDI2010_2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/OSDI2010_2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>So the past three days have been awesome. It was cool to finally meet the people who wrote all those papers that I cited a long time ago. One of the things I found out was that published work represent old research, and the hot-and-current stuff is something you find out only by attending this kind of conference and talking to people. The most useful sessions were the posters and discussions, where there was a lot of interaction with other researchers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Andrew_Tanenbaum.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Andrew_Tanenbaum.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>In the midst of the conference, I spotted Andrew Tanenbaum, the author of my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Operating-Systems-Design-Implementation-3rd/dp/0131429388">favourite</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Networks-4th-Andrew-Tanenbaum/dp/0130661023/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_4">textbooks</a>. Sadly I didn't get a chance to talk to him (no chance of <a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=489">this</a> happening).husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-15434719882657901952010-10-04T02:58:00.004-04:002011-01-08T13:39:50.968-05:00Stanley ParkStanley Park is a park next to downtown Vancouver (where I was staying). It's one of the loveliest places in the world with a zillion points of interest. Okay, maybe it's more like twenty (according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stanley_Park_Labeled_Aerial_Map.png">this map</a> anyway), but I didn't even have time to visit them all! Seagull, Noldy, Pingu and I spent most of our time at Vancouver Aquarium (which is inside Stanley Park), but afterward we walked around the park. Here are some of the photos I took there.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=StanleyPark1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/StanleyPark1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>The trees! They're so beautifully red!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=VancouverTrolley.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/VancouverTrolley.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>A trolley from the <a href="http://www.vancouvertrolley.com/">Vancouver Trolley Company</a> wheels past us. You can go on sightseeing tours on these (we didn't, though).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=SalmonCrossing.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/SalmonCrossing.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>Salmon! Mmm, salmon.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=CanadianTrees.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/CanadianTrees.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>More Canadian trees.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Lions_Gate_Bridge.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Lions_Gate_Bridge.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>This is the Lions Gate Bridge, which we saw as we walked down <a href="http://vancouver.ca/parks/parks/stanley/seawall.htm">Stanley Park seawall</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=GiantSulphurPiles.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/GiantSulphurPiles.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>From across the shore, you can see giant piles of sulphur on the opposite bank.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=GirlInAWetsuit.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/GirlInAWetsuit.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>This sculpture is called "Girl In A Wetsuit", and was done by Elek Imredy. It was inspired by the Little Mermaid sculpture in Copenhagen.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=TotemPoles1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/TotemPoles1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>These are some of the totem poles you can find at Brockton Point in the park.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=TotemPoles2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/TotemPoles2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>Here are some more totem poles.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Totempoles3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Totempoles3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>These totem poles are a major tourist attraction at the park.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=ParkFountain.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/ParkFountain.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>Next we set off to the Lost Lagoon, with a big sploosy fountain in the middle. After sitting there for a while, we set off to look for dinner.husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-36743360847757273272010-10-04T02:57:00.003-04:002010-12-25T08:14:01.020-05:00Vancouver Aquarium Part 4Finally, I made a video of the cool animals I saw at the aquarium, complete with a waltzy soundtrack.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HHvW9f7eXCA?hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HHvW9f7eXCA?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object></div>husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-50334678787307104052010-10-04T02:55:00.004-04:002010-12-09T03:00:16.072-05:00Vancouver Aquarium Part 3The dolphin show was the highlight of my trip to the aquarium. The three <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_white-sided_dolphin">pacific white-sided dolphins</a> they have here were rescued from being entangled in fishing nets. Their names are Spinnaker, Hana and Helen. Apart from being valuable for dolphin research, these three are trained to do acrobatics. Nothing brings out your inner kid than the sight of a somersaulting dolphin.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=dolphins3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/dolphins3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=dolphins2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/dolphins2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=dolphins1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/dolphins1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-42936903448949333372010-10-04T02:53:00.004-04:002010-12-09T02:54:43.848-05:00Vancouver Aquarium Part 2Here are pictures from the Aquarium trip. The first picture is a sea lion, and the ones after that are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beluga_whale">beluga whales</a> with their trainers. Adult beluga whales are white, but younger ones are grey in colour.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=sea_lion.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/sea_lion.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=BelugaWhales3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/BelugaWhales3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=BelugaWhales1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/BelugaWhales1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=BelugaWhales2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/BelugaWhales2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><br />The Vancouver Aquarium has a <a href="http://www.vanaqua.org/belugacam/">Belugacam</a> available on the web if you want to take a peek at these guys.husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-44315908543729022682010-10-04T02:50:00.003-04:002010-12-09T02:42:22.838-05:00Vancouver Aquarium Part 1The Vancouver Aquarium is a very large centre that exhibits a variety of marine life. It is located inside Stanley Park. There are dolphin and whale shows, which were my favourite. I have a ton of pictures from the aquarium, and I'll be posting them here in four parts.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Me_At_Vancouver_Aquarium.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Me_At_Vancouver_Aquarium.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=camoflage_fish.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/camoflage_fish.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=worm_dude.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/worm_dude.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=aligator.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/aligator.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=jellyfish1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/jellyfish1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=jellyfish2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/jellyfish2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Ribbit.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Ribbit.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-67758473445224654992010-10-04T02:41:00.019-04:002010-11-28T22:18:01.162-05:00Coal Harbour, VancouverToday I met up with Seagull, Pingu and Sarnold and had an adventure around Vancouver. Seagull was gracious enough to take sizable portion of her day to show us around, and I thank her for that. Thanks also to Pingu and Sarnold for showing up in Vancouver!<br /><br />Our first stop on our adventure was Coal Harbour, which is on the way to Stanley Park from where I was staying. It's a nice scenic walk, and I got some pretty sweet pictures.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Coal_Harbour_2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Coal_Harbour_2.jpg" /></a></div>Look, I'm in Canada!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Coal_Harbour_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Coal_Harbour_1.jpg" /></a></div>The first time I've seen a seaplane in real life! These planes fly around Vancouver a lot.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Coal_Harbour_4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Coal_Harbour_4.jpg" /></a></div>There are a multitude of boats anchored in the harbour.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Coal_Harbour_3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Coal_Harbour_3.jpg" /></a></div>It's me again, underneath a shed on stilts.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Cardero_Park_Meeting.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Cardero_Park_Meeting.jpg" /></a></div>This was taken at Cardero Park, where some sculptures were being displayed for Vancouver Biennale. It is a biannual ourdoor art exhibition in Vancouver. This particular piece of art is called "<a href="http://www.vancouverbiennale.com/sculptures_page.php?sculptureID=23">Meeting</a>", by Wang Shugang of China.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=CityFlowers.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/CityFlowers.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>These are some flowers along the harbour. You can see the city towering behind them.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Coal_Harbour_Fellowship_Bell.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Coal_Harbour_Fellowship_Bell.jpg" /></a></div>This is Coal Harbour's Fellowship Bell, with a plaque on it with the names of people and companies that have helped build Coal Harbour and the community around it.<br /><br />There are more pictures coming soon!husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-68139422510285197062010-10-03T05:53:00.003-04:002010-10-03T06:09:03.574-04:00Walking About On A Saturday Evening In VancouverI'm still thrilled about being on another country, another continent, and in such an interesting city. Walking about the part of town where I'm staying, I took some street photos.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver01.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver01.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>It's so nice and cool out here. I could walk for a long time without getting tired at all.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver02.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver02.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>A woman is about to cross the street. Drivers actually respect pedestrian crossing lights here, even at busy intersections! I know that's how it should be, but I come from Penang.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver03.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver03.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>Look, it's the Canadian flag!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver04.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver04.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>Buildings cast shadows on each other as the sun sets.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver05.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver05.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>These trolley busses are powered by overhead electric cables. You can see the funky electric terminal poles on the top of the bus.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=Vancouver06.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/Vancouver06.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>At night, a long queue of people line up to watch the Vancouver International Film Festival.husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-19938551477059512392010-10-02T19:44:00.002-04:002010-10-02T19:49:25.966-04:00I'm In Vancouver!I touched down in Vancouver about an hour ago, and now I'm at the hotel. Vancouver looks so green, even in fall. I guess the Pacific northwest doesn't have interesting weather.<br /><br />The first thing I notice is that everyone drives the "wrong" way around here, and the cab I took had the driver's seat on the left (that is weird). The city is beautiful, and I can't wait to go exploring.husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-37276098465279794112010-10-02T02:08:00.004-04:002010-10-03T05:37:28.793-04:00Transit In Hong KongAbout half an hour ago I landed in Hong Kong. I am just passing through on the way to Vancouver. This is the farthest I have ever been from home. I feel like Samwise at the beginning of LOTR.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=hongkong1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/hongkong1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-20732678770125793362010-10-01T12:24:00.002-04:002010-10-01T12:28:13.684-04:00To Canada!In a few hours time, I'll be boarding a plane to go to Canada! I'm going to be attending <a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/osdi10/index.html">OSDI 2010</a>, then off to Canmore for some adventure.<br /><br />Canada, here I come!husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-67015111374251968382010-09-01T11:33:00.002-04:002010-09-03T12:37:21.847-04:00An Evening With Some White-Bellied Sea Eagles<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=white_bellied_sea_eagle_sept1_2010_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/white_bellied_sea_eagle_sept1_2010_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=white_bellied_sea_eagle_sept1_2010_2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/white_bellied_sea_eagle_sept1_2010_2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=white_bellied_sea_eagle_sept1_2010_3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/white_bellied_sea_eagle_sept1_2010_3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br />The white-bellied sea eagles were flocking near the coast near my house (and the university), with a few pairs of them circling the Malacca Strait and diving for fish. I got some pretty sweet video footage of them, which I'll use for my web documentary (which is hopefully coming soon).husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-15392744682986535932010-08-31T13:15:00.002-04:002010-08-31T13:18:33.800-04:00New Arrivals<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=3newkittens.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/3newkittens.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><br />From left, I introduce you to Indiana, Paddy and Charlie. I know Indiana is a dog's name, but he looks so much like his grandfather Henry that I had to call him Henry Junior, thus Indiana.husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-88208352592981272052010-08-16T02:51:00.002-04:002010-08-17T02:58:43.102-04:00Happy 17th Birthday, DebianHappy 17th birthday to Debian, my favourite distro. It's been a while since I hopped off Slackware onto Debian, and I haven't looked back since. The recent freeze of Squeeze means a new release is due soon, and I'm trying out the nightly build and it looks good! You can go to <a href="http://thank.debian.net/">this site</a> and celebrate Debian Appreciation Day by sending a thank you note to the developers.husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-25859902885837182532010-07-25T10:07:00.004-04:002010-07-25T21:52:07.240-04:00Inception<a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view¤t=inception-poster.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/inception-poster.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Ok, today I definitely saw Inception in its entirety. This means the theatre showing it last week (GSC Midvalley, Malaysia) did cut it randomly, hence ruining the movie. I advise anyone to avoid that particular establishment, or else you'll be duped into spending 10 bucks on an incomplete movie.<br /><br />Now that I've seen the whole film, it makes sense. Mostly. The parts that didn't make sense to me do bug me, but that doesn't diminish the movie by a whole lot. I would say this is not Nolan's best movie. However, it's still very remarkably put together and is the best film I've seen so far this year. The story while complex, is pretty straightforward (unlike Memento which required a ton of brain stack space). The following review is extremely spoilerific, so stop reading now and go see the film if you haven't yet (I highly recommend it).<br /><br />Inception is a heist movie, but instead of money or things our dodgy protagonists steal ideas and thoughts from within dreams. The main character is Dominic Cobb (Leonardo Di Caprio), an "extractor" who specialises in pulling secrets from the mind via a shared dream state. This state is achieved with a technology developed by the military in the near future, and is used by extractors to invade the dreams of corporate moguls and perform industrial espionage. Cobb is a man on the run from the law, for he is wanted for the apparent murder of his wife. <br /><br />Cobb is aided by his team, which includes a point man named Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who researches a target, an architect who thinks up the worlds for the dreamer to inhabit, and other accomplices to help with arranging a covert shared dreaming session where the subject is caught unawares. Inside a dream, a dreamer populates it with people that are 'projections of his or her subconscious'. These 'projections' can attack an invader, if they're not careful. In the universe of Inception, important people are trained to defend their mind using their subconscious, making things tough for the extraction team. Also, Cobb is haunted by memories of his late wife (Marion Cottilard); she appears in his dreams and messes with his job, making things even harder for our idea thieves. <br /><br />After a failed extraction attempt on a Japanese business tycoon named Saito (Ken Watanabe), the team is offered a job by Saito to do a job for him. Instead of stealing an idea, he wants Cobb to <i>plant</i> an idea into a man named Robert Fischer (Cillian Murphy) the son of a business rival. Fischer is heir to his ailing father's company, and he would soon inherit it. Saito needs to make him break the company apart, so he would no longer have a powerful competitor. In return, Saito offers to fix all of Cobb's legal problems (he is a powerful rich man after all). <br /><br />Cobb accepts, and he assembles a team, which would have a few new members. He is introduced to a brilliant young student named Ariadne (Ellen Page) by his old mentor Miles (Michael Caine), who loves the idea of creating worlds in dreams. There is a breathtaking dream sequence where Ariadne folds the world on a whim. She literally <i>folds</i> it. CG is used sparingly in Nolan movies; but when he does use it, it's very spectacular. <br /><br />Next, Cobb looks for a 'forger', a man who can shift appearances inside a dream. The forger he's looking for is named Eames (Tom Hardy), who leads him to a chemist named Yusuf (Dileep Rao). To plant an idea inside someone's head, the dream team has to create multiple nested layers of dreams (dreams inside dreams). The chemist would make a sedative that is strong enough to keep the target under deep sleep so this can work.<br /><br />So the team finds out Fischer rides long distance flights regularly, and all they have to do is get onboard with him and drug him to get into a shared dream state uninterrupted. Saito arranges for the flight by buying the whole airline and setting up the cabin so the plan can proceed.<br /><br />Once the dream begins, things get weird as the characters go down deeper into nested dreams. We get to see weird architecture, freight trains appearing out of nowhere in the city, strange weather, gravity going in all directions, and other stuff you can only find in dreams. This brings up comparisons to the Matrix, but Nolan <i>doesn't</i> copy the visual imagery (which is now cliche), but instead the dream physics has its own unique look and feel.<br /><br />The movie wins solidly on visuals, which isn't just amazing but also incredibly stylish. The acting is top notch from a very strong cast, and the story is great. Nolan is a storyteller who likes playing with the narrative's structure, and it plays out well here. However there are plot devices that don't really make sense, even if they might be internally consistent. In the movie, there is a place called 'limbo' where the mind enters if a person is killed in a dream where he or she is heavily sedated. In the climax of the movie, Saito and Fischer are killed and end up there, so Cobb and Ariadne decide to go to limbo to look for them. This is achieved simply by using the dream machine again. Why can they do this? Is 'limbo' some global layer so it is shared by default? I'm sure I'm just nitpicking, but I find the presence of jarring fridge logic annoying in an otherwise consistent plot.<br /><br />In summary, Inception is one fine movie. It wasn't really a huge intellectual puzzle like I expected, but still engaging enough to rise above the other movies that have been released this year. Go see it!husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951639075035346581.post-21725547969716788122010-07-17T11:46:00.000-04:002010-07-24T13:08:47.500-04:00This Belongs In A MuseumThere's a Lego shop in The Gardens, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.debian:en-US:unofficial&client=iceweasel-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=the+gardens+kl&fb=1&hq=the+gardens+kl&cid=0,0,10353113299693776697&ei=ghxLTPvDMcqfrAfSuem5Dg&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=4&ved=0CCwQnwIwAw">somewhere in KL</a>. The shop is called <a href="http://brickboytoys.blogspot.com/">Brickboy Toys</a><a> and they had these awesome displays.<br /><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=legoindy1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/legoindy1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>It belongs in a museum!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=legoindy2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/legoindy2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Indiana Jones' brick-pixellated head.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=legodragon.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/legodragon.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Look, a dragon!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=multileggedthingy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/multileggedthingy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>No idea what this is.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=lego_medieval_marketplace.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/lego_medieval_marketplace.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>The medieval marketplace, the set I wish I had enough parts to build. It'd be great for photo storytelling.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=walktheplank.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/walktheplank.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>A distressed damsel being forced to walk the plank on a pirate ship.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=legotown1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/legotown1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Part of a Lego town diorama.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=legotown2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/legotown2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>More bits of diorama.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/?action=view&current=legotown3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/nhussein/blog/legotown3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>I wish I had the space and parts to build something like this.husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07580922343436719371noreply@blogger.com0