The Interview
It seems that Kim Jong-un the supreme leader (he should get a stylist to fix his hair cut)of North Korea did not like this movie which shows at least that he does not have a sense of humor. For a country where weed is legal it kind of surprises me but then again I can imagine that if you have no junk food to quell the munchies one could get irritated :)
What ISIS Really Wants by G Wood
A long but very concise and interesting explanation of what the ISIS is and wants... a should read for anyone interested in the middle east and different islamic cults.
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants/384980/
"Muslims who call the Islamic State un-Islamic are typically, embarrassed and politically correct, with a cotton-candy view of their own religion that neglects what their religion has historically and legally required"
"Barack Obama himself drifted into takfiri waters when he claimed that the Islamic State was “not Islamic”—the irony being that he, as the non-Muslim son of a Muslim, may himself be classified as an apostate, and yet is now practicing takfir against Muslims."
"Muslims can say that slavery is not legitimate now, and that crucifixion is wrong at this historical juncture. Many say precisely this. But they cannot condemn slavery or crucifixion outright without contradicting the Koran and the example of the Prophet. “The only principled ground that the Islamic State’s opponents could take is to say that certain core texts and traditional teachings of Islam are no longer valid,” Bernard Haykel says. That really would be an act of apostasy"
Princeton scholar Bernard Haykel
Deaddrop Formentera
On a small Island like Formentera the population practice auto censorship because of the fear of negative repercussion on their business or a visit from the police or guardia civil.
Recent changes in the law and new laws which I consider of fascist nature are being implemented by the political party that inherited the franquist mentality and values of the post civil war nazi supported dictatorship.
As a response I decided to participate in as many possible forms of anonymous free speech platforms.
One of the most simple and effective is the dead drop initiative which you can discover at https://deaddrops.com
And here I present to you our first Dead Drop
in Formentera !
https://deaddrops.com/db/?page=view&id=1626
FreedomBox Fighting Back 4 Freedom
The FreedomBox is a fork from the PirateBox
Here I will expose the proof of concept of my fork of the PirateBox which I named FreedomBox, The FreedomBox runs on open source software and is basically an offnet (as in not connected to the internet) communication device where people can anonymously post files to share things like images video text etc as well as chat using their laptops or mobile devices.
The FreedomBox can be powered by solar energy, mains and car 12-volts cigarette lighter power source it also has its own backup battery power. The idea is that people would leave these devices in their cars, workplace or home and create FreeBox HotSpots to power anonymous information exchange.
We are we at now ? the open source software running the unit is 90% done we need to update the interface as to include image and text posting ability similar to facebook, you will be able to add an image / comment and other anon users will be able to reply the more likes the more the posts is uprated and the later it is overwritten,
Some pics to see what is under dev.
The proof of concept hardware is in testing.
I am now sourcing potential manufacturing options in china as well as partners to grow the team will update when things evolve :)
Trip to Thailand and Cambodia
We had planned a Christmas New Years trip to Thailand and Cambodia But just before leaving we realized that my wife's passport (Russian national) was going to expire in less than two months and we read on official websites and were informed by the Thai embassy that to enter Thailand one needed at least 6 months passport validity to get a visa on arrival !!! ... we thought of getting an emergency passport from the Russian embassy but unfortunately they don't provide this option they will only provide a worthless letter stating that your passport is in renewal process ... we thought our vacation was ruined and over even before starting.
We finally called the Thai immigration services at the Bangkok international airport and were informed that you actually only need a passport valid for the duration of your stay ... we called again the next day to make sure the information was accurate but then worried that the carrier might not let us board the flight from Spain, so we called them and they confirmed that she only needed a passport valid for the period of her stay.
By now we knew that the Thailand part of the trip was going to be ok but had doubts about the Cambodian part of the trip ... we called the Cambodian embassy in several countries and were given different answers some saying 2 months valid passport needed others 6 months others did not even answer the phone.
At this point we decided to deal with the Cambodian issue in Thailand, we decided not to take the pushchair which turned out to be a good choice even though it meant carrying Eva Maria 20 months old baby practically everywhere (good exercise).
Pack the minimum ... I would advise your traveling clothes, Ipad mini, two smart phones, kindle, car usb charger, sunglasses, moz spray, pain killers, imodium, copy of all documents, passport pictures, backup battery for phones, ear plugs, sleep mask, one pair of shorts, speedo bathing trunk, one extra t shirt, money belt, two credit cards, sticker books for kids inflight entertainment ... the rest you can buy in Khao san rd.
T-shirt 150 Baht, Mens Bathing trunk 300 Baht, Thai fisherman pants 150 Baht, Shorts 500 Bahts, Water tight bag 30 liters 600 Baht (do not buy local ipod iphone ipad chargers).
After an uneventful flight on an double deck Airbus A380 we arrived in BKK and decided to take a taxi to Khao San Rd. where we had booked a room in the Buddy Lodge the only place with a pool in the area (very good choice considering the heat).
The taxi dispatch system at the airport was very efficient we were given a ticket and got into the taxi assigned to us straight away ... the taxi driver offered to not turn on the taximeter on and give us a "discount" price I declined and pulled out my iphone and mapped our destination using google maps (you can get a Thai sim card with data plan at airport for something like 400 Baht) ask to use the highway and pay the toll fees yourself about 75 Baht ounce arrived at destination pay the meter fee plus 50 baht airport surcharge total about 400 Baht.
Try and not eat on Koh san Rd. look up restaurants in the near vicinity using trip advisor ... I am a electronics fan so I took a tuk tuk to Pantip Plaza and paid the tuk tuk 100 Baht to go 150 to come back ... we also went around BBK using the fluvial public transportation, went to the Jim Thompson House and had foot massage (should have gotten a complete one as its weird to have your legs feel like new but the rest of your body feeling old).
We then flew to Samui rented a car for six at a cost of 1700 baht a day with full international insurance ... we checked the car from every angle as well as information on contract that we required in two copies and check the registration plate numbers on contract coincided with the ones on car ... we had a clause included that whatever happens we would only be liable up to 10000 Baht.
Samui was a bit of a let down ... it has become more like San Antonio Ibiza with ugly French,Russian and British tourists. Places that used to be cute like Fishermans Village have lost their appeal, local restaurants replaced by fast food chains and French "cuisine" the rest of the Island is also being built up at an alarming rate never the less I would advise the Secret Buddha Garden, The Waterfalls (walk it), Na Thon night food market, French Kiss Thanod for belgian beer and great seafood as well as private boat trips, Kalasea Bangkham beach for breakfast and cute beach, there is also a place just when you turn off for Fishermen's Village which is an open air restaurant open till 5 am cheap and spicy, there is also the ladyboy cabaret in Lamai which is fun and on departure free wifi and food at the airport.
Now for the adventure part CAMBODIA
So we fly back to BBK and call Cambodia Angkor Air concerning Olgas passport issue, Mr Varik assures us that in the worst case scenario we may have to sign a waiver and be able to board the flight and that we would probably pay a fine on arrival.
So we head for the airport the next day but unfortunately Olga is denied boarding so I ask for a written reason for denial of boarding by the airline which is at first refused and then supplied to me after threats of going to the tourist police and airport authority.
30 minutes later I go for plan B, we get into a taxi (you should pay about 2000 baht) and head for border with Cambodia Poipet weaponized with US dollars and a smile we get to destination after 3 hrs on the road and crossing 5 car accidents.
Once there we cross the Thai border and arrive in a no man's land between Thailand and Cambodia where you will find a Casino and a lot of "helpers" ... we get a translator and explain the issue he tells us no problem and gets us the visa required at a cost of 30 USD visa fee and 50 USD per person helpers fee ... all done passports and visa in hand we enter Cambodia pay a taxi 2000 Baht and head for Siem Reap and the Angkor temples ... Fuck Cambodia Angkor Air.
3 hours Later we arrive to destination after having driven through the night and seeing these blue neon tubes all over the fields (looked like alien landing strips) the farmers use to attract grasshoppers they eat.
That night I meetup with my cousin and we go out to "Laundry" a bar with the perfect mix of locals and expats live music, local dj's and cheap drinks finally get a tuk tuk home at 2 am for 1.5 USD
The next day I get a tuk tuk driver Mr Cheng and agree on a price for him to be with us from 8am to 12pm for the duration of our stay, we visit an average of three temple a day, go on a lake with a boat for sunset, visit the war museum, eat at a very nice restaurant called Olive but most of all enjoy the people and place especially late at night driving through the deserted streets and amazing temples.
The Conclusion is that the best part of Thailand is Cambodia :) Angkor we will be Back :)
Free Wifi in Airport Proof of Concept Tutorial
You probably noticed that you can usually get free wifi (some times using catchy ssid's like FREE WIFI) in airport VIP lounges that is if you have access to these ... for the rest of the common mortals at best you get 15min free and then you are offered to pay for more time at outrageous price and of course need to share your credit card credentials on often not very secure networks.
For testing and educational purposes I studied how the providers system work... they basically track your computers MAC address and HostName and after 15min ban them forwarding you to a payment interface.
The "simple" way around this is to change the MAC address and HostName of your computer ... even though it is not too hard to find out how to do it (just google it) it will take you at least 2 min and if you have to do it every 15min it gets a bit tiresome.
Being a happy owner of a Mac I decided to see how I could automate the process and fortunately OSX provides a nice programing language called applescript and the applescript editor (you can search for it in Launchpad)
All you have to do is
1) Find the applescript editor
2) Open it and Click on the bottom left button (new document)
3) Copy paste the below script
if button returned of (display dialog "New MAC Address?" buttons {"Spoof", "Normal"}) is "Spoof" then
tell application "Terminal" to do shell script "sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/airport -z" password "yourpasswordhere" with administrator privileges
set mac to {"b8"}
repeat 5 times
set end of mac to ":" & some item of "ABCDEF0123456789" & some item of "ABCDEF0123456789"
end repeat
set hosty to {"a"}
repeat 3 times
set end of hosty to "x" & some item of "ABCDEF0123456789" & some item of "ABCDEF0123456789"
end repeat
tell current application
activate
do shell script "ifconfig en0 ether " & mac password "yourpasswordhere" with administrator privileges
do shell script "scutil --set HostName " & hosty password "yourpasswordhere" with administrator privileges
end tell
else
set hostx to "ME"
tell application "Terminal" to do shell script "sudo ifconfig en0 ether b8:8d:12:18:34:b8" password "yourpasswordhere" with administrator privileges
tell current application
activate
do shell script "scutil --set HostName " & hostx password "yourpasswordhere" with administrator privileges
end tell
end if
3) Edit the script and add your password where you find "yourpasswordhere" in the script change b8:8d:12:18:34:b8 to your mac address (if you do not know your Mac address don't worry skip this step when you restart your computer it will be automatically reset.
4) Edit script and change "ME" to what you want your default Hostname to be.
5) Then Export it choosing File Format "Application"
You can change the icon to make it look nicer using this tutorial http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Mac-OS-X-Icons
Or if you are really lazy you can just download using the below link the generic version I made but you will be prompted for your password every time you use it.
Warning !!!!
"for testing and educational purposes only use at your own risk only on your own network please ... please do not use under any circumstance in airports or the like "
P.S. I am working on a PC solution
P.S. I am working on a PC solution
If Islam is the religion of peace we have to redefine the word peace
I find many Muslims to be hypocrites they cry out for the deaths of The Hamas Palestinians but stay mute when it comes to the massacres genocides rapes killings beheadings kidnappings and general destruction caused by their own religious fanatics. They are very inventive when it comes to conspiracy theories blaming the CIA or the Mossad and try to deflect these atrocities in creative ways but all it takes is for anyone to pick up the Koran to find where this hates comes from.
- Allah is an enemy to unbelievers. - Sura 2:98
- On unbelievers is the curse of Allah. - Sura 2:161
- Slay them wherever ye find them and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. - 2:191
- Fight against them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme. (different translation: ) Fight them until there is no persecution and the religion is God's entirely. - Sura 2:193 and 8:39
- Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it. - 2:216 (different translation: ) Prescribed for you is fighting, though it is hateful to you.
- Believers! Make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Let them find harshness in you. (another source: ) Ye who believe! Murder those of the disbelievers....
- (different translation: ) When you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield, strike off their heads, and when you have laid them low, bind your captives firmly...... martyrs.... Enter heaven - Surah 3:140-43
- If you should die or be killed in the cause of Allah, His mercy and forgiveness would surely be better than all they riches they amass. If you should die or be killed, before Him you shall all be gathered. - 3:157-8
- You must not think that those who were slain in the cause of Allah are dead. They are alive, and well-provided for by their Lord. - Surah 3:169-71
- Let those fight in the cause of God who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fights in the cause of God, whether he is slain or victorious, soon we shall give him a great reward. - Surah 4:74
- Those who believe fight in the cause of God, and those who reject faith fight in the cause of evil. - 4:76
- But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever you find them. - 4:89
- Therefore, we stirred among them enmity and hatred, which shall endure till the Day of Resurrection, when Allah will declare to them all that they have done. - 5:14
- O believers, take not Jews and Christians as friends; they are friends of each other. Those of you who make them his friends is one of them. God does not guide an unjust people. - 5:54
- Make war on them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme - 8:39
- O Prophet! Exhort the believers to fight. If there are 20 steadfast men among you, they shall vanquish 200; and if there are a hundred, they shall rout a thousand unbelievers, for they are devoid of understanding. - 8:65
- It is not for any Prophet to have captives until he has made slaughter in the land. - 8:67
- Allah will humble the unbelievers. Allah and His apostle are free from obligations to idol-worshipers. Proclaim a woeful punishment to the unbelievers. - 9:2-3
- When the sacred months are over, slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them. - 9:5
- Believers! Know that idolators are unclean. - 9:28
- Fight those who believe neither in God nor the Last Day, nor what has been forbidden by God and his messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, even if they are People of the Book, until they pay the tribute and have been humbled. - 9:29 (another source: ) The unbelievers are impure and their abode is hell. (another source: ) Humiliate the non-Muslims to such an extent that they surrender and pay tribute.
- Whether unarmed or well-equipped, march on and fight for the cause of Allah, with your wealth and your persons. - 9:41
- O Prophet! Make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites. Be harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless journey's end. - 9:73
- Allah has purchased of their faithful lives and worldly goods, and in return has promised them the Garden. They will fight for His cause, kill and be killed. - 9:111
- Fight unbelievers who are near to you. 9:123 (different translation:As for those who are slain in the cause of Allah, He will not allow their works to perish. He will vouchsafe them guidance and ennoble their state; He will admit them to the Paradise He has made known to them. - 10:4-15
- Allah has cursed the unbelievers and proposed for them a blazing hell. - 33:60
- Unbelievers are enemies of Allah and they will roast in hell. - 41:14
- When you meet the unbelievers, smite their necks, then when you have made wide slaughter among them, tie fast the bonds, then set them free, either by grace or ransom, until the war lays down its burdens. - 47:4
- Those who are slain in the way of Allah - he will never let their deeds be lost. Soon will he guide them and improve their condition, and admit them to the Garden, which he has announced for them. - 47:5
- Muslims are harsh against the unbelievers, merciful to one another. - 48:25
- Muhammad is Allah's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another. Through them, Allah seeks to enrage the unbelievers. - 48:29
- Prophet! Make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal sternly with them. Hell shall be their home, evil their fate. - 66:9
- The unbelievers among the People of the Book and the pagans shall burn forever in the fire of hell. They are the vilest of all creatures. - 98:51
MacBook Air Wifi Icon Greyed Out With Cross Solution
I was messing around with my Macbook Air trying to get a Usb TP-link Wifi adapter with no OSX driver support to work I am not quite sure what I messed up but on restart my I had lost wifi connectivity and a greyed out tool bar Icon with a cross appeared ...
You will not lose your files and you will probably gain space on the HD.
The Yoda Bust
I could not really resist printing the Yoda bust to compare my 3D printing skills and the efficiency of my Makibox...
Try for yourself Yoda.stl
Try for yourself Yoda.stl
