Happy New Year!

It's been a year since I started blogging and today is another new Persian year. I wish you all a very nice year. Here is a photo of Si-o-se Pol bridge at Esfahan and a happy Nowrouz tag from the bing:

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In the case of the Trinity, however, the Qur'an asserts that this mistaken doctrine is the inevitable result of the limitations of human imagination. If theologians do not recognize that no matter how deeply they probe, no matter how sophisticated their discourse, they will never truly understand the nature of God, they will always end up with concepts that restrict God in a way that is not in accord with his nature. Thus, the claim that Jesus is God's son is criticized in the Qur'an as a kind of "exaggeration" in religion.

39:3 tsotq

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I personally do not believe in automated link requests. The thing I say at the conferences, when I talk about them, is any link that you can get because you have sent it to "Dear webmaster, please link to our site," is not worth it; it does not have any value. Any link you can get that way is useless, and anybody that would give you a link upon receiving an email addressed to them in that way obviously doesn't understand what they're doing and must not have content that would be useful.
I hate to say it, but it's the truth. I get them every day, "Dear webmaster, please link to us." And I delete 'em.

116:5 omh

Link (7): Bug in Latest Linux Gives Untrusted Users Root Access

A software developer has uncovered a bug in most versions of Linux that could allow untrusted users to gain complete control over the open-source operating system.

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Link (6): SSL Protocol Flaw

Software makers around the world are scrambling to fix a serious bug in the technology used to transfer information securely on the Internet.

The flaw lies in the SSL protocol, best known as the technology used for secure browsing on Web sites beginning with HTTPS, and lets attackers intercept secure SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) communications between computers using what's known as a man-in-the-middle attack.

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Link (5): 100 Incredible Open Courses for the Ultimate Tech Geek

While colleges can be a great place to build up your knowledge of technologies of all kinds, real world experience and free learning resources on the web can do a pretty good job of showing you the ropes as well. Here are 100 free resources to help you hone your techie skills and learn more about the ever-changing world of technology.

Google Chrome Portable Download

The portable apps website has started packaging freeware applications recently. Google Chrome Portable 3.0.195.27 release is among the popular new packages. The package installer file doesn't contain the whole application. The launcher and installer are hosted on SF site and the rest is pulled from Google (chrome_installer.exe).

Unfortunately and discriminately, this file is not available for some countries including Iran and if you click the link, you'll be presented with a shameful text from Google. So if you have any problem with downloading process, you can alternatively grab the complete application from Download Link 1 or Download Link 2.

[Update 10/24/2009 8:27 PM]: I've had a discussion with John T. Haller of portable apps about the new download source. He believes it's illegal to include the installer according to the software EULA and "it should be removed". I believe it is unfair, immoral and also illegal to restrict program access by Google according to article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The judgment is up to you.