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	<title>James Mok’s Soliloquy &#187; GlobalAffairs</title>
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		<title>Facebook Exodus</title>
		<link>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2010/05/31/facebook-exodus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 02:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GlobalAffairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a group on Facebook hates its shady privacy settings so much they vowed to quit Facebook entirely for good today.  The result could be devastating to FB.
However, the truth is, there were never really this many FB members to begin with.  Many FB members has several FB accounts.  They are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a group on Facebook hates its shady privacy settings so much they vowed to quit Facebook entirely for good today.  The result could be devastating to FB.</p>
<p>However, the truth is, there were never really this many FB members to begin with.  Many FB members has several FB accounts.  They are being used as game support as most game on FB requires game player to have their friends invited to play together in order to advance in the game.  This prompted many game players to open several accounts for themselves and invite themselves in their games.  I know one of my FB friends has over 80 FB accounts just for gaming.  I am sure FB&#8217;s own admin knows this fact well but no one really care to admit this openly.  Much like the money borrowing real world of finance. </p>
<p>I find it difficult to quit a real FB  account entirely after invested so much time in building up a network of new friends.  It is true that many FB members don&#8217;t take many unknown new friends if any at all but unless one has been complete shut out from anyone else on FB it would be difficult to quit without any remorse.  Yet it is quite easly done to quit any or all of those fake accounts which were made up for games.  If everyone were to quit only half of their fake accounts, I estimate there could be at least 1/4 of all FB accounts gone.  This could in effect put FB behind Twitter in this Social Networking business.  </p>
<p>Due to the nature of the network, most Twitter members don&#8217;t have several Twitter accounts.  If they did, they are for different groups of network and therefore genuinely being used to some extend so they could not have been easily closed by anyone.</p>
<p>This FB fact is like a giant financial bubble that is about to be burst anytime.  Fortunately for us, the bubble does to affect our finance much except maybe those FB investors.  </p>
<p>I am sorry, Li, I am afraid you would have to take this one yourself&#8230;.</p>
<p>Ok, well&#8230; I don&#8217;t really feel sorry him actually.  It&#8217;s about time.</p>
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		<title>Terror who?!</title>
		<link>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2007/09/12/terror-who/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funnies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GlobalAffairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe has just announced his resignation today.   It is reported that:
&#8220;Abe&#8217;s former foreign minister, Taro Aso, is considered a front-runner to replace him.&#8221;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe has just announced his resignation today.   It is <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/abe.resign/index.html">reported</a> that:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Abe&#8217;s former foreign minister, Taro <em><strong>Aso</strong></em>, is considered a front-runner to replace him.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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		<title>The Zavikon Islands</title>
		<link>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2007/09/10/the-zavikon-islands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GlobalAffairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[misc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hosts the shortest international Bridge in the world. [pic]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hosts <a href="http://www.boredstop.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=152&amp;Itemid=32">the shortest international Bridge in the world</a>. [pic]</p>
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		<title>Happy Canada Day!</title>
		<link>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2007/07/01/happy-canada-day/</link>
		<comments>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2007/07/01/happy-canada-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GlobalAffairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[O Canada!
    Our home and native land!
    True patriot love in all thy sons command.
    With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
    The True North strong and free!
    From far and wide,
    O Canada, we stand on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/anthem_e.cfm">O Canada!</a><br />
    Our home and native land!<br />
    True patriot love in all thy sons command.</p>
<p>    With glowing hearts we see thee rise,<br />
    The True North strong and free!</p>
<p>    From far and wide,<br />
    O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.</p>
<p>    God keep our land glorious and free!<br />
    O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.</p>
<p>    O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.</p>
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		<title>James Brown</title>
		<link>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2006/12/25/james-brown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2006 15:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GlobalAffairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[RIP.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-12-25-brown-obit_x.htm">RIP</a>.</p>
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		<title>Dr Margaret Chan</title>
		<link>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2006/11/10/dr-margaret-chan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GlobalAffairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Has successfully been elected as the next WHO&#8217;s Director-General.
We can&#8217;t be sure how she would react when there is another potential pandemic; however, we can be sure her daily intake of chicken would not be any less, ever, as she had stated publicly.  And yes, she had also assured us that there is nothing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Has successfully been elected as the next WHO&#8217;s Director-General.</p>
<p>We can&#8217;t be sure how she would react when there is another potential pandemic; however, we can be sure her daily intake of chicken would not be any less, ever, as she had stated publicly.  And yes, she had also assured us that there is nothing wrong with US Mad Cow beef or contaminated can food from China so long as they have been imported.  She is full of&#8230; experiences.</p>
<p><b><i>Update (10:36am)</i></b> :</p>
<p>&#38515;&#39342;&#27491;&#22312;&#38651;&#21488;&#26032;&#32862;&#22577;&#36947;&#35370;&#21839;&#26178;&#25351;&#20986;&#65306;&#8221;&#20107;&#24460;&#23380;&#26126;&#27704;&#36960;&#37117;&#20418;&#26368;&#26131;&#20570;&#26082;&#12290;&#8221;</p>
<p>&#19981;&#37679;&#65292;&#36889;&#21477;&#35498;&#35441;&#30340;&#30906;&#24456;&#26131;&#29992;&#20358;&#31881;&#39166;&#33258;&#24049;&#30340;&#36942;&#37679;&#65292; &#21363;&#20351;&#20154;&#23478;&#22312;&#33258;&#24049;&#35498;&#35441;&#24460;&#24050;&#21363;&#26178;&#20316;&#20986;&#25209;&#35413;&#32780;&#20006;&#38750;&#20107;&#30332;&#24460;&#25165;&#20316;&#25351;&#25511;&#65292; &#20063;&#21487;&#20316;&#20854;&#31881;&#39166;&#20043;&#29992;&#65281;</p>
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		<title>Hey Bien!</title>
		<link>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2006/11/07/hey-bien/</link>
		<comments>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2006/11/07/hey-bien/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GlobalAffairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Get it out of your system!  Your wife&#8217;s conviction has absolutely nothing to do with your own crime!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get it out of your system!  Your wife&#8217;s conviction has absolutely nothing to do with your own crime!</p>
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		<title>AlertMap</title>
		<link>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2006/09/06/alertmap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GlobalAffairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Click on the image for a larger view.
A snapshot and news of what&#8217;s going down in the world.  A click on the icon links to a Google Map marker and the news&#8217; detail.
Current AlertMap here.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://james.sedulousmind.net/archives/Alertmap1.jpg"><img alt="Alertmap1.jpg" src="http://james.sedulousmind.net/archives/Alertmap1-thumb.jpg" width="550" height="277" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>Click on the image for a larger view.</p>
<p>A snapshot and news of what&#8217;s going down in the world.  A click on the icon links to a Google Map marker and the news&#8217; detail.</p>
<p>Current AlertMap <a href="http://visz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert.php?lang=eng">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Five Years After 9/11</title>
		<link>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2006/08/30/five-years-after-911/</link>
		<comments>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2006/08/30/five-years-after-911/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GlobalAffairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Twenty Things We Now Know Five Years After 9/11&#8243;.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0608/S00365.htm">&#8220;Twenty Things We Now Know Five Years After 9/11&#8243;</a>.</p>
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		<title>Qinghai- Tibetan Railway&#8217;s First Fatality</title>
		<link>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2006/08/29/qinghai-tibetan-railways-first-fatality/</link>
		<comments>http://wp.sedulousmind.net/2006/08/29/qinghai-tibetan-railways-first-fatality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GlobalAffairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last month&#8217;s death of Mr. Hung, a 76 years old Hong Kong man, after suffering from altitude sickness in a trip to Tibet, was kept under wraps.  As reported by the Standard.
Perhaps pressurized cabins like airplanes&#8217; should be installed for the faint of hearts.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last month&#8217;s death of Mr. Hung, a 76 years old Hong Kong man, after suffering from altitude sickness in a trip to Tibet, was kept under wraps.  As <a href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&#038;art_id=26092&#038;sid=9631674&#038;con_type=1&#038;d_str=20060829">reported</a> by the Standard.</p>
<p>Perhaps pressurized cabins like airplanes&#8217; should be installed for the faint of hearts.</p>
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