A Community for Swinburne University (Sarawak Campus)
By Amir in Swinburne on April 23rd, 2009
Beside computers, I am a civilian aircrafts kind of fan! Among them, I love Boeing, especially 747 and 737 series. The simply ROCK! Here is an interesting comparison I found while surfing the web and it actually makes sense:
Windows XP was introduced in 2001 and today (Apr 23 2009) nearly eight years later still is going strong in the gaming, corporate and IT world.
The original Boeing 747 was introduced in the early 1960’s and today, almost half a century later the jumbo jet is still going strong!
Very likely Boeing has said it will extend the life of the 747 perhaps up to another 3 decades by introducing the 747-8 variant (the 747-400 is the latest) and in all the 747 will have an operating lifespan of some 75+ years. That is an amazing feat if one considers the rapid pace of accelerated change the aviation community went through in its nascent years from 1903 – 1970’s.
From 1995 to 2001 in this short 6 year period MS introduced operating systems ranging from Windows 95, 98, to Windows ME, 2000 and Windows Xp… Etc
From 2001 – 2007 there was only one major operating system introduced : Vista.
As Desktop PC matured so did the evolution of the OS. Windows XP ‘works’ and like the Boeing 747, users are finding the value of sticking to it.
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In recent years and with the 787 Boeing has introduced new concepts such as “flex wing”, all electric drives /engines (no more bleed, etc), cartoonish engine designs, complete fly-by-optics implementation, and in the ~censored~ it has introduced military “HUD” head-up-displays in commercial airliners, videos cameras/sensors attached to strategic places both external and internal of the airplane to allow pilots a 360 degree fully situational awareness, “touch screen” ~censored~ displays, etc etc etc….
This is going in the direction of Vista, Windows 7 and Flight Simulator X and Office 2007. Microsoft plans to bloat the newest Windows 7 even more so than Vista, plans to increase the DRM, plans to further turn the PC into a dummy locked down console and plans to restrict even more what applications, users and hardware can do. The new operating system will be the paranoid middle man that will get in the way every step of the way.. Already MS PAINT uses the dreaded and much counter intuitive “ribbon interface” from Office 2007. Pretty soon taking some text into notepad and drawing some circles in paint will require a PhD in BS.
What has the world come to? I fully plan to use Windows Xp until after 2012
By Elisha in Celebration & Events on April 23rd, 2009
There’s a football friendly match organized by the Lun Bawang FC on this Sunday.
Matchday: 26th April 2009 (SUNDAY)
Time: 4.00 pm
Venue: Balai Bomba Tabuan
MAP:
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Point A – B (From Swinburne)
+ Head to Tabuan Jaya and drive along until you reach a roundabout.
+Turn left (9 o’clock) and drive till you reach another roundabout.
+Turn to the first exit of the roundabout (12 o’clock) and you’ll pass Sakura Hostel which is on your right.
+The venue will be on your right side, the fire department (BOMBA).
For those who are interested to play for Swinburne are very welcomed to join us and please bring along your friends to support. Lun Bawang FC will be wearing Orange so for those who are interested to play please wear Blue or any dark coloured jersey. Most importantly, please prepare RM10 for referee payment (The fee will be less then RM10 but just prepare this sum of amount).
By Elisha in SwinTalk on April 21st, 2009
Hello Swinburnites!
My name is Elisha and I write Eli Shares.
A little bit about me…
I’m a Lun Bawang from a small city in the Northern part of Sarawak called Lawas. Well, I might look like Chinese but I’m not – I’m a pure Lun Bawang (Orang Ulu).
Currently I’m taking my bachelor degree in business, majoring in management and international business.
Here is the small blog post that I’ve wrote about SwinTalk, where I’ve shared my views and thoughts about what I’ve expected from Swinburne. Please do give some comments or feedbacks.
Anyway, I’m new here (in SwinTalk) so if you happen to see me along the hallway, just say hi to me yea. 
Cheers~ Happy Mid-Term Holiday mates!!
By Lance in Swinburne on April 13th, 2009
Crowd cheering, running footsteps and the sound of one ball bouncing at our Multi-Purpose Hall. It’s the basketball competition organized by the Basketball Club. The event started since last Tuesday night and it’s going to end this Wedsday(15/4/09). The final is going to start around 7pm so come and enjoy the match if you wanna escape from the mid term exams/assignments stress =D
By Lance in Celebration & Events, News, Swinburne on March 15th, 2009
I was invited by Ms. Nadeha from PR Department to be the coverage photographer for the event. And boy it was tiring @_@
I’ll just let the pictures do the talking.*very tired*
*Warning: Lots of pictures! Low internet speed users please beware!
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By satriakid in Random Ramblings on March 5th, 2009
Welcome back everyone. And welcome to those new to Swinburne Sarawak.
How has your week been? The week has nearly ended and I still see chaos happening around the campus, especially the first floor of Block G.
Anyway, seeing Swinburne getting flooded with more people, from different backgrounds and ethnicity, it is good to have a multi-racial environment where everyone co-exist in peace and harmony, though we’re all stranger to each other. Even a simple smile or nod would spark a beautiful friendship which goes a long way.
Other than that, I see people doing stuff in the Open Labs, working or researching or something else, I have no idea but seems still jam packed as usual.
New cafeteria has opened up, and sadly, I totally forgotten to take a snap when I did lug my camera around with me *smacks self*. Food is nice and recommended. Weird thing is, we have two (2) waffer and corn.. I’ll just call it a snack bar, competing. Hey, it is good to have competition. Keeps quality standard high and price low. *Economics 101*
Renovations happening around, and new stuff being setup. Somehow the atmosphere is getting a good start for this term. And for those who didn’t know, the bookstore is open for business. Give it a visit.
Glad the heavy gloomy downpour lasting for months has finally left, well, I was feeling torturous for the past one month due to the rain (was in Selangor for 1 month so not much rain).
Bah, it poured again for less than an hour.
Hey, welcome to Kuching. A place of wacky weather.
Cheers and happy studying!
By Hans L. in Random Ramblings on March 5th, 2009
A new year swings in and before you know it, the semester has already started. Old students return while freshies enrol into their courses and carry their luggage up the hostels’ staircase. There’s a lot of new faces!
Legs are getting workouts in climbing stairs and running in between classes and departments. Tutorials are being joined, lectures attended, timetables arranged. Say hello to Week One.
Welcome back fellas.
