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Black Friday Ads Tag Cloud

09

November

Tag cloud generated from Black Friday ads from BestBuy, Circuit City, OfficeMax and Walmart. Notice several popular items in 2006 that did not exist last year, such as “2gb”, “wireless” and “gps”.
2006

1gb 20 2gb 2pack 32 58ghz adapter brother camcorder camera canon card cd color combo cordless desktop digital drive duo dvd external flash flat for free game games gift gps hard hd hdtv hp insignia ipod kit kodak lcd linksys machine memory monitor mp mp3 notebook optical panasonic panel phone player polaroid portable printer pro radio router samsung sandisk secure select selected set sony stereo system the toshiba tv usb video watt westinghouse widescreen wireless zoom

2005

15 1gb 20 512mb after assorted box brother bundle camcorder camera car card cd chair color combo computer desktop digital drive dvd fisherprice flash flat free game games hard hdtv home hp insignia ipod kit kodak lcd machine memory mini monitor more) mp3 panasonic phone player polaroid portable printer rebate recorder router sandisk screen secure set stereo system the theater toshiba tv usb video widescreen


Tag Cloud Pidato Presiden Indonesia

07

November

Iseng-iseng terinspirasi dari artikel Chirag Mehta tentang membikin tag cloud tentang pidato kenegaraan presiden Amerika, saya membikin program Java sederhana yang menghasilkan tag cloud dari pidato-pidato presiden Indonesia. Ini beberapa hasilnya:

Soekarno, 1 Juni 1945 - Pidato Kelahiran Pancasila

(tepuk - 2 ada adalah agama air antara apa apakah arabia atas badan bahkan bahwa baik bangsa banyak baru belum berani berkata bersatu buat bukan cukup dahulu dapat dasar demikian desir diatas dinamakan dulu dunia golongan hadikoesoemo hal hanya hari harus hati hidup i ia ialah ibn indonesia ingin inilah islam itu? itulah jangan jembatan jikalau katakan kaum kawin kebangsaan kecil kemerdekaan kepada kesatuan kesejahteraan ketua ki kristen lagi lain lebih lenin lima maaf maka manusia marilah memberi mempunyai mendirikan mengadakan menjadi menurut merasa merdeka min minta mufakat mulia nationale negara nippon oleh orang paduka panca perjoangan perkataan permusyawaratan perwakilan politieke prinsip pula punya rakyat rechtvaardigheid sama sampai satu saud saudara saudara-saudara saudara-saudara! saudi sebagai sekali sekalian sekarang seluruh semua semuanya seorang sociale staat suatu sudah supaya tahun tanah tangan telah tempat tentang tetapi tiap-tiap tidak tiga tuan tuan-tuan usulkan weltanschauung yaitu

Tidaklah mengejutkan pidato Soekarno di atas mengandung kata-kata “merdeka”, “nippon”, “satu” dan “rakyat” mengingat situasi pada saat itu. Yang menarik adalah pidato tersebut juga mengandung beberapa istilah dari bahasa Belanda seperti rechtvaardigheid dan weltanschauung.

Megawati Soekarnoputri, Pidato Kenegaraan 16 Agustus 2001

1945 ada adalah agar amandemen amat antara asasi bagi bahkan bahwa baik bangsa banyak baru beberapa berada berat berbagai bersifat besar bila bukan daerah dasar daya demikian diri dukungan dunia ekonomi hak hal hanya harus hidup hubungan hukum indonesia jelas kalangan ke keamanan kebangsaan kehidupan kembali kenegaraan kepada kerangka kesatuan khusus konflik konsep krisis lagi lain lakukan langsung lebih luar maha mampu manusia masa masalah masyarakat maupun melaksanakan melakukan melalui memang memberikan memerlukan mendasar menjadi mereka merupakan modern namun nasional negara oleh pelanggaran penting perlu politik polri rakyat reformasi republik salah satu saudara-saudara sebagai segala sejak sekarang selama seluruh semua sendiri serta sidang sistem sosial suatu sudah sungguh-sungguh tadi tahun tanpa tatanan telah tentang terhadap tersebut tetapi timur tni umum undang-undang wilayah

Kata-kata seperti “keamanan”, “reformasi”, “krisis”, “tni”, “masalah” mendominasi pidato Megawati tahun 2001. Masuk akal mengingat situasi keamanan Indonesia pada saat itu.
Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono - Pidato Kenegaraan 16 Agustus 2005

2005 2006 aceh ada adalah alokasi amerika anggaran anggota antara bagi baik bangsa bbm belanja berbagai besar bidang cukup daerah dana dewan dilakukan dunia ekonomi harga hormati hukum indonesia internasional investasi ke kebijakan kepada kerja kesehatan ketua keuangan korupsi lain lalu langkah-langkah lebih masih masyarakat melakukan melalui mencapai meningkatkan menjadi minyak nasional negara negeri oleh pelaksanaan pembangunan pemberantasan pembiayaan pemerintah pendapatan peningkatan persen pertahanan pertumbuhan perwakilan prioritas program rakyat rencana republik rp saudara sebagai sebesar sekitar sektor serta sistem subsidi tahun telah terhadap tersebut terus tingkat triliun upaya

Kata “pemerintah” mendominasi pidato Presiden tahun 2005. “triliun”, “pertumbuhan”, “ekonomi”, “bbm” dan “investasi” juga muncul beberapa kali, menandakan bahwa pidato itu menyinggung masalah perekonomian.


10 Steps to Immigrate to U.S. (if you are a Programmer)

06

November

  1. Enroll in a US accredited university, preferably a Computer Science major. It does not have to be an Ivy League school like Harvard or Yale but avoid small ones where even the locals are not familiar with. Universities with high population of foreign students may help too. They usually have more variety of ethnic food from your country and easier to find friends.
  2. Apply F-1 visa at your US embassy. This is probably the hardest part, at least for Indonesian. Convince the visa officer that you will come back to your home country after you are graduated. Try to establish a strong connection between you and your country (family, business, etc).
  3. If you are given a programming project from your professor, try to work on an interesting project that will look good in your resume, for example “Design and Implementation of a Lightweight Web Crawler” or “Implementing an Interactive Form using AJAX“.
  4. Try to publish as much research papers as you can. No matter how crappy your paper is, it will make you look good, at least on your resume.
  5. Get a job at school. As an foreign student you can work up to 20 hours. Try to get a job that is computer related, such as lab assistant, web designer or tech support. Do not waste your time by working at the library, cafeteria or at the gyms.
  6. As soon as you are eligible for an internship program, apply for it. Internship is a temporary position (typically 3-6 months) within a company which is usually given to college or university students. Try to land an internship position in a big and well known company. Even if you won’t get full time job in that company, at least you have the experience. And also nothing can beat having “Work experience: Google Internship Program - Summer 2006″ in your resume.
  7. After you are graduated, you are entitled for OPT (Optional Practical Training). This is a 12-months period where you can work anywhere without worrying about work visa or green card. Choose the company carefully! This is the best opportunity to obtain a full time job. Do your research and find out if the company sponsors a H-1B visa and green card; and most likely will hire you before your 12-months OPT ends.
  8. Apply for H-1B visa. This is a temporary work visa that will allow you to live and work in United States legally for up to 6 years.
  9. Before your 6 years time up, apply for green card. Green card is an immigrant status that allows you to work and live in U.S permanently. Applying a green card is a lengthy process but shouldn’t be difficult as long as you have a good company that is willing to sponsor you. There are certain periods during the green card process that make it harder for you to go back to your home country for vacation, so be prepare to not see your family and friends back home for a while.
  10. Five years after you get your green card, you are eligible to apply for US citizenship. This step is optional. Some countries do not allow dual citizenship so you may have to give up your original citizenship.


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