http://blog.profoundparables.org Profound Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:27:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The server that everybody gets to talk about but never gets to see...HAHA (Pictures up soon) SPECS: LIAN LI PC-60APlus Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail AMD Athlon 64 ... http://blog.profoundparables.org/2006/09/26/server-specs/ http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/0.RSLID?mco=15559A3&nclm=XserveRAID RAID 0: Striping. Lays down data in stripes across an array of drives for exceptional I/O performance, but with no data protection. RAID 1: Mirroring. Writes identical copies of data on a pair of disks for total redundancy, but with limited performance and inefficient use of drives. RAID 3: Striping with parity. Stripes data across ... http://blog.profoundparables.org/2006/09/24/raid/ And have patience with what they say, and leave them with noble (dignity). Surah (Chapter) 73: The Wrapped Up; Ayat (Verse) 10 Each struggle makes me realize my being and what my purpose is in this life. One without a purpose cannot comprehend any struggle. Without guidance, what is known to be ... http://blog.profoundparables.org/2006/09/22/the-lesson-is-in-the-struggle/ The following article portrays the diversity in Muslims in the United States today and has been taken from : http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC0412-2555 Islam American Style By Imam Luqman Ahmad Since the tragic events of September 11th, Muslims in America have been expressing their patriotism and Americanism to more varying degrees than in the past. Virtually ... http://blog.profoundparables.org/2006/08/08/islam-american-style/ "Do you think you shall enter Paradise without suffering such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? They encountered suffering and adversity and were so shaken in spirit that even the Apostle and those of faith who were with him cried: "When (will come) the help of ... http://blog.profoundparables.org/2006/08/08/verse-of-the-day-gods-help-is-always-near/ The following is a ball-park figure of the 30 Most Widely Spoken Languages. I did some research and different sources have a slightly different order but they are all about the same. I was so surprised that Mandarin Chinese was at the top and it gave me a reason to ... http://blog.profoundparables.org/2006/08/07/widely-spoken-languages-in-the-world/ "Do you not see that God is the one who is praised by all (creatures) in the heavens and on earth, (even by) the birds (of the air) with wings outspread? Each one knows its own (mode of) prayer and praise." The Holy Quran, 24:41 http://blog.profoundparables.org/2006/07/27/verse-of-the-day-every-creature-praises-god-in-its-own-way/ The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) sought God's pardon for his people and received the reply: "I have forgiven all but acts of oppression, for I shall exact recompense for the one who is wronged from his oppressor." http://blog.profoundparables.org/2006/07/27/hadith-of-the-day-god-does-not-forgive-oppression/ A colleague of mine, vonaurum, has created a humorous/semi-humorous/satirical Philosophical Periodic Table. It can be accessed at: http://www.cs.rit.edu/~maa2454/ptable/ It is an ongoing project and any comments or suggestions are welcomed. You may visit vonaurum's blog in my links section: "The Best of Possible Worlds" http://blog.profoundparables.org/2006/07/21/philosophical-periodic-table/ "Invite (all) to the way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching, and reason with them in the most courteous manner. For your Lord knows best who strays from His path and He knows best who is rightly guided." The Holy Quran, 16:125 http://blog.profoundparables.org/2006/07/20/verse-of-the-day-invite-all-with-wisdom-and-beautiful-preaching/