JazliAziz

Yikes. https://twitter.com/JazliAziz/status/1308369815367606275?s=20

Trump banning these apps is turning more and more into the boy who cried wolf. https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/20/21447702/tiktok-wechat-avoid-ban-china-trump-apps

I don't know about WeChat, but TikTok has been in the news for a long time, even since last year due to shady security and data collection practices. The move could be political in nature, but there's no doubt that TikTok has indeed been caught …

Living in Malaysia is a really good opportunity to learn multiple languages. By default most people are fluent in at least two languages - Malay, the national language, and a second language which is often either English, Mandarin (or any other …

I doubt there are many, but are there any American TikTok or WeChat users here on Cake? What do you think of this news? If you don't use either platform, what are your thoughts? Politically motivated? Legitimate security …

I've attended many scientific conferences throughout my postgraduate studies, but these past two days was a brand new experience for me as I attended my first ever online conference hosted by my faculty and the Malaysian Society of Oral …

As the world returns to some normalcy amidst the pandemic that is still ongoing, we've had to change the way we do certain things. One example that I've experienced recently is with meetings. Over the past month I've attended two online meetings …

UPDATE: The Batman will kickstart a new universe, but unlike the MCU or the DCEU, this universe will so far only encompass one film and one TV series, Gotham PD. The film will take place in "Year 2", while the series will be a prequel set in "Year …

UPDATE: Trailer for The Batman is out?!?! I'm so freaking excited!!! https://youtu.be/NLOp_6uPccQ

UPDATE: New trailer for the Suicide Squad video game, Kill The Justice League is out! This game is made by the same people who made the Arkham video game franchise, so you know it'll be good. https://youtu.be/2EVFYstVuVk

DC FanDome gave fans some big trailers and a lot of excitement. Here are some of the main highlights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JHpeVfIKGo After years of rumours, we finally have our first official teaser for Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam …

> I've heard a lot of people say that they don't care about high quality sound because they can't hear the difference anyway. I think they just aren't willing to try. But if they did - for more than just a minute-long demo - they'd start to …

I've owned many pairs of earphones over the years and an occasional headphone or two, but I've never gone the full mile to purchase a really good (and expensive) pair. A couple of years ago I bought the most expensive pair of earphones I've ever …

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/034/053/The_cake_is_a_lie.jpg?1318992465 Bonus points to anybody who knows the reference.

For me the decision always boils down to whether or not I think my content can generate some discussion. If the answer is yes, I post to Cake. Otherwise, I post to Twitter. Sometimes there's a bit of overlap where I'll post something to both …

YouTube and Twitch have an interesting relationship with each other. They both offer video content across a wide variety of topics, yet they are so fundamentally different that they don't exactly compete with each other directly. The production …

Microsoft got the tech world excited when it first announced its intention to not only release a Surface smartphone, but that it will come in a dual-screen form factor back in October of last year. Now we have a release date and a price, as well as …

An interesting aspect of this is if you close your eyes and don't look at the words whatever word you're currently thinking of will be the word you hear.

I'm not fully sold on the practicality of cloud gaming just yet, but the idea is intriguing. You subscribe to a video game streaming service and just like other streaming platforms, you can consume content (play video games) from any supported …

I think I'll use this a lot in my academic career 🤣

Ever since the BLM protests took the world by storm not too long ago, everyone seems to be tip-toeing around anything that could potentially be racially discriminating. Which I guess is kinda good, awareness and education is always the first step. …

I was actually thinking of starting a conversation about favourite movie quotes, specifically focusing on those with life lessons, but since you started this conversation I guess I'll contribute here 😀 "The night is darkest just before the …

My first Stephen King novel. His writing style is something else.

I've been going back to the lab for more than a month now 😉

If 70 words aren't enough and you wanna know more of my thoughts on the phone, here's a much more lengthy Twitter thread I composed as I was using the phone for the first few months. https://twitter.com/JazliAziz/status/1205795653269327872?s=20