I’m wondering if the good people at BABA are monitoring everything carefully. A blog gained more than 300 votes in just like two days, while the total votes during 10 days were under 90. I don’t believe in conspiracy theories, but…

Al-Hayat could be the only Arabic newspaper which pays some attention to blogs and Arab bloggers. Here is an interview with Ethan Zuckerman, who works with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. I’m on a hurry now, so I’ll try to comment on this subject later.

I can’t believe I missed Amr Diab concert last night! UPDATE: Someone, who knew I was waiting, has recorded the concert for me, and I’m watching it now. Thanks.

…OK, but what will happen when we run out of oil? What are we going to do?

Here’s The BLOG T-shirt: “She wanted to stop reading it- but she had nothing better to do! Produced by average people who seem to think their lives are interesting. Filmed in thrilling HTML-O-Scope with exciting new fonts!” (via Dan Gillmore)

The government has decided to expand the membership of the Shoura Council from 120 to 150 members. The government said the council would be armed with more powers. I think the Shoura Council played some good roles in the past few years, but as long as this council is not elected, it will take it a long time before making any real difference.

Complete list: Academy Awards nominations.