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Vamsa muntah lembu in Leyden's Malay Annals (1810)

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. . . a certain Raja Bachitram Shah (afterwards known as Sang Sӗperba), with two followers, suddenly appeared at a place called Bukit Siguntang Maha Meru, in Palembang, Sumatra, and the Raja described himself as a direct descendant of Alexander the Great. The story was accepted, and Sang Sӗperba became the son-in-law of the local chief; but, not content with ruling over Palembang, he sailed to Java, to Bentan (where he left a son, Sang Nila Utama), and finally back to another state in Sumatra, named Mӗnangkâbau . . . Frank Swettenham (1906) British Malaya . . . on the accession of a Perak ruler, Winstedt records, Toh Sri Nara diraja reads the Chiri or Sanskrit coronation address, such as hailed his first Malacca ancestor: . . . Fortunate great king, smiter of rivals, valorous, whose crown jewels ravish the three worlds, whose touch dispels suffering, protector, pilot over the ocean of battle, confuter...
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Klang, the emerald malai

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. . . ini orang korang, hanya pada kebetulan nama Raja Chulan dan Chulalongkorn ada bunyi Chola sikit, terus korang sumbat itu diabadikan nama untuk Raja Chola. Mari letak perkara pada tempatnya. Raja Chulan bukan tokoh Tamil, tetapi Raja Sir Chulan ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II Habibullah, bangsawan diraja Perak. Beliau tokoh Melayu yang hidup pada abad ke-20, pernah menjadi pemimpin Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) dan antara pendukung awal UMNO. Nama Chulan di sini ialah transliterasi Melayu daripada sebutan istana Perak, tiada kaitan langsung dengan Chola . Maka bila ada yang menyamakan Raja Chulan dengan Rajendra Chola, itu bukan cuma silap fakta, itu penghinaan terhadap keturunan diraja Melayu sendiri . . . Helmi Effendi (November 5, 2025) . . . bullshit is not the same thing as a lie. To lie, you need to have some respect for the truth. When you lie, you are tryi...
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Potato eugenics

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. . . also I've been thinking a lot about that question that you asked Bill Gates, ‘How do we get rid of poor people as a whole’ . . . and I have an answer/comment regarding that for you . . . When can I call you today to discuss this . . . Barry Josephson to Jeffrey Epstein (February 2011) Years ago, a group of rich potatoes concluded that poor potatoes were poor because they were bad potatoes. This was convenient, because it meant the rich potatoes didn’t have to feel awkward about throwing them away. They called this genetics , despite having learned it from vibes. The rich potatoes then bred exclusively with each other, producing generations of nearly identical potatoes who all agreed with one another and described this as excellence . Anyone who looked different was removed for lowering standards. When a disease arrived, it wiped out 99% of the rich potatoes almost immed...
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Ledakan tottam Tanah-tanah Melayu (1876 - 1941)

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. . . I've never found in my whole life that you could convince someone who doesn't want to work hard to work hard . . . Steve Jobs to Tim Cook, in Chapter 16: Blind Spots, Grudges, and Sharp Elbows, by Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli (2015) Becoming Steve Jobs. Tuan-tuan pimpinan, para perwakilan, para pemerhati sekalian, hari ini kita akan membincangkan satu sejarah yang amat penting. Iaitu bagaimana getah 1 —ya, getah—pernah menjadi macam Bitcoin, tetapi dengan lebih banyak penipuan kolonial. Benih Diperkenalkan, Tetapi Kita Belum Sedar Pada tahun 1876, benih getah dibawa masuk. 2 Tetapi, tuan-tuan, tiada siapa sedar. Tiada siapa memberi perhatian. Seperti Bitcoin pada zaman awal—tiada ceramah, tiada sesi “Jom Celik Getah”. Mereka anggap ia cuma pokok biasa . Begitulah manusia bila tiada kesedaran. ...
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