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99.996%

UPDATED VERSION. 99.996% became the headlines in today's Sunday Star and Sin Chew Daily, referring to this blogger.

99.996% is actually a lingo for tech and management folks.

The Six Sigma methodology - consisting of the steps "Define - Measure - Analyse - Improve - Control" -- aims at 99.996% as the goal for perfection that, in a way, translates to 3.4 defects per million.

Whereas, service providers who host high-end enterprise servers, for example, will set 99.996% as the benchmark for High Availability (HA) to ensure the clients' business continuity.

As we run up to the General Election, I expect Koh Tsu Koon to not abdicate this 99.996% benchmark for governance and transforming the economic model for Penang, hence I quoted -- in passing -- 99.996% during the long-distance press conference I called for yesterday.

Yes, based in Subang Jaya and talking real-time to journalists in Penang, I overcome the geographical distance by using video-conferencing over public broadband to interact with each other face-to-face. It's a first for my party DAP, and probably the first of the same nature in the country.

I could now understand why The Star had used 99.996% in its headline today, perhaps to make sure the new Chief Minister of Penang is 99.996% certain which Jeff Ooi he knew nothing about.

That's because the Umno-endorsed CM-designate changed his tune when he met the Press in Penang this morning. One of them IM me the following:

PENANG PRESS: 谢宽泰在半小时前说, JEFF OOI一定会后悔加入行动党 [...] 他说, 他认识你很久了, 是你很好的朋友

JEFF OOI: 怎么见华文报就讲人话, 见英文报就讲鬼话?

PRESS: 他今天告诉我们, 说他只要在昨天的PC开玩笑, 怎知STAR竟然真的QUOTE他

刚才中文报和西报都有在

This is how the Press is often squeezed by the politicians in tight spot. Like it or not, seasoned politicians are often 99.996% consistent that the Press are to blame for misquoting them.

UPDATES: 08:00PM The evening edition of Sin Chew Daily put us on Page 09, top quarter-page on the broadsheet. I said I cherished my friendship with Penang's CM-designate, who was my super senior in USM.

I respected him for having the guts to put up banners in the campus to protest on issues. But he might be a changed man these days.

My comments are more succinct in the Chinese language, as I quoted an age-old wisdom of the Chinese culture to describe our current positions and beliefs in fighting for the future of fellow Malaysians.

Let's honour humility, and I tend to respect more the character of 华歆 in the story -- he took it easy on the friend who despised him and, instead, repaid him with accolades whenever he could.


From Sin Chew Daily

謝寬泰:
行動黨慣用策略‧不驚訝與黃泉安對壘

國內 2008-02-03 20:08

(檳城)升旗山區國會議員拿督斯里謝寬泰對行動黨或將派其好友黃泉安對壘他的決定不感到驚訝,認為這是行動黨慣常的“好友對好友”戰略,更揚言黃泉安肯定會後悔加入行動黨!

他說,行動黨只想把所有的事情“個人化”,所以在過去大選的戰略上,都慣常採用“親戚打親戚”,或“好友打好友”的策略。

“像1990年大選,行動黨就派出了許子根的姐夫魏福星來對壘丹絨武雅區,試圖在兩者的關係上製造破壞。對我而言,如果這事真的發生了,我會很同情黃泉安的遭遇。”

他坦言,他與黃泉安認識了很久,兩人也是好朋友,他也一直沒有料到長期在吉隆坡工作的黃泉安會轉來檳城上陣。

指黃泉安會後悔加入行動黨

“我覺得,他(黃泉安)一定會在大選時,被行動黨利用。而他卻不能掌控自己本身的命運,只能任黨擺佈。我相信,有一天,他一定會後悔加入民主行動黨。”

他認為,行動黨既然能在1990年上演“親戚打親戚”戲碼,因此若今屆大選,選擇以“好友打好友”策略,他並不驚訝。

他今日(週日,2月3日)早上陪同浮羅池滑區州議員,出席栳孝店睦鄰原則中心舉行的義診服務時,受詢時這麼說。

黃泉安:只談芝麻綠豆小事
謝寬泰言論與身份不符

民主行動黨全國電子選戰主任黃泉安在受本報訪問時說,謝寬泰近期頻頻避國家大課題不談,只對芝麻綠豆小事大作文章,與其身份毫不相稱!

他問,“這是否因為他將要接手當一個巫統首肯的檳州首長,面對太大壓力而這麼說?”

他指出,他很珍惜與謝寬泰之間的友情。他還記得在理大時,謝氏是他尊敬的學長,當時還敢寫大布條在校園抗議不平事件。

“可惜,現在的他好像變成雙面人,在英文報說不認識我,我也被他搞糊塗了。不過,我還是把他當作朋友,任由他,看看再過5年他怎麼樣。”

黃泉安認為,參加競選是民主精神的體現,即使是在同一選區碰面,也是民主的做法。

“我們只是政治理念不同,中國古人就有‘管仲割席’的典故,這是為了保持政治原則,有時也要為大義而忍痛。”

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Erm... your access to google not working properly? ;) I think you'll find that at 99.996% there are 36.6 defect too many per million to reach Six Sigma.

Hi Jeff Ooi,

You will get the people's support no matter where you go. Welcome BACK to contest in Penang!
Chia or Teng, I don't f*** care, I don't want any CM who kow tow like UMNO [ DELETED ]...

i was surprise when read i sunday star today ..

99.996% to contest in Penang ?!!

u got it ,, u have my full morale support : ))

Dear Jeff, you practice censorship on your blog. Another comment of me pertaining to Mahathir is not published.

You are no differenr from Zaim but only operate on a smaller scale

JEFF OOI says: Please be specific and tell me which one that I have censored? Unless you revealed your real identity, like some of the readers do, I will treat you as potential agent provocateur-- or professional Shaw Brothers writer who surface during general election time -- that will hide behind anonymity to write inflammatory things to incriminate me. My lawyers have warned me to moderate the comments, but nevere to censor it.

Hi Jeff Ooi,

This Secretary General of Gerakan seemed to lie nowadays, if he did not know you how this guy officiated the launch of USJ.com. Enough is enough for him, three terms MP and we, Penangites have more than enough talents from Penang to serve Penangites. The Ooi's clan is the most special characteristic where we cannot find any Ooi surname from other parts of the world except Penang. Go all out and be careful of their guaranteed votes where around two thousand votes from nowhere. Get more support from the rakyat and go for it. This time there are more than 15000 dissatisfied voters to back you. Welcome back to Penang. Ka ki lang.

Agree with the first commentor. Six sigma methodology strives to achieve 3.4 defects per million opportunities (99.99966% with 6 sigma process width and 1.5 sigma center drift). Jeff, you erred on this one.

JEFF OOI says: I was referring tothis book as a cross reference, to enable layman to understand the concept. You may like to read the excerpts here for context.

If you're almost certain to contest in Penang, your constituent will understand better if you say the chance is 99.9% of you doing so. Most folks are not familiar with statistical control processes.

JEFF OOI says: Don't underestimate the intelligence of Penangites. They are up-to-date. By the way, 99.996% grabs more eyeballs than 99.9%. You didn't study communications, did you?

Six sigma is also not a tech lingo. It's a term process control people in tech and non-tech industries use and understand.

JEFF OOI says: Thanks for the input. It's a tech lingo in real life as HA for servers are generalised in 99.996% in their SLA. Unisys did just that.

Jeff,
You are going to give the Gerakan head honchos many a sleepless nights!

Welcome (back) to Penang. May you kick ass - starting first with Bukit Bendera!

"Friends" who pretend they can't remember you are best forgotten.

Don't be too confident though... Penang uncles and aunties will still vote Gerakan after they receive their ang-pows! And since it is CNY you can guess who will be giving out a whole lot of them.

99.99% uptime. those good old early day of data center SLA. Today none of the data center will offer it again, and forget about 99.996% up time ;) Unless the earth orbit run on planet Saturn time (29.65 years/orbit ), it is impossible to resolve problem within the short time (less than 10 minutes).

But Jeff, your quote of saying Chia talking insignificant issue are praising him ;) BN member don't talk insignificant issue, they just talk nonsense that screw the rakyat.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it one of the rules of journalism to verify your sources?

A direct quote form "that book", "a Six Sigma goal of 99.996 percent perfection translates to 3.4 defects per million". A simple calculation will show that the quote has got it's numbers wrong.

JEFF OOI says: I normally verify unconfirmed sources. But I don't at all verify description in published books. Perhaps, you might write to the author of the book that I referred to? Please cc to me if you do, thanks.

Perhaps you live by the creed of you new profession as a politician, never to admit one's mistake (unless forced to of course :)).

JEFF OOI says: You are finding chinks in the armour, and overlooked at the context. The plane just flew over your head. Poor you :-)

Then again which brings me to my next question. Could someone be an impartial journalist and a politician at the same time. Forgive me if you have never claimed to be an impartial journalist in the first place.

JEFF OOI says: Sorry. You got your facts wrong. I am not a journalist by profession. Never trained as one, and never worked as one. I have stated this in the last five years in this blog.

Why write to the author? You a re calculator challenged? I'll give you step by step instructions here if you'd like. For some strange reason you now remind me of Lingham. "Sounds like me, looks like me ...".

So your appearance on Al-Jazeera during the bersih rally was as?

JEFF OOI says: Before the General Elections starts, we seem to have a stroll here who is 99.996% out to hijack my blog topic. Sorry, you go meow elsewhere. Here's the trail: 58.71.221.25, pumped through B098G0400000.maxis.net.my

Yes, the general election indeed. Without showing any signs of humility, willingness to confront difficult questions head on and ability to admit to the smallest of mistakes... how different are you from the current crop of elected officials.

JEFF OOI says: I repeat. I normally verify unconfirmed sources. But I don't at all verify description in published books. Perhaps, you might write to the author of the book that I referred to? Please cc to me if you do, thanks.

Please prove that the author of this book I was referring to as a cross reference IS WRONG, and I will follow your trail. Before that, you may like to read the excerpts here for context.

Really wonder how you would fair on a program such as BBC's Hardtalk.

(Good job, you can show the source IP... suc a techie :). oh, and the term is "troll".)

JEFF OOI says: Yes, you looks like a troll, you sounds like a troll.

Hi Jeff,

Do not be bothered by the facts. In politics, there is only fight for survival and death. No politicians in the world go by facts. Today they talk about one and tomorrow if the results come out the other way then the facts will be twisted and be channeled to the press and other reported sources for the misquote. So just tell the rakyat to accept whatever goodies given to them but vote for opposition will be the main agenda.

Bravo and fight for the conscience.

"JEFF OOI says: Sorry. You got your facts wrong. I am not a journalist by profession. Never trained as one, and never worked as one. I have stated this in the last five years in this blog"

But Jeff, many a time, you write as you think you were a professional . You even preach us on journalism at : http://www.jeffooi.com/2006/02/wither_malaysian_journalism.php

Firstly please do admit , some of your contents are factually inaccurate.

Secondly, You always acts like a PR man to Mahathir , what's wrong with you ? Are you another political mercenaries who use his media popularity to poison the public ?

Thirdly , you are arrogant, you do not admit mistakes .

Fourthly , you are too image-conscious . You re-post your portrait immediately after your eye surgery ...

I am just giving you advices. Please take it and don't throw back unfriendly comments

JEFF OOI says: I am used to personal attacks like yours, But the context of my blog topic just flew over your head. It is my personal choice to accord Mahathir my respect as I am convinced his achievements outweigh his misadventures. You, too can have your opinion as even a donkey is entitled to one. But despite your personal attacks on my person, I can still agree to disagree with you, but can you? For your naiviete, poor you, I weep for you!

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