One year after the quake
It was a year ago, October 8th, 2005, that one of the deadliest quakes in history struck this region, leaving over 73,000 […]
Year: 2006
All hail Slackware 11.0
It’s finally here: A great day for all fans of the oldest surviving Linux distribution – after an unusually long testing and […]
Nokia 9500
It’s that time again. After the disappointment at finding an ideal phone that could take decent pictures as well as easily balance […]
Country-wide Power Outage
It started sometime early in the afternoon when the power at my hotel suddenly went out and the generators kicked in. I […]
In Lahore for an install
Though Lahore is a place relatively close to Islamabad (and a place I like to visit, once in a while), it has […]
Programming languages you should learn
Eweek has this article on the ten programming languages you should learn right now. The (sorted) job availabilities they list for each language […]
Swallowing more than you can chew
Via BoingBoing: this python swallowed a pregnant sheep and then couldn’t move off the road. More info here together with a mention […]
New restaurant at Gokina
The restaurant I just mentioned (it doesn’t even have a name yet) opened at Gokina a couple of weeks back. I went […]
Driving to Gokina
I’ve been living in Islamabad for over three years and must have gone to Gokina (the spot at the top of the […]
Dally in the Dark
Went to watch “Dally in the Dark” last night at the Islamabad Club, a play by Shah Sharabeel who has also done […]