May 4, 2006April 16, 2024General Ubuntu Linux I recently installed Ubuntu Linux on the laptop I’m currently using and will probably stick to it as my main workstation (though […]
May 2, 2006April 16, 2024General Pakistan ninth most failed state? Quite shocking to read this BBC article on the Failed States Index for this year. If anything, I was expecting Pakistan’s position […]
April 27, 2006April 16, 2024General Japanese Spam “注)一回5万以上の礼金を約束いたします。しかし、ご登録される際に、報酬支払い方法について教えていただけませんでしょうか?下記の項目欄にお答えください ・金融機関現金振込み ・金融機関小切手支払い ・直接支払い “ Has anyone else noticed a sudden spike in Japanese spam or is it just me? Can’t be […]
April 3, 2006April 16, 2024General Messiest datacenter Stuart sent this link to the messiest datacenter ever. It actually looks pretty organized considering that there aren’t proper racks or housings […]
April 3, 2006April 16, 2024General Banks and consumer rights Last week, a friend of mine had his leased car repossessed by a local bank, supposedly due to missed payments on his […]
April 2, 2006April 16, 2024General Balakot being moved? Balakot, the city that suffered the most devastation from last year’s quake and situated right on top of a dangerous fault line, […]
April 1, 2006April 16, 2024General April Fool’s Day Woke up this morning totally oblivious to what day it was. It was while watching a local show on the subject that […]
March 31, 2006April 16, 2024General Pakistan’s women combat pilots Here is a good first for a country which was, until recently, opposed to having women in all but a select few […]
March 27, 2006April 16, 2024General Comments fixed I just realized today that comments on this blog were broken. After a little digging, the culprit was found to be a […]
March 25, 2006April 16, 2024General Fresh tremors and disposal of quake rubble More tremors of high intensity (around 5.0 or 6.0 magnitude) were reported in Pakistan’s northern areas a couple of days ago though […]