Category: General

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Nice comparison of hourly rates for internet cafes in different countries: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=2594 Good to see Pakistan having one of the lowest, only […]

Screen is exactly what I was looking for. Something that works like VNC, but for text apps. “Screen is a full-screen window […]

After weeks of waiting, I finally managed to have MMS enabled on my Ufone connection. The delay was mostly my fault since […]

Ever thought about how realistic some movie scenes are? Scenes where otherwise normal humans have trouble escaping from zombies or snakes, yet […]

My first email address (that I actually used instead of just creating and forgetting about it) was a Yahoo! one about six […]

Another post about an article from the Beeb. This year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament will rely on Linux and Grid computing to keep […]

It’s surprising how many different drinks there are in Pakistan. Among my favorites are sugar cane juice, lassi and “sattoo” (made from […]

The Beeb has an informative article on how hard it is to break the 128-bit encryption in common use by a lot […]

Via Stuart, this page lists the world’s 100 largest economic entities, of which 51 are now corporations and 49 countries: http://www.corporations.org/system/top100.html So […]