As I suddenly found myself using Linux as my primary OS last year, I had to do something about my bookworm'ey itch, and tried a few solutions to the lack of Microsoft Reader on Linux.
I tried using a second computer as my “book computer” - 50 minutes of work, one chapter of a book is [...]
I, the good cop, mailed a long rant to the PTCL Broadband manager, Mr. Ali Raza Baloch, last week, after getting his email from the helpline.
He forwarded my complaint to a couple of relevant people, asking them to help me out, but that didn't happen.
Meanwhile, a friend, the bad cop, sent a written complaint to [...]
As far as I remember, Facebook does not give away free ad space, so I was surprised to see this ad in the picture for a Pro-Pervaiz group named “GEN. MUSHARAF IS THE RIGHT LEADER FOR PAKISTAN” on my Facebook homepage.
The ad says:
Pervaiz Musharraf - He has fulfilled yet another promise by holding fair and [...]
“…The days when the People could make revolutions are past.”
“I suppose they are,” said Graham. “I suppose they are.” He mused. “This world of yours has been full of surprises to me. In the old days we dreamt of a wonderful democratic life, of a time when all men would be equal and happy.”
Ostrog looked [...]
Yesterday, I started reading 'Time's Eye' - the first book of the 'A Time Odyssey' series written by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter. I went to sleep after reading 22 Chapters, woke up, checked my emails and RSS feeds, and found out that Arthur C. Clarke passed away some time today at his home [...]
