horrendous... yet again

A free woman from indian express

"I sympathise. From Karachi to the Khyber Pass, Pakistan is one of the most hospitable countries I’ve ever visited. So, President Musharraf, if you want to improve Pakistan’s image, here’s some advice: Just prosecute rapists with the same zeal with which you persecute rape victims.

Mukhtaran says she can’t talk about what happened after the government kidnapped her. But this is what seems to have unfolded: In Islamabad, government officials ferociously berated her for being unpatriotic and warned that they could punish her family and friends. In particular, they threatened to have the father of a friend fired from his job."

quote

WAR IS PEACE; FREEDOM IS SLAVERY; IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
-- George Orwell, 1984

(i think this is so applicable to current world politics)

kids grow up too soon....

Violent teenagers article from hindu.

though it might not be the best written article but it sure does bring up the point where this society is going in terms of bringing up the young.

kids r not kids anymore they grow up too soon. with all the available information or misinformation that is accessible to them. there use to be a time when the younger years were the formative years, the years to learning. where even the games we played or the stories we read were modeled on the fact that they will leave a significant impact on us. now everything is market driven. gone r the days when people would say that is more important to good man than it is to be a important man. now children r taught, either by active or passive means, that money is above work, seek material over knowledge, presentation is more important than the content.
there are years in human life that they need guidance and protection, and no better place than family to get this. we all can be individuals but there is a need to put relationships above individuality.

(rough sketch of my thoughts after reading the article.)

thought

dying a slow death... one blow at a time.

Bangladesh... going great guns!!!!!

Australia lost to Bangladesh... by 5 wickets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can't believe it....................
Bulletin

quote

"There are only 10 types of people in this world...
those who know binary and those who don't"

for all linux lovers

Is Linux For Losers?

there might be some truth to this... i might have to try OpenBSD myself.