Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Some Very Interesting Blogs

Interesting blogs, not just blog posts, about manosphere. There are some quotes from some posts without permission.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Bias Warps Justice

Sure it does. Bias comes out of F (Feeling as in MBTI). This lovely article by Adam Beforado explains how cognitive dissonance works, how we distort data to suit our preconceived opinion.

Additional reading:
  1. http://vbala99.blogspot.com/2014/08/social-psychology.html
  2. Book by the same author: http://www.amazon.com/Unfair-The-Science-Criminal-Injustice/dp/0770437761 (I should read this)

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Windows Support

About Love

Pricing

Inside A Mumbai Beach House

Friday, September 18, 2015

2.3 Million People Apply For 368 Posts in UP.

That's right. 23 lakh people apply for the post of peons in Uttar Pradesh in India. These include candidates with Masters and doctorate degrees. 

Read this and this.

I wonder whether this indicates:
  • a very poor job market and that people aren't even getting a peon job or 
  • that people prefer a the role and job of a peon in a government establishment.
Interesting.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

MIxer Grinders India


Sites for comparison:
  1. http://www.bestforyourhome.co.in/mixer-grinders/
  2. http://www.wlivenews.com/top-5-best-mixer-grinders-models-and-price-in-india.html

Products

  • Morphy Richards
  • Philips 1643: 3 Jar
  • Bajaj GX 7
  • Sumeet unfortunately do not seem to respond to mails, the Mumbai number mentioned on their number is currently not in use. I understand the company is not in business anymore. They made very good mixies.
  • I am told Preethi brand is good for mixers

Pinterest

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Islam FAQ

These are some links and quotes on Islam
This is a very interesting reading on FAQ about Islam: 

Here is a quote from another interesting link as representing the opinion of Sunni Muslims worldwide: 
"We affirm the right to freedom of thought, religion, conscience, and expression...We believe that God created us with all the diversity of race, religion, language, and belief to get to know one another, respect one another, and uphold our collective human dignity."
To me as I observe Islam in action in the world, the above quote seems quite far-fetched. 

100 frequently asked questions about Islam: http://www.ing.org/top-100-frequently-asked-questions-about-muslims-and-their-faith/ Answers are explained well though quite often they sound hypocritical.


60 questions Muslims don't like to be asked: http://www.bible.ca/islam/islam-questions.htm This sound very academic to me and frankly, boring.


Difference between Hijab, Niqab and Burka: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/24118241


Picture from behind the veil: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3086140/Behind-veil-Remarkable-pictures-life-looks-like-Middle-East-Islamic-women-hidden-niqab.html

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Effects Of Negative Motivation

A friend sent me this.

Husband  and wife were watching National Geographic :Wife :  I am really getting disturbed. In no time  the leopard will kill the deer and eat it.Husband: this is the law of nature. The leopard has to kill  the deer to survive.Wife: please do something .Husband: what can I do ?Wife :if this deer is killed by the leopard, u should take me for shopping and candle light dinner......everyday...For the balance story please watch the video 


With the right motivation, a man can achieve anything.

Pakistani Trains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaDUov7Rvyw: Karakoram Express Lahore to Karachi.

TV in each seat in A/C compartments in Shalimar Express. Corridor seems narrower than in Indian trains. Apparently trains with private sector participation.

An interesting comparison of Indian railways with Pakistani railways here.  I am not sure whether a fair comparison has been made. Duronto is mentioned to be fully air conditioned. It is not.  
I tried googling about a year back to see if one could do online ticket booking on Pakistani railways. I think not.

Total passenger traffic (per year) / population of country:India: 8224/1200= 6.8

Total passenger traffic (per year) / population of country: Pak: 47.7/182= 0.24

Total route km / sq km of country area

India: 65436/33 = 1983 km/sq km
Pak: 7791/7= 1113 km /sq km

Accident per million train km: 

India: 0.1
Pak: I couldn't find the data.

An article about the state of Pakistani railways: http://www.dawn.com/news/1201004


A nice article about traveling by train in Pakistan. I have longed for such an article for so long. (Jun 6, 2017)

Carrying The Load

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

I Was Only Clying For Fun

A friend sent me this video. The video shows a boy in tears, in what seems to be a class room. (I don't know who the boy is nor who made this video. I loved it.)

The boy is claiming that he was only clying for fun. (He couldn't pronounce "R" either). We all know that boys don't cry. I request you also to assert that the boy was not crying seriously, he was only crying for fun.


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