Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Murgha Position: Crime and Punishment During Phet
Murgha Position: Crime and Punishment During Phet: "
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This is, what is called the “Murgha position” in Pakistan.A way to punish someone - often young students in school - for minor infractions. But this particular story of crime and punishment in Pakistan is slightly more novel.
In anticipation of cyclone Phet, the government barred people from going into the Arabian Sea. One daredevil rickshaw wallah paid no heed to this warning and decided to use the unusually quiet beach and
boisterous waves to wash his rickshaw.
But his crime did not go unnoticed by the vigilant Pakistan police. The offender was caught and duly punished albeit in a rather creative way. But I guess there really aren’t any laws on the books about punishments for rickshaw washing in the sea when a cyclone approacheth!
This picture has been doing rounds on the internet and I don’t have a way to validate its authenticity or timing. But it does give us some food for thought. And since yesterday, I have been thinking whether to be appalled, amused or appreciative of the vigiliance and creativity of this police officer!
What do you think?
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
A Common Man’s Take on the Budget
A Common Man’s Take on the Budget: "
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This photo is recently been making rounds on the internet. The text, though a bit out of ‘qaafia’ and ‘wazan’ is self-explanatory.
For the past few years, writings on Rickshaw backs have started to emerge as a commentary on Pakistani society. We’ve covered them at ATP atleast three time. It also makes us curious whether it is the same rickshaw (see here and here) or different rickshaws with the same painter at work. Note the top most line and the words ‘Always Speak the Truth’ at the bottom are the same in all three rickshaw photos.
Introducing MATLAB Mobile – an iPhone app to connect remotely to your MATLAB
Introducing MATLAB Mobile – an iPhone app to connect remotely to your MATLAB: "
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This week I’d like to introduce guest poster Leslie Mehrez from our marketing team. She’s going to tell you about an exciting new frontier for MATLAB and scientific computation.
Today is an exciting day for MathWorks as we take our first step into the world of mobile computing with the introduction of MATLAB Mobile, a free app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. MATLAB Mobile provides a lightweight MATLAB desktop for your iPhone OS Device, giving you a remote connection to the MATLAB running on your own computer.
MATLAB Mobile gives you command line access to MATLAB and all the products that you are licensed to use on your computer as well as the ability to view MATLAB figures on your iPhone. In order to use MATLAB Mobile, you’ll have to download the app from the App Store and install the MATLAB Connector on your computer. Check out the MATLAB Mobile page for more information and a video of how it works.
With MATLAB Mobile, you’ll no longer worry about forgetting to start that script before you leave your office. Give MATLAB Mobile a try and make your friends jealous. Let us know how you use MATLAB Mobile and what features you’d like to see next.
-by, Leslie Mehrez
Monday, June 7, 2010
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