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What podcasts should I be listening to and why?

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:25:47 +0200

My top 5 list is:

1. WNYC’s Radiolab - the ultimate podcast, Top Gear style production, this is how every podcast should be
2. TEDTalks - nuff said
3. Underreported from WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show - runs often, wide variety of topics, most are interesting
4. SALT Seminars About Long Term Thinking - great topics, great speakers, from The Long Now Foundation
5. The Economist: The week ahead - to get a headstart on the week, though I’d rather have a Monday edition (this is a Friday edition)

More at Reddit: What podcasts should I be listening to and why?

My iPhone Tracker around Sri Lanka

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:54:00 +0200

My iPhone Tracker around Sri Lanka

Taking a break

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:36:04 +0100

Suzhou Guan Qian Jie

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:27:04 +0100

Suzhou Guan Qian Jie

7) The rest of the world isn’t full of germs: 20 Things I’ve Learned From Traveling

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:00:59 +0100

7) The rest of the world isn’t full of germs: 20 Things I’ve Learned From Traveling:

Many people travel with their own supply of water and an industrial vat of hand sanitizer. I can say in full honestly that I have never used hand sanitizer or gone out of my way to avoid contact with germs during my travels. It is true that in many places you can get nasty illnesses from drinking untreated water, but I don’t think this means you have be a traveling Howard Hughes. Unless you have a particularly weak immune system or other illness, I wouldn’t worry too much about local bugs.

http://craigmod.com/journal/14mm/

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:11:33 +0100

http://craigmod.com/journal/14mm/

Photo

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:05:46 +0200

The traditional breakfast in Pakistan is usually a heavy meal.

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:47:18 +0200

The traditional breakfast in Pakistan is usually a heavy meal.:

halva puri cholay or halva puri, for short, consists of two separate dishes, halva, a sweet made from semolina, and aloo cholay, a spicy chickpea-and-potato curry eaten with puri, a small circular deep-fried flat bread.
Siri paya is eaten with naan (siri paya is a stew made of cow, goat or lamb’s brain and feet. “Siri” means the head of the animal and “paya” its feet. It is considered a delicacy.
Nihari is a stew made from beef or lamb and curry. Nihari is also eaten with naan bread.
Lassi is a drink made from milk and yogurt, served in sweet, and rarely, in salty flavor.

What are you having for breakfast?

Atheist Indians are the smartest of them all (and by extension all South Asians)

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:19:51 +0200

Source: OKCupid

Whats the real story here? The washed away leather or the washed away animals? Looks like we're only interested in their hide.

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:18:04 +0200

Whats the real story here? The washed away leather or the washed away animals? Looks like we're only interested in their hide.

Great Female Artists? Think Karachi.

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:55:00 +0200

Great Female Artists? Think Karachi.:

“Women in Pakistan in general wield a lot more power than what is perceived from abroad. In Pakistani society, women are less coddled, which makes them much more resilient, resourceful, and original.”

Japan: It's Not Funny Anymore

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:25:20 +0100

Japan: It's Not Funny Anymore:

Though you know what, if I’m going to choose my place to live based entirely on how little I mind the surrounding people, or if I’m going to live somewhere I wouldn’t have to deal with people at all,it might as well be somewhere I wouldn’t have to pay quite as much for vegetarian recipe ingredients.

Video

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:35:46 +0100

Asian Poses

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:16:41 +0100

Asian Poses

If soda is the new tobacco, is the Coke mini can the new light cigarette?

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:57:00 +0200

If soda is the new tobacco, is the Coke mini can the new light cigarette?:

“Coca-Cola’s new 90-calorie mini can is a great way for calorie-conscious consumers” such as “college students looking for a quick afternoon pick-me-up” to “enjoy a Coke sparkle with fewer calories.”

Marché Restaurant Heidiland

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:59:25 +0200

The best restaurant is all of Switzerland. Highly recommended by Mr. DH. We will go there tonight for the fondue.

Swimming at the Water Cube

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:35:36 +0200

Swimming at the Water Cube

“A displaced girl looks out from her tent in Shah Mansour...

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:23:49 +0200

“A displaced girl looks out from her tent in Shah Mansour refugee camp, in northwest Pakistan, Tuesday, June 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)” Source: Children in Pakistan, The Big Picture, Boston.com

Pakistan, besides the much heralded War Against Terror that every major newspaper reports daily, is undergoing now a bigger and potentially more devastating future problem. That’s the current humanitarian crises, with a displaced population of close to 3 million people.

“The real battles this summer against the Taliban and al-Qaeda will be fought in Pakistan as much as in Afghanistan. By refusing to see this humanitarian crisis as an exercise in winning hearts and minds, however, the world seems to be sleepwalking its way to defeat.” Source: Ahmed Rashid, Hearts on The Line in Pakistan, The Washington Post.

For more on Pakistan, see Foreign Policy’s Cheat Sheet, the Idiot’s Guide to Pakistan.

"i just blogged, and shared with the world my thoughts. please see my blog. I feel a lot lighter."

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:38:00 +0200

“i just blogged, and shared with the world my thoughts.

please see my blog.

I feel a lot lighter.”

- MO

Dusseldorf Media Hafen

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:13:34 +0200

Dusseldorf Media Hafen