Seriously, the squat toilet that I balance over daily is branded “Sony.” And that’s about as minor an example of the weird, wonderful world of Bangladesh that I can think off. Pics follow after the main post, all are from flickr, click to expand…
I’ve been here a mind-blowing two weeks now, and have navigated Dhaka,… »
Sounds like a death metal band right? Unfortunately for all of us, its not - instead, its referring to a phenomenon know as “tin whiskers” in which soldered joints in electronics grow minuscule metal stalactites that eventually even short out the device in question, or explode and physically disable it. Tin, if you didn’t know,… »
Were on our way shortly to Bangladesh - leaving within hours! A bit of nerves building, but I think were pretty well set up. Were flying “Biman” - the Bangladesh national carrier - from Singapore direct. Its actually a four hour flight - the distances around Asia can be deceiving (or the planes are slow!)…. »
Its a funny thing to be disabused so thoroughly of a notion that you’ve got stuck in your head. In North America, Sony’s PSP is certainly playing second fiddle to Nintendo’s DS, but in Singapore at least, the situations are completely reversed. The PSP dominates here. Every train ride I’ve taken has multiple people banging… »
Sometime when I was in the air, Microsoft got all crazy and made a bid for Yahoo - insanity. I haven’t had a chance to read up on it yet, but I’m still astounded that Ballmer actually pulled the trigger.
Anyway - Singapore is gorgeous - yes, Zoli, its pretty familiar, but just different enough to… »
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