To shell and back

Congrats to the Mono team. Go play with it.

Check out jobhunt.in.

There is a ton of kewl technology behind this simple website. Will write about it more in the coming days.

Saudi Arabia sure is keeping up with the times.

A Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has called on women to wear a full veil, or niqab, that reveals only one eye. Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan said showing both eyes encouraged women to use eye make-up to look seductive. More on BBC.

This is a good idea, undoubtedly. I suggest using a simple eyepatch while the country slowly transitions to the one-eyed veil. It sure does look like trendy, comfortable clothing in the hot deserts.

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A few weeks back Sheikh Salih Ibn al-Luhaydan,  the most senior judge in Saudi, said it is permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV channels which broadcast immoral programmes. The judge made the comments on a state radio programme.  The fatwa, or edict, was made during a radio program called Light in the Path. Indeed. LA Times, BBC.

Seriously. ****.

Terrific article here: http://lwn.net/Articles/299483/

Boot time is always perceived as a measure of how “fast” the system is. If a distribution would decide to take some of these ideas, it would be a great competitive advantage over other distros and even other OSes.

Toothpaste for dinner has this funny comic.

From the Museum of Bad Art:

Mama and Babe

“The flesh tones bring to mind the top shelf liqueurs of a border bistro. With an astonishing emphasis on facial bone structure, the artist flirts with caricature and captures features of Mamma’s face which remind us of a Presidential candidate. The upright marionettish pose of the babe hints that the early bond between mother and child ….”

Head From Hell

“A blood curdling scream from the fires below. A lost soul cries out in agony, eyes upward, forever to be taunted by the reclining though erect Adonis just out of reach. This brilliant reworking of one of Art’s oldest subjects — recasting the cloven hoofed, behorned one into a youthful virile stud is a refreshingly original treatment of an age-old theme. “

They have come out a lot better than I expected. Printo.in does a good job.