Watch this video. Sir James Dyson does it again. He has been famous for many inventions and his latest gizmo, the bladeless fan is simply amazing. What blows me away is the simplicity of its theory. And, I am sure Chinese wont take too long to bring out its affordable versions.
American Mensa’s List of Top 50 Websites
Members of the American Mensa have recently polled for for more than 280 websites to choose the 50 best websites. Their selections are organised in the following categories and with 12 entries (highest) in humour, who said high IQ folks do not have a sense of humour: Art and Culture – 3 Entertainment and Humor [...]
Chairman Mensa Pakistan recognised by Mensa International
Hasan Zuberi, our very own Chairman of Mensa Pakistan has been prominently featured across the new website of Mensa International. Mensa International recently launched their new website, and as part of the new theme, it features an image on the top right side corner on all pages of the new website. Hasan Zuberi, the Chairman [...]
New Website of Mensa International
Willem Bouwens, Chair of Mensa International announced the exciting new website of Mensa International. And, believe me, it is a breath of fresh air, a huge departure from the previous website that stayed online for many years. Bouwens’ message on the site says, “This new website offers exciting opportunities for all the Mensa members on [...]
Google Wave introduction
Now what on earth is Google Wave. Its a paradigm shift from the internet based communication tools you have known since the email went online. To understand what it is, lets first look at this homemade video: This video would have got you curious, as well as confused It also has various plugins. I am [...]
Books and More, at a discount
Hey friends. We have deployed our online store where you can buy and save on Apparel, Automotive, Baby, Beauty, Books, Classical Music, DVD, Electronics, Gourmet Food, Health & Personal Care, Jewelry, Kitchen & Housewares, Magazines, Music, Musical Instruments, Office Products, Outdoor Living, PC Hardware, Pet Supplies, Photo, Software, Sporting Goods, Tools & Hardware, Toys, VHS, [...]
National Internship Program – Pakistan Wide
The Government of Pakistan has announced National Internship Program funded by Asian Development Bank for the Unemployed student of Pakistan. So far very low number of applications have been received i.e. 527 with in Pakistan. The target is to have 10,000 application at least to utilize this fund OTHERWISE This FUND WILL BE LESS UTILIZED [...]
This is called the World’s Easiest Quiz
Supposedly, this quiz has been called the World’s Easiest Quiz. I leave it upto you to decide whether it is indeed the easiest or not. But for sure, it is fun to attempt. Since its quite popular so I am not hiding the answers. You might hve already seen it via email. But still I [...]
Mensa Test in Lahore: Nov 1st
MENSA Pakistan is conducting a Grand Test in Lahore on the 1st of November, 2009 at LGS Defence Boys Branch, DHA Phase V. The test will be of 30 minutes duration and will be conducted in 5 sessions from 10:30 am till 2:30pm. Click here for more info Registration Fee: Rs. 500/- For Registrations: Ahmad [...]
What to do with this RSS stuff?
Tuesday 1 Sep 2009 by Raza Jaffri |
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Filed under: Rants Tags: google reader, rss, rss reader
Filed under: Rants Tags: google reader, rss, rss reader
I must admit, I don’t have an RSS reader as yet, and I rarely used Google Reader!!! I did create an account on Google Reader, and probably added a few RSS feeds to, just to see how this baby works, but that was about as far as I went. Today’s blog post from Gmail gang [...]
Type in Roman, Google converts it in Urdu script
Google never ceases to amaze us. Google Indic Transliteration tool as shown in the above screen grab lets you type in roman, a.k.a. English characters and as you finish a word a press the space bar, the tool immediately converts it into Urdu. If the word you see is not exactly what you wanted, click [...]
World e-Book Fair: Grab the free books before August 4th.
The 4th annual e-book fair is on from July 4 to August 4. I am told that some 2 million e-books in PDF format will be available for free download during these dates. Their collection is normally available for an annual membership fees of $8.95.So if you don’t take advantage of the bookfair period then [...]
Reclaiming Karachi Project
Hasan recently shared this ad on the Mensa Pakistan Yahoo group. Although, while writing this article I am wondering, “Oh, yet another movement, and we still seem to be standing still!!!” An interesting idea, and if properly implemented, it should give the city a neat look for few months. Beuase, the griffiti writers are not [...]
Help change Mensa Pakistan website with new WordPress Theme
When I changed the content management system of Mensa website to wordpress sometime ago, one reason was to encourage the members participation in the technical aspects of this website. But don’t be scared by the word “technical”. The beauty of wordpress is that you dont need to know anything about programming. Its all click and [...]
Mensa Ad
Alright, now something short, and light. Look at this print advertisement from Mensa and decode the puzzle!
The intellectual bankruptcy
I was reading this thought-provoking post by Lee Seigel, The Intellectual Crash of 2009: Where Have All the Smart People Gone? and I can’t help share Lee’s sentiments. I remember the times when we used to argue and debate concepts, ideas (no, I am not talking about the hot new idea for a urinal with [...]
Live band performance, with iPhone!!!
Yes you read it right folks! This is actually an all-girl band and they have produced a song entirely played through a bunch of standard, off-the-shelf, or rather off-the-appstore apps downloading on their iPhones. Amazing amazing stuff. Is it the sign of the times to come?
[Lahore] – Mensa EGBM – 7 March 2009
Mensa Pakistan is proud to Announce that it has now been recognized as Provisional National Mensa … and is in final stages to claim its full NATIONAL STATUS. Kindly come to this meeting and also invite any Mensa current or old Mensa member that you know. Hope to see you at (details as follows): Date: [...]
Mensa Test @ Karachi – 28 Feb 2009
Mensa Pakistan is organizing its Karachi Grand Test on 28 February 2009 Timings: 11am – 3:00pm (test session every 30 minutes) at: New Horizons Pakistan (formerly TEC) 49-C, Block 6 PECHS (Behind Habib Bank Limited (HBL), behind main Nursery Bus stop) off main Sharah-e-Faisal, Karachi Tel: (021) 4554772 4382352 - 53 – [...]
How to Improve Your Memory & Exercise Your Brain?
How to Improve Your Memory & Exercise Your Brain – (source: internet) Everyone can take steps to improve their memory, and with time and practice most people can gain the ability to memorize seemingly impossible amounts of information. Whether you want to win the World Memory Championships, ace your history test, or simply remember where [...]
Mensa – The Game!
Web is all gaga about a game being launched by Empire Interactive. According to a number of blog posts and press releases Empire Interactive has signed a deal with American Mensa and British Mensa and they plan to bring out a mensa themed game on an entire range of platforms… console, handheld, PC, and Mac! [...]
Pump up that password
Way back many centuries ago – in internet terms, of course – we could choose a password that typically had 3 to 4 characters… and were often the same 4 digits that were the ATM pin code, or the 3-digit code of our favorite number lock. Then we saw the era of minimum 8-character passwords. [...]
Brain Damaging Habits
BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS 1. No Breakfast People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration. 2. Overeating It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power. 3. Smoking It causes [...]
Yes, it’s right!
I agree with the sequence although I already solved this puzzle on my own and formed the same sequence. You are quicker!
Puzzle: Couples at the movies
Four couples (each a boy and a girl) are in a queue at the cinema. Adam is ahead of Blenda, who is not with Colin, who is behind Annie, who is behind Brian, who is not with Denise, who is behind Dave, who is not with Chloe and is ahead of Adam. Can you reconstruct [...]