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Hand to the Fire
I keep touching the hot stove top. It keeps singeing my hand and I don’t know how to make the pain stop. Maybe if I touch it on the hottest part, the pain will stop. OUCH! What the hell. Why does it keep hurting me, burning me? And why, am I blistering. I know, let me increase the fire and touch it again. If it burns off the blisters, then the pain will stop. One of these times it has to stop. I’ll just keep changing it up a little here and a little there, until it does.
By Alexandra Grant9 days ago in Humans
The Invisible Unicorns: Why Pakistan’s Best Software Houses Are Ghosts in the US Market. AI-Generated.
Pakistan is currently experiencing an IT export boom. The government claims we are on track for $5 Billion in exports. We have some of the most talented engineers in the world. We have software houses in Lahore and Karachi building complex AI architectures for Fortune 500 companies.
By Mahnoor Qureshi9 days ago in Journal
Cruising the Atlantic Division
The Colorado Avalanche's long seven-game homestand started well, but ended very rocky (no pun intended). We dominated our first two games, but the next five were very messy. The Avs lost four of our last five games in the homestand, but again, because a loss isn't a loss in regular season hockey, it's actually a 1-2-2 stretch in our last five games, which is only one game under "NHL .500" in that time. That's how fortunate and spoiled we are this year; even our lulls aren't truly lulls.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 days ago in Unbalanced
From 'Seth' to CEO: The Digital Crisis Facing Pakistan's Family Empires in 2026. AI-Generated.
Drive through the industrial heartlands of Pakistan—from the smoke-filled lanes of Korangi in Karachi to the textile hubs of Faisalabad—and you will see the physical legacy of the "Seth Culture."
By Mahnoor Qureshi9 days ago in Journal
