Engineer, Tech geek, Software | Electronics | Networking | DLT & Information Security Enthusiast. linktr.ee/armujahid
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Earned Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification from CNCF/Linux Foundation
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I think the discussion around book piracy in Pakistan often misses the bigger picture.
It's not just a piracy problem. It's a combination of three problems:
1. Service problem:
Many books are difficult to obtain legally. Kindle Unlimited isn't officially available in Pakistan, regional bookstores are limited, and discovering or purchasing international titles can be frustrating.
2. Pricing problem
Imported books are expensive due to exchange rates, shipping costs, and import-related expenses (Books are no longer imported via India?) . A single book can easily cost several thousand rupees.
3. Purchasing-power problem
Even when a legal option exists, the price may represent a significant portion of a person's discretionary income.
The gaming and music industries faced similar challenges years ago.
People often quote Gabe Newell's observation that piracy is largely a service problem. Steam reduced game piracy by making games easy to buy, download, update, and play, while also introducing regional pricing in many markets. Spotify and other streaming services made legal music more convenient than piracy.
Books haven't seen the same level of localization in many developing countries.
If publishers want to reduce piracy in Pakistan. We need:
• Affordable regional pricing
• Official digital services and subscriptions
• Better availability of e-books
• Easier payment options
• Local partnerships for distribution
When the legal option becomes both accessible and reasonably affordable, many people will choose it.
They're not authorised to print it. That is piracy. It has to come from the printer the publisher has an agreement to print.
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Jun 14
Lolz
Jun 14
if name == "sourabh.gurwani":
return False
And every time a user registers, you start a Codex automation job to add a new if clause (very quickly).
If you want to optimize you can use GPT-5.3-Spark, which is faster.
If you want to optimize further, ask Codex how to implement an index.
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Abdul Rauf retweeted
Jun 13
Export control lolz x.com/i/status/2055133735843…
May 15
AI companies every time China releases a decent model:
"DEMOCRACY IS AT RISK
We urgently need export controls, chip bans, policy intervention, national security briefings, and $40B more funding.
China is progressing too fast. Please nerf them before our valuation gets hurt." 😂
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Jun 9
Let's see if the tech matches their "too dangerous to release" marketing stunt.
Fable 5 is state-of-the-art on nearly all tested benchmarks, with exceptional performance in software engineering, knowledge work, scientific research, and vision.
The longer and more complex the task, the larger Fable 5’s lead over our other models.
ALT Benchmark table titled Mythos 5 & Fable 5, comparing Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5 against Claude Mythos Preview, Claude Opus 4.8, GPT 5.5, and Gemini 3.1 Pro.
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Jun 13
They were already going to remove Fable from all subscription plans on June 23 anyway, so it doesn't matter.
x.com/i/status/2065597531644…
Jun 13
The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.
The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance.
Access to all other Claude models is not affected.
We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible.
Read our full statement: anthropic.com/news/fable-myt…
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Jun 13
Export control lolz x.com/i/status/2055133735843…
May 15
AI companies every time China releases a decent model:
"DEMOCRACY IS AT RISK
We urgently need export controls, chip bans, policy intervention, national security briefings, and $40B more funding.
China is progressing too fast. Please nerf them before our valuation gets hurt." 😂
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Abdul Rauf retweeted
Jun 13
They were already going to remove Fable from all subscription plans on June 23 anyway, so it doesn't matter.
x.com/i/status/2065597531644…
Jun 13
The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.
The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance.
Access to all other Claude models is not affected.
We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible.
Read our full statement: anthropic.com/news/fable-myt…
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Jun 10
A Pakistani import story. 🧵
In July 2021, I pre-ordered a UHK ergonomic split keyboard.
The keyboard wasn't delivered until June 2022 because of production delays on the manufacturer's side.
Shipping itself was fast.
The taxation story begins after that.
29 Jun 2022
Finally!!! ⌨️ #GotMyUHK from @UltHackKeyboard
it's fully programmable, open source, ErgoMech split keyboard designed for extreme productivity.
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Pakistan wants more IT exports, more freelancers, more software engineers and more productivity.
Yet importing specialized tools often feels like you're being punished for upgrading from a generic office keyboard.
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Jun 10
My keyboard spent a year waiting to be manufactured.
During that time the rupee depreciated so much that the government effectively got a raise.
The keyboard arrived.
My hands got relief.
My wallet learned a lesson.
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Abdul Rauf retweeted
Jun 9
This is what the UK spyware proposal means.
There must be government spyware on every mobile device. It shall watch everything that happens, including always watching the screen, looking for things the government disapproves of.
When anything is flagged by the software as something the government doesn't like, the software must block it from being sent or displayed (in realtime).
The user of the device must not be able to shut this watching and blocking off. The only way to shut it off would be to ask the government or its proxies to do so for you, at their discretion.
Therefore the whole device must be locked down. Administrator rights and the decision of what software or operating system to run or not to run must be taken from the owner/user and handed to the government and its proxies.
Apple and Google are themselves working hard to lock down the devices they are involved in to shut out competition and establish a duopoly.
The UK government says it is "working closely" with Apple and Google and currently they synchronise and coordinate their communication on this subject.
The UK government is now proposing to mandate what would otherwise be illegal anti-competitive practices.
@GrapheneOS on the Apple and Google duopoly:
x.com/GrapheneOS/status/2053…
Statement from @signalapp
x.com/signalapp/status/20640…
@ReclaimTheNetHQ on the state spyware:
reclaimthenet.org/starmer-ca…
The government announcement:
gov.uk/government/news/new-p…
Jun 8
Our statement on the UK government’s demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the country be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification and content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all.
signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06…
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Jun 10
Reposting years old info doesn't count as consumer protection. Subscribers already check and unsub these via network apps. The real question is: What penalties or regulatory audits have been initiated against operators for bypassing user consent in the first place? #VASScam
Jun 10
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed all Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) to provide consumers with easy access to information regarding their subscribed Value Added Services (VAS).
Subscribers can now view and deactivate unwanted VAS subscriptions through the following USSD codes:
Jazz: *6611#
Telenor: *4444#
Zong: *6611#
Ufone: *6869#
#PTA #ConsumerAwareness #ConsumerProtection #DigitalPakistan #TelecomConsumers #MobileUsers #ValueAddedServices #VAS #ConsumerRights #DigitalLiteracy #StayInformed #Pakistan #TechPakistan #PublicAwareness #Telecom
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Jun 10
A simple google search for "VAS scams Pakistan" will reveal countless incidents
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