Archive for the 'Rant' Category

05 Jul

Apple iPhone 3G will be late in the Middle East

Well, unless you’ve been trapped in prison lately, you should’ve heard about Apple’s new iPhone 3G. It’s twice as fast as the original and only half the price (as they claim…)
The new iPhone will run on several networks around the globe, Orange confirmed in Jordan, Vodafone in Egypt and Qtel in Qatar and [...]

06 May

Rant: Alcohol Prices

the Arabic at the bottom should have been زهقت I’m too lazy to edit it now.
It is not enough that I’m already in a bad phase raging out like a redneck down the street.
It was confirmed that the tax on alcohol is going to be increased to become 200% instead of 50%, so Let’s say [...]

27 Apr

Rant: I hate GE SS Two (The Arabic font you probably spot on 99% of the ads in the Middle East)

I don’t know what to say/how to start… this font is getting on my nerves, alright?
This specific font is becoming the new Naskh and that is not right, check every single ad in the streets of beloved Amman, 99% of the ads have this font as the main type, created by Boutros/Grapheast. What I hate [...]