East vs west — the myths that mystify | Devdutt Pattanaik

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http://www.ted.com Devdutt Pattanaik takes an eye-opening look at the myths of India and of the West — and shows how these two fundamentally different sets of beliefs about God, death and heaven help us consistently misunderstand one another.

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Zowie Gear Hammer Gaming Headset and G-TF Cloth Mouse Pad Unboxing Linus Tech Tips

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Today I have a couple of unique products from a relatively new company in the “gaming gear” market. The headphones have SURPRISINGLY good sound isolation (they are “closed” headphones) and equally surprising sound quality compared to similarly priced gaming products, but the build quality leaves a bit to be desired. The mouse pad isn’t my favourite, but I don’t really like fast mouse pads, so that could be the problem.