Kazakhstan isn’t the first country I’d associate with modernism and gleaming infrastructure, but according to photos from English Russia, I’m dead wrong: the Altmay Metro is gorgeous. And, shocking to any urbanite, gorgeously clean, like Star Trek with more maids. More »
The country Kazakhstan has changed the way it allows websites to be accessed, with all websites with a .kz domain now required to have their hosting within the country. After the whole China debacle, Google’s not au fait with that at all. More »
Jak sie masz! My name-a Borat. You see building on top? That is where I pick up many prostitute in Kazakhstan. Building maker Eric Owen Moss take down this special place to put up his crazy space building. Now where do the prostitutes go? How my sister find job? What they think this is? Dubai?
Yes, you read that right. In Borat’s beloved homeland of Kazakhstan, the national internet service provider is charging $3,350 per month for DSL service. If you’re ever in Kazakhstan and that seems a little pricey, dial-up is availible for $111 per month. If you need more speed, you can go all out and pay $22,032 for a 6Mbps cable connection. Rest assured that Borat has the 6Mbps connection while Nursultan Tulyakbay only has the dial-up…because he’s still asshole. [Ars Technica] More »
