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The Panasonic Lumix FH20
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Open letter to Nandan Nilekani
Reference: Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar’s open letter to Nandan Nilekani in the Times of India, July 5, 2009 (http://epaper.timesofindia.com - Follow instructions there. Go to Bangalore edition of Sunday Times, July 5, 2009. Choose the 'All that matters' section ( Read more... ) -
Enjoying the commute in Bangalore!
Traffic in Bangalore can be a huge mess on most days. It is tiring to commute to office if you are doing the driving. I prefer my 2-wheeler on most days, because I can get to office much faster (not to mention the huge savings on petrol). However, due to the rains, I am being confined to my car now-a-days. In the good ol’ days when I didn’t have ( Read more... ) -
Some book recommendations
Here is an email I sent to one of my wife’s colleagues ( Read more... ) -
Minor Gmail bug
Here is a Gmail UI bug I found. It is minor, but such bugs should not occur in decently written code. I have reported it to Google. For the Yahoo folks on LJ- God gives us little pleasures everyday. Here is your little pleasure for the day :-)Summary: If a large number of conversations are present under a filter/inbox, and all are selected, then ( Read more... ) -
Discovery
Discovered black tea with lemon. Simply divine ( Read more... ) -
The five rules of Socialism
Got this one from /usr/bin/fortune:
The five rules of Socialism:
1. Don't think.
2. If you do think, don't speak.
3. If you think and speak, don't write.
4. If you think, speak and write, don't sign.
5. If you think, speak, write and sign, don't be surprised.
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On funny, African sounding packages
Received 5 free CDs of Ubuntu (www.ubuntu.com). Saw a smile on the security officer's face when he handed the packet to me. Reason? The words 'ubuntu', 'kubuntu' and 'edubuntu' printed prominently on the package, I guess. Hmmm....waiting for the day he himself will be working on Linux based surveillance software, so he'll understand what's going on -
Great experience with Air Deccan...
Did you believe the title ( Read more... )