Vijay Narayanan on June 30th, 2005

[This is a direct lift from Thejo's blog! Friend, you can claim a trackback.] An oft-repeated line from a 60s Tamil song roughly translates to “there are crores of people who are worse off; consider that, and seek solace.” This is a part of those solace-seeking measures. There are 5,139,715,394 people in the world who [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on June 29th, 2005

[This post is a blatant boast... an expression of my conceit... a vent to my vanity] Yesterday, we had a team meeting – a kick-off meeting for a really crucial release that is coming up in a few months’ time – so critical, it is considered a make or break. After the initial formalities like [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on June 26th, 2005

Let me start by stating some facts and opinions. Microsoft is a phenomenon. I use Windows; though I’m quite comfortable with Linux, I won’t use a Linux-only PC for many years to come. Microsoft Office is just too good. Let me accept that I live in a Microsoft universe. I respect Microsoft for bringing the [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on June 26th, 2005

Joe Anderson is essaying a history of Google right from its days as a fledgling. Makes for some interesting reading.

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Vijay Narayanan on June 25th, 2005

Britain’s numero uno, Tim Henman, was knocked out of Wimbledon on Thrusday. Personally, I could never have thought of him as a champion – not an addition to names like Connors, McEnroe, Becker or Sampras. Probably he was never meant to be. A dejected Henman leaves Centre Court Some news channel commented that it was [...]

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