And our news channels still won’t let go of Pluto. A perfect case of yet another non-issue being converted into nonsense of paramount importance. Reminds of an exchange between Dr. Watson and Mr. Holmes, from A Study in Scarlet…
“But the Solar System!” I protested.
“What the deuce is it to me?” he interrupted impatiently; “you […]
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[Be warned, spoilers in here!]
There are two cop movies in Tamil that are really the benchmark for this genre — Kurudhi Punal and Kaakha Kaakha. The first, a remake of Govind Nihalani’s Droh Kaal is a chilling tale of an officer in the anti-terrorism squad in his quest to bust a terror gang. Kamal Hassan […]
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Recently, ComputerWeekly, which celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year, conducted a poll to find out the most influential companies, people, hardware and software in the computer industry.
The list for the Most Influential People contains many household names — Bill G, James Gosling, Linus Torvalds, Steve Jobs, Tim Berners-Lee… I thought they missed out the Google […]
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In order to attend to some personal and professional commitments, I’ll take a break from active blogging for a couple of months.
Thank you. Au revoir.
P.S.: The oldies posts might continue.
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Well, not so new; he’s been around for a while.
The MLA of Chennai’s Mylapore assembly constituency, actor S.Ve. Shekar, has a blog, http://mylaporemla.blogspot.com/. The blog is run by the neigbourhood newspaper, Mylapore Times. The blog will cover news relating to the MLA and the developmental activities he undertakes.
The blog invites residents of the constituency to […]
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Firefox is coming out with release 2.0 in the next few months. Beta 1, codenamed Bonecho, has recently been made available for download. At first sight, the new version looks like it has only cosmetic changes from the current version. Here are a few features I could spot:
The Close-Tab button. This is a feature I […]
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… hits you where it hurts the most; an important movie; moves slowly, but gracefully; a must-see!
IMDb
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When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast almost a year ago, people across the country and around the world wondered how to help. Many donated money; others lent their homes to dislocated survivors. A group of Googlers lent their expertise by leveraging the power of Google technology.
John Hanke, Director of Google Earth and Maps, on […]
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Chanced to come across some material on hair care — no, I didn’t go looking for it, despite the state of my pate. One of the points flummoxed me:
Make sure that the water you use to rinse your hair is not basic.
I was wondering for a long time what the advanced form of water could […]
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Picking up this tag from Vinayak. Never mind if you spot a few lies in this post…
What is your full name?
Vijay Krishna Narayanan
Are you American Or English?
Tanglish
What are you listening to right now?
To some conversation at a nearby desk (kinda eavesdropping!)
What are the last two digits of your phone number?
74
What was the last thing you […]
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Received this as an email forward recently. This has been floating around for quite some time. Suffice it to say that most of what is listed below can apply to anyone.
You are an Indian if…
1. Everything you eat is savored in garlic, onion and tomatoes.
2. You try and reuse gift wrappers, gift boxes, and of […]
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The opening line of a popular song from one of MGR’s movies translates roughly to: “It gives such pleasure when a good song is coupled with a good dance.” The song for this week is one of the finest examples of the above statement: Kannadasan’s lyrics, set to tune by K.V. Mahadevan, sung by Susheela, […]
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Peter Roebuck writes in The Hindu that Sachin Tendulkar should be picked in the Indian team without further ado, and that the master blaster should not be dropped until he claims himself that he is no longer fit to play.
I’m a fan of both Tendulkar’s swashbuckling batting and Mr. Roebuck’s writing. I agree that in […]
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