April 2009
1 post
March 2009
1 post
“My feeling is, don’t trash something until you’ve tried it. Perhaps if the Pope...”
– Gotham Gal (via fred-wilson)
That’s kinda stupid, no? That would mean one cannot ill-talk teen pregnancy, pre-marital sex, abortion, drugs, rape, murder …… without having tried them.
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February 2009
4 posts
Shark Fin Soup! I still cant believe this!
This was the most insane thing I have heard in the recent past. I was watching the TED prize wish video of Sylvia Earle and during that talk she shows some shocking photographs of how they cut the fins from the shark and throw them back into the sea.
When I read more about it in Wiki, this is what I found:
Shark fin soup (or shark’s fin soup) is a delicacy that has been a popular item of...
“New technologies are the ingredients startup ideas are made of, and...”
– Ideas for Startups
Watchmadhukar:
And this is how you can get a job during recession! LOL!
Dive into the new Google Earth →
Shared by Uday Kiran
They even got historical imagery also! :O
As you read this, I am at the beautiful California Academy of Sciences, announcing the launch of the newest version of Google…
January 2009
20 posts
Career Growth Meter →
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Guess I am the VP
A corporate (Big B) winter edition! →
The Breaking news on TV says Amitabh Bachchan slams ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ because it shows India’s poverty and he goes on to say that “poverty is not just an Indian commodity”.
I have just one…
01/16/09 PHD comic: 'Tough economic times' →
Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com
title: “Tough economic times” - originally published 1/16/2009 For the latest news in PHD…
01/14/09 PHD comic: 'Abstract Mad Libs' →
Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com
title: “Abstract Mad Libs” - originally published 1/14/2009 For the latest news in PHD Comics,…
How to Find the Right Chart Type for your Numeric... →
Charts help you visualize numeric data in a graphical format but the problem is there are just too many types of charts to choose from. You have bar charts, bubble charts, pie charts, line…
Open-plan offices make workers sick →
News.com.au: “Australian scientists have reviewed a global pool of research into the effect of modern office design, concluding the switch to open-plan has led to lower productivity and higher…
From this article where Samantha (Founder of LOVE)... →
From this article where Samantha (Founder of LOVE) tells us a beautiful story of how she changed small lives through the lens and social media. (via Sonali)
Google Chrome 2.0 Pre-Beta →
Google Chrome’s development is high-paced and version numbers are not very significant, but it’s weird to see a pre-beta release of Chrome 2.0, four months after Chrome 0.2. There are many new…
A Pochampally Weaver →
Post Synopsis: ”The post talks about the life of a small weaver and the challenges faced by weavers in Pochampally from the inside. Through the post we have also tried to give insights into the…
Satyam: The End Game →
Satyam’s case: Now that we know Raju has defrauded the shareholders, on his own admission, it’s time to face facts.
Raju “overstated” cash by 5040 crore, meaning that money does not exist. Interest…
Keynote →
Fabulinus, a team of Fellows of the Grassroutes... →
Fabulinus, a team of Fellows of the Grassroutes Program bring back deep insights of the livelihoods of people in a small village in AP, India. Read the fantastic post here. [ via …
Overnight success takes a long time →
For some reason, this weekend has seen a lot of talk about what FriendFeed is/isn’t/should be doing (see Louis Gray and others). One person even predicted that we will fail. I considered…
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‘I Shipped All That Shit Off to Stanford’ →
Steven Levy: It’s the 25th anniversary of the Apple Macintosh, but Steve Jobs’ eyes are dry. At the company headquarters in Silicon Valley, where he was presenting a set of new laptops to the…
What makes us tick? →
While on a shopping voyage today, I couldn’t help but reflect what a fabulous place India is. I don’t mean the democracy, or about the inalienable rights it guarantees us. Governments and rights…
10 reasons to travel in 2009 →
Written by Nick Trend
Nick Trend looks ahead at next year’s travelling trends, including the best events and good value destinations for 2009.
Iceland: what was a scarily expensive…
He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He... →
Editor’s Note: This was our most popular post of 2008.
Yesterday I came across a slightly mysterious website — a collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997….
Happy new year →
I don’t like New Year’s. Faux merriment, excessive drinking, ridiculous resolutions and general malaise. Not to mention Dick Clark. There’s one great opportunity, though… Brand new expectations…
December 2008
7 posts
Red Ring of Zune? 30GB Versions of Microsoft mp3... →
Shared by Uday Kiran
LOL!
It’s not exactly a video game story, but…
Multiple reports are coming in that every 30GB Zune (Microsoft’s mp3 player) failed this morning at 2 a.m.
College OTR has…
Where were you guys? →
I suppose that is the first question we’ll be asked as people see this post. Truth be said, our team was sulking that we were not on a road-trip like the 3 teams of Grassroutes Fellows, and the…
The Last Judgement - Part 10 →
iPod touch ad puts a new slant on things →
Filed under: Gaming, Odds and ends, iPod touch
TBWA/Media Arts Lab created a spiffy new online ad for the iPod touch: it plays around with objects on the Yahoo! Games page as…
12/10/08 PHD comic: 'Detailed response' →
Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com
title: “Detailed response” - originally published 12/10/2008 Looking for a Holiday gift? Why…
Start Now: 6 Reasons Why This Economy Is Good For... →
The following is a guest article by Jason Cohen. Jason is the CEO and founder of Smart Bear, Inc. Smart Bear creates tools for peer code review. Jason “gets” software startups. —-
Doom…
Everything you always wanted to know about Google… →
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Brilliant Preso!
…But were afraid to ask. This is the title of this very interesting 34-slide presentation on Google prepared by FaberNovel, a french consulting firm….
Mumbai: Why This Time is Different →
As one watches the aftermath of the terror attacks in Mumbai, there is a sense that this is a tipping point in how Indians think about and respond to both terror and our politicians. This time…
November 2008
23 posts
Real Time Citizen Journalism in Mumbai Terrorist... →
Mumbai is under seize by a series of bomb blasts and shootouts in at least twelve prominent locations in the upmarket and densely populated South Mumbai, including hotels (Oberai Trident, Taj Mahal,…
Mashed Potato and Bread with Eggs →
If you are a bachelor living alone and want to cook for yourself but don’t know where to begin, I have just the recipe for you. Completely unconventional to be interesting enough and so simple…
Apple launches "iPhone Your Life" site →
Filed under: Apple, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
Are you looking for good iPhone application recommendations? While you could look at our App Store section to find reviews,…
The Conversation Prism →
The Conversation Prism
Life @ Rs. 18 per day →
You love your city. Mumbai. Delhi. Bangalore. Pune. Chennai. Wherever. You love the food joints, you have your favourite high street shopping hang outs. You know the best place for books, for…
SGN’s iFun Turns iPhone Into PC Game Controller →
We’ve had a blast playing SGN’s suite of Wii-like games over the last few months - iGolf, iBowl and iBaseball (basketball, tennis and boxing are coming soon). The apps are being …
25GB in 70 seconds with USB 3.0 →
The USB 3.0 specification guarantees an increased performance of 10 times compared to the capabilities of the current USB 2.0, providing a bandwidth of 600 MB/s second. Devices employing USB 3.0…
Google Launches Voice and Video Chat Inside Gmail... →
Today Google starts rolling out voice and video chat inside Gmail—which requires a free browser plug-in download, and, obviously, a webcam or microphone. Googler Justin Uberti explains:
Google Launches Voice and Video Chat Inside Gmail... →
Today Google starts rolling out voice and video chat inside Gmail—which requires a free browser plug-in download, and, obviously, a webcam or microphone. Googler Justin Uberti explains:
50% of US engineering students dropout - Why? →
The United States graduates about 70,000 engineers each year, and another 30,000 with advanced engineering degrees, according to Daniel Hastings, Dean of Undergraduate Education at MIT. The…
Quote Of The Day →
Bigness of purpose is what separates 20th century and 21st century organizations: yesterday, we built huge corporations to do tiny, incremental things - tomorrow, we must build small organizations…
11/5/08 PHD comic: 'How long your Prof. thinks it... →
Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com
title: “How long your Prof. thinks it should take to do something” - originally published…
CNN Holograms are actually Tolograms →
CNN literally wowed their audience yesterday when they used the hologram technology to virtually transport 3D reporters from Chicago to their newsroom located in New York.
But now some some…
Ganga Gets A Promotion →
Shared by Uday Kiran
Rightly Said!
Here’s the WTF headline of the day:
Ganga to be declared a national river
I’m baffled about what purpose is served by declaring Ganga to be “a national…
India And The Sex Olympics →
Shared by Uday Kiran
LOL
“If there were a sex Olympics,” I wrote last year, “India would win the gold medal in all the sprints.”
Well, guess what—there is a Sex Olympics. Vanessa Mei…
Which Country is #1 for Social Entrepreneurs? →
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Hallelujah!
A quick insight from Ryan Gunderson of Riches for Good: India is the most favored country for social entrepreneurs around the world. According to his research…