Propelling Congeries

Compiled a small video from the short clips I took at Camp Nou...

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:38:06 +0530

Compiled a small video from the short clips I took at Camp Nou yesterday.

"My feeling is, don’t trash something until you’ve tried it. Perhaps if the Pope tried sex, he’d feel..."

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:48:04 +0530

“My feeling is, don’t trash something until you’ve tried it. Perhaps if the Pope tried sex, he’d feel very differently about only having sex to conceive.”

- 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.

(via abhilashr)

Shark Fin Soup! I still cant believe this!

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:13:22 +0530

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 Chinese cuisine since the Ming Dynasty, usually served at special occasions such as weddings and banquets. As a luxury item, the dish is also considered a symbol of wealth and prestige in Chinese culture. According to wildlife conservationists, much of the trade in sharks’ fins is derived from fins cut from living sharks; this process is called finning. Because shark meat is worth much less, the finless and often still-living sharks are thrown back into the sea to make room on board the ship for more of the valuable fins. When returned to the ocean, the finless sharks, unable to move, either die from suffocation or are consumed by other sharks or animals.

I was totally saddened after reading about this. This is just one example of how humans have depleted the rich ocean’s life and environment.

"New technologies are the ingredients startup ideas are made of, and conversations with friends are..."

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:33:00 +0530

“New technologies are the ingredients startup ideas are made of, and conversations with friends are the kitchen they’re cooked in.”

- Ideas for Startups

madhukar: And this is how you can get a job during recession!...

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:31:15 +0530

madhukar:

And this is how you can get a job during recession! LOL!

Dive into the new Google Earth

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:20:34 +0530

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…

Career Growth Meter

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:16:37 +0530

Career Growth Meter:

Shared by rishabh
Guess I am the VP

A corporate (Big B) winter edition!

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:15:13 +0530

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'

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:59:07 +0530

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'

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:53:16 +0530

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,…

Open-plan offices make workers sick

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:30:12 +0530

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…

How to Find the Right Chart Type for your Numeric Data

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:30:12 +0530

How to Find the Right Chart Type for your Numeric Data:

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…

From this article where Samantha (Founder of LOVE) tells us a...

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:25:59 +0530

From this article where Samantha (Founder of LOVE) tells us a...:

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

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:23:44 +0530

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

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:07:01 +0530

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

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:06:35 +0530

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

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:35:15 +0530

Keynote:

Fabulinus, a team of Fellows of the Grassroutes Program bring...

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:30:35 +0530

Fabulinus, a team of Fellows of the Grassroutes Program bring...:

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

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:30:25 +0530

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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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:29:40 +0530

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