Satyam – confessions or something far sinister?
I don’t know if I can call this a ‘thought experiment‘, but in lack of reasons not to, I will. My assumption is that if a person is so smart as to fool the whole country and…
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Noida rape case.
You might have read about the Noida rape case. When the first reports came it was like this: The 10 accused allegedly followed the victim and her friend, stopped their car, overpowered them and drove them to…
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Vote for my pics!!
I have entered 3 of my pics in the coroflot competition. If you like them, do vote for them :). Click on the picture to get to the voting page, where you can see the full size…
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Slumdog millionaire
Immensely entertaining. That said, here are the shortcomings: 1. And this is the biggest one. The fact that a slumdog knows all 20 answers, and all of them by chance, is for one a BIG coincidence. The…
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daulat ki chaat and parathes
I usually try to eat out on sunday afternoons. Last week was in Andhra Bhavan, veg thali and mutton curry. This week was gali parathe vali, purani dilli. Had matar, dal-aloo, mooli and kela paratha. And finished…
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Electronic components in Delhi
I am playing with LEDs nowadays. I got them from nehru place. It was hard finding the place, only after asking about 15 people. So I am putting it here so that it goes online :). There…
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Ad without copy
As most ads have copy, this one caught my eye. On the header of instructable, it was just a series of images. And the first think which came into my mind when I saw the ad was…
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Google – oversmart?
Google shows search results from India even when the radio button for “the web” is selected. Either it should show the real results or when it tries to be “helpful” it should change the selected radio button…
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Recycled – for comfort
Saw this charpayee, in a dhaba on the Delhi Jaipur highway. The thing which makes it different is that traditionally ropes are used, while in this case stripped pieces of a conveyor belt has been used. The…