Airbus A380 Superjumbo [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380] — the largest passenger airliner in the world, with one mind-boggling “flaw.” Apparently, the Superjumbo is so quiet that the pilots have complained about the lack of engine noise [http://www.smh.com.au/travel/a380-is-too-quiet-say-sleepless-pilots-20081205-6s1x.html] , which is preventing them…
The other evening, we watched “Ghajini [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1166100/]“, a much anticipated (or should I say hyped) Hindi film. Said to be based on the cult classic, “Memento [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209144/]“, unfortunately it wasn’t even close to what I was expecting of an…
Kaun Kehta Hai, Aadmi Apni Kismat Khud Likhta Hai? (Who says a man scripts his own destiny by himself?) [http://flickr.com/photos/mitchellk/1477395114/] > ha raham, ha raham, farma e-Khuda… (remember Him, and keep chanting his name…) ha raham, ha raham, farma e-Khuda… mehfuz har kadam karna e-Khuda,…
[http://xkcd.com/519/] It’s high time we realize the disadvantages of an elite education [http://www.theamericanscholar.org/the-disadvantages-of-an-elite-education/].…
Updated: Now with trailers! It’s that time of the year again. 2008 brought us [https://www.nilkanth.com/archives/2007/07/15/10-most-anticipated-movies-of-2008/] some great films. Let’s see what’s in store for 2009. Here are the 10 most exciting movies to come in 2009: 10. Terminator Salvation…
Note to myself: > Conditions are never just perfect. People who delay action until all factors are favorable are the kind who do nothing. The wishbone can never replace the backbone.…
Update (9 Jan 2009): TiltShiftMaker [http://tiltshiftmaker.com/] gives your photos that delightful tilt-shift look (via Boing Boing [http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/08/web-site-to-tiltshif.html]). After some playing around, I think that the manual effect in Photoshop or Gimp gives better results. Couple of weeks back, I saw…
Half of world’s population has a mobile phone [http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,23755389-5014108,00.html], yet, only 21% of the world’s population uses the Internet [http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm]. On my last visit to India, I was not so astounded to…