[http://www.ninapaley.com/Sitayana/] Nina Paley [http://www.ninapaley.com] has an interesting animated series titled “Sita Sings the Blues [http://www.ninapaley.com/Sitayana/]” (a new twist on an old myth). It is an animated feature based on Sita [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sita]‘s adventures in…
“We are still in the dawn of the scientific age, and every increase of light reveals more brightly the handiwork of an intelligent Creator. We have made stupendous discoveries; with a spirit of scientific humility and of faith grounded in knowledge we are approaching ever nearer to an awareness of…
The lady once asked me why do we wear the engagement/wedding ring on our left hand? The wedding ring has become a matter of tradition and etiquette, and there have been many theories and believes on why the ring goes on the left-hand (in most cultures atleast). Two of…
Everything Web 2.0 [http://www.sacredcowdung.com/archives/2006/03/all_things_web.html], a huge list of Web 2.0 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2] apps and resources.…
Optical Mouse and Skype Phone Combo [http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/11/new-gadget-optical-mouseskype-phone-combo/] from Sony. Looks like a nifty toy, but my question is how do you navigate around the screen if you happen to be on a Skype call with the gadget next to your ears?…
Lately, I’ve been getting e-mail’s from audio enthusiasts enquiring about the “broid” audio player. I wrote “broid” a couple of years back as an experimental project, but it phased out as other tasks took the priority. It’s surprising for me that “broid” is still used and appreciated…
Anil [http://www.ecogito.net/anil/] points to a rather interesting observation: most Google searches for the word “sex” orginate [http://google.com/trends?q=sex&ctab=1&date=all&geo=all] from the most sexually frustrated parts of the world, or as I would say “the…
Here’s a scoop from an article I was reading, Everybody Loves A Good Ban [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1697689,0035.htm] by Vir Sanghvi. It narrates the journalist’ last conversation with Pramod Mahajan (who recently passed away [http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/may/03mahajan1.htm]), on…