16 November, 2007

Where’s the Definitive Musharraf Story?

Mini Kapoor interviews Tina Brown.

Posted by Amit Varma in Miscellaneous | Politics at 10:20 AM

09 November, 2007

How to become a famous blogger!

via the Cartoon Church

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 10:10 PM

07 November, 2007

Double beds in the A380

.. but no sex! Try enforcing that! ;)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 8:37 PM

Surf on!

A recent study postulates that online porn may actually contribute to the common good.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 7:44 PM

29 October, 2007

Now That’s Hot

Really Really Hot.

Posted by Arzan Sam Wadia in Miscellaneous at 7:32 PM

18 October, 2007

Hitler’s globe on sale

"I used my head and took it.” A token spoil from the war!

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 5:50 AM

15 October, 2007

Da Vinci Code fans rejoice!

The Vatican has published some Knights Templar documents. You may be able to get one of the 799 copies if you have $8,377 to spare!

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 2:48 AM

You know global warming has made it..

..when it gets added to SIM-city. :) (- via BB)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 2:45 AM

12 October, 2007

Green is the new Peace

Gore and UN panel are awarded the Nobel peace prize for their environmental activism.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 9:30 PM

19 September, 2007

25 years since…

...the smiley was first used.

Posted by Prabhu in Miscellaneous at 2:03 PM

13 September, 2007

Diversity hurts?

Seems religious believers in the US are happier, healthier, longer-lived, and more generous to charity and to each other than are secular people. 

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 6:19 AM

I hate young people

Each generation thinks the next one is going to the dogs!  People find an avenue to rant.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 6:11 AM

03 September, 2007

How not to fall asleep

Heh.

Posted by Amit Varma in Miscellaneous at 8:07 PM

02 September, 2007

Justice Radhabinod Pal

Decades after war trials, Japan still honors an Indian judge

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 9:01 AM

29 August, 2007

Free will is an illusion?

Benjamin Libet, who died last month, found a way to test it.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 3:37 AM

13 August, 2007

Eating Bhut Jolokias.

Tim Sullivan describes it as a “gastronomic mugging.”

Posted by Gautam in Miscellaneous at 10:41 AM

Can you drive?

Go! (Via Barticles.)

Posted by Amit Varma in Miscellaneous at 3:37 AM

09 August, 2007

A treasure trove

Ted.com compiles a list of 100 websites you should know and use.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 10:22 PM

Crocodile jumps from 12th floor window…

...and survives!

Posted by Prabhu in Miscellaneous at 9:43 AM

06 August, 2007

Jewelry of-by-for geeks

Who said geeks do not have a sense for fashion? :) Also, balloon art.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 1:21 AM

05 August, 2007

Waiting for a place to call home

7,000 still live in a ‘temporary’ refugee camp in West Bengal...60 years after partition. Also see the related gallery.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 8:03 AM

03 August, 2007

Unite, Bloggers!

Nate Anderson questions whether bloggers need a union. 

Posted by Gautam in Miscellaneous | Politics at 11:22 AM

02 August, 2007

Download-o-rama

30+ Firefox Add-ons for downloading images, videos, & files. Don’t blame me if your hard-drive gets full!

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 3:09 AM

The father of spam

A marketeer from DEC, who sent a message to over 600 people via the Arpanet network in 1978, is believed to be the first-ever spammer. Woe!

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 3:08 AM

25 July, 2007

Worlds best country for women…

...is Sweden.

Posted by Prabhu in Miscellaneous at 2:23 PM

18 July, 2007

Teetotalers and Limits

Do you make your teetotaler friends uncomfortable while drinking? Stop at three. 

Posted by Gautam in Miscellaneous | The good life at 11:02 AM

14 July, 2007

How the mighty have fallen

Churchill has been cut from a list of figures recommended for teaching in English schools. The US has also forgotten its roots but thats different.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 4:51 PM

12 July, 2007

A ginormous Bollywood smackdown

Time for the wordsmiths at Merriam-Webster to add new words.  ‘Misunderestimated and tacular’ next?

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 12:39 PM

10 July, 2007

No news is good news

Cut out the bad news and all you are left with is advertising.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 7:32 PM

02 July, 2007

From Infatuation to Death

Author Nora Ephron on the Six Stages of E-mail.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 8:15 AM