Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. -- Benjamin Franklin
Month: April 2006
Can you answer this?
Yahoo! India launches http://in.answers.yahoo.com. So can you answer these questions? Did I do a bad job of raising my son? How can we say that we're alive? When I get off at Bangalore aiport, how much will the elephant ride to my hotel cost? Why do dogs eat cat feces??? How do you stop this … Continue reading Can you answer this?
How to use Vim with Firefox
If you're a Vim user like me, you would've wished many a time that you could use Vim to edit text in Firefox. Too bad, the Mozex extension doesn't work anymore. Thanks to Samuel Wright, I have now discovered another way to achieve the same - using the ViewSourceWith extension. I have put up the … Continue reading How to use Vim with Firefox
Marathon postponed
The Bangalore Marathon has been postponed from May 14 to September, 2006. This is so disappointing. I had not participated in last year's marathon because I wasn't fit for it, but I had made up my mind to participate this year. So, I've been training with a couple of friends. Our plan was to prepare … Continue reading Marathon postponed
Yahoo! Bangalore Hack Day
We had our first "hack day" at work today. The idea is simple - you get one full day (starting from 00:01 hours) to hack on your own original idea and you have to present it at 4 in the afternoon to your whole office. At the end, a set of judges award the more … Continue reading Yahoo! Bangalore Hack Day
New swaroopch.info theme
I was starting to get bored with my website design (even though I really liked it), so I hired the talented Chugs's services and he came up with a really simple and colorful design, and it's live now. Note: There are still some quirks to be worked out and the wiki is yet to be … Continue reading New swaroopch.info theme
Malaysia Day 2
19th March, 2006, Sunday The second day morning, I got up early but I was not in time for sunrise, I went out for a walk alone anyway, and got to see a lazy Kuala Lumpur waking up. I strolled for about half an hour and went quite a distance, but I was able to … Continue reading Malaysia Day 2
Ex-Yahoos start up
Himanshu Nautiyal, Ruban Phukan and Rajesh Warrier - three ex-yahoos from Bangalore, who now call themselves as RHR Networks Pvt. Ltd, seem to be dabbling in quite a number of things : PixRat - Bookmark and Tag Photos from the Web (it got techcrunched recently) GlogBlog - Bangalore Classifieds Bixee - Search Jobs from all … Continue reading Ex-Yahoos start up
Mark of respect?
A legend is no more. Dr. Rajkumar was the defining person in the Kannada film industry. I remember his old black and white Kannada movies, especially the ones where he plays the CID investigator... those were such wonderful movies, they had a real story, amazing acting and such pleasant simple songs. No Kannadiga can ever … Continue reading Mark of respect?
Malaysia Day 1
Finally, I'm getting around to writing about my Malaysia trip... About six months ago, my cousins and myself had been to Talkad to show the beach to the youngest of the cousins (< 10 years old), and during the journey, I planted the idea of watching a Formula 1 Grand Prix, live, in my cousin's … Continue reading Malaysia Day 1