Another one from Geek & Poke:
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
The Vagina Dialogues
"I hated being a woman. The restrictions, the rules, the fears of my mother, it made me angry."
"I hated being a woman. Bleeding every month, feeling pukey and giddy-headed and sticky and smelly."
I hated being a woman. 10 years old and being told, “Boys can do whatever they like. But a girl’s reputation is like glass.” Twelve and my tuition teacher’s voice, “What a horrible laugh, so loud and monstrous! Look at Sonya, how prettily she covers her mouth when she laughs. And she doesn’t make a sound.” Thirteen and being admonished, “Sit with your legs together. Only a slut sits with her legs apart.” Yes, I really and truly hated being a woman.
Bold one ...
Thursday, June 26, 2008
World's dirtiest cities
If you thought I would list Kolkatta, Chennai, Mumbai etc., you are wrong.
None of the cities in India are there in the list of World's worst 10 cities.
Arsenic-laced drinking water, lead-contaminated soils and choking air pollution are sadly just the start in some of the world's dirtiest places
There is still hope for us.
You must also see some crazy ideas for future cities here.
Pod Car, Energy Highway, Algae Park, Power Sidewalks etc.
By the way, the traffic signal was not working at crazy Kothaguda junction on my way back home and no power at home when I reached.
Outsourcing Course Work
Students from US and UK are outsourcing their university coursework to graduates in India.
Students contract their work to the lowest bidder, with prices ranging from £5 for simple undergraduate coursework, to £100 for postgraduate dissertations.
Birmingham City computing lecturer Thomas Lancaster said the practice is spreading as more websites spring up, particularly in India and Romania, and that it could be more prevalent as it is very difficult to detect.
What next?
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Are Americans this Dumb?
I am left speechless ...
Unbelievable stuff and they have problems with outsourcing ...
Friday, June 20, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Social Network for Football
It's a plethora of social networks ...
Check Footbo.com
Now, that's because of Euro 2008, but soon we can see for IPL, ICL, NBA, NHL, NFL etc ...
How can a user manage his accounts across these unless you have a common account facility like that google provides.
Single Sign On !
Monday, June 16, 2008
Indian scientists say - God exists
Interesting read !
As many as 64 per cent scientists said they would refuse to design biological weapons because of their moral and religious beliefs, while 54 per cent said they will not work on nuclear weapons for the same reasons.
>> More
Friday, June 13, 2008
Companies, Salaries and Reviews
This post at TechCrunch lead me to Glassdoor.
Here is something that you will find interesting:
and more ...
Update:
Some of the interesting comments I read about Google:
Pros -
Google is an extraordinary place to work: the perks are second to none, the quality of employees is exceptionally high, and the products are mostly cutting edge and interesting.
The total compensation package is generous, with opportunities for earning more through good, hard work. The caliber of colleagues is very high, sometimes daunting even.
You interact with great developers, original thinkers and interesting people all the time. Unlimited munchies are great, three free meals a day (or two in satellite offices) is great, medical benefits, partial subsidy of fitness membership, subsidy for ongoing education (though in reality you are unlikely to have time to use it) are all pluses.
Advice to Senior Management -
"Stop acting as those you're King Midas…just because you struck it rich with AdWords does not mean whatever you create will be tech gold. For a company that prides itself on innovation, I can't think of any product Google has released since AdWords that has been truly innovative…unless you are calling Google's mergers and acquisitions innovative (just because Google owns YouTube does not mean you can take credit for the innovation)..."
"Google engineers tend to be first rate but managed by unqualified, self-obsessed managers who were promoted into their positions just by being in the right place at the right time. This cannot possibly be optimal for Google's long term growth. Listen to all the voices trying to tell you this. Stop listening to the voices of managers telling you what a great job they are doing, because their main skill is self promotion. They don't care about the welfare of the company or their reports, only about themselves."
Interesting right? ... It is fun reading it and gives an insight into to few of the giants in technology.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Blogging is good for you
Ran into this article through Slashdot.
Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery. A study in the February issue of the Oncologist reports that cancer patients who engaged in expressive writing just before treatment felt markedly better, mentally and physically, as compared with patients who did not.
Some hospitals have started hosting patient-authored blogs on their Web sites as clinicians begin to recognize the therapeutic value
Read more here.
I am just wondering why it is not helping me de-stress myself ...
Monday, June 09, 2008
Back from vacation
Yes ... I went on vacation ... Finally !
I was hoping to start chasing the monsoon right from Thiruvananthapuram where it hits first. But luck has not favored me in long time. Though government of Kerala predicted monsoon to hit Kerala on 20th May (I do not know if they predict by consulting an astrologer or meteorology department), there was no sign of it. Over and above that it was the "Kerala" climate where I think humidity was 150% or something.
It was so sweaty there that you could collect my sweat in buckets.
The experience was not too bad either. It was much needed break from work and the first thing that I made sure, I do, was not to open my laptop to check office emails. I was getting irritated the moment I though about work. Pretty much relaxed at home. Had a lot of beef. Went for couple of movies.
Oh, by the way ! DO NOT go for Indiana Jones - 4.
When I thought that I was going to take a vacation, relax, and get re-charged and get back to work with renewed energy, by Friday, I started to get disturbed sleep and started feeling depressed about our travel back to Hyderabad . This, I am sure, happens to quite a lot of guys. Then you hate yourself for having to work. You want to become invisible. You want to fall sick and take another week off. Sigh ...
Back in office today and my delivery manager walks up to me and says "How was your vacation? Hope you had a good one. Welcome back. Now me and Karthik can take a vacation."
I wish I could meet H.G Wells and figure out how to become invisible.
Is it just a problem with IT industry and the expectations causing this or it is really the work that you do?
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