December 9, 2006
Its been really busy lately and I haven’t found time to blog that much. This post however is so hilarious, sad and amazing all at the same time that I just had to note it. Its a recording of a customer’s call to Verizon and the Verizon CSRs can’t distinguish dollars from cents. Just listen to it…
For everyone who complains of math and why you need to go through all those basic arithmetic exercises in school, here’s a perfect example of why math is needed in real life.
October 26, 2006
Noah Kagan has a list of what to look for when you get the cravings for Mexican food. Here’s how to identify authentic Mexican restaurants:
1. They serve horchata. Mexican sweet cinammon drink.
2. They don’t have any advertisements outside the door.
3. They don’t have white people working there.
4. They charge extra for chips.
5. The place is not the cleanest out there.
6. It has the word “la” or “el” in its name.
7. The burrito must cost less than $5.
After all my experiments in the Bay Area, I completey agree with this list. My favorite is Taqueria El Grullense in Palo Alto, CA.
October 20, 2006
This kid is just amazing; the tabla is one of the tougher Indian instruments to learn, let alone master, and this kid is well on his way there! The amazing thing is that he has received no formal training. His parents are looking for an appropriate teacher to further develop his unusual skills. The family is based in New Jersey. Please let me know if you have any recommendations/guidance.
October 18, 2006
$1.65 B at work
September 30, 2006
Seven sites across the globe facing radical alteration due to climate change
August 28, 2006
I just learnt that my last name is a Swahili word that literally means “medicine”. I don’t quite know how to react to this.
August 21, 2006
The sport of cricket is a religion in the Indian subcontinent. While I’m not a rabid fan of the game, I try to keep abreast of the various series around the world. Its a little tough to do so while in the States, as the internet is the only way to actively follow the sport.
Anyways, yesterday was one of the most depressing days in the history of this fine game. Cricket has always traditionally a game of honor and sportsmanship – thus giving rise to the phrase “It’s not cricket“. Pakistan is currently touring England and in the final test match, they were poised for a face saving win. On the 4th day, the pakistani bowlers were penalized by the umpires for ball tampering, which is a pretty serious offence. Taking umbrage, the pakistani team refused to come out after lunch, the umpires followed suit later, and to cut a long story short, the match was forfeited and awarded to England.
Pakistan has always been suspected of ball tampering, although nobody knows how much substance lies behind these accusations. Whatever it might be, things came to a head today. The entire game is in a mess these days and the ICC has to clean it up immediately.
August 12, 2006
Watch this – you’ll be glad you spent these 8 minutes.
August 11, 2006
So I saw Little Miss Sunshine yesterday, which is this independent-ish movie that manages to be poignant, insightful and laugh-out-loud funny all at the same time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I enjoyed it.
Incidentally, while browsing the reviews for the movie, I came across this piece of confidence on Google’s part – it now asks you to try your search on the competing search engines.
