An assortment of stuff I came across in cyberspace, offered second hand, for anyone who may be interested.
If you haven’t read it already, Thomas Friedman’s penultimate op-ed 9/11 Is Over, is a must-read.
China has now started blocking all RSS feeds as well.
A woman has been sentenced to death by stoning in Iran for committing adultery. Kamangir …
Imagine you buy a car that comes with a 2 year warranty on defective parts and 3 free servicing trips. But what if those were valid only if you filled fuel from a specified provider — say Indian Oil or Shell? Or you buy a DVD player or home theater that can only play movies …
Here’s some interesting news stories from the past few days.
It’s not 42, like Douglas Adams thought it would be. It’s 26. BBC reports that research has proved that a Rubik’s cube can be returned to its original state in no more than 26 moves. A supercomputer took 63 hours to crank out the proof which goes one better …
Mumbai’s dabbawallas never cease to amaze me. They have received temendous publicity in the last few years, mostly because of the Six Sigma certification by Forbes, the Prince Charles visit and wedding invitation, and the support of Virgin’s Richard Bramson.
But this was news to me: “Microsoft has tied up with Dabbawallas to Offer ‘Asliwala PC …
