Author Archives: Umesh Unnikrishnan

Random Fact of the Day: A tidbit that you can learn only by poring over random Wikipedia articles: ‘Jan‘ from The Office (NBC TV show) is the sister of the CEO of Flock (as in the browser company). It’s all … Continue reading →

After reading a few reviews (and partly because I was in the mood for some change {lame, I know}), I decided to ditch BlockBuster Online and switch to Netflix for my movie fix. I’ve been with BBO almost since they … Continue reading →

Here’s wishing everyone who sees this entry a happy new year 2008. In the spirit of a light and lively new year, here’s a new year greeting in legalese I got from someone at work: Please accept with no obligation, … Continue reading →

I finally gave in to geek pressure and decided to get ourselves a new TV. The gorgeous Samsung LNT4065F. 40″, LCD, 1080p. The TV’s due to arrive later this week or early next, so I thought I’d do some early … Continue reading →

I rarely write anything about politics or my view of the world, but Arvind’s post “Africa: why it’s fucked up and what you can do” appealed too much to the armchair economist in me to keep quiet. Particularly interesting is … Continue reading →

Reason #253 that Facebook rocks: You can keep track of other crappy social networks using their corresponding facebook apps: +1 for Extensible Platforms and the Social OS.

Today, while shopping at Costco, I had the option of picking between Tellicherry pepper and Malabar Pepper. Both grown in the “tropics of India’s Southwestern coast” no less… Tom Friedman is probably turning in his grave bed now and mumbling … Continue reading →

3rd time’s a charm I guess. I finally realized that the best place to watch the Blue Angels show is from the I-90 bridge when it’s closed. Not Genesee Park, not some random location in Mercer Island, but right there … Continue reading →