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The HD PVR conundrum
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
Thinking about Africa
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
Orkut app for Facebook
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.
The Joy of Globalization
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
Blue Angels
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
Starting up with a DSLR
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Shamu destroyed my Fuji P&S and I had to capture all the beauty of the Bahamas on my lousy cameraphone. So, I decided to make the best of the situation and get … Continue reading
A mid-summer update
Once in a while I realize that I’ve been so behind on my blogging that I feel like I have to do a catch up post so that people who follow my blog (yes, that means all 15 of you) can … Continue reading
The economics of texting
One thing I never understood about the way mobile operators work is why texting (aka SMS) is so freaking expensive. I figure its something like what the drug dealer ‘Nick’ in New York Magazine’s recent feature on profit making said about … Continue reading
Talking Robots and Diagnostics
I had an interesting incident with the Roomba today. It hadn’t done much cleaning during its scheduled cleaning times this week, so I made it do a run today morning. After a while, it (he?) just stalled and started beeping. … Continue reading
Cruising the Caribbean
Last week, the Wife & I took our annual summer vacation and headed down south to escape Seattle’s liquid sunshine. We spent a day at Orlando’s Sea World (where Shamu sprayed salt water all over my camera – but that’s another story) … Continue reading