Small chapters from my life, lessons learned and random thoughts.
Ici je suis écrit en français. C’est mon prèmier blog en français: un effort sincère sans beaucoup d’aide de Google Translate. Je n’écris pas beaucoup mots que je ne connais pas. Mais je ne devrais pas me limiter à l’écriture de blogs pour apprendre le français. Je devrais écouter des chansons françaises et lire leurs paroles. Et […]
Don’t let “edition” in the title mislead you into believing I’ve had a lot of fun trip to Bangalore before. But I’m hoping I will going forward. Nishith and I went on an official trip to attend Microsoft’s March 16-17 Tech Summit event. I have nothing much to say about the event other than it was […]
I have been away from developments in the larger Linux world since quite some time. I’m not a distrohopper any more. I’ve kinda settled down on my (childhood) favorite openSUSE. I’d installed version 13.1 about two years ago on my brand new laptop. A few days ago I decided to update my KDE 4 to Plasma […]
Here I am. With Arvixe. After 8 years with DreamHost, I made the move to save money. Shit loads of money. Hosting with DreamHost was a smooth and wonderful but expensive journey. Their support and technical expertise are unmatched, things that came in pretty handy while hosting a Linux distro (Granular, remember?). In its heydays, […]
Hence, I submit to my uncontrolled urge to share this beautiful poem I heard in Interstellar. Dylan Thomas, 1951 Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, […]
Amitabh Bachchan recited this beautiful, inspiring poem in the closing moments of the historic KBC episode that saw, for the first time ever, a prize money of Rs. 7 crore (approx. USD 1.2 million) being won. The poem was written by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Amitabh’s father, and it goes like this: लहरों से डर कर […]
I’m pretty happy with my Nexus 7. So far, no major complaints. Typing is a breeze. Gaming is fun. Reading books is very convenient. Watching movies is a pleasurable experience. Plus it’s running the latest Android–Kit Kat. For its accessories, I bought an OTG cable and a music case cum carry pouch. I’m enjoying every […]
Before yesterday I had never visited a shelter home as part of a corporate social responsibility initiative, in all my four years of corporate existence. Yesterday, along with a group of volunteers, I paid a half day’s visit to Cheshire Homes’ Delhi Unit to interact with its residents, differently-abled persons. Now I’m not sure how […]
1. Hank and Dusty were different dogs. Some people wondered why the name of Kents’ dog changed. 2. There was a truck repair shop called Sullivan’s; perhaps to honor the character of Chloe Sullivan in Smallville? 3. Amy Adams also appeared in a guest role in Smallville. 4. Henry Cavill looked like Tom Welling (Clark […]
I Love It by Icona Pop is the song that features in an ad commercial of the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S4. From the ad, you may be compelled to believe that the name of the song is “I Don’t Care”, but it actually is “I Love It”. It’s a nice, lively song. 🙂