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Book Review: Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku
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Cross-posted from Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2068893278 Michio Kaku’s Parallel Worlds is a book about the science behind the multiverse and parallel universes. And no, it’s not a bunch of mathematical equations and theoretical derivations. Rather everything is explained in classical Michio Kaku style, in layman speak. I bought it 6 years ago as research material for my […]
Book Review: The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
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Cross-posted from Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3510632331 I was excited about this book for a very long time. 10 years to be precise. I bought it pretty much the day it won the Booker Prize. But for one reason or another, I couldn’t start it all these years. Until 20 days ago. Did it turn out worth the […]
Book Review: The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
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Cross-posted from Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3196927726 This one is bold! May not be for the faint of heart. 4WW is a book about the realization that living your dreams is as important as doing your 9-5 job. Ferriss’ casual style of writing is motivating and quirky. I personally found his thought process and “lifestyle design” tips to […]
Book Review: Scion of Ikshvaku by Amish
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Cross-posted from Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3081641646 Scion of Ikshvaku was my first Amish book. Amish has been called India’s literary rockstar, and has been compared with Dan Brown. So, naturally, I was much excited about reading him. Although I liked the storytelling, I was put off a bit by his writing style. Being born and bred in […]
My Restaurant Reviews “” a WordPress plugin
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This post is long delayed. It should have been an announcement but will now be a backstory. Back in May (4 months ago!), I did a website redesign for SkewerSpot, our family business. SS is a cute little restaurant/cafe in Jalandhar, Punjab, with a wide selection of snacks and waffles. We specialize in waffles, all […]
Whatever happened to…
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Software come and go. We like some, despise some and are neutral to others. Most of the good and useful software obtain a huge following and userbase, and usually survive for a very long time until either a better software appears or the technology changes. There also are software that are based on innovative ideas, […]
Puppy Linux – A pocket-size atom bomb
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The category of small-sized Linux distributions (or mini distributions) is fast evolving. Every now and then we see a new mini distro coming out, sometimes as a light-weight edition of an already established distro and sometimes based on an innovative concept. The likes of this category involve Damn Small Linux, Yellow Dog, SliTaz, and Puppy […]
A Wednesday – a review
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Simply hats off to it! A brilliant and rare combination of a thriller script, excellent performances, state-of-art direction and moral value. Very rare will you find such movies in the Bollywood industry, where most of the movies’ stories are derived from Hollywood or the films are made keeping in mind the action and comedy loving […]
Fedora 9 – The first impression
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It took me about 8 hours to download the Fedora 9 i386 DVD image from their server. I did that even when I had my final exams going on, but then Fedora has always had a special place in my heart. I had an existing installation of Fedora 8 on my PC (which I could […]