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Graphing IRC channels
In my last blog entry I talked about graphing the informal office social network. Using the social hack I could find out how the news propagated in the grapevine network. We can draw similar kind of...
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Guiltware
I have been using Wordweb for over 2 years (on different laptops). It has a good dictionary which includes pronunciation and usage information. While looking up “pabulum” from a NYTimes Guy Kawasaki...
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Identifying Birds
Recently I went over to the Strand Book stall’s 60th Anniversary sale which is on till Dec 28th. There was a decent collection of books (though not more than the typical 20% discount). Among the books...
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Aeroindia 2009 – Static Display
I went to Aeroindia on Feb 14th, Saturday at the Yelahanka Air Force Base. The Airstrip is visible from my house and I was able to see the fighters practice about a week before for the airshow....
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Aeroindia 2009 – Dance of the Helicopters
While taking a look at the static display, planes had already started flying overhead and performing all kinds of gravity defying aero-acrobatics. What was surprising for me was the number and the...
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Aeroindia 2009 – Surya Kirans etching patterns in the sky
After the static display and the helicopters, it was the performance of the Surya Kirans planes that blew everyone away. They just flew off amongst the loudest cheers of the crowd which had been...
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Chitra Santhe – Art for all
Last year I had been to a friend’s place and seen a painting at her place which I liked a lot. She said she had bought it at Chitra Santhe. Chitra Santhe is typically held on the last Sunday of...
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Fireflies Festival of Music 2010
Last weekend I went to the Fireflies festival of Music. Fireflies festival was relatively less known underground indie festival on the outskirts of Bangalore but has become popular over the years....
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Several years back, I was appalled by the quality of reporting in mainstream news papers. Most of the articles either smelled of sponsorships (paid articles thinly veiled as editorial coverage) or...
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Ubuntu Artwork
I recently saw an announcement for Ubuntu Artwork. Ubuntu is asking photographers and graphics artists for artwork for inclusion in the Ubuntu Linux Distribution. The photos have to be CC-by-SA...
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