Archive for October, 2005

Ericsson To Set Up 2 Units in India

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Ericsson is setting up a R&D unit & a global services delivery centre in India. Nice. I wonder if this means the mobile phones will be any cheaper. (pause) Naah, I didn’t think so either. WTH is a global services delivery centre?

Pakistan & India – Enemies Forever?

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

Somebody speaks the truth aloud. Dr Farooq Hassan, the only lawyer to have served as advisor to four Prime Ministers of Pakistan and a leading jurist says: A military government can never solve the problems with India, including Kashmir. Because if they do it, the reason of their existence disappears. Pakistan has the fifth or […]

Angry Suspended Employee Sets Boss’ Car Afire

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

This guy got so upset about his boss suspending him, he went to his Boss’ house in the early morning and set his car on fire!

On Latest Jakob’s Alertbox: Top 10 Design Mistakes in Weblog Usability

Monday, October 17th, 2005

Jakob Nielsen writes about Weblog Usability Design Mistakes and makes a mistake he lists himself. My take on his list.

Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali – The Tricity

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

Starting to blog about Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali and why I call them collectively as Tricity. Link to Metroblogging.

Hackers Ship Software Before They Put On Pants

Wednesday, October 12th, 2005

Excerpt from foreward of “Hacking Firefox : More Than 150 Hacks, Mods, and Customizations” by Mel Reyes.

American Senator Lantos Beats Chest, Brain Rattles Down To Ankles

Tuesday, October 4th, 2005

It would go lower if there was space or outright reject his physical self since he doesn’t seem to be using it in any case. “Abject Lesson” indeed! I am tempted to write to PMO to reject the resolution in IAEA irrespective of our independant analysis and take on the situation in Iran, just to […]

Family: hisTree

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

I have a family tree at home that traces all descendants from about a dozen generations ago. My father told me a surprising fact about our recorded family history.