Out for the week…

September 3rd, 2006 This weekend I am in hibernation. Next week too I will be in semi-hibernation.

March 30th, 2007 I am minimally back online. The office renovation is in full progress.

May 27th, 2007 Most of us know that exercise is good for us. It boosts circulation and tones the cardiovascular system.

July 7th, 2007 Waterlogged streets and flooded homes everywhere in Kolkata thanks to inept Kolkata Municipal Corporation and heavy rains last few days. Personally we haven't suffered.

September 4th, 2006 Last week was an interesting one as hot debate raged over Joel Spolsky's article on enterprise language, Hani rightly bashed copious logging of open source software and my article on hacking attempts from Caltech topped the list of most read articles. We released Anaconda, a beautiful 3 column WordPress theme and version 3 of Translator Plugin Pro for WordPress.

May 19th, 2006 Mittal Steel (MT.N) raised its offer by a third and dropped a key demand for family control over the combined global steel giant. In a surprise move on Friday, just a day after the hostile bid was formally launched, Mittal boosted its total value by 6 billion euros to over 24 billion euros ($30.7 billion).

May 30th, 2005 The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee took action to protect the rights of true victims of asbestos-related illness and ensure they promptly receive their full compensation.

August 26th, 2006 Forbes editor Michael Noer has a very interesting article, based on scientific studies, why it is a very bad idea to marry career women. Why? Because if many social scientists are to be believed, you run a higher risk of having a rocky marriage.

June 8th, 2007 Imagine the best way to give dictation (without spelling mistakes) or to program without typing and that pesky carpal tunnel syndrome - by pure mind control alone. Scientists at Brown University and Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems (and others) have made this possible; as published last week in Nature.

October 3rd, 2008 What do you mean by a virtual world? A place where you can come and work and chat and play and leave. What if I tell you about a whole new world where you can live, breathe, play, sing, dance, do every damn thing you can do in this (sorry?) life of yours? And what if "I make you an offer that you can't refuse?" No I am no Godfather.

May 3rd, 2007 While cleaning my computer I came across the audio of a very motivating commencement speech by Steve Jobs, delivered to 2005 Stanford graduates. The summary of the speech, in his own words, is: You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.