What Should be The New Name For This Blog?October 23rd, 2007 Simple Thoughts was chosen as the name of this blog in distant past to highlight my approach - simple solutions for complex problems. The name stuck over the years.
Simple Thoughts: 10, 000 comments later... some thoughtsOctober 30th, 2008 Simple Thoughts has 2,460 posts and 10,012 comments as of writing this post, an average of over 4 comments per post. Simple Thoughts was never intended to be a commercial venture like TechCrunch or Mashable, for instance.
Blogging As Knowledge Repository...November 4th, 2007 Every blogger has their own reasons for blogging. Many these days do it for the money, other for fame or to keep in touch with their family and friends.
New Search for Simple ThoughtsFebruary 23rd, 2008 Simple Thoughts blog now boasts a new and improved search facility, thanks to Google customized search. Now you can get the search results on our site with our look and feel, without having to go to Google.
My Simple Goals for Simple ThoughtsJune 6th, 2006 What is my agenda for Simple Thoughts blog? What are my goals?
My goal is to provide accurate and quality information on java and web technologies. It includes providing code samples, software, wordpress plugins, software reviews, news and views, architectural discussions and much more.
A Thought Provoking Post From Past - Google & The Puzzle of Dropping Eggs Or What Makes Web 2.0 ClickOctober 5th, 2007 I wrote an article on a Google interview question in June, 2006 describing the problem and offering a simple solution. What makes this article interesting is that several people came up with better ideas and very thought provoking comments.
Why Do I Blog?April 17th, 2006 I blog for "Truth, Justice and The Indian Way"... Nah... I blog when I feel like it.
Song: Witty Take on Spam - I've Got MailDecember 21st, 2007 I've got mail is a witty take on spam from Richter Scales. It is a 2007 CARA Nominee in Best Humor Song category.
Welcome to targeted feed for JavaBlogs from todayMarch 14th, 2005 Discussion on feed targeting to JavaBlogs
Find Your Blog Viewer's Demographic ProfileSeptember 11th, 2006 Simple Thoughts blog's viewership is male oriented (63% male) with the majority in the 18-24 age group according to Microsoft adCenter Labs. The interesting thing is that my viewership percentage is significantly larger in under 24 age group.
When An Engineer Speaks Honestly To Management...June 4th, 2007 All hell breaks loose! Imagine this: "Most of us are only pretending to work while secretly hoping the project gets canceled after you get fired by the board". Today's Dilbert is a bit of fresh air after days of stale Elbonian humor on outsourcing.
What's up with Republican Java Geeks?March 17th, 2005 An anti-tirade against few republican java geeks.
Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster Adopts Translator Plugin ProOctober 1st, 2006 I was pleasantly surprised to find Bobby Henderson, founder of Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (Venganza.org) adopting Translator Pro plugin for his highly popular site promoting Pastafarianism, an equally plausible alternative to "Intelligent Design", which is a thinly veiled attempt to introduce Biblical creationism in schools. His open letter to Kansas school board is classical in humor and highly effective in purpose.
Why Doesn't Computers Get Bacterial Infections?February 17th, 2006 Why do we use "virus" to describe malicious replicating computer programs? Most of these programs are very complicated and intelligent (comparatively), which resembles more like a bacteria than a virus. Viruses are very simple organisms, very unlike todays "computer viruses".
Action Hero Gandhi 2January 6th, 2007 A hilarious take on Mahatma Gandhi. I am sure Gandhi would have enjoyed it too, he had a nice sense of humor.