By now all of are aware how Mansoor Peerbhoy has masterminded the terrorist attacks in India, that he showed no remorse in killing non-muslims and doesn't care about the consequences, you are also aware how he was a senior software engineer working at Yahoo / Zimbra and earning an impressive salary by Indian standards. You also heard that he was very tech savvy and an nginx (a faster and apparently better alternative to Apache web server or even lighttpd web server) expert. Just how tech savvy was he?
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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. Today, let me take you to a virtual world where you can be a REAL millionaire! The world I am talking of, may seem nonexistent unless you bump into your Second Life. You can earn real money from a virtual world and loads of it. You can be a millionaire in less than 2 years! You can earn hefty amount just by spending some time in the internet and you can even rule a world (let it be virtual for now) of your own and make your own rules. All of them and more @ Second life. And here I am with not 1 or even 2 but 18 unique ways to guide you to a hefty check in US dollars through Second life. So start living now! Read more (2025 words) »

Only four days after escaping from a federal minimum-security prison in Florence, Colorado "Spam King" Eddie Davidson, 35, killed his wife, baby daughter and finally himself.
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Many like Darren Rowse suggest that you should create a stack of ideas to blog about and then use them in lean periods to tide you over.

Now Darren is an amazing blogger. He regularly talks informatively about a subject which I could probably summarize in 5 minutes flat - about blogging. He does a good job out of it and has many dedicated followers.

I do not have his predisposition. Firstly I am not a professional blogger like him. In other words I do not blog for living even though it makes me a decent income. I blog only when I have something to blog about. I blog when I have some new ideas or technologies or code tips to share. If I don't have something interesting to share, I don't. I don't spend time making an uninteresting topic interesting. Read more (536 words) »

I am re-hashing my physics fundamentals with Dr. Feynman's lectures. Did I mention how I love reading his books? I have great admiration for Dr. Richard Feynman, next only to Dr. Albert Einstein & Dr. Jagadish Chandra Bose.

I am seriously looking to delve into quantum electrodynamics. It is really an intriguing subject.

One of the lesson I took away from my reading is to have more fun, be less serious about what you are doing and positively accept the fact that you are really doing it for the fun of it. We often get so wrapped up in our work that we forget that it is all for nothing, in the end it is - from "dust to dust". Or as it is more aptly said the world is probably an exercise ground for our mind and consciousness.

Take a look at this multi-lingual kid genius. He speaks tons of languages fluently, learning just by selling hand fan to tourists. He is simply amazing.
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Here is a nice story on sorting the priorities of life:

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Last Sunday I went to IIT Alumni picnic in Ibiza resort in Kolkata. Check the slideshow (thanks to Siddharth Roy Chowdhury @ SAIL). Can you spot me?

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I am just back from a Bengali wedding and I am writing this post after gulping some super strong antacid. I had a bad experience. My tips for groom's guardians:
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I am pretty down with fever, possible viral. Yesterday night was 100% sleepless. Let's see how it goes tonight. ciao…