Entries from February 2008 ↓

Searching for a photo for the comic strip, I saw a folder named “Dubai” in my WD Passport. Casually browsing through brought me nostalgia of my days in Dubai and an idea for a blog post.

I’m not sure if it’s my passion for cars or my photographic passion (or both?), I like taking photos sitting inside the car.

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Car’s Back

Here’s some assorted photos of car taken from behind.

BMW 745i

Toyota Corolla

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I was happy when the Government didn’t announce for the 7th year on a row.

Imagine the reputation and honour of the award if people like Bal Thackeray or Mulayam Singh Yadav are awarded.

Here’s a cartoon that was published in The Hindu on Martyr’s Day (Gandhiji’s Death Anniversary):

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Doesn’t it make sense?

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Just returned from Akbar’s Court, Agra this morning.

Saw Jodhaa Akbar- a short biography of Akbar and I’m impressed.

Amazing movie! I loved the every 202 minutes I spend this morning.

Would you believe that the movie received standing ovation at the end and taliyan here and there!
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TV Shows can be addictive. Sometimes I don’t want to do anything on my Mac other than watching some episodes.

TV shows is my new found fetish.

This article is part of the new series featuring every month about the TV Shows I like. Serves as a good recommendation for you. Catch the first part episode TV Shows I Like - Part 1.

This time it’s two BBC shows - Planet Earth and Mr. Bean.

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Having a plump ratio has nice perks. No wait times, ability to invite friends, respect in the community, etc…

This is an extension of the article some months back: Have a Torrent Ratio You Can Be Proud Of.

We’ve seen how you can improve that ratio by getting in early, uploading to more than one tracker, not capping your upload, seeding for a long time, etc.

What more can you do to improve your ratio or maintain a good ratio?

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All is not well in the land of daydreams.

Some ship’s anchor damaged the undersea cable, off Egypt and Internet services are affected. [More on that: Undersea cable breakdown hits Internet-based services]

The proceedings are not good if you have queued HD stuffs on a 256 kbps connection.

The CMD of BSNL, Shri A.K. Sinha agreed to do an interview for The Newspaper Blog readers. Here is the excerpt…

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