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8 Questions That The IOWA Caucus Is Supposed To Answer

2008-01-03T09:09:00.000-08:00

8 Questions that the IOWA Caucus is supposed to answer...

great-minds-dont-think-alike

2007-12-31T12:51:00.000-08:00

The New York Times, on Why Innovative Minds Don't think Alike. "It’s kind of like the ugly American tourist trying to get across an idea in another country by speaking English slowly and more loudly,” he says. “You’ve got to find the common connections."

Hiroshima Bomb Pilot Dies At 92

2007-11-04T06:58:00.000-08:00

The American pilot who dropped the atom bomb in Hiroshima dies 8 years short of a century, at the ripe age of 92.

I thought the guilt would have killed him long before. Guess not. As I later found out, he actually revelled in his "heroic", "patriotic" act, even signing autographs and selling pictures of the devastation.

San Francisco Halloween Earth Quake 2007

2007-10-30T22:43:00.000-07:00

The earth quaked today. Was a pretty big one for recent times. I was out in the store and did not feel it at all.
Like madmadhatter says on sfgate.com,
"nothing like a good quake to make you feel insignificant!"

Purebred Boxer Dog Found In San Luis Obispo

2007-10-11T14:44:00.000-07:00

For once, someone found a dog (purebred boxer) instead of losing one as usually is the case..

Location: Outside a coffee shop in San Luis Obispo
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us-indians-active-in-usa-politics

2007-10-08T13:17:00.000-07:00

At last, Desis get into the Politics !

The STAG Guy In India

2007-10-01T20:25:00.001-07:00

As evident in this ad for a Night Club, the "STAG" stigma on single guys is still alive and well in India.

Paris Hilton Prison Video

2007-09-24T11:21:00.000-07:00

Here is Paris Hilton in a fictitious Prison Video...

winning-the-lottery-is-bad-thing

2007-09-15T10:12:00.000-07:00

Who would've imagined that winning 315 million was a bad thing ?!

The Art of Urban Exploration

2007-09-03T18:24:00.000-07:00

"How many places in the world today can you go that are this dark and this quiet?" He turns and begins his ascent back outside. "That's why I do this."

Urban Exploration Beginners Guide

2007-09-03T18:05:00.000-07:00

Urban Exploration is something I wonder about all the time...

Video Of The Simpsons In The Indian/Hindi Song

2007-07-29T21:36:00.001-07:00

Daniel Pearl's Widow Sues !

2007-07-19T09:03:00.001-07:00

Yet another lawsuit. This one is a Gem though. It is filed against the most feared man in the world. Good luck getting paid !

Southern Comfort : Dead Man Walking

2007-07-17T07:14:00.000-07:00

"There are three things that are clear from Davis' case. The first is that the American legal system does not administer blind justice. Lady Liberty will open her eyes for cash. Had he been wealthy - or just wealthier - he could have bought a defense in time that would have effectively challenged the case." Southern Comfort.

Timeline of Conrad Moffat Black's Greed

2007-07-14T08:53:00.000-07:00

Greed.

TB Patient 's Plane Co-Passengers Sue Him

2007-07-13T07:43:00.000-07:00

"I am not some trust-fund baby, and there is nothing to go after ". Trust-fund baby or not, it would certainly be deemed 'Un-American' not to sue.

Samsung Electronics Stock Ticker Symbol

2007-07-03T20:44:00.000-07:00

Who would've thought that locating Samsung Electronics' stock ticker symbol would be such a complicated task ?

Mohnish Pabrai On How Warren Buffett Succeed At Nothing

2007-06-30T20:13:00.000-07:00

"Seventeenth century French scientist Blaise Pascal is perhaps best remembered for his contributions to the field of pure geometry. In the 39 years that he lived, he found time to invent such modern day fundamentals as the syringe, the hydraulic press, and the first digital calculator. And, if that weren't enough, he was also a profound philosopher. One of my favorite Pascal quotes is: "All man's miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone.". Mohnish Pabrai on how Warren Buffett often "sits on his butt" .

Paul Mooney - On How Michael Richards Could Redeem Himself After His Racist Rant

2007-06-28T07:40:00.000-07:00

Paul Mooney, on how Michael Richards can "redeem" himself.

Prisoner Wants Sex Change For Free On Taxpayer Money

2007-06-27T21:32:00.000-07:00

"Other folks, people who want to get these types of surgeries, they have to go through their insurance carrier or save up for it and do it independently. Yet if you are in prison, you can do it for nothing? That doesn't make a lot of sense". Right. Then again, does anything in prison make sense ?

Life Casting Do's And Don'ts Dont Make No Sense

2007-06-26T20:01:00.000-07:00

"Don't divulge your phone number. Don't give out your address. Don't do what fans tell you like to do...". If you lay down all these Lifecasting "Do's and Don'ts", then it isn't really a Life Cast, is it Ms Catherine ?

Google Microsoft Pissing Contest

2007-06-25T22:13:00.000-07:00

Google and Microsoft. Pissing contest reaching a new "high" !

Russells Peters - "Indian Accent Does Not Get You Laid"

2007-06-24T18:57:00.000-07:00

"Indian Accent does NOT get you laid." Russells Peters on the Indian Accent.

Amazon Context Ad. A New Low for Online Privacy.

2007-06-24T18:37:00.000-07:00

While reading steve's blogspot blog I noticed an ad that from amazon.com that had my name in it, asking me to "Send Money". This was most likely from the cookie that amazon saves on the client computer. Thanks Amazon, for taking online privacy to a new low !

Apple Goes After Iphone Skin Developers

2007-06-23T23:18:00.000-07:00

"Ironically,Apple's attempts to have the files removed from the web have only given the skins greater publicity, and they have already begun spreading to other websites." Jobs, Don't be so stupid as to kill publicity for your own products.