Random musings. Imaginary readers.
Amidst all the brouhaha about the performance of the Indian cricket team, finally, Rediff has done some analysis. Amazing stuff, analysis - actually gives you facts to talk about!
Ganguly vis-a-vis Dravid as captain in ODIs
Captaincy record
Mts
Won
Lost
NR
Won%
Lost%
Ganguly
146
76
65
5
52.05
44.52
Dravid
53
27
23
3
50.94
43.39
Ganguly after 53 matches
53
27
26
0
50.94
49.06
Hmm… seems to me they are *exactly tied* at this stage in their captaincy careers. […]
I was in London last week and often ended up taking a black cab. The cabs are expensive - more expensive than the Tube (London’s subway, which in itself is �3!), and about 30-40% more expensive than a NYC cab, but that’s about the only downside.
Compared to New York City taxi cabs, these black cabs […]
My brother sent me this quote from Richard Dawkins’ book, “The God Delusion”. The quote is by then Senator Barry Goldwater, made in 1981. Goldwater was considered, in his day, the archetype conservative Republican.
“There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can […]
I think the RIAA and music companies remain clueless years after Napster has come and gone. This post by Om has my full support. Hence the badge.
When CDs were invented, the price of music was supposed to drop substantially. That never happened. Why? Because the record companies got very greedy. They need to restructure (read: […]
Confused’s post on motives behind charity giving, reminded me about one of the most analytical ways to think about charitable giving that I�ve ever heard of.
Bjorn Lomborg, a Scandinavian economist, became famous for his controversial book, The Skeptical Environmentalist, that challenged the notion that our ecology was at risk. He proposed that our environment was […]
More in my “loving New York” series.
On Wednesday evening, I went to the Christies Impressionist and Modern Sale. I visited in the morning to see the works. A sale like this, with works of such astounding quality is very rare. It was like visiting a museum that was doing a “best of” showcase.
The highlights of […]
I LOVE living in New York. In terms of culture, it is truly mind-blowing. One of my favorite things is going to the opera.
The Metropolitan Opera is such a special experience. It is an elegantly regal building, both on the outside and inside, everyone is all dressed up, you drink some champagne at the break, […]
I left India right after I turned 21 and never had the opportunity to vote there. So, now, in 2006, I voted for the first time ever.
On this wonderfully pleasant fall day in New York City, I waited for the morning pre-work rush to be done and then strolled the four blocks to the polling […]
I went shopping yesterday with a pregnant friend to help her figure out all the things she needed to get. Now, you’ve all heard of breast pumps, but we were blown away by this contraption.
It raised some critical questions in our minds, including but not limited to -
How often does one read and pump at […]
Apparently this concept is too hard for the Indian press to understand. As background, there’s quite a famous case in progress. The court of public opinion has convicted the accused. That’s fine — happens all the time.
But apparently they are having a hard time understanding why a leading lawyer, Ram Jethmalani, is defending the accused. […]
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