Archive for December, 2006

Benefits of being unemployed - #1

I finally feel unemployed. Even though I left work in June, I had a crazy six months, jammed with a whole bunch of things.

But now, I am free. After ten years of never going on vacation for more than a week or two, I am finally on a real vacation.
Actually, here’s the true benefit of […]

State capitals at three?

First post from Madras. So, it is apt that this video of a little pre-schooler who is quizzed by his dad, in Tamil, on the state capitals. The funniest part is when the dad mistakenly asks him for the capital of Alabama for the second time and kid says “I’ve already said that one!”
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Blogging at 30 thousand feet

This is SO cool. I am flying to India on Lufthansa. Not only do they have power at the seat, but they have FREE wireless internet.
Now, if only Connexion would continue their service.

Blog Tag - 5 things you don’t know about me

My super-connected friend Dave McClure tagged me — “The basic idea of this game is to tell people 5 things about yourself that they didn’t likely know, then tag 5 other people (or in this case, 5 bloggers) and see how far the meme progresses.”
Ok then, here you go.
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Me

I […]

Six with attitude

This is so funny, it is worth watching.
For background, India won a test match in South Africa for the first time ever (since South Africa was re-admitted into world sports). It was truly a blowout performance, especially after how they were whitewashed 4-0 in the one-dayers. The funniest moment though was from the Man of […]

Telecom Italia ad uses Gandhi

This award winning ad is a little old, but I just saw it. Powerfully communicated message.

The text at the end says -
Imagine the world today
if he could have communicated like this.
Yes, indeed.

This is innovation

Love them or hate them, there’s no denying that Google is innovative. The innovation is usually in the product space, but today they announced a really cool innovation in the HR/stock option space. You can read all about the Transferable Stock Options here.
What a great idea! They are staying ahead of the curve in managing […]

Ah, California!

It’s been busy. Crazily so. Was working to a deadline where I pulled an all-nighter (I think the last time I did that was in undergrad). Then I headed out west and I feel I am on the verge of falling sick again. I wonder how I can be so busy when I am technically […]