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Monthly Archives: October 2004
Liberal Rage
After Elizabeth Edward’s “no riots if we win” (audio, mirror), it’s now time for self-confessed pacifist hippie Dave Winer to step up to the plate: …We’re so divided because of Bush that people are actually talking openly about civil war … Continue reading
Tagged US
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Firefox's Slashdot Rendering Bugs
If you use Firefox and visit Slashdot, especially as a logged in user, you may have noticed Firefox mess up the rendering on the home page and many inner pages. This is due to Bug #217527 and it seems it … Continue reading
Tagged Software, Tips
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New Broadband Policy
India’s new Broadband Policy is finally out. NIXI (it says) will finally mandate proper intra-India routing. Outdoor Wifi is allowed ‘in principle’. A basic minimum defintion of broadband has been made — a 256kbps always-on connection. Access providers can partner … Continue reading
Tagged India, Technology
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The 'Inexpensive India' Meme
The Business Standard writes: “Your favourite car [and] laptop [are] cheaper in New York than in New Delhi.” No kidding. The India-is-cheap meme holds true only as long as you talk about human services. For anything else, it’s not. Pizzas … Continue reading
Tagged Economics, India
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Feynman Prize for Nanotech
Via Instapundit: Foresight Institute has appointed Dr. Peter Diamandis, Chairman of the X PRIZE Foundation, to lead the think tank’s Nanotechnology Prize Steering Committee. The leading think tank and public interest organization focusing on nanotechnology, Foresight Institute established the Feynman … Continue reading
Tagged Technology
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Jonathan Strange and the Dog in the Night-time
Got some new books to read over the weekend: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: like many in engineering and science-related fields, I can relate to Christopher, the mathematically talented but socially inept protagonist of this tale. … Continue reading
Flex and Laszlo
Though I have been skeptical about current approaches for rich net apps, I’ve been looking at Macromedia’s Flex and Laszlo for some time to see if they come up to scratch. Of late, both have been in the news — … Continue reading
Tagged Software
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SpaceShipOne Wins the X Prize
47 years to the day after Sputnik, SpaceShipOne touches down in Mojave and wins the X-Prize. Though the prize is no longer in contention, others, such as the Da Vinci Project, plan to follow, making the dream of regular, cheap … Continue reading
Tagged Space, Technology
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