Monthly Archives: November 2006

Mobile operator 3 is all set to offer ADSL/Cable-style flat-rate pricing plans for people using their 3G network. UK service will begin next month, other countries are slated to follow soon. This was long overdue; I remember the complete cluelessness … Continue reading →

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Prasenjeet | Comments Off

Quick Bits: Zotero, Hotmail, Feet

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Prasenjeet

‘Intelligent’ prosthetic feet Hotmail is now offering 1GB of storage space in all markets. Apparently this goes up to 2GB when your Hotmail account is upgraded to Windows Live Mail (paying users get double, i.e., 4GB). Zotero is a citation … Continue reading →

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Quick Bits: Concrete, Bollywood, Piercings

Posted on November 10, 2006 by Prasenjeet

Transparent composite concrete (via John Robb) Bollywood experiments with Internet releases The French 35-hour work week had “no significant impact” on aggregate employment Do red light cameras make roads less safe? Body piercings are injurious to health (via Instapundit)

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The A380 Defections Begin

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Prasenjeet

Fedex is cancelling its order of 10 A380s because of Airbus’ delivery delays, and getting 15 Boeing 777s instead. This comes after Virgin Atlantic’s deferment of its order for 10 planes last month. Of the big customers left (scroll down … Continue reading →

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Mysooru Sandal Soap

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Prasenjeet

Karnataka’s got the whole Kannada Pride thing going. From 1 November, they’re getting rid of ‘colonial’-era town names: Bangalore becomes Bengalooru (this is the correct spelling, not Bengaluru) Mysore becomes Mysooru Mangalore becomes Mangalooru Shimoga becomes Shivamogga Hubli becomes Hubballi … Continue reading →

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