Archive for 'what is going on?'
Yahoo! Layoff
As a software developer, I sympathize with the 100s of software developers that were laid off at Yahoo! today. While I am sure many of them will not have any difficulty finding another job in silicon valley and/or elsewhere, I hope this serves as a reminder that each of us should look out for our [...]
Posted: February 12th, 2008 under internet, silicon valley, technology, what is going on?.
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Indira Gandhi in 1984, Benazir Bhutto in 2007
Nothing to be proud of but India and Pakistan have one more thing in common: The first woman prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi, and the first woman prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, were both assassinated. Just as I was sad on Oct 31, 1984, I am sad today. My condolences go out to [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2007 under what is going on?.
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Matter of Priorities?
I am aware of the importance of December 1. It is, therefore, interesting to notice priorities some have. I wonder how any household can survive on just 3 Nintendo Wiis per calendar month! Isn’t Amazon.com being unkind to mankind by imposing such an unreasonably strict limit?!!!
Posted: December 1st, 2007 under what is going on?, wii.
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Crazy Buyers of iPhone on eBay
This is a sample of bids on eBay for 8 GB iPhone. This screenshot was taken around 11.35 pm PST (on Sep 6, 2007), about 36 hours after Apple slashed price of 8GB iPhone to $399. Not only are the iPhones now cheaper than the bids on eBay, they are readily available at local Apple [...]
Posted: September 6th, 2007 under technology, uh?, what is going on?.
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Discriminatory Interest Rates?
Just got back from my bank. I had to deposit some cash in my checking account. The teller handed me “Rate Information” sheet on various types of accounts the bank has. Having never had a savings account, I curiously went through the sheet. I see:
Balance
Interest
$0 - $9,999
0.1%
…
…
…
…
$50,000+
4.4%
Who’s likely to have over $50,000 in savings account? [...]
Posted: August 22nd, 2007 under uh?, what is going on?.
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Your On?
Just saw this flash ad on order confirmation page of Amazon.com:
The flash animation ends with:
What does Your On mean? Isn’t that a typo?
Posted: August 6th, 2007 under internet, technology, what is going on?.
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Another Mel Gibson Film
Having liked Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto, I couldn’t wait to see his hugely successful directorial effort, The Passion of the Christ. Just saw it on DVD. Not trained in religious matters, I can’t speak for the authenticity of what was shown in the movie but I give high marks to makeup/visual effects teams. Absolutely top quality [...]
Posted: July 17th, 2007 under hyderabad, thanks.
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My Prediction Came True: Spurs are 2007 NBA Champions
More than a month ago, in one of my earlier posts, I kind of predicted the outcome of 2007 NBA Championship. Spurs, the winner of Suns vs Spurs in the playoffs, has gone on to win the NBA Championship. Congratulations to San Antonio Spurs.
Posted: June 15th, 2007 under blogs, what is going on?.
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Why are Internet Businesses Run Inefficiently?
Recently I was tasked with closing down a website which was hosted by Netfirms.com. On Netfirms.com there is no way to cancel the webhosting account. In fact, there is no mention of how to close an account on its website. Instead, one is forced to submit a customer support ticket online. In response to the [...]
Posted: June 4th, 2007 under internet, technology, what is going on?.
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Yahoo! Stuffing the Page with the Same Content More Than Once
Looks like not much is happening at Yahoo! lately. I’ve seen the same news item in multiple tabs on the same page before but these days the same news items are appearing more than once within the same tab on a page. I hope it is just a programmer error. This and thisare couple examples [...]
Posted: June 2nd, 2007 under internet, technology, what is going on?.
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