tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58634162011-11-27T16:37:16.153-08:00Krishna's WeblogRandom musings of a compulsive geek!Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.comBlogger824125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-74643117960582685872009-01-19T22:37:00.000-08:002009-01-19T22:39:36.702-08:002009-01-19T22:39:36.702-08:00On Twitter!As I found my blogging style more suited for for Twitter, i have been posting more regularly there. Follow me <a href="http://twitter.com/krishnakg">@krishnakg</a> in Twitter.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-7464311796058268587?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-79181339810354959412008-12-20T21:51:00.000-08:002008-12-20T21:57:04.295-08:002008-12-20T21:57:04.295-08:00<a href="http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/12/21/on-throwing-shoes-at-president-bush/">Acorn</a> makes a very good point on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWt3-kPBQ4A">shoe throwing incident on Bush</a>.<blockquote>These people don’t realise that by throwing those two shoes <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Muntazir</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">al</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Zaidi</span> paid the highest compliment to Mr Bush—he proved that regardless of the political chaos in their country, the Iraqis have freedom. No one would have dared to try this under Saddam Hussein’s regime</blockquote>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-7918133981035495941?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-51924282320418796712008-12-09T21:47:00.000-08:002008-12-09T21:49:08.205-08:002008-12-09T21:49:08.205-08:00A <a href="http://www.nioibu.com/">japanese site</a> uses Google maps to <a href="http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=7717">track stinky areas</a> :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-5192428232041879671?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-59033958532264112442008-12-08T21:27:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:49:45.692-08:002008-12-08T21:49:45.692-08:00R Vaidyanathan talks about <a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1212468&pageid=0">Twelve steps</a> to shock-and-awe Pakistan’s economy<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-5903395853226411244?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-34987691163185053762008-12-07T08:08:00.000-08:002008-12-07T08:11:57.978-08:002008-12-07T08:11:57.978-08:00Our Netas are us!Jug Suraiya has an <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3785325.cms">excellent article</a> in the TOI which brings a very valid point. Our politicians are actually made by us. It is us who voted them to power and it is us who will probably vote them again into power as well.<br /><blockquote>Our political class as a whole is certainly condemnable: insufferably arrogant, flagrantly self-serving and utterly derelict in fulfilling its most basic duties and responsibilities to those who have voted it into existence. Which is us. And there lies the rub. In a democracy even a deeply flawed democracy likes ours where the ballot box should be renamed the bribery box we are as responsible for our political leaders as they are supposed to be for us but are not, as tragic evidence only too clearly shows. </blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-3498769116318505376?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-12919051809375220832008-11-30T00:40:00.000-08:002008-11-30T00:54:08.707-08:002008-11-30T00:54:08.707-08:00Accountability, but at what cost?Finally <a href="http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Election_Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080074636&type=News">some accountability</a>. But it has taken a terror drama as vivid as what happened in Mumbai for Mr. Shivraj Patil to spell out that he takes moral responsibility for all that has happened. I think he should address the nation and apologize for what has happened. Is it really not possible to instill a sense of responsibility in politicians? Is it the fact that nothing can be done to them for the 5 years they are in power which causes this? May be we will be better off, if capability decides who gets to be in the cabinet rather than loyalty.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-1291905180937522083?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-75618968248084166282008-11-30T00:37:00.000-08:002008-11-30T00:39:52.521-08:002008-11-30T00:39:52.521-08:00Suketu Mehta has written a nice article on <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/opinion/29mehta.html">What they hate about Mumbai</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-7561896824808416628?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-60929998430073495632008-11-25T01:42:00.000-08:002008-11-25T01:43:30.196-08:002008-11-25T01:43:30.196-08:00It ain't about right, Its about money!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VAwDDAyLobY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VAwDDAyLobY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-6092999843007349563?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-4790182248330002362008-11-24T00:23:00.000-08:002008-11-24T00:24:19.977-08:002008-11-24T00:24:19.977-08:00Create, Collaborate, Celebrate!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KpcgRlXe40k&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KpcgRlXe40k&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-479018224833000236?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-24440112906750651922008-11-12T06:03:00.000-08:002008-11-12T06:06:27.632-08:002008-11-12T06:06:27.632-08:00Electronic Wasteland<embed src='http://www.cbs.com/thunder/swf30can10cbsnews/rcpHolderCbs-3-4x3.swf' FlashVars='link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecbsnews%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2Fwatch%2F%3Fid%3D4586903n&partner=cbssports&vert=News&autoPlayVid=false&releaseURL=http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=SkZvVbNW9PXia_HN3ZjmGjifCatTkYOE&name=cbsPlayer&allowScriptAccess=always&wmode=transparent&embedded=y&scale=noscale&rv=n&salign=tl' allowFullScreen='true' width='425' height='324' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'></embed><br/>Must Watch Video!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-2444011290675065192?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-81860000726586393442008-10-05T13:39:00.000-07:002008-10-05T13:41:28.201-07:002008-10-05T13:41:28.201-07:00<a href="http://chrisblattman.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-could-development-economist-buy.html">This article</a> puts the 700B$ bailout into perspective.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-8186000072658639344?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-87101379133631872732008-10-04T19:53:00.000-07:002008-10-04T19:54:35.485-07:002008-10-04T19:54:35.485-07:00Noodles!!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/auhHl5-6VdY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/auhHl5-6VdY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-8710137913363187273?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-14333034936846088992008-09-26T14:45:00.000-07:002008-09-26T14:46:53.089-07:002008-09-26T14:46:53.089-07:00<a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a0c_1222057090">MagLev Toy Train</a>. Where can I get one of these? :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-1433303493684608899?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-3819763442524625572008-09-25T10:35:00.000-07:002008-09-25T10:36:21.222-07:002008-09-25T10:36:21.222-07:00Experience WiiThis is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/experiencewii">super awesome</a>!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-381976344252462557?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-48682958416549335462008-09-21T10:57:00.001-07:002008-09-21T10:57:53.639-07:002008-09-21T10:57:53.639-07:00Love this Ad!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4haEYOZ9dTE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4haEYOZ9dTE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-4868295841654933546?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-59967100895652004362008-08-16T08:41:00.000-07:002008-08-16T08:44:05.617-07:002008-08-16T08:44:05.617-07:00Number 2<a href="http://number-2.appspot.com/">Number 2</a>. Share your stories of corruption here. This is an app built using the <a href="http://code.google.com/appengine/">Google App Engine</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-5996710089565200436?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-268897953168817902008-08-15T01:30:00.000-07:002008-08-15T01:31:19.889-07:002008-08-15T01:31:19.889-07:00Happy Independence Day!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q49k4Up2HoU&color1=11645361&color2=13619151&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q49k4Up2HoU&color1=11645361&color2=13619151&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-26889795316881790?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-76078169890264813742008-07-28T23:29:00.000-07:002008-07-28T23:30:33.669-07:002008-07-28T23:30:33.669-07:00Now, you can read <a href="http://news.google.co.in/news?ned=ta_in">Google News in Tamil</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-7607816989026481374?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-27151122174983430802008-06-17T22:37:00.000-07:002008-06-17T22:38:23.466-07:002008-06-17T22:38:23.466-07:00<a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/17/healthscience/17mund.php?page=1">The web that time forgot</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-2715112217498343080?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-72371063580909730312008-06-16T20:23:00.000-07:002008-06-16T20:26:14.495-07:002008-06-16T20:26:14.495-07:00Microsoft gets so much crap from folks for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death">BSOD</a>, but Apple seems to have the same problem in the form of the <a href="http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html">SBBOD</a>. Iam seeing it so frequently these days. :(<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-7237106358090973031?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-55770411373188631782008-02-28T22:07:00.000-08:002008-02-28T22:08:54.519-08:002008-02-28T22:08:54.519-08:00<a href="http://www.kiva.org/">Kiva</a>. A very interesting idea which has a huge potential.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-5577041137318863178?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-79198398016511682392008-02-25T15:13:00.000-08:002008-02-25T15:16:54.420-08:002008-02-25T15:16:54.420-08:00Renesys blogs the <a href="http://www.renesys.com/blog/2008/02/pakistan_hijacks_youtube.shtml">timeline</a> of yesterday's Youtube domain hijack.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-7919839801651168239?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-50201149265751362762008-01-31T08:13:00.000-08:002008-01-31T08:19:03.040-08:002008-01-31T08:19:03.040-08:00First interaction with KDE4After installing KDE 4.0, <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story/19159">this</a> is exactly what I felt! Looks like one needs to wait multiple releases before moving towards KDE4.Luckily <a href="https://wiki.kubuntu.org/HardyHeron/Alpha3/Kubuntu">Hardy Heron</a> will have both KDE3.5 and KDE4 flavours to chose from.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-5020114926575136276?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-5707951168925357822007-10-12T08:48:00.000-07:002007-10-12T08:50:47.912-07:002007-10-12T08:50:47.912-07:00<a href="http://www.thoughtpolice.co.uk/vmware/">VMWare images to a few linux distros</a>. The torrent download is pretty fast too!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-570795116892535782?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863416.post-5689278765599736782007-10-03T04:36:00.000-07:002007-10-03T04:38:39.165-07:002007-10-03T04:38:39.165-07:00I love <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2007/tc20070523_272039.htm">these laptop designs</a>. Hope they will get to market soon with affordable prices.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5863416-568927876559973678?l=blog.varnam.net' alt='' /></div>Krishnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674771446429564544noreply@blogger.com1