GRE leaks
Here’s a new problem with the online format of GRE tests: leaks! Bad enough that they’re expensive, tough to write, …
Intel vs Hamidi
Intel vs Hamidi raises the issue of whether sending an e-mail could constitute “trespassing”.
Under the staircase of Bandra station
Under the staircase of Bandra station lies a two-storeyed apartment. Dupleix layout, single room. East-facing, with elevated entrance.
It’s 8:00am. The man on the ladder is a boot polish-walla. He’s picking up his box, getting ready for work, while his colleague watches. Their families is still asleep in the single room. And in the room, along with them, is a rather cramped storage space.
I wonder how many live in such conditions. Of course, it’s much better than the slums around Mahim. Still, it looks like a rather difficult life.
Yet people manage. I asked a driver a few months ago why he’d migrated to Mumbai. “Livelihood,” was his simple answer. At the end of the day, there are far more well-paying jobs in Mumbai than most other cities. Despite the ridiculous rents and cramped spaces.
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HTML validator service
W3C runs a HTML validator service. Quite useful. I managed to find several flaws on my site’s HTML (particularly wrong nesting.)
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Pasta
Incidentally, this kitchen hosted my latest attempt at making pasta. I found a simple pesto sauce recipe, and ended up spending about Rs. 500 for the ingredients. We managed to eat it. Barely.
My kitchen
I just furnished my kitchen. While my aspiration levels were high, I ended up with this. Mind you, the photo makes the kitchen look a lot better than it really is.
It is possible to divide by 3
Conway and Doyle prove that it is possible to divide by 3. The paper, which is distributed under the GPL, unfortunately comes without a warranty. (via Gimbo)
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Magnetic levitation train
They’re piloting a magnetic levitation train at Virginia. These trains can run much faster than conventional trains.
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The Interplanetary Internet
In the meantime, Tim Berners-Lee is talking about the Interplanetary Internet. Given the Internet’s ubiquity, it sounds a lot more real than it did a few years ago.
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