June 2002

My weblog’s second birthday passed unnoticed. On 19th June, it turned two. (My website itself is nearing its 6th birthday.)

The ABC’s of good restaurant manners. Comments ROSH 25 Aug 2008 11:01 pm: We had a debate at the office canteen, and i happened to mention that it was not right to ask the steward tomato sauce while having your meal…..as this may be an insult to the Chef……my question is “how right am i”…can u kindly explain in detail…..thanks mate

If Microsoft released Linux… but then, they may not need to.

James Bond artwork. I was fairly impressed by the crisp images.

Wired tells you how to disappear. Online and offline.

Spoof on Monday (PwC) at introducingmonday.co.uk.

While on the subject of spoofs, gatt.org is a pretty good one on wto.org. WTO doesn’t like it, though. Links: 1 2

An article in Time about Vajpayee’s failing health has provoked some controversial responses.

I take my post on 31st May back. Satish’s site links to mine.

Notebook computers are not such a good idea after all.

Fame has its ironical twists. I was searching in google for someone who could deliver movie tickets on the phone at Bandra. The irony is that my site landed up on top. P.S: The title is sarcastic. I DO NOT deliver tickets. I’m a consultant, not a ticket distributor. So please don’t try to book your tickets in the comments section below!

Where do you want to go today?

On a similar note to movie physics, the science of superheroes

Good and bad physics in movies.

A “JPEG virus”. (Note: The JPEG file itself isn’t the virus. You don’t have to stop sending JPEGs.)

Joel on why companies try to sell free products. (To sell more complementary products, to spare you the suspense.)

This purple and crimson diamond is supposed to be the most valuable object in the world. (Weight for weight.)

For those as ignorant about the World Cup as I am, the FIFA website has a summary of Stage 1 and Stage 2.