2002

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.

Almost no site has linked to my page. (I sort of like that a bit. It means the 30-odd hits a day that I get are from people who TYPE my URL.)

An SMS Weblog. That’s a cool idea.

Kartoo has an amazing Flash interface for a search engine. I’m not sure how to use it effectively, but I’m sure someone’ll take this idea up and make something really useful out of it.

I am on vacation. Please don’t expect updates till 20th June 2002. (Sorry!)

If there’s a nuclear war between India and Pakistan, about 3 million could die. I live in 3 of those 5 cities. I’d better take a vacation.

Essential Blogging: a book on weblogging. Quite good. Technie note: This RSS thing looks interesting. Daypop has started offering RSS output. Need to see how I can use it.

SearchOnline meta-search engine. Seems quite good so far.

Netscape 7.01 is out. Preview release, mind. No, I haven’t tested it yet. Awaiting reviews. (24 May: No reason to switch)