S Anand

Really stupid security policies. On three sites (two Indian) that don’t take security seriously. via Ravikiran

I’ve been syndic8ed.

Where Net luminaries turn for news. Strange that blogs are not on top. Google, CNN and NY Times are. via Blogdex

The thin line between spam and virus. In the form of a “Friend Greeting”. via Metafilter

Tetris is NP-Hard. Let me explain, in English, what that means. The toughness of problems is how much time it takes to solve them. Adding two 3-digit number takes less time than adding two 30-digit numbers, and hence is easier. Similarly, figuring out if a 3-digit number is prime or not is easier than a 30-digit number. Some problems grow tough very quickly. Adding two 30-digit numbers is 10-times slower than adding two 3-digit numbers. But checking if a 30-digit number is prime is several trillions of times slower than checking a 3-digit number. That is because, to check if a number is prime, you need to repeatedly divide it by numbers smaller than it. For a 3-digit number, you need to divide by around 1,000 numbers. For a 30 digit number, it’s several trillions. ...

anti-telemarketing. I’m going to do it. I really am. Believe me! :-)

Dogs prefer Bach to Britney. So do I.

Now Google is complying with local laws by eliminating anti-Semetic sites from their French (google.fr) and German (google.de) sites. These sites still remain accessible through google.com, though. In the long run, I don’t think this state of affairs will continue. I hope we have one law across the world, at least where the Net is concerned. But more likely is an agreement on law guidelines, something like the WTO. Less likely and desirable is where tracking surfers’ country of origin becomes reliable. ...

The homo sapien footprint. Shows the population density of the world. Here’s the result at a glance. The densest spots: Europe, India, the East coasts of China and the US. The sparsest: north Canada, Sibera, Sahara, the Andes, the Himalayas, and most of Australia. via Plastic

NCR Gwalior is a counter magnet city to Gwalior. Like Navi Mumbai (Mumbai), NIKIDA (Lucknow), Anandgarh (Chandigarh), Wadapally (Hyderabad), New Bangalore (Bangalore), Gurgaon (New Delhi), … via Nilesh Comments ramya 5 Dec 2011 1:19 pm: can u plz mail me related information of counter magnets in India..

Anita’s article on domains and hosting.

What happens when you drop dry ice in an aircraft lavatory? via andersja

Digital photography comes of age. Kodak’s 16 mega-pixel digital camera is a dream. Upto 16 bits per colour (we at best have 8), ISO 100-400 (ISO 400 is very sensitive film, suited to night photography), 1.6 seconds reload time, … via Nilesh

Kramnik ties with Fritz. The chess game between the world champion and the computer ends with 2 games each. via RobotWisdom It is now clear that the top program and the world champion are approximately equal." – Vladimir Kramnik

I downloaded Mozilla 1.2 beta. It loads fast. It runs fast. It hasn’t crashed. It’s tab feature is great. It’s Type Ahead Find feature is fabulous. It’s add-ons are great. I think I’m going to switch browsers again! (My only crib, though, is that I can’t customize keyboard shortcuts. Or I don’t know how yet.)

Sachin Tendulkar scores 20,000 runs in international cricket.

A 3D search engine from Princeton. Quite an interesting attempt. I’m not sure what to do with the result of the search, though. via missing matter

Google games on Metafilter.

Water problems at Chennai. And Mumbai. And Ahmedabad. And Andhra. The rest of the world will, too, in a short while.

Why onions make you cry. via Potti