Speech recognition is not such a good idea

I always felt using voice to communicate with computers was a bad idea. In my case, it’s more because speaking takes up a lot of energy. But looks like it takes up a lot of thought power as well. Maybe speech recognition is not such a good idea.

Bored

Bored. “When you have nothing better to do.”

Pictures of the Sep 11 explosions

The US $20 bill can be folded to create “pictures” of the 9/11 explosions. Comments bob 29 Nov 2006 1:40 pm: now that is some fucking crazy shit

Effective networking

Effective networking.

Receiving mail on a mobile

Several ways of receiving mail on a mobile phone.

Meows of cats

A study on the meows of cats.

Textarc

Textarc – a visual way of representing text.

Pen-spinning

The art of pen-spinning. A site dedicated to teaching you about twirling pens on your fingers.

BPL mobile

I didn’t realise I could send/receive mails on my mobile (BPL mobile). So I have yet another e-mail ID now @bplmobile.com – and I can send e-mails too! I’ve integrated that with MSN messenger, so I can chat via SMS. (OK, not really. Lead time is in the order of several seconds.)

Inventing the future

Inventing the future by Tim O’Reilly is an article I have read and reread many times. If you want a quick idea of what the Internet will look like in a year, read it.

The Enemies of the Internet

The Enemies of the Internet. A report on the censorship of the Internet, by country. (Another report)

Web is boring and life is interesting

No, I haven’t stopped updating because I wanted my Google entry to be on top for a long time. It’s just that the web is boring, and my life has become interesting otherwise. Read more in Mumbai. I’m in Delhi these days, so I hope to add a Delhi chapter as well.

Crustless bread

Crustless bread. The greatest thing since sliced bread.

Google my name

Never thought the day would come when the Google query S Anand would throw up my name first. Probably won’t last…

Control rat brains

Now we can control rat brains. Dr. Talwar’s comment is apt. “Nonetheless, the idea is sort of creepy.”

Digital movie distribution

Babu is looking to IT-enabled movie distribution too. Long live Babu.

Things Mil and his girlfriend have argued about

Things Mil and his girlfriend have argued about. I dread to think of my future.

Two Towers named after the WTC

Some people petitioned that “The Two Towers” (sequel to “Fellowship of the Ring”) was named after the World Trade Centre. Curiously, this petition has a far larger number of votes compared to its counter-petition.

NetXCell

I can send SMS via the Web through NetXCell. Neat.

Scenario planning

Resources for scenario planning.