International Herald Tribune reports that in the ongoing recording industry meet there is a hot talk about all the major labels ditching DRM in favour of MP3′s interoperability. Hard to believe! Is the heat too much to bear? Technorati Tags: … Continue reading
Guardian features this nice take of M J Akbar on the Big Brother scene. Well written. …the Times. This august organ, unable to verify such a lofty incident for itself, reported that the Indian media had: “also noticed an exchange … Continue reading
Andrew Brown follows the change between society’s taboos being primarily sexual to primarily racial in the last half century. Jade Goody’s boyfriend had not called the Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty a “paki”, but a “cunt”, the spokesman explained. The latter … Continue reading
Steven Weinberg reviews Richard Dawkins’ God Delusion in Times Literary Suppliment The reviews of The God Delusion in the New York Times and the New Republic took Dawkins to task for his contemptuous rejection of the classic “proofs” of the … Continue reading
Globe and Mail had a cover story three days ago (How Canadian are you?) on the recent University of Toronto study that reveals that the second generation visible minorities are identifying themselves with Canada lesser than their white counterparts. The … Continue reading
NYTimes has this useful assessment of Siliconware in Kitchen – where do they belong and where not. “The universally appealing qualities of silicone are its heat resistance; its flexibility, which allows you to fold it, flatten it and squish it … Continue reading
You pick your own apples; you pay through your nose. This Slate story is true; but not complete. I am for one a sucker for the fall ritual and yes, my kids love them too. For us it is more … Continue reading
Hindustan Times has this op-ed by C.N.R. Rao, Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board to PM of India. He opens with the statement; We missed the semiconductor revolution in the early 1950s. We had just gained independence. But with nanoscience and … Continue reading
This is a test document. I can be bold, italic or both. To underline I need to be none. I will be cut and paste. I will be cut and paste. Let us see what this hijk means. Oh, yeah. … Continue reading
Arise and Awake – penis or brain, it is all nitric oxide! Your Brain Boots Up Like a Computer