April 2006
4 posts
BarCamps and Web2.0 from India
From a LATimes article :
The country is home to only a handful of consumer Internet companies, all but a few with revenue below $10 million. But an ever-expanding population of online users is expected to turn some of them into rivals of Yahoo or Amazon.
Industry observers frequently see China, whose consumer Internet sector has about a dozen dot-coms each generating at least $100...
Bhutan
Bhutan
Originally uploaded by babasteve. Boy I would love to visit Bhutan atleast once. There are direct flights from Kolkata and Delhi to Paro airport, but they seem to have too many restrictions on tourists visiting their country which is actually a good idea (actually that makes it even more appealing). One more interesting thing is Bhutan - the modern name for the country comes from the...
Nitai Gouranga
I got this spam today which just said this: Call out Gouranga be happy…
Gouranga Gouranga Gouranga
That which brings the highest happiness! It was sent from one Neateye [nitaigouranga@aol.com]. I must say this was the first time I’d a smile on my face when I received spam in my inbox. Anyways since I know of ISKCON and visit their temples often, I knew who was Gouranga and...
March 2006
13 posts
SecondLife: cooler than Google Earth?
Ever since I heard about SecondLife, I’ve been in awe for what it has achieved both in the technical CS aspects and in the social space front. Recently I stumbled upon a video (@Google Video) in which the Second Life folks give a presentation+demo to the Googlers themselves. Go watch it - it’s better than any university CG lecture!
One of the most interesting things about Second Life...