given that this has happened, india is on the fast track in more than one field.
interestingly, it occurred to me first that we’ll probably rule in piracy too now. just a thought.
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Trackbacki have seen more than one post about the brilliance of ubuntu - the linux revolution.. and then of course, the geek in me was blown away by the multitude of videos showcasing beryl and xgl.
and so,
plus of course,
thus exists one of my workstations. it is a matter of time, methinks, before i need it on my laptop.
aero can go suck ass.. triple their effects and you get to about the basics of beryl.
as far as ubuntu itself goes, i’ve used version 3 last. version 6.10 is pretty damned awesome as a step up. simple setup, easy updates, a little googling to get the right setup for beryl, and voila !
even taking into account that i’m a little more fearless than the standard end-user of windows.. ubuntu certainly seems to be on the right path to be a competitor.
simply put, wow. the windows install on this pc might languish a while..
kubuntu, though, needs a lot of work. even if kde is way cooler than gnome.
and i’m now a vi supporter.
too many thoughts, too many things, too much fun. i’m off again.
Comments rss Trackbackindia lost. india. lost. india lost. india lost.
have you got it yet ?
i met people who were depressed after yesterday’s match. i’m not ridiculing them, there was a time when such things would have affected me as badly, if not worse. indeed, even sampling the days’ indian newspapers laments the debacle that is indian cricket today.
we have all grown up worshipping the game of cricket. despite who any of us may like, the indian team playing out there - being heralded as one of the best teams in the world, and we puff and preen. i have jumped in the air when india hit that final winning run, off that final delivery. i have left the house, and found the streets agog with happiness that ‘india won the match!‘. i have been frustrated at the defeats that i have seen.. when india was sure to win.
Comments rss Trackbackand so, microsoft decides to kick their best product (outlook, duh!) in the balls by removing support for web standards… nice.
idiots.
and this after i had pretty much decided that microsoft rocks for taking something as complete as office forward.
looks like sticking to thunderbird for the last 5 years is going to put me with having the best email client this year.
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Comments rss Trackbackafter reading this, a question that has been hovering at the back of my head begs analysis.
i’ve spoken about it before as well, and even if i have been disparaging about the reaction of people to a lot of the mails i have received, some current developments mean second thoughts should be had. if not third.
orkut is, and always has been very open in terms of structure: everyone finds everyone, meets anyone, can read about anyone, can add anyone. the concept was that you would not invite someone you do not know to orkut. however, making gmail - and hence orkut - available to anyone kinda kicks that idea in the teeth. orkut is not the “trusted circle” of friends they call themselves anymore. the effect is already seen - fake profiles are created for every possible misuse - whether slander, paedophilia, or just a misguided sense of fun.
scraps are literally meant to be ’scraps’: pointless tid-bits. and should be used that way. people misuse them, talk about everyone on them - there will be consequences to acting thoughtlessly. i think orkut scraps were designed to be quick ‘hey-how-are-you’ messages, not personal ads. or long messages about the self. are we still worried about the content being publicly accessible? delete all scraps. i have nearly 2000, would keeping them help me? i think not. deleted.
how restrictive is orkut when it comes to details ? you can choose who can see what, some generic details are open to all. those details, i should think, are pretty common. or obvious. religion, language, books, music.. these are shared by a wide majority. i see now that ‘google talk id’ is common knowledge - i.e. can be seen by everyone - which is stupid. can i change that ? only if i disable google talk+orkut. which is pointless integration i have come to believe. disabled.
i’m not saying that these are the only issues, there are more which i may be skipping over. when they do occur to me, there will be updates. the point is that this source of possible privacy breach can be controlled to some extent.
now, for the question of whether its safe at all. there are two parts to it. the first depends on what level i stop at for restricting privacy. the second is pertaining to how far misuse by a third party affects me.
Comments rss Trackbackthe campaign for real beauty.. shows us all just where we screw up.
real beauty. does it even exist anymore ?
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