Archive for March, 2008
Music Downloading – Piracy?
I am of the general impression that I am more conscientious than average as a result of which I would think twice about doing something that I would consider socially / morally or legally unacceptable. However, I must admit to, like pretty much everyone else I know, using pirated versions of operating system software and not willing to pay for [...]
my 160 has landed!
Yes, my new ipod classic 160gb black with customized engravings has landed and I will be picking it up soon. My second ipod, and for those of you who thought I was ipod obsessed when I got my first one circa end of 2005, this new acquisition promises to up the ante so far as posts related to beautiful portable music players are concerned. I [...]
Soldiers of (mis)Fortune
I had this whole sentimental post in mind about how the little things and little actions of ours matter so much in the greater scheme of things, but I guess that will have to be put on hold because my friend, Prateek, gave me some information through gtalk about how Sasken's office was ransacked by the activists of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, [...]
Beggars of the World, Unite!
Hunger pangs at 2300 on a friday evening, just before I put out that entire 'live-blag' post at the CHAC resulted in me hitting the only restaurant that was open and within a 3 metre radius of where I was standing when the pangs stuck. The only restaurant that was open was a 'Taco Del Mar', part of a chain of restaurants that stays open late [...]
Don’t be smoking no crack, Son!
After that whole barrage of live blagging, I was making my way back home by bus, which is my preferred and chosen mode of transport, and I managed to get off the bus and was trudging wearily back to my house because I had a long day, and out of the blue, there is this guy who tells me - 'don't be smoking no crack!', and this is the first time [...]
