New Symbols for Content Aggregation Online
The Curator’s Code will use a symbol resembling a sideways S to express that a piece of content came directly from another source, and a different figure — a curved arrow-like symbol — to signal what...
View ArticleReddit: Web’s unstoppable force
How the site went from a second-tier aggregator to the Web’s unstoppable force. I admit that I have a Reddit addiction too; especially the awesome AskReddit sub-reddit. [Source: Slate Magazine]...
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Bundling Links
Given my previous venture, you might be aware that content aggregation on the Internet has always been one of my favorite activities. URL shorteners although deceiving have proved to be useful on...
View ArticleBrijit Closing Down
I’m sad that Brijit is closing down [see archived homepage]. I loved the concept of human-powered filter for quality articles. I would like to think their business plan wasn’t drafted right because I...
View ArticleDo You Tip for Counter Service or Take-Out?
Last week, an Austin-based food critic asked a question on Twitter regarding tipping for counter service i.e. places that don’t serve you individually but you’ve to pick up food from a counter. How...
View ArticleKilling the SLR
In the same way that the transition from film to digital is now taken for granted, the shift from cameras to networked devices with lenses should be obvious. While we’ve long obsessed over the size of...
View ArticleBrown Traitors
The patriot (& nationalist ) in me is brought out fastest by Indian origin folks (holding foreign passports) dissing Indian "inefficiency". — Gul Panag (@GulPanag) December 29, 2013 The Devyani...
View ArticleProtected: Year Three – Tweet History
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View ArticleHow I Killed DesiPundit
You may no longer remember but in another life, I was the founder and administrator for DesiPundit, an aggregator of wonderful and insightful blog posts made by Indians, resident or otherwise. I shut...
View ArticleFarewell Sachin
If you’re a cricket fan of any degree, take 21 minutes out of your busy lives and watch this amazing farewell speech by Sachin Tendulkar. It has to rank among the best there is not only in content but...
View ArticleConstantly Disappointed
For the past 5-6 years, I think we have been constantly living in a sense of disappointment. Perhaps the big financial crash scarred us and made us skeptical of everything around us even when things...
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Traveling to Ithaca & Upstate New York
Making a trip to New England or at least the Northeast to experience the fall colors has been on my bucket list for a long time. Living in Texas makes you completely oblivious to the fall season which...
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My Brief iPhone 5S Review
After getting the new iPhone after standing in a line outside the Apple Store for 40 minutes and braving an unexpected thunderstorm, was it all worth it? If you are expecting unicorn dust and a...
View ArticleGetting the iPhone 5S
Given how the cellular business is structured in the U.S., every two years, I’m eligible for a smartphone upgrade at the subsidized price of $199 (+tax). I was eligible in May but decided to hold out...
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Apple’s Gamble
I’m neither a Wall Street analyst nor a MBA-types who know much about running successful companies. So the following arguments about Apple can be taken with a grain of salt or you can stop reading now...
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Morning at Zilker Park
Zilker Park is the Central Park of Austin. Right in the heart of Austin, the expanse of green bordered by leafy trees is a welcome relief on a hot summer day. The Barton Creek flows right along one...
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Honing Portrait Photography Skills
Photography is one of the few hobbies I have managed to keep up with in spite of numerous other distractions. Of course, I haven’t been able to shoot as much as I like to but hopefully our move to...
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Gas Expenses v. Commuting
As I’ve mentioned before here, I used to commute from College Station to Austin for work. I commuted for just over five months until Ash also got a job here and we moved to Austin. The other day we’re...
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Lightroom 5 and Photomatix Pro
I finally got around to buying Lightroom 5. Processed this photo from our visit to the Lady Bird Wildflower Center couple of weeks ago using Photomatix Pro plugin for Lightroom. A tad too monochromatic...
View ArticleUnpaid internships – is it exploitation?
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s nonprofit organization, LeanIn.org is seeking an unpaid intern. That set off a shit storm in the tech world that suddenly realized that unpaid internships exist. Of...
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