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You are viewing the most recent 20 entries July 5th, 2005June 24th, 2005June 14th, 2005June 9th, 2005: Tabbed browsing comes to my favorite browser Just downloaded the new MSN Toolbar - this enables tabs in IE. I love it :-) Now I am really looking forward to IE7. April 24th, 2005: FoodWorld VAT lagaata hai - or, Small is Beautiful I bought some stuff at the FoodWorld Supermarket. These guys not only charge you the full MRP (Maximum Retail Price), but also slap a flat 12.5% tax on the bill amount. Apparently, there is some confusion on this issue after VAT was implemented here in Karnataka - so they are playing it safe. My small friendly neighborhood grocer on the other hand, gives me stuff below MRP - with some personalized attention thrown in. I'm switching :-) April 16th, 2005:
April 8th, 2005: How to get that perfect shave Ever since prehistoric man first scraped a seashell across his cheek so prehistoric woman would let him dance cheek-to-cheek, shaving has been a part of the male experience. But even with today’s high-tech razors, lots of men still get nicks, cuts, and razor burn. Read on - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6886845/ March 19th, 2005March 15th, 2005: Invisible Donkey Removal Service Seems like a novel business idea. http://www.tetragrammatron.com/idr.h February 25th, 2005January 28th, 2005January 25th, 2005January 19th, 2005January 18th, 2005January 11th, 2005January 5th, 2005: Six Apart to buy Live Journal Six Apart, the parent company behind hosted blogging service TypePad, and Moveable Type is about to acquire Live Journal, for an undisclosed amount. The deal is a mix of stock and cash, and could be announced sometime later this month, according to those close to the two companies. If the deal goes through, then Six Apart will become one of the largest weblog companies in the world, with nearly 6.5 million users. It also gives the company a very fighting chance against Google’s Blogger and Microsoft’s MSN Spaces. Source: http://gigaom.com/2005/01/04/six-ap December 30th, 2004: Tsunami facts The earthquake that created the Tsunami was so powerful that - 1. It wiped out Indira Point off the map (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/art 2. It increased the Earth's rotation by 3 microseconds and made the planet wobble (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2 Another interesting fact - No animals died in the National Park in Sri Lanka where the water came in 2 miles inland - looks like the animals have an early warning system that far surpasses what we have (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsde December 28th, 2004: Meditation may bolster brain activity Meditation may not only produce a calming effect, but new research suggests that the practice of Buddhist meditation may produce lasting changes in the brain. http://content.health.msn.com/content/a |
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