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Top ten tweeter-types you must NOT follow on twitter
It’s purely based on preference, but at the end of the day one tries to see some sense in following someone on Twitter. It’s not a perfect world, nor am I gonna propose that the ones you follow must satisfy certain criteria. Frankly, who’s gonna care if you follow or unfollow someone? However, ‘m just [...]
A day of realization..
Guest post by Aditya Raghavan. My mobile buzzed at least ten times before I opened my eyes and reached out to shut it up. It was 7.15am, and I realized I hadn’t slept for even six hours. I did the same thing that I usually did practically everyday. I went back to sleep. I was [...]
14 cool and unique road signs
These are some of the unique, cool and unconventional road signs that I stumbled upon on Flickr. Hope you like ‘em. 1. Escape Route? 2. Gas – just around the corner!? 3. Cyclists, watch out! 4. Before and after, what? Pregnancy?? 5. Beware of boars 6. Hi-jackers’, mark this place 7. Vehicles will be towed [...]
The vivid trams of Prague
I love trams! May be because the city that I live in is devoid of them. They are slow-moving, and adds a certain charm to the streets that they snake through. The trams in Prague, unlike the ones in Germany, are hardly occupied. It adds to the laid-back lifestyle of the people of Prague. Wish [...]
The day when my mind stopped working
Thursday, 26 June, Bandra station. 9:00 AM There was nothing different that day. It was raining as usual. People were rushing like a herd of… whatever, cursing everything in general, including the rain, the trains, the crowd, and themselves. I was moving towards the station with a sprint in my step. Today was D- Day! [...]
A golden streak along the street..
This is the limit of night photography with the Canon A520 digital camera. With the apparent lack of image stabilization, you need to have a tripod and a timed shutter. Well, I used neither. I just placed the camera on a slightly slant concrete surface (with the awful thought of scratching my camera at the [...]
The hope of a solar energy revolution – still a mirage?
The hope of solar-energy revolution has been bouncing around for many decades. My science teacher in seventh standard taught me about solar cookers and solar water heaters. But all these appliances and methods never became completely successful owing to the huge maintenance costs. These costs could be acceptable if it made us completely independent; even [...]
God never made the rules, we did..
This is a true incident that happened about three decades ago.. The afternoon sun was having a field day, gleaming with a fiery smile all along the roads of Madurai.. “Damn this scorching heat, am not able to peacefully enjoy my pilgrimage trip”, thought Ramachandran as the walked down the street towards the famous Meenakshi [...]
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