Those who have seen The Simpsons and familiar with Singhs would love this. Simpsons | Spoof
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Just Blabber: Price for Gas
Posted on August 30, 2005 by vidurgupta
This sign was put up by the proprietor of a gas station in Dallas, TX. I remember when I came to the US, beginning of last year the prices of gas in DFW area use to be around $1.6-$1.7 per gallon and now they are above $2.6 per gallon with no sign of coming down. [...]
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A Step Forward: New Nanotech Coating Prevents Fogging, Glare in Glass
Posted on August 30, 2005 by vidurgupta
On many occasions I have faced the problem of my glasses fogging when I come out of a cool place. I am sure millions of others using prescription glasses have faced this problem. And we all know that driving at night can be a nightmare because of all that glare. Now, material scientists at MIT [...]
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Ah! Why don’t these Canadians Listen??
Posted on August 29, 2005 by vidurgupta
Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.Canadians: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I [...]
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Tourists steal F***ing signs
Posted on August 29, 2005 by vidurgupta
This little village in Austria has been tourists stealing sign-posts. This is what the local police chief has to say: – “Let’s just say there are plans in place to deal with this,” the Kommandant told The Sunday Telegraph in F***ing. “What they are, I am not at liberty to disclose, but we will not [...]
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Just Blabber: Grand Canyon to Get Glass Bridge
Posted on August 27, 2005 by vidurgupta
This is the Glass Bridge which will be opened in Jan’06 as part of the Grand Canyon West Resort.Tags: Grand Canyon
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Use that Smile
Posted on August 26, 2005 by vidurgupta
Smile | Life
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Life is Good
Posted on August 26, 2005 by vidurgupta
A young Programmer and his Project Manager board a train headed through the mountains on its way to Wichita. They can find no place to sit except for two seats right across the aisle from a young woman and her grandmother. After a while, it is obvious that the young woman and the young programmer [...]
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First Look: Google Talk
Posted on August 24, 2005 by vidurgupta
Latest from the Google stable is Google Talk, a simple chat client with Voice chat facilities. The download is real small and installation takes a few seconds. It allows you to add people from your GMail account. Yes, you need one! However, you can invite people with GMail accounts and they will be invited to [...]
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Some Culture: Asians, Americans see the world differently
Posted on August 23, 2005 by vidurgupta
This article talks about how people from China and Europe see the world differently. People of Asian origin tend to pay more attention to an image as a whole where as Americans and Europeans pay attention to things in the foreground. They attribute this to cultural differences from ancient times and also, on the social [...]
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