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Openmoko Neologics

Posted in Mobile Space, tagged , on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Closed systems lead to controlled
predictable evolution. NOT new
species. Not Neos. Not punctuated
equilibriums. Neos initially look
like genetic errors. Mistakes.
But they survive and outperform.
You can find more about Openmoko here
I want build one “open” device from scratch. I am now great believer in FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) philosophy, as thats the way future is. Currently [...]

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BeagleBoard workshop

Posted in Bangalored, Mobile Space, tagged , on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I was at IISc last Saturday for attending BeagleBoard workshop. I wanted to see the live demo of BeagleBoard and explore how the raw power of OMAP can be better utilized.

Workshop was good, though it was meant only for college students. Students did ask some good questions and I was amazed to see level of [...]

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Jinnah

Posted in Opinions, tagged , on September 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

How did a non-practising, chain-smoking Muslim lawyer, who liked a drink, barely knew the basics of Islam, could speak no language other than English, preferred to dress in an immaculate suit, almost settled down in England, snubbed mullah for dreaming of Islamic state, abhorred Gandhi for his hymn-chanting politics, and dreamt of becoming Indian Ataturk, [...]

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Jhumpa Lahiri and Khaled Hosseini

Posted in Books & Movies, tagged , , , on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

they are the only authors whose all the books published till date, I managed to grab a copy and read them.
Recently I finished reading Unaccustomed earth and A Thousand splendid suns. Relished each moment reading them, the characters so moving, the description is such that you would think your self you are in kabul during [...]

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