May 2008
43 posts
“The way we distribute food is not according to need, but according to the...”
– Raj Patel (in an interview about his book ‘Stuffed and Starved’)
MTN advises shareholders to exercise caution →
From the time when MTN and Bharti first disclosed being engaged in talks for a possible deal earlier this month, the shares of South African firm had gained by over 20 per cent — adding close to 10…
StatoilHydro to build first full scale offshore... →
If this experiment succeeds, then 71% of the earth shall be quasi-accessible for wind energy generation. The company is betting high on this, investing around $80 million in this sole project.
Moving ISS from the earth →
Dirk Ewers had taken the video of International Space Station using 5” refractor telescope from Hombressen, Germany (near to Kassel). It was taken on 08.02.2008 at 17:57 UTC, when ISS was located at…
On Twitter, architecture, and lying in the grass →
David Chartier on why Twitter was down last few days.
WordPress Party in San Francisco →
For those of you in San Francisco or the Bay Area, you should join us this Tuesday, May 27, for a birthday party to celebrate the 5th year since the first release of WordPress.org, the…
Bharti pulls out of MTN talks →
What could have made one of the largest telecom operator in developing countries over 100 million subscribers turned out to be failed attempt. Bharati telecom has a reputation of becoming a telecom…
Needed: Another OPEC to solve oil crisis →
Here is an astonishing fact: on December 10 1998, the spot price for a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude was exactly $10 and ninety eight cents.
New York Usability Testing →
Or rather, usability testing in New York. If you’re reading this you’re probably a WordPress user. If you also happen to be in New York City and have some free time you may be able to influence…
Adobe Labs: Flash Player 10 →
The prerelease version of Adobe Flash Player 10.0 is available for download. Interestingly, it is available for all three measure OS, namely Mac, Windows and Linux (Ubuntu Support). Don’t forget to…
Adobe Flash Player 10.0 →
The prerelease version of Adobe Flash Player 10.0 is available for download.
Desktop client for Google Reader →
Here’s a great desktop Google ReadAir :-)
APOD: 2008 May 14 - A Supply Ship Docks with the... →
One the best image ever taken of any space ship. Simply Great!
Looking out a window of the International Space Station brings breathtaking views. Visible vistas include a vast and colorful Earth, a…
Science funding | Of budgets and black holes |... →
What has been the brainchild of the physicist is being used by other scientific disciplines.
A visitor to Diamond or ISIS cannot but be struck by the fact that many of the hundreds of researchers who…
New Admin Bar Design →
Today we launched a redesigned admin bar, the handy toolbar you see at the top of every WordPress.com blog when you’re logged in. We’ve retired the old flat blue look in favor of something that…
A Persistent Electrical Storm on Saturn →
On Saturn, a storm system has now set a new endurance record, now being discernable for greater than three months. Electrical signals were detected from the storm in late November of 2007, while the…
Tata, Essar seek stake in Krakatau Steel →
What a rush by indian steel companies (or should I say companies owned by an indian, e.g.
FLV to MP3 →
Ever searched for a song or interesting interview, which is only available on Youtube, etc. You can also have it as audio. Well, go to: http://flvto.com
Backup your Firefox addons →
Backup your Firefox addons with this addon, and it works with Firefox 3, too.
“They came. They expressed patriotic fervor. Then they shopped.”
– Anti-French Boycott Falters in China - NYT
Google adsense in Tumblr →
There are many blog websites which doesn’t allow to put any ads on your website. But Tumblr, the microblogging website, does allow you to put ads, but the way it should be done is not quite that…
Google adsense in Tumblr →
There are many blog websites which doesn’t allow to put any ads on your website. But Tumblr, the microblogging website, does allow you to put ads, but the way it should be done is not quite that easy…
Gabtastik - a new kind of chat application →
Uploaded with plasq’s Skitch!
We know that there are many chat applications available for various platforms supporting many service under one roof. We also know that many chat services…
Gabtastik - a new kind of chat application →
We know that there are many chat applications available for various platforms supporting many service under one roof. We also know that many chat services provide browser-based clients.
April Wrap-up and Monotone Photoblogger Theme →
April absolutely flew, I have no idea where it went.
Here’s what you rascals did last month, with a few new and improved stats:
240,494 blogs were created.
281,729 new users joined.
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GGW (Galaxies Gone Wild!) →
On the occasion of 18th anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope’s launch, 59 images of colliding galaxies has been released. These images are part of the investigation, called GOALS, of luminous…
April 2008
59 posts
Ultra-dense Galaxies Found In Early Universe →
No massive galaxy at this distance has ever been observed to be so compact, and it is not yet clear how one of these would build itself up to be the size of the galaxies we see today.
Satellite tracking →
Follow almost any satellite real time on this AJAX-based website.
