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Motoring in Delhi

Motoring in Delhi is an interesting experience for the foreigner. Having lived in India in the past, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to ride in Autos, take buses, hire taxis and ‘private hire’ cars. I’ve even ridden motorbikes (Oh, my Enfield, how I miss you!) along dusty country roads and NH-2, Mathura Road around the [...]

On the psychological deficiency of motorists

In several of the last few episodes of the BBC’s Top Gear, presenter Jeremy Clarkson has poked fun at Audi’s new car (I forget what it’s called) and their drivers. According to him, all Audi drivers are ‘Cocks’.As I was driving in to the office today, I had several driver experiences that made me agree [...]

Panopticon Britain

Good Morning Citizen, and welcome to Airstrip One. Please remember to keep a neutral expression about your face, and walk calmly so as not to trigger the terrorist-detecting Gait Recognition cameras. Late sunday, I found I was unable to access a page on Wikipedia about the Scorpions’ album ‘Virgin Killer‘. Funny, that. I don’t remember [...]

Android gets going at last

Want!

Right then, I know I’m a bit behind the curve about this, but I’m pretty sure that the Agora Pro handset from Aussie odd-company Kogan is going to give those bastards at T-Mobile a run for their money. I’ve been looking for a way to get an Android handset on Pay-As-You-Go since before it [...]

Initial Rant

Greetings, Blogosphere. Yet more anti-commercial/anti-microsoft blathering. Sorry. I just feel like i’ve got something i want to say, and maybe someone else will agree with me.

So, I’ve been using this Hyperic thing, which is a Nagios style monitoring appand i’ve run into a wall. There’s a tendency among ‘commercial software vendors to release a crippled [...]