Author Archives: bond

Sidekicked: Is the Cloud Fluffy?

I guess the outage at the Danger division of Microsoft has given us a new term for when things go wrong in the cloud. Would you be willing to let your data and applications live in the cloud and be … Continue reading

Posted in Technology, Thunk | Leave a comment

Retwirp: Not now darling I’m twirping

Caught this while I was loading up on my weekend dose of BOFH on TheRegister. Not now darling I’m twirping • The Register.

Posted in Thunk | Leave a comment

Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession

Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession anchored just east of Singapore | Mail Online.

Posted in Thunk | Leave a comment

Drift and Spin: Time to Just Be and not Do

While deleting email that was from grad school, I chanced upon a mail titled Living Life in Chunklets. I never actually read the full article but was pleasantly surprised to find the archive online: If every moment, even outside of … Continue reading

Posted in Thunk | Leave a comment

Denon AKDL1: Best Reviews Ever

I might not have searched and found this amazon review page if I was not working late and found a bugzilla quip that piqued my interest. But, this was the most reading fun I have had in a while: Denon … Continue reading

Posted in Technology | Leave a comment

Three Tidbits: Music Transcends Language

Chinese guy singing Hindi Song: Jai Ho in Spanish: I am too old but makes me want to learn the guitar:

Posted in Thunk | Leave a comment

To Tweet or Not To: @What I Follow

Is it cool to be on twitter? I end up reading about facebook and Twitter more than I need to for social or work reasons. However, it will surprising to know that is more for intellectual curiosity for the underlying … Continue reading

Posted in rails, Technology | Leave a comment

Age of Humans: Will labour be back in demand?

Reading about all the news with the oil futures spike, peak oil theories and inflation makes me wonder if good old two hands will become more important in the future for a country. Whenever I compare India (where I was … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion, Thunk | 1 Comment

Investing Gems: Do not invest too much time

Once in a while I get the urge to do something with the few savings that we have sitting in the savings and retirement accounts. Something aggressive, creative or opportunistic. I always go back to sanity by reading a few … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion | 3 Comments

Super Bowl XLII Winner: Corey Webster!

Imagine Eli Manning and the NY Giants missing the points on their last drive. Many (if not all) news bulletins would have carried the photo of Randy Moss hauling in the pass from Tom Brady while Corey Webster was spread … Continue reading

Posted in Thunk | Leave a comment