Car Service
My Maruti 800 is due for a bunch of repairs: Silencer (muffler) is very much gone for a few weeks; […]
Misc
Security, Technical
Alec at Computerworld UK
Earlier this month, Alec started writing for ComputerWorld UK. Details here. Congratulations Alec!
Personal & Family
Surya Back From Trip
Surya is back home on Thursday from his chess competition trip to Bangalore. As usual, he enjoyed this (almost week
Hyderabad
Stringent Rules
Hyderabad Police imposed stringent rules (till Oct 04th) in the wake of upcoming Judgment on Ayodhya issue. An important one
Java, Other Opensource, Technical
Duke’s Choice
The Duke’s choice awards are out for the year 2010. Congratulations winners!
Security, Technical
Twitter x-site scripting
It is really amazing how simple, innocent looking and destructive a x-site scripting vulnerability could be. Read here and here…
Other Opensource, Technical
Its a Million!
Apache Software Foundation hits its millionth revision this week. Congratulations ASF!
Other Opensource, Solaris/Unix, Technical
DTrace Book by Brendan and Jim soon
Today Brendan Gregg announced that he and Jim Mauro completed the manuscript for an upcoming DTrace book. I am impressed
Economy
EPF Interest rate hike: good or bad?
EPF board increased the interest rate on provident funds from 8.5% to 9.5%. Is this good or bad for the