Google Chrome - First Impressions
Just tried Google Chrome. Looks cool and I definitely love the functionality of dragging tabs to create new windows. From the looks of it (taskmanager) it seems to spawn a new process only if the tab...
View ArticleIKE and its after effects
Texas is the state that faced IKE head on. I live in Ohio, roughly 1,200 miles away from Texas. However remnants of IKE passed through Ohio yesterday (14th Sept) and I can only guess how the real thing...
View ArticleDaycon
I am in daycon II,a so called hacker conference. Unfortunately (?) when this post comes out I'll be in the luxury of my home since the wireless in the hotel is not free and I did not want to pay any...
View ArticleAmerican Cars - Should they be left to rust out ?
Thanksgiving is a special holiday in US, probably a celebration of a very unique kind where the European settlers threw a huge party to the natives. Of course the the dynamics changed later and things...
View ArticleDell mini
I got a Dell mini 9 for two weeks recently (How and why is out of the question. I will keep it a mystery (soon to be demystified though) for now:)). But I absolutely loved it. Its excellent for...
View ArticleSkype, a Dell Mini and falling in Love
Interesting combination, you would say. At least this combination makes a lot of sense to me. I never anticipated for things to happen this way but hey, no one can predict the future :) Anyway I'm in...
View ArticleThe truth is out there!
I'm not talking about X-files ! This is about actually getting to the truth and perhaps a thought about how we define bipartisanship, especially in reporting.Recently the Sri Lankan civil war (Notice...
View ArticleWhile in Transit...
Having to spend 10 hours in transit and London Heathrow, Here are some of the random thoughts that crossed my mind.1. Thank god they have power sockets for laptops everywhere in terminal 4. Last time...
View ArticleAcross America - Day 1
I'm in California at IBM research once again and this time I decided to bring my own car now that I have one here :) However Dayton, OH to San Jose CA is not a short drive, it's 2457 miles (3954...
View ArticleAcross America - Day 2
If you are wondering about Day 1, its the previous post.Sunday May 3rd - 10.00 am {Central Time}Left Independence MO heading north. My original plan was to go via Denver but thought it would be good to...
View ArticleAcross America - Day 3
The earlier part of the story are in Day 1 and Day 2.Monday May 4th - 9.00 am {Mountain Time}Car needs an oil change and I've already driven about 200 miles over the oil change millage. The hotel clerk...
View ArticleIndependence 2.0 for Sri Lanka
Sanjiva has a great blog post on the second version of independence in Sri Lanka. It is indeed a rebirth of the independence for us. In case you are totally unaware of what is happening in the world...
View ArticleShotgun Diplomacy
I don't know anything about international affairs or what and what not to do in foreign relations. The bit I know tells me diplomacy is the opposite of tactlessness and diplomats are supposed to be...
View ArticleHow much is it gonna cost ?
While listening to a recorded interview with the defense secretary of Sri Lanka, I built the curiosity to find out what kind of funds are needed to sustain a war. We hear about terrorist organizations...
View ArticleTwitter, Ruby on Rails and Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey [@jack] gave a talk at IBM research today. He came 'plain' with no slide deck but it was a great talk and Jack is an exciting speaker [ at least for me, he has the geek appeal :)].IBM...
View ArticleWe learn that relying on one cloud provider is bad - Once again !
yes - Many have predicted this and many others anticipated a similar scenario. However it happened when no one was expecting. I'm talking about the Google cloud outage that happened on 2nd July :)There...
View ArticleYear of English and IT
I was impressed by the following video, when I stumbled upon it in facebook [ Thanks Chinthaka for posting]Not having a money sucking war anymore lets Sri Lanka focus on economic development now and...
View ArticleGetting America to embrace the new age
I'm happy to see this news, the car exchange program to encourage people to buy newer (and more fuel efficient) cars. It is hard to imagine that US oil consumption would go down without such programs....
View ArticleIBM, Linux and Research
My internship at IBM Research came to an end about two weeks ago (on July 31st). It has been an exceptionally good one and I've enjoyed every minute of it despite the fast moving schedule. I have been...
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