anu(e)scaperaves, rants, reflections.Meta Puns- March 27, 2005 Here are this year's winners. None of them get through spellcheck. 1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. 2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly. 3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future. 4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of...http://www.anupriyo.com/blog/archive/2005/03/meta_puns.shtml Kasparov Retires- March 20, 2005 GaryGarry Kasparov won the world chess championship at 22 and has been the most successful chess player in the world for 20 years. Now 41, he announced his retirement last week after winning a tournament in Spain for the ninth time. Read more on NPR, ABC News and ChessBase.http://www.anupriyo.com/blog/archive/2005/03/kasparov_retires.shtml Mistress of Spices- March 19, 2005 "Aishwarya Rai is doing a masala film where She's going to play the lead in the movie version of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novel The Mistress of Spices. "The story by the Indian-American author revolves around Tilo, an Indian woman in Oakland, California, who runs a spice shop and has magical powers. "The powers fade when she falls in love with an American. "According to film industry outlets, Rai's opposite in the movie will be Dylan McDermott, an American actor who has starred in...http://www.anupriyo.com/blog/archive/2005/03/mistress_of_spices.shtml Because I'm a man- March 13, 2005 Got this in an email from a friend. Funny :-) "Because I'm a man, when I lock my keys in the car I will fiddle with a wire long after hypothermia, or heat stroke, has set in. AAA is not an option. I will win. "Because I'm a man, when the car isn't running very well, I will pop the hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I'm looking at. If another man shows up, one of us will say to the other, "I used to be able to fix these things, but now with all these computers and everything, I...http://www.anupriyo.com/blog/archive/2005/03/because_im_a_man.shtml Tin Can Waveguide WiFi Antenna- March 8, 2005 Got no dough for a commercial WiFi antenna Looking for an inexpensive way to increase the range of your wireless network A tin can waveguide antenna, or Cantenna, may be just the ticket. This design can be build for under $5 U.S. and reuses a food, juice, or other tin can. Read more about How To Build A Tin Can Waveguide WiFi Antenna.http://www.anupriyo.com/blog/archive/2005/03/tin_can_waveguide_wifi_antenna.shtml The PowerBook Sudden Motion Sensor- March 8, 2005 Apple added a feature called Sudden Motion Sensor (SMS) to the PowerBook line in early 2005. The sensor attempts to prevent data loss by parking the heads of an active disk drive after detecting a "sudden motion", which could be due to strong vibrations or a fall. ... While the PowerBook only uses the AMS as a defensive measure to prevent accidental damage to the disk drive, such sensors could have a variety of uses. In particular, they have been considered as alternative input methods in..http://www.anupriyo.com/blog/archive/2005/03/the_powerbook_sudden_motion_se.shtml I Don't Care What It Cures, I'm Not Taking It...- March 2, 2005 Alongside life-size posters of Hindu nationalist leaders, Indian political activists can now buy lotions, potions and pills to cure anything from cancer to hysteria to piles -- all made from cow urine or dung. A new goratna (cow products) stall at the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) souvenir shop is rapidly outselling dry political tracts, badges, flags and saffron-and-green plastic wall clocks with the face of former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. Read more at Reutershttp://www.anupriyo.com/blog/archive/2005/03/i_dont_care_what_it_cures_im_n.shtml Taekwondo- March 1, 2005 It's been about 5 months since I've taken up Taekwondo. I went up to a blue belt while I was in college about 16 years ago. This time instead of starting at white belt my instructors let me start at green. Right now I'm up to a blue belt. And, being a geek, I created a few web pages with the stuff I need to learn and got tired of searching all over the Internet. And, in case you thought I'm not geek enough, these pages validate as XHTML 1.0 Strict! Now on to Taekwondo - What I need to know.http://www.anupriyo.com/blog/archive/2005/02/taekwondo.shtml |