Authors : Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner ISBN : 006073132X Publish Date : April 2005 Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers The introduction says “The hidden side of everything“, which actually captures the whole theme of this book. The hidden economic reasons in different aspects of life. Let me briefly describe the best case study [...]

Watched at: PVR cinemas, Forum, Bangalore [NOTE: continue reading, passage below does not expose the main plot details] Jack Sparrow (Johny Depp), Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) & Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) are back with the second part of the trilogy pirate-adventure POTC (Pirates Of The Caribbean). This time, “Captain” Jack Sparrow is commandeering his beloved black-sailed [...]

The K750i has been around for a year or so. However now, this 2MP(MegaPixel) camera-fone has come down from the premium-segment Rs. 20k+ price last year (2005) to the budget-segment of mobile phones and is selling like hot-cakes with a price-tag of about Rs. 11k currently (July 2006). Camera: The K750i allows you to tweak [...]

Radio City and me seem to have some weird connexion. Imagine my surprise when the late night Valentine Day special on Radio City happened to have almost the very songs I generally listen to in my car! Songs from Bon Jovi, Metallica, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Bryan Adams….! It was eerie! Imagine switching from the [...]

[IMAGE: Arjun Halappa, Captain, Bangalore Lions] Amidst all the sports stories, there is one snuck in that reports that the Bangalore Lions have won the PHL, or Professional Hockey League. The Bangalore Lions triumphed in the second edition of the Premier Hockey League after a brace by Hari Prasad helped them down local favourites Chandigarh [...]

I just got to know of Sampada today. Sampada is an online Kannada community, focused more on the literary aspects of it. The good news is that if you log-in you get your own blog, bookmarks, syndication etc., Whats more its bi-lingual. If you can read/write Kannada, I strongly recommend this site – even if [...]

No.. I am not writing about GC in Java. This one is a bit of a stinking topic. I had a heated discussion on what the right strategy for garbage collection should be in bangalore with my colleagues. So I thought, I’ll throw the debate open here. Can people get away with littering the roads [...]

I had been to the Aerosports Jamboree on Dec17, 2005 (saturday) at Jakkur Airfield. Two of the microlights were on Kashmir-Kanyakumari Marathon (not sure if the word was marathon..) and couldn’t make it. Hence, very few tickets(worth Rs.600) were sold for flying on the microlights. However, all the 100 tickets available were sold-out for both [...]

Bangalore Habba(Kannada for festival) started today. Its official site is here The Habba is a cultural fest that I have been unfortunate to miss for the last couple of occasions. It generally showcases the rich culture and arts from in and around Bangalore – from folk to modern, contemporary art. Theatre, Dance, Fashion, Yakshagana, Music [...]