Archive for the ‘Freedom’ Category
Unwritten letters (my love story, my beliefs, my space, etc)
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 16, 2009
Independence Day
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 15, 2009
Yesterday, our forfathers fought against the evil british empire..
Today..we have to fight against the evil corrupted system that they have left behind..
The battle isent over…
Happy Independence Day, India..
Swine flue in Pune, India, some reasons and questions
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 12, 2009
Everything is justified.
However, India is more prone to any kind of epidemics because of the inherent unclean habits the common people have.
Add to it the careless attitude of people who actually are supposed to work on complex issues. The recent epidemic wouldent have had been so grave if the airport authorities would have done a [...]
A sneek peek
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 4, 2009
- In: Equeality| FSF| Finance| Freedom| Future| GNU| Globalization| Google| Humour| India| J2ME| Linux| Maharashtra| Management| Marathi| Mass Communication| Media| Programming| Pune| Python| SIP| Security| Technology| Twitter| USA| Ubuntu| Yahoo!| web 2.0| wifi| मराठी
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Thats the first preview of India Force Linux Desktop. Stay Tuned…
The end brings a new beginning
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: December 29, 2008
The end was actually hiding a new beginning in its sphere;
darkness became the light,
the wind turned into the smell of fear…
2008 will end soon. Thank you to everyone who supported me. I had promised, even if this blog might stop for a while, the journey still continues…Some of you mailed me, some of you called [...]
Wi-Fi Sony® mylo® : A review
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 22, 2008
- In: Freedom| Future| India| Mass Communication| Media| Orkut| Technology| web 2.0| wifi
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The Wi-Fi Sony® mylo® internet device gives you what need to stay connected. It conveniently uses wireless LAN technology so there are no monthly bills or long-term contracts. Call your friends on Skype® for free or IM them on AIM®, Google Talk™, or Yahoo!® Messenger using the back-lit slide-out keyboard and enjoy unparalleled communication in [...]
Shivraj Patil, a height of political incompetence
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 16, 2008
Breaking News – Sunday 30 Nov 2008 12:15 pm
After an eventful 3 days of Mumbai attacks, the bastard Sivraj Patil has finally decided to resign form the post of Union Home Minister.
Son of a bitch..!!
Update on 28/11/2008
1. NSG commondos has surrounded Nariman House.
2, The Oberoi and Taj skirmish still continues, a blast is reported..
3. USA [...]
Google unveils Chrome, the browser (spyware) we were waiting for
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 3, 2008
- In: Freedom| Google| Technology| USA| Yahoo!| web 2.0
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Google finally unveiled Chrome, the beta edition of its web browser. Long ago, Google has predicted – ‘The browser is the platform’, keeping it in mind, it released Gogle Gears, now the Chrome. The tab button stikingly resembeles like he Yahoo toolbar, did anyone note that?? Of course, the Yahoo toolbar adds the tab functionality [...]
Unexpected problems??
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 20, 2008
The best way to avoid problems, is to avoid them.
Look around, you will get to see people who are perfect, they just dont seem to have any kind of conflicts, or any issues, they get well with any situation, any kind of people, they appear so natural, so flawles, sometimes we call them [...]
Beijing Olympics 2008 kicks off
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 8, 2008
The Beijing Olympics 2008 ceremony has kicked off and officially, for next 20 days, we are going to see an exciting series of old records broken, new records being set. Top leaders from almost 80 countries are visiting Beijing for this extravaganza. Here’s a joke thats being passed here in India.
Dubya, the George Bush Jr, [...]
The New Age dilemma
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 9, 2008
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S: (n) dilemma, quandary (state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options)
I have discovered a new ego bruising experience. If you are a single individual, and having lot of virtual girl friends on social networking tools like Orkut, then you might have noticed that whenever the girls status changes [...]
Tributes to a warrior – Feild Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 29, 2008
- In: Freedom| Future| Globalization| Humanity| India| Media| Technology| World Peace
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I pay tributes to Feild Marshal Sam Manekshaw. A true soldier, a brave son of India, you have got no parallel. You will be remembered for several generations. Sam Bahadur, we are proud of you. History and Future will always respect you for your valour. I wonder what the Indian cricket team might be thinking [...]
Enlightment,a new hope
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 26, 2008
मी आसाच आहे……
धर्मासाठी झुंजावे…
झुंजोनी अवाघ्यांसी मारावे…
मारिता मारिता घ्यावे राज्य आपुले…
देव मस्तकी धरावा,
अवघा हल्लकल्लोळ करावा..
Men are haunted by the Future. Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. And so we ask ourselves: will our actions echo across the centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we are gone, and wonder who we were, how [...]
Good Grief
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 22, 2008
This heartbreak hangover has continued for fairly long time, I mean its more then a week I havent been able to pick my spirits up. In one point of view, everything appears as a dead end, especially in this fast globalized ultramodern age, with so much technology and gadgets around, who would bother to wait [...]
The 100th post
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 15, 2008
I am in love, inspite of the fact that I am not going to reach anywhere closer. Strange word this Love, one of the most primitive feelings yet the strongest one with no parallel. I know its crazy to fall in love with someone you have never seen, just occasionally heard and met only through [...]
10 May 1857 – The first renaissance of Indian Freedom struggle
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: May 10, 2008
- In: Anti-Racism| Equeality| Freedom| India| Shivaji| World Peace
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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of British East India Company’s army on the 10th of May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to the region of [...]
Liberate Tibet from China
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 23, 2008
Chinese government is crushing the freedom of Tibetians and there are chances that more Tibetians are suffering from Chinese atrocities. I support the Tibetians in their quest for Freedom.
Let there be a free Tibet..
Yamaha kills competition, launches the topline sports bikes in India
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: December 5, 2007
- In: Bikes| Finance| Freedom| India| Marathi| Media| USA| Zen Hindu Brahminism
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Well, its time to rejoice…Finally after months of waiting, the fans of Yamaha in India are now presented a gift in form of this wonderful Yamaha MT ..This bike was launched in Delhi last night. Although the price isent clear, it will definately be a tad expensive then other bikes in India.
Eat your dust Bajaj…!!!
I [...]
Shame and Sadeness!
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 20, 2007
Today the Sanjay Dutt was released on bail…A criminal got out without any major hitch…the politicos backed a criminal Sanjay Dutt, like …Its a very shameful and sade day of Indian Judicial System…The pain of 1993 Mumbai Bomb blast victims is increased..What a humanless and poor example..!!
All Hails to the pathetic dogs..!!!
Sanjay Dutt sentenced to 6 years imprisonment
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 31, 2007
Sanjay Dutt, the film actor of Mumbai based film industry and one of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai Bomb blasts has been sentenced to imprisonment of 6 years by the special TADA court which is giving final touches to the case..11 people have been given death sentences, while 9 have been given life inprisonment. [...]
320 GB of terrorism – Exploring a terrorists hard disk
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 10, 2007
Appearances are deceiving. A meek looking and soft spoken individual turned out be an ace terrorist in the making, can one believe this fact easily? Nope..
Todays paper had a news that explored the 320 GB ‘terrorist’ hard disk. The detailed stats are,
1. The disk contained well over 12000 files,
2. 5000 e-mails,
3. Videos of Osama bin [...]
A practical approach for blocking Orkut and saving trouble
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 12, 2007
From the past few days theIndian media is in all sorts of frenzy, displaying the news and reports telling that Indian government has instructed CERT India to ‘ban’ Orkut access primarily because,
1. Indian authorities believe that Orkut allowes creation of flame communities that pack enough ammunation to set cities on fire and a punch [...]
Unwiring Pune – Indias first Wi-Max enabled city
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: April 2, 2007
- In: Broadband| Freedom| Globalization| Google| India| Maharashtra| Media| Pune| Technology
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Finally its there. The ‘Unwiring Pune’ project has kicked off.. This new wirefree access utilizes WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) and Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) technologies to equip Pune with high-speed wireless internet. Wireless connectivity will allow people to access the Internet through a laptop or personal digital assistant (PDA), sans the need for cables. [...]
The secret behind Bob Woolmers untimely death
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 22, 2007
On 18 March 2007 (the day after Pakistan’s unexpected defeat to Ireland) Bob Woolmer was found unconscious in his hotel room in Kingston, Jamaica. He was taken to the nearby University Hospital but it was later confirmed that he had died.
It was a bizzaire news for the most, but there are some very secret motives [...]
Pune rural police crack a rave party
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 5, 2007
- In: Finance| Freedom| Future| India| Maharashtra| Marathi| Mass Communication| Media| Orkut| Pune
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Update on 6 Oct 2008
Vishwas Nangre Patil on early Monday raided a rave party at a pub in Juhu area and detained 240 young men and women after seizing a large quantity of drugs.
According to a police official, the raid at Mumbai 72 Degree East, yielded over 100 tablets of ecstasy drugs and other narcotics like [...]
Police planning to ban Orkut in India
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: February 22, 2007
According to media reports, the Pune police is in full swing to ban Orkut, the Google owned digital social networking tool following its controversial communities and its probable role in anti social activities.
To a certain extent, I feel that there is a ‘real’ need in maintaining Orkut. Given its liberal policies, a madman can create [...]
Happy Birthday Orkut
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 30, 2007
- In: AJAX| Freedom| Future| Globalization| Google| India| Maharashtra| Management| Marathi| Mass Communication| Media| Orkut| Pune| Shivaji| Technology| USA| web 2.0
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Today is Orkuts 3rd birthday.
The Beginning
Orkut was quietly launched on January 30, 2004 by Google, the search engine company. Orkut Büyükkökten, a Turkish software engineer, developed it as an independent project while working at Google (required by its policy). Some discomfort with this exists among users and potential users of orkut, especially since Google’s [...]
How do we rise above racism towards respect and tolerance in society?
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 24, 2007
Political movements in certain parts of the world openly expound racist ideas. The dissemination of racist ideas is tolerated in the name of freedom of expression. The Internet is misused to propagate racial hatred. Globalization, which has so much potential to spread prosperity, can also result in economic disparity, cultural homogenization and marginalization of certain [...]
1 year of blogging
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 19, 2007
- In: AJAX| Agni| Architecture| Bikes| Broadband| Finance| Freedom| Future| GNU| General| Globalization| Google| Hindu Deity| Hinduism| Humour| Hymns| India| Linux| Maharashtra| Marathi| Mass Communication| Media| Pune| Sanskrit| Security| Shivaji| Technology| USA| Ubuntu| Yahoo!| Zen Hindu Brahminism| web 2.0
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Gosh..Its my blogs 1st birthday today. Happy birthday little blog.
Switch off the crap Bigg Boss/Bigg Brother
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 18, 2007
‘Pathetic and Weak‘ , ‘Intellectually Crap‘ – probably this is what a civilized society will say about (un)Reality TV based shows like Bigg Boss in India and Bigg Brother in UK.
The so called reality in these shows promote *racism(Shilpa Shetty incident in UK), and often misguide the common public.(Bigg Boss in India) At least in [...]
Saddam Hussain – Life after death
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 9, 2007
- In: Freedom| Future| Globalization| Media| USA
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Amidst controversies, this is a new video released which shows the former Iraqi controller, Saddam Hussain after execution on 30/12/2006. Those who dont want to view the video can read the detailed description on BBC page.
Actually, even if the post contents are bad/wrong or violent The lesson one can learn from this entire events is [...]
Microsoft Vista released for sale
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 30, 2006
- In: Finance| Freedom| Future| Linux| Technology| USA| Ubuntu
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As I am typing this post on my blog, Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows Vista, starts its global roll-out on Thursday, being first made available to business customers.
The system, a replacement for the firm’s current Windows XP operating system, will not be available to home consumers until the end of January.With Windows running [...]
The Great Indian ‘copying’ challenge
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 25, 2006
Watching the TV continiously for a few days has made me realize that all the major TV Channels in India have absolutely lost their creative ideas and are hell bent in aping the US reality TV shows and hopelessly trying to ‘indianize’ that version.
Its a shame that these people, who are capable of having a [...]
An overview of free and open software(part 1)
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 21, 2006
I support and use GNU/Linux kernel and open source software mainly due to following factors.
1. Its free. Nothing can beat that.
2. Its stable and seldomly crashes. Memory management is more efficient.
3.Most of the documentation is available for free either online or offline.
4. It has got great desktops and allows one to fully customize the environment [...]
Broadband in India and abroad.
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 13, 2006
- In: AJAX| Broadband| Finance| Freedom| Future| Globalization| Google| India| Maharashtra| Mass Communication| Media| Technology| USA| Yahoo!| web 2.0
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If by any chance you have encountered this image on some other site for more then 40 seconds, then you know that you are not using Broadband to access that particular site.
Broadband is often called high-speed Internet, because it usually has a high rate of data. In general, any connection to the customer of 256 [...]
Google Code Search
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 7, 2006
- In: Freedom| Future| GNU| General| Google| Linux| Mass Communication| Media| Security| Technology| Yahoo!
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It really seems that Google is on fire. It has definately taken search engine’s utility to a new level. Google Labs has got a new beta tool in its arsenal – ‘Google Code Search‘.
Developed by Russ Cox Google Code crawler gives programmers a single place to search publicly accessible source code. It includes:
Support for [...]
The future of Google and conventional computing(beta version 0.01)
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 27, 2006
- In: Broadband| Finance| Freedom| Future| GNU| Google| India| Linux| Mass Communication| Media| Security| Technology| USA| web 2.0
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Today I had a nice closer look at . Infact, I must say that it is a nice product, definately a good competition to its paid and bloated counterpart MS Word.
Going by current product releases by Google, it seems that now the paradigm is slowly but surely shifting from offline, desktop based apps to online, [...]
Shrimant Bajirao Peshwa
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 24, 2006
- In: Freedom| Hinduism| India| Maharashtra| Marathi| Pune| Shivaji
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Shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhatt (August 18, 1699- April 25, 1740), also known as Baji Rao I, was a noted general who served as Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati (King) Shahu between 1719 until Baji Rao’s death. He is also known as Thorala (Marathi for Elder) Baji Rao.
Baji Rao was the son [...]
Ubuntu
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 23, 2006
- In: Freedom| GNU| Globalization| Google| Linux| Technology| Ubuntu
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Today I got my official Ubuntu copies from Canonical. It feels nice that this distro is doing good, and I am sure that oneday it will be one of the most preffered and liked version of OS. It has got a nice GNOME desktop and an uncluttered interface making it very attractive. Even Google [...]
Linux for desktop users.
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 16, 2006
- In: Freedom| GNU| Google| Linux| Technology| Ubuntu| web 2.0
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Conventionally,GNU/Linux has always attracted the higher end market comprising of Geeks, nerds, techies, and for a time it was good.
But now, many useful changes are occuring and GNU/Linux is now available as a conventional ‘Desktop OS’, with sleek window managers like KDE, Gnome, Firefox, a good collection of useful software etc. Many end users [...]
The First Tones of Freedom
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 15, 2006
- In: Freedom| Future| General| India| Maharashtra| Marathi| Pune| Technology
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Long ago, almost 60 years ago – 15 August 1947, Indians made their tryst with destiny..and heard the first tones of freedom at the stroke of midnight, with dreams of creating a strong and powerful India.
60 year laters, the struggle still continues….
But, now there is a hope of making it in the future..Happy Independence [...]
Chattrapati Shivrai
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: April 22, 2006
- In: Freedom| General| Hinduism| India| Maharashtra| Marathi| Pune| Shivaji
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My bows to the founder of Hindavi Swaraaj and Marathi Empire. Jai Shivaji.
Goofed up!!!
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 19, 2006
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Zen Haiku
- sevenlives: Autumn comes / Autumn goes / leaves grow by themselves..#haikusevenlives: Autumn comes / Autumn goes / leaves grow by themselves..#haiku
- sevenlives: pacifying little baby / neighbour sings an old lullaby / and I get hurled in sleep...gently..!#haikusevenlives: pacifying little baby / neighbour sings an old lullaby / and I get hurled in sleep...gently..!#haiku
- sevenlives: no sound / leaf falls down / autumn sorrow for tree...#haikusevenlives: no sound / leaf falls down / autumn sorrow for tree...#haiku
- sevenlives: gazing at the wall / lizard crawls silently / would like to see a squirrel though...#haikusevenlives: gazing at the wall / lizard crawls silently / would like to see a squirrel though...#haiku
- sevenlives: autumn rain..!! / where will squirrel hide? / this leafless tree...#haikusevenlives: autumn rain..!! / where will squirrel hide? / this leafless tree...#haiku
- sevenlives: pea soup steams in bowl../ covers all trees...! / thick fog in sky #haikusevenlives: pea soup steams in bowl../ covers all trees...! / thick fog in sky #haiku
- sevenlives: its so cold / pricking me / frosty thoughts...#haikusevenlives: its so cold / pricking me / frosty thoughts...#haiku
- sevenlives: o autumn wind / even if you whisper / the fog will blow away...#haikusevenlives: o autumn wind / even if you whisper / the fog will blow away...#haiku
- sevenlives: remove this fog / why are you silent? / autumn wind? #haikusevenlives: remove this fog / why are you silent? / autumn wind? #haiku
- sevenlives: who waves the fan ? / blow slowly / wind from Mt Fuji...#haikusevenlives: who waves the fan ? / blow slowly / wind from Mt Fuji...#haiku
Google News
- Recruit only Marathis, MNS warns SBI - Times of India
- Apec leaders drop climate target - BBC News
- Militants are at war with ISI: Pakistani daily - Times of India
- NIA to check Headley's travel - Express Buzz
- Various functions to mark Children's Day - Times of India
- Railway officials divided on mishap cause - Times of India
- Pakistan wants India to resume comprehensive talks - Hindu
- BJP a divided house, says Bhagwat - Hindu
- Is Mulayam-Kalyan rift complete? - Times of India
- Mild tremors felt, epicentre near Koyna dam - Indian Express
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Slashdot
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- Psystar Crushed In Court
- Russian Whistleblower Cop On YouTube
- Google Files a Revised Books Settlement Proposal
- TSA Changes Its Rules, ACLU Lawsuit Dropped
- The Mass Production of Living Tissue
- German Killers Sue Wikipedia To Remove Their Names
Yahoo! Answers
- [ Baby Names ] Open Question : Do these baby names flow?
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