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Some freak economics a milkman taught me

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 12, 2009

Economics is a very facinating mix of theorotical science and practical art of managing money. Apart from spelling the word economics right, theres very little contribution to world economics from my side..
until now..
Few days ago, one interesting bill was attached to our common notepad – It was the milkman bill..Out of utter curiosity, I looked [...]

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Force India F1 team wins..Great going India..

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 30, 2009

Thats the 2009 Force India F1 racing car that has done many Indian fans proud when Giancarlo Fisichella secured 8 points in the 2009 Belgian GP. I dreamed of this day since 2008 ever since Vijay Mallya brought the former Jordan-Midland team from Spyker.
A great moment back here for all fans in India. Vijay Mallya [...]

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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..

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A sneek peek

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 4, 2009

Thats the first preview of India Force Linux Desktop. Stay Tuned…

Here it comes..

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 6, 2009

6 years ago, I had my first ever tryst with Linux. One step towards the goal. Coming here was a task I dont want to remember. Still, I will reach to the top.
Here comes Agneya. The first release from India Force Linux.

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1 year

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 13, 2009

It began last year..
13 June 2008.
1 year exactly…So many things there I dont want to remember.
It ended..it had to..either this way or that..I am relieved it did..not the way I wanted, but still….Its over…forever..

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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 [...]

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The last post on this blog.

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: December 3, 2008

A dream, a dream, a dream I had
The world, a theater
The stage, our lives
The actors, ourselves
Our dreams, our plays
Our audience, our souls
Alas, at last, the courtain’s closed
Aplause for dreams
Applause for peace
Applause for us.

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Slowly walking out…

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 21, 2008

 

 
Hi everyone.
Whether you have come here by chance, hunting for something you need, or maybe Google/Yahoo! guided you here, or someone recommend you to visit this tiny blog, I want to thank you for visiting.
I think the time is coming, slowly but surely and I am honestly losing my motivation to write. I think I [...]

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आता आठवताहेत..

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 14, 2008

आता अनोळखी होऊन गेलो आहोत आपण…. आता आहेत त्या फक्त आठवणी..
आधी.. सकाळी उठल्यावर पहिला फोन तुला.. जेवायच्या वेळेस फोन.. सन्ध्याकाळी फोन.. झोपण्यआधी फोन..
आता.. तुझ्याशी फोन वर बोलुन ८ महिने झाले.. ते हि बळजबरीचे बोलण..
तेव्हा.. रोज chatting.. खूप busy असलेल्या दिवशी सुद्धा missed call देवून.. वेळ ठरवून chatting..
आता.. शेवटचा mail कधी आला तुझा ते सुद्धा आठवत [...]

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I have wings…

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 5, 2008

PS – I am not bitten by love bug. If you believe in love, forward it to your near dear ones and even if you dont believe in it, still forward this to your near dear ones..Then find out if there’s truth into it. On a personal note, I wonder, is something called as love [...]

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Top 50 inventions of the year 2008

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 4, 2008

Time magazine recently announced top 50 inventions for the year 2008.
Here is the list of those:
1. The Retail DNA Test
2. The Tesla Roadster
3. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
4. Hulu.com (hulu.com is an invention..grate..then what about other video sharing sites like joost, youtube and etc?? )
5. The Large Hadron Collider
6. The Global Seed Vault
7. The [...]

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Live in relationship is fine with Maharashtra Government

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 9, 2008

 
The Maharashtra Government headed by Congressman Vilasrao Deshmukh and his ministers have okayed live in relationship..Live in relationship means people of opposite sex can have a relation without legal binding like marriage..
Live in relationship might be common or acceptable in western countries, but by watching numerous Hindi films, thsi is what I have a concept [...]

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Navratri

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 30, 2008

Navratri begins from today..Wishing everyone a happy and safe Navratri..
Navratri stands for ‘Nine nights’ where people worship Goddess Adi Maya for nine days..

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Happy Birthday Google..

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 27, 2008

Google completes its 10 years, 28 September 1998 – 28 September 2008..
 
Starting from what was called  as ‘Dont be Evil’, Google today is the world’s largest database holding tonnes of secrets about people, their habbits, their thinking, their culture et al..
In the first 10 years, Google has introduced several user oriented web softwares that helped [...]

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Wi-Fi Sony® mylo® : A review

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 22, 2008

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 [...]

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The LHC, CERN,the Earth,and me

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 10, 2008

The LHC or Large Hadron Collider was supposed to fire a huge beam smashing atoms, colliding quarks, and whatnot, that was capable of turning Earth into a black hole @ 1:30 PM IST.
Its 2:08 PM IST, I am observing that I am alive, the people next to me are alive, the computers [...]

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BSNL to launch 3G in Pune

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 26, 2008

BSNL has planned to launch 3G in Pune, Maharashtra. BSNL is the state owned public limited company. Its the biggest POTS provider and it also provides cellular, wll and internet services. BSNL has planned to invest Rs 300 crore and initially, it will serve about 2000 BSNL customers. Later, in end 2008, they will expand [...]

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Olympic Medal, Apple iPhone, and me

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 22, 2008

Last two weeks were of great hustle bustle for Indian sports. Abhinav Bindra won the first individual gold medal in 10 m shooting event for independent India, later Shushil Kumar, a Najafgarh lad fetched a bronze in freestyle wrestling, the last one was in 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and on the same day, Bhiwani based boxer, [...]

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TRAI okays net telephony in India

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 18, 2008

The Telecom regulator in India, TRAI on Monday allowed ISPs to offer unrestricted internet telephony services, a move that will further boost competition in the domestic long distance segment and lower STD tariffs.
“It is envisaged that customers will ultimately benefit from cost effective and innovative internet telephony service.
These recommendations will put Indian telecom sector in [...]

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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, [...]

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Sonali Kulkarni – the new face in Indian modelling field

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 20, 2008

I saw her first at Zee Marathi Awards 2008. I searched Google/Yahoo/Flickr, but all that I got was Sonali Kulkarni, the arts film actress. Finally, after much search and much wait, I got hold of her pic. Next time someone searches for Sonali Kulkarni images, this picture should be displayed in the results. Lets see…Its [...]

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How to write a kludgy news crawler in Python and challenge Google News to its limits

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 17, 2008

A kludge (or, alternatively, kluge) is a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem or difficulty. In engineering, a kludge is a workaround, typically using unrelated parts cobbled together. Especially in computer programs, a kludge is often used to fix an unanticipated problem in an earlier kludge; this is essentially a kind of cruft.

I was [...]

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Arushi Talwar – who was the real villian?

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 13, 2008

Some people stick to fame in their lifetime, some, like the teenager Arushi Talwar become famous after being killed..Who made Arushi Talwar’s death famous? – The Media. The news media in India needs to be seriously monitored for the senselessness they have been showing on TV. First they portray someone as a murderer, a dacoit, [...]

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The New Age dilemma

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 9, 2008

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 [...]

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Slambook

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 2, 2008

Slambook….after so many years, I remember this…I never got a chance to be in someones slambook, but it was something very hot in my school days. Usually, it was as self decorated book having different sections like we have on Orkut, except that we had to manually fill it in our own handwriting. Bad handwriting [...]

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Tributes to a warrior – Feild Marshal Sam Manekshaw

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 29, 2008

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Dedicated to my lost love – Honey, I loved you immensely

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 24, 2008

Every time u call i freeze
When your close to me i feel a chilly breeze
I know something is not right
Could u b the one making me feel so tight
I didn’t use to like u
But now could it b true..
Am i falling in love with u?
So innocent, so sweet and surreal
Casting a swirling aura around us
Turquoise [...]

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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 [...]

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Illusion – आभास

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 20, 2008

आभास हा….. छळतो तुला…छळतो मला…!!
Today is the second anniversary day when she met me on orkut, and sadely, today marks the first day of our official breakup.. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa………!!!!
(Someone put off my flames……I am burning….)

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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Happy Blogging – Blogging completes its first 10 years

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 15, 2007

According to Wall Street Journal, this is the 10th year since the first blog came to life..thats quite an incredible fact.
Blogging has got several advantages
1. It allows people to create web content that people can read and comment on
2. It also made use of RSS (web site syndication), and also introduced several new concepts like [...]

Get an Apple iPhone for free

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 4, 2007

Theres a strange aura about Apple iPhone, theres so much to write about it, people outside America are madly waiting to lay their hands on this wonderful amalgamation between a Apple Macintosh + mobil phone + iPod + PDA + fragile design + hype.
How about winning this incredible device for free without answering freaky questions, [...]

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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 [...]

Magnetic Media

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: April 7, 2007

One of the most common ways to transport data from one computer to another is to write them onto magnetic tape or removable media (e.g., recordable DVDs), physically transport the tape or disks to the destination machine, and read them back in again. Although this method is not as sophisticated as using [...]

Yamaha Gladiator 165cc

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 29, 2007

Hmm…heres the picture of the new Yamaha Gladiator 165cc. Its Yamaha Indias answer to Bajaj Pulsar DTSi, TVS Apache and Hero Honda CBZ and Karizma. The Bajaj-Yamaha alliance was just a speculation I never wished to be true.
This bike will be available in mid 2007, but unfortunately, I cannot have this mean machine, as my [...]

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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 [...]

Can Yamaha and Bajaj come togather in India?

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 12, 2007

After Kawasaki, could a Yamaha-Bajaj alliance be in the offering? While loss-ridden Yamaha doesn’t deny the possibility, it is giving the Indian market a last shot.Yamaha plans to put in another Rs 800 crore and may churn out a 250 cc bike at the next Auto Expo.In the pipeline, is to create a niche market [...]

Pune rural police crack a rave party

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 5, 2007

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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The ultimate guide to learn the secret of remaining eternal young, maintain health and manage wealth.

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: February 8, 2007

Did you ever analyse the TV ads that are shown everytime between programs? Almost 80% of them are dedicated towards beauty products. Products that claim to keep you young and fair forever. Let me tell you a secret. To feel young, to stay healty, you do not compulsarily need to use those products for a [...]

Google job opportunities as an Adword Representative

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: February 5, 2007

Sometimes its better to hear the most honest voice within you. I did that, and even if others might feel that I did wrong; personally I feel much better now. The inner voice knows all the secrets and truths.
Thats all.

Happy Birthday Orkut

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 30, 2007

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 [...]

India brings back orbiting satellite to earth for first time

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 22, 2007

India today successfully brought back a spacecraft to earth, giving a new impetus to the proposed manned mission to space in the next decade.
A 550-kg recoverable space capsule that was launched by a home-built rocket on January 10 returned to earth’s atmosphere, splashing down in the Bay of Bengal, about 140 km east [...]

1 year of blogging

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 19, 2007

Gosh..Its my blogs 1st birthday today. Happy birthday little blog.

Apple iPhone – The evening after in India and rest of Asia

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 11, 2007

Apple iPhone is todays equivalent example of Sony Walkman of yesterday. Theres no path breaking features that it offers, but apparantly, its PDA and smartphone capabilities(alongwith very good marketting) can help Apple to reach a wide customer base and also it will give comman non technical consumers the chance to learn the Apple way [...]

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Apple shares up on iPhone launch(Well finally..)

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 10, 2007

Shares in Apple Computer closed some 8% higher on news that it is launching a touch screen mobile phone, the iPhone.
News of the device – to be used exclusively on the Cingular Wireless network – sent shares in smart phones, iPhone’s competitors, sharply lower.The iPhone, costing from $499 (£257) to $599, [...]


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