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Thursday, July 21, 2011

The rule of 72 explained for one and all. Nice reading for economically-inclined folks! http://tinyurl.com/3dmaej8

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Not fair that ordinary do-gooders suffer and die due to mindless violence by crazy humans. My heart bleeds for you, Mumbai. Get well soon!!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Great speech by Lakshmi, an accomplished travel blogger. Her mantra for success is "Good honest content" Very true!
Two big desirables in today's world: a> A Google + account and b> An app that imports all FB contacts. Wishful thinking? Not really. cool

Monday, July 11, 2011

Ready for the first flying car? Please be, as it is likely to be available in late 2012. It's been approved too! http://tinyurl.com/69ekz5y
DYK RoboCup is an annual football tournament for autonomous robots? How ubercool. Virginia Tech was the winner. http://tinyurl.com/5wakvcr
Happy Birthday, Neptune!! http://tinyurl.com/623we88

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Just found Wii Golf as a lovely way to teach my 6 year old son about math esp addition & subtraction of -ve numbers. Awesome. Wii

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

How I wish the farming world moves to this model, esp. in my country, using cattle. Such a welcome piece of news. http://tinyurl.com/6bzhv7n

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Why "all that glitters is NOT gold" explained in simple terms. If only, this is accepted! Amen to that. http://tinyurl.com/6jx6lbz

Monday, July 4, 2011

Japan counters Chinese rare earth monopoly by exploring the ocean floor. Interesting dynamic in this field. http://tinyurl.com/6jjoa4v
You never know what you can become and when. Look at Parkaso Tomar's story and be inspired. Hats off. http://tinyurl.com/5sldtvz

Friday, July 1, 2011

Feeling optimistic, thrilled and light-hearted because of the long weekend! Yahoo. Sounds like fun!! happy
IBM scientists have come up with a new memory, PCM that is 100x better than the best in today's market. http://tinyurl.com/5tkrnl4
A new approach to increasing mobile battery life found. SleepWell can help increase mobile battery life. http://tinyurl.com/5v92xr7

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

The fight between, hold your breath, tau vs. pi unveiled. Nice to see such interest in math! Not funny at all! http://tinyurl.com/6zhtv2q

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Very encouraging news. Genetic editing can help cure hemophilia. Awesome. http://tinyurl.com/4xaxsbc
GABA, an amino acid, has been successfully used to reverse Type I Diabetes in mice. Human beings are next. Cool! http://tinyurl.com/6y9x773

Monday, June 27, 2011

My LinkedIn network looks like this. http://ping.fm/Z4GqE Thanks all for your help in this wonderful journey called life :-)
Australia takes on Big Tobacco via a policy of unbranded ciggy packaging. Way to go, Oz - hope it saves lives. http://tinyurl.com/672a5w3