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Gangnam Style Parody for Geeks | #NoSQL Style

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I agree not so good  but could I have resisted posting this? No – Not until we have really funny videos about RDBMS and NoSQL. Here’s an excerpt – It’s the rage now so turn the page now And boost your stack, hey And boost your stack, hey It might sound frightening but it’s the [...]

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Letters from Indian Clerk | S Ramanujan’s 125th Birthday

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The story of Srinivasa Ramanujan is both inspiring and relevant in the present context. December 22, 2012 marks the 125th birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the brilliant mathematician born into a modest and conservative family in Kumbakonam, a relatively small town in Tamilnadu who overcame several hurdles to find a place among the celebrated intellectuals [...]

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Number of gadgets set to outnumber humans!

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Its time when gadgets outnumber human on Earth – Outside Earth they already do! Here are some facts :- The average person now owns five devices that connect to the Internet, some people have as many as 15 There are more connected gadgets in the world than people on the planet Gadget ownership is expected to outpace [...]

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30 Years of Smiley!

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If you have gone through today’s Times Of India, you will notice that the commonly used symbol in computer vernacular is nearing its 30th anniversary. And whereas you might think a emoticon which is being treated as the 27th alphabet would have an anonymous inventor or it would be impossible to trace the inventor – [...]

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LinkedIn Gets TWENTY Times More Money Per User Than Facebook

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Here’s an interesting article about how LinkedIn  beats Facebook. This month Forbes has LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on the cover. Even though Faccebook users spend more than 6.4 hours a month on the site compared to 18 minutes per month of LinkedIn’s users, But its not the ‘time spent on website’ that LinkedIn capitalizes on. [...]

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Those who scored 60% are now laughing at those who scored 99.24% | DU Dilemma

Thumbnail image for Those who scored 60% are now laughing at those who scored 99.24% | DU Dilemma June 30, 2012

Its the season of admissions in India – Be it Engineering, Medical, Humanities or Science stream. Delhi feels to be the Wall Street of Colleges where even the best is not enough. Here are two tweets I found especially interesting :- Delhi University’s cut off percentage for Science is 99.25%. Those who scored 60% are [...]

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The new, larger version of the Internet: IPv6 launced!

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Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, and a founding father of the Internet, discusses the next version of the Internet, IPv6, and why we need it. When the Internet launched operationally in 1983, no one ever dreamed that there might be billions of devices and users trying to get online. But like a telephone [...]

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Help Stop SOPA/PIPA

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After reading Jane Wells‘ post on WordPress blog and ‘ Fight For The Future‘  article today, I realized how SOPA act would affect our life and daily work we do. Internet is the most democratic place and Government is trying to own it. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the internet censorship bill on [...]

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Steve Jobs’ Vision of the World – Says This Will Be Your Greatest Life Revelation

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Pay close attention to this video, people. Not because it’s Steve Jobs, but because it’s some of the best advice you will ever get: Steve Jobs giving you his vision of life and how you can make a difference. When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and you’re [...]

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CubeStormer II: The Fastest Rubik’s Cube Solving Robot

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CubeStormer II solves the Rubik’s Cube puzzle faster than the human world record. This ARM Powered robot was designed, built and programmed by Mike Dobson and David Gilday, creators respectively of CubeStormerhttp://youtu.be/eaRcWB3jwMo and Android Speedcuber http://youtu.be/ylFb4pqAUd8. The mechanics are constructed entirely from LEGO, including four MINDSTORMS NXT kits, with the addition of a Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone [...]

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Spirit Of India | Flash Mob Mumbai – CST

Thumbnail image for Spirit Of India | Flash Mob Mumbai – CST December 1, 2011

200 ordinary Mumbaikars (aged 4-60) come together one busy Sunday evening for the pure joy of dancing. The historic CST station blares ‘Rang De Basanti’ on their speakers while surprised train commuters rush to see whats going on.

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Could the Taj Mahal Really Collapse?

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I came across few articles today mentioning  the possible collapse of Taj Mahal in next 3 to 5 years. Just search on google with the string ‘Taj Mahal Collapse’ and you will come across a long list of national and international news agencies citing this news – All of this in last week. Experts seem to deny [...]

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