Posted by Siddhartha on Tuesday, September 13, 2011,
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 I am a proud owner of a Kindle. So proud, that I have recommended it to my friends and family. I have also demonstrated it, showcased it, and even lent it to a few of them to help them make up their minds on buying a Kindle.
Currently the only option to get a Kindle in India is to (somehow) get it from the US, or ask Amazon to ship it to you, wherein they handle customs etc. So you either travel or have someone get one for you, or pay up more money to get it online. Hopefully Amazon has pl... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sid on Sunday, January 9, 2011,
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lists
I have been reading a lot lately. Atleast by my own standards. This is partly due to a consistent inability to go to bed on time (lack of sleep), and partly due to a friend lending some good books to me. My recent readings are primarily fiction novels, but around half a dozen of business books are up next. Find below a list of some of the stuff I have read in the last fortnight or so :-
The Bridges of Madison County is easily the best love story ever written. Even if you have watched the ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sid on Saturday, October 16, 2010,
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(A little bit of inspiration for all of us from William Ernest Henley)
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sid on Monday, November 16, 2009,
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think:next
Google, Amazon, Wikipedia, YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter, Myspace, Wordpress, LinkedIn, Skype, Netflix, Craigslist etc etc...
The list of successful products on the web is huge, but what will be the next big thing?
Given above is the table of Top 10 sites for the month of October 2009 in terms of unique visitors (Source : compete.com). Lets see if we can get some pointers from this table.
Google, Yahoo, MSN, Live, Wikipedia provide answers to questions, give info... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sid on Monday, July 27, 2009,
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general
  The 2009 version of Tour de France just finished. Alberto Contador won it quiet easily in the end, but there is a bigger story there for all of us to hear and learn from.
Here is a brief introduction to the sport's most famous personality.
Lance Armstrong
1971 - born in Texas, USA
1993 - stage win (stage 08th) in Tour de France
1995 - stage win (stage 18th) in Tour de France
1996 - diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer, which had spread to his lungs, abdomen and brain
1999... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sid on Thursday, July 23, 2009,
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lists
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it. Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
Wear the old coat and buy the new book. Austin Phelps
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1...
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