tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398Fri, 30 Aug 2024 01:51:05 +0000EngineeringPersonalityTravelEntertainmentTechnologyBusinessHumorPhilosophyRandomSpiritualitySportsDieselMoviesPhotographyArtBooksData AnalysisFitnessFoodHistoryMusicQuoteScienceTV Serieshttp://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)Blogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-7168058868681535303Wed, 16 Jul 2014 04:37:00 +00002014-09-10T10:26:16.824-07:00EngineeringTechnology Its almost that time of the year when Apple releases its new iPhone for the year. This time around its probably going to be an iPhone 6 (unless Apple decides to not stick to the norm) - which makes this post almost a year late. Yes- a full one year. There was a time when I wrote a lot about Apple and Steve Jobs and almost swore not to do it lest my blog be tagged as another Apple blog but Ihttp://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2014/07/iphone-5s-why-is-it-case-of-its-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0Folsom, CA, USA38.6779591 -121.1760583000000238.5787841 -121.33741980000002 38.777134100000005 -121.01469680000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-2452046058288336932Sun, 13 Jul 2014 07:14:00 +00002014-07-14T10:40:02.494-07:00BusinessEngineeringTechnology When Elon Musk made his bold annoucement on Tesla's Official Blog, it took the entire tech industry by surprise. Patents are the new world ammunition that high tech companies use to keep their competitive stance and hence Elon Musk's decision to open up all of Tesla's patents for public use was unconventional to say the least. The internet had a field day and many people wrote great http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2014/07/tesla-patents-pr-stunt-or-savvy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0Folsom, CA, USA38.6779591 -121.1760583000000238.5787841 -121.33741980000002 38.777134100000005 -121.01469680000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-7990029904750354748Thu, 03 Jul 2014 02:00:00 +00002014-07-14T10:09:38.286-07:00Data AnalysisDiesel      The familiar fuel price sign at every gas station seems to suggest that Diesel is the most expensive gas for your car. We own a diesel and a gasoline car and I wanted to explore to see how much truth there is to this statement. We bought out first diesel car for many different reasons (one of which being the fact that disel is a more efficient gas in terms of the http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2014/07/is-diesel-really-more-expensive-fuel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0Folsom, CA, USA38.6779591 -121.1760583000000238.5782481 -121.33810680000002 38.7776701 -121.01400980000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-4157863395874434488Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:38:00 +00002014-04-17T19:48:48.385-07:00PhilosophyQuote Bringing up a child is much like baking a cake - you add all the ingredients (importantly, a lot of sweet and a little salt) needed for it in the correct quantities, beat it up well (as needed) making sure it is all held together(with the flour) and then let it bake in the oven, occasionally checking to make sure that its ready to go!! PS: This was after a weekend of baby sitting(successfully) http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2014/03/baking-cake-quote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-8172382372843149942Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:37:00 +00002014-07-01T11:50:17.508-07:00DieselTechnologyTravel We recently had to make a decision on one of our big purchases - A CAR. Its neither as daunting nor as expensive as buying a home (in most cases) but it sure is the biggest investment into something that is a liability. I mean, you are always going to lose money on a car. I have bought cars before but this time around, I was asking myself different questions. Among all the other usual options http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2014/02/whats-your-fuel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-5131906035364652430Mon, 01 Jul 2013 06:28:00 +00002013-07-01T09:59:54.831-07:00FitnessSports Keeping with my long term plan to participate (may be compete) in a triathlon, I have just purchased my first road bike - Cannondale CAAD10 5 105. Did not think that buying a road bike would need as much research as buying a new car, although there is no haggling in this case. I have to say that all that research has allowed to me understand so much more about the sport of road biking whichhttp://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2013/06/boy-toy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-8398068813413815388Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:31:00 +00002013-06-30T23:31:59.384-07:00Food Carnatic Cafe is South Delhi is a rustic little cafe snucked into a typical Delhi neighborhood. Surrounded by older restaurants, a towering five star hotel and a filthy alcohol shop around it, it definitely is a gem that is little known in Delhi. In its defense its still a five month old cafe that could use some word of mouth promotion. In fact that is how my friend(Anup Surendranath) heard http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2012/11/malleshwaram-18th-cross.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-3469839584696680323Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:22:00 +00002012-09-25T11:29:09.624-07:00Humor On the eve of the iPhone 5 Launch! http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2012/09/steve-jobs-resurrected.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-1826133673900021536Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:15:00 +00002012-09-25T11:29:44.864-07:00HumorTravel As a tourist or traveler, I have often found myself being in strange places and areas that I would normally not pass through if I did live in that place. I am mostly traveling in a local cab at most times and I have to say that over the years I have begun to enjoy my trips in local cabs. Striking a friendly conversation with them drivers has served me well on multiple counts. Usually these cab http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2012/08/taxi-ride-can-be-enjoyable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-3825929166986169242Mon, 28 May 2012 07:41:00 +00002012-05-28T01:07:59.722-07:00HumorPersonality I have noticed that these days I am obsessed to know how my brain works... And if you have wondered why there are so many posts about Steve Jobs on my blog - this is why.. http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-my-brain-works.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-6897538302502093011Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:44:00 +00002012-03-19T03:56:35.615-07:00BooksPersonality I just completed reading Walter Isaacson's  biography of Steve Jobs and the one word that comes to my mind when I think about the book is roller-coaster. The book captures the essence of Jobs' character impressively well - a commendable achievement given that the person he was writing about had a rather complex personality. As you appreciate the extensive research that serveshttp://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2012/03/steve-jobs-biography.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-6496027680922930690Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:14:00 +00002014-03-15T08:19:18.341-07:00ArtPhotography Good food, costumes, games, movies, impersonations, new friends, art(pumpkin carving) and above all hanging out with some of the nicest people. Now that's called a Good Halloween!! See below for my first shot at pumpkin carving. The inspiration came from above - Steve P Jobs! Not bad eh... http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0Fremont, CA, USA37.5482697 -121.988571937.447555699999995 -122.1465004 37.6489837 -121.8306434tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-100806342854033197Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:04:00 +00002011-10-12T11:07:31.805-07:00Personality There are three people I idolize in my life and one of them passed away today! Rest In Peace, Steve... http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/10/steve-jobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-659929163738452378Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:06:00 +00002011-08-29T10:01:39.712-07:00EntertainmentMoviesCan you say that in English again please?Are you a citizen of America? Is this a game show? Mamma Cass... Bloopers and funny credits are a part of many movies (I enjoy them immensely) but I thought this one was hilarious. Oscar Nuñez, the part-time male stripper in the movie was ROFL material! http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/08/movie-credits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0Folsom, CA 95630, USA38.668585 -121.1481284000000238.6173325 -121.21292740000001 38.7198375 -121.08332940000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-3636369995133650445Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:55:00 +00002011-08-14T11:55:44.455-07:00PersonalityPhilosophy http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/08/thought-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-8241318668263564682Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:20:00 +00002011-06-26T12:23:13.730-07:00BusinessEngineeringComing straight from the horse's mouth, Steve Jobs talks about how managing engineering resources smartly and  rigorously is at the core of many things that Apple did to make a comeback. It surely worked as we can tell from the resounding successes the company has had in recent years. There are many different concepts that Steve talks about in this rear footage ranging from insights into http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/06/being-focused-is-about-knowing-when-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-1104718832978097061Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:51:00 +00002011-06-26T10:57:44.740-07:00RandomYesterday was an interesting day. I was driving to a place couple of hours away and usually I would talk to someone but today I only wanted to listen to music. One of those days when I din wanna talk. This probably enhanced my ability to listen, may be a little too much. I was even listening to others' conversations - eavesdropping Men in a public restroom were complaining about the paper-free http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/04/eavesdropping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-3416004503532989819Sat, 16 Apr 2011 01:10:00 +00002011-04-16T14:04:32.298-07:00EngineeringScienceLiterally speaking, Epigenetics means "ON" (epi) the genes - Its really the field of science that deals with the expression of the genes in all of us. When I first read about it, it was a completely radical idea to me. I do have a background in biology and have had a strong passion for the field for as long as I can remember being a science student but even for me DNA was the be-all end-allhttp://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/04/epigenetics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-8159538119487711941Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:31:00 +00002014-03-15T08:19:46.787-07:00Sports For long as I can remember, playing cricket during my growing years has been my greatest sport. Thinking about it, its interesting because this is the only sport that I did not play competitively although cumulatively I have spent more hours with this sport than any other. I played it almost everyday when I got home from school on our gully (roads) in good ol' Bangalore. During summer,http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/04/world-champions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-8249515782890647761Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:18:00 +00002011-06-26T15:07:13.885-07:00HistoryA documentary that will take you on an educational trip down the lanes of history starting with the first migration of people out of Africa to the India as we know it today. Narrated by Michael Wood,  it easily is one of his greatest works. His story telling keeps you captivated as he delivers it to you with a passion for a profession that very few people enjoy. For anybody with a http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/03/story-of-india.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-7096116747021245357Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:01:00 +00002011-03-24T14:18:24.018-07:00PersonalityAt times its one of those obvious things that we think we knew forever, and yet its one of the most common things we get wrong. We see it at home, at work, in business, politics, science, technology, sports and everything else. Then why is it that almost everybody has at some point in their lives rushed for results. Is it our instincts for instant gratification? Uncontrolled gush of adrenaline? http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/03/small-steps-big-moves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-1432697551086436228Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:35:00 +00002011-03-24T14:35:58.334-07:00SportsI think that there are many reasons why India has a very realistic chance to regain the World Cup this time(after 28 years). 1. Statistically, the blend of average age and experience favors India Records and history are not predictors of the future but they are perfect indicators. There is always truth in the numbers because they are objective and real. Playing in a world cup game, I believe http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/02/cricket-world-cup-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-3432574796632048563Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:55:00 +00002011-02-08T19:44:19.241-08:00EngineeringWhen it was time to test our latest hand-held laser bar-code scanner that we designed at Honeywell, we upped the ante (quite a bit, actually). So confident was the team on the robustness of the design that we decided to launch the scanner across the parking lot- first on gravel and then on hard concrete. On a bright Friday afternoon, a few of us adventurous engineers decided to have some fun and http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2011/02/extreme-designs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-4231461876863707855Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:48:00 +00002010-12-29T16:52:51.779-08:00RandomTravelFound this picture in my collection today and could not but share the picture. Its funny how it could almost be used to draw its parallelism to the rapid culture shift within china next gen > western > crowd > break free  X  protection < family< heritage < golden ager http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2010/12/symbolic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549100349757674398.post-7843144218774370937Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:42:00 +00002011-02-12T11:52:04.317-08:00PhilosophySpiritualityEvery read is a write Every write is a store Every store is a potential read Every cycle begins and continues... Actions and thoughts of today, Are seeded from the past Actions and thoughts of today, Are reflections of our future... Be aware of your thoughts Be aware of your words Be aware of your actions Be aware to be aware!! Quoting ME   http://harsha-nagaraju.blogspot.com/2010/12/mind-your-memory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Healthy and Wholesome Recipes)0