tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:33:56 +0000PiracyLifetechiphoneTrendspeoplekeralaVidsgadgetsSocietypoliticssearchgodPhotosSoftwareworldreviewFunblogIndiaWebstartupsDetroitBooksReflections of the self .http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)Blogger48125http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifblogspot/shrirenjithhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-4576088837640732129Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:08:00 +00002011-11-14T01:31:21.383-05:00 While many of us claim to be rational , the fact if we ever came any thing close to rational we might risk ourselves in this world . This could have been same for my ancestors who was wandered  in the wild Sahara centuries before and had to make a snap judgement on whether he should flee sensing signals of a tiger. Many a times this could have been a stupid act since tiger might have been busy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/DCqifDAa5fw/irrational-rationality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0 Hopkins, MN 55343, USA44.9019949 -93.429644644.1741514 -94.69307210000001 45.6298384 -92.1662171http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2011/11/irrational-rationality.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-6946777844784045094Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:44:00 +00002011-02-24T00:29:45.047-05:00techiphoneHad a tough time yesterday unlocking my iphone 3gs . My iphone is the one with fixed boot room. You can recognize that by looking at the week the iphone is made , which happens to be the 4 and 5th digits in the serial number. The ones that are made after 40th week mostly have fixed boot roomWithout realizing that the new version of pawange is released that will let you do an un-tethered http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/0zzpF00TD90/iphone-jail-break.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)2http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2011/02/iphone-jail-break.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-2819793687709976357Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:57:00 +00002011-02-16T10:58:33.668-05:00FunSoftwire Engi-near (One of the popular recipes in India,especially in South India). You can buy the ingredients through out the Globe from Indian Store . This recipe is easy to cook and can me made as Thandoori ( dry ) or with Gravy(wet , ha ).Preparation time : You will know when you are done .Serves : AnyIngredients 1) B-Tech (Ripe with few back papers) - 1 Cup . (Electronics , Computers , http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/KeyoHPs3GZ8/softwire-engi-near-tandoory-or-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2011/02/softwire-engi-near-tandoory-or-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-6204404585094389457Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:38:00 +00002011-02-13T10:58:01.726-05:00worldCongratulating the people of Egypt for keeping the spirits of democracy high and winning their country back ! We all hope rest of the Arab countries follow you and lead their path to Democracy and freedom . Other countries should get inspired by Egypt and its people . We have close to 22 small and large Arab countries that are still ran by kings and their families and considers the Nation as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/mKpZQ-b-t7w/power-of-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2011/02/power-of-people.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-398620573695564027Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:02:00 +00002011-02-07T03:06:29.563-05:00godLifeOnce of the things that has changed with time is the idea of God . We started with the "God" variable to explain everything unknown . From the flu virus to furious volcanoes, pretty much every thing we couldn't explain using common sense was attributed as function of God (x) , explicitly or implicitly , the God Function! . On the top , was the idea of Order and a thoughtful designer behind that .http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/TM5MIjhiTyE/idea-of-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2011/02/idea-of-god.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-7194717842846632876Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:54:00 +00002010-01-01T22:55:28.800-05:00Vidshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/8DpORQl7ORM/gaargoogle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)1http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2010/01/gaargoogle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-9086154587161859314Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:44:00 +00002009-08-13T13:45:07.233-04:00Lifehttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-life-and-awesomeness-of-steve-jobs-2009-6/steves-childhood-home-1Steve ! Take my bow!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/UaPisxZKKUk/story-of-apple-god-steve-jobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2009/08/story-of-apple-god-steve-jobs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-3823356664825288113Tue, 19 May 2009 18:25:00 +00002009-05-19T14:26:48.635-04:00startupssearchhttp://www.wolframalpha.com/ My friend( Thanks Sagar , if you ever come across) introduced this new SE . Not as extensitive as google , but good to know .http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/zNL-mlg6fOQ/new-google-nah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-google-nah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-47199698282490108Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:55:00 +00002009-03-24T13:56:32.267-04:00peoplepoliticshttp://shashitharoor.in/home?setLanguage=englishhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/O9FrSr27Pd8/mr-tharoor-launches-blog-publish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2009/03/mr-tharoor-launches-blog-publish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-4316967371162445146Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:26:00 +00002009-03-12T12:28:53.972-04:00Yes , its down , we know! Your boring apology does't help either !http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/qrHS3y9M1Vg/yahoo-down-even-bad-with-boring-apology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2009/03/yahoo-down-even-bad-with-boring-apology.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-1060071600668254887Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:30:00 +00002009-03-08T05:34:52.996-04:00TrendsSocietyIndiaAt last ,Glory has come home. ARR stands not just for himself but for all the great musicians in India whom world never knew before but now celebrate . Look what people around the globe are looking for .  The above figure shows increase in searches for AR Rahman in last 12 monthsRahman ! Tuje Salam! You are a real hero . http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/giC8NsmT4q0/arr-spikes-on-google.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2009/03/arr-spikes-on-google.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-8915261675943517330Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:56:00 +00002009-03-04T13:01:06.928-05:00gadgetsHere is the best production /application integration I have been waiting for ever since iphone was launched . So obvious we were wondering why it took so long .  Now you can download a kindle-enabled book from amazon on the fly and read it on your iphone . Wow! You could carry your library on your iphone . Makes me want an iphone even more .http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/04/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/m3Q8Vs3H6Ts/kindleiphone-salvation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2009/03/kindleiphone-salvation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-3894329531062199613Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:28:00 +00002009-02-08T11:25:46.402-05:00IndiapoliticsIndian politics going digital . Looks who is appearing on technorati.com ? Advani calling all Indian (e) Youth to visit lkadvani.in . Change is welcome . Hope political parties follow the same passion for solving problems of our counrtry !-Renhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/iMUkZzdXQ7A/bjps-e-campaign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2009/02/bjps-e-campaign.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-9120835336052732078Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:39:00 +00002009-02-05T13:44:20.710-05:00Google bus to hit Tamilnadu !Read story here : Image courtesy : techtree.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/urFa8O3z6aQ/bus-vanthachu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)2http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2009/02/bus-vanthachu.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-7457454714160679492Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:09:00 +00002009-01-18T02:10:09.361-05:00Booksreview Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell My review rating: 4 of 5 starsExcellent Read .Classic Gladwell. Gladwell explains why IQ is not everything .Galdwell claims that Bill Gates was not only a genius but the right person at the right time , with 10000 hours of programming under his belt,so do Bill Joy . The statistics he use to prove why the best hockey players in Canada are bornhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/ENRXBE1et2M/outlier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2009/01/outlier.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-1085602786922070840Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:41:00 +00002009-01-02T03:42:18.675-05:00 Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School by Philip Delves Broughton My review rating: 4 of 5 starsAwesome! Anyone who did or may do an MBA should read this! Philip's writing is humorous, genuine and engaging. Especially if you look at it from the times of a financial turmoil you could see how Harvard grads of the world has to cook up these complex financial instruments which nohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/QR4jyQDW9GM/ahead-of-curve-must-read-folks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2009/01/ahead-of-curve-must-read-folks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-624193197392033063Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:23:00 +00002009-01-02T03:25:21.805-05:00 Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. FriedmanMy reviewrating: 4 of 5 starsPre note to a forthcoming (or already happening?) revolution in green tech. Thomas Friedman argues how "Green" is not a fancy word but a system that would lead to betterment of human race. Tom explains how dirty oil economy is and how it feeds terrorism while nothttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/ioTnYOuQDk8/hot-flat-and-crowded-why-we-need-green.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2009/01/hot-flat-and-crowded-why-we-need-green.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-2270116321176670121Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:37:00 +00002008-11-11T21:43:26.808-05:00Well , Google never stop doing things. http://www.google.org/flutrends/ tracks flu across US based on people of searching for flu symptoms .NYT has reported this. This approach can be great use inpreventing out breaks and preparing health care systems for taking the extra load . I am sure pharma companies have forcasting systems in place , but this one comes for free .I just got out of one bad http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/MEE49eRdvt0/got-flu-google-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)2http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2008/11/got-flu-google-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-7529005880145101218Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:27:00 +00002008-11-18T08:50:18.697-05:00Mother of all cruises! This is something I have been waiting for! I can die now . Can you think of somebody taking a "Telugu style cruise" to Bahamas? Those of who have been waiting all your life, here it is ! For your pleasure of being a part of this visit www.miindia.com (Ad says you need to hurry!).I could see SAP and BI training programs with complimentary fake B-tech/MCA certificates of yourhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/o05et9kCE74/ever-heard-of-telugu-style-cruise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)4http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2008/11/ever-heard-of-telugu-style-cruise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-8857148253817115632Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:09:00 +00002008-11-03T20:35:59.168-05:00Its interesting to know that 50 percent of all Orkut users are from Brazil- Almost 17% from both US and India , well I do think the 17 % in US are NRI or NRB(Brazilians - If that's what they call it :-)) . But you know whats interesting ? 0.48% from Afghanistan . Osama and folks Orkutting ? Guys , watch your scrap !Thanks to Google for 20% time and Thanks to Orkut Buyukkoten ! Well the name http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/toFKTE5_hEA/orkut-stats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2008/11/orkut-stats.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-3590671862026780499Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:11:00 +00002008-10-29T17:11:46.040-04:00 Rules For Revolutionaries: The Capitalist Manifesto for Creating and Marketing New Products and Services by Guy Kawasaki My review rating: 3 of 5 starsWould you agree with somebody who says: "The higher you go in most organizations, the thinner the air. The thinner the air, the more difficult it is to find intelligent life" Then you should read it . Guy brings about an interesting perspective http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/P759ZrZzTVU/rules-for-revolutionaries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2008/10/rules-for-revolutionaries.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-2283403580130319061Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:27:00 +00002008-10-19T00:28:19.003-04:00Booksreview How Buffett Does It by James Pardoe My review rating: 3 of 5 starsVery simple presentation. My marks for that . It's interesting to discover that one of greatest investors in the history of Wall street is not a CNBC junkie but a saint like man who sticks on to his religion- value-investing .Do not read it for any tips , there aren't any . Do read it if to you are interested in value investing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/N1SQBEty1MM/how-buffet-does-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-buffet-does-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-2757938593161847171Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:18:00 +00002008-10-13T23:19:46.639-04:00 Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery by Garr Reynolds My review Must read of anybody who may have to use a "slideware" in their life. Garr Brings and fresh , unusual but holistic approach to presentation .The book doesn't have any ready to use tips or tricks ,instead Garr focuses on the concept and philosophy of high impact presentations using natural techniques .http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/FEVNqywJlog/presentation-zen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)0http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2008/10/presentation-zen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-244000520922771610Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:14:00 +00002008-09-27T19:14:40.876-04:00Just wanted to share with you what the father of Internet think of Internet in future !Official Google Blog: The next Internethttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/jzOG92uKhnM/official-google-blog-next-internet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)1http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2008/09/official-google-blog-next-internet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17448270.post-1459436992347640771Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:29:00 +00002008-09-21T22:36:03.205-04:00blogLifeI have been thinking of giving a new look to my blog . The easiest thing I could do was to take my narcist photgraph away . So I did . I really like the wordpress templates but , I am a bit lazy to move away from the comfort of the blogger . Since I have a huge following (me and my roomie,Yes, thats huge) . I pay the rest of them for reading my blog and I wash dishes at home for my roomie to readhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/shrirenjith/~3/h83D2zCRL0o/new-look.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Renjith Nair)3http://shrirenjith.blogspot.com/2008/09/new-look.html