tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238585735180214084Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:18:53 +0000Life, one rev at a time...http://lifeatrpm.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ankur)Blogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238585735180214084.post-928566537582020357Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:27:00 +00002010-06-27T07:24:07.991-07:00Microsoft has been castigated ever since its inception.  Whether it was because of the closed source platform, proprietary products or buggy operating systems and software, Microsoft has always been the punching bag of all and sundry. While a lot of the criticism has been totally warranted, a similar amount, if not less, has been unwarranted. Despite all the shortcomings, Microsoft still has the http://lifeatrpm.blogspot.com/2010/06/underdogs-and-bipolarity-of-internet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ankur)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238585735180214084.post-703163055204843282Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:56:00 +00002010-06-19T09:04:10.586-07:00 (This is probably gonna get me tons of hate mail, but here goes) There has been considerable brouhaha ever since the creation of the first synthetic organism was announced. There has been too much debate on whether man should be allowed to create life. The popular view is that man shouldn’t obtrude in god’s matters. The mainstream sentiment is that life is god’s personal demesne and should be http://lifeatrpm.blogspot.com/2010/06/life-aint-gods-intellectual-property_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ankur)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238585735180214084.post-4451649809568121445Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:27:00 +00002010-06-19T08:13:11.189-07:00I had previously written how India has a four-wheeled fixation. Anything that has four –wheels is the shortcut to nirvana and anything on two wheels is usually shunned. Sadly, this mentality is taken to the roads too.Anyone riding a bike in traffic is usually considered a poor monger who is on his bike only because he doesn’t have anything else as medium of commute or simply can’t afford a car. http://lifeatrpm.blogspot.com/2010/06/adversity-is-name-of-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ankur)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238585735180214084.post-3676164934906482085Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:58:00 +00002010-06-02T08:34:24.427-07:00India has a fixation with 4 wheels. Rather than a fixation, it borders on obsession. India moves on bikes, and cars. However, bikes are the primary medium of commute for a large number of people. They ride their bikes, they care for them, the bikes take care of them but still a number of them are still obsessed by the idea of possessing a car.India being a developing country, has different http://lifeatrpm.blogspot.com/2010/06/bikes-and-4-wheeled-indian-fixation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ankur)2