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Why you should join the Internet Defense League

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Mon, 28 May 2012 02:50:17 PDT

Not all of us can claim membership with ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’ (or women). Neither can we bang anywhere we like and shout ‘Avengers Assemble’! So what do we, who are...

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The interesting gutter leaks on the Indian Premier League

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:11:59 PDT

Well the finals are scheduled today between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) tonight at 8 p.m. IST and the mad.madrasi take has been posted in the Preview of the IPL...

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CSK or KKR? Preview of the IPL 5 finals

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Sun, 27 May 2012 02:22:56 PDT

So after more than a month of brouhaha, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 5th season is coming to a close today. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK), playing their 4th IPL final in five years, look all...

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A Minister who can stare down Air India Pilots

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:38:18 PDT

For long the pampered Pilots of the Air India have had their way with their own management, feckless governments, fare paying public and the rule of law. Every time they had an industrial...

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched successfully

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:25:03 PDT

SpaceX successfully launched Falcon 9 today, Tuesday, 22nd May. Its Falcon 9 rocket mounted with Dragon capsule on the first ever non-governmental, commercial re-supply mission to the...

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Can you spot the WALL-E in Maldives?

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Sun, 20 May 2012 11:05:51 PDT

Though I must have watched the film WALL-E half a dozen times, and wouldn’t mind watching it couple of times more on TV reruns, I had always thought that the Waste Dump, the Pollution and Earth...

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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch aborted

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:34:28 PDT

Today the first private rocket was scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a mission to deliver a capsule full of supplies to the International Space Station. The launch of the...

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Hey Krishna, want to take up SRK issue with Cricket stadium?

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:53:57 PDT

Over the last couple of days, the whole of India has been shocked by the behaviour of Shah Rukh Khan. The Bollywood star was reportedly drunk and tried to barge into the Wankhede Stadium after...

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After 12 years, the Kennedy Curse returns

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:32:01 PDT

What is with this sometimes referred to as the ‘Royal Family of the USA’ and untimely death? I for one thought that the new millennium would gave blessed the family with better luck. Not...

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Google Chrome 19 stable is released

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:53:51 PDT

So what exactly is new in Google Chrome 19 stable? A lot of bug fixes - around 19 to fix the security holes. Cute isn’t? Chrome 19 stable fixes (about) 19 security bugs! :-) ...

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It is a fact: Porn is Prehistoric - take note Singhvi

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:16:36 PDT

It must be a relief to Abhishek Manu Singhvi allegedly of ‘sex with the plump lady in Court Chambers’ fame, and the Legislators from ‘the party with a difference’ of the Karnataka and Gujarat...

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IPL-5 (2012) Playoff Line-up Prediction update

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:55:13 PDT

Yesterday, I tried to mash up a line-up prediction tool with Google spreadsheet (gsheet). If you had taken a look, you must have been disappointed - even I was. For some reason, Google...

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IPL-5 (2012) Playoff Line-up prediction with Zoho sheet

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Sun, 27 May 2012 02:28:00 PDT

There is only one thing certain as on 14 May, (12 noon) as to who would not make it to the IPL 5 playoffs. The two teams Deccan Chargers and Pune Warriors have no chance at all. But the...

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Animated Google Doodle celebrates Mother’s Day

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:45:12 PDT

Today 13th of May, the second Sunday of this month is the Mother’s Day, and in case you didn’t know it, slip out to buy a present for your mom. If don’t live near enough to visit, pick up the...

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Cartoons: Move over Prophet Mohammad, make way for Babasaheb

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:05:30 PDT

Can anyone even imagine a cartoon drawn in 1949 will be the subject of Parliamentary furore in 2012? But it can and will happen only in India. Yesterday both the houses of Parliament were...

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A Hard look into Software List

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:33:01 PDT

It has been quite a few months since I took a look at the list of different software maintained here, as a part of Check your software versions here. Overtime, the original lists 12...

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OpenOffice 3.4 has been released

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:21:28 PDT

Apache OpenOffice (AOO) version 3.4.0 has been released. This is the first release since OpenOffice became a project at the Apache Software Foundation since OpenOffice.org 3.3.0 from January 2011....

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Why did Nicolas Sarkozy lose the election?

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:40:40 PDT

It is clear by now that the French by the thinnest of margins have chosen to throw out the ‘little Napoleon’ Nicolas Sarkozy and ushered in the patently decent but patently inexperienced ...

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Dribbly Dose of Thirukkural # 5

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:42:00 PDT

Today’s Daily Dose of Thirukkural deals with - Section 02 - ‘Wealth’ Chapter 39 - 'The Greatness of a King’ Couplet serial number is 384 Original Kural: அறனிழுக்கா தல்லவை நீக்கி மறனிழுக்கா ...

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Dribbly Dose of Thirukkural # 4

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:41:40 PDT

Today’s Daily Dose of Thirukkural deals with chapter 39 'The Greatness of a King’ under the section 02 ‘Wealth’. The couplet serial number is 383 Original Kural: தூங்காமை கல்வி துணிவுடைமை...

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Kerala and its all ado about nothing

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Sat, 05 May 2012 02:06:43 PDT

Ever since 1976, there is a problem regarding the Mullai-Periyar Reservoir between my home state of Tamil Nadu and the closest relative state of Kerala. If you don’t know what the problem is...

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Flying Coffins - first were MiG-21, then came F-22

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:26:59 PDT

Yesterday in Parliament, the Defence Minister declared that the MiG family of fighter jets have had a total of 482 accidents in about 30 years. During this time, the MiGs managed to kill 39...

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John Grisham’s ‘Calico Joe’ doesn’t touch first base

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Wed, 02 May 2012 06:54:51 PDT

If you are a little surprised by the quick release of ‘Calico Joe’ by John Grisham, so soon after the Litigators, don’t be. This book is one full of baseball scores, averages, homeruns and...

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Solar Canals and Quacks - How unscientific have we become

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:24:52 PDT

That the medical practice in India has been taken over especially in rural India by Quacks is well known. Now it seems that other areas of our life, including the governments have been taken...

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The ‘Will and Kate’ Mango tree is one year old

noreply@blogger.com (mad madrasi) — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:16:29 PDT

It is one year since the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and reports say that the Royal couple plan to spend it at an undisclosed location in the United Kingdom. After their...

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