Jayant Nandy
Marve beach photos, on my way to Manori
On my way to Manori, I visited Marve beach, Malad (West) and clicked few photos with my mobile phone. The beach also acts as a jetty to reach Manori via a 10 mins boat ride. Manori is so close, you can see it with naked eye and feels like a walk across in knee deep [...]
Car burst into flames in broad daylight
Even automobiles can’t bear the Mumbai heat..! Just joking. Recently, saw a car burst into flames in broad day light in front of my house. Poor driver, he could do next to nothing but wait for other people to help him put the flames off. Check out the front bonnet..!!
World’s only turbine-powered Batmobile
Auto restoration guru Casey Putsch owns a Batmobile and upgraded the engine with a Boeing turboshaft. Awesome..!!
Post Secret App
The funny thing about secrets: “You feel better when you share them.” PostSecret is preparing to launch the “PostSecret App” for iOS and Android. Check the teaser video. I always loved reading PostSecret blog and will be looking forward to have it as a mobile app for more frequent viewing.
Conversation between two Chat Bots
What happens when two chat bots are put together in a face-off situation? They talk a lot. Obviously. That’s what they are meant to do. However, good luck trying to make any sense out of it. Researchers at the Cornell’s Creative Machines Lab came up with this brilliant idea as a part of their submission [...]
Star Wars: The Blueprints Book
For the first time, witness the original blueprints used for creating the Star Wars movies. The book comes straight from Lucasfilm archives. Coupled with commentary from author J. W. Rinzler, the books showcase precise, vivid and intricate detail of the most enduring and beloved story ever to appear onscreen.
Steve Jobs – Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
June 12, 2005: Steve Jobs – CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, gave commencement address to Stanford students. The speech delivered would go down in history as one of the best one. I have read it multiple times. Still love to go through it again. You may like him, you may hate him, [...]
Don’t let someone else judge you
We know that we are not perfect. Far from perfect. Lucky to be average in most of the tasks. However, why let someone else judge what we are?
Infographic: Futuristic movie timeline
Ever wonder how movie set in the future stack up against each other in terms of timeline? Have a look at this infographic from Dan Meth showcasing the futuristic movie timeline in a sequence. Helps you visualize the sets used in the movie. Source: Dan Meth
Will you share your first Big Bonus with subordinates?
Andy Rubin, head of Android division at Google received a multi million dollar bonus check for launching the popular mobile operating system back in 2008. Wallstreet reports that Andy shared his bonus check with his fellow android workers distributing between $10,000 to $50,000 to each. Source: Business Insider