2018-12-05: From a city often accused of not having enough culture,...
2018-11-27: Such a lovely video by John Lewis & Partners this...
2018-11-27: On the latest episode of Tales of the Trade, how...
2018-11-08: This week, a story from a slightly past life when...
2018-10-30: Crap. starts inspecting bank accounts
2018-10-30: Let’s go iPad Pro!
2018-10-24: I’ve been a regular and observed Bull & Roo’s cafes...
2018-10-18: Happy Dussehra to everyone celebrating! Keep that light shining :)...
2018-10-10: This turned out to be one of the best stories...
2018-10-04: Gorgeous scale lego model of Apple Park by Spencer Rezkalla....
2018-09-25: Excited to finally unveil Tales of the Trade! Episode 1...
2018-09-20: Excited to be a part of Dubai’s first ever Podcasts...
2018-09-20: Was great catching up in person for the first time...
2018-09-19: Trust me to put together an event while a fairly...
2018-09-13: 🙏 #GaneshChaturthi
2018-09-12: No iPad today :/ #iPhoneXS #AppleEvent
2018-09-08: “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” #musings
2018-09-06: Excited to have a teaser for the upcoming season of...
2018-09-03: Google Data Collection Digital Content Next:: Both Android and Chrome send data to...
2018-08-30: Continuing the fun behind-the-scenes episodes for my show’s upcoming season:...
2018-08-26: ‘twas a great Saturday! 🎙
2018-08-23: Excited to begin the countdown to a project I can’t...
2018-08-16: A stalwart in every way. May his life be celebrated....
2018-08-15: Doesn’t have to look like summer even if it is...
2018-08-07: Just received the first round of behind the scenes shots...
2018-07-31: “I’ll text you my email address,” he said, before proceeding...
2018-07-29: The last week I’ve had multiple conversations off social media,...
2018-07-28: How goes your weekend folks? Trying out a take on...
2018-07-24: Free podcasting, and why we should learn our lessons Manton Reece: Anchor seems to be going for the YouTube...
2018-07-22: Good coffee fuels. Great coffee creates. What are you guys...
2018-07-21: Indian hands turning wheels of global auto companies Ketan Thakkar, reporting for the Economic Times: The Indian R&D...
2018-07-15: India adopts strong net neutrality norms The BBC: The recommendations explicitly forbid operators from throttling data...
2018-07-12: Manton Reece: I’ve now tried to reduce this feature to...
2018-07-12: Social media & actually owning what you publish Ah, social media. The thing that (theoretically) democratized everyone’s voice....
2018-07-11: Samsung opens world’s largest mobile phone factory in India VISHWAM SANKARAN, writing for The Next Web: The new plant...
2018-07-03: I’m delighted to share that the awesome Gaya joins the...
2018-07-02: No brainer Micro Monday shoutout to @rosemaryorchard! Among the most...
2018-06-27: Production of made-in-India 6s iPhones begins Writankar Mukherjee, reporting for The Economic Times: Apple has started...
2018-06-26: 😬
2018-06-12: So far, unable to tell whether the current rumblings in...
2018-06-08: Had tons of fun reminiscing about tech we grew up...
2018-06-07: I’m really glad I chanced upon this WWDC design session...
2018-06-06: Ryan Christoffel: One more thing in iOS 12: Apple Podcasts...
2018-06-05: Still funny on a second watch: Apple’s “The Developer Migration”...
2018-06-04: Workflow 2.0 :) #WWDC Also looks like we have a...
2018-06-04: Hair force one is the reason we watch the WWDC...
2018-06-04: Great opening video at WWDC 2018. A genuine laugh after...
2018-05-30: Took about 30 minutes to submit my first VAT return...
2018-05-24: A fantastic listing of resources for Micro.blog users by @eli....
2018-05-22: Behind Deadpool’s blu-ray takeover at Walmart Julia Howe, as interviewed by David Griner: We asked ourselves,...
2018-05-21: All I can see is poison… #musings
2018-05-20: t3chtree #8: “Why are you doing my job?” 🎧 We chat about Google I/O & our reactions to the...
2018-05-19: Building the Micro.blog ecosystem Manton Reece: I think a goal for us with Micro.blog...
2018-05-16: Steve Straza: The pricing for Twitter’s new account activity API...
2018-05-15: The story behind Wildpeeta 🎧 I attempted a storytelling format on my latest episode on...
2018-05-07: Taking monitoring to a whole new level.
2018-05-07: Micro Monday shoutout to @hartlco, not just a community member...
2018-05-06: Bans on Skype & FaceTime could be lifted in the UAE Natasha Turak, reporting for CNBC UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)...
2018-05-06: t3chtree #7: Careem breach, password management We chat about ride-sharing platform Careem’s security breach notification &...
2018-05-05: Was told today I look like I’m 28. Either I’m...
2018-05-03: Picked up my @instagram archive, will look into importing it...
2018-04-30: It’s been ages since anyone tried to redesign or uplift...
2018-04-29: Electricity reached all Indian villages on Saturday Utpal Bhaskar, reporting for LiveMint: All Indian villages now have...
2018-04-24: “Maybe together we can get somewhere” When life forces you...
2018-04-22: The story behind @FryingPanAdventures 🎧 The start of a new season of the ‘Coffee &...
2018-04-20: A new season of Coffee & Iced Tea begins April 22! Your browser does not support the audio element. Links to...
2018-04-18: Excited to see our podcast @t3chtree as a friend of...
2018-04-16: [Podcast] t3chtree 6: Grassroots innovation, mentorship & @TiEDubai Con 2018 We’re talking grassroots innovation in our region, mentorship & the...
2018-04-11: What Twitter was, and what it is now Jean MacDonald: I have several friends in “real life” who...
2018-04-10: What is this life if, full of care, We have...
2018-04-08: Massaging egos #facebook Zeynep Tufekci, writing for WIRED: “It’s Time to Make Our...
2018-04-07: #always #weekend #birthday #whiskey
2018-04-06: We’re talking #privacy & @facebook on the latest episode of...
2018-04-05: ‘Up to 87 million’ #facebook David Ingram, writing for Reuters: Facebook Inc said on Wednesday...
2018-04-04: #Privacy iOS users, Settings → Privacy is your friend. Review...
2018-04-02: Micro Monday shoutout to @Macgenie, who’s also a great resource...
2018-03-28: Ep # 4: On the latest episode of @t3chtree talking...
2018-03-28: Foxconn buys Belkin for $866m
2018-03-26: Facebook: ‘Everyone’s doing it’ Sean Gallagher, writing for Ars Technica: In response to an...
2018-03-17: Yowza: India alerts 40 countries about pedophiles who were members...
2018-02-28: Nanima You were a phenomal woman who moved mountains for her...
2018-02-16: Eye.
2018-02-14: Thanks to some amazing planning a week in advance, I...
2018-02-11: If you’re a #podcast app developer, do check out the...
2018-02-06: Who says you can’t experiment with coffee? #coldbrew #gingerale #coffee...
2018-01-30: Excited to finally have my podcast network site up. If...
2018-01-19: Love and marriage, they go together like dosa and cabbage…...
2018-01-09: Home Screen 2018 I had not noticed that the dock icons no longer...
2018-01-07: Talk 112: Right to Education (RTE) Hariprasad N joins us to talk about India’s Right to...
2018-01-06: From flower to fruit. #mydubai #homegrown #pomegranate #anaar #garden #gardening...
2017-12-31: Happy New Year everybadday! #mydubai #newyearseve #newyear #2017 #2018 #nye...
2017-12-23: A little fog, some natural bokeh. #dubai #igers #igersdubai #iphonography...
2017-12-22: 3 minutes. The time it takes between entering the house...
2017-12-20: Doesn’t always need colour. #bright #tistheseason #winter #dubai #igers #igersdubai...
2017-12-16: Focus on me. #flowers #marigold #galgota #weddingphotography #yellow #orange #shaadi...
2017-12-13: CBI Court convicts former CM, former secretaries in coal scam ANI: Coal scam: Delhi’s Special CBI court holds former Jharkhand...
2017-12-12: A moment in time. #throwback #rajkaraj #weddingphotography #iphonography #bride #notaweddingphotographer...
2017-12-10: Early morning, train’s a-calling. #train #highspeed #railway #ahmedabad #igers #igersahmedabad...
2017-12-08: It’s a late night, food truck kinda life. #coffee #howbadcanitbe...
2017-12-07: Banana. #marigold #decor #wedding #gorgeous #ahmedabad #natural #flowers #igers #iphonography...
2017-12-02: Galgota. #flowers #blackandwhite #iphonography #marigold #decor #wedding
2017-11-30: Looking #glass, through the.
2017-11-28: A hint of red. #shaadiography #iphonography #weddings #travel #bride
2017-11-28: When you’re on your way to a wedding in your...
2017-11-26: Pomelo citrus iced tea, with a touch of lemongrass. #icedtea...
2017-11-23: Smoke ‘em. #dubai #nightlife #whiskey #oldfashioned #cocktails #tgif #iphonephotography
2017-11-19: Talking about being vegan… I’m excited to share the launch of something that took...
2017-11-13: Talk 111: India’s draft regulation for drones [embed]play.radiopublic.com/drishti-t…[/embed] Special guest & drone specialist Sheban Naim joins us...
2017-10-22: It’s not easy being green. #kale #avocado #greenApple #kiwi #vegan...
2017-10-19: All it takes is a little light within. #shubhdiwali #festival...
2017-10-13: Here we go. #opera #jerseyboys
2017-09-29: शक्ति #durgashtami #navratri #havan #durgapuja
2017-09-28: Ready 🙏🏼 #durgashtami #durgapuja #havan #navratri
2017-09-27: Is ginger the only flavour in Ginger Breeze? “Yes just...
2017-09-25: Fruits, and contemplation. #navratri #fruit #fasting #healthy #overactivemind
2017-09-23: MB. #shopping #nostalgia #navratri #dubai
2017-09-21: My favourite time of the year. #navratri
2017-09-16: I’d enjoy having this at my dinner table. #designNerd #friyay...
2017-09-14: Chipkale fevicol se. #workInProgress #navratri #glue #holdittogether #artsy #artsandcrafts #bollywood...
2017-09-11: Talk 108: India’s nuclear energy outlook [embed]play.radiopublic.com/drishti-t…[/embed] Special guest Bhushan Shah returns to the show to...
2017-09-11: Cold pressed juices all the way from Mumbai! #healthy #coldpressedjuice...
2017-08-25: Talk 107: Secularism, with Dimple Kaul Talk 107: Secularism, with Dimple Kaul On the latest episode of...
2017-08-10: The Indian Web Archive block Abhimanyu Ghoshal, writing for The Next Web: …it’s [sic] latest...
2017-08-09: Podcast: India v China We’ve got a new podcast episode covering recent developments between...
2017-08-09: Talk 106: India v China On this week’s episode of Drishti talk, we discuss the...
2017-07-18: Steel production sees 10% YoY growth Export of finished steel grew 102% Production Finished steel production (for...
2017-07-12: Consumer inflation at record low of 1.54% Times of India: Consumer inflation in June cooled to a...
2017-07-02: Aadhaar enrolment only at Government centres by September Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey...
2017-07-02: The GST era Economic Times: With the press of a button at midnight...
2017-06-24: Talk 105: Farm loan waiver [embed]play.radiopublic.com/d89e951b-…[/embed] Special guest and Civil Services aspirant Bhushan Shah returns...
2017-06-20: Domestic air travel grows 17.63% YoY Indigo owns 40% market share The number of passengers carried by...
2017-06-19: Ramnath Kovind NDA’s Presidential candidate Bihar Governor Shri Ram Nath Kovind. Source: Rajya Sabha Bihar Governor...
2017-06-08: Some comments on Aadhaar or Adhar: Some comments on Aadhaar or Adhar: Firstly unlike a password,...
2017-06-01: Talk 104: ‘The cows come home’, with Girish Alva [embed]play.radiopublic.com/d89e951b-…[/embed] Special guest Girish Alva joins me on the show...
2017-05-28: Opinion: How can we discuss new Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Rules without discussing cruelty… Numerous pieces have been surfacing over the last few days...
2017-05-21: EVM Challenge scheduled for 3 June The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced an open...
2017-05-19: Talk 103: 'Indian Apparel', with Bhushan Shah [embed]play.radiopublic.com/d89e951b-…[/embed] Special guest and aspiring civil servant Bhushan Shah joins...
2017-05-18: Anil Dave passes away Shri Anil Madhav Dave Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for...
2017-05-16: 30 day deadline for NGOs to file pending returns All NGOs have been given a final opportunity to file...
2017-05-15: India extends Ujala LED programme to the UK Sanjay Duttai, reporting for The Times of India [Energy Efficiency...
2017-05-07: India launches South Asia satellite GSLV-F09 / GSAT-9 Source: ISRO The 2,230 kg South Asia satellite...
2017-05-07: Nirbhaya… The Indian Express: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the...
2017-05-06: Talk 102: National Civil Aviation Policy [embed]play.radiopublic.com/d89e951b-…[/embed] Special guest and aspiring civil servant Bhushan Shah joins...
2017-04-26: India’s Three year Action Agenda The NITI Aayog — which replaced the Planning Commission in 2014 — is currently...
2017-04-22: Talk 101: Who moved my law & order [embed]play.radiopublic.com/d89e951b-…[/embed] Special guest and aspiring civil servant Bhushan Shah joins...
2017-04-13: Understanding Aadhaar: Data Security This is part 2 of the Aadhaar series, following Definitions...
2017-04-05: Understanding Aadhaar: Definitions & Entities Aadhaar was established as a national Unique Identification number (UID)...
2017-03-31: 15 additional SC judges will be available over the summer break Bhadra Sinha, reporting for Hindustan Times: For the first time...
2017-03-30: Major GST bills passed in Lok Sabha Firstpost: The historic Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime today...
2017-03-29: Visa on arrival for Indians with US visa, Green Card to the UAE Mary Achkhanian, reporting for Gulf News: Indian passport holders with...
2017-03-27: Trade mark applications pending for examination down to 29,000 The time taken for trade mark examination has been reduced...
2017-03-27: 4.4 lakh ‘ghost’ students in Jharkhand, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh Moushumi Das Gupta and Neelam Pandey, reporting for Hindustan Times:...
2017-03-27: Cisco launches router manufactured in India Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, with...
2017-03-26: The ‘magic’ of neem-coated urea Harish Damodaran, writing for The Indian Express: When urea is...
2017-03-26: Indian optimism vs Western pessimism Daniel Twining, writing for Foreign Policy: Americans suffering a crisis...
2017-03-26: CSIS’ India reform scorecard tracks 30 ‘big reforms’ since 2014 CSIS’ India reform scorecard tracks 30 ‘big reforms’ since 2014 The...
2017-03-22: 10.52 lakh worth of fines under RTI during FY15–16 The Central Information Commission (CIC) looks after second appeals and...
2017-03-20: SC Collegium clears MoP for appointment of judges Dhananjay Mahapatral, reporting for The Times of India: …the Supreme...
2017-03-15: Electronic Voting Machines, a primer EVMs have been used in all elections in India since...
2017-03-14: Ambaji Temple …and a little bit about Shakti Peeth Shakti Peeth, or seat...
2017-03-13: California-based techie helping fellow expats return to India Mani Karthik. Source: twitter.com/manikarthik Soumya Chatterjee, writing for The News...
2017-03-08: All pre-2006 EVMs to be replaced with new M3's Anubhuti Vishnoi, reporting for the Economic Times: The latest avatar...
2017-03-07: Rs. 70,000 crore black money detected so far The Economic Times: Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court- appointed...
2017-03-07: Banks need to decide they want to digitise Rupa Subramanya, writing for ORF Online: The data for PoS...
2017-03-06: Discourse 2.0 Hi all, I wanted to introduce Drishti talk, our podcast...
2017-03-06: The Aadhaar ‘breach’ Suranjana Roy, reporting for LiveMint: The UIDAI filed a police...
2017-03-06: India plans special farms, infrastructure for export to UAE Indrani Bagchil, reporting for Times of India: As a first...
2017-03-02: ‘It wasn’t just DeMo’ R Jagannathan, writing for Swarajya: Well, my advice to both...
2017-03-01: Explaining Q3 high private consumption growth Arvind Virmani, former CEA (2007–09) writes: (1) Sales which had...
2017-03-01: India’s last quarter GDP settles at 7% Rajesh Kumar Singh, reporting for Reuters: Annual gross domestic product...
2017-02-22: Cyber Swachhta Kendra — Botnet cleaning and malware analysis Centre launched From The Indian Express: “India today joined the distinguished club...
2017-02-22: Microsoft launches Skype lite with built in Aadhaar verification Anand Murali, reporting for the Factor Daily: Skype Lite is...
2017-02-19: While digitalisation has proceeded, cash has not become unimportant Rupa Subramanya, writing for the Observer Research Foundation: Using data...
2017-02-19: Panagariya reviews Indian economy over the last 2.5 years Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog was recently at Deepak...
2017-02-18: Gold medalist archer appointed as coach after 3 years of selling oranges [embed]twitter.com/ani_news/…[/embed] Which is rather sad. It’s little wonder that very...
2017-02-18: 34 CAs being investigated for laundering The Financial Express: Last week, the government had said it...
2017-02-15: Pre-loaded SIM cards available to tourists with e-visa Launched via the Department of Tourism & Culture, BSNL will...
2017-02-14: Retail inflation lowest in 5 years Shailesh Andrade, reporting for Reuters: Consumer prices rose by an...
2017-02-14: Tendulkar adopts second village for transformation The Economic Times: Tendulkar has sanctioned over Rs 4 crore...
2017-02-13: No 5% service tax on healthcare services The Ministry of Finance: The Central Government has clarified that...
2017-02-12: North East telecom project to be completed by Dec 2018 From The Indian Express: The project is part of the...
2017-02-08: How much of DeMo deposits were black? From Arun Jaitley’s budget speech: 142. During the period 8...
2017-02-05: UIDAI shuts down 12 websites for unauthorized Aadhaar-related services The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has shut down...
2017-02-04: RBI looking to waive or minimize service charges for use of e-transactions The Economic Times: … Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has...
2017-01-31: Economic Survey 2017 released Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian released the Economic Survey for...
2017-01-02: Home screen 2017 Following M.G. Siegler’s yearly ritual, here’s my home screen as...
2016-12-29: Review: AirPods, and liberation I use headphones a lot. All my calls are done...
2016-12-19: AirPods Eve-like pod feel Magnetically snapped in the case (ie they...
2016-11-16: Post-demonetization I’m not an economist, or any kind of finance wizard....
2016-11-09: The black money exit News of an announcement flickered in around 7.50 p.m. IST,...
2016-06-27: A Warby Parker experience I discovered Warby Parker thanks to Gruber’s The Talk Show,...
2016-05-16: Noodling it up at Wokyo Wokyo Noodle BarCuisine: AsianRating: 3.7/5 It would seem unfair to...
2016-04-19: Feeding the fad @ Farzi Farzi Café, Dubai: 3.4 / 5 It’s not often that...
2016-03-22: Day in, day out with the iPad Pro It’s been about 60 days since I’ve been using the...
2015-11-24: Video: It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home Video: It takes hands to build a house, but only...
2015-11-18: Electrification in Indian villages The Government of India (GoI) is currently targeting to have...
2015-11-16: The iPad Pro debate Brooke Crothers, writing for Forbes: The preponderance of the gripes...
2015-11-11: Happy Diwali everyone! Happy Diwali everyone! Keep the light shining even if all...
2015-11-08: Some thoughts post the Bihar election results I’ll start with this, I’m a big fan of our...
2015-09-30: The iPad Pro and why it’s for me There seem to be two central questions around the recently...
2015-08-10: Yes and No Life is no longer just a yes or a no....
2015-06-01: Nutracker Summer The Nutcracker, Mumbai: 4 / 5Cuisine: Casual, Cafe (All vegetarian,...
2015-05-09: Who knew it was so easy to feel like we were in Pariee? Note: I was invited to a complimentary meal at fournil...
2015-05-09: The Cheesecake Factory, Dubai Who wasn’t excited to hear about the Cheesecake Factory’s opening...
2015-05-09: Mojito Iced Tea At first I was apprehensive, but it won me over....
2015-03-29: ‘My Choice’ [embed]www.youtube.com/watch ‘My choice’. Well written & voiced over. Can’t say...
2015-03-23: Made of Gold [embed]www.youtube.com/watch Gorgeous track. Apple’s Macbook reveal uses this as its...
2015-03-12: Changing TV delivery Netflix and HBO are slowly but surely changing a lot...
2015-03-11: The sheer execution of Apple, Inc. As is probably the case with many of us, the...
2015-03-08: Think about it. Think about it sometimes,The lives that could have been,The stories...
2015-03-02: Quite awesome. [embed]www.youtube.com/watch Quite awesome.
2015-02-16: Dubai Flow Motion [embed]vimeo.com/117770305[/embed] Incredible Work by Rob Whitworth.
2015-02-11: Are you real? [embed]www.youtube.com/watch Are you real or just something from wanderlust?
2015-01-26: In a roadtrip kind of mood today. In a roadtrip kind of mood today. Follow the Sun...
2015-01-19: Who, who are you really? Who, who are you really? [embed]www.youtube.com/watch
2014-07-10: Tenu Samjhawaki [embed]www.youtube.com/watch
2014-06-22: 50 essential meds to be given free? For starters, the health ministry’s vision is to provide 50...
2014-06-22: business StyleDiary founder Patricia Handschiegel: A friend and I were discussing...
2014-06-22: Air India in talks with OnAir to have Wifi on board Air India’s top officials, according to sources, met OnAir, to...
2014-06-15: @gruber on the WWDC ’14 Keynote During the keynote last week, John Siracusa referenced The Godfather,...
2014-04-29: John Oliver’s hilarious coverage of Indian Elections (and its media) John Oliver’s hilarious coverage of Indian Elections (and its media)...
2014-04-27: Why Indian media should take some cues from ‘The Newsroom’ The reporting on Election 2014 is going from bad to worse....
2014-03-11: Video: Seth Meyer rips the White House, Congress and Trump. Video: Seth Meyer rips the White House, Congress and Trump....
2014-03-03: Review: Souq.com’s QTAB tablet © QTAB.com. Full technical specs are here. Souq.com launched their...
2014-02-23: Clumsy bank thief’s bad day gets worse When robbing a bank, remember: Don’t drop the cash Check...
2014-02-16: Pricing Experiments You Might Not Know, But Can Learn From Lots of entrepreneurs struggle with pricing. How much to charge?...
2014-02-09: Video: What conf calls would be like in real life Video: What conf calls would be like in real life...
2013-12-24: Now Listening to ‘Attaboy’ from The Goat Rodeo Sessions. Now Listening to ‘Attaboy’ from The Goat Rodeo Sessions. [embed]www.youtube.com/watch...
2013-10-21: Thought for the day: [embed]www.youtube.com/watch Thought for the day: Wish I could stay forever...
2013-10-07: Review: Parrot Zik Headphones Don’t they look sleek? Could we be looking at the future...
2013-09-25: #hashtagcity #hashtagcity [embed]www.youtube.com/watch #lolololololol
2013-09-01: A marker, breaking the silence since my last post. A marker, breaking the silence since my last post.Normalcy resumes,...
2013-07-11: … rubeen, me & arva (photo credit: r) Your voice has played...
2013-07-09: Close encounters Take a minute and remember, life is fragile. I received the...
2013-07-02: Why iOS 7 fascinates me MY IPHONE PANORAMA MAKES FOR A LOVELY LOCK SCREEN EXPERIENCE...
2013-06-27: Life is fragile. Life is fragile. [embed]www.youtube.com/watch Hang in there RN. We’re rooting...
2013-06-26: iOS 7: First Impressions iOS 7 was announced a couple of weeks ago, and...
2013-06-21: Jobs, the movie Jobs, the movie [embed]www.youtube.com/watch The trailer for Jobs just debuted...
2013-06-16: Ellen DeGeneres commen-cement speech Ellen DeGeneres commen-cement speech [embed]www.youtube.com/watch 2009. Hilariously well done.
2013-06-11: “Can’t innovate, my ass” I think that quote (courtesy Phil Schiller at last night’s...
2013-06-02: What is with the Coffee Planet ad? It goes something like this*: W: ‘I’m not one of...
2013-05-21: Don’t Yahoo! Tumblr It hasn’t been all that long since Posterous was acquired...
2013-05-16: You should get married soon. Or else.. Funny take on the marriage question. My favorite bit: You...
2013-05-16: Royal disgrace indeed Cricinfo reports: “Three Rajasthan Royals players — Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit...
2013-05-14: BBM coming to iOS, Android BlackBerry plans to make BBM, our wildly popular mobile messaging...
2013-05-09: What is with the superlong email signatures? Why, why do people have signatures that are 3 times...
2013-04-28: Gotta love Obama’s sense of humor Gotta love Obama’s sense of humor [embed]www.youtube.com/watch Say what you...
2013-04-22: Saucy An interview with the man behind one of my favorite...
2013-04-22: Music share: Animals by The Cast of Cheers Music share: Animals by The Cast of Cheers [embed]www.youtube.com/watch
2013-04-20: But with you by my side, entwined with me, It’s like I’m the lock and you’re the key. But with you by my side, entwined with me,It’s like...
2013-04-04: Holy…Arrested Development is back! Holy…Arrested Development is back! Now how will the the non-US...
2013-04-03: Video: Somersby ad using the Apple playbook Video: Somersby ad using the Apple playbook [embed]www.youtube.com/watch Cleverly done....
2013-03-27: Happy Holi everyone! Happy Holi everyone! [embed]www.youtube.com/watch Rang Lo!
2013-03-20: DKN I still have my very first work ID for when...
2013-03-19: I didn’t do much. All I did was hold your hand.   Signs DSF 2013 is in full swing?
2013-01-17: Kachori-craving pilot delays flight by an hour Gotta love it. An Air India pilot faces suspension after...
2013-01-01: Moments Still waters, softly falling on the sandBirds chirping, softly circling...
2012-12-18: Music: If the Hudson overflows Music: If the Hudson overflows [embed]soundcloud.com/goldspotb…[/embed] A charity single for...
2012-12-05: Okay, really liking the new Gmail app’s look & feel updates! Some slick animations as well. Okay, really liking the new Gmail app’s look & feel...
2012-12-03: With a heavy heart, life after @Posterous I’ve been a Posterous advocate for some time now and...
2012-11-26: Music: Perfect Darkness Music: Perfect Darkness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTqUaeDL0pk<p>Absolutely addicted.</p> (If you’re interested, a version...
2012-11-25: Video: Christmas lights Gangnam Style Video: Christmas lights Gangnam Style [embed]www.youtube.com/watch There is too much...
2012-11-21: Good read: Are We Back On Track? by @alexandermcnabb Alexander McNabb: Dubai was founded on trade, not real estate...
2012-11-20: You just have to do something jonathanmoore: Over the course of my career and journey as...
2012-11-19: The operation to rescue Manhattan’s drowned internet Intense. The operation to rescue Manhattan’s drowned internet
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2012-11-17: More Twitter API restrictions, now for Win8 The news continues with Twitter’s new API policies continuing to...
2012-11-17: Bazinga. Bazinga.
2012-11-12: Kalakand Paneer in a cup? Sweetened to perfection? Absolutely!
2012-11-12: Review: Samsung NX1000 Quick Facts Brand: SamsungModel: NX1000 20.3MP APS-C Sensor, 8fps, 1/4000...
2012-11-07: Intriguing: WWII carrier pigeon crypto-message discovered Government code-breakers are working on deciphering a message that has...
2012-10-27: Galeries Lafayette
2012-10-25: The ride He looked out the window staring at the half lit...
2012-10-24: Mohanthal v2 With my photography skills receiving an update over the last...
2012-10-22: It begins..Happy Durgashtami to those celebrating! It begins..Happy Durgashtami to those celebrating!
2012-10-16: From @the_webhamster. The 6 Stages of Debugging: That can’t happen. That shouldn’t...
2012-09-16: The little things Silence, broken only by the click of her red heels...
2012-09-12: Goodbye, @Twimbow On some level, I guess I knew this was just...
2012-09-11: Hey, LinkedIn, why would I believe you this time? Hey, LinkedIn, why would I believe you this time? I...
2012-08-21: The devil’s in the details Just came across this post. Fascinates me, this. Makes me...
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2012-07-16: Review: Galaxy Nexus Day 1 Note: I was given the Samsung Galaxy Nexus as a...
2012-07-12: ‘Death didn’t happen to Steve, he achieved it.’ This write-up (by Jobs’ sister) still moves me, just as...
2012-07-12: Video: Really cool guitar cover to MJ’s ‘Beat it’ Video: Really cool guitar cover to MJ’s ‘Beat it’ [embed]www.youtube.com/watch...
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2012-07-07: How we ran product at Posterous (by @agarwal) A little context. My deciding factor to use Posterous for...
2012-06-30: Twitter vs LinkedIn So LinkedIn ends their twitter sync partnership. Or, technically, I...
2012-06-28: Presentations at Google I/O 2012 There are enough posts this morning doing the rounds about...
2012-06-28: Getting past the jargon Some thoughts on giving back to the community and how...
2012-06-24: I can finally rave about pizza in Dubai again. I’ve continued to stay heartbroken since my favorite pizza place...
2012-06-20: No Price, No Date, No Apps, No Problem. No Wait, Problem- MG Siegler A rather good post by MG with some spot-on points...
2012-06-20: Review: Samsung Slate PC Series 7 My initial thoughts with the Samsung Slate PC Series 7...
2012-06-19: Pizza — Best use of math ever! Pizza — Best use of math ever!
2012-06-04: Who sold my email address? I received this email finally on the personal email I...
2012-06-03: And… @picplz shuts down Just saw the note from Picplz saying they intend on...
2012-06-02: First Impressions: Samsung Slate PC, Series 7 Note: I was given a Samsung Slate PC Series 7...
2012-05-19: Happy birthday @theregos! Happy birthday @theregos!
2012-05-18: @BhumiNasta dragon eye tea, anyone? @BhumiNasta dragon eye tea, anyone?
2012-05-17: Spicy pineapple from CA Spicy crystallized pineapple from California, and a little macro lens...
2012-05-17: This should make life just a little sweeter
2012-05-17: For @theregos For @theregos
2012-05-11: Travel-o-food Delhi The best thing about traveling is getting a chance to...
2012-05-10: Tried a Falafel Man’ousheh yet? All Photos: Arva Ahmed, I live in a Frying Pan....
2012-03-28: Amerigos has something for everyone For me, mexican food comes with a truckload of childhood...
2012-03-22: That should cater to some good chocolate cravings — Nestl?? TollHouse Cafe Nestlé TollHouse CaféDubai Festival City, Dubai
2012-03-07: My afternoon is made :) #icedtea My afternoon is made :) #icedtea
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2012-01-21: Morning’s here…morning’s here. Morning’s here…morning’s here.
2012-01-15: Peace, quiet, a little bit of tranquility and wonderful weather. Peace, quiet, a little bit of tranquility and wonderful weather....
2012-01-08: Awesome dinner. #Hummus! Awesome dinner. #Hummus!
2012-01-08: What a Watalappan! As we all know, Sri Lankan food is super delicious...
2011-12-02: KajuKatri
2011-11-25: What are you doing tomorrow? @bakefestdxb Hoping to see you guys there tomorrow! Make sure to...
2011-11-09: Pastel de Tres Leches On a lazy Friday afternoon, post lunch, what’s that one...
2011-11-09: Steve Jobs It’s been a little over a month since Steve Jobs...
2011-10-25: Ferrero Rocher Cheesecake I have been making cheesecakes yet again. This time I...
2011-10-25: Let there be ‘cake’ The history of cake dates back to ancient times. According...
2011-10-22: Ghughra Diwali is almost here — lights, colors, bling and ofcourse, sweets. So...
2011-10-01: *The* Iced Tea, Brunetti I am a man of simple pleasures. And for those...
2011-09-27: Because Take 1 just wasn’t good enough. Because Take 1 just wasn’t good enough.
2011-09-27: Evil Mud Cake @ C???est ici Brasserie Say hello to the newest kid on the block (wow,...
2011-09-11: Nine eleven To this day, when I close my eyes and recall...
2011-09-07: Elevator They stood quietly. It hummed downward. 35? Maybe 40, they...
2011-09-02: Always nice to be featured,so nice to have a photo I took featured on a travel site for… Always nice to be featured,so nice to have a photo...
2011-09-01: Happy Ganesh Chaturthi everyone!
2011-08-30: Khaman We all love a good sponge cake. Now close your...
2011-08-25: The (planned) end of an era… As news of Steve Jobs’ resignation flutters through the cyberspace,...
2011-08-15: At the stroke of midnight hour Famous words from an inspiring speech. India celebrates another year...
2011-08-13: After-shave for geeks…like me. After-shave for geeks…like me.
2011-08-12: Differences It continually amazes me to see the kind of creativity...
2011-08-06: Il Forno Anyone who’s driven around Abu Dhabi a bit will notice...
2011-07-26: Happy Birthday FiA About a year ago, I received a DM over twitter...
2011-07-26: Union Co-op Barsha outlet bans single men, via @bilalhouri Well, well, well. I had to really think about this...
2011-07-25: Musings 2.0 “At some point I took it personally. #fail” I remember...
2011-07-23: Gummies! Who doesn’t love candy. Come to think of it, I...
2011-07-22: First Impressions: Lion (OS X 10.7) My early thoughts on the all-new Mac OS X 10.7...
2011-07-14: It all ends. Well for the two loyal readers this blog actually has,...
2011-07-11: [gallery] [gallery] As the posters say, ‘it all ends’..tonight.
2011-07-10: Thepla When you look up Gujarati food, thepla ranks right up...
2011-07-08: Vanilla Bean Cupcakes With Dulce De Leche Frosting Check out what Red Panda has been pulling out of...
2011-07-04: The lesser known #win’s of Google+ A lot was said before, during and after. Google+ was...
2011-06-27: Pizza @ Mamma Rossella AED250 for a slice of pizza. Okay, granted that not...
2011-06-07: iCloud may not be the next phase in Cloud technology, but it’s the next step Yesterday’s iCloud announcement has, and will, cause some stir. …...
2011-06-04: BakeFestDXB — Round 2 Briefly, BakeFestDXB is an initiative by organizer Nick (also known...
2011-06-02: Some great advice for your first job by @atulchitnis Saw an interesting tweet on my timeline this morning relating...
2011-05-31: Why @twimbow is my favorite twitter client UPDATE, 12 Sep 2012: Twimbow is no longer in active...
2011-05-22: Chocolate by @ChoCoaDubai I’d heard about the existance of Choco’a for some time...
2011-04-01: LinkedIn has a fun prank today too! This is what shows up under people I know (1st...
2011-03-30: What the atmosphere in India is like right now #CWC2011 What the atmosphere in India is like right now #CWC2011...
2011-03-27: On the twelfth day of Christmas… …normally, I think, I’d have said a lot more. This...
2011-03-27: Magic Masala! One of the positives to be taken out of being...
2011-03-17: SaaS and the symbiosis between IT & business My post on the AMAEYA Corporate blog: After attending yet...
2011-02-27: Cricket Team This transition has been among the tougher that the 10...
2011-02-14: I think, I *think* Apple won’t be too pleased with this I think, I *think* Apple won’t be too pleased with...
2011-02-12: Devil’s Food Cake topped with Chocolate Ganache Visit my blog for more on this: http://redpandabakes.blogspot.com
2011-02-07: Vanilla Tart with Kiwi Topping Visit my Baking Blog: http://redpandabakes.blogspot.com Enjoy! :)
2011-02-03: Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies More about this on my blog: http://redpandabakes.blogspot.com Enjoy!
2011-01-31: What is wrong with Indian television (and society, probably) Consider the premise for a new TV show on one...
2011-01-30: Apple & Cinnamon Muffins
2011-01-24: Mascarpone Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberry Drizzle
2011-01-21: Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake This was made by dad at home. Whenever I make...
2011-01-21: Banoffee Pie Banoffee Pie may sound complicated but it is one of...
2011-01-19: Chocopologie Earlier this week, I was taking a stroll around Festival...
2011-01-16: Deep-Dish Apple Pie
2011-01-15: Sponge Cake with Dulce De Leche Filling and Whipped Cream Topping
2010-12-28: Sula Vineyards, Nasik I had a chance to visit Sula Vineyards thanks to...
2010-12-25: It Was A Successful Batch of Cupcakes This post is way overdue (months and months). This was...
2010-12-21: Reliance, Part III (…and I’m done) If you’re reading this, and want to catch up, here’s...
2010-12-15: The Reliance saga continues… After writing a long & annoyed letter to Reliance, here’s...
2010-12-14: Dear Reliance, you need work My e-mail to Reliance broadband this morning following my issue....
2010-12-09: Hey Microsoft, you just have issues Yes, geniuses, I do know that IE8 requires Windows Server...
2010-12-05: What a mess… Trying to get work done in India is…well, a mess....
2010-12-01: The UAE’s best food blogs, featuring @InaFryingPan, @sally2hats and others. Nice work foodies! Emily Shardlow Last Updated: Dec 1, 2010 Select a subject,...
2010-11-30: Yowza. Yowza. This morning’s Analytics report caused a well-founded exclamation.
2010-11-05: The naihar Pani Puri I’ll let the pictures do the talking :)
2010-11-05: Believe it or not, but I’ve actually never spent a Diwali in India. Until this time, that is. Believe it or not, but I’ve actually never spent a...
2010-11-01: Elco Pani Puri Center In the heart of Bandra, Mumbai lies the heart of...
2010-10-30: Such a remarkable name for an educational entity. Such a remarkable name for an educational entity. What were...
2010-10-08: Dear @EtisalatUAE, as an ISP and all, you do know we use forward slashes in URLs, right Sigh. Dear @EtisalatUAE, as an ISP and all, you do know...
2010-10-08: Dear @dutweets, maybe you can help me understand? Actually, first of all, I do want to thank you....
2010-09-27: Geese a-layin’ Yes, I totally did not notice the date. However, it...
2010-09-23: Modak The festival of Ganesh is marked by specialist sweets — primarily laddoos...
2010-09-10: My Flake 99, courtesy @desertchill
2010-09-04: The food blog: A hundred, and more. I have the auspicious honor of putting together post number...
2010-08-30: I know *exactly* what they mean… I know *exactly* what they mean…
2010-08-27: For fighting Today we celebrate five, a whole, complete number and a...
2010-08-12: What I did to my tyre this fine morning. What I did to my tyre this fine morning.
2010-08-11: From the Kitchen: Pasta Put together some onions, garlic, red and yellow peppers and...
2010-08-10: How to cure a cheesecake infatuation I have now taken my infatuation with the creation of...
2010-08-04: White chocolate clusters I have three words for you. White chocolate clusters. Little...
2010-08-04: Cheese and Chive Muffins Cheese and Chive muffins. I like experimenting in the kitchen,...
2010-08-03: Molten goodness, or not? A late night after movie chocolate craving brought me right...
2010-08-03: Appetizing Dahi Vada We took some time out from our busy trip — ok I...
2010-08-01: Oh joy. #TRA to suspend #UAE #Blackberry services The National: The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has said that Blackberry...
2010-07-25: How does one explain an erroneous successful transaction? How does one explain an erroneous successful transaction?
2010-07-24: Oh, Tiramisu! Buca di beppo is one of my favorite Italian restaurants...
2010-07-18: Max Brenner — Chocolate by the Bald Man A recent addition to the restaurant galores of Philadelphia, Chocolate...
2010-07-17: Chocolate bread for a divine breakfast makes Who can say no to chocolate. I can’t say no...
2010-07-16: #Jalebi’s for breakfast, anyone?
2010-07-15: Review: Whittard Of Chelsea ?? Take two tea lovers with a passion for food...
2010-07-12: Spinneys gets into World Cup mode I think I’m mildly disappointed they didn’t make a vuvuzela...
2010-07-08: How @guykawasaki tweets Question: How can you follow so many people?Answer: I don’t...
2010-07-01: Foodscapes Foodscapes-english.pps Recieved this mouthwatering presentation. Superb photography, but it did...
2010-06-28: Purple mist He pretended to read the paper, all the while staring...
2010-06-27: Three’s company Issac Newton contributed three laws to Physics, Orion’s belt is...
2010-06-26: Good read: competition is overrated by @cdixon Interesting (and rather valid) point of view on startups, on...
2010-06-25: Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia Day 2 in Philadelphia, and a visit to Reading Terminal...
2010-06-25: Welcome @rawatcentral! This should have come out sooner. But I’m sure you...
2010-06-24: Worst Burrito Ever To begin with, this post is dedicated to a certain...
2010-06-23: Bukhara of Samlesbury Father’s Day celebrations found me at a family favourite one...
2010-06-16: Review: Seesmic for iPhone Originally posted at the Shufflegazine Blog (no longer exists) The...
2010-06-14: Snapple Theater Omg, there’s something called the Snapple??Theater, with larger than life...
2010-06-14: Famous Famigla #Pizza Can’t leave New York without a visit to one of...
2010-06-14: Mango cheesecake — I just couldn’t resist the temptation! Guilty pleasures are a must for all. Mine is the...
2010-06-11: Graduating Cupcakes A late night decision while skimming through a recipe got...
2010-06-08: Finally out of the plane and is the first thing I do? Foood Pizza from the campus days @ California Pizza in University...
2010-06-04: Mohanthal What is Mohampar, you ask? The best description I found...
2010-06-03: Deep dish Pizza Deep Dish Vegetarian Pizza, Mango Iced Tea, Strawberry Lemonade, and...
2010-06-03: Tiramisu Divine dessert fit for the Lords! Oh and Romano’s Macaroni...
2010-06-03: Why is there such little professionalism around here? Picture the scene.  Such a typical day.
2010-05-22: It’s dinner time! Paneer. Sorry, but that had to be the first word...
2010-05-21: And…Google’s at it again. And…Google’s at it again. You have to give these guys...
2010-05-21: Confessions of a teenage drama queen Right, so my post refers to this article, written about...
2010-05-20: Too many choices…help me!
2010-05-20: ArabianBusiness’ article on the #lemagnifique situation… …which seems to have been pulled down.
2010-05-18: Adventures at Mugg & Bean Mugg & Bean makes for a nice snazzy little outlet...
2010-05-17: This is funny…and time-consuming..and *goes back to clicking button* This is funny…and time-consuming..and *goes back to clicking button*
2010-05-15: Vending machine to dispense gold. Vending machine to dispense gold.
2010-05-08: Mango and curried chickpea salad I found a link for an interesting??recipe??(thanks ParulBh) for a...
2010-05-05: Today’s XKCD has a font reference!  Browsers need to innovate A really good post on the current standard, or lack...
2010-04-30: Microsoft Education Competencies: Humor So here’s how Microsoft defines humor. I particularly enjoyed noticing...
2010-04-29: Watching @localarchade team argue on stage is more entertaining when you have @theregos’ diva-ing… Watching @localarchade team argue on stage is more entertaining when...
2010-04-26: Why you shouldn’t bother with #Etisalat What did we learn today? When Etisalat says there’s no...
2010-04-21: Brioche Dor??e @dubaimallnews Brioche Dor??e??is a little cafe by the massive fountain structure...
2010-04-20: Tea lovers, meet Whittard of Chelsea. A quick visit to Whittard of Chelsea??at Dubai Festival City??to...
2010-04-20: Restaurant Review: On The Border Think Mexican and you are immediately reminded of a vast...
2010-04-19: Android vs iPhone Android vs iPhone
2010-04-19: How to pick a typeface. How to pick a typeface.
2010-04-17: Vote for @DXBFlashMob logo! A flash mob is a large group of people who...
2010-04-17: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? NO, it’s an ice-cream cupcake! ?? I had an amazing type of ice-cream today from...
2010-04-16: There’s a fun name for a frozen yogurt joint… Opening soon at Mirdiff City Center
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2010-04-15: Apple’s upcoming inventions. Apple’s upcoming inventions.
2010-04-13: Wildpeeta! No Dubai food blog would be complete without a mention...
2010-04-13: Coffee or Tea? A gorgeous shot of iced mocha against mango iced tea...
2010-04-12: A Trip To Candyland It felt like stepping into Willy Wonka’s factory.?? My first...
2010-04-12: Caribou’s Chocolate Cupcake Not the best of cupcakes, but these are rich chocolatey...
2010-04-11: Why 9:41 is the official time of Apple product photos Now that is some alarming attention to detail. Turns out...
2010-04-10: Nothing beats a big-ass (home-made) brunch! Our brunch table from today. We stuck to an Indian-heavy...
2010-04-07: New Element on the Periodic Table A team of Russian and American scientists has discovered a...
2010-04-05: Pizza pizza Fantastic Pizza at Fratelli La Bufala, Dubai.
2010-04-04: Mango Chili Chips
2010-04-02: Peri Peri heaven
2010-03-26: Mysore Masala Dosa — breakfast of champions!
2010-03-25: So excited. Thanks @devinadivecha! #farscape So excited. Thanks @devinadivecha! #farscape
2010-03-22: What’s a Chirley Temple? #fail
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2010-03-17: If only we could have this here. #Skype — always on — and without using data plan! @dutweets The two companies have created an exclusive, easy-to-use Skype mobile...
2010-03-17: Brunching Saying that we love food and feeding people is probably...
2010-03-16: Random things you discover at 1 a.m. Random things you discover at 1 a.m. The Emirates Driving...
2010-03-15: For most of the world, today is March 14th, or 3/14. For most of the world, today is March 14th, or...
2010-03-13: Chocolate devotion…
2010-03-13: It begins… The naihar concept for food has been around for some...
2010-03-11: Google Responds To Privacy Concerns With Unsettlingly Specific Apology Brilliantly written piece. “I’d like nothing more than to apologize...
2010-03-05: The curse of a g33k. Ofcourse, I wouldn’t know anything about that… The curse of a g33k. Ofcourse, I wouldn’t know anything...
2010-02-22: Sysadmin to the rescue. Absolutely love it. Sysadmin to the rescue. Absolutely love it.
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2010-02-01: The Apple phenomenon Originally posted at the Shufflegazine Blog (no longer exists) Even...
2010-01-19: Let the first blogger to die in prison be the last The March 18 movement started in honor of blogger Omid...
2010-01-03: Musings… For people I’m close to, I’ve always tried to do...
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2009-12-25: Looks like a train… The food wasn’t expectional, but the decor was interesting.
2009-12-16: Chrome for Mac Originally posted at the Shufflegazine Blog (no longer exists) I’ve...
2009-12-07: Airport mornings. Airport mornings.
2009-12-03: Sometimes… Sometimes it’s all about the sacrifice. Staying up upset, so...
2009-12-02: 11 Things about Blogging …blogging really is the best platform that a writer can...
2009-10-23: Really any wiser? So another year has come and gone. Honestly, this year,...
2009-10-03: We begin. Again. I’m starting over, for multiple reasons that I will not...
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2009-05-26: Web Apps: the here and now Plus, with SaaS, there is another dimension. There is also...
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2009-02-04: No, but i’m having fun watching you try Right, so…been a while….and LOTS has happened. But interestingly, I...
2009-01-24: Learning to walk Well I’ve finally got the green light to get rid...
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2004-12-20: Not a blogger… I’m personally not really a blogger; I created this account...
2004-12-19: Old Posts While I continue to migrate, my older posts will be...


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After some disappointing trials with 4..6 seeds Anadenanthera Columbrina I decided that instead of changing the method and assisting chemicals, I'd change species.
So I took 5 seeds of Anadenanthera P., popped them in a microwave, ground them up in a mortar together with some limestone (about 1/3..1/2 the volume) and a tiny bit of baking soda, which makes my nose runny. I removed the shells, which was convenient at one point during the grinding. Only a few specks of the shells remained. I wettened the mixture some, figuring it would help if the good stuff could dissolve a bit before I snuffed it with the seeds gunk.
I proceeded to insuffulate the stuff, split into 8 'lines' (4 for each nostril). I wettened my nose by insuffulating some very dilute saline (approximate 0.5% salt -> tastes like spit, not like water or salty water) before and during the sniffing. I noticed that this would be lots more potent than 4..6 Columbrina seeds while still sniffing.
I started pink floyd's 'momentary lapse of reason', armed myself with a handkerchief and sat down on the couch. I quickly noticed I would not want to wear my glasses and hairband, so i put them off. I laid down.
In that instance, I was already quite intoxicated, which took me somewhat off guard.
Before the first track ended, I was hallucinating with closed eyes. The visions were mostly 'Op-Art' patterns, extremely colorful and had a certain 'vibrant' quality, changing and morphing all the time.
I was a bit scared then, like, 'oh man this is nuts.' It's not getting any worse is it? even though, rationally, I knew nothing would happen to me. Quite overwhelming uptrip though. I decided to get rid of the stuff (I blew it into the handkerchief).
A few moments later, my body had the same thought. Ineffective, but probably had some evolutionary advantage, a few million years ago. So I just went puking. No big deal. Even while doing that, I saw those crazy flickering patterns.
I noticed some open eyed visuals too, but I felt more comfortable with eyes closed.
Back on the couch, I was still hallucinating pretty much. In some layer of my mind, I was still clear in a bizarre way (unlike on 'shrooms, which have a quite noticeable stoning/inebriating effect) but the rest of me was tripping balls. I remained on the couch an indeterminable time.
I had to puke a second time. After that, I laid down on the bathroom floor, not without smearing vomit that I had on my fingers everywhere. The clear goo that comes after most of my stomach contents was gone. YUCK. But I just wiped it off and laid down again. Still trippin. I brushed my teeth.
I wanted to lay myself down then, so I went to bed. I put an alarm on +1h, and rested some. I didn't sleep, but the trip gradually took a comfortable, sedating quality, and I just enjoyed.
I was feeling very grounded then. Catharsis. No big insights, just plain relaxing. Very very comfortable, nyup, the alarm sounded after the hour passed. I felt very good then, excited and full of energy. I was still tripping a little (and I am still having a faint bit of afterglow now, 3 hours after) and continued the day more or less like a normal day.
So this was a mixed (but positive in retrospect) experience with Yopo.
- The 'whoops this is coming QUICKLY' feeling is about as strong as with ketamine. Which means something to me.
- The general character was not as 'mellow' as mushrooms (rather mood-neutral), rather 'wow!' and much clearer.
- For the experienced 'depth' of trip, the visuals were extremely vivid.
- I think I will go the MAOI/oral path the next time. Snuffing this is not for me.
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MFA Final Thesis
year
2020
motive
Self study
tags
UI/UX Design, Onboarding, Videogames
Overview
My Final Thesis contains a narrative analysis schema for videogames.
It contains three main fields of knowledge: literature, cyberculture and game studies,
which I thoroughly studied in order to create a narrative analysis schema
(previously non-existent) for the field of videogames.
My Final Thesis was graded A+ and uploaded into the university repository, so you can check it in the next link:
https://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/51568/
Thank you!


As with Appendix A, this appendix will aim to be a resource for doing time series in R. An extremely useful resource is Using R for Time Series Analysis by Avril Coghlan.
R


| Vendor Name | Canadian Signcrafters Supply |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | W0114-080004/001/KIN |
| Contract Date | 23-4-2008 |
| Description of Work | PROCESSING MACHINES, GRAPHIC ARTS, STILL PICTURE, FILM AND PAPER, B AND W AND COLOUR |
| Delivery Date | 23-6-2008 |
| Contract Value | $12,595.00 |
| Comments | |
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class: center, middle # Factory Method --- # Also known as * Virtual Constructor --- # Intent * Define an interface for creating an object, but let subclasses decide which class to instantiate; * Factory Method lets a class defer instantiation to subclasses; --- # Explanation * [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_method_pattern) says: > "In class-based programming, the factory method pattern is a creational pattern that uses factory methods to deal with the problem of creating objects without having to specify the exact class of the object that will be created. This is done by creating objects by calling a factory method (either specified in an interface and implemented by child classes, or implemented in a base class and optionally overridden by derived classes) rather than by calling a constructor." * In plain words: * It provides a way to delegate the instantiation logic to child classes; --- # Example * Blacksmith manufactures weapons; * Elves require Elvish weapons and Orcs require Orcish weapons; * Depending on the customer at hand, the right type of blacksmith is summoned and, consequently, the right type of weapon; --- # Programmatic Example Considering the blacksmith example, we have a blacksmith interface and some implementations for it:
``` public interface Blacksmith { Weapon manufactureWeapon(WeaponType weaponType); } public class ElfBlacksmith implements Blacksmith { public Weapon manufactureWeapon(WeaponType weaponType) { return new ElfWeapon(weaponType); } } public class OrcBlacksmith implements Blacksmith { public Weapon manufactureWeapon(WeaponType weaponType) { return new OrcWeapon(weaponType); } } ``` --- # Programmatic Example Now, as the customers come, the correct type of blacksmith is summoned and weapons are instantiated via the factory method `manufactureWeapon()`:
``` Blacksmith blacksmith = new ElfBlacksmith(); blacksmith.manufactureWeapon(WeaponType.SPEAR); blacksmith.manufactureWeapon(WeaponType.AXE); // Elvish weapons are created ``` --- # Diagram * The diagram below showcases the example: .center[![Diagram](diagram1.png)] --- # Applicability Use the Factory Method pattern when: * A class can't anticipate the class of objects it must create; * A class wants its subclasses to specify the objects it creates; * Classes delegate responsibility to one of several helper subclasses, and you want to localize the knowledge of which helper subclass is the delegate; --- # Real world examples * [java.util.Calendar](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Calendar.html#getInstance--) * [java.util.ResourceBundle](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/ResourceBundle.html#getBundle-java.lang.String-) * [java.text.NumberFormat](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/text/NumberFormat.html#getInstance--) * [java.nio.charset.Charset](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/nio/charset/Charset.html#forName-java.lang.String-) * [java.net.URLStreamHandlerFactory](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/net/URLStreamHandlerFactory.html#createURLStreamHandler-java.lang.String-) * [java.util.EnumSet](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/EnumSet.html#of-E-) * [javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/xml/bind/JAXBContext.html#createMarshaller--) --- # Credits * [Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software](http://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Elements-Reusable-Object-Oriented/dp/0201633612) --- # Tutorials * Source code http://java-design-patterns.com/patterns/factory-method/


According to legend, Sagada was founded as an ili or village by Biag, a man from Bika in eastern Abra. The people from Bika were forced out of their ili by raiding headhunters. Biag's family resettled in Candon but when baptism or the giving of names was enforced, Biag's family chose to move back toward the mountains in search for a settlement. Along the way, he and his siblings decided to part ways. A brother, Balay, chose to return to Candon, a sister to Abra. Another brother settled along the upper Abra River. Biag pushed further to the east until he came to what is now Sagada.
Hanging Coffins at Echo Valley
Sagada’s mysterious Hanging Coffins at Echo Valley attest to the 2,000-year-old Igorot burial traditions that have fascinated the world. Pinewood coffins suspended with primitive wires and ropes along limestone cliffs act as vessels to heaven. The departed assume a fetal position, as it is believed that souls should leave the earth the same way they entered it. Little written records exist to document this bizarre practice; rather, knowledge is passed down through word of mouth by Applai elders
Lumiang-Sumaguing Cave Connection
Sumaguing Cave has the largest chambers of all the caves found in Sagada, thus earning its nickname the "Big Cave."
Orange Picking at Rock Farm
Have as much orange as you want when you go pick your own oranges in this wonderful farm few kilometers away from the town.
St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church
The Church Of St. Mary The Virgin in Sagada, also known as the Anglican Church in Poblacion is said to be the oldest church in Cordillera. It was originally built under the direction of Rev. John Staunton year 1904, under the American regime and became a parish year 1962.
Bokong, Bomod-Ok and Pongga Falls
A hike to Bokong Falls is one perfect ender to your adventure but if you prefer more challenging terrains then go extreme and see Bomod-Ok and Pongga Falls.


Example marked as Unimplemented
No assertions here!
Example marked as Unimplemented but has passing assertion
Oops, I made a successful
assertion
Example marked as Unimplemented but has failing assertion
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assertion


Keyboard layout (as shown below) follows the Lao standard, with the following minor differences to simplify entry of Kmhmu text:
| Shift | Key | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● | U | ໟ | |
| ● | Y | ໞ | |
| i | ຣ | This follows the pre-2005 Lao typewriter convention, since ຣ is widely used in Kmhmu while ຮ is rarely if ever used. |
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| ● | I | ຮ | |
| space bar (pressed once) |
thin space | To allow narrow spacing between words, the space bar inserts a (wrapping) thin-space when pressed once, or normal spaces if pressed more than once. | |
| space bar (twice or more) |
normal space | ||
| ● | | | ZWSP | Zero-width (wrapping) space character |
| ● | % | ໌ | This mark used to form modified characters found in Kmhmu (but not in Lao) replaces the "Cancellation mark" (thanthakhat) found in normal Lao fonts, so can be entered using the same keystroke. But in most cases, the Y and U keys would be used instead. |
Mobile Keyboard follows the same layout as the Desktop keyboard with minor exceptions. The Lao numerals are made available as a choice via long pressing the Arabic Numeral
| Long Press | Key | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ● | 1 | ໑ |
| ● | 2 | ໒ |
| ● | 3 | ໓ |
| ● | 4 | ໔ |
| ● | 5 | ໕ |
| ● | 6 | ໖ |
| ● | 7 | ໗ |
| ● | 8 | ໘ |
| ● | 9 | ໙ |
| ● | 0 | ໐ |
| ● | ( | [ or { |
| ● | ) | ] or } |
The font Kmhmu OT 2.002 and Kmhmu MX have been included with the keyboard layout.
Both font will be installed on Windows, but Kmhmu OT 2.002 is selected by default for OSK and Keyman app.
When using outside Keyman app, the default system font may be used instead.
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@Beta public interface GroupNamingConvention
jclouds needs to understand the difference between resources it creates and those supplied by the user. For example, if jclouds creates a security group, it should be able to delete this as a part of cleanup without accidentally deleting resources the user specified manually.
ComputeService#createNodesInGroup
Typically, a security group or network is something shared across all members
of a group, so the name should be concise, yet unique.
#
can sometimes break apis.
As such, you may end preferring always using a hyphen.
-
followed by the group name. The jclouds prefix
signifies this resource is safe to delete, and the hash clearly delineates
the encoding from what's in the group name.
mycluster
, the naming convention for
shared resources would produce jclouds-mycluster
mycluster
, the naming convention for
unique resources could produce jclouds-mycluster-f3e
the first time,
and jclouds-mycluster-e64
the next.
IllegalStateException
is
thrown when attempting to create a named resource which already exists.
However, if you attempt to create a resource with a name generated by
GroupNamingConvention
, and receive an IllegalStateException
,
it may have been for another reason besides name conflict.
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static interface |
GroupNamingConvention.Factory
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com.google.common.base.Predicate<String> |
containsAnyGroup()
A predicate that identifies if an input has any group encoded in it. |
com.google.common.base.Predicate<String> |
containsGroup(String group)
A predicate that identifies if an input has the given group encoded in it. |
String |
extractGroup(String encoded)
Extracts the group from a shared/unique name. |
String |
groupInSharedNameOrNull(String encoded)
retrieve the group associated with the encoded name |
String |
groupInUniqueNameOrNull(String encoded)
retrieve the group associated with the encoded name |
String |
sharedNameForGroup(String group)
encodes the {code group parameter} into a name that exists only once in the group. |
String |
uniqueNameForGroup(String group)
encodes the {code group parameter} into a name that exists more than once in the group. |
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String sharedNameForGroup(String group)
String uniqueNameForGroup(String group)
@Nullable String groupInUniqueNameOrNull(String encoded)
@Nullable String groupInSharedNameOrNull(String encoded)
com.google.common.base.Predicate<String> containsGroup(String group)
com.google.common.base.Predicate<String> containsAnyGroup()
String extractGroup(String encoded)
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nape.callbacks.CbEvent
type
class
metadata
:final
Enumeration of possible callback event types.
Static Variables
BEGIN
(accessor,null) :
CbEvent
BEGIN event corresponds to the start of an interaction
BREAK
(accessor,null) :
CbEvent
BREAK event corresponds to the breaking of a defined limit on a Constraint.
END
(accessor,null) :
CbEvent
END event corresponds to the end of an interaction.
ONGOING
(accessor,null) :
CbEvent
ONGOING event corresponds to any step in which an interaction is occuring overlapping with the BEGIN event.
PRE
(accessor,null) :
CbEvent
PRE event corresponds to a special mid-step event that occurs after it is determined that two objects 'will' begin to interact, but before any interaction commences.
SLEEP
(accessor,null) :
CbEvent
SLEEP event corresponds to the sleeping of a Body or Constraint in the space.
WAKE
(accessor,null) :
CbEvent
WAKE event corresponds to the waking of a Body or Constraint in the space.
Constructor
new
()


--- title: "Multinomial random effects model" author: "Drew Tyre" date: '2019-03-04' output: html_document draft: yes slug: mlogit-query tags_include: - R - statistics categories: Research ---
I received the following email:
I’m a junior faculty member familiarizing myself with the mlogit package in R. After several hours researching an issue, the most helpful information gathered comes from a response of yours provided on SE. I was hoping you might provide some further insight. I have a data set in which individuals belong to one of 4 groups (A, B, C, D) and repeatedly choose between three outcomes (X, Y, Z), with the number of trials varying by individual. I am interested in the fixed effect of group, but wish to account for the repeated observations across individuals. In turn, I would like to conduct a mixed mulitnomial logistic with personID as a random effect. I’ve successfully implemented mlogit.data() to shape the data in long form (with columns personID, group, and choice). But I’m struggling with the following syntax concerns for mlogit(): 1) Covariates used with the rpar argument must be alternative specific. To confirm: is the rpar argument even needed in my scenario? Or is the random effect of individual already accounted for by if within mlogit.data, ind.var = personID? 2) For random effects in linear regressions (via lme4), the predictor goes behind the bar (e.g., |personID). Am I reading the mlogit documentation correctly in assuming the opposite for mlogit (i.e., my intended fixed effect of group goes behind the bar)?
Someone read one of my answers! woohoo! Unfortunately my knowledge of mlogit()
is actually very limited. I answered a couple questions on CrossValidated when I
was trying to figure out a multinomial logit model myself, but haven’t used it
since. But I’m a sucker for a puzzle, so let’s see what I can remember.
I always work better with a working example, so I’m going to try and make one that matches the structure of this problem. The mixed logit exercise in the vignettes has panel data with multiple choices per person. The inidividual level parameters are all continuous, so I’ll turn one into a
library("mlogit")
## Warning: package 'mlogit' was built under R version 3.5.2
## Loading required package: Formula
## Loading required package: zoo
##
## Attaching package: 'zoo'
## The following objects are masked from 'package:base':
##
## as.Date, as.Date.numeric
## Loading required package: lmtest
data("Electricity", package = "mlogit")
Electr <- mlogit.data(Electricity, id = "id", choice = "choice",
varying = 3:26, shape = "wide", sep = "")
Elec.mxl <- mlogit(choice ~ pf + cl + loc + wk + tod + seas | 0, Electr,
rpar=c(pf = 'n', cl = 'n', loc = 'n', wk = 'n',
tod = 'n', seas = 'n'),
R = 100, halton = NA, panel = TRUE)


Link Color is of Four Types:
1) Link => Color of link => default is blue
2) Hover => Color of link when mouse is upon it => default is blue with underline
3) Active => Color when link is on => default is red and underlined
4) Visited => Color when link has been visited in the past => default is purple and underlined
Three Things define type of link: 1) Color 2) Background 3) Underline (or lack of)
They can be improvized using CSS Style tag as 1) Internal and 2) External but not as Inline
My GitHub Account


Helmets are cool. Get one.
Seriously though--these things will save your life over and over again.  The false sense of invulnerability you get from dawning a brain bucket makes your fear of slamming into hard ojects a thing of the past and in turn makes snowboarding more fun!
There is not a lot to helmets other than style choice, but there are a few things to consider; start by finding one that fits your head (it shouldn't choke you, and it shouldn't wiggle around on your head). Remember, you'll be wearing this thing a lot. Lighter helmets are better because a heavy helmet will start to strain your neck at the end of the day. Try to find a helmet that fits your goggles so there is no gap between the helmet and the goggles. You'll occasionally hear other boarders mention "gappers".  Last tip, get a helmet with a bill. The bill keeps snow from falling onto the top of your goggles and melting into them. If the water drips down in there you'll be fighting fog for the rest of the day.


General Election 2019: Public spending 'to rocket' in next parliament
Government spending is likely to head back towards 1970s levels over the next parliament whichever party wins the general election, research suggests.
Think tank the Resolution Foundation said both Labour and the Conservatives were planning big increases in the size of the state.
But it said they faced "huge questions" over how they would pay for it.
The Conservatives said they were focusing on people's priorities. Labour has been contacted for a response.
The 1970s are often described as a period of economic turmoil for the UK, with public spending soaring during the decade.
Manifestos for the 12 December general election have not been published yet.
But the Resolution Foundation, which aims to promote higher living standards for people on low and middle incomes, based its estimates on what the main parties have promised to date, as well as the underlying trends affecting the UK economy.
Conservative plans
It said that if the Conservatives won and simply maintained current spending levels - which were recently raised - then public spending as a share of the economy was likely to climb to 41.3% by 2023-4.
That would be "well above" the average of 37.4% seen in the two decades running up to the financial crisis of 2007-8, and "marginally" below the 42% seen between 1966 and 1984.
However, any further spending increases on areas like the NHS would take it above the 1970s average, the Resolution Foundation said.
Labour plans
If Labour won the election, by contrast, the think tank said government spending as a share of GDP was likely to rise to 43.3% by 2023-4.
That assumes the party would re-commit to the £48.6bn of extra spending it promised in its 2017 manifesto, while investing billions extra in capital infrastructure projects.
"This would mean the size of the state under Labour being significantly above the 1970s average," the Resolution Foundation said.
Labour has argued that its spending plans will create a fairer society and continue to grow the economy.
Meanwhile, Chancellor Sajid Javid has recently signalled his desire to boost spending to end austerity.
He said: "We make no apologies for focusing on the people's priorities. At this election, we will set our plans in a fully funded manifesto, balancing the need to keep borrowing under control and investing in our future."
'Taxes will rise'
However, the Resolution Foundation said that given current economic uncertainty facing the UK - and the growing cost of an ageing population - both parties needed to explain how they intended to pay for their plans.
Matt Whittaker, deputy chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, said: "After an unprecedented decade of austerity, both main parties are gearing up to turn the spending taps back on.
"Whichever party wins is going to face huge questions about how they are going to pay for Britain's growing state. The fact is that whatever promises are made over the course of this election campaign, taxes are going to have to rise over the coming decade."
It said that Labour had specified £49bn of tax rises, but these were unlikely to be enough to fully fund its plans.
On the other hand, it said the Conservatives had placed more of an emphasis on tax cuts - leaving an "even bigger funding question" over their economic plans.


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"The thing I probably repeat most is this recipe for a startup: get a version 1 out fast, then improve it based on users' reactions. By "release early" I don't mean you should release something full of bugs, but that you should release something minimal. Users hate bugs, but they don't seem to mind a minimal version 1, if there's more coming soon."
According to Paul Graham, mvp is minimal version of product you can release fast and early. Click here to check how I can help you build your mvp.


Tags: music and stuff
Cities Aviv - The Crashing Sound of How It Goes
Although it’s probably most fitting to be called an experimental hip-hop album, the songs are actually very easy to approach. Kind of feels like Madvillainy meets vaporwave, and then the whole thing is fed into a lofi chorus pedal.
Release date: 2021-04-16
[8.5/10]
Various Artists - Arc Mountain
A compilation from artists from Deathbomb Arc and Hausu Mountain, two of my favorite labels right now. Fire-toolz is an underrated producer…
Release date: 2021-05-21
[8.4/10]
Maxwell Sterling - Turn Of Phrase
Crystalline electronic ambient.
Release date: 2021-04-23
[8.4/10]
Matt Sweeney, Bonnie Prince Billy - Superwolves
Country. BPB is still on top of the game, love this one.
Release date: 2021-04-30
[8.3/10]
Lost Girls - Menneskekollektivet
Jenny Hval does dance music. It’s actually pretty cool.
Release date: 2021-03-26
[8.3/10]
Minotaur Shock - Qi
Crystalline techno music. Kind of reminds me of Chekov’s EP from last year. Very enjoyable.
Release date: 2015-02-04
[8.3/10]
Brockhampton - Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine
This is actually the first Brockhampton album for me… The first 2 tracks are pretty dope. Overall this one feels a lot like something that we hear all the time at around 2000.
Release date: 2021-04-09
[8.3/10]
Yukika - Timeabout,
Another stellar future pop EP from an artist on top of the K-pop game (not that I’m too indulgent on the genre though). Although one can argue there really isn’t a whole lot of new ideas on this album, the songs on this album is undeniably catchy and enjoyable.
Release date: 2021-04-07
[8.1/10]
Mark Fell, Will Guthrie - Infoldings / Diffractions
If there ever is a club that plays “Infoldings” on repeat and no drink spilt on the floor and people go there to read books instead of talking about nothing until getting completely wasted, I’d go there regularly.
Release date: 2021-01-29
[8.1/10]
Leon Vynehall - Rare, Forever
Highly enjoyable, slithering club music. I like the first several tracks like “Ecce! Ego” and “Mothra” a lot, but the latter tracks don’t really stand out that much.
Release date: 2021-04-30
[7.8/10]
Vatican Shadows - SR71 Blackbird Survivors
Bleak, elusive industrial ritual music.
Release date: 2021-03-05
[7.8/10]
Masayoshi Fujita - Bird Ambience
On this record he plays marimba instead of vibraphone, and has more accompanying instruments and textures. That being said, I prefer the pure, sorrowful Apologue to this one though.
Release date: 2021-05-28
[7.7/10]
Lucinda Chua - Antidotes 2
Too short… 4 really soothing songs.
Release date: 2021-05-07
[7.7/10]
Sons Of Kemet - Black To The Future
Compared to their 2018 masterpiece, this one isn’t as well composed and overall not as stunning. Still this is a pretty good afro-jazz album.
Release date: 2021-05-14
[7.6/10]
KMRU - Logue
Newest release from key Kenyan ambient musician features more organic field recording samples and more glittering electronic sounds.
Release date: 2021-05-14
[7.5/10]
Caterina Barbieri - Fantas Variations
Friends of the artist all do a rework of the first track of her incredible 2019 album, “Ecstatic Computation”. I like the tracks from the artists I already love, people like Lyra Pramuk, Bendik Giske, Kali Malone and Kara-Lis Coverdale, but not so much the other techno / breakcore artists. The electric guitar track is pretty dope though.
Release date: 2021-04-02
[7.4/10]
U-zhaan, 環Roy, Chinza Dopeness - Tanoshimi
Japanese left-field hip-hop with new age-esque instrumentals. U-zhaan is a tabla player, so I guess that makes sense. IMO the instrumental is much more interesting than the vocal performance.
Release date:
[7.2/10]
Scuare - Phenomenal
Chill-hop. Not bad but not really my jam.
Release date: 2020-05-02
[7.0/10]
Burial, Blackdown - Shock Power Of Love EP
Compared to Burial’s other stuff this one is tame.
Release date: 2021-04-30
[6.8/10]
Fly Pan Am - Frontera
Somehow this feels more post-punk than post-rock. There are still slow, ambient passages on this album, but they don’t click that much IMO. The post-punk-y songs all have drony guitar and bass line, which is something I like, but the beats are just too predictable and repetitive.
Release date: 2021-06-07
[6.7/10]
Flying Lotus - Yasuke
Never imagined FL would create something so bland and so unmemorable… and the anime is a complete flop, can’t even finish one episode.
Release date: 2021-04-30
[6.3/10]
Telex - This Is Telex
More often than not I find Synth-pop music in general not really interesting. This compilation gives me the same feeling…
Release date: 2021-04-30
[6.1/10]
th1r3en, Pharoahe Monch - A Magnificent Day For An Exorcism
Imagine rap-rock, but the “rock” here refers to the kind of music from Led Zeppelin…
Release date: 2021-01-22
[6.0/10]
Gruff Rhys - Seeking New Gods
Ew…
Release date: 2021-05-21
[3.0/10]
Methods Body - Methods Body
Jungle / ambient. I like this a lot, it’s wonky and majestic and sometimes jazzy.
Release date:
[8.8/10]
Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony
Jazz-hop. It is very good.
Release date: 2020-03-13
[8.4/10]
Oliver Coates - skins n slime
Droning contemporary chamber music / ambient. Music for coding.
Release date: 2020-10-16
[8.2/10]
Teller Bank$ - The Grotesque & Beautiful
Chill-hop. The beat is fluid and the flows are dope.
Release date:
[8.1/10]
Even Less Friends - Starlow
Bedroom indie pop. Cry emoji all the way…
Release date: 2020-05-01
[8.0/10]
KMRU, Ian Urbina - burmaa
I’ve always had the impression that while KMRU is one of my favorite ambient music acts right now, they’re consciously staying away from using more straightforward melodies in their music. This is not the case on this EP though.
Release date: 2012-06-15
[7.8/10]
Blessedassistant, Iceberg Theory - The Hierophant
Jazz-hop. I like the instrumentals (esp. the saxophone) but the singing voice sounds shaky and kinda off putting to me.
Release date: 2019-05-31
[7.5/10]
Rav - I’m On To Me
Chill-hop.
Release date: 2020-11-27
[7.4/10]
Perc - Bitter Music
Industrial techno. Makes you want to party really hard even if you’re trapped in the apartment.
Release date: 2017-05-19
[8.6/10]
Rafael Anton Irisarri - The Shameless Years
FFO Gas, Tim Hecker and GY!BE. Droning ambient music. Also check out his last year’s album “Peripeteia”, real quality music.
Release date: 2017-08-25
[8.1/10]
Bataille Solaire - Documentaires
Dunno where this band is from, but this sounds a lot like those Japanese new-age ambient music from the previous century. Good stuff.
Release date: 2013-08-06
[8.2/10]
Jessika Kenney, Eyvind Kang - The Face of the Earth
I remember listening to Eyvind Kang’s stuff a long time ago in highschool, but I don’t remember anything about it. This one sounds mystical and has a lot of Eastern influence. Almost ritualistic.
Release date: 2012-12-03
[7.3/10]
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Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
One of the social platforms I had the pleasure of working with is of Stage1818, an early stage startup focused on bringing together talented singers, songwriters, musicians, and actors in India. The aim of the platform was to create a social hub for gathering talent, and also to provide networking opportunities not only between young artists but also between artists and professionals in the industry. Therefore, the platform served two purposes - as a social media hub for sharing created music and for talent recruiting/networking.
During my time with the Stage1818 team, our primary goals were to provide a more lively platform that motivated user activity, as well as attract new users. This included, but was not limited to, posting content, sharing, liking, commenting, and signing up for live auditions with entertainment industry professionals.
Due to the small scale and early growth nature of the platform, we had nearly limitless creative freedom to achieve the goal of increasing users and user activity.
This is one of the appearance changes I have suggested to the landing page. The addition of a high definition image or video in the background would act to bring a feel of vibrancy to the landing page, inciting new users to join the platform. The imagery relates to the overall theme of our platform, to provide a social network for upcoming artists to collaborate and meet with established professionals in the entertainment industry.
One of the most important aspects for a social platform is the way in which user uploaded photos are displayed. Whereas originally photo uploads were displayed inside bordered views with comments showing, I designed to have the images themselves be the views, with the options to comment and like simply presented as overlays. This presents a much cleaner appearance that gives more focus to the photos themselves, rather than the like or comments.
That isn't to say that comments and likes aren't important. The positive feedback that an individual receives from their peers is one of the things that makes social media so fun to use. However, nobody enjoys seeing the value 0 attached to their like or comment count. Therefore, I opted to hide the number value of likes or comments on new uploads and then show the count only after likes or comments have been made; this ensures that every new upload has the opportunity to make an unbiased impression on viewers, without the value 0 attached.


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Table of Contents
Paul Waddell is a professor of city and regional planning at the University of California, Berkeley. His research and teaching focus on planning and modeling cities, with particular emphasis on the interactive impacts of of land use regulations and investment in transportation and other infrastructure.
Samuel Maurer
is a Ph.D. student in city planning at the University of California, Berkeley.
He has worked on urban mapping, simulation modeling, and economic forecasting for a variety
of public and private sector organizations. His interests include land use typologies and travel behavior.
The origin of this book is as a set of notes for a graduate course in land and housing markets in the masters program in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley. The aim of the course is to engage students in theory and data that helps to understand how markets and governments interact to shape cities and metropolitan regions, with a special focus on land and housing markets.
The material in this book should not require a strong quantitative or programming background, but will contain some technical material, hopefully presented in an reasonably accessible way. More technical treatment will be provided separately.
This book has been written in restructured text format and generated using the
rst2html.py
command line available from the docutils python package.
The format and idea for writing it in restructured text format came from this project of Nicholas P. Rougier:
https://github.com/rougier/from-python-to-numpy. I have shamelessly borrowed his templates and style to
get this project underway. Besides the formatting, there is no overlap with Rougier's project, however.
If you want to rebuild the html output, from the top directory, type:
$ rst2html.py --link-stylesheet --cloak-email-addresses \ --toc-top-backlinks --stylesheet=book.css \ --stylesheet-dirs=. book.rst book.html
The sources are available from https://github.com/waddell/urban-analytics-and-planning.
If you want to contribute to this book, you can:
If you're an editor interested in publishing this book, you can contact me
Code
The code is licensed under the OSI-approved BSD 2-Clause License.
Contents
There are so many books written about cities, their economies and housing markets, and how to plan them, so why write another? After using a variety of urban economics texts to teach graduate students in city planning at the University of California, Berkeley, I found that they did not adequately support the kind of learning experience students were looking for. The simplifying assumptions were often so strong that students had a difficult time recognizing the relevance of the models that followed from them. Urban economics texts tend to rely heavily on the assumptions of neoclassical economics at the expense, in our estimation, of more nuanced consideration of equity concerns and political economy aspects of cities and the metropolitan regions they inhabit. Urban economics texts also tend to to be relatively uninformed by the emergence of massive amounts of emerging data about cities, and to gloss over the details of urban form and urban design in favor of more stylized, mathematically tractable theoretical representations.
The aims of this book are to balance ideas from urban economics with consideration of equity and the role of government in structuring markets for real estate, labor, infrastructure and public services by cities, counties, metropolitan planning organizations, state and federal agencies. We also seek to broaden the discussion by taking a more modern approach to engaging theory with data. The proliferation of publicly available data and the rapid advancement of analytical and computational methods to analyze data about cities and metropolitan areas has not, in my assessment, been adequately integrated into an accessible, scholarly introduction to cities and metropolitan areas. We think there is much to be gained from a balancing of theory with data, and from beginning with less strong assumptions than those that have guided much of the development of urban economics, and instead approaching cities with a combination of prior expectations rooted in theory, curiosity, and an open mind to be influenced by data that is rapidly emerging about almost every dimension of urban life.
The perspectives we bring to the book are multi-disciplinary, and draw on economics, political science, sociology, geography, data science, and of course, planning. We do not assume that the topics, and our treatment of them, are sterile and free of subjective value judgments. Instead, we attempt to expose the value assumptions implicit in different theorerical and empirical work describing cities, how they work, and how to make them work better. In particular, we emphasize a balanced treatment of economic efficiency, which is the main normative pillar of economics, with concerns of social equity and participation in shaping urban decision-making, and with environmental sustainability.
We also use a framework that is decidedly microscopic in nature, exploring how individual choices are made by persons and households in the housing market, and how developers choose where and what to build, and how businesses choose where to locate. Against this backdrop of individual choice is a framing of how local governments, including cities, counties, and metropolitan agencies, make choices for their constituents that shape the character of local communities and the opportunities and quality of services they provide. We expore how the conditions in one neighborhood are shaped not only by its residents and by the city government in which is it located, but also by the interaction of neighborhoods that in some sense are competing with other neighborhoods across the metropolitan area for residents, businesses, and services. We also explore questions of performance, and progress, asking questions about how we should measure such concepts, and how we should evaluate how these measures apply differently to different groups of people within and across communities. Many of these questions are complex from analytical and from political perspectives, and have no single right answer. We see this as not a weakness of the approach we take, but a fundamental strength of it. Our goal is to help readers grapple with the complexity that cities represent, to make sense of the patterns within that complexity, and to have a stronger foundation with which to engage in working to improve their communities.
In recent years, the term smart cities has come to be widely (over)used to describe a loose collection of ideas that tend to emphasize the emergence of Big Data, the use of sensors to instrument cities and monitor every aspect of the movement of vehicles and people, the use of energy and water in buildings, and so on. We shy away from using the term smart cities precisely because it has become so widely used that its meaning is now muddled, and in the eyes of some, has also been heavily appropriated by large corporations that have used it as a marketing tool to sell sensors, networks, or information systems to cities to make them, well, smarter.
On the other hand, there has been a rapid growth in the emergence of Open Data, with cities increasingly making the vast amounts of information they collect from citizens and businesses and from their own administrative processes publicly available throug portals that have an Applications Programming Interface (API) which enable programmers to write software to access the data and use it however they wish.
While these two trends are both important, as is the rapid advancement of data science methods to analyze Big Data emerging within and about cities, we are at the same time shocked at the relatively primitive state of publicly available data about the most fundamental aspects of cities and their planning: parcel maps, data about buildings, information on housing sales and rents, building permits, foreclosures, business licenses, zoning, building codes, and so forth. There is no widely available way to access these kinds of information from cities across the United States, much less the rest of the world.
We have assimilated a vast amount of publicly available data for cities and metropolitan areas across the United States, down to a census block level of detail, along with historical data on neighborhood change. We have access to employment data showing the spatial patterns of jobs within cities across the country. And we are working on creating a repository for sharing more data about cities, including parcels, buildings, zoning, and planned developments, among others. One of the aims of this work is to highlight the need for, and the opportunity to, build a shared public resource of basic data about cities that can be monitored and analyzed systematically, to provide a solid foundation to build more robust understanding of how cities evolve over time, and more specifically, why they change the way they do. How do different kinds of policies and investments by governments impact communities? It is exceedingly difficult to sort out in an information-poor environment, which is unfortunately where we find ourselves even today in the Big Data era. We think there is also much to be learned from emerging new sources of data, some of which are not being created by local governments, but by individuals using online platforms, such as Craigslist, to list or to search for rental units.
What kinds of analytics can be brought to bear on available data to gain a deeper understanding of cities?
Urban models are quantitative (mathematical, statistical, and/or computational) tools to capture what we understand or theorize about cities in a systematic way. We will explore the evolution of urban models from highly abstract theoretical models used to describe traditional mono-centric cities of the 19th century, to more behaviorally explicit and detailed simulation models that are growing in capabilities and in use to support urban planning efforts. Our treatment will be at a modest technical level, intended to convey a general understanding of how the models are structured, and to focus mostly on using existing models to explore questions about urban areas and the alternative policy choices they face. We will draw heavily on the UrbanSim model system for this component, and make use of the recently developed UrbanSim Cloud Platform to make the models readily accessible via a web browser user interface.
The kinds of questions that we hope to enable readers to more productively engage in addressing as they work through this material include:
Below is a draft list of the chapters in this book:
Optionally the following modeling centric chapters:
Optionally the following data-centric chapters:


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Ollin Demian Langle Chimal
Complex Systems and Data Science, PhD student
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What is it?
A form of non-linear dimensionality reduction based on a distance matrix


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