Posts filed under “Personal”

FOSS.IN/2008 – The first shortlist is out!

The long awaited first shortlist of talks and workouts for FOSS.IN/2008 is out. You can see it at http://foss.in/news/first-shortlist.html Please read the introduction at the top of the page FIRST – we don’t want any accidental jumping-out-of-windows! And yes, I have been rather quiet these past few weeks. I should be able to give you [...]

So what has changed about FOSS.IN?

A lot of people have noticed that unlike in previous years, we are not as loud about FOSS.IN as we usually are. Now that the Call for Participation is about to be published, it is time to explain why FOSS.IN/2008 is going to be different from earlier incarnations. (Clicky)

I need to do more…

I need to write more… I used to write a lot, and I enjoyed it. Not just for the public, but even for myself. Articles, poems, lyrics… I liked the words, and the way I could shape their flow. But somewhere along the way, the flow stopped. I don’t know why. I still get all [...]

Us and Them

Richard William Wright (1943-2008) Richard Wright, keyboard magician for Pink Floyd, left for the Great Gig in the Sky on September 15th, 2008. And with that, the group that was Pink Floyd died – but their music will live forever. RIP Rick Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Customer service: Three strikes, you are dead!

Over the past decade and a half that I have been using the internet as my “local supermarket” (i.e. online shopping, or e-commerce), I have seen vendors come, and vendors go, across the world. And there are some hard lessons I have learnt along the way. Sometimes, I find them valuable enough to write them [...]

Courage

There is no greater courage to be witnessed Than that of a man who has faced himself His weakness and his failures His lack of understanding And who has acknowledged these For only he who has faced himself Can face the world without fear of harm To himself or his own

A Prayer

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not [...]

Why things dont happen

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” –Upton Sinclair

Geodesic is looking for System/Network Admins

If you are looking for a position as a Linux System/Network administrator, then you may want to have a look at this: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-bangalore-jobs/message/807 These are *NOT* 9-5 positions – working in the Geodesic IT Services team is as challenging as it is rewarding. Positions open in both Bangalore and Mumbai.