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One of my dreams, is coming true. I have been thinking for a long time, whether any of the governments/organisations know what all the pipes are under-ground. British govt. is attempting to map all of the pipes in 3D, in UK. The project is funded with a 2.2 million pounds. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pipe network to be mapped in 3D Its very obvious to see, how beneficial it would be to have such a system in place. I wonder, when would Indian folks take these footsteps. I'm recalling one of the advertisements show by Times of India.

One culture has been a great fascination for me : Japanese. Whether it be their technological expertise, or their ability to excel in almost any manufacturing practice in which they're part of. As most of us know, Japanese are world-leaders in Industrial Robots. But, how many times we thought, why?. Here's an insight article on Economist, looks at why this unique community favours Robots so much. Japan's humanoid robots | Better than people | Economist.com Interestingly, it also contrasts the Japanese way of thought towards living and non-living things from the perspective of Shintoism. How're they immune from robophobia. Nevertheless, I've come across an interesting discussion /. is it the necessity or the choice that Japanese have so much interest in Robots. The article also discusses at not so pleasant view of racism in Japanese society and a reader indeed made a comment referring to the article from Economist with the following comments. The article had an...

Is Bangalore losing the ground or revitalising all its strengths?. Here's an article on IHT (International News Paper from NY Times), discussing how Bangalore is becoming the incubation center for the young graduates. Is it the city's atmosphere that has developed over the past twenty years or so with so many technology and research companies. Bangalore talent lures start-ups in high tech - Business - International Herald Tribune The new firms are drawn by the region's big pool of engineering graduates, many of whom have expertise in esoteric new technologies. That advantage, coupled with labor costs much lower than those of Silicon Valley, is starting to turn Bangalore, long a center for lower- end outsourcing services, into a center of higher-end innovation. I sincerely look forward to see the Desi Silicon Valley. Way to go!

Keep looking into some of the very innoative and amazingly useful things from the two giants of search. Google Labs : The technology playground for Google. Yahoo Next : The cutting edge of what Yahoo!'s doing today and working on for tomorrow! Not all of these innovations go into the mainstream, but give a new dimension to the way look, organise and store information. Its quite interesting to see this race between Google and Yahoo. Irrespective of who would win the race, the end user will certainly get a lot of comfort.

Here's are two interesting and very informative articles from McKinsey Quarterly. Checking India's Vital Signs (Registration required) [ The article is supposed to be accessible only for premium subscribers, but in the light of the visit of US President to India, it has been kept for free till March 7, 2006. ] Checking China's Vital Signs Instead of long descriptinve text with few illustrations, these articles are just presented with full of illustrations. Very easy to understand, about the Overview of the nation, Economy, and Challenges that lie ahead. Shouldn't we get benefit from this knowledge? Thanks to McKinsey Quarterly.

How many of us really use the full potential of the enormous information and knowledge from BBC ?

Just came across an article on /. The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds. New to this site? Read the What is Freesound page to learn more!

An excerpt from the article: The enormous US trade deficit has caused many observers to conclude that international trade, particularly a massive flood of imported goods from China and of services from India, is to blame for the loss of US jobs since 2000. In fact, research shows that only 11 percent of the job losses in manufacturing—about 314,000 jobs—can be attributed to trade, and even in this instance the real culprit was falling exports, not rising imports. Offshoring in the services sector destroyed even fewer jobs. The real causes of job losses were weak domestic demand, rapid productivity growth, and the dollar's strength. Read More: http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?ar=1559&L2=7&L3=10&srid=17&gp=0

TECH TIME: 50 Coolest Websites There have been so many top web sites listings. Treat this as another. But, worth going through.

I don't know exactly :-). But, ever since I came to Cyprus, I have observed two more copies-insipirations in Indian cinema from the rest of the world. In the first week of coming to Cyprus, I was getting bored of watching greek tv channels. But, most of these greek channels feature some English movies in the nights. This was about one movie I saw then named Dead Poet's Society starring Robin Williams and others. One of Chopra's romantic musicals, 'Mohabbatein' which looks similar in more than plot with the Robin Williams' movie. Can we call this inspiration, copying.. ??? Google Search: dead poet's society mohabbatein And, another instance was a song in a telugu movie 'Varsham', which became hugely popular in Andhra Pradesh was actually copied from a greek song called 'Sarampel'. Only after coming to Cyprus, I realised this. Ignorance is bliss :-D. Personally, I feel inspiration is positive where as copying is s...

Gmail , started like an April Fool joke on 1st April, 2004. I was desperately looking for an invitation then. I managed to get an invitation after two months since it was launched. Gmail is still a fascination for the net republic. Today, I've got 50 invitations to offer. If any one needs one, please contact me.

If you're bored of routine activities. Here's your place to make your brain sharper. Don't think, these are problems for kids. I feel, every problem is unique in its own way. Interactive Mathematics Activities : "Interactive Mathematics Activities"

INCOSE - A Consensus of the INCOSE Fellows : "Most systems engineers accept the following basic core concepts: 1. Understand the whole problem before you try to solve it 2. Translate the problem into measurable requirements 3. Examine all feasible alternatives before selecting a solution 4. Make sure you consider the total system life cycle. The birth to death concept extends to maintenance, replacement and decommission. If these are not considered in the other tasks, major life cycle costs can be ignored. 5. Make sure to test the total system before delivering it. 6. Document everything."

YouSendIt | Email large files quickly, securely, and easily! I was irritated by gmail's attachment policy. When I was going through groups.google.com, I found a reference to this site. Quite an interesting one, especially if you face problems when sending attachments.

Guys, look at this. It seems some guys in Bangalore are trying to (re)create an OS. Several techs they used seem to have borrowed from Linux and Unix world. Work looking at. Documentation page still says 'Under Construction'. This s/w is certainly an outcome out of the interests of these young programmers. Anyway, all the best guys. MIR-OS . Couldn't figure out the reason behind the name.

Major Players in Billing The list can also include ADC and take more clues from Google Sets

Global Billing Association IIR Conferences - Billing Systems Billing & OSS World Telestrategies

"Have faith in yourselves, great convictions are the mother of great deeds" - Swami Vivekananda (January 12, 1863 - July 4, 1902) His birth day is celebrated as a National Youth day. Very inspirational. -----Quotes by Swami Vivekananda 1. Choose the highest ideal and live your life upto that. Look at the "ocean" and not at the wave. 2. That which tends to increase the divinity in you is virtue, and that which tends to increase brutality in you is vice. 3. He who sees Shiva in the poor, in the weak, and in the diseased, really worships Shiva. 4. Purity in thought, speech, and act is absolutely necessary for anyone to be religious. Purity is strength. Spiritual truth is purity. 5. The ideal of the man is to see God in everything. The real evil is idleness which is the principal cause of our poverty. 6. Everyone should know that there is no salvation except through the con...

These are some of the points of time where so many things were shared almost in the beginning of (to be) great things. Whether its WWW, Linux or MTV. So many things are first shared on Usenet. Cheers !! 20 Year Archive on Google Groups : "20 Year Usenet Timeline"

This is quite an interesting way to look at the world. You don't know what you're going to see, but you can see. An automated updation of countless webcams spread through out the world. Interesting hmm... ain't it :-) WebCams : "Random webcams from the Net"