Playstation 3 & Xbox 360 in India - The Problems
Finally! Next generation video game consoles have made their entry into the Indian market with the Xbox 360 and the PS3. But should you ditch your current console of choice (or PC) and dive into this...
View ArticleBollywood, Plagiarism and Piracy: Time to step off the High Horse and Feed It.
This is a preview of some brilliant work being done by a few guys in Mumbai on how much and how blatantly bollywood copies movies from other countries' movies. It's really sad that they get away with...
View ArticleMicrosoft India introduces Xbox 360 Exchange Offer
Good Job, Microsoft. It seems like the company understand the gamers in India don't always have deep pockets. This is a very nice offer. But it comes with some 'terms & conditions.' So is it that...
View ArticleI am moving to Japan
In Japan, the ps3 costs 60,000 Yen which converted is about $499 or Rs. 20,000/-. That means that the ps3 is half the price in Japan than it is here!!!!! Oh, the inhumanity!!!!Not only that, but the...
View ArticleThe Parking Mafia
Only in Delhi can we have a parking mafia!! :D The problem however is quite serious - with parking attendants charging Rs. 10 while they should be charging Rs. 5. Unfortunately, they have managed to...
View ArticleTwisted Logic #1 - Tolerance
This is the first in what will probably be a long series of great innovative thinking on my part that other people think is "twisted logic." #1 regards tolerance.My proposition: Tolerance is just...
View ArticleTwisted Logic #2 - Reservations
Vote bank politics, Youth for Equality, AIIMS doctors on strikes - but are reservations really bad for the non-backward general public?My proposition: Reservations will be great for the country, but...
View ArticleSolution to Parking problem in Delhi
Delhi is becoming super congested, and if there is any lesson that the government, the MCD and the general public should learn from this past year's Supreme Court sealings, it is that they need to sort...
View ArticleAdvaita Gig - NCR
Advaita is an upcoming band that is based in Delhi. It's one of the very few bands in India that has a unique sound, and tremendous potential to grow. There's a good gig coming up, so I thought I'd...
View ArticleAishwarya Rai Sucks
World, here's my exposé on why she is so damn annoying.Aishwarya Rai sucks because:She cannot act. What she does is an insult to acting - and my evidence is Dhoom 2, which is perhaps the single most...
View ArticleCables and More...
These are a few pictures I took yesterday in the Paharganj area in Delhi. I am fascinated by how terribly the electric / phone /cable TV companies lay their wires!! (And yet how few accidents and fires...
View ArticleBreaking News: Vatican Issues 10 Commandments for Drivers.... Public-at-large...
(Photo Credit: The Veblog)Is the Vatican issuing 10 commandments for drivers news?!? A joke, yes, but news?!?! I hate the path much of Indian media is taking - and that is in the footsteps of American...
View ArticleInnovation: A Famine in India
When it comes to consumer goods, especially electronic items, I come across one very common phenomenon time and again - and that is the import of electronics and other goods which are designed for...
View ArticleBoo This Man!
You may have never seen this man before. But he sucks and you may be a victim of his marketing. His name is Bernard Weber. A Swiss national, he is the 'brains' behind the 'New 7 Wonders' campaign. If...
View ArticleDVD Region Encoding, Piracy, Solutions...
This came as a surprise to me. Apparently the main purpose behind DVD region-encoding is to curb piracy! I always thought that it was just to irritate consumers.Disclaimer: I neither condone nor...
View ArticleBoo PVR Cinemas & (Pepsi) Aquafina
PVR Cinemas, particularly the multiplex at Saket, is perhaps one of my most despised locations to watch a movie in Delhi. Bad legspace, terrible audio, overpriced yet extremely unappetizing snacks,...
View ArticleTwisted Logic #3 - Egypt - 1, India - 0
Twisted Logic: Voting for the Taj Mahal was probably one of the most unpatriotic things you have done this week.Major Props to Egypt. They not only had the brains, but also the guts to stand up to the...
View ArticleJustice is a dish best served with a side of STFU: Sanjay Dutt - Behind bars...
This whole Sanjay Dutt thing is getting out of hand. Contrary to logic, sense, the rule of law and all things noble, the media, celebrities and in fact the public-at-large as per my diagnosis has gone...
View ArticleThe Great American Hegemony - Bring back the British!
Out of the myriad of television channels available for viewing pleasure (Sony Pix) or in most cases, displeasure (Star Plus) to the Indian market, there is one commonality that has been scratching my...
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