Null PointerA brilliant (sic) coalesce of Technology (where the emphasis is on Java), Internet, Blogging, Indic-blogging, current-affairs, politics, entertainment industry and topics that concern India.Here now, gone tomorrow- March 29, 2005 Atleast this is what Google groups (beta) opines. Once you make a post, the resulting page makes you unsure whether the post will make it to the archives. Or am I sounding too British ;)http://www.jroller.com/debashish/entry/here_now_gone_tomorrow The advent of media rich blogs- March 18, 2005 From their individualistic approach blogs have already emerged as a potent combined force with group blogs and the communities woven around them. Now some thought is being given perhaps to projecting it as your personal space that you would like to share with others, what they term as "social networking". Audio, Photo and Mo-blogging had occupied a niche space. I am noticing a deliberate discussion on advent of media rich blogs like Bubbler.I was recently startled to see my geocities sites...http://www.jroller.com/debashish/entry/the_advent_of_media_rich Tremors in life- March 14, 2005 20 minutes back, my chair at the 5th floor of my office building was shaking, I realized it was a tremor when some of my colleagues started rushing towards the exit. The water bottle on my table was still trembling when we left. News says Maharashtra had felt it. 10 minutes later the building was evacuated and we came back just now. At home my wife didn't feel it.http://www.jroller.com/debashish/entry/tremors_in_life Mushy's web sight- March 14, 2005 It has the razzmatazz, the chutzpah, sans anything you would expect on the website of a President. I am talking about the glitzy website of President Musharraf. For an armywallah, that he is at heart, it's difficult to give up the true colors, the paki belligerence towards India is there, savor this:There was the much trumpeted bus journey of Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee to Pakistan in 1998 and my supposed refusal as the Army Chief to meet or shake hands with him. Then came the Kargil...http://www.jroller.com/debashish/entry/mushy_s_web_sight Blog strolling - 2- March 5, 2005 Java's friendly mascot Duke has got a blog too.Indic threads has a 3 part skinny on J2SE 5.0Bus Service to Pakistan. Oh no not again! I am sick and tired of these gimmicks."some countries"..so sweet Patil saheb! India ki diplomacy da jawab nahin!http://www.jroller.com/debashish/entry/blog_strolling_2 Scratching the wounds- March 5, 2005 Visibly annoyed with its aging dinosaurs and amidst the aspiration scuffles taking its toll in the party, BJP's old turk Govind Govindacharya is scratching the wounds again. The Babri mosque demolition was the "failure of the saffron leadership..to gauge the mood of the karsevaks...a glaring example of contradiction between cadre-based and mass-based politics", says the expat.An occupying contradiction is entailed in Maloy Krishna Dhar's book. Maloy, a former IB Joint Director, does not agree...http://www.jroller.com/debashish/entry/scratching_the_wounds It's early days!- March 5, 2005 It is difficult not to raise voice against this seemingly undemocratic move, the recent return of monarchy in Nepal, yet if King Gyanendra's motive of curbing the Maoist showdown holds any truth, I would invest my support for such a move. When the elected representatives are capable to do little, it is futile to justify a weak democratic setup. What scares me is thatsmall nations like Nepal could be completely engulfed with such insurgency in no time. In our own country, we have seen frail...http://www.jroller.com/debashish/entry/it_s_early_days So u got a good memory, huh- March 5, 2005 Very few organisations would go out of the way to provide additional facilities to their customers. Obviously Paypal is one such organisation. It gives you the facility to, guess what, forget your password. So if you were too proud of having an elephant's memory, accept the challenge ;)http://www.jroller.com/debashish/entry/so_u_got_a_good |