Monthly Archives: August 2010
Mad Cow disease
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad-cow disease, is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease in cattle, that causes a spongy degeneration in the brain and spinal cord. BSE has a long incubation period, about 4 years, usually affecting adult cattle … Continue reading
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Duty of Telecom company
REGULATION 5 (As framed by TRAI) 5.Time limit for redressal of grievance of consumers by Call Centres.—–(1) Every service provider, falling in clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 1, shall, without prejudice to the time limits … Continue reading
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Beware of Reliance Communication.
My misfortune struck me when I was saddled with a Reliance Net Connect Connection. It is a fraud. It is no high speed connection. It is normal connection. Worst still that it has severe software or hardware issues. Above all … Continue reading
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Music without boundaries
Over the course of two weeks, the BBC World Service will be hearing from some of the biggest names in world music, who will talk about the songs they have written which struck a chord with a nation, or a … Continue reading
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Colossus put together by spit and glue
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/08/28/weekinreview/20100829nwr-grynbaum.html?hp Normally blasé New Yorkers seemed stunned at the vulnerability of their railroad, but in that, they should not have felt alone. The combination of antiquated hardware and delayed maintenance is far from uncommon in America’s infrastructure, a Colossus often … Continue reading
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Toxic food
http://epaper.indianexpress.com/IE/IEH/2010/08/29/ArticleHtmls/29_08_2010_008_002.shtml?Mode=1 Posted from WordPress for Android
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Better infrastructure means better justice?
http://epaper.indianexpress.com/IE/IEH/2010/08/29/ArticleHtmls/29_08_2010_005_024.shtml?Mode=1 Posted from WordPress for Android
Filed under Law and Justice
Non-vegetarian: vegetables, pulses & cereal.
YouTube – Genetic engineering: The world’s greatest scam?. It is the cross breeding of the genes of living creatures and the vegetations/crops. Does any one remember “Mad-Cow disease”
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Non-vegetarian: vegetables, pulses & cereal.
YouTube – Genetic engineering: The world’s greatest scam?. It is the cross breeding of the genes of living creatures and the vegetations/crops. Does any one remember “Mad-Cow disease”
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Write to Sonia Gandhi « Say NO to GE Food
Here are some of the problems with this bill: The approval of GM crops would be based on a presumption that GM crops are a potential solution to all agricultural problems and that the country’s food security crisis can be … Continue reading
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Power of observation – Double Slit Experiment
YouTube – Dr Quantum – Double Slit Experiment.
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HP 530 Sparingly Used Laptop gifts in india at rediff shopping.
Really cheap laptop. Ubuntu will run like super computer. Better if it was new. HP 530 Sparingly Used Laptop gifts in india at rediff shopping..
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How to create a torrent? | TorrentFreak
1. File > Create new Torrent (or CTRL + N) 2. Select the files and or directories 3. Trackers: This is probably the hard part for most people. But it’s pretty easy, just put in one of the popular public … Continue reading
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Creating RAID 1 backup – Ubuntu Forums
1. In Ubuntu open up the Disk Utility. 2. Go to File->Create->Raid Array. 3. Pick hard drives that have free, non-partitioned space. 4. Choose your raid array size and create. 5. If you get an error you need to install … Continue reading
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How to install .rpm in Ubuntu / Debian based operating system : mypapit gnu/linux blog
There are times when you need to install an application that is only available in .rpm package in Debian GNU/Linux or Ubuntu operating system. One of the main obstacles is that Debian / Ubuntu are using .deb based packaging system … Continue reading
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Google and privacy
Googles Korea Office Raided – WSJ.com The National Police Agency said it is investigating whether the U.S. company collected and stored private information illegally while it prepared for the South Korean launch of its Street View mapping service, which provides … Continue reading
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Network
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/NET3-4-HOWTO-4.html Linux Networking Resources. There are a number of places where you can find good information about Linux networking There are a wealth of Consultants available. A listing can be found at LinuxPorts Consultants Database Alan Cox, the current maintainer … Continue reading
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Money is not everything
Dealing with homelessness, drug addiction, poverty and abuse on a daily basis in exchange for a tiny paycheck is emotionally — and financially — straining.”Anybody who does this isnt in it for the money. If they are, theyre in the … Continue reading
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Paradox
10 Rules of Tech-etiquette « Geoffrey Webb it’s become grossly apparent to me how much we allow technology to get in the way of connecting with each other. I’m not suggesting that technology is the problem; in fact, I’m an … Continue reading
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Fundamental Rights
Fundamental rights may not be submitted to a vote; they depend on the outcome of no elections. via Know Your Rights « How Joe Sees Things. Well the above opinion is that of U.S. America. I can not say the same about … Continue reading
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