Ramblings of an Eccentric Soul...

xkcd | Entomology Man

RR — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:25:02 +0000

Strike 2.

Amazon Starts India Shopping Service as Internet Market Grows – Bloomberg

RR — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:46:15 +0000

India’s online retail industry is expected to surge to 70 billion rupees ($1.43 billion) by 2015 from 20 billion rupees as broadband availability becomes more common and the number of Internet users grow, the Associated Chambers of Commerce said in a July report. via Amazon Starts India Shopping Service as Internet Market Grows – Bloomberg. [...]

7. What is money good for…

RR — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:10:51 +0000

7. What is money good for? Distance. It buys you distance from everyone else. But normal human beings like to be near other human beings. We are a social species. So not only can't money buy you happiness, it can buy you a lot of isolation and that's not happy. You'll likely be happier living in the middle of the noisy messy world than all alone at the end of a long driveway in the middle of nowhere.

Dave Winer's advice to the new millionaires in Silicon Valley owing to the Facebook IPO.

How Designers can Help Developers | Matt Gemmell

RR — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:28:33 +0000

How Designers can Help Developers | Matt Gemmell

Useful tips for designers on dealing with developers. I am guessing that there will be another article on the reverse relationship.

Nobody is perfect and it is ok!

RR — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:26:29 +0000

I am a Mac user, nee Apple products user. I use a Mac as my portable computer (Ok, please drop those scythes). I have owned almost every iOS device since release save for the iPhone 3GS and I really like using them. This does not mean that I don’t appreciate other devices or even acknowledge [...]

A year…

RR — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:24:52 +0000

365 days. 8,760 hours. 525,600 minutes. Not getting into seconds. Of being married. Of being married to one of the most wonderful people I have met. While life’s big questions have not been answered, the process of answering the little ones have been an absolute blast. I have grown as a man. (Yes, the horizontal [...]

5 years…

RR — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:01:41 +0000

5 years ago to this day, a moment changed my life forever. For the better. You walked from the airport and I was initially surprised at your height. You always looked taller in your pictures. Your first name belied your last name. And your height and gait belied your taste preferences. And your persona belied [...]

Guidance

RR — Thu, 19 May 2011 00:25:28 +0000

Filed under: Ramblings, Seeing Patterns Tagged: photos

And I wander… safely.

RR — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:36:41 +0000

One of my favorite sets shot at Bellevue Regional Library during the Seattle for Anna Hazare event. @ facebook Filed under: Ramblings

Touchwood.

RR — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:34:20 +0000

Interesting. The mobile phone is made with the surplus wood of trees culled during thinning operations to maintain healthy forests. The prototype was created in collaboration with Sharp Corporation, Olympus Corporation and “more trees,” a reforestation project founded by musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and others. NTT Docomo PR via bhatnaturally Filed under: Ramblings

RR — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:18:04 +0000

53/365 Place: Victrola coffee at 15th Ave, Seattle, WA I love the 50mm f/1.8 lens. This is yet another shot that makes me so happy that I bought it with my camera. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: d5000, seattle, victrola-coffee

RR — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:15:47 +0000

52/365 Place: Arboretum, Seattle, WA I like this photo for various reasons. Razor sharp focus, the green peeking through the yellow and expression on Harini’s face, which is equally ambiguous. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: arboretum, d5000, seattle

RR — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:10:45 +0000

51/365 Place: Arboretum, Seattle, WA It was a cold and dreary day. Harini and I trudged through the cold and captured some interesting shots. One of my faves. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: arboretum, d5000, seattle

The Better Half or why I am leaving my apartment in disarray

RR — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:04:37 +0000

People who know me, akin me to an almost OCD cleanliness guy. Inarguably, there is some chaos around what I do, and my sense of organization is not the best. (It’s hard to beat 20+ years of disorganized thoughts and sense of cleanliness having grown up in my family.) However, ever since I have moved [...]

And in 27 days…

RR — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:58:21 +0000

I get married. It’s been almost 3 years and coming. The one person who convinced me that maybe marriage is not all that bad and something that I might just enjoy. On October 20th, 2010, I am getting married to Harini Sanjeev. We have also made a wedsite that we hope will be the central [...]

Anthem – A novella by Ayn Rand

RR — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:49:21 +0000

Anthem. Harini made me download this book from Project Gutenberg and read it. And I must say – absolutely worth the 56 odd pages. Despite the hyperbole of the dystopian future, the author clearly communicates the need for identity. Highly recommended. Filed under: Ramblings

A tiny break

RR — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:54:10 +0000

As I begin working (again) after a 2 year hiatus, I need to take a break from my photos for just a tiny bit, although I am yet to confirm if I can take my camera to work. Filed under: Ramblings

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:45:50 +0000

50/365 Another angle from the rooftop… One of my favourite views in the world. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, lake-union, nikon, roof-top, seattle, space-needle

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:25:51 +0000

49/365 When you look east from the rooftop. As I mentioned before, I love this place. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, nikon, photography, seattle, space-needle

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:05:49 +0000

48/365 From the rooftop of my apartment. I love this view. I wish I could be up there everyday all day. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, lake-union, nikon, roof-top, seattle

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:45:54 +0000

47/365 A bunch of photos against the backdrop of Snoqualmie falls. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, nikon, photography, seattle, snoqualmie

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:05:51 +0000

46/365 Against the Snoqualmie falls, life thrives – big or small. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, nikon, photography, seattle, snoqualmie

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:45:54 +0000

45/365 The Cascades or the Olympia range, I cannot say… But it’s seen from the quaint town of Snoqualmie. It’s gorgeous. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d500, nikon, photography, seattle, snoqualmie

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:05:51 +0000

44/365 These boats are just waiting to get out into the Lake. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, joey's-lake-union, lake-union, Life, nikon, photography, seattle

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:45:54 +0000

43/365 A set of kayaks apart (from the water) Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, lake-union, nikon, photography, seattle

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:25:53 +0000

42/365 Space Needle from Lake Washington Union Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, nikon, photography, seattle, space-needle

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:05:52 +0000

41/365 Space Needle from the Lake Union boardwalks. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, nikon, photography, seattle, space-needle

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:38:11 +0000

40/365 More seaplanes… Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, nikon, photography, sea-plane, seattle

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:05:51 +0000

39/365 Seaplanes have always fascinated me. And this is right across from where I live. I wanna learn to fly these before I leave Seattle. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, nikon, photography, sea-planes, seattle

RR — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:45:54 +0000

38/365 The Space Needle. Many more photos of the space needle is coming. Caught while I crossed the road, it always amazes me. Filed under: Ramblings Tagged: 365, d5000, nikon, photography, seattle, space-needle