Argh!!! I hadn’t checked my mailbox for about 1 1/2 weeks. It’s crazy. So much wasted paper. In this entire pile of paper, there was only one letter in which I could perhaps be interested (and even that is debatable since it’s from the ProClub). I really need to have …
I moved to the US in September of 2005. I set a goal for myself to stay organized with regards to my finances and collect as much data as possible for data analysis. Since then, every single entry in my credit card statements is explicitly reviewed and categorized. I used …
I hadn’t come across the “HOME” movie before. I watched it earlier today. Our home, the planet that we call Earth, deserves at least 1 1/2h of our time. Please please please watch this movie in its entirety!!! The cinematography is spectacular; the narration really beautiful; the conveyed message powerful, …
Here’s the advert that the Financial Times didn’t run (commentary from the Guardian). Share it through your Facebook account, if you have one. I’ve been boycotting Shell for years now (even came close to running out of gas in the middle of nowhere recently because of my refusal to use …
I spent my afternoon at the Pacific Science Center today. I went there for the “Animation” exhibit, which I enjoyed very much. However, I was mostly taken and pleasantly surprised by Chris Jordan’s photography exhibition. Chris is a Seattle artist (photography) who, after a long career as a lawyer, gave …
/**/ I really try my best to be good with the environment, as much as I can. Over the last couple of years I’ve been taking more active steps. It’s starting to pay off but there is much more to be done. Some simple and obvious solutions at home have …
/**/ I am amongst those who don’t complain! I miss the hot weather (coupled with being on the beach of course). This is my third summer in Seattle and I love it so far. It’s been absolutely beautiful. Blue skies, warm nights, people are out all the time, Washington lake …
This is another offering from my previous team and my good friend Bora (who I think is an upcoming star in Microsoft). SciScope (see it live) is a prototype web application that allows data discovery from across multiple distributed heterogeneous data repositories. It leverages Bing Maps (formerly Microsoft Virtual Earth) …
… about global warming. Read more [...]