Google Gears up to take on the monolithic Microsoft this week. Google will announce the "Google Gears" initiative today that will expand its applications beyond that of the web and challenge Microsoft on its own property, the computer hard-drive. The mammoth internet company is launching Google Gears, an open-source technology for creating offline web applications.
A key differentiator of Microsoft applications is that they can be used without an internet connection. They are launched from the computer's hard drive and files created can be stored and accessed on that drive, reports The Financial Times Online.
Google Gears will enable its own applications to have Microsoft-like capabilities. What does that mean? Microsoft applications can be used without an internet connection and they are launched from the PC's hard drive and files created can be stored and accessed on that drive.
Link : http://gears.google.com/
© yankandpaste® from :http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_21283747.shtml
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Case in First life for Second Life Poperty
A property case against Second Life publisher Linden Lab filed in a Pennsylvania court will not be dismissed, a judge ruled Wednesday,according to Valleywag.
The case, which was filed May 1, 2006 by Pennsylvania attorney MarkBragg, alleged that Linden Lab had illegitimately taken away the itemsin Bragg's account and banned him after he used a cheat to build up his in-world inventory of virtual items, in the process amassing severalthousand dollars' worth of assets.
Now, Valleywag reports, the court has denied LindenLab's request to dismiss the case, as well as its request to remove thecase to arbitration.
Many people are watching this case closely, because it represents thefirst virtual world property dispute to make it this far in a legalproceeding. If the eventual result is a ruling that Linden Lab has togive back the property, valued at around $8,000, it could have majorimplications for Linden Lab and makers of online games like World ofWarcraft and many others.
Tail Piece : Man never changes, he will cheat, sue etc for money in any life.
Linden Lab allows people to convert the Linden $ to real USD. So cheat and build at second life, convert money to real life or sue in real life( if caught )
second life link : www.secondlife.com
© yankandpaste® from : news.download.com
The case, which was filed May 1, 2006 by Pennsylvania attorney MarkBragg, alleged that Linden Lab had illegitimately taken away the itemsin Bragg's account and banned him after he used a cheat to build up his in-world inventory of virtual items, in the process amassing severalthousand dollars' worth of assets.
Now, Valleywag reports, the court has denied LindenLab's request to dismiss the case, as well as its request to remove thecase to arbitration.
Many people are watching this case closely, because it represents thefirst virtual world property dispute to make it this far in a legalproceeding. If the eventual result is a ruling that Linden Lab has togive back the property, valued at around $8,000, it could have majorimplications for Linden Lab and makers of online games like World ofWarcraft and many others.
Tail Piece : Man never changes, he will cheat, sue etc for money in any life.
Linden Lab allows people to convert the Linden $ to real USD. So cheat and build at second life, convert money to real life or sue in real life( if caught )
second life link : www.secondlife.com
© yankandpaste® from : news.download.com
Who is a Hindu?
Question revisited in the wake of Guruvayoor Controversy
Who is a Hindu, asked my friend, as we sipped our coffee watching a news story that said non-Hindus cannot enter Guruvayoor temple. While agreeing that it is the prerogative of the priest and the community to say that non-Hindus are not welcome, my friend insisted that I explain who is a Hindu.
Well, I could have put on the all-encompassing, secular garb and said all those who follow the Hindu way of life and added that more than a religion, it’s a culture. But I stopped short of it, as he explained the controversy that got the Guruvayoor head priest to reiterate the age-old stand.
For the uninitiated, Guruvayoor temple authorities performed purification rites last week saying that the temple was defiled by the entry of Ravi Krishna, son of Central Minister and a senior politician from the state, Vayalar Ravi, for the first-feeding ceremony of his son. We know that Ravi Krishna’s mother is a Christian, Mercy Ravi, who too is a senior politician from the State. But, as many of us have understood from newspaper reports—well, the first round of that was seven years ago, when the purification was carried out after Ravi Krishna’s wedding—, he was neither baptized nor brought up the Christian way. A practicing (for whatever that means) Hindu, married to a Hindu, at Guruvayoor temple, that too with the blessings of SNDP (the organization set up by Sree Narayana Guru, a social reformer who is considered to be the spiritual leader of Ezhavas—a backward caste to which Ravis belong, SNDP has the de-facto authority in some parts of the State to formalize weddings among the members of ezhava community), Ravi Krishna has nothing but his mother’s religion against his claims and rights as a Hindu
But then, except for the Nairs in Kerala, for all other communities, including the Ezhavas, the inheritance is patrilineal. Children inherit the caste from their father. And then, Ravi Krishna is an ezhava, a Hindu. My friend asks, so who decides who is a Hindu? And based on what?
And I pause. What was this way-of-life thing about? Is there some way of induction like baptism or circumcision to Hinduism? Is it something that comes as a birth right? If yes is it matrilineal or patrilineal? Who takes the call? Would the high priests please clarify these before they once again parrot the non-Hindus cannot enter the temples line?
© yankandpaste®
Who is a Hindu, asked my friend, as we sipped our coffee watching a news story that said non-Hindus cannot enter Guruvayoor temple. While agreeing that it is the prerogative of the priest and the community to say that non-Hindus are not welcome, my friend insisted that I explain who is a Hindu.
Well, I could have put on the all-encompassing, secular garb and said all those who follow the Hindu way of life and added that more than a religion, it’s a culture. But I stopped short of it, as he explained the controversy that got the Guruvayoor head priest to reiterate the age-old stand.
For the uninitiated, Guruvayoor temple authorities performed purification rites last week saying that the temple was defiled by the entry of Ravi Krishna, son of Central Minister and a senior politician from the state, Vayalar Ravi, for the first-feeding ceremony of his son. We know that Ravi Krishna’s mother is a Christian, Mercy Ravi, who too is a senior politician from the State. But, as many of us have understood from newspaper reports—well, the first round of that was seven years ago, when the purification was carried out after Ravi Krishna’s wedding—, he was neither baptized nor brought up the Christian way. A practicing (for whatever that means) Hindu, married to a Hindu, at Guruvayoor temple, that too with the blessings of SNDP (the organization set up by Sree Narayana Guru, a social reformer who is considered to be the spiritual leader of Ezhavas—a backward caste to which Ravis belong, SNDP has the de-facto authority in some parts of the State to formalize weddings among the members of ezhava community), Ravi Krishna has nothing but his mother’s religion against his claims and rights as a Hindu
But then, except for the Nairs in Kerala, for all other communities, including the Ezhavas, the inheritance is patrilineal. Children inherit the caste from their father. And then, Ravi Krishna is an ezhava, a Hindu. My friend asks, so who decides who is a Hindu? And based on what?
And I pause. What was this way-of-life thing about? Is there some way of induction like baptism or circumcision to Hinduism? Is it something that comes as a birth right? If yes is it matrilineal or patrilineal? Who takes the call? Would the high priests please clarify these before they once again parrot the non-Hindus cannot enter the temples line?
© yankandpaste®
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Communications
"Yank (copy in VI ) and Paste", Did u ever asked a non unix person to read it ?
Last day i did it and found "copy in 6" . I never expected that from my wife where i was showing her the latest and greatest blog ever made.
This is the way communications happens. Intended to say something but some other things 'll be heard. So what we can do to avoid it ?
say like a you are explaining to a kid and let then say back they understood / can repeat what u said ( not yank and paste ). Understand and repeat back in their words.
more communication theories ? : http://www.mindtools.com/page8.html
tail piece : Finally I educated her about vi showing vi in Linux and she got much impressed of open office ( till that time she was saying open office is not user friendly )
© yankandpaste® from : I am creative :-)
Last day i did it and found "copy in 6" . I never expected that from my wife where i was showing her the latest and greatest blog ever made.
This is the way communications happens. Intended to say something but some other things 'll be heard. So what we can do to avoid it ?
say like a you are explaining to a kid and let then say back they understood / can repeat what u said ( not yank and paste ). Understand and repeat back in their words.
more communication theories ? : http://www.mindtools.com/page8.html
tail piece : Finally I educated her about vi showing vi in Linux and she got much impressed of open office ( till that time she was saying open office is not user friendly )
© yankandpaste® from : I am creative :-)
Second life and social networking
Was trying www.secondlife.com for last couple of days. Its a nice, to get more stable environment. I can understand a 565 messages system will take time to mature ( think the 5 message system such as SIP is still maturing after 10 years as emerging/cutting edge technology).
I was very impressed with the server clustering they had but not satisfied with the client because it goes crash or not responsive lot times.Still i tried for a couple of days.
Opinion :
Nice for bloggers to exaggerate the world they see. its good for business man to do business. finally i got the question
What is for the user ?
A second life to explore ?
I believe its boring till you make a social life in second life. May be its a nice idea to link the orcut kind of environment with second life. I can sit with my friends at places where like our old school or our village talking each other realizing the things we cant do now.
Yep : Miles to go before i sleep ....
A crash free second life and social network.I don't know when i 'll get time to sleep in my first life.
Joke:
Q) when dinosaurs lived ?
Answer : between 10 and 11 years before
Theory : Sip is emerging technology and H323 is pre-Jurassic technology. sip came 10 yrs back and H323 11 years back, so dinosaurs lived between 10 and 11 years before ( this is as per sip experts ).
SIP : session initiation protocol.
yankandpaste® from : My self ( creative me )
I was very impressed with the server clustering they had but not satisfied with the client because it goes crash or not responsive lot times.Still i tried for a couple of days.
Opinion :
Nice for bloggers to exaggerate the world they see. its good for business man to do business. finally i got the question
What is for the user ?
A second life to explore ?
I believe its boring till you make a social life in second life. May be its a nice idea to link the orcut kind of environment with second life. I can sit with my friends at places where like our old school or our village talking each other realizing the things we cant do now.
Yep : Miles to go before i sleep ....
A crash free second life and social network.I don't know when i 'll get time to sleep in my first life.
Joke:
Q) when dinosaurs lived ?
Answer : between 10 and 11 years before
Theory : Sip is emerging technology and H323 is pre-Jurassic technology. sip came 10 yrs back and H323 11 years back, so dinosaurs lived between 10 and 11 years before ( this is as per sip experts ).
SIP : session initiation protocol.
yankandpaste® from : My self ( creative me )
Reflections
There are some people to whom I cannot say No. And, there are a few things that are too tempting to refuse. Unni is one of those people. And, an invitation to write, one of those things. So, here I'm, writing for YankandPaste.
Now the big question comes, on what? Politics and social issues? Unni jumps in to say, hey, no agenda in the writings, please. He doesn't want this blog to be coloured in any hues of red, he says. I don't like saffron, I retort. Then, he comes back...who is talking about saffron? Let's do the VIBGYOR magic, we decide. The rainbow blog. After all, we are all chasing the rainbow.
Feel free to share your thoughts, your views on the posts. We may not necessarily agree on everything, but we can always agree to disagree and yes, I think, that is the spirit we all share.
So here you go: Reflections!
happy reading :)
© yankandpaste®
Now the big question comes, on what? Politics and social issues? Unni jumps in to say, hey, no agenda in the writings, please. He doesn't want this blog to be coloured in any hues of red, he says. I don't like saffron, I retort. Then, he comes back...who is talking about saffron? Let's do the VIBGYOR magic, we decide. The rainbow blog. After all, we are all chasing the rainbow.
Feel free to share your thoughts, your views on the posts. We may not necessarily agree on everything, but we can always agree to disagree and yes, I think, that is the spirit we all share.
So here you go: Reflections!
happy reading :)
© yankandpaste®
Monday, May 28, 2007
A kid poem
The below peom is for kids ( effective for kids from 6 months and after - they 'll laugh well )
കാക്ക ചിരിചു കാ കാ കാ
പുച്ച ചിരിചു മ്യാ മ്യാ മ്യാ
പട്ടി ചിരിചു ബൌ ബൌ ബൌ
മക്രു ചിരിചു ഹി ഹി ഹി
Transilation :
crow smiles ka ka ka
cat smiles myau myau myau
dog smiles bow bow bow
macru smiles hi hi hi
----------------------------
Theory :
Your Baby on 5-Month-Old: Week 4
Baby sleep: The Sears method
How your baby's growing
Your baby now sees and hears the world almost as well as you do. Her communication skills are expanding rapidly, too, as evidenced by her squeals, bubbling sounds, and operatic octave changes. Her sounds can demonstrate her attitude or response to objects — such as happiness, eagerness, or even satisfaction — with a problem well solved.
At this age, about half of babies babble, repeating one syllable — such as "ba," "ma," "ga," or other consonant-vowel combinations — over and over. A few will even add another syllable or two, making their sounds more complex.
You can encourage your baby by babbling right back at her and by making a game of it ("The sheep says, 'baaa,'" or "The goat says, 'maaa'"). Or, when you hear a syllable you can't identify, just respond enthusiastically with, "Yes, that is a car! See how shiny the red paint is?" Your baby will appreciate your encouraging her by keeping the conversation going.
yankandpaste from : poem : orginal by me , theory :http://www.babycenter.com/mybabycenter/1530.html
കാക്ക ചിരിചു കാ കാ കാ
പുച്ച ചിരിചു മ്യാ മ്യാ മ്യാ
പട്ടി ചിരിചു ബൌ ബൌ ബൌ
മക്രു ചിരിചു ഹി ഹി ഹി
Transilation :
crow smiles ka ka ka
cat smiles myau myau myau
dog smiles bow bow bow
macru smiles hi hi hi
----------------------------
Theory :
Your Baby on 5-Month-Old: Week 4
Baby sleep: The Sears method
How your baby's growing
Your baby now sees and hears the world almost as well as you do. Her communication skills are expanding rapidly, too, as evidenced by her squeals, bubbling sounds, and operatic octave changes. Her sounds can demonstrate her attitude or response to objects — such as happiness, eagerness, or even satisfaction — with a problem well solved.
At this age, about half of babies babble, repeating one syllable — such as "ba," "ma," "ga," or other consonant-vowel combinations — over and over. A few will even add another syllable or two, making their sounds more complex.
You can encourage your baby by babbling right back at her and by making a game of it ("The sheep says, 'baaa,'" or "The goat says, 'maaa'"). Or, when you hear a syllable you can't identify, just respond enthusiastically with, "Yes, that is a car! See how shiny the red paint is?" Your baby will appreciate your encouraging her by keeping the conversation going.
yankandpaste from : poem : orginal by me , theory :http://www.babycenter.com/mybabycenter/1530.html
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