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India Drupal blog posts
You don't have to be an expert to share what you know. If you write something about Drupal or Acquia or record a screencast, please submit the link below. I will highlight your contribution and get...
View ArticleAirtel 4G Dongle Review
Below is my letter to the Nodal officer of Airtel Karnataka. I'm posting on my blog in the hope other people avoid signing up for this service.Hello,As a long time airtel customer, and a current...
View ArticleCleartrip cancels bookings for no reason
I booked a hotel in Bangalore with the "Pay at Hotel" option on Cleartrip last Sunday for Thursday and Friday.I got one text message saying that I needed to send them some code to confirm 2 days after...
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August Acquia India Drupal meetup in Delhi
Thanks to everyone for attending a great Drupal meetup on August 15th in the Acquia offices in Delhi in Stirring Minds.Although a lot less than 50+ registered, we still managed to get around 30 people...
View ArticleAdding to your PATH with oh-my-zsh
I use oh-my-zsh for my shell.I keep stuff in ~/bin which is not in the default path for OSXI thought - let's be organized and keep my customization in an oh-my-zsh plugin.Hours of frustration ensue.In...
View ArticleTime needs you
Do not fear the passage of time. Like a wild animal in pursuit, running away only encourages its aggression. Yes, you can distract it with loud noises and other misdirection. If you fancy yourself a...
View ArticleOn having a disciplined life
It’s taken for granted that to get what you want out of life, one needs discipline.  And discipline is akin to fuel - without it, we remain forever where we are.  Our health problems, our boredom, our...
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How related are South Asians?
 I've been geeking out on genetics recently and I came across this Wikipedia page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y-DNA_haplogroups_in_South_Asian_populationsIt lists out the results of several studies...
View ArticleResponse to "The culture myth" - it isn't and it is.
I got a comment from my friend Heather referencing this excellent article by Laurie Ruettimann. Â My resposne was long enough, I decided to post it here:Â That's pretty cynical (even for someone like...
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Mr. Reddy's Half Lungi
I came home after a long day and was seriously in the mood for the nice Gin and Tonic.Hendriks is of course my goto gin and the garnish must be cucumber. Â If you put lime in a Hendricks G&T, I...
View ArticleHow to win at monopoly
Buy the orange ones, if not orange buy purple. Buy everything.Always bail out (unless your opponent got orange). Build 3 houses (I think). Hotels have marginal incremental value. Divide the working...
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Bloody Reina
150ml of Rose30ml tequila (silver preferred)4-5 1cm square pieces of papaya4-5 drops of celery bittersShake until chilledPour over ice in high-ball glassFinish with soda and a sprig of...
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Bye Bye Acquia - What's next for Mr. Singh?
I didn't make any big announcement about it, because I'm not the big announcement type. More the slip out the back, change your number and grow a mustache type. Anyway, I finally left my job at Acquia...
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Smashing my hammer down again
If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. It's a cliche, and one that I despise, but it rings true. I'd really like to change streams a bit, but of all the things I've...
View ArticleCompassion for a broken grown-up
I’m a work in progress, but that progression isn’t straight. I’ve fallen off of focus, but I get back on. And no one is perfect. Being more compassionate towards myself does not make me less...
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The second half
I have more than 1/2 left. That includes about 25 years of an athletic body, endurance, a sharp memory, and maybe if I’m lucky, a bit of sex appeal. Nearing 40, it’s nice to remember in our...
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Notes on BDD
I've been researching Behavior Driven Development. This is not a blog post in that it is completely unedited, without links or pictures. Utter contempt for you, my reader. I'm just taking notes, but...
View ArticleHow we want to be
We’re all brought up to imagine someone we should become. Forget should, it’s so ingrained in us, it is now what we want to become. For some of us, this is related to a professional accomplishment. For...
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