Idle Thoughts …

Response from Con Kolivas to APC magazine: I think any problem with anydevelopment model has multiple factors,and ultimately, it is humans that make decisions. I won't commenton the humans themselves.If there is any one big problem with kerneldevelopment and Linux it is the complete disconnection of thedevelopment process from normal users. You know, the ones [...]

The world is going crazy and paranoid over this certain new strand of the fluvirus. But really, you should be happy to get one.Why? (a) Once you have it, you realize, really, really, this is JUST ANOTHER type of FLU dammit! Granted, you feel lousy for a day or two but then in a week, [...]

Recently, I finally finished reading Lahiri’s latest book. Oh boy, I am still immersed in it’s thoughts, thinking about the fate of some of the characters and the messages the stories tried to convey. This blog will give some of my impressions and thoughts on the book. The readers should be aware that there might [...]

Well, I came down to collect my baggage hoping to get done soon. To my frustration, my checked in baggage never arrived! I noticed that YYC too had a section where they kept unclaimed baggages and I looked there desperately in search of my lost baggage. Simultaneously, I could see a long queue in front [...]

It all started on the day before Christmas, Dec 24th 2008. Unprecedented snow the day before and on the morning of 24th resulted in Air Canada canceling all short and medium haul flights from/to Vancouver. 22nd was the last day I had gone out to work for the year and I did find it extremely [...]