I recently stumbled across this link in Digg.com. Its a photo of a cruise missile being captured in Google Maps. The link is given below and see it for yourself to believe!!!
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Drag & Draw Technology From Philips
Posted in Techie Stuff, unbelieveable but true on February 26, 2007 by hkarthiThis is exciting stuff from Philips. Do check this video from YouTube. Its absoultely awesome.
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Risky experiment
Posted in My Chronicles, W810i, dare-devil stuff, unbelieveable but true on February 7, 2007 by hkarthiWell these days I am usually back from office around 12:30 AM. It is pretty much a boring ride to my house. Today I decided to make it a bit more exciting by taking some photos while riding, yes you heard me right… while riding!!!
I know its risky and dangerous, as you might know that I am a sort of dare-devil (if I may) and so decided to take some snaps while I ride and also record some video of my W810i. The quality of the video is not so good since its too shaky. So I wont post it here. But some of the pics I took looks interesting so I am going to post them here.
DISCLAIMER: PLEASE DO NOT TRY THIS BY YOURSELF!!! … THIS IS DONE BY TRAINED PROFESSIONAL AND I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BROKEN BONES OR FRACTURES OR DEATH THAT YOU MIGHT OCCUR, IF YOU TRY IT ON YOUR OWN!!!
(Seriously, all jokes aside, DO NOT TRY IT!!!)
India’s Sensex Timeline
Posted in unbelieveable but true on December 6, 2006 by hkarthiI recently got an interesting e-mail about India’s Sensex timeline. The timeline starts from 1990 and dates till 2006. In the eve of Sensex touching 14,000 mark, I post this as a tribute to India’s growth and progress.
1000, July 25, 1990On July 25, 1990, the Sensex touched the magical four-digit figure for the first time and closed at 1,001 in the wake of a good monsoon and excellent corporate results.
2000, January 15, 1992On January 15, 1992, the Sensex crossed the 2,000-mark and closed at 2,020 followed by the liberal economic policy initiatives undertaken by the then finance minister and current Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
3000, February 29, 1992
On February 29, 1992, the Sensex surged past the 3000 mark in the wake of the market-friendly Budget announced by the then Finance Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh.
4000, March 30, 1992
On March 30, 1992, the Sensex crossed the 4,000-mark and closed at 4,091 on the expectations of a liberal export-import policy. It was then that the Harshad Mehta scam hit the markets and Sensex witnessed unabated selling.
5000, October 8, 1999
On October 8, 1999, the Sensex crossed the 5,000-mark as the BJP-led coalition won the majority in the 13th Lok Sabha election.
6000, February 11, 2000
On February 11, 2000, the infotech boom helped the Sensex to cross the 6,000-mark and hit and all time high of 6,006.
7000, June 20, 2005
On June 20, 2005, the news of the settlement between the Ambani brothers boosted investor sentiments and the scrips of RIL, Reliance Energy, Reliance Capital and IPCL made huge gains. This helped the Sensex crossed 7,000 points for the first time.
8000, September 8, 2005
On September 8, 2005, the Bombay Stock Exchange’s benchmark 30-share index — the Sensex — crossed the 8000 level following brisk buying by foreign and domestic funds in early trading.
9000, November 28, 2005
The Sensex on November 28, 2005 crossed the magical figure of 9000 to touch 9000.32 points during mid-session at the Bombay Stock Exchange on the back of frantic buying spree by foreign institutional investors and well supported by local operators as well as retail investors.
10,000, February 7, 2006
The Sensex on February 6, 2006 touched 10,003 points during mid-session. The Sensex finally closed above the 10K-mark on February 7, 2006.
11,000, March 27, 2006
The Sensex on March 21, 2006 crossed the magical figure of 11,000 and touched a life-time peak of 11,001 points during mid-session at the Bombay Stock Exchange for the first time. However, it was on March 27, 2006 that the Sensex first closed at over 11,000 points.
12,000, April 20, 2006
The Sensex on April 20, 2006 crossed the 12,000-mark and closed at a peak of 12,040 points for the first time.
13,000, October 30, 2006
The Sensex on October 30, 2006 crossed the magical figure of 13,000 and closed at 13,024.26 points, up 117.45 points or 0.9%. It took 135 days for the Sensex to move from 12,000 to 13,000 and 123 days to move from 12,500 to 13,000.
14,000, December 5, 2006
The Sensex on December 5, 2006 crossed the magical figure of 14,000 to touch 14,028 points in early morning trade. It took 36 days for the Sensex to move from 13,000 to the 14,000 mark.
The Best Man …
Posted in My Chronicles, unbelieveable but true on November 30, 2006 by hkarthiWell tomorrow is Da Day… me officially becoming the “Best Man” for my best friend’s wedding. The interesting thing about this wedding is that, his girl friend is a Hindu and this guy is a Roman Catholic. Being an Indian, you need parents approval for your wedding. So in order to please both his parents and in-laws, he has agreed for two marriages. Don’t get me wrong the deal is that tomorrow, he will have the “Christian Wedding” and then on the next day he will again tie the knot to his girl friend in the more traditional “South Indian Hindu Wedding”. Yeah it does sound strange, but I think this is an ingenious way to get your parent (and in-laws) approval to get married to the gal you love. Strangely, it doesn’t sound too good.
Well, this is going to be very interesting for me and I am certainly looking forward to this marriage. Pictures of the wedding, the couple and the experience I had during this wedding are soon to follow after I come back.
Signing off for now…
the Best Man 
