The Plucky Programmer

My first reaction to the hack attack on Sony was, and I’m sorry if I offend anyone, “Ha, good for them”. But then I absent mindedly switched on my PS3, trying to log into PSN and play Resistance 2 (my choice online shooter for Deathmatches). And then it struck me- I was a victim too.   Fast forward 16 days of no online gaming (I played some of Final Fantasy  [ Read More ]

For those of you who don’t know, today is Towel day. And whatever the internet might say, its NOT unofficial. Lug a towel around yourself. Or say Belgium, but show your love.      

(Continued from part I) the Beholding Part Make: Skullcandy Skullcrusher Price: Rs. 4000 MRP, but available for < Rs. 3300 online Colour: Snoop Dogg (*sigh*) blue Specs: in-built subwoofer and bass amplifier, 30 mm speakers, over ear So here’s what you get: Design and Form Factor Design. Hmm… It has two cups, so that is ok for anyone who is not from Eroticon Six. The headband is slightly weirdly shaped,  [ Read More ]

I’m holding in my hand a pair of blue and white headphones so flashy that to many it may look as though they have been birthed by Bappi Lahiri himself (How long has he been gestating anyway?). But first look flashiness aside, its mildly interesting how I ended up with these: The Lo-ing Part I rather liked Skullcandy because of good audio quality, and loud but good looks for OK  [ Read More ]

It’s been a week of irritations for me, with both graphics card and sound card failures, which I lazily enough haven’t even bothered to investigate yet. But everyone always loves an interesting ad campaign, and these two (found via AdFreak) get my buck for their amazing execution: [Vodafone-the Evolution of Mobile Phones] [Hyundai Accent  - 3-D Projection Mapping] The Hyundai one may have 6 humongous projectors and a hanging car  [ Read More ]