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Archive for July, 2010

Review: Luminous by Greg Egan

Rating: 7.5/10 When you think of science fiction, you probably conjure an image not very different from this: There is a Han Solo-like gung-ho captain swinging from the carbon nanoutube ropes of his solar sails, a gleaming spaceship rendered with a lot of blue, robots that could perform radical brain surgery on you in record time if you wanted them to, and invariably- various depictions of aliens.This is the traditional  [ Read More ]

Hiatus With Oneself

When your heart beats are drumming Toxicity There is no sacred silence You walllow up in remorse and self pity For the victims of domestic violence. Quoting my Civics homework from last year. (On–you guessed it– domestic violence) Shitty indeed. The vacations are over, and my presence here has not been felt. No I have not been turned to an invisible shade of pink. I’m still here, sitting on the  [ Read More ]

The Sony PSN Blackou

My first reaction to the hack attack on Sony was, ...

Happy Towel Day

For those of you who don't know, today is Towel ...

The Skullcandy Skull

(Continued from part I) the Beholding Part Make: Skullcandy Skullcrusher Price: Rs. 4000 ...

My 'phone Story - Pa

I'm holding in my hand a pair of blue and ...

Amazing Mapped 3-D P

It's been a week of irritations for me, with both ...