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It's been about a month since I switched to the Hipster PDA. It's working great so far.

• They don't need batteries
• They don't need maintenance
• You don't need good light to read it
• You can have as many as you want, they are so cheap
• You can customize them any way you like
• You can write on it. None of this Graffiti rubbish, just your normal handwriting
• They don't break
• You can make your own interfaces and applications

Pair the Hipster PDA with the D*I*Y Planner cards and you're golden.

This image issued by the Nakheel development company in Dubai shows an impression of 'The World Project' by Nakheel which will consist of 300 islands positioned to form the shape of the world which has been started 2.5 miles offshore from Dubai in Gulf waters and supposed to be finished by 2008.

[Via CDNN News]

Via Dvorak Uncensored.

GaryGarry Kasparov won the world chess championship at 22 and has been the most successful chess player in the world for 20 years. Now 41, he announced his retirement last week after winning a tournament in Spain for the ninth time.

Read more on NPR, ABC News and ChessBase.

"Aishwarya Rai is doing a masala film where She's going to play the lead in the movie version of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novel The Mistress of Spices.

"The story by the Indian-American author revolves around Tilo, an Indian woman in Oakland, California, who runs a spice shop and has magical powers.

"The powers fade when she falls in love with an American.

"According to film industry outlets, Rai's opposite in the movie will be Dylan McDermott, an American actor who has starred in Twister, In the Line of Fire, Runaway Jury and The Practice, among other films.

"Spices will be directed by Paul Mayeda Berges, who is the husband of Gurinder Chadha, who made Bride and Prejudice. The film will be produced by Chadha and Deepak Nayar, who has produced two of Chadha films.

"The making of Spices extends the new trend of crossover movies involving non-resident Indian directors filming Indian-American authors.

[Via Bollywood Mantra]

"Because I'm a man, when I lock my keys in the car I will fiddle with a wire long after hypothermia, or heat stroke, has set in. AAA is not an option. I will win.

"Because I'm a man, when the car isn't running very well, I will pop the hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I'm looking at. If another man shows up, one of us will say to the other, "I used to be able to fix these things, but now with all these computers and everything, I wouldn't know where to start." We will then drink beer and break wind as a form of Holy Communion.

"Because I'm a man, when I catch a cold, I need someone to bring me soup and take care of me while I lie in bed and moan. You're a woman. You never get as sick as I do, so for you this isn't a problem.

"Because I'm a man, I can be relied upon to purchase basic groceries at the store, like milk or bread. I cannot be expected to find exotic items like "cumin" or "tofu." For all I know, these are the same thing. And never, under any circumstances, expect me to pick up anything for which "feminine hygiene product" is a euphemism. (F.Y.I. guys, cumin is a spice and not a bodily function)

"Because I'm a man, when one of our appliances stops working, I will insist on taking it apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me twice as much, once the repair person gets here and has to put it back together.

"Because I'm a man, I must hold the television remote control in my hand while I watch TV. If the thing has been misplaced, I may miss an entire show looking for it (though one time I was able to survive by holding a calculator)...applies to engineers mainly.

"Because I'm a man, there is no need to ask me what I'm thinking about. The answer is always either sex, cars or football. I have to make up something else when you ask, so don't ask.

"Because I'm a man, I do not want to visit your mother, or have your mother come visit us, or talk to her when she calls, or think about her any more than I have to. Whatever you got her for Mother's Day is okay; I don't need to see it. And don't forget to pick up something for my mother too.

"Because I'm a man, you don't have to ask me if I liked the movie. Chances are, if you're crying at the end of it, I didn't.... and if you are feeling amorous afterwards...then I will certainly at least remember the name and recommend it to others.

"Because I'm a man, I think what you're wearing is fine. I thought what you were wearing five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of shoes is fine. With the belt or without it, looks fine. Your hair is fine. You look fine. Can we just go now?

"Because I'm a man, and this is, after all, the year 2005, I will share equally in the housework. You just do the laundry, the cooking, the cleaning, the vacuuming, and the dishes, and I'll do the rest... like looking for my socks, or like wandering around in the garden with a beer wondering what to do.

"This has been a public service message for Women to better understand the Male.

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Got no dough for a commercial WiFi antenna? Looking for an inexpensive way to increase the range of your wireless network? A tin can waveguide antenna, or Cantenna, may be just the ticket. This design can be build for under $5 U.S. and reuses a food, juice, or other tin can.

Read more about How To Build A Tin Can Waveguide WiFi Antenna.

Apple added a feature called Sudden Motion Sensor (SMS) to the PowerBook line in early 2005. The sensor attempts to prevent data loss by parking the heads of an active disk drive after detecting a "sudden motion", which could be due to strong vibrations or a fall.

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While the PowerBook only uses the AMS as a defensive measure to prevent accidental damage to the disk drive, such sensors could have a variety of uses. In particular, they have been considered as alternative input methods in user interfaces for video game controllers, phones, PDAs, and other mobile devices. While it is to be seen if they will be successful in these areas, such use at least has a novelty value.

Read more about this from Amit Singh in kernalthread.

Alongside life-size posters of Hindu nationalist leaders, Indian political activists can now buy lotions, potions and pills to cure anything from cancer to hysteria to piles -- all made from cow urine or dung.

A new goratna (cow products) stall at the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) souvenir shop is rapidly outselling dry political tracts, badges, flags and saffron-and-green plastic wall clocks with the face of former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.

Read more at Reuters

And, being a geek, I created a few web pages with the stuff I need to learn and got tired of searching all over the Internet.

And, in case you thought I'm not geek enough, these pages validate as XHTML 1.0 Strict!

Now on to Taekwondo - What I need to know.

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