http://shruta.net my mind open-sourced Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:38:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en LUCKNOW: Masood Ahmad recalls the hush that fell when he went onstage to announce an unscheduled break during the raging battle between Lord Ramaand Ravana, last Dussehra. The huge audience assembled at the Bakshi Ka Talaab ground was not amused. A few even began to boo, till the reason for ... http://shruta.net/2008/10/04/when-rama-took-a-break-to-offer-namaz/ 2008 contains a lot of turning-point events for the mobile space. The first mobile phone based on Android OS is around the corner (engadget, informationweek report that it is weeks away). Android OS contains a complete stack to support multiple connectivity interfaces like voice, 3G, Wi-Fi. Apple rolled out iPhone ... http://shruta.net/2008/09/20/cip-phone/ On April 28, 2008 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched 10 satellites into a Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Two of the satellites are built by ISRO for use by various Indian agencies and 8 are from international customers. The lift-off and placement of 10 satellites in one launch is a ... http://shruta.net/2008/05/01/isro-creates-world-record/ As you already know from this blog, I have participated in 3 Singapore Marathons till date - 2004. 2005 and 2007. Next year, I plan to participate in more running events in addition to the Singapore Marathon. As a service to my fellow marathoners, I have started compiling the list of ... http://shruta.net/2007/12/09/list-of-marathons-in-singapore-in-2008/ Red Hat Inc, the leaders of open-source and the makers of the legendary Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) OS have since the year 2006 been electing three Red Hat Certified Engineers (RHCEs) every year to be honoured as the RHCEs of the year. The three RHCEs come respectively from America ... http://shruta.net/2007/12/09/rhce-of-the-year-2007-apac/ Two years ago, I finished the Singapore Half-Marathon for the first time. Last year, due to other commitments (or excuses ;) ), I didn't take the challenge. On the event day, I saw a marathoner returning home after successfully completing the marathon and my heart sank. I said, I will ... http://shruta.net/2007/12/09/finished-singapore-half-marathon-again/ India has been crowned Asia's fastest supercomputer, marking the first time the country takes a seat on the list of world's top 10 fastest machines. Housed at Tata Group's Computational Research Laboratories in Pune, the India-based system, ranks No. 4 on the latest Top500 list unveiled Monday at the Supercomputing ... http://shruta.net/2007/11/23/indias-supercomputer-is-asias-fastest/ A little known school of scholars in southwest India discovered one of the founding principles of modern mathematics hundreds of years before Newton according to new research. Dr George Gheverghese Joseph from The University of Manchester says the 'Kerala School' identified the 'infinite series'- one of the basic components of calculus ... http://shruta.net/2007/08/14/indians-predated-newton-discovery-by-250-years/