Mouli's thoughts and musics over two decades
Wow. This is what happens when you take the hit Disney soundtrack of “Frozen” and pass it through Google Translate and retranslate that back to English. Hilarious. You can notice how the singer tries very hard to suppress her smiles. But, besides all that, a very gifted singer indeed.
This is a time when there is a tussle between the residents of SFO and the tech workers, the so-called gentrification of the city, and the google buses problem etc. The start-ups are struggling to keep a balance between keeping their knowledge workers close at bay vs keeping the cities in which they are located happy.
FastCo has a great “imaginative” article on how this could be handled if the tech giants took matters into their own hands. What if they built apartments for their own workers in what is now their parking lots.
Makes some sense. But could introduce a variety of other problems. Read the full article here. [link]
When sections of the Bay Bridge (Oakland to SFO, CA) was reconstructed (because of structural damage caused due to a 1989 earthquake), this bay area resident felt so strong about the bridge, that he bought part of the bridge that was slated for the scrap yard. He plans to build a house with it. And most likely, a part of it may be an AirBNB location.
Read on more here. [link]
Super article on LinkedIn Pulse today. The story of a Chinese born man Lu Xu, who faked passports and identity documents for more than 500 times to write the GMAT exam on behalf of others (illegally). He got great scores obviously. He got paid a handsome amount from most folks for whom he faked, and he did it free for some friends to achieve their dreams. He was ofcourse caught and sentenced to jail for a few years. He comes out of Jail and then becomes a GMAT tutor. Wow.
Read the full article here. [link]
Nope. Not talking about a chemistry class or a drug prescription.
Fantastic talk by Simon Sinek. Long talk. But worth it. So so passionate.
Very nice landing page for the new CEO announcement. Very classy. HTML5. Will not do justice if I describe it in words. Go see it -> [link]
Very nice piece of writing by @johnconstine on TechCrunch. How FB is now everywhere. He goes through a person’s life when they were just a sonogram shared on face book to their teens to proposing to someone to getting engaged to getting married to having a kid, and finally looking through their FB posts. Very nicely done.
From then on, every action you take and thought you think will be accompanied by a little background decision to be made: “Should I share this on Facebook?” Every sunset, surprise, and sexy face. Yes, you are thirteen years old and deciding which photo you look least ugly in so you can set it as your profile picture. When your parents walk in, you switch to another website or hit enter over and over until your chat history climbs out of view.
Each person you meet must be classified. To friend, or not to friend? Will their life provide enough entertainment? Will this weak tie generate opportunities down the road? Will connecting online make you more likely to connect offline again someday? The decision is not yours alone. It is theirs, but also society’s. The social contract demands courtesy. Accept their friendship, don’t break their heart. Then you’ll spend five seconds every year from then on either deciding not to wish them a happy birthday, or doing so as efficiently as possible.
Read the full article here. [link]
(pic courtesy – the same techcrunch link as above)
Beautiful.
My dad recently gave me a file where he had filed a ton of school stuff. Wow. Nostalgic memories. In that treasure trove, I found this letter.
PSBB Chennai Letter Regarding Co-curriculars
Wow. This defined my schooling. Clearly outlines the importance of co-curriculars during schooling and the role of parents in encouraging it.
Proud to be a PSBB Alumnus.