Two of my OLAP databases disappeared in the last few days. Thankfully I had a backup. However, I would want to investigate the root cause. How do I proceed?

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2269946/amd-lifts-the-lid-on-temash-and-kabini-chips[^] COMPUTEX ahoy!!

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/analysis/2269647/ethernet-turns-40-years-old-today[^] Apart from the TV remote, Ethernet is another piece of technology desperately in need of a revolution or better, replacement.

I got drunk on friday night and the loathsome happened. PM calls up, prepones some deadlines and in 30 min I am staring at my laptop screen. The pressure gets to me and I start churning out code but drinking at the same time. When I get up after some hours, sober now, I found I had actually coded some neat $hit , nevermind the drool-pool I left on my desk. Achievement Unlocked : Drunken Coder. :-O

Sorry, but I never knew someone had all the time in the world to write an article on a phallus, embellished with pseudo-theology . ;P

I too think its idiotic to have a price barrier to ward off people (If that is their intention). WIth 10k per person they are simply ignoring the frontline\programmers who will be the first to adopt their technology. Wonder what the managers and journalists do during those coding sessions.

On a related note..my applications keep forgetting the pinned items :mad::mad::mad::mad:

Reality : Just spoke to a friend in Delhi.. it was business as usual. Apparently there was a backup power grid meant for business which kicked in.

The only time I use Yahoo is when I need to give my ID to malicious sites ;) ;)

Last time I checked $ex was the worlds favorite sport :D

when Bond escorted the Queen to the stadium[^] Edit: Updated with a working link.

Yeah.. highly advanced and extremely difficult to decrypt.

So I have to deal with these accidental DBAs and DB developers every now and then. Listening to their chatter it seems they are always upbeat and savvy about the latest SQL Server. Today I chanced upon the actual code written by one of these creatures. Took me a 20 min yoga session to cool down my boiling blood. I mean, how the f*** in the world do you write such lame code when you have the latest and the greatest software with power packed features. Even if I forgive your illiteracy, I will never EVER forgive your lack of hygiene. No indentations , no comments at all? Burn in hell :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), which measures the customer satisfaction of business across 47 industries, released its latest report for E-business on Tuesday. The survey reveals customer satisfaction levels for social media platforms, search engines and portals, and news and information sites.Wired[^]

Apparently this G4S also has quite a few contracts with major industry leaders here in India.. and any discussion about them in my friend circle would end up with stories of how we fooled them.

< The best comeback line ever > :laugh:

Facebook has added sleuthing to its array of data-mining capabilities, scanning your posts and chats for criminal activity. If the social-networking giant detects suspicious behavior, it flags the content and determines if further steps, such as informing the police, are required. CNET[^]

Washington Post[^]

"We are turning Digg back into a startup", read a post on Betaworks’ company blog. “Low budget, small team, fast cycles"

So I have a 5 year old nephew who I am very fond of. Quite frequently I ponder about his education and feel that he should be made to fall in love with programming. Now , where should I start?

Considering that WinPhone is a new platform there might be a few glitches initially , as was the case with the "pre-2.0 Android".