Street View for mobile

Try it at http://m.google.com/maps

Jamey Johnson - In Color: Video - Closed Captioned

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Color_(song)

Miranda Cosgrove - About You Now

Miranda Cosgrove is Carly Shay in iCarly (Saturdays 8/7c on Nick).

From the YouTube description:

Miranda Cosgrove About You Now from the album About You Now

(C) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Leave It All To Me - iCarly Album out June 10th!

This is the title track from iCarly, on Nick every Saturday at 8 PM (7 Central).

FREE: Chris Anderson's book

As described on Wikipedia, 

"examines the rise of pricing models which give products and services to customers for free" 

Also available on Amazon.com

East Texas Art Fest '09 A look at the first day and a look ahead

07/24/09 08:26:21 AM Marshall, Texas.

The first day of the art fest was July 23. It was an interesting bunch of people and everyone seemed to be having fun. I was having fun himself, so my views might be a bit biased. Although I had to leave early (I know, boo!), I am sure the people there were having fun and a small but steady stream of people was coming in. I will leave you with a picture of the set for now. I will try to get some You Tube video embeds soon.

Just a reminder, the Art Fest will continue today (July 24, 2009) at Washington Square, NOT at the old SWEPCO warehouse (that was for July 23). If you can stay until 11 PM, you just might get to see Grant Massey. If you are in town, just stop by at the Washington Square where they have bands lining up from six in the evening, poetry readings (at Prospero's) from seven in the evening, and the downtown shops (presumably all day). Here is the schedule as far as I know:

Band Line Up

06:00:00 PM	Linda Dickson
07:00:00 PM	AJ Haynes
08:00:00 PM	Musical Heresy
09:00:00 PM	Baruch The Scribe
10:00:00 PM	Seryn
11:00:00 PM	Grant Massey

Poetry Reading at Prospero's Books

07:00:00 PM	Open Mic
08:00:00 PM	Kevin Walthal/Open Mic
09:00:00 PM	AJ Haynes/Open Mic
10:00:00 PM	Open Mic

The shops downtown include:

• 
  
  The Bluefrog Grill
• 
  
  A Tisket A Tasket
• 
  
  Charley and Bella's
• 
  
  Bare Necessities
• 
  
  Wiessman's Center
• 
  
  Central Perks
• 
  
  The Dressing Room
• 
  
  OS² Bar

Just a quick note: Events and schedules may be subject to change. As I am neither a part of the planning of the events nor embedded with the planning parties, my description might be out of date or outright wrong. I appreciate your understanding.

Looking back at Windows XP

07/22/09 09:56:21 AM As Microsoft is inching towards the release of the new version of its operating system—Windows 7, let us take a look back at what we were thinking about Microsoft the last time they released a major market moving operating system. It is back in October 25, 2001 that Nature published an article on Microsoft's Windows XP. Will Windows 7 have just as prominent as Windows XP does or will it remain as a nightmare like the operating system that shall not be named?

We will find out soon enough. In the mean time, read more from Helen Pearson in this article.

Me, negative

Me, negative
Originally uploaded by KushalHada

with long, curly hair :)

New academic year begins August 31, 2009

(cross-posted from Dean Students' blog)

Campus News at East Texas Baptist University has a new post by Mike Midkiff with the title "ETBU Begins Fall Semester Monday, August 31". According to the report, classes will start on Monday, August 31, 2009. Compare it to August 27, 2007 and August 25, 2008 (please refer to the respective catalogs for reference). Contrary to popular myth, classes are NOT starting a week late this year. It is still the last Monday of the month of August.

The Campus News reports that ETBU 101 (orientation for freshmen) will be from August 26, 2009 through August 30, 2009, ending just a day before the new school year begins. This author himself was a part of ETBU 101 a couple of years back. I thoroughly enjoyed every small session (and most of the full sessions). If you get to attend, I strongly recommend that you do.

Read more at Campus News at ETBU Campus News or go directly to this post by clicking here.

The Moon landing was not the only world-changing event in the summer of '69. Nature

"The Moon landing was not the only world-changing event in the summer of '69."—Nature

Just like the rest of the press, Nature is celebrating fortieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon-landings. The editorial (Nature 460, 307 (16 July 2009) | doi:10.1038/460307a; Published online 15 July 2009) acclaims the accomplishments of the lunar mission and celebrates it for its benefits. It cross-references to an essay entitled Why we need space travel by Giovanni Bignami and a book review of The Seventh Landing: Going Back to the Moon, This Time to Stay (Springer: 2009) by Michael Carroll. It also repeats a stern warning by Richard Monastersky in Shooting for the Moon that without the motivations from programs like the lunar mission today, we might not have enough students interested in science tomorrow. However, unlike the popular media, Nature manages to keep things in perspective. The editorial also reminds us, in bold letters, that "The Moon landing was not the only world-changing event in the summer of '69."

The other "small step to man"—a new computer operating system called Unix. Nature also shows that it is in sync with the rest of the world as the editor writes "last week Google announced that it will use Linux as the base for its planned open-source 'Chrome' operating system". It also correctly and authoritatively states that "Unix, like Apollo, has earned its place in history."

Unix serves as the basis for most of the non-Windows operating system today. The latest version of Apple's Macintosh operating system, Mac OS X is a certified Unix operating system. Another major operating system is GNU/Linux (often referred to as Linux alone). Unix and Unix-like operating systems command a large market share in the server market. However, footprint remains small as far as far as workstations are concerned. According to Lynn Greiner in Linux Enterprise Market Trends (Faulkner Library; Docid: 00018885; published July 01, 2009), GNU/Linux has made some headway in the enterprise world with companies like DaimlerChrysler, Merrill Lynch, and the E*Trade Group as well as US Federal agencies like US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the US Agency for International Development.

Wondering which page to turn to to read more? Its page number 307 (according to the website). Thanks for reading me and more importantly, thanks for reading Nature.

Update (June 20, 2009 3:09 PM): An earlier version of this post missed the words "fortieth anniversary of". The error has been corrected. - Kushal

Defining a reactionary

07/19/09 08:46:32 AM I came across another great post (Why Carlyle matters) at UR and I felt obliged to share it here with you. The quote below defines a reactionary as UR talks about Carlyle. Take it away!

A reactionary is not a Republican, a Democrat, or even a libertarian. It is not even a communist, a fascist, or a monarchist. It is something much older, stranger, and more powerful. But if you can describe it as anything, you can describe it as the pure opposite of progressivism. True reaction is long since extinct in the wild, but it lives in Carlyle - whose writings are now and forever available at a click, though they may be illegal in most states and the European Union.

What do you think of it? Do you agree? Please comment below (you might be required to sign in).

What ISPs ought to do

Dear reader,

I am reading a post on "FAR BEYOND THE EDGE OF REASON" that I wanted to share with you. Thank you for reading. Just in case you missed the link to the left, here's a link to the blog post again.

I agree with most of what the original poster is saying. However, I would like to make an observation on the statement "But we should be trusting people to input a few details on their own, rather than pushing everything out of sight." The Ubuntu boot-up screen hides boot-up information as of 2009.04. Is that in any way relevant to the discussion in hand? Thank you.

Lastly, thank you, dear reader, for reading this post and following the link to read the original article. If you have not found the link thus far, I would suggest you google it. (If you don't know what that means, please consult a medical professional. You may be spaced out or something.)

Sincerely,
Kushal

My accounts on Twitter

In light of the recent Google blog post, Official Google Blog: Google accounts on Twitter, I thought I needed to do the same before long. Therefore, I am coming up with a list of twitter accounts that I am associated with:

Personal:

1. http://twitter.com/kushalhada (protected)

2. http://twitter.com/hadakushal (public doppelgänger of the above)

kdg

1. http://twitter.com/kdghq (kdg headquarters, not much activity)

2. http://twitter.com/fictionfun (sanbox account, high activity)

etbu

1. http://twitter.com/deanhealthplex (unofficial and unauthorized, not everything here is related to dean healthplex or etbu)

parked:

Parked accounts are not actually related to me. However, as of this writing, I still control them. Thus, I list them here.

1. http://twitter.com/justinfattig (parked for Justin Fattig)

2. http://twitter.com/palmertexas (parked for Benjamin Rogers)

Just wanted to say Hi

Its another Monday morning and another week all over again. I just wanted to say Hi to all of you out there. I would also want to remind some of my readers in East Texas of the heat advisory. I hope you have a great day and a great week ahead. :) ~ from Kushal

Just some pnging fun with the local network

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^C
--- etbu.edu ping statistics ---
127 packets transmitted, 127 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 17.280/20.043/45.591/5.187 ms

A small typo

A small typo
Originally uploaded by KushalHada

Full text from investor.google.com/conduct.html:

BEGIN quote

Preface

"Don't be evil." Googlers generally apply those words to how we serve our users. But "Don't be evil" is much more than that. Yes, it's about providing our users unbiased access to information, focusing on their needs and giving them the best products and services that we can. But it's also about doing the right thing more generally -- following he law, acting honorably and treating each other with respect.

END of quote

Please let know if you want me to remove this picture. You can also ask Yahoo! to remove it for me, if I do not respond (probably because I haven't been online for a while). Thank you!

Update: as of July 10, 2009, the page still says "he law".

Uploaded by KushalHada on 22 May 09, 12.28PM CDT.

Kyle Thorn

Kyle Thorn
Originally uploaded by KushalHada

I met Kyle Thorn one day as he was at work, outside the West (covered) Entrance Ornelas Spiritual Life Center.

Please enjoy this picture, which Kyle accepted and put as his profile picture* on Face book.

* May have changed it now. Conditions apply. Void where prohibited. :P

New doors in Keys Gym

New doors in Keys Gym 2
Originally uploaded by KushalHada

We are getting a new door for Keys Gym at ETBU. :)

(Obvious) hints from the Google blog post

Silent updates by default

And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.

I believe that the reference means that Google will feature silent updates in its OS, in line with the offering in Google Chrome. While Google may allow a choice on where to look for updates, chances are that those options will not be blatantly obvious to the end-users. If offered, these options would be targeted and marketed to IT departments in large corporations who cringe at the idea of silent updates. I doubt that Google is desperately seeking a corporate audience, though. The main focus seems to be on the consumer, who won't mind silent updates as long as it is not bothersome or cumbersome.

Developers, will you please go web-based?

these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform.

Google wants developers to get on the cloud. The cloud is where Google's lifeline is. The cloud is where Google wants us to be. The more people are on the net, the more possibility there is for advertisements. Remember, I said possibility for advertisements as there is also an incentive to minimize advertisements — they make people less irritated. They also drive cost per advertisement up, but that's where our wants meet with theirs. This is further evidenced in the next quote where Google is quite upfront that it intends to make money off the project.

any time our users have a better computing experience, Google benefits as well by having happier users who are more likely to spend time on the Internet.

The less time people spend trying to find their way around computers, the more time they have to click on advertisements and bid on auctions. As we have seen with Google Chrome, Google will likely allow and encourage other search engines on its platform, if for nothing else than to stave off anti-trust efforts.

So what is the bottom line here? I believe it will reassure investors that Google is as focused as ever. The clear push from Google to get people on the net shows that Google wants to grow its revenue base by increasing the revenue base of the whole Internet advertising industry (with ~70% market share, is there any other significant way?). This also shows a long-term commitment from Google towards the Internet. However, perhaps the most important news is this: as Google grows and increases the size of the Internet advertising pie, competitors trying to nibble away pieces of the pie will find it easier to nibble away bigger pieces of the pie. As Richard Quest of CNN oft says, "There's money to be made."

Quotes from The Official Google Blog (to be linked soon) by Sundar Pichai, VP Product Management and Linus Upson, Engineering Director and timestamped at 7/07/2009 09:37:00 PM

Logs about electricity and Internet connectivity

(Adapted from the "logs to lose") 07/06/09 06:56:55 AM The lights just went out for a second a few minutes ago. 07/07/09 02:50:25 PM While the lights came back sooner than expected, the Internet access via Go Zoe continues to remain down. I got through to a nice lady at Go Zoe when I called their number at (903) 935-0876. She informed me that they are aware of the issue and they are working on it. She also informed me that the whole campus is down and there is nothing that I could do to get back online. However, in a glimmer of hope, she offered that she expects the Internet access to be back up by late evening today*. 07/08/09 07:41:48 AM The network was back up when checked at around ten in the evening.

* Please not that I did not record the call. Thus, the account above is purely based on my memory and might not be entirely accurate.

Don't click the checkout button! Google introduces Google Chrome OS

I know what I am saying will not please many people in the industry. However, if you already have a working notebook or another computer and were in the market to buy a cheap new netbook, hold your horses until the end of 2010. There is an option in the horizon. Google is talking about its new operating system (as far as I know, based on Linux) and from what I have read, its pretty much a done deal. Why? Because Google is talking timeline here. (It would never do that unless it was pretty sure it could meet its deadlines. Afterall, who likes setting deadlines for themselves, knowing they could embarrass themselves?)

Oh, what do you say? You need a netbook and you need it now? Fear not! Plenty of systems are available today sporting Linux or Windows. Spice things up with the Ubuntu Netbook Remix or keep your vanilla OS and try out Google Chrome OS when it comes out in "the second half of 2010". Buy your computer now or hold on to your money until later--either way, you win! Google Chrome is an open-source effort and should not cost you any money at all. Take that, recession!

Read more at Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS

An old poem

MEANINGLESS

I had a life full of gay?

And 9 to 4 was my day

Gone are the days and the nights too.

It is over one year now, making for two.

I don’t have a dream I have no aim

I live in the past I have no name

Looking in the past through rose colored glasses

I know it was ad but it could have been worse

I have more leisure I have more work

I am surprised I have no one to blame

You can realize how selfish I am

There are 12 ‘I’s in 12 lines.

By Kushal Hada

Friday, July 23, 2004

What is that?

The video begins with a pot foaming out. Can you guess what is in it before we reveal it to you?

Doors get additional locks in University Apartments

As a part of the summer work that is going on at East Texas Baptist University, University Apartments—an upperclassmen apartment complex—is getting additional locks in the doors to the apartments. If you are not in Marshall, here is a picture of the door. Please note that the work is probably not complete so far.

Warning: Virus threat has been detected!

How crude can scaremongers get? Apparently, cruder than I thought. For example, take this screenshot from a Mac Book. They are trying to make the website look like a Windows Explorer window ... on a Mac! Oh, and I am sure there are people out there who will click "Repair all" in a hurry and then the scareware will have won its first battle.

I have a request to make here. If you ever encounter such a screen (you are using Mozilla Firefox, aren't you?), please go to "Help" > "Report web forgery..." to report the website. Visit http://stopbadware.org to learn more.

I hope you are having a great weekend (for those whose weekend has already started)!

Is your money going down the toilet?

We recently had an issue with our toilet. This is a video of a toilet that has the water continuously flowing down. I will explain later how we solved this issue ... but first lets look at the problem. 

E-mail blogging, here I come!

Let me be frank here. The Internet connection in my room has a few issues and I am unable to access the full Internet. However, I can still send emails. Thus, I decided that this would be an ideal time to test the mail2blogger feature in Blogger in draft. I hope this works.

Oh, and don't worry. I am blogging a lot more lately. With any luck, this won't be the last entry you will see from me today. *wink

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 download statistics

There is a neat website that keeps track of the number of times Firefox 3.5 is downloaded. Take a gander at http://downloadstats.mozilla.com/

(Thanks to Ars Technica for the tip)

At the top

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Originally uploaded by KushalHada

Daniel Aldave is on the top plank of the scaffolding. :) Hi, Daniel!

Twitter Blog: May The Tweets Be With You

Twitter apparently is OK with you using the word "tweet". As TechCrunch puts it, developers can continue to "tweet their hearts out.". Just try not to impersonate or confuse anyone. (Read more ...)

3 and 5, for Firefox 3.5!

3 and 5, for Firefox 3.5!
Originally uploaded by gkanai
Get your copy of Mozilla 3.5 at http://getfirefox.com/ today and get on the fast lane on the web.

Mozilla Firefox is one of the best browsers, and perhaps the best major cross-platform browser. Even Microsoft has acknowledged that Mozilla Firefox identifies and embraces new technology and new standards better than Microsoft's latest offering, IE 8. Oh, and its all thanks to YOU, the developers and users who make up this wonderful community.

I would love to write more about HTML 5 but I will leave it to our resident experts at Wikipedia to do that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_5

Are you still here? Well, go get Firefox 3.5 now! (Disclaimer: I do not use Mozilla Firefox exclusively.)