Monthly Archives: December 2006

New Search Engines

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Krishna

Here is a new search engine: http://quintura.com/ with an interesting look-and-feel. The blog which had this link expresses my thought exactly: http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/003581.html It will take a huge effort or fundamental shift in how Internet search is done to displace Google from … Continue reading →

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Criticism and Improvement

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Krishna

By definition, improvement implies change. You cannot improve if you keep doing exactly the same thing. How do you know when to change? There are 2 ways. One way is to to realize this yourself. Typically this happens through experience … Continue reading →

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Disinclination to Learn

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Krishna

Here is an experiment. Before trying it, put some physical space between you and the subject. Ok, here goes. Call the subject a stupid person who is unable to learn anything. We all know what will happen. Everyone gets angry … Continue reading →

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The Enemy of Action

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Krishna

Why does the deer not step aside when the headlights start rushing towards it? Here is a nice poem about it. I have heard and read many people talking about fear as a motivational factor, but in my opinion, fear … Continue reading →

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JotSpot Lockdown

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Krishna

After Google acquired JotSpot, the site is locked down for new registrations as they migrate to Google’s systems. I wonder how much of a good business strategy this is. Right now, companies are in a mad rush to embrace Web 2.0 … Continue reading →

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Kill Google Base

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Krishna

Google Base is one of the most puzzling products I have ever seen. I cannot comprehend why users would use it with all the other applications out there. Let’s take some examples. If Google Base is meant for people to … Continue reading →

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Rear View Mirrors

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Krishna

Several years ago when I took my first license test in the United States, my friends advised me to periodically look at the rear view and side mirrors while taking the test. So as the police officer took me around a … Continue reading →

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Poor Man’s CAPTCHA

Posted on December 28, 2006 by Krishna

My friend Prashant recently did a post on CAPTCHA. A CAPTCHA is basically the opposite of a Turing test which a computer can pass if it is sophisticated enough to have a conversation with a human being without the person … Continue reading →

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Google Indexing – Coincidence or Big Brother?

Posted on December 28, 2006 by Krishna

It has been less than 24 hours since I posted my complaint about the problems with using Google Custom Search on my site. I was a little shocked to see (and happy to report) that Google has re-indexed my site … Continue reading →

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Problem with Google Custom Search

Posted on December 27, 2006 by Krishna

With great enthusiasm, I went to Google Co-op and created my own custom search engine that would allow users to search the contents of this blog and also my site (krishami.com). Google provides a lot of functionality that makes creation … Continue reading →

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