1. There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home. Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC), maker of big business mainframe computers, arguing against the PC in 1977. 2. We will never make a 32 bit operating system .Bill Gates 3. Lee DeForest has said in many […]
7 Blasts Rock Bangalore; Two Killed, 20 Wounded
BANGALORE: Seven synchronized small bombs shook Bangalore during the busy lunch hour on Friday, leaving two killed and injuring 20 others, officials said. Bangalore Police Commissioner Shankar Bidri said the seven blasts went off within several minutes of each other at different spots across the city. One woman was killed in an explosion at […]
Serial bomb blasts rocks India – India put on high alert after the blasts
Extremists struck again in India and this time terror was in the Information Technology capital of India – "Bangalore". Seven serial bomb blasts took place within a short span of time. Thereafter two more blasts took place According to news report two people have been killed and approximately 20 persons have been badly injured. Actual […]
Bicycle bombs: The new spoke in wheel of terror
Bicycles blown to bits is perhaps the only constant in the investigations conducted into the last few bomb blasts that rocked the country. A bomb placed on a bicycle is used by terrorists to gain height and ensures that splinters hit the torso of human body, resulting in maximum damage – instant death in most […]
20 militants arrested during search operation in Swat
20 militants arrested during search operation in Swat Pakhtoon Shinwarai, Islamabad, 10 Feb: Security Forces early morning conducted a search and cordon operation in Kabbal, Tutane Bande, Manje and Davlai in Swat district. According to a press release here, 20 militants have been apprehended during the search operation. A large quantity of arms and ammunition […]
(Cold) War on Tourism
London, December 7, 2007. Osama Bin Laden has won. He has succeeded in turning the governments of the world against tourism and re-ignited the Cold War. This is a tragedy, because tourism is sacred. It is the modern equivalent of the pilgrimage. It is the moment when we “suspend the pursuit of profit” to take pleasure in nature, […]