Abhiroop Basu

Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year's End

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:01:31 +0800

Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year's End:

Will there be a prescription pair?

Going to Pulau Sibu tomorrow. Not taking any electronic devices (save a phone). Will be completely...

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:58:46 +0800

Going to Pulau Sibu tomorrow. Not taking any electronic devices (save a phone). Will be completely disconnected from the world. I’ve officially become a hipster.

Dwight Schrute Knows Consumers

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:01:31 +0800

Dwight Schrute Knows Consumers:

Want to be a successful salesman? Follow Dwight’s proven method!

Valentine’s Day Google Doodle (by Google)

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:46:12 +0800

Valentine’s Day Google Doodle (by Google)

Some Advice for Young People | The Awl

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:31:48 +0800

Some Advice for Young People | The Awl:

“Job quitters are the happiest people around”, and How to Deal with Soulless Careerists

Indian Flashmob, Singapore 11th February 2012 (by rohhitg)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:45:14 +0800

Indian Flashmob, Singapore 11th February 2012 (by rohhitg)

The Expendables 2 - Official Trailer (1080p) (by...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:50:34 +0800

The Expendables 2 - Official Trailer (1080p) (by televisionpromos)

Jean Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris join Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Expendables 2 - Mail Online

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:47:21 +0800

Jean Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris join Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Expendables 2 - Mail Online:

This is going to be a mental film!

Hugh Laurie announces the end of television show House - Telegraph

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:43:20 +0800

Hugh Laurie announces the end of television show House - Telegraph:

Wow, completely unexpected. Not my favourite show, but certainly my favourite character. But it has been going on for a LONG time.

At BuzzFeed, the Significant and the Silly - NYTimes.com

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:40:45 +0800

At BuzzFeed, the Significant and the Silly - NYTimes.com:

As the consumer Web has matured, readers have become minipublishers, using social media platforms to share information they think will entertain and enlighten their friends. No longer is it just about so-called sticky content that keeps readers around, or even clicky content that causes them to hit a link; it’s also about serving up content that is spreadable.

Hit the right note, and your readers become like bees, stopping by your site to grab links and heading back out on the Web to pollinate other platforms. That behavior has tapped into something visceral, a kind of game in which the person finding something delicious gains social capital for sharing it.

Do iOS Apps Crash More Than Android Apps? A Data Dive - Forbes

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:14:16 +0800

Do iOS Apps Crash More Than Android Apps? A Data Dive - Forbes:

Apparently iOS apps crash more than Android apps.

The Dog Strikes Back: 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial (by...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:41:34 +0800

The Dog Strikes Back: 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial (by Volkswagen)

INCEPTION: A commercial within a commercial!

A Modern Indian Woman's Struggle with Arranged-Marriage

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:04:12 +0800

A Modern Indian Woman's Struggle with Arranged-Marriage:

It’s not as though it’s any easier for Indian men!

Marvel’s The Avengers Super Bowl XLVI Commercial...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:19:41 +0800

Marvel’s The Avengers Super Bowl XLVI Commercial (Extended) (by MARVEL)

Loki: I have an Amy

Stark: We have a Hulk

Hulk: Gggrrrrrr

Real hero of the Facebook story isn't Zuckerberg, it's the internet

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:30:48 +0800

Real hero of the Facebook story isn't Zuckerberg, it's the internet:

What’s important here is that Zuckerberg’s genius could be embraced by half a billion people within six years of its first being launched, without (and here is the critical bit) asking permission of anyone. The real story is not the invention. It is the platform that makes the invention sing. Zuckerberg didn’t invent that platform. He was a hacker (a term of praise) who built for it. And as much as Zuckerberg deserves endless respect from every decent soul for his success, the real hero in this story doesn’t even get a credit.”

parislemon: Put this way, it sounds so simple. And actually, it...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:20:19 +0800

parislemon:

Put this way, it sounds so simple. And actually, it should be this simple.

Unfortunately, this discounts the fact that Hollywood is run by people with their heads up their asses. Like this guy. It’s a fucked up nightmare of politics and greed. It’s amazing that anything good comes out of the system at all — it’s a testament to the true creative talent behind the films themselves.

You can bet that Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and all the rest have tried to talk Hollywood into the system above. They’ve probably been doing it for a decade, if not longer. Instead, we get bullshit like UltraViolet — a giant middle finger to consumers.

52 things to do in Singapore in 2012 | CNNGo.com

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:34:42 +0800

52 things to do in Singapore in 2012 | CNNGo.com:

Awesome one a week. Let me tick of the things I’ve done and get started on the rest!

RRKidz | Offical Site

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:39:43 +0800

RRKidz | Offical Site:

LeVar Burton launches Reading Rainbow, a tablet app curated for children’s books.

Facebook files for IPO, seeks to raise $5 billion | The Verge

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:42:48 +0800

Facebook files for IPO, seeks to raise $5 billion | The Verge:

I tried to stay awake, but BOOM

This is my favourite context menu command.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:18:45 +0800

This is my favourite context menu command.