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More xkcd

Some of my personal favourites thus far:
 Wikipedia Protestor:

The Problem with Wikipedia:

I am Wikipedia addict and that describes me perfectly.
More?
Open Source:

For more visit, Randall Munroe’s xkcd home page.

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Favourite Quotes

Everyone has a favourite quote. Something that defines them, their beliefs, their perspectives and what they stand for. The following, by Stephen Fry, says everything I’ve been trying to say all my grown up life and kept failing.
“I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and [...]

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A Day in the Life - Part 3

It got louder then.
I live in Kotahena and my room faces the west where the harbor is. As I walked into the room, I noticed orange flares above. Everything after that was a blur. Frantic calls and text messages were made. My sis called then. In the background, I could hear absolute panic. Maybe [...]

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A Day in the Life - Part 1

After the euphoria following the semi-finals, I guess I was due for a bad day. Yesterday was close to being the most surreal day of my life.
It started quite well: met friends, watched the Ninja Turtles, had lunch together, stepped into work for a few minutes to check if everything was in order, went to [...]

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Story baton - Part 1

Yo, he of Lanetop fame, came up with a brilliant little idea for the Kottu community: a story blog where each blogger gets to write a small piece of a large story. With a myraid of writing styles and opinions coming to play, the results will either be a treat to read or a [...]

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Australia Win Ashes 5-0

*Points and laughs at England*
Revenge is oh so sweet.
2005 was, in no uncertain terms, the best test series I have ever witnessed. The level of skill, passion and sportsmanship made that series the gold standard against which I will compare all future test series. But 2005 annoyed me in a manner I can’t explain. It [...]

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As many of you may know, I was keen on writing an article on the Seagull Software Scam. The piece was published on the Leisure Times magazine’s December issue. Here reproduced in full is the published article. I’ll include pictures later.
  The Seagull Scam
by: Theena Kumaragurunathan
    On the 25th of October, thousands of Sri Lankans [...]

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A variation of the Movie Quiz that is making the rounds today on the SL Blogosphere, I present my own Music Quiz. Yes, I am that original.
1. CD or Vinyl?
CD for the time being. I haven’t had much experience with vinyl.
2. An album that you’ve been meaning to listen to?
Any Nation of Ulysses is priority [...]

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Movie Quiz

This is a quiz that was posted on Electra’s blog Apparently, I have to put down my answers on my own blog.
1. Popcorn or candy?
Neither, but if I had to choose candy.
2. Name a movie you’ve been meaning to see forever.
Loads I’ll say Straw Dogs for now.
3. You are given the power [...]

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Old Love

I saw my old girlfriend, Kalpana, today. When I first set my eyes on her, a year back, I fell madly in love with her. A tanned beauty, with a body that Michael Angelo would fail to replicate in his sculpture and golden locks of hair, Kalpana was a sight to behold then. And, lest [...]

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