so apparently the government of Maharashtra (the same idiots who came up with the brilliant idea to rename bombay into mumbai) thinks it can improve the position of women by stenciling ‘women empowerment’ on the back of every second rickshaw in the state (the other half has ‘if a girl studies progress will happen’ stenciled […]

… is what time-out bombay calls the fortune telling robots that i had blogged a three weeks ago. they have a little piece on one of the robot operators in todays edition and their robot apparently does speak english or at least they were able to translate it: It looks like something out of a […]

one of the most remarkable things about india is the way traffic flows. traffic adjusts itself to conditions around it in a very organic way and in general there are very little rules that are actually followed (or enforced). the rule that vehicles (and this includes busses, trucks, rickshaws, motorcycles, cycles, push-carts, donkey-carts, and various […]

looks like computer controlled missiles are all the rage this weekend. first all the technology blogs showcase a USB powered airdart launcher that can be controlled from any mac or PC. It is being sold for 20 pounds over at the Marks & Spencer online store … Powered by your mac or pc, you’ll have […]