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oFono

Raju — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:55:33 +0000

Yet another DEVO-hat logo: oFono, a joint venture between Intel and Nokia to create an open source mobile telephony stack. Considering the parties involved, the site is surprisingly anemic. Maybe they just don’t want to lay out the cash. Open source panacea in effect, y’all.

Intel wants to be sure it has a horse in the mobile device race, and Nokia… well, seeing how anemic the Ovi store is versus the install base, Nokia seems to be adopting a shotgun approach to the future. Ordinarily, you could cut the big fish some slack while it got its act together (see: Microsoft discovering the Internet.) The problem is that it’s up against big fish Microsoft, Apple, Google, RIM, and the little guppy that could: Palm. Right now, Nokia can’t afford to pull another 3650 out of its ass.

And I Think It’s Gonna Be a Long, Long Time

Raju — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:35:14 +0000

NASA is doing a terrific job with the media on this mission. Breathtaking and inspiring stuff.

No Need.

Raju — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:15:25 +0000

Yes. Barack Obama needs to show off how many (virtual) friends he has by having conversations with dozens of them in public — cyber-yells across the ether. What we would get would be his raw nuggets of wisdom, unfiltered by the Washington machine. What could go wrong? All that filtering and word-crafting is a waste of time when you’re just talking to your Twitter friends. You can trust them. Your enemies are only scrutinizing the old media.

And look, he obviously needs the publicity. It’s not like he’s well-known in… uhhh… well… countries with less than five television sets? Frankly, the mainstream media has done a rotten job creating a cult of personality around the Obamas. There is a danger in going too far with the paper-mâché, though.

Speaking as an honest-to-goodness latte-sipping New York liberal: I am not a big fan of the NY Times, but this may be the most horrible article they have ever published. If this article were posted on any half-decent ‘hobbyist’ message board (one dedicated to cars, or video games, or even cooking), the responses would take only three forms:

“LOL”
“nice troll”
“Never post again.”

Come to think of it, the article may have ended up in the Tech/Lifestyle section because the editors considered it “too embarassing” to include on the Op-Ed page.

P.S. Meditate on the phrase “needs to tweet”. It’s fun. So fun. Needs to tweet.

EXTREME CHURCHING.

Raju — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:44:39 +0000

This portfolio gets me in the mood for a football game. The mimes, especially.

Finally.

Raju — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:18:29 +0000

Shorts weather at long last! Never mind that it was snowing only ten days ago. Now I can see my legs outside. NEVER MIND.

Child Labor in Bangladesh

Raju — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:28:19 +0000

Reality check! Have a nice tea party.

What the World Needs Now, Is Technoviking, Sweet Technoviking

Raju — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:45:50 +0000

This brings me back:

This brings me to tears:

Stigmata

Raju — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:27:17 +0000

I helped my dad move a whole bunch of furniture yesterday. Yesterday was Good Friday. I got the stigmata yesterday. Very hard not to see this as a sign [that I should be more careful.]

Chimay, Chimay, Chimay!

Raju — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:44:40 +0000

Came across some Chimay cheese last night. The monks make it at the abbey along with their famous beers. This particular one is bathed in beer and has a reputation for nuttiness.

Do You Feel a Draft?

Raju — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:00:36 +0000

Happy CSS Naked Day!