This is Kedar on the go :)

Saw Kedar for the last time before I go onsite. He has become so naughty. :)

Copernicus turns over in his grave!

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Steve Jobs dishes out *free* iPhones to employees

On the eve of the iPhone launch, Steve announced that all full-time employees will get a complimentary iPhone for their service and dedication. Yeah! but it does not come with complimentary service plan from AT&T :) Now thats another business opportunity isn't it? 18,000 AT&T customers, thats a cool million every month from Apple, of course, part of the revenue does flow back to Apple in two forms, one when the customer signs up for a plan for the iPhone and also from the monthly revenue that the customer generates for AT&T.

It will cost Apple a theoretical $10.8 million for the iPhones. Ultimately its going to recover most of it from AT&T and AT&T from the employees.

Now thats Business i2.0 (complex number :-D)

lookupd problems

I wonder when will Apple ever solve the damn lookupd bug. Damn! Its soooo irritating.



May 16 10:17:11 KPower lookupd[1742]: NetInfo connection failed for server 17.128.100.25/network

May 16 10:17:41 KPower unlockupd[206]: killing lookupd 1742

May 16 10:17:41 KPower lookupd[2438]: lookupd (version 369.5) starting - Wed May 16 10:17:41 2007

May 16 10:18:10 KPower unlockupd[206]: killing lookupd 2438

May 16 10:18:11 KPower lookupd[2444]: lookupd (version 369.5) starting - Wed May 16 10:18:11 2007

May 16 10:18:11 KPower lookupd[2444]: NetInfo connection failed for server 127.0.0.1/local

May 16 10:18:11 KPower lookupd[2444]: NetInfo connection failed for server 127.0.0.1/local

May 16 10:18:13 KPower netinfod local[39]: unable to rebind from 17.128.115.58/network - RPC: Timed out

May 16 10:18:39 KPower unlockupd[206]: killing lookupd 2444

May 16 10:18:40 KPower lookupd[2447]: lookupd (version 369.5) starting - Wed May 16 10:18:40 2007

May 16 10:18:43 KPower netinfod local[39]: unable to rebind from 17.128.115.58/network - RPC: Timed out

May 16 10:31:19 KPower netinfod local[39]: rebound to 17.128.115.58/network (was to 17.128.115.58/network)

May 16 11:00:44 KPower unlockupd[206]: killing lookupd 2447

May 16 11:00:45 KPower lookupd[2502]: lookupd (version 369.5) starting - Wed May 16 11:00:45 2007

May 16 11:01:13 KPower unlockupd[206]: killing lookupd 2502

May 16 11:01:14 KPower lookupd[2503]: lookupd (version 369.5) starting - Wed May 16 11:01:14 2007

May 16 11:01:14 KPower lookupd[2503]: NetInfo connection failed for server 127.0.0.1/local

May 16 11:01:14 KPower lookupd[2503]: NetInfo connection failed for server 127.0.0.1/local

May 16 11:01:17 KPower netinfod local[39]: unable to rebind from 17.128.100.25/network - RPC: Timed out





If somebody can access the bug at rdar://3632865, please let me know if there are any updates.



Thanks

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AACS HD DVD DRM and Google

Over the past few days I have been reading about the whole AACS HD-DVD DRM cracking, postings and deletions and reinstitution of The KEY.



Googled for the key (starts with 09 f9), the Firefox Google Search box itself "suggested" the full key :-D and a full search gave:





I think the goal has been achieved!

Alternatives to an Electricity-based society

Its been over 200 years that electricity has been discovered. We are now dependent on electricity like never before. If there is a big enough blackout on earth our whole lives would come to a standstill. No music, no lights, no A/Cs, no computers. Life as we know it would come to a halt, throwing back civilization 200 years.



Now we have become addicted to electricity and just like a drug addict needs a bigger and bigger dose of the vile stuff, we are mining more coal, more barrels of oil are being drawn out, more nuclear reactors are being planned.



All this makes me wonder, how long can this be sustained? If we try to look at 200 years from now, will we have a society that thinks electricity is a relic of the past. Will we have a world where the main energy is not electricity? Is there an alternative to electricity to power our music players, cars, lights, A/Cs, computers, which would be cleaner and be more compatible with our spaceship technologies.



Step 1. Google.

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Came upon this article in about.com. The Mayans had a long and accurate calendar which lasts till 2012 (about 5000 years). The calendar is very accurate and it seems somethings going to happen on Dec 21, 2012.



As usual, Hindu astronomy has been there and done that. We have the Kaliyuga's Golden Age coming up on that day.







Wait and watch :)





You can read the article here.

Golden Age to begin in 2012

From David Hedges

Mayan Calendar Corroborates Hindu Prophecy

In the “Brahma-Vaivarta Purana”, Lord Krishna tells Ganga Devi that a Golden Age will come in the Kali Yuga
- one of the four stages of development that the world goes through as
part of the cycle of eras, as described in Hindu scriptures. Lord
Krishna predicted that this Golden Age will start 5,000 years after the
beginning of the Kali Yuga, and will last for 10,000 years.

Mayan Calendar Matches Hindu Calendar


It is interesting that this prediction of the emergence of a new world
is prophesied to appear about the same time that the Mayans predicted
it to come! The Mayan calendar began with the Fifth Great Cycle in 3114 BC and will end on 21 December 2012 AD.

The Hindu Kali Yuga calendar began on 18 February 3102 B.C. There is
only a difference of 12 years between the Hindu's beginning of the Kali
Yuga and the Mayan's beginning of the Fifth Great Cycle.

Golden Age Could Begin in 2012


The ancient Hindus mainly used lunar calendars but also used solar
calendars. If an average lunar year equals 354.36 days, then this would
be about 5270 lunar years from the time when the Kali Yuga started
until 21 Dec 2012. This is the same year that the Mayans predict
rebirth of our planet. It is also about 5113 solar years of 365.24 days
per year, and is day number 1,867,817 into the Kali Yuga. By either
solar or lunar years, we are over 5,000 years into the Kali Yuga and it
is time for Lord Krishna's prophecy to happen according to the ancient
Hindu scriptures. Lord Krishna's Golden Age could easily begin in 2012!

Mayan Prophecy Matches Hindu Prophecy


It is amazing that both calendars began at about the same time over
5,000 years ago and both calendars predict a totally new world and/or
golden age after about 5,000 years into their calendars! We are
definitely on to something with these Mayan and Hindu 2012 predictions.
Historically, this is an amazing fact since these two ancient cultures
did not have any contact.

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