It’s been a slow news day, so here is something to make you smile on this Sunday afternoon – martial arts video clips from one Indian movie – Hebetudinous:
Intense, beautifully choreographed, bloody as hell, and, above all, hilarious…
Via exler.
In the last two years, the well-known fact of Google offering free WiFi Internet access in Mountain View, California has almost been forgotten (except, of course, by people living in Mountain View and Googlers themselves). At the time of news many were wondering about why Google is doing such a thing. Not it all suddenly became obvious…
Slashdot reports that Google is preparing for a bid in the upcoming auction set up by FCC for a 700 Mhz radio frequency. There are a few interesting twists about the offer – “open access” and “nation-wide”. With these news, it’s hard to see the Mountain View setup as something else rather than a test platform. With the recently released Android open mobile platform, the connections seem obvious.
The stakes for the band are high, and Google is planning to bid at least $4.6 billion USD dollars. And they are paying this all out of their own pocket (not sharing with another company, etc).  Wh? Because there are quiet a few things on Google’s agenda.
If you are like me, and need more information on this whole thing, here are a few pointers:
P.S. : Now those Indian telecoms have to re-think their position.
P.P.S. : In the completely unrelated news, Ubiquiti Networks announced world’s first 700 MHz WiFi radio. Here is the official press release.
Kingfisher lager is the first Indian beer that I tried. I bought a small bottle in the All About Beer shop during my taste-all-those-bottles crusade. It turned out to be a good quality average tasting beer much like many others.
So far I get the most satisfaction from German and British beers. Belgian come next. All the rest follow. But I haven’t tried all of them yet.
Album location: /photos/2005/2005-08-09_POTD