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Tanjore – The web is what you make of it
Another one of Google’s brilliant ads. My favorite still remains this one.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Exclusive Movie Trailer
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever … Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths ofguile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities … A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.
December 14, 2012
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Indian Cabinet Ministers Declare Assets
@Sandy24deo pointed me to this article in The Times of India today, which details some stats about the assets declared by the cabinet ministers under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The list included details of the Prime Minister, 32 cabinet ministers, seven ministers of state with independent charge and 37 ministers of state.
Urban development minister Kamal Nath is the richest cabinet minister with assets worth Rs 263 crore.
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Among the poorest is defence minister AK Antony, with personal assets worth Rs 1.8 lakh and his wife has assets worth Rs 30 lakh.
Emphasis mine
I don’t buy any of those stats. Specially the part about Mr. Pawar having assets of just Rs. 12 crores. The entire list is available at this link.
It looks like Kamal Nath didn’t get the memo.
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How algorithms shape our world
Kevin Slavin argues that we’re living in a world designed for — and increasingly controlled by — algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he warns that we are writing code we can’t understand, with implications we can’t control.
Fascinating and insightful.
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