Big Lie + Repetition + Audacity = Truth

Hitler, for good or bad, changed the world history. Some of the things going around me, just reminded me of Dr. Joseph Goebbels – Adolf Hitler’s public relations / marketing / propaganda man. What’s most remembered of Goebbels is his explanation of Britain’s Big Lie theory (which was adopted by Hitler / Goebbels very well). […]

Entrepreneurs, Qualifications, Complicated Analysis and Failures

I do not believe there are traditional qualifications which make a business owner a winner. Drive, common sense and intuition count for a lot more. Even inventors and technical experts who start businesses tend not to be organisational types. They are often mavericks who want the freedom of self-employment. And although entrepreneurs have a reputation […]

Gogola – Did Google start selling ice golas?

I was shopping with family in Bandra Link Road area two weeks ago and spotted this board. It’s labeled “Gogola: Gola’s made of mineral water ice”. What caught my attention was obviously the spin on Google’s logo. I couldn’t resist and had to take a photo! And by the way, these guys also have a […]

Setting up local copy of PHP manual – with smart lookups

If you are a PHP developer, you probably know that you can type “php.net/substr” to look at documentation for the substr() function. This works for many other keywords as well and is a superb feature. It’s just so convenient, I stopped using my local copy of PHP manual. But yesterday, I wanted it offline. I […]