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gkachru

  1. Download the Tor browser bundle quickly, before the ISPs catch on. Browse free. torproject.org/download/downl… 12:05 AM May 17th via Twitter for Mac
  2. Woke up this morning and found that pastebin is blocked! Apparently vimeo and torrent sites are also being blocked. Bad move Airtel. 12:04 AM May 17th via Twitter for Mac
  3. Files are not the best representation of code, just a convenient serialization. 6:41 AM May 16th via Twitter for Mac
  4. Not even a 1 second guarantee! (at Nauchandi Mela) [pic] — path.com/p/1QrxmA 10:51 AM May 1st via Path 2.0
  5. We got Google water in the office last week! [pic] — path.com/p/25EyTQ 12:59 AM Apr 23rd via Path 2.0
  6. Future prediction: Cell phones become mobile server platforms to serve "social" data directly while social web app... — path.com/p/4cWgit 7:09 AM Apr 10th via Path 2.0
  7. "If this then that". Elegant and brilliant! ifttt.com 12:50 PM Apr 2nd via Twitter for iPhone
  8. This would be an interesting event. i.imgur.com/8PfaS.jpg 12:27 AM Mar 22nd via Twitter for Mac
  9. MTNL Broadband. 10Mbps DL/1Mbps UL unto 80GB and 1 Mbps DL/512 kbps UL afterwards. Only Rs. 1990 per month! mtnldelhi.in/broadband/ftth… 3:09 AM Mar 19th via Twitter for Mac
  10. Some things cost a little more than money. 8:40 PM Mar 7th via Path 2.0
  11. Demo diwnload available for Limbo at limbogame.org 10:06 AM Mar 1st via Path 2.0
  12. Just finished playing "Limbo". Hauntingly beautiful. Totally worth the 10 bucks. 10:03 AM Mar 1st via Path 2.0
  13. Wish I could watch "The Artist" with a live orchestra! What an experience this film is. 9:26 AM Feb 29th via Path 2.0
  14. Halfway through "The Artist". Silently brilliant. 8:31 AM Feb 29th via Path 2.0
  15. Certified, supported Ubuntu systems. Cool! system76.com 11:32 AM Feb 20th via Twitter for Mac
  16. Trying Luninux OS next (luninuxos.com). Thank you Ubuntu/Canonical for providing a solid base for all these wonderful distributions. 5:36 AM Feb 20th via Twitter for Mac
  17. Curse you Sandisk U3! Wasted my time figuring out why Zorin OS (zorin-os.com) wouldn't install from USB. Removing U3 solves it. 5:32 AM Feb 20th via Twitter for Mac
  18. Manmohan Singh is the Terminator! youtube.com/watch?v=33mPcj… 2:39 AM Feb 20th via Twitter for Mac
  19. Kayran vanquished. Now I feel like a Witcher! 5:55 AM Feb 14th via Path 2.0
  20. Reasonable reliable Siri running on my iPhone 4. This tweet was typed using Siri! 8:57 AM Jan 31st via Path 2.0