Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Laid Off :: Now What Next?

    The title gives you a pretty clear picture of what I am going to talk about. For all the naughty ones who read this, it is not at all about getting laid. What I want to talk about is the issue of cutting jobs and laying off people in tough times. I have heard about…

  • Mozilla launches Firefox Mobile Browser for Nokia N900

    As people are shifting from Internet Explorer to Mozilla Firefox or Safari internet browser, there is also new development taking place for mobile browsers. In last few years Microsoft powered Internet Explorer (Popularly known as IE) has lost the ground on retaining its users as other browsers like Firefox and Safari are providing totally new…

  • 99 Most Desirable Women of 2009

    AskMen.com, a free online men’s web portal has released the list of Top 99 most desirable Women of 2009. In this list, Eva Mendes, an American actress has been given the top rank. She is mainly famous for her movies like too fast too Furious, Hitch, Training Day, We Own the Night and The Spirit.…

  • UID project details : Issues and Challenges part 1

    Today I got the chance to listen to the honorable Dr. Nandan Nilekani, Chairmain, Unique Identification Authority of India. Dr. Nilekani, an IIT Bombay alumnus, is the co-founder of the 2nd largest Indian IT services provider, Infosys. During his tenure with Infosys he served various roles from Managing Director to Chief Executive Officer and also…

  • Sehwag rattles Sri Lanka with his brilliant knock

    Sometimes they say that test matches are becoming boring these days but there is one man who doesn’t care about what they say. It doesn’t even matter to him that he is playing a Test match or ODI or Twenty 20. He plays his natural game in all the formats and is the most feared…

  • World’s most expensive mobile phone

    As we are witnessing a new technology products every week, there are also more luxurious products coming day by day with new and highly advanced features in existing products. We saw trend in laptops coming up with added features, now there are mobile companies which are also targeting the A class segment. British company Stuart…

  • Richest persons in India

    According to the latest report by Forbes Magazine, India is home of 52 billionaires. Last year, there were 27 billionaires in India but this year there are 52. The combined fortune of India’s 100 richest persons is $276 billion which is almost equivalent to one-fourth India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product). In this list, Mukesh Ambani…

  • India becomes number one Test Team in world

    It was a fantastic performance by Indian batsmen first, and then bowler showed their capabilities in both the innings to take the wickets in regular intervals. India, the team which were always in talk for last 5-6 years and has the capability to reach to the top, attain the status of number one team in…

  • 10 things you should know about Barack Obama

    His full name is Barack Hussein Obama II. He was born on August 4, 1961. Currently he is 44th President of the United States of Amercia. He is the first African American to hold the office of president. Before becoming president, he served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois. He is a graduate…

  • What is Black Friday Shopping?

    These days most of the e-commerce websites are flooded with Black Friday offers. I got surprised why they are giving offers on the name of Black Friday. Actually, I used to think Black Friday is some sad day associated with stock market catastrophe. Originally, September 24, 1869, is known as Black Friday. The crash was…

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