Like many others, I was shocked to hear Hillary Clinton mention RFK’s assasination when asked why she is still in the race. I don’t think such a remark can be justified: it is beyond spin repair. This will come to hurt and haunt her. In my opinion, any chance of a VP slot is gone.… Continue reading What was she thinking?
Month: May 2008
Test driving wordpress themes – secretly
it is difficult to choose a theme as there are so many factors to consider. You can certainly try them one by one, but visitors to your website will be subjected to your theme experimentation. What we need is a way for the blog admin to be able to try out a bunch of themes where the selected test theme only shows up on his browser; all others (not logged in as admin) should see the default theme.
Lost password attack!
name.com is a registrar that provides private whois service. On their web site they say: Name.com offers Private Whois Service to protect your online identity. With Private Whois, you can hide your contact information from the public but still receive emails to your personal email address. But when you go to name.com and click on… Continue reading Lost password attack!
One term President?
I don’t think McCain can last 2 terms as this is a high stress job. If he becomes president, he will be the oldest at 72. I was surprised to find out that McCain himself has said that he might not seek reelection: If I said I was running for eight years, I’m not sure… Continue reading One term President?
How important is precedent for president?
Hillary states that since 1916, no Democrat has won the presidenial nomination without winning West Virginia. Imagine, if McCain says when campaigning against Obama or Clintion, “No black man has ever won the Presidency!” or “No woman has ever been elected President of USA!”. Ofcourse, he won’t say that. Just focus on the issues and… Continue reading How important is precedent for president?
McCain: how low can you get?
I used to like McCain: war veteran and POW; has actual combat experience unlike Bush, Cheney who sent other people to war — and to their deaths. 8 years ago, I wish McCain was the nominee and even the president. But not after reading McCain’s recent comments. An excerpt from the nytimes article: In the… Continue reading McCain: how low can you get?
Maharashtra: item girl ? No Problem; Cheerleaders, cover em up
Bollywood is famous the world over as the movie capital of India. Bollywood is in Mumbai (Bombay), the capital of the state of Maharashtra. Movies produced in Bollywood, Maharashtra — and elsewhere in India — typically feature an item song performed by an item girl. An item song is defined in the dictionary as: An… Continue reading Maharashtra: item girl ? No Problem; Cheerleaders, cover em up
Isn’t ‘winning’ the best brand ambassador?
The owners of the IPL (Indian Premier League) have paid big bucks for brand ambassadors: Katrina kaif for Bangalore Royal Challengers, Hrithik Roshan for Mumbai Indians, to name two. Bangalore Royal Challengers have lost 4 games in a row and Mumbai Indians haven’t done well either. The (initially) lowly rated Rajasthan Royals have won several… Continue reading Isn’t ‘winning’ the best brand ambassador?
Condi Rice says “Go easy on the rice”
The more recent one is about the rise in the price of rice due to improving diets in China and India. I have no doubt that Condi and Bush didn’t imply that the rice eaters — predominantly Asian — in US are suffering because Indians and Chinese are no longer starving in their respective countries.