Growing up without Harry Potter and Cartoon Network

As a kid growing up in the late 70s and early 80s in India, I never read or heard of “The Lord of the Rings” and definitely not Harry Potter. To add to the misery, if it would seem so for some of the kids of today, I did not have access to Cartoon Network, [...]

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Blogspot/Typepad ban in India!

Recently, almost all ISPs in India have banned access to blogspot.com and geocities.com and Typepad.com It seems this is because some terrorist groups have started using these domains for communication. Some ISPs have said geocities is banned for phishing. More details at: Blogger blocked? at Kanak’s Little-notes Soon, you may not be able to see [...]

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Career development links

Some good links from www.sciencemag.org Tooling up: – Excellent articles on several aspects of career developments, right from 1997. How-to Guides – Practical advice on a variety of topics related to finding a job and building a career in the sciences. These include: How to make the most of Career Fairs How to Craft a [...]

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