Posted by: almostinfamous on: November 9, 2009
BTW, this was one of the first ‘western’ songs i ever listened to. i was probably 5 or 6 at the time. It was on a cassette containing the greatest disco hits of the 80s. I think i finally understand why i turned out the way i did
Posted by: almostinfamous on: November 9, 2009
I have never been a fan of the slavish neo-liberal mentality embodied by the economic wing of the present indian government. It’s reached a new low this past week when in a fit of paranoia, the home minister(and ex-finance minister) announced the ban on the use of prepaid mobile phones in all of Kashmir. that means existing numbers go blank, once their recharges run out and any new phone connection has to be tied to a service provider with monthly bills.
if there is any logic behind this(and i cannot see any) is completely and utterly ridiculous, as someone intending to be a ‘terrorist’ or ‘militant’ could just as well obtain a pre-paid SIM card from the next state over, charge it up and use it on roaming as well, and would not lack in funds to do such a thing. this is not to mention that the cost of a regularly-billed connection would also be insignificant for someone who is determined.
All this stupidity does is highlight the severely regressive approach that this government has taken to combat violent outbursts against the indian state. It has only one response to any problem, and that seems to be more violence. needless to say, all this would do is to inflame tensions even more, and will probably win no fans in the already beleaguered state of Jammu & Kashmir either.
Till the government decides that it is in the nation’s interest to address the causes of the various forms of violent extremism that pop-up in this nation for which it provides a fertile soil, it will continue to be a case of violent, citizen-killing whack-a-mole.
And it’s disgusting.
Posted by: almostinfamous on: October 26, 2009
so we collected the first rent for usage of our studio today. I am sure in some way that this taints me as a capitalist, albeit with a small-c. the irony is not lost on me… “i need to make rent as well”… blah.
Posted by: almostinfamous on: October 17, 2009
I am a bit late on this, but I hope all of you have a very happy Diwali (17th Oct 2009) and may you all have a great year ahead as well. no picature this time, as i have been busy with various things that i shall explain shortly
Posted by: almostinfamous on: October 9, 2009
Comment by The Medium Lobster —
October 9, 2009 @ 10:03 amJust above this headline, on the BBC News ticker, was another one reading “NASA Successfully Bombs Moon.” We have been aware of the invasion of parody into reality for quite some time, but it has now become clear we are living in occupied territory…
Welcome back to sporadic life, fafblog
Posted by: almostinfamous on: October 9, 2009
i dont know what else one can make of this award…
Asked why the prize had been awarded to Mr Obama less than a year after he took office, Nobel committee head Thorbjoern Jagland said: “It was because we would like to support what he is trying to achieve”.
“It is a clear signal that we want to advocate the same as he has done,” he said.
Posted by: almostinfamous on: September 23, 2009
I have thought up a brilliant strategy. now that many people are desirous of earning some environmental-friendly street cred(literally) we see claims of corporations and in some cases, prominent people claiming to be ‘carbon neutral’ i think it’s time to take it to the next level and pressure people to ‘go negative’. it’s a brilliantly simple strategy, and if implemented widely may cause people to re-think carbon credits themselves(a good thing in my opinion)
the reasoning is simple – once you have gone all the way to being neutral, it’s a small step to go negative. buy a few extra credits beyond your neutrality. if someone whines about lost profits – you can well ask if they are willing to profit AT THE COST OF THE ENTIRE PLANET! or whether ‘THE COST OF A CLEAN PLANET IS TOO MUCH TO BEAR’ some equally dire but entirely plausible sequence of words. you know, like advertising.
feel free to point out loopholes, this is a thought i had while on the pooper and though i would share (didn’t really intend to share the last part – only did it because pooper is such a great word)
Posted by: almostinfamous on: September 23, 2009
im not quite dead yet.. just offline, because someone had put a hex on my internet connection. backkkkkk and maybe will have something to say in the near future!
Posted by: almostinfamous on: August 30, 2009
That’s the Translation from the Urdu title of the following song – Ajeeb Dastan – a classic well worth your time
In other news -> www.fotogenesis.in is up and at em, you may have seen some of the photos but probably not the others
Posted by: almostinfamous on: August 10, 2009
does monsieur Snag take parenting advice from Dick Dale?
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