india
Design
Air Conditioning Bill Too High? Should’ve Moved Into This Building
2:50PM Rosa Golijan | Apparently the oddly arranged 600mm diameter circular windows on this building in India are not a hidden message from aliens, but a clever way to create ambiance indoors while saving up to 25 per cent on air-conditioning costs. More »
Random Stuff
Windows 7 Loads Faster Than 7000 Dominoes
4:26AM Sean Fallon
Toppling 7000 dominoes to commemorate the launch of Windows 7 definitely riled up the employees at Microsoft’s Hyderabad centre in India, but they probably didn’t think it through in terms of the jokes it might generate. [Ars Technica]
Science
Inside A Fish Hospital. Yes, A Fish Hospital
2:20AM Adam Frucci | Patit Paban Halder runs a hospital solely for fish in Chandannagore, India. Basically, he has 32 aquariums in his home, and he treats ailing fish with his wife and son. More »
Design
This Bridge Is Alive
7:00AM Dan Nosowitz | In Cherrapunji, India, one of the wettest places on Earth, the locals mould the roots of the Ficus elastica tree into stretching across rivers and taking root on the other side, forming amazing natural, living bridges. More »
Entertainment
4:00PM Nick Broughall | I have no idea whether this clip of a Bollywood adaption of The Matrix is real. I have no idea whether it’s actually part of an Indian version of the film, or just some clip that wound up on YouTube. But dear god it’s addictive. Like heroin laced candybars. More »
You’ve Never Seen The Matrix Like This
4:00PM Nick Broughall | I have no idea whether this clip of a Bollywood adaption of The Matrix is real. I have no idea whether it’s actually part of an Indian version of the film, or just some clip that wound up on YouTube. But dear god it’s addictive. Like heroin laced candybars. More »
Weapons
India’s Chilli Grenades Will Be Five Alarm Firepower
11:00AM Sean Fallon | Non lethal chilli grenades—think about the potential here. A handheld weapon made with the fiery Bhut Jolokia chilli would burn, devastate your orifices, and add a spicy kick to your dinner. Indian defence scientists are determined to make it happen. More »
Computers
India Buys 250,000 OLPC Laptops After Own $US10 Laptop Project Didn’t Quite Work Out
3:00PM Dan Nosowitz | In a bit of an about-face, India has placed a huge order for 250,000 OLPC XO laptops for their schools. This is a huge victory for the OLPC project. More »
Phones
India Adds 15.6 Million Mobile Phone Users in a Single Month
3:40AM John Mahoney | In today’s AT&T earnings call, they boasted on 1.6 million new iPhone activations last quarter. Impressive, kind of, until figures from India came in: 15.6 million new mobile phone users in the month of March alone. More »
Weapons
Delicious But Deadly
2:40AM John Mahoney | This print ad by Ogilvy & Mather for India positions Glaxo’s Eno antacid as the pure white daisy in the muzzle of an assault rifle of tasty pain. The Dorito gunsight…damn. [Coloribus via Kottke] More »
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