Shankar Ananth Asokan

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  • Know Everything!

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    When I was doing my undergraduate I was used to be regularly questioned by my friends on my interests in information technologies being a Chemical Engineer. I used to reply back stating that I am trying to find a link between the two. Though at that time my interests were not really based on what…

  • Endhiran – Tamil Cinema 2.0 : DOT!

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    ‘Where there is a will there is a way’ – Applies to Endhiran and also getting a ticket to Endhiran on second day of release. Getting a ticket to Endhiran itself was an experience. Having never planned to buy a ticket and searching for the ticket on second day of release for evening show is…

  • More on Stuxnet – Some Views

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      Stunxnet is beyond imagination. Bloggers claim its targets are beyond process, power and nuclear plants. Siemens systems are also being used in Space as well as Traffic control systems like railways. If you have seen Die Hard 4.0 you can have your imagination rolling!  Now its clear why hackers targeted Siemens systems. But still…

  • Chinese Vegetarian

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    My first visit to China was short and all I could risk to enjoy local experience was to take the local train instead of an boring taxi. I wrote down the hotel address “Hotel Regent, 99 Jinbao Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100005, China” on a piece of paper and started from office along with my…

  • JA Bonus Miles – Do they make sense?

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    Jet Airways offers 500 bonus miles for booking online and 250 bonus miles for Web Check-in. All of my colleagues make good use of this bonus miles. It happens one day that I am in front of JA Airport office and book my ticket online with my Laptop, do a web Check in and then…