Monthly Archives: July 2015
ATTENTION GAMERS!
On asking Hard core gamers their opinions on which should be the Game of the Year out of 'Far Cry 4, Witchers 4, Halo, Blood Bourne, and Metal Gear'? These were the responses recorded:
Which one do you think is the Game of the Year?
And have you played them all ;)
Lumos
Harry Potter, of Harry Potter fame, has turned 35 years old today. The birth date is one of the many things that he shares with his creator, JK Rowling. Born on the 31st of July, 1965, she is mostly known for having the best Pancake recipe in Gloucestershire. Also, the fact that she created a magical universe so vast...
I love food. As in love it. I can have high end fancy shmancy food and also gorge on deep friend greasy fast food. But one thing I love to do yet hate it is watch cookery or food shows. No matter how much I eat before watching them they always leave me hungry at the end of it...
Every technology through the years depends upon, more than its introduction, upon its adoption. And, its adoption is often a complex function of a range of factors like form, price, content, specification and more importantly, usage and utility. Yet, there are some outliers.
Outliers we call innovators who go one step ahead and uncover a need hitherto even the people...
The year 2015 has been an exceptional year for LGBT rights so far. Let's have a look at what all events made it so queer friendly.
USA:
The US government, after much wait, ruled in favour of legalising same sex marriage in all of it's 50 states, becoming the 21st country to recognise same-sex marriage across the country.
Chants of “Love has...
At a time when dissent against politically influential people is leading to ‘mysterious’ deaths, one man continues to protest against unfair rules and practices. Meet Paramjeet Singh Pamma, a 44-year old rebel who has fought against every possible issue – from inflation and religious discrimination, to rising cut-offs and political problems.
PAMMA’S ACTIVISM
Actively protesting against mindless governance since the...
The beautiful southern state of Kerala has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons. While Animal Rights activists claim that there is wanton culling of thousands of strays across the state, the State Government remains adamant that they have given orders to rabid dogs which pose a danger to the human population. The case remains shrouded...
Warren Buffett calls them “the financials weapons of mass destruction”.
Judd Gregg terms them as “a huge, complex issue”.
Derivative securities were blamed for bloodshed on the Wall Street in 2008, but they came into existence for overcoming the very volatility in the markets they are known to instill.
In this post, we will understand the very basics of financial derivatives –...
Eighteen months have passed since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 heading from Kuala Lumpur to the Chinese capital of Beijing disappeared off ATC and military radar until its signal was lost somewhere over the southern Indian Ocean, off the western coast of Australia. Over a year since a Malaysia Airlines-operated Boeing 777, one of the most advanced civilian aircrafts in...
On 26th July, 2015, Connaught Place woke up to the call to put aside dogmatic prejudices and broaden the value systems. New Delhi witnessed the first ever LGBTQ flash mob of the nation spreading awareness regarding the different sexualities. This is a bold step taken in a nation which is hostile towards homosexuality or transgender.
Rainbow selfies were in vogue...
On her 50th birthday, this is a tribute to the person who has inspired me the most.
“I think it fair to say, by any conventional measure, a mere seven years after my graduation day, I had failed on an epic scale. An exceptionally short-lived marriage had imploded and I was jobless, a lone parent and as poor as it...
In one of a kind advertising tactic, Adult Swim has created an ‘Instagram Game- Rickstaverse’ for the Rick and Morty Season 2 promotions. The cartoon which started airing on 26th July 2015 launched the game to let the fans know the worlds and characters of season 2 (with some special hidden clips of this season).
Not a run-of-the-mill game, Rickstaverse uses...
Always a treat to watch his performance, an actor who literally changes to every role he plays- an outsider who made it big in B town by his sheer courage and talent challenging every unsaid norms Indian audience has for a hero- Yes, it is Nawazzuddin Siddiqui.
His story is changing history of Indian cinema and he is one of...
If tumbling Chinese stock markets and weak quarterly earnings of India Inc. were not enough, the Indian stock markets are now getting spooked by the P-Note scare.
Last week, a Special Investigation Team (SIT), on orders of the Apex court, was asked to submit a report to suggest measures to curb the flow of black money into the markets. The...
Our virtual abode, the Internet was flooded with news articles and pieces on the Project Semicolon. Now that the hum-drum has died down, let’s talk a bit seriously about this topic, with the respect it deserves.
We’ll embark on a mini-series, trying to decode the human psyche as we proceed; starting with the very reason why such a campaign became...
When asked about happiness, we adults always have a complicated concept. Little children are always expected to learn from the adults around them. But, there is one thing which we adults need to learn from children. That is, being happy! Being happy like a child!
This is the thought which made me hit the streets and ask the same questions...
At the crack of dawn when Yakub Memon walks his way to eternal freedom (read gallows) tomorrow, the sun shall set for many who believed in him and thought of him as a principled human being. The question shall arise in the back of our minds, was justice truly served or was it denied? Is the convict paying for...
27th July 2015
This day shall go down in history, for centuries to come. A loss greater than any, an irrevocable loss. We are pained one and all to hear of the sudden and unexpected demise of the Greatest President India has ever seen-or ever will- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
This man has been a fonder memory that any of my...
Microsoft is a name synonymous with personal computing. To put it brusquely, Microsoft is to PC's what Osama Bin Laden is to terrorism. With the doling out of Microsoft's newest product already begun, it is time to see if they have pulled a Vista or an XP.
In a market filled with cut throat competition and rapid technological advancements, can...
Dubsmash was one app that took the world by surprise. A simple concept, yet an elegant treatment meant that the app was being used the commoner and celebrities alike. Looking to cash in on the moolah of people miming their favorite dialogues, is another app called #velfie.
Liv’ED decided to give this one a go and here’s what we had...
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear (or in this case, read) Le Tour de France?
After having applied various algorithms, formulae and other mathematical jargon, I will make a thoroughly calculated guess and safely conclude the following:
One-third of you thought Lance Armstrong.
He was a legend of the sport, till he was stripped off...
"Red Red everywhere not a shade of Green"
July 27, 2015, will surely be an unforgettable day for the Chinese. After all, yesterday Shanghai Composite witnessed its single biggest fall since the turbulent times of the sub-prime crisis in 2007-08.
The Shanghai Composite Index shed 8.5 percent to close at 3,725.56, with 75 stocks dropping for each one that rose.
The recent...
The Best Brains of the country may be found on the Last Benches of the Classrooms.
A man who accepts his all, and walks with his all, is the personification of Leadership. A moment rises when all great men cease to live as mere physical humans, and are instead alive in the thoughts and memories of their people for the...
Back in Time is ED’s newspaper type column that reports an incident from the past as though it has happened just yesterday. It allows the reader to re-live it several years later, on the date it had occurred.
For this incident, we go back in time to 2005.
Mumbai, Wednesday, 27 July: The “City of Dreams”, Mumbai, came to a standstill yesterday owing...
Smart phones brought with it an era of Apps. Whatsapp, Facebook, Gmail and Candy Crush are some apps which are nowadays there, in every phone. However then after such apps, there are some weird apps you could not have imagined, existed in the App store. Check out these apps on your own and rate their weirdness as well as...
