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Blog split

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

For some (probably conceited ) reason, I felt that my blog was getting overrun (or about to really get overrun) with non-technical babble arising from my frustration about where this country is headed. So before I turn off those three … Continue reading →

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A typical night in front of our home

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Takes me an hour to travel just this 2 km stretch every morning and every night. (Pai layout on the left. RMZ Infinity in the background)

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My GPG Key has changed

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Very embarrassingly, after a spate of reinstalls, crashes, backup of wrong copies and my policy of destroying old backups in the house, I discovered that I have lost the secret keys of my GPG keypair(I had not used them for … Continue reading →

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My luck with the stock market

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Sandip Bhattacharya

My first brush with the stock market, and you can see how well I am doing. Shit!

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“Banga-lured” Finally

Posted on January 11, 2006 by Sandip Bhattacharya

On Jan 9th, 2006, I joined Yahoo Bangalore. Am living out of a suitcase in a guesthouse right now. Will be moving in lock, stock and car next month after I find an acco. All those who live here and … Continue reading →

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Biting the “broadband” bullet again – Tata Broadband in Delhi

Posted on June 10, 2005 by Sandip Bhattacharya

After my terrible experience with Sify broadband early this year, I decided to stick to dialup – Reliance rconnect over FWP actually. But the idea of keeping a phone busy all day doesn’t appeal to me much even if the … Continue reading →

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Configuring Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router for my home

Posted on May 5, 2005 by Sandip Bhattacharya

I bought my first wireless equipment a couple of days back – A Linksys Wireless-G router model WRT54G. I had selected this model after spending a number of days poring through online reviews of various routers. The box cost me … Continue reading →

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Am I an Electric Human?

Posted on April 18, 2005 by Sandip Bhattacharya

For quite some years now, I have been having an odd problem. I seem to get charged up with static electricity very frequently. As many of my friends and relatives would testify, they have suffered many painful and shocking handshakes … Continue reading →

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I am a victim of the Sify Broadband scam in Delhi

Posted on March 5, 2005 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Here is the letter I sent to Sify contact points in Delhi yesterday. It chronicles my Sify broadband experience here in Delhi. From: Sandip Bhattacharya <sandip AT lug-delhi.org> To: Sanjay Bhandari <sanjay_bhandari @sifycorp.com> , Puneet Sharma <puneet_sharma @sifycorp.com> , anamika … Continue reading →

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Moving on to Sify (not)broadband

Posted on February 25, 2005 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Inspite of my contempt for their loathsome Internet fleecing plans, I had to reluctantly sign up for a Sify cable internet plan today. Cost me a neat pile for installation and pre-payment for one month. The most painful part of … Continue reading →

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