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Weapon of Mass Dehydration

Filed Under (Pix Sells, The Answer is 42) by Ankur on 25-05-2008

Here goes my tiny little collection of pictures taken on Towel Day 2008. Featuring [drum roll] my towel. And me too, looking totally like a character from the army of the bawas in the movie 300. View my Towel Day album for rest of the pics (it’s a pretty short one).

Know Where Your Towel Is?

Filed Under (Funny Bone, The Answer is 42) by Ankur on 25-05-2008

Linus (from Peanuts) with his security blanket

If not, go find it. Today happens to be Towel Day, so if aren’t wielding your towel around already, move that butt off your chair and GET it. Keep it sorta like Linus’ security blanket. Wield it around as a weapon against salespeople pestering you. Use to shield yourself from the ghastly sight of JEE preparation books. Go ahead, and celebrate.

Yahoo! News - Coverity’s Review of Open Source Software

Filed Under (Linux Rules, Stop The Press, Tech Takes, Yahoo-niverse) by Ankur on 25-05-2008

Must read article for people interested in open source software. Tech firm Coverity has been doing a review of around 250 different open source software for the US Department of Homeland Security, and this is what their report finds at the end of their testing period. Read the full story on Coverity’s open source software review on Yahoo! News.

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