This is how people roll in India
July 13, 2008
Watch this video of this crazy guy driving down, actually lying down, texting (yes text messaging) and driving at the same time in New Delhi, India.
Also, a bit into the video, you see some of the worst drivers ever. Is there no concept of lane change??
Most of you may have questions on how he has the throttle down. Could be a throttle lock or something. [Read more]
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New Yorker publishes controversial Obama cartoon
July 13, 2008
On the cover of their July 21st issue of The New Yorker Magazine, a highly controversial cartoon featuring Barack Obama dressed in foreign clothes, and his wife Michelle Obama dressed as a militant radical, both celebrating with their much publicized fist bump in the Oval Office, all in front of a portrait of Osama bin Ladan. If that is not enough, there is an American flag burning in the fireplace.
This cartoon aparantly was supposed to be a “satirical lampoon of the caricature Senator Obama’s right wing critics have tried to create”
This cartoon was part of a lengthy article on Obama titled ” How Chicago shaped Obama”
Microsoft drops Xbox 360 price by $50, new 60GB model
July 13, 2008
July 13 2008 – Microsoft today announced the long anticipated price drop for its popular 20GB Xbox 360 console in both United States and Canada to $299, a price cut of $50. This price cut of Xbox 360 premium also brings it closer to the price of Nintendo Wii.
Microsoft also announced an upgraded Xbox 360 with a 60GB hard drive which will go on sale in stores, starting early August. This 60GB Xbox 360 console will carry a price of $349 (U.S). This new model is similar to the 20GB model, albeit with a bigger 60GB hard drive. It also comes with HDMI connection.
Albert Penello, Xbox director of product management at Microsoft, points out
“We know consumers need more and more space to store the amazing digital content Xbox 360 offers, and we’re giving it to them at no extra charge,” said Penello. “No one device offers the depth and breadth of entertainment that Xbox 360 can deliver, and now you’ll have three times the storage to manage all that great content.” [Read more]
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July 13, 2008
Google Mission: To organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.
Google Core Values
1) We want to work with great people
- We hire great people and expect a lot from them
- We create an environment where people can flourish and grow
- We treat people with fairness and respect
- We challenge each other’s ideas openly
- We value diversity in people and ideas
- We are a quantitative company that uses data to make decisions
2) Technology innovation is our lifeblood
- Build the world’s best technology and products
- We apply technology and creativity to solve important problems
3) Working at Google is fun
- We expect our people to know and enjoy each other
- We have a challenging/energetic work environment
- We celebrate our successes and each other’s accomplishments – both professional and personal
4) Be actively involved; you are Google
- Honor commitments
- We openly communicate and trust you with a great deal of information and we expect you to honor our confidentiality
- Understand when you are representing Google and act appropriately
5) Don’t take success for granted
- Think and act like an underdog
- Be humble with success; don’t be arrogant
- Be scrappy and resourceful
6) Do the right thing; don’t be evil
- Honesty and integrity in all we do
- Our business practices are beyond reproach
- We make money by doing good things
7) Earn customer and user loyalty and respect every day
- Create, enhance and maintain great products and services
Sustainable long-term growth and profitability are key to our success
- Think scale and efficiency
- Every dollar is yours
- Do things that matter
9) Google cares about and supports the communities where we work and live
- We encourage and enable our people to support local community involvement and expect them to participate
10) We aspire to improve and change the world
- Aim high; think BIG, take risks
- A healthy disregard for the impossible
Larger picture of Google Core Values:
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