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- 17 Nov 2009 11:04
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
TATA Vista Photos REVA photos The REVA finish needs to be better. TATA MANZA The fit and finish is of a high order. I have worked on the Air conditioning system for the VISTA , MANZA and Nano. Am really proud of it :D According to some guys from TBHP who have test driven the Nano, the cooling is sh...
- 13 Nov 2009 18:44
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian IT Industry
- Replies: 3916
- Views: 629734
Re: Indian IT Industry
netzilla's webex is integrated into gorilla's outlook too. one can directly click on webex link to spawn the meeting window where attendees and slides can be seen. and it pops up another window to callback on phone to you. and somehow the external webex chat applic tracks this and shows user as &qu...
- 10 Nov 2009 18:06
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian IT Industry
- Replies: 3916
- Views: 629734
Re: Indian IT Industry
Gorilla Bahadur has come out with it's own cloud based e-mail/collaboration platform, extending Webex.
- 02 Nov 2009 21:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India put on high alert for 26/11 type attack from Pakistan
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27282
Re: India put on high alert for 26/11 type attack from Pakistan
the places in context are calcutta,Bangalore, Chennai/Tn and Hyd , My guess is some submarine/fishing boat on the coromandal coast would be the spring board If that is the case it would most likely come from Bangladesh. It will be again another challenge, at least southern coastline is a bit harder...
- 02 Nov 2009 10:09
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Remembering Indira
- Replies: 109
- Views: 45408
Re: Remembering Indira
For the Government of India the most controversial and potentially embarrassing of the resolutions presented to the Security Council was that submitted by Poland A question to the Gurujan's why was Poland passing resolutions on what India should or should not do? They weren't members of the securit...
- 22 Oct 2009 17:32
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
Suzuki's new mid size offering (Accord/Camry territory). Looks like they have a very good job esp in the handling and aesthetics department. It will remain a niche player in the US because of spotty dealer network...however, in india it might prove to be a real winner. http://blogs.edmunds.com/stra...
- 17 Oct 2009 00:50
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
Might be a Value for Money sedan but the styling looks yuck IMHO! I hate Tata designers sticking a trunk to the Indica and calling it a sedan and those puny 15" wheels. Throw in a set of good 17" alloys and it might actually look good. :mrgreen: Get real! It is an Indica Vista with a boot...
- 14 Oct 2009 20:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Camera and Photography Thread -III
- Replies: 4098
- Views: 45781
Re: Camera and Photography Thread -III
The object of having the zoom lens is for trips to National parks in India. Wildlife photography. I would suggest the 55-250 for now, since it has IS, and is a newer design. Perhaps in the long run a 100-400IS might be a good lens. Grey mkt rarely gives a warranty, so preferably buy it with bill an...
- 14 Oct 2009 18:10
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Telecom Folder
- Replies: 1209
- Views: 385090
Re: Indian Telecom Folder
Personally I am not convinced about the common carrier status... Based on experience in US and UK, the end user gets stuck being the piggy in the middle to be made a fool of. The ISP invariably blames the common carrier while the latter blames the ISP for any broadband woes. And worst of all is the...
- 13 Oct 2009 22:31
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
"Coming Soon" is okay...however..."Comming soon" is not. I was highlighting spelling mistakes/incomplete words and so forth. Tata needs to ensure their public sites are crisp and don't have obvious spelling mistakes. LOL, I just got the joke. Tube-light took some time to come on...
- 13 Oct 2009 21:36
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
http://www.cars.tatamotors.com/test/beta/car_config.html "Comming Soon" :rotfl: lots of broken/misspelled words... Dude, the car is not yet lunched, the launch date is 14th October. The website wasn't up a few hours ago, they are just making it up. So it is quite understandable if not all...
- 13 Oct 2009 21:29
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Telecom Folder
- Replies: 1209
- Views: 385090
Re: Indian Telecom Folder
I have seen airtel people laying their own fibers? in blr (orange cable). they have a cart type machine with a round blade that cuts the road surface to a shallow depth, the cable is laid inside then sealed with some hardening material. in other places thick black cables with many wires inside are ...
- 13 Oct 2009 21:19
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Camera and Photography Thread -III
- Replies: 4098
- Views: 45781
Re: Camera and Photography Thread -III
Guys I want to buy a Canon EOS 500D along with Kit 18-55, and canon 75-300mm lens without IS. Anyone knows where in Hyderabad or CHennai, I can get the best price? Are you buying with bill and warranty, or grey market? If with bill and warranty the price is similar at all the authorized outlets. An...
- 13 Oct 2009 16:22
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Telecom Folder
- Replies: 1209
- Views: 385090
Re: Indian Telecom Folder
BSNL has to be made into a shared infrastructure provider of the last mile etc. where players like Bharti, Tata, and Reliance have incentive to lay fi ber/copper to the doorstep Err.... just out of curiousity, do you even realize the contradiction in your above two statements? Well if you quote a s...
- 13 Oct 2009 11:58
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown
- Replies: 3894
- Views: 1151706
Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown
RBI is considering plastic currency notes as per recent reports, those are a lot harder to counterfeit by your average ISI operation.
- 13 Oct 2009 11:54
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: PRC Economy and Industry: News and Discussions
- Replies: 3933
- Views: 806129
Re: PRC Economy News and Discussions
As per L&T chief A M Naik, Chinese firms have won contracts to supply power plant equipments for projects worth $50Billion or 50K MW in India. Mostly because of their cheaper cost and faster delivery promises. If this is the sign for things to come Indian industry is up for a rude shock. But th...
- 12 Oct 2009 12:23
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Telecom Folder
- Replies: 1209
- Views: 385090
Re: Indian Telecom Folder
The last mile monopoly, plus the high peering charges probably both contribute to this sad state. How is broadband ever going to take off? Can anyone provide educated guesses? The great big hope for that was Wi-Max. It was rolled out by Reliance and Tata with the idea that it would be the great equ...
- 12 Oct 2009 12:08
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Telecom Folder
- Replies: 1209
- Views: 385090
Re: Indian Telecom Folder
^ Just yesterday sam pitroda was on ndtv talking about bringing in a "broadband revolution". This is the same guy who during the rajiv gandhi govt ushered in the telecom revolution. So there is hope that a right guy in the right place has the right intentions to bring in the much needed c...
- 07 Oct 2009 23:12
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
Tata is launching the sedan version of Vista. It is named Manza. Launch is on 14th Oct, as per TBHP. Teaser Site http://indulgeinmanza.com/ IMHO, with vista, Tata has 'arrived', and there is nothing seriously lacking in their products anymore. Good luck Tata. Car looks really good: http://www.team-...
- 07 Oct 2009 12:01
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown
- Replies: 3894
- Views: 1151706
Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown
Hey, here's some entertainment value also from the very last para in the article. The new order may look like the 1920s, with four or five global currencies as regional anchors – the yuan, rupee , euro, real – and the dollar first among equals but not hegemon. The US will be better for it. The rupe...
- 03 Oct 2009 22:03
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
- Replies: 3959
- Views: 1293009
Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Bolivia to buy six Sino-Pak planes The K-8, or Karakorum, plane is a light fighter jet jointly developed by China and Pakistan in the early 1990s. It is used primarily as a training aircraft, but can also be used for airfield defence. This will be trumpeted on Pakfora for the next 50 years, like th...
- 30 Sep 2009 18:26
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
To be frank, I think the Indicas refinement and handling does not compare to the other cars. Just look in India. Mostly Taxidrivers tend to choose Indica. The fact that Taxis chose Indica is a credit to the car, since it means that its reliability, ruggedness, ability to take punishment from poor q...
- 22 Sep 2009 10:28
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
^^^ 2 Nanos? or since you mentioned she is a senior manager, there is a min. baseline? Be very careful when suggesting vehicles to female relatives/GHQ/SHQ - what the mujahid thinks is a sound rational value-for-money decision need not look like one to the above mentioned specifies who process it t...
- 22 Sep 2009 10:25
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
Sister is buying a car... budget of 4 lacs max! I suggested the Vista TDi (Quadrajet out of budget! :(( ) Or the Indigo CS. She is a Sr. Manager... Please suggest something...deal to be finalized SOON. P.S: I am a TATA lover... personally drive an Indica DLS! Nikhilji, Base model of Indica QJD is a...
- 11 Sep 2009 18:19
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: INS Arihant (ATV) News and Discussion -2
- Replies: 4158
- Views: 1223711
Re: INS Arihant (ATV) News and Discussion -2
Austin wrote:The Russians also deserve our thanks
That mjoshi character seems to have some bone to pick with our scientific establishment.
Check out his thoughts on APJAK and the way he disses our missile successes:
http://mjoshi.blogspot.com/2009/09/issu ... ation.html
- 11 Sep 2009 17:07
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist - Part-2
- Replies: 2359
- Views: 421934
Re: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist - Part-2
^^ OT ... better to discuss in Missile Thread ... am not an expert but the facts speak for themselves dont they? Many (not all) of our missiles range, types (or are still in development) are worse than TSP, dont they? :roll: Yes, the green paint that the Pakis use to paint their North Korean/Chines...
- 08 Sep 2009 11:46
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
yep...fiat uno diesel. doesnt fiat grande punto and indica quadrajet share the same engine and transmission (i.e. fiat multi-jet + fiat transmission)? Unless the comparison was with grande punto petrol The Fiat MJD engine is used in at least 6 cars in India: Fiat Linea (Tuned to 90 BHP, with Variab...
- 07 Sep 2009 21:02
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian IT Industry
- Replies: 3916
- Views: 629734
Re: Indian IT Industry
The only thing that can't be made to go away by virtualization is storage. No matter what software you run, you need somewhere to store the data in some form or the other. In fact the more virtualized the world becomes, the more storage architectures come into the picture, for example if you run a d...
- 07 Sep 2009 19:24
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian IT Industry
- Replies: 3916
- Views: 629734
Re: Indian IT Industry
netz & chipz are like the last two surviving dinosaurs eating up all the vegetation they feel like because rival dinosaurs have perished. they are formidable but ultimately could be evolutionary dead ends. due to climate change or meteorite impact - the age of mammals has dawned. smaller, smart...
- 07 Sep 2009 10:50
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
pandyan wrote:Uno's third gear was "affectionately" called as an automatic...just put it in 3rd and it can crawl with the city traffic and climb all the way to 60kmph...
Are you talking about the Fiat Uno? You can do the same in the Indica Vista Quadrajet Diesel.
- 05 Sep 2009 15:52
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
i20 is first car I have seen here were the 4-at is advertised in as a feature and picture box in every ad by default. mashallah its a single star seen over bethlehem...events far beyond human minds are set in motion...the sheet of space-time continum itself is changing... That is because i20 Petrol...
- 05 Sep 2009 15:12
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - July 07, 2009
- Replies: 2842
- Views: 437337
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - July 07, 2009
China to help TSP in launching its satellite China said on Friday that it would provide financial assistance to Pakistan for launching its first satellite and a memorandum of understanding in this connection would be signed next week. {So, is this a total turnkey project by PRC ? TSP will not even ...
- 05 Sep 2009 15:09
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 716641
Re: Indian Autos Thread
Going by TBHP, i10 Automatic is pretty popular. Lots of middle-class people fed up with inching through city traffic for 2 hours a day with manual gear changes.
- 02 Sep 2009 20:49
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown
- Replies: 3894
- Views: 1151706
Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown
Wasn't Spain the miracle of Europe, the show piece of EU integration? From nowhere in a decade they came up wit modern everything and were the shining example. :D Even more hyped was Ireland where 'only some years back people were dying in the potato famine' but now the GDP one of the highest in Eu...
- 02 Sep 2009 20:46
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1367984
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Chennai airport should make some extra cash by setting up a "Back to the 1970s" themed experience. They don't have to change a thing. :mrgreen: You don't realize it so much during departures but upon returning back from Changi or Suvarnabhumi or pretty much any airport, one feels the airpo...
- 02 Sep 2009 17:37
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian IT Industry
- Replies: 3916
- Views: 629734
Re: Indian IT Industry
we interviewed around 10 people today, the pick of the lot from around 80 screened on phone earlier. after a day long effort by two dozen employees finally 2 met the mark - and our mark is nowhere as allegedly selective as msft or goog - we dont throw smartass puzzles at people. it is utterly frigh...
- 02 Sep 2009 16:06
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Camera and Photography Thread -III
- Replies: 4098
- Views: 45781
Re: Camera and Photography Thread -III
^^^
Will this take micro four-thirds lenses from the Olympus range?
Will this take micro four-thirds lenses from the Olympus range?
- 01 Sep 2009 12:48
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Artillery Discussion Thread
- Replies: 3882
- Views: 820041
Re: Artillery Discussion Thread
why the phuck cant OFB+domestic+DRDO industry atleast make a decent truck mounted 105mm and IA accept it even if its 80% of the best in market ? we need 1000s of these guns not a few 100. a good quality latest 105mm shell can do plenty of damage and has a decent range. If it is an desi product IA w...
- 27 Aug 2009 19:01
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - July 07, 2009
- Replies: 2842
- Views: 437337
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - July 07, 2009
BBC: Pak Demands US Aid Not Be Linked to Nuclear Monitoring, Wants Aid Directly Sent to Itself They usually beg with a gun to their own head, some times they turn it around and point it at the donor. :rotfl: Their national character is summed up by a news article posted here a few months back, a be...
- 26 Aug 2009 23:27
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Global Economy
- Replies: 2350
- Views: 653024
Re: Global Economy
It will trigger a chain-reaction. Opel's intellectual property/patents would get into Russia's hands, and act as the seed to re-energize its manufacturing industry. There's a reason why GM became the most powerful company in America - transportation is a key manufacturing industry, and blue-collar ...