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Japanese Multiplication

gcmouli — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:16:22 +0000

This seems a lot like the sutras in Vedic Mathematics (Ancient Indian text), but this still blew me away with its simplicity.

(via kottke)

How Not-To: Give a Presentation

gcmouli — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:59:27 +0000

There are quite a few how-to’s on Good Presentation. Some that are obviously very good like PresentationZen. But there are times when we learn only we see the worst that can happen. Hence the How Not-to. Wow. When you watch this video, I am sure several things will ring bells. We have seen such presentations over and over again. Enjoy.

[via GAS]

Nice co-branding (WordPress + Firefox)

gcmouli — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:03:24 +0000

Pleasant surprise to see this today morning. I opened up my wordpress.com dashboard, and what do I see ? A notice that my firefox is out of date, and that I should upgrade. Nifty marketing I should say. Kudos WordPress and Firefox.

Readers Digest fodder

gcmouli — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:09:58 +0000

I could not resist taking a dig at Readers Digest magazine after seeing this. I challenge you that, within the next 6 months, there would be an RD article on this. and yes, it would be titled — “Dog alive after 4 days in avalanche!”.

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GCMOULI logo design

gcmouli — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:16:17 +0000

I wanted to try my hand at logo design. so gchandramouli became ….

Awesome LG Ad

gcmouli — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:17:06 +0000

Shot beautifully.

(via TechCrunch)

Geeks vs Non-geeks – Script Automation

gcmouli — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:31:38 +0000

ROFL. So true.

(via GAS ; via Bruno Oliveria)

Nilgiri Steam Rail

gcmouli — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:30:42 +0000

Again, an old pic, postprocessed a bit, to give it ‘a look’.

Temple Car

gcmouli — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:11:46 +0000

Temple Car (Ther) – SriRangapatna – Karnataka.

Simplicity, and yet refined Sophistication

gcmouli — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:07:00 +0000

Watched a rare interview of Steve Jobs circa 1980 yesterday. That man was a genius. He knew what he wanted 30 years ago. And I believe he accomplished what he wanted. *RESPECT*

Some key points that just blew my mind away:

Man builds tools to amplify his abilities.
A computer is a tool to help you solve a problem. But we throw a big problem betwn you and your problem-learn how to use the computer. Our goal is to simplify that problem between you and your problem as much as possible”
For some crazy reason in the Universe (that I dont know about), two people in Los Altos and Cupertino had a need for a computer (and built), that a million other people want. Crazy that this fits the exact same need of all these people.
The name “Apple computers” represented what we wanted as a culture – simplicity and yet very refined sophistication”.
We should be talking about solutions, and not hardware or software. It is the solution that should just work – whatever it takes.
Comparison of Automobiles to Computers. Dump trucks, cars, buses – they have pretty much the same parts – transmissions, steering mechanisms, wheels, seats. They are all a means of transportation. What they differ on is emphasis on its function. Same way, we will build Apple computers with an emphasis that we will refine and define.
We have about 500 people. We will probably do between a 150 and 200 million dollars of sales. If you divide this by the number of employees, the sales $ per employee that you will get is probably a number that no one ever has heard of before. Thats because we have the most incredible collection of people on the planet.