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Stop bending your left thumb in funny ways, after all its opposable thumbs that gives us all the superiority. Here is a reg file to do it on windows[remember to reboot after applying it], other platforms should not be that difficult.

And mix both hands in all the key combos, Right Alt with Tab on left, Right Ctrl with C to copy etc. 

This Holi.

Was going through my flickr photos and God I miss Leh! So wish to be there again, with my laptop, satellite internet connection and a month to spare this time :-)

Nothing like it.

Was planning to go to Humpi, here is what I would have seen had I managed:

When riding at 90kmph on NH4, please wear a full face helmet. If I could record the taps on my helmet, I could surely use those for percussion in any kind of classical or rock number. Iâll never know how many dragonflies reached the other side after hitting us. After 9 hrs of drive, interrupted by tea and snack breaks, we reached Hampi market. It was 3 in a pleasant afternoon. Hampi is a small laidback place, a bit crowded at this time of the year owing to Dussera festivities.

The past is so pronounced that only a dork will be unable to imagine how the city mustâve been 800 years ago. Temples, as always, are history etched in stone. They paint a comprehensive picture of contemporary art, science, commerce, society, and everything under the medieval sun. So what does this pillar, with a statue of a man playing the damroo in front and thin columns on its sides, tell us? Not just about the musical inclination of the people. It so happens that striking those columns with knuckles (or wooden sticks) produces the sound of damroo. Other pillars have statues of artists with mridanga, dhol, and other classical musical instruments and striking the columns produces the sounds of corresponding instruments. Look at the column at the right side of this statue, and one in the background. The former is octagonal, the latter is fluted. Each has a distinct diameter, a unique shape, and a different tension owing to the weight of the stone structure placed at the top; and probably other features that help producing different sounds. All of these columns are made of solid stone though. There were also columns that were as sonorous as the brass bells used in Hindu temples. And then there is a pillar with eight columns, each of which produces a note in the octave. Inscriptions have it that there were about 56 such pillars. When played, the sound of music travelled as far as a kilometer.

I envy you Namit :-)

Here is a list of books I finished reading last year:

• The Fist of God [Fedrick Forsyth] (espionage, too good)
• The Da Vinci Code [Dan Brown] (conspiracy-theory, overhyped)
  
• To Kill a Mocking Bird [Harper Lee] (classic, good)
  
• Dragon's Egg [Robert Forward] (sci-fi, too good)
  
• Chariots of The God [Erich Von Deniken] (mystery?, okayish)
  
• The Fourth Protocol [Fedrick Forsyth] (espionage, good)
  
• If Tomorrow Comes [Sidney Sheldon] (con games, pass)
  
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [J.K. Rowling] (fantasy, okay)
• Memories of Midnight [Sidney Sheldon] (crappy)
  
• One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich [Alexander Solzhenitsyn] (historical, good)
  
• The Mystery of the Headless Horse [Alfred Hitchcock] (mystery, nice)
  
• गुनहों का देवता [Dharamvir Bharati] (drama, nice)
  
• What Do You Say After You Say Hello? [Eric Berne] (psychology, too good)
  

Currently reading: The Devil's Alternative by Fedrick Forsyth (espionage, too good).

Looking for recommendations, please drop a comment or a mail!

A cute girl I know.