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Google's Street View starts mapping India
AFP, Published on 26/05/2011
» Internet giant Google on Thursday launched its ambitious "Street View" project in India to provide detailed panoramic images of life in a country of 1.2 billion people.
Back in business
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/12/2010
» Grandma Hai Khanjanta's rice field is no longer submerged and it is producing again, but life is still difficult for the family.
A view of the future
Database, Published on 01/12/2010
» The poor saps at SAP were told to consult and pay the Oracle; a US jury found that the world's largest software company SAP of Germany violated Oracle copyrights so badly that it owes the US firm $1.3 billion (although not the $1.7 billion that Larry Ellison and Oracle claimed); the case dated back to 2007, when it was fairly well documented that the SAP's then-TomorrowNow division stole software and documentation covering 120 Oracle copyrights; SAP can appeal, so that should keep some lawyers busy for a few years.
Hey you, Farang! Accuse me
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 26/09/2010
» 'Hey you. You." The voice comes from behind, and I turn around to see a young man leaning lackadaisically against his taxi. "Where you go? I take you!" he adds, and he now breaks into a grin, revealing an even shade of yellow on his nicotine-stained teeth.
More of those Melting Moments
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 19/09/2010
» This week I must pause in my chronicle of Thai experiences to thank all my readers who sent in their personal Melting Moments this past week. Honestly, I am in awe of the response. When I send off my weekly column to my esteemed editor I sometimes forget that it's printed, read, and even responded to. I feel like Sally Fields receiving an Oscar for Places In The Heart.
From a million words, pick the best
Learningpost, Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Published on 24/08/2010
» When we went through our own education, did our teachers identify, present and ensure that we retained the vocabulary we use as adults?
New IT accessories
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/07/2010
» Thailand has been selected as the first country in Southeast Asia where Buffalo is introducing its IT accessories after its success in the mouse category in Japan, said Kazuhiro Tabuchi, Assistant General Manager, Business Promotion Department at Buffalo Kokuyo Supply Inc, a leading name in PC, AV and gaming accessories from Japan.
There's nothing like a sure bet
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/07/2010
» Can an octopus really predict the outcome of a football match? Krissana says it can. I say it can't. And living in Thailand, I am so clearly in the minority it would have been better to have kept my mouth shut this week about Paul the octopus.
The buffalo knows
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 15/06/2010
» 'Pat, pat, pat," a trainee-farmer called out, directing his buffalo to turn right. Harnessed with a traditional rope, yoke and plough, the buffalo dutifully turned right without the slightest hesitation and continued ploughing.
The clothes horse is in clover
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 06/06/2010
» Just arrived back from a clothes shopping trip in Los Angeles. Hardly justification for a column, I know, but bear with me. Things get a little more deep and meaningful as we progress.