Musings of a modern guy

OPEC is a cartel that is beyond compare. If a relationship similar to this existed in some country between different comparies, it would be broken up under anti-trust. However, here is a group that coordinates production quotas and prices and is yet accepted as a valid arrangement.
Does it not strike people as strange that the […]

North Korea finally went ahead and declared that it has conducted an atomic test, and initial confirmations by tracking stations located around the globe have come in. As of now, it seems that North Korea has crossed a line, but there is really no certainity about whether it will face any major action. For any […]

I was reading some news on CNN, and read about further progress of the Mars Rover ‘Opportunity’. and saw some incredible photographs as part of the CNN article. They show the rover perched at the edge of a massive crater that is 4 times the size a football field.
If you sit down to think about […]

How do you deal with a nation that is almost immune to the traditional methods of applying pressure? Sanctions have not much effect on North Korea, it is one of the most economically stagnant and isolated countries. This is a country that really does not care about its citizens, it would rather that they die […]

May be a bit premature, but seems like that the spike in oil prices is grinding to a halt. It is already below $60, and may go down much further. One good trend of this is that the oil cartel OPEC is talking about cutting output so that prices don’t fall. Crazy money-making people !! […]

It really is fun when you seem to be the only one facing a particular problem. Quite a few of my colleagues have downloaded Ie7 RC1, and they are not facing any problems at all, in fact, they seem to be fairly happy (we will ignore any point about need of happiness over a browser). […]