Welcome Back – Unhinged Nonsense

Welcome Back – Unhinged Nonsense

Bollywood director Anees Bazmee’s Welcome Back is a rara avis. A feculent atrocity completely unfit for viewing by normal humans (Indians excepted). But given the insatiable appetite of our Bollywood fans for numbing crap, I fear this Friday’s nightmare will turn into a decent hit (despite the absence of A-list stars). Zip, Nada, Nothing I […]

Does Putin Have a Small Dick?

Does Putin Have a Small Dick?

Dominika…reached out and put her hand in the president’s lap…With practiced feel, Dominika estimated smaller-than-average dimensions… – Palace of Treason, P.420-422 Ever since I came under the relentless scrutiny of the G-Men, my long-standing interest in spy thrillers (both books and movies) has heightened. So it should hardly surprise you that I picked up ex-CIA […]

Doomed – Intel’s New Linux Compute Stick

Doomed – Intel’s New Linux Compute Stick

Is it just me or are we all agreed that Intel’s new Linux Compute Stick is a piece of junk that has no hope of success. Touting the Compute Stick in hyperbolic terms as a “New Mini-Computing Paradigm,” Intel describes it as a “pocket-sized computer delivering an entry computer experience by plugging directly into the […]

Are Chromebooks Overpriced Junk?

Are Chromebooks Overpriced Junk?

Try as I might, even a hardcore gadget freak like me finds it impossible to get excited over Chromebooks. Compared to the prospect of using a Chromebook, sitting through a Priyanka Chopra, Salman Khan, Allu Arjun or Ajith Kumar movie would be an unending thrill. Just yesterday, a gaggle of journalists fawned over a new […]