There’s a Chinese restaurant that my office mates and I frequently dine at called The China Buffet. The owner, a short and stocky man with piercing eyes, runs the place like a spit-polished factory keeping his wary eye on his employees, making sure every penny is accounted for. We like to call him the Samarai and it’s not just because he’s of Asian decent, but mainly due to the fact that he barks commands as if he’s concealing a sword behind the counter.
February 18th, 2005 with 5 comments.
Update: I’ve since updated the article to reflect the notion that this was not Kirti Menon, as originally reported, but could have been Gandhi’s grandson, Arun Gandhi. Thanks Kirti for clearing this up.
Mahatma Gandhi once said:
Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.
He spoke of peace and tranquility, good-naturedness and love and shared these beliefs with whomever was willing to listen and keep an open mind. When news spread across Asia of a large-scale attack against Hindus of East Bengal, Gandhi saw it fit to speak out against the backlash. According to Gandhi’s Life in 5000 Words:
February 15th, 2005 with 10 comments.
As you might have heard through the Bonsai or through the blogosphere in general, Wordpress v1.5 has been released! This is a great day for many Wordpress users as Matt and team have added a slew of noteworthy features to this newest build, including but not limited to:
- Theme Manager - a robust and quite powerful editor for Wordpress themes. The advantage of using this is that you can easily package themes for GPL release.
- Brand-spanking new Dashboard - I like to call this the Wordpress hub. It includes built-in feeds for the Wordpress Development Blog and Planet Wordpress in addition to the latest activity for your blog (recent posts, comments, blog stats and incoming links).
February 14th, 2005 with 5 comments.
Lately I’ve been receiving emails in regards to the status of Sideville, my pending webcomic. I could have typed up a polite email, saved it to my hard drive and mass mailed it to the Sideville mailing list but I decided that in order for me to clarify the progress of Sideville I would need to post the official word here on kartooner.com.
