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A reminder of how things still are for some children in India, found at the unlikeliest place Digital Video Editing
It is also interesting to read how the idea for movie was conceptualized and executed.

DMN: You are in software development yet you made a very interesting film. Have you had experience with filmmaking in the past? Do you intend to make more films in the future?
AD: Yes I am into software, but we all are into films, because we know how to pick the right film. I had no experience in filmmaking before. This is the first film I made, thanks to the electronics technology because of which a film can be made with very less cost and of course thanks to the Internet technology, my film has reached to you and all. Yes I want to make more films in the future. Thank you for liking my film

Alexis Dias made a movie because he was into films and knew how to pick the right film. The story is a good example of empowerment of 'average' consumers and the powerful message that can be delivered in user generated content

Traffic in India...

Came accross a video that provides a peek at the traffic situation in India. I suspect this video is running 2-3x faster than the recorede frames and hence it makes the traffic look as if it is moving much faster than what it usually is. Nonetheless you can see all the unwritten traffic rules in full action. (-:

I admit - I don't get it either...

Daniel writes in PEWire:

*** I understand Second Life like I used to understand Dungeons & Dragons. Not my cup of tea, but clean escapist fun for those who fancy themselves dice-throwing sorcerers. What completely confounds me, however, is the Second Life economy, in which people can make real money by selling fake things. Examples include pixilated designer dresses or "real estate" on fantasy islands (they actually make "Linden dollars," which have a L$300-US$1 conversion rate at Second Life currency exchange centers).

I'm not passing judgment, but rather just passing on my incredulity.

The reason I bring it up at all is that Second Life today is launching a business plan competition for "resident" entrepreneurs. The grand prize isn't terribly large – L$350,000 in seed Monday, which works out to less than US$2k), but it does involve some advisory participation from real VCs. The winner also will get complimentary marketing advice from PR firm Edelman.

If you're interested, there will be a kick-off panel this afternoon at 1pm EST, with panelists including Susan Wu of Charles River Ventures. I can't believe I'm relaying this but… Attendance will be limited on a first-come, first-served basis so please arrive early to Edelman Island. You can IM Hank Hoodoo with any questions.

Unlikely allies - PG&E and VMWare

Or so you would think.

Computer world writes: PG&E will pay millions to companies that virtualize

A PG&E official announced the program to a stunned audience of 7,000 or so at VMworld 2006 in Los Angeles last week. Not even the VMware people had much advanced notice. The PG&E guy threw out some numbers just to make sure attendees could believe what they were hearing. Basically, PG&E will "pay" incentives of roughly $750 to $1,350 per virtualized server, up to a whopping $4 million per customer. In other words, PG&E will pay you to take a bunch of servers and consolidate them onto a larger one running virtual server partitions. What a virtualization slam-dunk for IT folks. CFOs out West should be jumping all over this one.

While the article does not suggest that this is a strategic move planed by folks at VMWare and on the contrary reports that they were pleasantly surprised by the development, I will not be surprised it if was.

Recruiting MBA's a sure sign of impending doom....

If MBA's from top schools are salivating for a job with your company it is a sure sign of impending doom for your business - this is the premise of this Forbes article.

So recruiters beware! You have been warned, while you might believe that we MBA's are bright and hardworking and, bring energy and talent to your business, we might just be forbearer of doom for your enterprise.

On the bright side we MBA's should be happy, the story could have been worst, it could have claimed causality! Where would we hide then?