Category Archives for Thinking
Shlok Vaidya’s thinking.
E-Book Readers
Annotation. Absolutely required. I markup (both non+fiction) books pretty heavily. I want to be able to track/search/look back at those notes sometimes. Not being able to do either has resulted in my not buying an e-book reader. Archiving. Persistant storage … Continue reading
Netbooks are Tablet PC’s-in-waiting
With a screen this small, hands are the only way to navigate a traditional operating system. (Chrome OS is a good move even if all it does is remove toolbars from screen real estate.) The short run winner will be … Continue reading
DefCon Is Hilarious
Details on this one are a little fuzzy, but it looks like some people attending Defcon may have ended up the victims of a scam themselves, and it’s an absolute classic: The fake ATM unit. Apparently installed for an unknown interval, … Continue reading
Dispatch From JRTC
Apparently, my unit is doing actual area recon and old school patrol bases – no vehicles whatsoever – in the swamps. Not sure how that is relevant for Iraq. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Contact Information Update
If you need to email me, use the ShlokV at Gmail rather than the @shloky.com (For some reason it’s dead.) Thanks! -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.