Drink and... Originally uploaded by thaths . Seen at the Rock Paper Scissors gallery in Oakland, CA.

I met a real alien hunter Originally uploaded by thaths . I met Seth Shostak of the SETI institute today and got him to autograph a copy of his new book. I asked him to make it out my last namesake - the famous astrophysicist.

Sundal - Tamil Garbanzo Bean Salad Originally uploaded by thaths . Garbanzo beans - 1 can Green chillies (chopped) - 1 Unripe mango (diced) - 3 table spoons Grated coconut - 2 table spoons Cilantro (chopped) - 2 table spoons Oil - 1 table spoon Urad dhal - 1 tea spoon Mustard seeds - 1 tea spoon Salt - 1 teaspoon Lemon juice - 2 table spoons Wash and drain the garbanzo beans. Gently steam...

Pico Iyer's autographed book Originally uploaded by thaths . I had a wonderful lunch with Pico Iyer today at the Googleplex. He was here to give a talk about his latest book as part of the authors@google program. He kindly autographed my copy os 'Sun After Dark'. His talk was really good. Check it out when it comes out on YouTube.

Indian kaapi in silicon valley Originally uploaded by thaths . Came across this pack of malabar coffee for sale at a cafe. According to the barefoot coffee roasters website, these beans are from the Balanoor estate in Chickmagalur.

Indian kaapi in silicon valley Originally uploaded by thaths . Came across this pack of malabar coffee for sale at a cafe. According to the barefoot coffee roasters website, these beans are from the Balanoor estate in Chickmagalur.

Made in Haiti Originally uploaded by thaths . There is a stack of cardboard boxes in my office. They are filled with t-shirts that my team hands out at events my team conducts to evangelize Internationalization. The t-shirts say 'I'm feeling lucky' in 39 languages. Today, for some unknown reason, my eyes were drawn to this logo on one of the boxes. I don't think I have come across anything...

Autographed books I own Originally uploaded by thaths . These are all the books I own which are autographed by their authors. About half of them are first edition hardbacks. The Pentagon Papers is not autographed by Sheehan, but by Daniel Ellsberg, which. IMO makes it even more valuable. Both Woz and Rushdie made a personalized inscription. And Stallman urges me to 'Happy Hacking'. Though...

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Meet Maggie. The latest addition to my home. But first... some history. A long time ago my primary computing device was an IBM thinkpad. I christened it 'homer' after my favorite TV dad. And this began a tradition of (host)naming my computers after characters from The Simpsons. Ralph, Apu, Marge.... have all made appearances on my home network. A couple of years ago when I bought a second hand...