Posts by: Siddharth Vanchinathan

American Apparel: When will the bubble burst?

By On February 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Industrial Downtown LA – unimaginative buildings from the hey days of mfg in USA, migrant workers in their thousands, heavy vehicles transporting goods and one building that stands out from the crowd – “American Apparel is an Industrial Revolution” (in Helvetica bold – a font they’ve made their own). And what a revolution it is!

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Happy MMXI

By On December 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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The experience of watching Television: The Next Big Thing

By On December 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment

So what is tomorrow’s TV watching experience going to be like? On-demand entertainment? meh, that’s so 2000s.

Let’s look away from cable, and towards what is a good direction today of the future of TV – media centers. Apple TV, Boxee, Qvivo, Google TV and Roku are just some of the media [...]

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The Train Station

By On December 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Bare tracks lay in wait for the mammoth locomotives to chug by. I wait, on a bench for my train to arrive. The light is dim, it is the time for the sun to rise. Artificial lights turn everything into blue white. A stray dog limps by looking for someone to feed him his morning [...]

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An Ode…

By On October 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Those were the days, in memory now like a lost love.

Picturesque surroundings, undulating terrain.

It’s where we were free birds, flying flights of hope and imagination.

Learning the ways of the world, climbing the ladders of success.

Times of innocence, times of experiments.

Where time stood still, and yet flew by so quick.

It’s [...]

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Childhood Lessons

By On September 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Everyone has one. Some more fun than others, some more restrained than others, some more creative than others, and some more rigourous than others. Eventually, it turns you into the adult that you are now. The formative years of childhood is probably restricted to years 8-12 in my opinion (not based on any studies, that’s [...]

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Auto-Friendly Guerilla Movement

By On April 29, 2010 · 24 Comments

As you all may know, auto rickshaws in Bangalore aren’t the most friendly of the lot. Getting around in Bangalore, specially if you don’t know your way around, is expensive and troublesome. There are ofcourse the good guys who claim that the bad guys have defamed the community by tampering with meters and harrasing customers [...]

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The RightClickToRefresh Itch

By On February 21, 2010 · 8 Comments

A question to Microsoft Windows users: Have you found yourself right-clicking on the desktop and hitting refresh for no reason at all? And maybe 3-4 times for good measure?

Does it really accomplish anything? Or it is an illusion to satisfy the user that his computer has suddenly been cleansed of all the dirt that [...]

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A-Rix Auto Rickshaw Meter

By On January 18, 2010 · 8 Comments

How often have you been troubled by auto rickshaw drivers in India? Excessive fare, tampered meters, unruly drivers – all seem to dampen spirits of residents and tourists alike. No fear, for hope is here! The A-Rix will solve all these troubles!

Designed to be tamper proof, [...]

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Happy OH10!

By On January 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Here’s wishing everyone a very happy and prosperous OH10!

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