Watched Total Recall the other day, and was both surprised and amazed at how so many future films have been inspired by it. Here are a few I can think of :MATRIX:Two very obvious ones. The bug inside his head was much like the bug inside NEO, and when the doctor is trying to allegedly … Read more
By Sami Mughal Liquid damage is something that happens to mobile phones and other electronic devices. I have had first had experience of this, where I managed to drop my phone in a puddle and saw it loose its life. This occurred before I was in the ways of the world, and electronics. Since then, … Read more
By Sami Mughal So my laptop screen was playing silly buggers, and I had just acquired a new HTC ONE X, so I thought, lets play an experiment. I handed my laptop to a friend/colleague of mine who specializes in such, and decided to use the phone as a direct replacement for the phone. I gave … Read more
By Sami Mughal Tried doing this post already, but here is another attempt from a computer as the uploads from the mobile did not seem to get proper picture quality. The blame goes to the Blogger app for Android. Anyway, here are the some shots: HDR shot. Not HDR, but into the sun! Macro shot, … Read more
I am currently reading Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts. The book is extremely popular here (Oxford and most of UK), and I noticed that it even featured in Rang De Basanti. However, just visiting its Amazon link, I came across a few negative reviews. This one, caught my eye, and I have to say, for … Read more