Welcome to my new home

I have finally moved my blog from Blogger to my own domain. I have to say, it kinda puts my mind at ease. I was not totally comfortable with the knowledge that someone else had control over my blog; especially since it has come to be a personal diary of kinds.

Anyways, Welcome and hope you enjoy your stay here however short it might be.

Viva La Revolucion

The tech news site digg.com is under siege by its 1 million users and a simple 16 digit Hex code is to blame. It all started when a user posted HD-DVD encryption key on the site so that linux users can play the videos. The post was mysteriously deleted. A repost met with the same fate. Turns out digg admins were acting as MPAA shills and have been actively deleting posts and banning users who posted the key on their site.

Outraged by the sheer audacity and heavy handedness of the admins, the users launched a campaign to flood the site with the key and make every single article on digg’s front page carry the hex code! There have been songs written about it.

It will be interesting to see how long will Kevin hold out and risk loosing his audience.

Quals Update

My quals exam has been scheduled on the morning of the 8th!