Romil Javed

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Author: Romil Javed

  • Hiking the Polish-Czech Friendship Trail

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    The first time I heard about a walking trail perched on top of the Karkonosze (Krkonoše in Czech) Mountains that meanders through the border between Poland and the Czech Republic multiple times, I was instantly intrigued. It is a moderately difficult trek of about 30 kilometres while traversing most of the prominent peaks of the…

  • Arbeit macht frei – The story of an inverted “B”

    Arbeit macht frei – The story of an inverted “B”

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    As soon as you pass the entry blocks at the Auschwitz concentration camp and assemble for your guide to brief the group, you’ll notice written arching over the main iron gate: Arbeit Macht Frei. It loosely translates into English as “Work sets you free.” A cynical lie that the Nazis propagated, as they starved, tortured, maimed…

  • Working Remotely from the Hills in India

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    With advent of newer technologies and practise of better work culture, the way we approach work is slowly but surely changing. While it’s true of most new age startups, the experimental HR executives of technology behemoths are not too shy in letting their employees work form home or a location of their choice. The caveat:…

  • तो ज़िंदा हो तुम…

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    Film: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Written by Javed Akhtar, Recited by Farhan Akhtar दिलों में तुम अपनी बेताबियाँ लेके चल रहे हो, तो ज़िंदा हो तुम नज़र में ख्वाबों की बिजलियाँ लेके चल रहे हो, तो ज़िंदा हो तुम हवा के झोकों के जैसे आज़ाद रहना सीखो तुम एक दरिया के जैसे लहरों में बहना सीखो हर एक…

  • An eye-drop #hack

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    Here is a nifty way to insert your eye-drop by yourself: Uncap your eye-drop Point it over the corner of your eye (where it meets your nose) Drop desired amount As you blink a few times, it spreads evenly Credit: Mother PS: Some more handy tips

  • दौर-ए-तरक्की

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    इस दौर-ए-तरक्की में कब किस से मिलें, जब खुद से ही मिलने का एक वक़्त मुक्कर्र हो साभार – राम किशोर 

  • Journey

    Journey

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  • Google “That’s all we know” Errors

    Google “That’s all we know” Errors

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    Ever tried adding an event invitation sent to your Gmail? It fires a *very* long URI, which, of course is too much to handle for Google Calendar. It humbly yields an innocent: 414. That’s an error. The requested URL /… is too large to process. That’s all we know. Yes, this one precisely: It appears to be a…

  • A season of astronomical delights!

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    I dearly missed two things in the last two days: Owning a aperture-rich Telescope and being at a place with minimal light pollution. I am a casual skywatcher and this month, specially, last two days have been nonetheless quite delightful for me! Although the planets near to earth (Mars, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter) are visible to naked…

  • Filter your own traffic on Google Analytics

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    Put this code in your browser address bar and hit enter: javascript:void(function(w){try{_gaq._getAsyncTracker()._setVar(w)}catch(e){try{__utmSetVar(w)}catch(e){pageTracker._setVar(w)}}alert(w)}(‘your_keyword’));void(0); Don’t forget to set the your_keyword as your unique word in Google Analytics filter settings (Cookie method of course). …and to test if the cookie is set in the browser: javascript:alert((/__utmv=.+?.(.*?)(;|$)/.test(”+document.cookie))?RegExp.$1:’No unique word’);void(0); Note: Modern browsers will strip-off the javascript part, please use Inspect…