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Chewing over jhal moori and chicken tikka masala

November 25th, 2007 · 17 Comments · Food

Culture shock is a strange thing. When I came to the UK in 1980, there were many things I had to get used to, and many things I got wrong; I’ve shared some of my thoughts with you over the years. But not this one.
You know, the scariest thing I had to overcome, in the [...]

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Just freewheeling about sharing and privacy

November 25th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Four pillars

Sharing isn’t just about what you do, it’s also about the way you think. I remember, many years ago, learning this the hard way:
When I lived in Calcutta, I used to be pretty gregarious. We were that kind of family, and “home” had the feel of being a club. People coming and going all the [...]

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More musings about what makes Facebook different

November 25th, 2007 · 9 Comments · Facebook

A few days ago, I commented on the some of the reasons why I thought Facebook was different, and ended with this:
So that’s my guess, that Facebook is a multidimensional conversation. Why is that important to the enterprise? Why is it important to work-life balance? These are questions I will seek to answer over the [...]

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