Entropy example: Kilometer long jam for no real reason

silkboard - 22-NOV-2008

One Wednesday afternoon, I noticed a kilometer long jam around a tiny intersection on Varthur Road at Marathahalli. The photo doesn't tell you much, but watch the video (below) and guess the reason for the chaos I captured:

Monthly Praja meetings at Bangalore?

silkboard - 22-NOV-2008

A lot of activity goes on behind the scenes here that doesn't show in blogs and forums. Not that members want to keep things private, but things tend to start via emails or conversations between island groups of members, and there is just no time to post everything in detail.

How to make citizens follow rules.

Photoyogi - 22-NOV-2008

On Several threads i have been noticing each time there has been a reference of law enforcement or regulation some one or the other comes around and tells us stories about how regulation and laws are not going to work. (sigh!)
Look here, we are a part of the same system that you are complaining about.

Taking Rain Water Harvesting more seriously

mcadambi - 22-NOV-2008

It is good that the BWSSB has finally realised that only about 50% of it's current water supply is metered and billed for. It is equally good to note that it has come down heavily on IBC Knowledge Park (the building hosting Accenture et al) on Bannerghatta Road for water theft.

Albert Brunner to step down as CEO of BIAL

Devesh - 21-NOV-2008

Cross posted from my blog

After 7 years, Mr. Albert Brunner will not be extending his contract with Bengaluru International Airport Ltd. (BIAL) which comes to an end in early 2009, and will step down as Chief Executive Officer.

lighting on KRPURAM to ITPL road

swasha - 20-NOV-2008

I was sending E-mails to the Commissioner BDA about the non-functioning of the street lights installed at the meridian of the road under subject. I am pursuing this for the last a month or two. I got good respense but stretch of road from Singayyanapalya to Hoodi (beyond that I have not gone) is not working now.

JDs Rally

ananth.bangalore - 20-NOV-2008

JDs rally, the traffic snarl, the apathy of the political party and the HDK attitude.. anyone?

The automobile industry burden

murali772 - 20-NOV-2008

The U.S. auto giants General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are more a fine example of how things work in the age of unbridled corporate power. Of how the collapse of restraint on that power must fracture economy and society. They also set the very standards that the Indian elite lusts to emulate.

Misuse of public money?

n - 20-NOV-2008

There is a proposal to build bungalows for the ministers (here is another article). The bungalow size seems high and extravagant (don't know how the size is arrived at).

Profit for KSRTC at whose cost?

murali772 - 19-NOV-2008

The primary objective of public transport corporations is to serve the public. However, this does not seem to hold good on many occasions, like on Monday, when BMTC and KSRTC gave a large number of buses in their fleet on casual contract for the JD(S) convention, causing an acute shortage of buses on road and putting the public to hardships.