tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post7641669120263615581..comments2024-03-18T02:27:15.748+05:30Comments on Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog: Life without electricityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-60778816440795110422008-12-19T02:23:00.000+05:302008-12-19T02:23:00.000+05:30imagine the numerous innovations happened in the l...imagine the numerous innovations happened in the last 100 odd years alone, surely surpasses the whole of the previous ones ever.. <BR/><BR/>One can't imagine but wonder how things might be a further 50 years from now.. especially the new possibly infinite innovations in the arena of bio-tech and nano-tech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-35878517676656407682008-12-14T20:37:00.000+05:302008-12-14T20:37:00.000+05:30Maddy, I didn't know about the speech to text feat...Maddy, I didn't know about the speech to text feature. Must look it up. Thanks for the lead.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-9370990945556225922008-12-14T20:35:00.000+05:302008-12-14T20:35:00.000+05:30Lakshmi Bharadwaj, thank you. I am happy you liked...Lakshmi Bharadwaj, thank you. I am happy you liked the post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-80930140727955446102008-12-14T20:32:00.000+05:302008-12-14T20:32:00.000+05:30Yes Maddy, some of the estate bungalows used to ha...Yes Maddy, some of the estate bungalows used to have kerosene operated refrierators. The way the power situation is going, in many places in India we may have to resort to them again. <BR/>I do remember telephones with cranking handles!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-50640492986750581592008-12-14T20:26:00.000+05:302008-12-14T20:26:00.000+05:30Thank you Murali. I have half a mind to write more...Thank you Murali. I have half a mind to write more about those days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-14768902297064514642008-12-08T11:13:00.000+05:302008-12-08T11:13:00.000+05:30wow, really interesting!!! It's hard to believe th...wow, really interesting!!! It's hard to believe that you people did not have electricity until u were twenty five years old!!! And playing with dragonflies by tying strings to them....i remember from earliest of my childhood memories. My neighbours used to do that...thanks for reminding.Lakshmi Bharadwajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212991591359341995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-53941393908406319302008-12-07T01:41:00.000+05:302008-12-07T01:41:00.000+05:30Abe - did you ever try out the speech to text feat...Abe - did you ever try out the speech to text feature in the Microsoft suite? that would have been a good idea when you are forced to keep away from a keyboardMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-21055536335965195092008-12-05T05:48:00.000+05:302008-12-05T05:48:00.000+05:30interesting indeed - i remember our old house in t...interesting indeed - i remember our old house in the estates - dad used to have a kerosene oil powered refrigerator and telephones that had to be cranked . Not many believe me when i tell this. here is what it looked like<BR/>http://www.materialreligion.org/objects/apr99obj.htmlMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-41096560662025146852008-12-03T18:56:00.000+05:302008-12-03T18:56:00.000+05:30Dear AT Sir,You made this article a very interesti...Dear AT Sir,<BR/><BR/>You made this article a very interesting one to read! Nonee could not have imagined those days without TV, electric fans or electric lights. Thinking back, it even surprises us, as you mentioned.<BR/><BR/>Regards,Murali RamaVarmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048053577294406031noreply@blogger.com