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Community Created Free and Open Maps of India

Since the beginning of Data{Meet} maps have been hottest discussion subjects. Data{Meet} community has contributed to various maps over the years. But Data{Meet} is a small part of much bigger mapping community in India. This community has created a variety of free and open maps in India which institutions have failed to deliver...

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Day 12: Hyeopjaegul and Ssangyonggul Lava Tube Caves

We got up late and hence we postponned trekking again. So we thought of visiting Hallim Park which hosts Lava Tube Caves. Natural wonders, two dimensional caves formed due to the lava from mount Hallasan. Hallim park is about 80 acres of park which also contains Hyeopjaegul and Ssangyonggul Caves. The park is...

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Review of rotring Tikky 3in1 Pen

If you know me then you would probably know that my biggest weakness is stationery stores. I love everything they have from notebooks to erasers. I love buying pens, notebooks and watches. Unlike watches I do use notebooks and pens on daily basis. For a long time I used Reynolds Jetter Ballpen. Its...

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Demonetisation with Srinivasan Ramani

Srinivasan Ramani is Deputy National Editor who works with data at The Hindu. He has been a long time member of DataMeet community. This week I caught up with him to talk about Demonetisation move by Government of India. Show Notes Government Press Release -PDF PM Modi Announces Notes Ban In Anti-Corruption Move,...

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Nomie – How I Track Everything in My Life

Nomie is a simple and usable tracker. What makes it better is it doesn’t have artificial restrictions, doesn’t lock you down, its private, customizable and has great API support if you are a DIY kind of Quantified Self practitioner. But none of these matter if the app is not usable or useful. So...

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Book: Spam Nation

Spam Nation by Brian Krebs reads like a crime thriller. For cyber security enthusiasts Krebs is no stranger. He has been writing about cyber security and crime on his blog KrebsOnSecurity for more than seven years now and before that at WaPo. I have been reading his blog for more than half a...