Mahendra (SkepticGeek)

Editor at TechMeme. Writer at MakeUseOf.com. http://www.skepticgeek.com
Realizing I was lucky to get the #mi3onflipkart in the first sale itself. But increasingly think this is a farce being played out.
RT @hbarra: Mi 3 flash sale in India today, gone in... 5 seconds on @Flipkart @MiIndiaOfficial #GoneIn5secs
Despite large userbase, India gives only 0.1% revenue to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech...
RT @tsudo: @ScepticGeek inspired by you & this great piece http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2013... I unfollowed 3600ppl this weekend & deleted FB app.
RT @rajatagr: So @uber passenger rating the new @klout score.
Great initiative! Indian govt launches portal for citizen participation in governance: My Gov http://mygov.nic.in/signup
RT @berkun: Here is a BS detector for discussions about #innovation: The Ten Myths of Innovation - the best summary: http://scottberkun.com/2013... #archive
Why don't I use Quora much? Just got an email, someone asked me to answer: "How do I know that I am happy now?" Really.
YouTube recommendations of what to watch are hitting bulls eye for me so much, it's starting to get eerie. Like a friend who knows me well.
Where I share how I moved from my IT job to working online, the tech media scene in India, and much more http://lighthouseinsights.in/mahendr...
Submissions open for Google India Code to Learn contest for students of classes 5-10 http://googleindia.blogspot.in/2014...
Huge win for Bloomberg.
Swatch Group denies working with Apple on smartwatch http://www.reuters.com/article...
"If companies want to to turn to the public for support, they should be up front about their financing situation" http://www.strictlyvc.com/2014...
Would you back a Kickstarter project that has raised VC funding but not disclosed it? http://www.strictlyvc.com/2014... /via @Techmeme
Goldman Sachs was mad that MS Word was always turning it into "Goddamn Sachs" http://www.wired.com/2014...
Ah, after a delay, Flipkart Mi3 order is now confirmed. Phew!
Sigh. My Flipkart Mi3 payment went through but no order registered :(
"Even professionally. And hence, can lead to so-called "successful careers"." - Mahendra (SkepticGeek)
Alleged video of #MH17 going down (unconfirmed) https://www.youtube.com/watch...
"I could link to specimens of our more critical coverage here to prove my point, but that would be cheap" http://techcrunch.com/2014...
RT @LHInsights: Mahendra Palsule On Being A Tech Blogger, Life At Techmeme And His Love For Movies & Music | http://lighthouseinsights.in/mahendr...
Flipkart raising another round at $5 billion valuation?! http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industr...
"I don't think there can be a better comment than this! :) Thank you." - Mahendra (SkepticGeek)
I'm quoted in @TheAsianAgeNews in an op-ed on the rise of social anonymous messaging apps http://www.asianage.com/technol...
Satya Nadella: "We're 39 years old and here we are on Techmeme every day, every week." http://www.cnet.com/news...
RT @TheNextWeb: Taking on Uber in India: How Ola Cabs is thinking local to battle a giant http://thenextweb.com/in... by @jonrussell
This #BrazilVsGermany carnage just proves soccer analysts are as bad or worse than tech analysts predicting the next iDevice.