Links For A Sunday Morning

• Shit That Siri Says
  Also - Siri says some weird things
  A look at a number of bizarre items the AI-powered / voice-recognizing "intelligent assistant" lays on you on the new iPhone 4S.
• Pamela Meyer: How to spot a liar
  On any given day we're lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lie can be subtle and counter-intuitive. Pamela Meyer, author of Liespotting, shows the manners and "hotspots" used by those trained to recognize deception -- and she argues honesty is a value worth preserving.
• William Ury: The walk from "no" to "yes"
  William Ury, author of "Getting to Yes," offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations -- from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East.
• Stalking in the age of Facebook
• Looking Back at Six Years of RTI
  No mention of the deaths of several RTI activists?
• Why do eunuchs clap all the time?
  The eunuch's clap is perhaps the best known but least understood aspect of their culture. "Our clap is nothing but a way of addressing each other, and drawing someone's attention," explains Kangana. "It is louder than the normal clap; it only comes with practice and experience." Truly, the clap has provided the community with a distinct identity and has become their trademark.
  Wondered about this while watching the eunuch in Bigg Boss.
• Have We Become Food Spectators?
  Christopher Boffoli's weird, meticulous miniatures satirize America's "dysfunctional relationship with food."
• Steve Jobs on Why He Wore Turtlenecks
• Photoshop can unblur images now
  Wow!
• Decision Review System: DRS no longer mandatory, says ICC
  Such adhocism.
• Right To Broadband, Recognition For M2M Communication [Draft National Telecom Policy- 2011]
  Sibal rings in One India, one number
  Draft telecom policy unveiled
  India unveiled on Monday the draft of a new telecom policy that is futuristic, business- and consumer-friendly, and transparent, although it wasn't immediately clear when and how it will be implemented.
  Sibal always makes the right noises but fails when it comes to building consensus and implementation.
• Cartoon - Real commitment
• Jarrod Kimber on commentators with vested interests in players and boards
  Also - Sambit Bal: Anil Kumble's conflicts of interest
  The accusations of conflict of interest against him don't have to bring him down; they could provide an opportunity for him to enhance his stature.
  Harsha Bhogle: Kumble conflict-of-interest situation is about perception not reality
  Kumble has to assess himself not by the reality of what he actually does but by the possibility, in the eyes of the public, of what he might.
  Not just Kumble, Dhoni has conflicts of interest too
  Conflicting interests: Kumble's position is untenable
  'I have never clamoured for power that is associated with position'
  An open letter from Anil Kumble.
• Android App - ShaPlus Mobile Info (India)
  Identify the location of Indian incoming and outgoing calls.
• Nothing romantic about a candle-light newscast
  In Karnataka, where scheduled loadshedding will be in force from today, Suvarna News, the 24x7 Kannada news channel owned by the member of Parliament Rajeev Chandrasekhar, took an unusual step on Sunday. All day, from 6 am to 11 pm, anchors sat in suitably darkened studios and read out the news with a candle on top of their desks to convey the impact the loadshedding was going to have on viewers.
• The New Yorker
  Liked this New Yorker cover on Steve Jobs.
• What's the Scientific Reason Women Have Orgasms?
• Married to My Rapist
  There are places in India where rape is grounds for marriage.
• Equus Asinus
  A site about donkeys.
• The Freelance Surge Is the Industrial Revolution of Our Time
• Study Cites Increase in Throat Cancers Caused by HPV
  Blowjobs are apparently causing cancer.
• The Wirecutter
  The Wirecutter is a list of the best gadgets.
• Mashable, Once a One-Man Blog, Gains Clout in Social Media
• Pictures - Afghanistan: September 2011
• Pictures - Worst Flooding in Decades Swamps Thailand
• Kim Noble: The woman with 100 personalities
  There's Judy the teenage bulimic, devout Catholic Salamoe, gay Ken and over 100 more. Artist Kim Noble talks about living with multiple personality disorder
• Cartoon - Evolution of Creativity
  Everybody is creative. Everybody should doodle.
• PassMyWill.com
  Will your passwords to your relatives if you pass away.
• A Strange New Year Resolution

  But I woke up this January 1 with an odd resolve dancing around in my head: in 2011, I will review EVERY SINGLE Hindi film that is released and that it is possible for me to watch. My brain didn't cleverly slip in the word "possible" to provide me with a loophole as the months wear on and my interest wears down. "Possible" means every single Hindi film that is released in my home city Delhi or her suburbs Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad; "possible" means that if the film is not released in the National Capital Region, I will even try to get the DVD from the producer.

  Missed this post by Anna M.M.Vetticad.
  Having access to press screenings, she just might. But otherwise its quite difficult. I have been trying for the last few years.
• Ranking sports' popularity: And the silver goes to...
  Which sport is the world's favourite? The answer, football, feels so self-evident that it is barely worth a post. But what about the world's second favourite?
• Critics reviews and ratings this week - Aazaan, Jo Dooba So Paar, Mod, Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge, My Friend Pinto.