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Ahmedabad Traffic Rant

This was loooong overdue. I always thought of posting something about the Ahmedabad traffic. Below is a slow motion video for the uninitiated, 'cause they'll die of a heart attack if they see a regular motion video. I've been driving a Kinetic Honda for 3 years in this city. The traffic was never good to begin with, and I've seen it getting worse in 3 years. It's not limited to speed demons on bikes. Regular people like you and me - they drive on the wrong side, honk like a wedding orchestra, drive zigzag on a straight road. Bicyclers ride parallel to each other instead of behind each other, blocking half the road. The helmet rule, which was supposed to be a boon, has turned into a hazard because Amdavadis believe that you're supposed to wear a helmet only when you approach a traffic signal, and take it off after you've moved ahead. Bikers and other 2-wheel drivers wear and remove their helmets while driving. A couple of number plates of speed demons - G

Anyone interested in Automatic Writing?

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It's amazing in how many places, and how many kinds of places you can find examples of Automatic writing. The best place to search is Google of course. But there are many hidden corners where you'll find the beast lurking. One place to check is your junk/spam mail folder. Yes, there is a risk of getting viruses, but if you are able to turn off the graphics the risk is greatly reduced. But the risk is still there. So if you are ready to take a slight risk, you can see some really amazing examples of automatic writing. Try opening spam mails with deliberately non-specific subject lines. The subject lines are also small examples of automatic writing that you actually won't recognize as automatic. You can safely skip the ones that change the spelling of their products to get throught the spam filter. Try it and let me know if you have any success in finding anything. Meanwhile I'll be checking my junk folder more often :)