• Tech,  Uncategorized

    Some thoughts on Crunchyroll acquisition by Sony

    So Sony acquired Crunchyroll few days ago and those who are connoisseurs of anime and lovers of console gaming cannot stop talking about it. The deal concluded between AT&T and Sony after the US Justice department ratified the acquisition for a possible anti-trust issue. Crunchyroll, if you didn’t already knew, is an anime streaming service. It has huge content of anime from Japan and has millions of subscribers. Sony also owns Funimation which is another anime streaming service. There are reports that the anime streaming service can be included with a more expensive tier of Playstation Plus Plans. This will be music to ears of those who are subscribed to…

  • Economy,  Jottings

    Savings give you options.

    Rich men use most of their money to get richer. Poor men use most of their money to look richer. –Mokokoma Mokhonoana The above quote tells quite a profound truth. I wish I had stumbled upon it on my own–what I mean to say is I wish I had discovered this clever quote while reading a book–but the truth is I became cognizant of it through Twitter. D. Muthukrishnan shared this on his twitter handle to his followers. He often shares such witticisms–mostly related to money and personal finance–on twitter. He is something of a wordsmith himself. He is very popular on Twitter. Of course, his ever-increasing numbers of followers…

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    Super Mario Bros. Sealed Game Sold for a Ridiculous Amount.

    I had just learnt to wrap my head around the idea that unopened copy of video games of yesteryears are considered collectibles and they go for crazy amounts–like thousands of dollars. It has been reported on Verge that some anonymous person paid a whopping $2 million for a never-opened copy of Super Mario Bros. The crazy thing is that the sale price broke the record that was set less than a month ago (Super Mario 64 had been auctioned for $1.56 million). However, this $2 million Super Mario Bros. sale has not been done through the auction route but has been sold through a platform called Rally, which has a…