December 2008
35 posts
Voted for the best tech startups and sites at/for The Crunchies - http://crunchies2008.techcrunch.com/votes/
SA romp to series win. Great performance from them. The Aussies need to shed their superiority complex and go back to the drawing board
According to this quiz: http://www.gtdiq.com/, I am an autocrat!
Australia staring down the barrel in the second test. Apparently, if the Proteas win 3-0, they will become #1 test team
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Children of Heaven - Beautiful Movie
I watched Children of Heaven yesterday, a beautiful Persian movie shown on Vijay TV with a Tamil dubbing. The film has a simple story on how a boy participates in a marathon race to win his sister a new pair of shoes.
It is amazing how Iranian movies capture emotions so well with simple situations. The film has deservedly won awards at several film festivals. It also reminded me of another...
Was at Fun City in the City Center Mall in the evening, the place was pretty crowded but junior had some fun in the rides for kids
Quiet day in the office; most of the folks have taken the day off to make it a long Christmas weekend
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Super Over - New Twenty20 Rule
A new tie-breaker rule in international Twenty20 Cricket has come into effect. The new rule called Super Over replaces the “Bowl out”. In the Super Over, both teams need to play with four players each: 3 batsmen and a bowler. Runs need to be scored off the one super over with the loss of less than 2 wickets. The runs scored at the end of the over or at the loss of two wickets, need to...
Mighty impressed with Jersey - a simple & easy reference implementation of JSR311 for REST based Java services. https://jersey.dev.java.net
Amazing win by South Africa! Chasing 414 in the last innings and beating Australia in their own country. The Aussie annihilation continues.
Ghajini (Hindi) Music - Disappointing Stuff
Listening to Ghajini (Hindi) songs: not impressed at all; Guzaarish sounds good but the rest are pretty average. In comparison, Harris Jeyaraj, AR Rahman’s protege did a much better job in the Tamil version.
Having a slow evening on the net due to a cable getting cut in Egypt (yes, second time this year), details here: http://is.gd/cxPi
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3 Tips to Beat Recession Blues
1. Avoid impulsive buying
I have wasted a lot of money buying clothes and accessories on impulse. I have also seen friends buy stuff such as mobile phones and gadgets only to regret later.
2. Use public transport as much as possible
In cities like Chennai, most of the city is well served by public transport buses and trains. Use them. Not only do you save on petrol, you also keep yourself...
Rambo 2008 sucked big time; gory, gruesome, mindless violence - nothing else, horrible stuff
Looking at JSR 311 -annotations and REST: interesting stuff
It puzzles me to see why the top schools that people opt for their kids are usually privately owned but colleges are govt. owned.
I was not aware that the amazing Mumbai Dabbawaala’s had their own site - http://is.gd/bZis
Great win by India! Chasing 300+ in the fourth innings is never easy; Tendulkar and Yuvraj played professionally to see the team through
Is Dravid on his way out? Only 3 & 4 in his two innings. Need at least a 30+ score from him in his next innings
Watched Catch Me if you can for the 2nd time: good, fun movie
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Yuvvraaj - Average Fare
Watched Yuvvraaj today - the film has an ordinary story about property and family. Anil Kapoor has acted well, reminiscent of his role in Kishen Kanhaiya. Salman Khan ambles along the whole movie until the climax scene where he acts a bit. Zayed Khan is just a glorified extra. Katrina looks good but does little else. The only good things about the movie are the scenic locales and the absolutely,...
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Chilly Parotta - Manchurian Style
If you’ve come looking for a recipe, sorry there is none here :) Off late, I can only eat not cook. Anyway, just had to mention the delicious Chilly Parotta that I had this evening; it tasted like a cross-continental dish - a fusion of the local Parotta with Schezwan seasoning. Very tasty!
CompFight presents Flickr search results in an aesthetically pleasing way - http://www.compfight.com/
TN is on top in the list of e-governed states in an IDC-DQ Survey. http://tinyurl.com/TNLeads
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Eid-Uz-Zuha (Bakrid)
Bakrid is an occasion of remembering the sacrifice made by Prophet Ebrahim (AS) and trying our best to emulate him in whatever way possible.
Photo: Maqam-E-Ebrahim - Station of Ebrahim (AS) in Mecca on which he and his son stood upon to build the Kaaba. The station is a piece of stone which has now been enclosed in a protective cage to prevent damage.
Photo Courtesy: Time Light ...
Syriana - Complex and Intriguing
Watched Syriana based on a recommendation from a friend. The film based on petroleum politics was very realistic, intriguing and had a complex storyline. This site has a good diagram depicting the storyline - http://tinyurl.com/6jndvr
I am seeing several phones priced over Rs. 40k. What kind of a market segment is that? Must be for movie stars and the filthy rich..
Point & Find technology: in future, we should be able to find info about things just by pointing our camera phone at it http://is.gd/avfr
The terrorists’ bodies will rot: http://tinyurl.com/5ua9yw
http://tinyurl.com/5jtcoe - good insight on 49-0: the option of “not to vote”
Tweeting from Puppy Linux; nothing to install - boot from its CD and get into the OS complete with browser and paraphernalia. Very nice!
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Looking at itweet right now; has an interesting interface
November 2008
49 posts
This is something folks working in IT can get involved with in whatever way possible - http://tinyurl.com/5cybtd