The result is ... :)
Probably the same would apply to Rajnikhant and Vin Diesel.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Search for Chuck Norris
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Frog Princess
Thought this one was hilarious. Read On:
A boy was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him andsaid, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess". He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week." The boy took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, 'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want." Again the boy took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.
Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"
The boy said, "Look, I'm a software engineer, I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog is cool."
Rejection Letter
Ran into the ultimate rejection letter:
Herbert A. Millington
Chair - Search Committee
412A Clarkson Hall, Whitson University
College Hill, MA 34109
Dear Professor Millington,
Thank you for your letter of March 16. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me an assistant professor position in your department.
This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.
Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at this time. Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor in your department this August. I look forward to seeing you then.
Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.
Sincerely,
Chris L. Jensen
Love Story 2050
Biggest mistake ...
We ran out of the movie hall half way through the movie. It was a disaster right from the start, with Harman Beweja being asked to do everything literally possible to make him look like Hrithik Roshan. My wife tells me, "He can probably act in a TV serial as a mythology character, may be Ram or Lakshman or something. That's about it".
We went to KFC immediately after we ran out of the hall and we completely forgot that we had been to a movie 10 mins back.
Rajeev Masand says:
If there’s one thing the film succeeds in doing, it’s in uniting the audience in their relief as they step out of the cinema. Coming out of the film you feel like prisoners of war who’ve finally been let out of concentration camp.
Do not watch it even if it coming on television and you have nothing to do ...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Google is a great place to be?
Everything is pretty much run by the engineering - PMs and testers are conspicuously absent from the process. While they do exist in theory, there are too few of them to matter.
The Google Manager is a very interesting phenomenon. On one hand, they usually have a LOT of people from different businesses reporting to them, and are perennially very busy.
Post by Sergey Solyanik when he moved back to Microsoft.
Having worked at Microsoft before, I think there is an inherent bias in the way he has expressed his opinions, but I do not think we can brush aside all of his comments.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
The Vagina Dialogues
"I hated being a woman. The restrictions, the rules, the fears of my mother, it made me angry."
"I hated being a woman. Bleeding every month, feeling pukey and giddy-headed and sticky and smelly."
I hated being a woman. 10 years old and being told, “Boys can do whatever they like. But a girl’s reputation is like glass.” Twelve and my tuition teacher’s voice, “What a horrible laugh, so loud and monstrous! Look at Sonya, how prettily she covers her mouth when she laughs. And she doesn’t make a sound.” Thirteen and being admonished, “Sit with your legs together. Only a slut sits with her legs apart.” Yes, I really and truly hated being a woman.
Bold one ...
Thursday, June 26, 2008
World's dirtiest cities
If you thought I would list Kolkatta, Chennai, Mumbai etc., you are wrong.
None of the cities in India are there in the list of World's worst 10 cities.
Arsenic-laced drinking water, lead-contaminated soils and choking air pollution are sadly just the start in some of the world's dirtiest places
There is still hope for us.
You must also see some crazy ideas for future cities here.
Pod Car, Energy Highway, Algae Park, Power Sidewalks etc.
By the way, the traffic signal was not working at crazy Kothaguda junction on my way back home and no power at home when I reached.
Outsourcing Course Work
Students from US and UK are outsourcing their university coursework to graduates in India.
Students contract their work to the lowest bidder, with prices ranging from £5 for simple undergraduate coursework, to £100 for postgraduate dissertations.
Birmingham City computing lecturer Thomas Lancaster said the practice is spreading as more websites spring up, particularly in India and Romania, and that it could be more prevalent as it is very difficult to detect.
What next?
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Are Americans this Dumb?
I am left speechless ...
Unbelievable stuff and they have problems with outsourcing ...
Friday, June 20, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Social Network for Football
It's a plethora of social networks ...
Check Footbo.com
Now, that's because of Euro 2008, but soon we can see for IPL, ICL, NBA, NHL, NFL etc ...
How can a user manage his accounts across these unless you have a common account facility like that google provides.
Single Sign On !
Monday, June 16, 2008
Indian scientists say - God exists
Interesting read !
As many as 64 per cent scientists said they would refuse to design biological weapons because of their moral and religious beliefs, while 54 per cent said they will not work on nuclear weapons for the same reasons.
>> More
Friday, June 13, 2008
Companies, Salaries and Reviews
This post at TechCrunch lead me to Glassdoor.
Here is something that you will find interesting:
and more ...
Update:
Some of the interesting comments I read about Google:
Pros -
Google is an extraordinary place to work: the perks are second to none, the quality of employees is exceptionally high, and the products are mostly cutting edge and interesting.
The total compensation package is generous, with opportunities for earning more through good, hard work. The caliber of colleagues is very high, sometimes daunting even.
You interact with great developers, original thinkers and interesting people all the time. Unlimited munchies are great, three free meals a day (or two in satellite offices) is great, medical benefits, partial subsidy of fitness membership, subsidy for ongoing education (though in reality you are unlikely to have time to use it) are all pluses.
Advice to Senior Management -
"Stop acting as those you're King Midas…just because you struck it rich with AdWords does not mean whatever you create will be tech gold. For a company that prides itself on innovation, I can't think of any product Google has released since AdWords that has been truly innovative…unless you are calling Google's mergers and acquisitions innovative (just because Google owns YouTube does not mean you can take credit for the innovation)..."
"Google engineers tend to be first rate but managed by unqualified, self-obsessed managers who were promoted into their positions just by being in the right place at the right time. This cannot possibly be optimal for Google's long term growth. Listen to all the voices trying to tell you this. Stop listening to the voices of managers telling you what a great job they are doing, because their main skill is self promotion. They don't care about the welfare of the company or their reports, only about themselves."
Interesting right? ... It is fun reading it and gives an insight into to few of the giants in technology.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Blogging is good for you
Ran into this article through Slashdot.
Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery. A study in the February issue of the Oncologist reports that cancer patients who engaged in expressive writing just before treatment felt markedly better, mentally and physically, as compared with patients who did not.
Some hospitals have started hosting patient-authored blogs on their Web sites as clinicians begin to recognize the therapeutic value
Read more here.
I am just wondering why it is not helping me de-stress myself ...
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