Apple today introduced it’s iPad, which looks like a giant iPod Touch. For all the speculation that was it. iPad = iPhone (without phone and MultiTasking) plus a big screen. No built-in camera, no handwriting recognition, no speech recognition, No multi-tasking. This doesn’t seem that magical to me. I am not impressed at all. Seems to me that the iPad is a big screen iPod Touch. Which you use to consume media. Watch video on airplanes and car back seats, while you wait for the dentist, on the bus or train etc. Besides its overpriced.
For about what the low end iPad costs, $499, I can get a real 17” laptop running Windows 7.
For about what the high end iPad costs, $829, I can get:
· a 17” laptop running Windows 7 ($499).
· plus an iPhone 3G ($99).
· plus a Kindle ($259).
I don’t see why everyone thinks the iPad is such a good deal. Is there latent demand for a big screen iPod touch? We will see.
And here is a parody video about Apple IPad.This may be disturbing for a fraction of audiences. I know I have been posting weird stuff off late, but I just want my blog to be funny. No offense is intended in this post (mentally, emotionally or culturally) and The viewers are requested to ACT sensible, and navigate away from this page if you find this,so.
I hate this new avatar. Its very disappointing. I just like the old “Mile sur” which used to come on doordarshan. In the earlier version, the celebrities are portrayed as few among the common Indian. In the newer version, they are too glamourized. We can hardly see the real, common India. Further, this time the duration of the song also seems to be monotonously long. In the new one most of them are film celebrities. Not many non-film personalities are projected in this in new video. Do we have to rely on star power so much. What happened to Scientists, cricketers, enterpreneurs like Narayana Murthy or Ratan Tata? What happened to singers like Lata mangeskar and so on. What happened to
noble winners and great industrialists who took India to new highs? Since when Shilpa shetty has become the face of Rajasthan!! and why do they have to make parody of 'aati kya khandala' with 'mile sur'. Why is it so filmy..shahid as rock star, ranbir on top of cliff, deepika padukone in a filmy attire etc etc- are these people new face of India??..I don’t want to call this a “new mile sur”, which would be – in a way insult to the 88 classic that inspires patriotism!! I would like to see this as just an attempt by film personalities and few other people to remind us of old “mile sur”. We can consider this as Bollywood tribute to Nation on Republic Day in its style. This is the beauty of change, when it happens most of the people don’t like it.
I don't want my manager or any one above my hierarchy to be readers of this post. I don't even want my colleagues to know about some of the stuff I am going to mention here. For the first time in my life, i am confessing a few bad things i committed in my software engineer life. It doesn't matter if any one of my friends form a bad impression on me, not that all my friends have good impression on me.
Disclaimer: This post is purely fictional and any of the incidents which match to your confessions is purely coincidental. Reading this post is like wetting your pants. You will get a warm feeling after reading it. You can consider them as bulleted list of points, What not to do at a software company.
Why one of the bathroom in our floor is always busy at around 10 to 10:30 AM. Why the tissue roll is always empty after 10:30 AM in one of the bathrooms. The reason of its busy status was not known. No one suspected my hand behind it. The idea of utilizing office hours and office resources for employee comfort acts as a guilt nullifier for me now.
There was this guy who sometimes works very seriously with his laptop in his lap turning towards the opposite side of his cubicle. This could be on weekends too. During this time his CD/DVD ROM makes continuous noise more than even the sound the processor used to make. No one ever suspected, what this guy is doing so busy with this DVD. Does it mean he is watching porn when is bored with his work. I don't know. But wait a second, On weekends he could watch it at home. May be he needs his privacy.
The biscuits packets that the office boys used to keep in the pantry, the bru/nescafe packets, and some times even the milk packets always went missing over the weekends in my floor. That doesn't mean that I used to come to office over the weekends and take them . Besides they are meant to be used by employees and not just for lying idle.
Why I used to take more mouse mouse pads, paper weights, batteries for my wireless mouse, staplers where as my colleagues never used to give a damn about them. And why the hell this stuffing of stationery in my bag increased during the last week of when I quit my previous job. Why the cartridge of the printer in my floor always used to get over fast compared to other floor printers?
Why my mobile will always be in silent mode over the weekends, whereas on the weekdays the weird ring tone of my phone can always help people around me identify that its my mobile which is ringing. And by the time I see my missed calls, why it will be always late in the nights. Does it mean that I never want to answer my manager calls over the weekends. As if I am going to answer his calls over the weekdays after the office hours.
Why my house landlord always use to wonder, that I never complain about the water problem in the house. Why my soap lasts longer than my other roommates. Why my gym instructor in the office always gives those disgusting looks on me, as if I am using his towel and water. He should also start realizing that office resources are meant to be used by employees.
Why most of the network traffic in the office always used to go from one IP address. Does it mean I use torrents and download accelerators to download movies over the internet.
I might look like one. But I am not an innocent guy.
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Love marriages around the world are simple:
Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy.
They get married.
In India, there are a few more steps:
Boy loves Girl. Girl loves Boy.
Girl's family has to love boy. Boy's family has to love girl.
Girl's Family has to love Boy's Family.
Boy's family has to love girl's family.
Girl and Boy still love each other. They get married.
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I was a little reluctant to pick this one up after "The 3 Mistakes of My Life". I'm not Chetan Bhagat's greatest fan, but this book is a light, quick, fun read and is certainly better than Three Mistakes of My Life, but not the best. The story is like a typical bollywood masala film. I felt like, I need to read some light and easy book after a long stint of series of heavy and dense books. So, the change was welcome. Just finished it in 2 sittings.The story is about Krish and Ananya from two very different communities who are in love with each other and their struggle in convincing their community-conservative families for marriage. Liked Ananya's character - intelligent, bold yet caring, capricious and a feminist. She is super hot from Chetan description. I do not want this review to be a rant and a hate post for an author who pretty much got me glued to my seat till i finished the book. For the people who want to read..The book is a light read..While reading it you may feel as if you are watching a bollywood movie.Its funny at places.
After along time, again a thought compelled me to write down something at this late hour. We always give a deaf ear when some one talks about Farts. Yes I am talking about Farting. Even a deaf person cannot escape from a Fart. Probably he could escape from the audible sound but not from the stinking smell. It is indeed funny how we find the act of farting so embarrassing despite knowing that each and every person including us farts every now and then. We never admit that we farted in the public.
Some Facts about Farts are :
Farts are indeed Flammable. So Beware when you are farting near fire or some where in your chemistry lab.
An Average person will fart 14 times a day and can produce about half a liter gas per day. Really? I am a below average person then. Imagine all your colleagues around you are above average performers in farting. Competition Boss Competition. Imagine people running their bikes/cars with their own natural gas. How green it would be?
A person can still fart after death. Ohh my God! A dead person can still take a revenge on his enemies then.
It takes around 13 seconds for the fart to travel from your ass to the nostrils. So if you are a decent farter and you are in crowd, take a break go out, let it go and come and join the group after 14 seconds. If you feel that some one has farted, just go out for 13 seconds and come back.
Farts can come blazing out of your ass at 7mph. Thank god Fart doesn’t travel as fast as sound or light.
The nerve endings in your rectal area help distinguish the difference between a silent Fart and a Poop. Silent Farters are an expert in this but some times they get confused between them and in the process of trying to suppress the sound of the fart end up shitting in his/her own pants.
Farters can be classified as two types. The Bombers and the Silent Types.
The Bombers: These type of Farters never care about the surroundings. They just enjoy the moment and let it go no matter what. They just relax their buttocks and enjoy the act. Its a nice way of letting out some steam. These types can also be called as Barking Dog never bites types. The Farts from these people are not usually accompanied by a horrible Smell, but they still are looked down as culprits. The following video shows how the Farters of this type enjoy the moment. As I said, they never care about surroundings.
The Silencers: These are the most dangerous types. They are silent but deadly. They fart shamelessly with out any clue and try to prove that the other person as culprit. I fall under this category and my brother is the first one to catch me though I plan it very cleverly. He just catches with the smell, I will just avoid to fart when he is around. You can easily catch hold of these people. They are every where. In your project meetings, if you can see any person bending to one side in their chairs and letting it rip, then he is the guy. Another example would be When all your friends sat together and are cracking jokes together, if any one has the habit of the leaving the group, moving to a far-off place and come back and join the group after a gap of one minute, then you can be sure that he is the guy. Lifts and closed rooms are the most dangerous places to be when silencers are around you. You can get suffocated with the pungent smell of the fart.
Wouldn't it be great if we could all stop getting so conscious and treat it like something as normal and just let it go. Like a flying kiss to the air, Like a hiccup you just can’t stop. When it has to come, It just has to come. Do not hold it up very longer. Just let it go.
What makes you better than me Who are you to think of me the way you do? who gave you the right to rant about me? Tell me who deemed you the man or the judge? Why do you hold in so much jealousy? Who are you to stare and make fun and make me your next casualty? You silly little person what makes you think in anyway that you are better than me? Material things you may have more of but that is not what makes me. I am a very beautiful person inside and I am filled with nothing but generosity. So when and if you ever wizen up and begin to understand that there is more to life then cruelty. you will come to this place where I am at. Filled with love, joy, everlasting happiness and much assurance. Hopefully you can see past all the hurt that you are spitting out. Come on it's time to grow up and understand what this life is really about Because money and things don't make a person only Your inside makes who you are Don't continue to be so harsh to others learn to shine brighter than that shooting star So again I must ask of you be true to who you really are In everyway I think of you as a beautiful person so what makes you so much better than me? What Makes You Better Than Me? --Carolyn Lewis
What a movie!!! What a movie!!! Yes this is what the movie make you feel while coming out of the theatre. “Life is all about listening to your heart and chasing your dreams.” The point is well made in the movie and the expectations are well met. The most awaited movie of the year has fulfilled all the promises that it has made. The 3 idiots Aamir Khan, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi are at their best. Although the movie is partly based on the story of Five point some one by Chetan Bhagat, most of the scenes are not taken from FPS and are pretty neatly dealt. Comedy is out standing. First half of the movie extra-ordinary and racy, second half is too good for first 40 mins or so. then towards the climax it slowed down a bit and movie ends with a good note. The delivery scene and Rancho becoming a scientist and running school is quite filmy. Not to mention that the theme of the film - Chase excellence, Success will follow is so true. Although Kareena Kapoor has no good screen footage but she is good in the limited scenes she was offered. Boman Irani was also at his best! He is so good at all these professor roles. The Cinematography is a feast to the eye and is pleasant to watch shimla picturesque . Everything is so vibrant and colorful. Songs are apt for the movie, All is well, give me some sunshine, behti hawa sa are my personal favorites. Rajukumar hirani has done it again,you could see some traces of Munnabhai in the movie. One thing Raju has mastered is his art of mixing humour with emotions. On a whole its an excellent movie, There is never a dull moment in the movie. If you think you are waiting for my review to watch it, I would only shout “Go For it!!”. It has got everything, it will make you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you think,it makes you feel. Total value for your money and time.
And regarding the controversy, It was good fun for a while, but now I am tired and sick of it. Guys get a life.
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