Kurt Godel, My Girl and the 12 Monkeys
Yesterday evening, i visited 'Forum' . a Shopping Mall + Movie Complex , newly opened in Koramangala. The movie complex is still under construction. The major attraction ( at least for me :-) ) is 'Landmark' book store. Its looks very similar to the one in Spencer Plaza, Madras. I purchased Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, i think i will take atleast two years to read this book !!
After that, i went to RL's house and watched two movies , My Girl and Twelve Monkeys.My Girl is a really cool movie, where a 11 year old girl faces lot of changes in her Life,environment and her body. Read the review here
Macaulay Culkin also has a minor role in this movie. Twelve Monkeys is a Sci Fi thriller feat. Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Man, Brad Pitt acts at last !!
Sunday, February 22, 2004
Friday, February 20, 2004
A Bad Day
It was a really bad day, i wasn't doing well (Just the previous night , i managed to clean up my room and throw out some 2 Kgs of dust, thereby catching a severe cold ! ). In the morning i got a call from the Quality engg. team that they are gonna conduct a audit. boom, that spoiled my mood. In the afternnon, Quality engineers came for the audit. The first question they asked me was 'Is this your first audit ?? ', it sounded more like ' are u playing ur first one day international against Aussies ??'. After some 2 hours of audit, they raised few NC's and left. I heaved a big sigh of relief !!.
But that audit also spoiled my plan of attending the talk by Apache Founder here in Bangalore Linux Users Group. Life sucks !
It was a really bad day, i wasn't doing well (Just the previous night , i managed to clean up my room and throw out some 2 Kgs of dust, thereby catching a severe cold ! ). In the morning i got a call from the Quality engg. team that they are gonna conduct a audit. boom, that spoiled my mood. In the afternnon, Quality engineers came for the audit. The first question they asked me was 'Is this your first audit ?? ', it sounded more like ' are u playing ur first one day international against Aussies ??'. After some 2 hours of audit, they raised few NC's and left. I heaved a big sigh of relief !!.
But that audit also spoiled my plan of attending the talk by Apache Founder here in Bangalore Linux Users Group. Life sucks !
Saturday, February 14, 2004
Just another day ...
Well, Feb 14 has come and gone , relief for all 'singles . According to one survey ( just another damn survey ), 67% of the people in this world doesn't have a partner. So Lets be happy :-) .
Last two days, I am having my lunch in Andhra Restaurants. ( Kamadhenu and Krishna Chinai ), I liked the food. The food served in Krishna chinai was too hot ( typical andhra ), just a small pinch of their gongura is enough to bring tears in ur eyes, but that was an amazing Lunch ( Tears in Heaven ??).
I was following this Perl Haiku contest, finally it is over. Though the traditional 5-7-5 was not present in most entries, it was a very good read. All entries here.
Well, Feb 14 has come and gone , relief for all 'singles . According to one survey ( just another damn survey ), 67% of the people in this world doesn't have a partner. So Lets be happy :-) .
Last two days, I am having my lunch in Andhra Restaurants. ( Kamadhenu and Krishna Chinai ), I liked the food. The food served in Krishna chinai was too hot ( typical andhra ), just a small pinch of their gongura is enough to bring tears in ur eyes, but that was an amazing Lunch ( Tears in Heaven ??).
I was following this Perl Haiku contest, finally it is over. Though the traditional 5-7-5 was not present in most entries, it was a very good read. All entries here.
Friday, February 13, 2004
M$ goes Open Source ;-)
Its out now, i was expecting this for a long time. I am sure M$ will try their best to downplay this, first thing they might probably do is to stop all searches on Win2k source code ( might require google's help :-) ). More on Source code leak here. I guess Bill had a really bad Friday the 13th !!
I dont think this source code leak is gonna affect us, even without the source code, we had couple of MyDoom's. Lets see, how M$ handles this situation.....
Its out now, i was expecting this for a long time. I am sure M$ will try their best to downplay this, first thing they might probably do is to stop all searches on Win2k source code ( might require google's help :-) ). More on Source code leak here. I guess Bill had a really bad Friday the 13th !!
I dont think this source code leak is gonna affect us, even without the source code, we had couple of MyDoom's. Lets see, how M$ handles this situation.....
Happy Valentine's day
So its Feb 14 again, Happy Valentine's day. People who got a velentine, enjoy !! Poeple who dont have a valentine ( like me :-( ), try hard to get one this year !
Gala time for Times of India, Fabmart etc who promise to deliver 'goodies' to you beloved ones.
Heard that most of the gift shops which stock 'Valentine Gifts' have beefed up their security , probably they are expecting something from the Mumbai Cartoonist :-)
Me in office today, no plans for the evening as of now.
So its Feb 14 again, Happy Valentine's day. People who got a velentine, enjoy !! Poeple who dont have a valentine ( like me :-( ), try hard to get one this year !
Gala time for Times of India, Fabmart etc who promise to deliver 'goodies' to you beloved ones.
Heard that most of the gift shops which stock 'Valentine Gifts' have beefed up their security , probably they are expecting something from the Mumbai Cartoonist :-)
Me in office today, no plans for the evening as of now.
Wednesday, February 04, 2004
What drives life and other philosophical stuf....
well, really frustrated even to think about this ........but anyway, i have to tell u that In this age, Traffic is the thing to watch out !!
For a long time, i was analyzing my life, something like what guides it, where am i heading to, what hinders my route etc. and i found that the ultimate problem in this world is TRAFFIC !!
Think of this real life scenario ( from the life of great philosopher Pamcrates Descartes, staying in Jayanagar, Bangalore ) . Let us call him X.
1. X plans to jog everyday. But if he goes for jogging, he has to start late for office ( say 8.30 AM), which will enable him to reach the office by 10 PM (at the earliest ). The point to be noted is that, his office is 4.5 kms away from his house !! This is bcos of the traffic in the route which he takes( which is probably the only route he can take !)
2. Ok, X reaches office at 10 AM , and what he finds during Breakfast time ( at 10 ?? ), well, a big queue , waiting for bread slices ( bcos, all other popular items are 'over' by that time ! ). frustrated , he goes to his workplace !!
3. What should he find when he clicks google.com, "CONNECTION TIMED OUT ". Sometimes, he gets "network busy" message ( for a change perhaps).
Having , found out the root cause of all troubles in the world, i propose to find a solution, called Pamcrates Laws, which shall be followed by everyone in this World ( and Mars too, if they dont wanna cross swords with martians ). This will be extended to a Universal solution, which will be available in all languages ( i have sent a search squad to catch Babel fish ).
So, wait for some more time....
well, really frustrated even to think about this ........but anyway, i have to tell u that In this age, Traffic is the thing to watch out !!
For a long time, i was analyzing my life, something like what guides it, where am i heading to, what hinders my route etc. and i found that the ultimate problem in this world is TRAFFIC !!
Think of this real life scenario ( from the life of great philosopher Pamcrates Descartes, staying in Jayanagar, Bangalore ) . Let us call him X.
1. X plans to jog everyday. But if he goes for jogging, he has to start late for office ( say 8.30 AM), which will enable him to reach the office by 10 PM (at the earliest ). The point to be noted is that, his office is 4.5 kms away from his house !! This is bcos of the traffic in the route which he takes( which is probably the only route he can take !)
2. Ok, X reaches office at 10 AM , and what he finds during Breakfast time ( at 10 ?? ), well, a big queue , waiting for bread slices ( bcos, all other popular items are 'over' by that time ! ). frustrated , he goes to his workplace !!
3. What should he find when he clicks google.com, "CONNECTION TIMED OUT ". Sometimes, he gets "network busy" message ( for a change perhaps).
Having , found out the root cause of all troubles in the world, i propose to find a solution, called Pamcrates Laws, which shall be followed by everyone in this World ( and Mars too, if they dont wanna cross swords with martians ). This will be extended to a Universal solution, which will be available in all languages ( i have sent a search squad to catch Babel fish ).
So, wait for some more time....
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
CATB
Read Cathedral and the Bazaar completely !! Earlier, i just read that in parts . Now ESR has added a lot more to the original essay. One advantage watching "OS Revolutions" movie, is that i can imagine how ESR would have presented this paper in Linux Kongress !! Really Funny !!
This sentence interested me a lot : "Interestingly enough, you will quickly find that if you are completely and self-deprecatingly truthful about how much you owe other people, the world at large will treat you as though you did every bit of the invention yourself and are just being becomingly modest about your innate genius. We can all see how well this worked for Linus! " . Guess ESR got that right too !!
Read Cathedral and the Bazaar completely !! Earlier, i just read that in parts . Now ESR has added a lot more to the original essay. One advantage watching "OS Revolutions" movie, is that i can imagine how ESR would have presented this paper in Linux Kongress !! Really Funny !!
This sentence interested me a lot : "Interestingly enough, you will quickly find that if you are completely and self-deprecatingly truthful about how much you owe other people, the world at large will treat you as though you did every bit of the invention yourself and are just being becomingly modest about your innate genius. We can all see how well this worked for Linus! " . Guess ESR got that right too !!
Monday, January 26, 2004
Who's Mistake ?
This happened yesterday night in Jayanagar 4th block Shopping area ( perhaps 'the' happening place after Brigade road !). A couple was walking on the road (yes, Road ! ), leaving their little kid to 'explore' the world by himslef. They were walking by the roadside parking lot, when all of a sudden, a vehicle that was in the parking lot started moving. The driver did not notice the little kid behind the vehicle !! But luckily, some bloke (not me , i was on the other side of the road ) jumped from somewhere and saved the kid ! I expected some emotional scenes after that, but contrary to my expectations, the mother started hitting the kid for being so 'indisciplined' !! That kid was hardly 3-4 years old ! How can u expect a little kid to know all traffic rules ? The parents of that kid are really irresponsible, allowing the kid to walk in a Road, which is notorious for its traffic problems. Tough times ahead for that poor kid....
Shocked to read about the conspiracy behind the Intel Techie's
death . (read it here ) Never expected the fiancee to be involved in this ! Guys who are planning to marry, beware ! Just confirm with ur would be about any previous affairs , before jumping into marriage !!
This happened yesterday night in Jayanagar 4th block Shopping area ( perhaps 'the' happening place after Brigade road !). A couple was walking on the road (yes, Road ! ), leaving their little kid to 'explore' the world by himslef. They were walking by the roadside parking lot, when all of a sudden, a vehicle that was in the parking lot started moving. The driver did not notice the little kid behind the vehicle !! But luckily, some bloke (not me , i was on the other side of the road ) jumped from somewhere and saved the kid ! I expected some emotional scenes after that, but contrary to my expectations, the mother started hitting the kid for being so 'indisciplined' !! That kid was hardly 3-4 years old ! How can u expect a little kid to know all traffic rules ? The parents of that kid are really irresponsible, allowing the kid to walk in a Road, which is notorious for its traffic problems. Tough times ahead for that poor kid....
Shocked to read about the conspiracy behind the Intel Techie's
death . (read it here ) Never expected the fiancee to be involved in this ! Guys who are planning to marry, beware ! Just confirm with ur would be about any previous affairs , before jumping into marriage !!
Sunday, January 25, 2004
A Long weekend .....
Good to have a long weekend. This time , none of my friends were here, so i called up to find whether my 'Bangalorean' friend Sundi was there. To my Surprise, he was alive and he invited me to his place for the weekend. There we watched "Reservoir Dogs" and " Ek Hasina Thi".
Reservoir Dogs , i guess is a reallllllllllllllly low budget Hollywood movie. The way in which every scene is shot is pretty different from what u get to see in other movies.The camera doesn't move for most of the time, just "Zoomin" happens. Dialogues are coooool and funny !! Pity that Kaizad Gustad copied the story for his "Boom" (which is perhaps the worst movie made in Bollywood )
"Ek Hasina Thi " reminds me of a Sidney Sheldon novel ( i remember the character name "Tracy, but i dont remember the Title), where the Heroine, who gets punished in Jail for someone else's crime, takes her revenge.
And Finally , we watched "Virumaandi", A lot of hype was created for this movie. Direction is ok, the way in which two people narrate the same story is new to tamil cinema , Cinematography is great. The "Bull Fighting" scene is the highlight of the movie. Other than that, the story sounds all too familiar,nothing different !!
Today is Republic Day . People say that India is "Shining" and the "feelgood" factor is there, this reminds me of the 'lacha' which we had last August in BITS where we jammed on this topic. Like any other lacha, this debate did not have any result. Personally, i feel that from Manmohan Singh era, India has made a very good progress in all fields. Per capita Income has increased ( a bit ) , the purchasing power has increased among the masses and general awareness is also there. Lot of bad things have also crept in ( Soap operas, Talk shows where people talk rubbish, Corruption ...) and number of scams and scandals have increased. But i guess that in general, India has progressed over time !
Good to have a long weekend. This time , none of my friends were here, so i called up to find whether my 'Bangalorean' friend Sundi was there. To my Surprise, he was alive and he invited me to his place for the weekend. There we watched "Reservoir Dogs" and " Ek Hasina Thi".
Reservoir Dogs , i guess is a reallllllllllllllly low budget Hollywood movie. The way in which every scene is shot is pretty different from what u get to see in other movies.The camera doesn't move for most of the time, just "Zoomin" happens. Dialogues are coooool and funny !! Pity that Kaizad Gustad copied the story for his "Boom" (which is perhaps the worst movie made in Bollywood )
"Ek Hasina Thi " reminds me of a Sidney Sheldon novel ( i remember the character name "Tracy, but i dont remember the Title), where the Heroine, who gets punished in Jail for someone else's crime, takes her revenge.
And Finally , we watched "Virumaandi", A lot of hype was created for this movie. Direction is ok, the way in which two people narrate the same story is new to tamil cinema , Cinematography is great. The "Bull Fighting" scene is the highlight of the movie. Other than that, the story sounds all too familiar,nothing different !!
Today is Republic Day . People say that India is "Shining" and the "feelgood" factor is there, this reminds me of the 'lacha' which we had last August in BITS where we jammed on this topic. Like any other lacha, this debate did not have any result. Personally, i feel that from Manmohan Singh era, India has made a very good progress in all fields. Per capita Income has increased ( a bit ) , the purchasing power has increased among the masses and general awareness is also there. Lot of bad things have also crept in ( Soap operas, Talk shows where people talk rubbish, Corruption ...) and number of scams and scandals have increased. But i guess that in general, India has progressed over time !
Saturday, January 24, 2004
Back with a Bang !!
Blogging after a verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry long time !! My previous blog entry was on the day i got my offer from Honeywell.( stopped blogging from the day i took up the offer !)
Well, 2003 is gone and i feel sad that 2003 is a part of history. Lot of things happpened in the second half of 2003 , lemme try to list them :
1. Moving from Data Management Group to Datawarehouse /Business Intelligence group
2. Shifting to Jayanagar (from Indranagar) with Ponp
3. A very good kerala trip !!
4. Wing Treat in Park Sheraton
5. Night outs, Night outs and More Night outs (in office of course !)
6. BLUG (+ OS Revolutions !! )
7. Mysore,Goa trip
8. Weekend Movies
9. Went Mobile ( still my Network Follows )
10. Rushdie, ESR, salinger, Dilbert .....
11. Quiz ?? :-(
Well, i am now working in a area totally unrealted to my degree ( which was in 'tronics and instrumentation ). Honestly, i dont remember anything in Electronics now !!
Will try to blog regularly starting from this day !
Blogging after a verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry long time !! My previous blog entry was on the day i got my offer from Honeywell.( stopped blogging from the day i took up the offer !)
Well, 2003 is gone and i feel sad that 2003 is a part of history. Lot of things happpened in the second half of 2003 , lemme try to list them :
1. Moving from Data Management Group to Datawarehouse /Business Intelligence group
2. Shifting to Jayanagar (from Indranagar) with Ponp
3. A very good kerala trip !!
4. Wing Treat in Park Sheraton
5. Night outs, Night outs and More Night outs (in office of course !)
6. BLUG (+ OS Revolutions !! )
7. Mysore,Goa trip
8. Weekend Movies
9. Went Mobile ( still my Network Follows )
10. Rushdie, ESR, salinger, Dilbert .....
11. Quiz ?? :-(
Well, i am now working in a area totally unrealted to my degree ( which was in 'tronics and instrumentation ). Honestly, i dont remember anything in Electronics now !!
Will try to blog regularly starting from this day !
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