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Month: August 2007

  • The Harry Potter Roundup

    Some interesting posts from around the blogoshpere.

  • Happy Friendship Day

    To all my friends, a very happy friendship day. Thanks for everything, and I am extremely sorry for any pain I have caused, intentionally or otherwise.

  • I am a believer

    I have to admit this.

    I have long been a semi-atheist. I believe in God but hate any quarrels over religion. So, I have shifted. I am now a follower of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM). I will now try to follow the The Eight “I’d Really Rather You Didn’ts”.

    The most important amongst these, for me, would be:

    1. I’d really rather you didn’t act like a sanctimonious holier-than-thou ass when describing my noodly goodness. If some people don’t believe in me, that’s okay. Really, I’m not that vain. Besides, this isn’t about them so don’t change the subject.
    2. I’d really rather you didn’t judge people for the way they look, or how they dress, or the way they talk, or, well, just play nice, Okay? Oh, and get this into your thick heads: woman = person. man = person. Samey = Samey. One is not better than the other, unless we’re talking about fashion and I’m sorry, but I gave that to women and some guys who know the difference between teal and fuchsia [emphasis mine, and I believe he is talking of Karan Johar].
    3. I’d really rather you didn’t indulge in conduct that offends yourself, or your willing, consenting partner of legal age AND mental maturity. As for anyone who might object, I think the expression is go f*** yourself, unless they find that offensive in which case they can turn off the TV for once and go for a walk for a change.

    All hail the FSM!

  • Thought for the day

    From Jonathan Schwartz:

    When we double the speed of our computers, our customers don’t buy half as many, they tend to buy twice as many.

    Coming from the CEO who has helped turn around the fortunes of Sun, you would better believe. Further, I think my telephone usage provides a similar sentiment. The cost per minute has always gone down, but the total bill always goes north.

  • Some updates

    I have been terribly busy over the past few weeks and the next couple are not going to be any different. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits from the recent past.

    • Came across an interesting mail from Anu Vaidyanathan, the interesting bit being her mail signature. Her designation at PatNMarks is “CEO and Chief Herder of Cats“. Very nice.
    • India has kicked some serious British ass in the Trent Bridge test. I now hope that India go on to win the series and Zaheer Khan sends the English team some jelly beans.
    • The reaction of Ganguly at being give out, caught behind, was priceless. Also, judging by his looks in dressing room, I am guessing that Simon Taufel and he are not going out for dinner sometime soon.