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Category: WTF

  • Google takes down HuddleChat

    After a lot of hue and cry over the blogosphere over the similarity between Campfire and HuddleChat, a sample application for the Google AppEngine, Google team has decided to take down the app.

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    While I appreciate the quick action over the reaction of a lot bloggers, I find it pretty stupid. The web is full of examples of similar apps, and taking down one because it is similar to other, even though it is simpler and free, is just plain stupid. I have no idea why the bloggers took offense at it in the first place! While I do agree that the similarity was pretty obvious (from screenshots that is – never got a chance to use it), doesn’t the same logic apply to MS Office & OpenOffice??

    Come on people, grow up. People are going to develop similar apps, only that they would be easier to use and FREE – not paid. I was looking forward to using it 🙁

  • Move over Bejan..

    … Daruwala. We have the 2008 predictions courtesy Aadisht. Never has some much ass-kicking been put in one single post. Ok, ok, in 2008 at least.

  • Daily WTF

     “Batsmen usually say to each other ‘you take care of this bowler etc’. [In] this match the Indians might have to say ‘you take care of Bucknor, I will take care of Benson’.”

    Ian Chappell on commentary during the final day of the Sydney Test following two doubtful decisions that went against India.

    A wife walks into the lounge room where her husband is watching the match on television. “New Zealand is winning,” he says. She responds, “What, aren’t the umpires playing?”

    Source.

    PS: I was away to IIT Roorkee for campus recruitment. More on that and the events at the SCG later.

  • Daily Roundup

    I have pretty busy over the past many weekends, and this one was no different. Debo was in town and it was nice spending time with him.

    Anyways a few interesting nuggets from the web.

    • Upgrade to XP from Vista says CodingSanity – I agree. Too many warnings. Let me use it please. I not a effing retard you know. [Link via FSJ]
    • Vicky Nanjappa asks Scorpions if they would introduce hip hop into their music. Yes. And they are also thinking of hiring Anu Malik as their composer and Himesh Baba as their lead singer. [Link via India Uncut]
    • For the IP Geeks – Espacenet is thinking of allowing download of search results in XML/CSV format. Good going folks. I remember having given a similar suggestion to Google Patents team. But they seem to have gone into hibernation.
    • Finally, Apar has great series going on here. Must read.

  • Daily WTF

    This one comes from the group of people who took jokes on themselves better than anyone else. Accha ok, the supposed religious head of such people at least.

    The Sikhs are enraged at some joke spread via Reliance Mobile and have demanded an unconditional apology. Some people take offense so often that one wonders how they live. If it is offensive, don’t read the stupid joke!