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The genius of Hinduism, then, was that it left room for everyone. It was a profoundly tolerant religion. It denied no other faiths. It set out no single path. It prescribed no one canon of worship and belief. It embraced everything and everyone. Whatever your personality there was a god or goddess, an incarnation, a figure, a deity, with which to identify, from which to draw confort, to rouse you

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About a week or so back, I came across this video on TED and like many of the TED videos, this one was filled with learning. This is not some preacher infused learning I'm talking about. This is the learning that creates a spark.http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/barry_schwartz_on_our_loss_of_wisdom.html Focusing on what's the 'right thing to do' has really helped me attain some clarity in life.

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There are perhaps a thousand websites and articles that'll provide data on 'how to buy a car'. There is so much information that it'll perhaps take months and months of sifting though the chafe to get to the actual grain of information. Add in the variety of choices and the mind goes for a tailspin. Buying a car is a really tough proposition, perhaps only next difficult to buying a home. It

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For the past couple of days, I've been thinking about representing human thoughts and to understand how one thought morphs into other. In the process, the theory of evolution sprang up and that's how I started thinking about thought evolution. Let's take anger for example. It's a state of mind which is governed by certain thoughts. Most of these thoughts arise as a result of our reaction to

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For those of us who have been to Hesarghatta lake in Bangalore, it is a well known fact that the lake and its surroundings are not what we could term as a landscape hot spot. It is in fact a birders hotspot. Its not uncommon to hear the Bangalore birders say 'Damn, I missed sighting the STSE in Hesarghatta' or even 'I thought I could bag a keeper of that Marsh Harrier, I can't believe that bird

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Back in 2000, when I started with a career in computer programming, there were these guys who looked considerably older, had amassed sufficient experience and were called project managers. Most of the time they huddled around in meeting rooms and their private offices. The class distinction was very visible. Naturally, we young programmers thought this profession was cool and aspired for the

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How many times have we called a company's customer service department and been thrilled. Almost none. There are a couple of exceptions to this case. Amazon.com  and zappos.com (now owned by Amazon). The customer service agents at both these companies have a few things in common that makes our call experience very pleasing. They will not waste your time. They can track your orders at lightning

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In one of my earlier posts I had rambled about discipline and how I do not like to be disciplined. I rather presented the contrarian view of how I gloat in 'randomness'.  During the yoga course I attended, I had to sit through some lectures and in one of those lectures, the topic of discipline popped up. The explanation given was so lucid and simple, that even someone like me (who's notoriously

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This almost defunct blog finally gets to see some life, an awakening of sorts. May be it was the lack of any worthy experiences to share, that kept this blog in a dormant almost non existent state. Fortunately, life is again filling up with experiences worthy of sharing. It has been over a month since I joined a residential yoga course, YIC at a yoga institute near Bangalore  - SVYASA -Swami

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Cliche'd isn't it ? May be not. There are a few times in life , when some seemingly trivial incidents make you look things in new light. A casual dinner conversation with a friend turned into one of the most intellectually stimulating discussions I ever had. It all started with why I want to pursue business education and then drifted around environment consciousness, global warming awareness and

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I came home after a not so bad day at work and started reading. Within a few minutes, sleep hit me. May be, it was the tiredness or may be, the lack of previous night's sleep but I succumbed to the sleep. As I drifted into the sleep around 6 PM, my dreamworld unfolded.A friend of mine suggests watching a movie and as I start watching it, the movie is juxtaposed by a 'nature' episode. It's about

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... .. .....She: (mockingly) So there are a lot of women out there who you'd like to be with ?Me: Hey, that's not trueShe: Yeah, yeah, don't lie .. but me likes u lotsMe: Yeah, I know that :)She: Dare u like anyone else in my presenceMe: Darlin, my heart is so filled with you. if u were to gain any more weight, my heart would just shatter into a million pieces and I'd be brokenhearted, come to

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As I opened my eyes after 10 minutes of meditation and started preparing some coffee .. these were the thoughts that flashed across...Chaos v/s order - I'm reminded of kids or rather infants. They just love chaos. You put them in any orderly environment, they'll turn it into a chaotic world. Be it kitchen, library or whatever. Then somehow order get's into their brain and remains throughout.

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Stuff ... I had briefly mentioned this craving earlier on my facebook status. Call it the analytical mind or the lazy mind, but I did ponder about this urge/craving to buy quite a bit. Here's my analysis:Why do I buy stuff ? Primary reasons are want and need. For instance, I lost my nail clipper and I had to get a new one - so I bought one. This is clearly a need. Then there's the want, the

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So I had to board a train from Sawai Madhopur to Jaipur, when I was in Ranthambore last month. That's when I realized how vastly improved was the new Indian railways. At the Sawai Madhopur station, they had a chart displayed with the reservation list on the platform. There were LCD boards displaying the wagon/bogie numbers. Every 5 minutes an announcement was made about the train's latest

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Honestly speaking, every time I see people breaking rules on Bangalore roads my blood begins to boil. People rampantly driving on the wrong side of the road, not caring for traffic lights etc. May be because I was brought up with the sole ideology 'obey the rules of the land'. So quite obviously, if I'm driving alone on Bangalore roads I'll be full of rage, unless I have a companion to talk to or

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is mostly because of my vacation in India and the related 'recovery'. 3 weeks seemed like a moment as I boarded my return flight on the 21st. During these three weeks, not a single day I felt tired, in spite of the restless heat and the insane traffic that sends stress levels to unattained highs. There's this vibe in Bangalore, which I don't feel anywhere else. I guess the city has a natural

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To say that I've been really busy would be an understatement of sorts. It's been quite crazy for the past few weeks. Hence the blog hasn't seen much update. It's been a really happy situation. I think, I thrive in the 'busy' environment as long as I'm with a good team. The past weekend, the annual musical fund raiser we organized came to a close and it was a blast. Everything was so well

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I'm posting some personal stuff after a long time. Bear with me. Routine sucks. Spontaneity, sudden changes, spur of the moment actions are those that keep me going. However these days, I'm realizing that the concept of a regimen or routine is very much required in order to achieve those dreams, which, until now were deemed just dreams. Achieving mastery, yes that's the right phrase to use.

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Finally, a much needed transportation reprieve kicks off in India. The much awaited dedicated freight corridor, DFCCI initiative of the Indian railways. As the name suggests, the corridor is strictly for freight trains ( aka goods trains ) and will mostly consist of double tracks having a maximum travel speed of 100 kmph. The gains in transportation and logistics resulting out of this endeavor is

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Of late, I've been terribly upset at the gross imbalance between the rich and the poor. By poor I mean, those below the poverty line as per the WTO standards. The rich are getting richer and poor, evidently are becoming poorer. This phenomenon is more concentrated in densely populated areas. Be it Chicago, Hong Kong or the entire country of India. Going by what little financial fundamentals I

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Of course I'm referring to the song from Slumdog Millionaire. The poetic element of this song is just so beautiful. On the surface, the song sounds like a cheesy dance number. If one pays a little attention and listens to the lyrics, Gulzar's magic can literally be felt.Metaphors are nothing new to Indian poetry. Kalidasa, who in my opinion is probably the world's greatest poet mastered the art

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Getting to see companies laying off people in hoards every week is no pleasant sight. Sure it has not affected me personally but it's quite saddening to see people without jobs, seeking unemployment benefits and hardly able to make days go by. These prompted me to think - why do most of the companies lay off people, especially during times of distress. Why do some companies stick to a 'no layoff'

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As the world is moving towards a more liberal era, we in India seem to be taking the reverse route. Alcohol prohibition. Is there any good reason for the union health ministry to even pay any attention to alcohol prohibition. I mean, aren't there other pressing health issues ? In a country were more than 300 million people live below poverty line, thousands die of starvation and a country soon

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Despite a strong market of a billion plus population, broadband penetration in India remains at a pathetic rate of 0.3% penetration. This is in stark contrast to the mobile penetration (estimated at a rate of 8 million handsets per month). Typically broadband internet is delivered over fixed lines, co-ax, fiber optic and copper cables. Given the depth of penetration of fiber optic and copper

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Sounds like an irony to me. Hindutva and fundamentalism, doesn't seem right. From what I've experienced all through my life - Hinduism is an epitome of love and harmony. It's more a 'faith following' than a religion. The crux of Vedas, Upanishads and the Gita reveal nothing but love. Yet, time and again - fundamentalism finds it's way into the religion. I fail to understand, what drives these

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To say am a movie buff would be an understatement. However the quality of movies coming out of Hollywood these days are making me realize how worthless it is to spend money on any of them. That being said, I was pleasantly surprised by this movie Take the lead.Anyone familiar with ballroom dance will recognize this movie instantly. The movie is one of the greatest examples of a head fake I've

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What does a movie and football have in common. Head fake is a popular technique employed in football where in the QB points the head in one direction but throws the ball in a different direction. So football coaches teach the offensive line up to focus on the torso movement of the QB and not the facial or eye movement,in order to not get deceived. In plain simple words, head fake is just a

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I dream a lot, and I dream the big, the impossible. Be it romancing the most beautiful girl or be it floating in space. I had once blogged about a dream in which I was in space and had forgotten to take my camera to take the picture of earth from space. Someone had commented and said 'Even if you had a camera, would it have been possible to take a picture of Earth" and my answer was "possibly yes

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There's been a lot of acclaim for India's 'neutral' and resilient stand on the aftermath of Mumbai terror attacks. Much credit has been given to the government for blaming the elements in Pakistan and not the Pakistan government or army as such. Without knowing the actual facts, it's very hard to surmise what exactly is going on at the diplomatic level. What's the international pressure doing to

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For a long time, I've been pondering about the social aspects of life in India and trying to find out what probably is the key to most of the miseries in the sub continent. I think it all comes down to exploitation. From the roots of corruption to the mass religious conversions, it's exploitation all the way. What could be the cause of this deep rooted exploitation, needs to be found out. The

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The recent stock market crash, housing bust and the never ending credit crunch have put capitalism in a whole new paradigm. To echo Micheal Moore's words "The capitalism, as we knew of, which didn't care about the world or it's people has finally ended". I would take a step back and say it's finally going to end. What started as a disaster in the financial industry is trickling down to every

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This thought hit me as I was conversing with a few 'Indian' kids here in Folsom. Incidentally we, I mean the kids and I spoke the same language, Kannada. It was during the interaction that it occurred to me that these kids could only understand the language but not speak the same. That hit me and hit me hard. I cannot imagine knowing a language and not being able to speak it. Sanskrit is one such

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I don't mean literally. Never the less, how to keep the brain stimulated ? Before the how, let's delve to the question of 'why'. Why does one need to keep the brain stimulated. The answer is - we have a brain that is highly under utilized and in every one's best interests, the brain power, so called has to be utilized to the maximum potential. Not utilizing brain power is analogous to investing a

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It has been nearly 2 years since this blog was updated. During this time frame, I created several 'other' blogs (notably on travel and photography) in an attempt to diversify and after a few months or days of starting, I lost touch with the subject and hence could not continue writing. Another reason can also be attributed to laziness and my association with the not so intelligent community. This

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I've always been an admirer of The Tata group. I could quote several reasons. No one in my family or close circle has worked for the group, so this opinion is not biased. I have heard and read a million good things about the conglomerate. Their way of business, employee friendliness, non-bureaucratic work culture are few of the examples. The Vice chairman of GM operations in Europe quit GM to

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I couldn't think of a better title for this post. Atleast 10 guys have so far asked me how the arranged marriage 'phenomenon' works. For people in the US, who are used to dating for years or months before something like 'commitment' can be thought of, it seems weird that in India a guy meets a girl for a while and then they decide to spend the rest of their lives together. Its similar to how we

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A few days back,Dr.Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO was elected as a member of the Apple board of directors. The Apple board has some prominent figures like Al Gore and Google's board has members like Paul Ottelini - Intel's CEO. The nomination of Eric has sparked off a flurry of speculations amongst analysts. All the speculations are hinting at one baseline, 'redmond rivalry'. In essence a move to get

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Blood is falling like the rainIts crimson cloak unveils againThe sound of guns can't hide their shameAnd so we die on Paschendale - Passchendaele, Iron MaidenWith the middle east on the brink of a full blown war and the horrific bombings in Bombay, I couldn't find a more appropriate song to listen to. This chartbuster from Iron Maiden was based on the siege of Passchendaele by the canadian forces

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Though I like dancing a lot, I purely suck at it :). Something likeThisVideo Courtesy : www.youtube.com

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Am not a big fan of Microsoft windows or Dairy Queen ice cream, but am a fan of their owners. That 'fan following' just got intensified with the announcement by both Gates and Buffet about their dedication to charity. Forbes had interviewed the world's two richest men and good friends last year, and both of them had indicated their willingness for charity. Gates and Buffet have been ruthless

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A few months back I had written about Apple getting into the movie download business. Well Forbes has an article which hints at the same. Jobs is indeed in talks with movie studios to offer movies at a flat download rate of 10$ ( I predicted much lesser , 6$ ). More details in the article.

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Its been almost 2 weeks since I blogged. No am not busy at work, just bieng lazy I guess and theres nothing eventful happening to blog about. I did go on a 3 day trip to Malheur national wildlife refuge, one of the best places in the world for an enthusiast birder. 3 days just flew by, and before I could realize I had to head back home. Obviously the main agenda was to take some pictures, and

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Finally the government won their reservation battle and introduced 27% for OBCs in all national institutions. Hope they will increase the total number of seats in order to satisfy all sections of the society. All the peaceful attempts by students to avert this decision failed. Its possible that violent protests, communal clashes would have helped in pushing back the government but even in that

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Gas prices recently hit a national average of over 3$ a gallon in the US, which has had its ripple effect on the economy. Rising energy prices have forced the Feds to raise interest rates, commodity prices have shot up and ultimately people are frustrated filling up their gas guzzling SUVs and trucks. If it costed 20$ a couple of years back to fill a tank, it is costing 50$ today. Time magazine

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KILL ARJUN SINGH - will ya ?

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"There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up" - Oscar WildeWhether a man admits or not, he is greedy by birth. The want to have everything to yourself is kind of evident in every child as it grows up. In my opinion it takes something to give up on greed.Greed is mostly associated with money. The more greedy you are , the more money you want.

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and the tulips have just started to bloom

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I got back from the Bahamas on Monday and ever since its been hectic. 2 days of group outing followed by training sessions. The group outing was great fun and we were fortunate to have 2 continuous days of sunshine,though much of the time was spent indoors. Most of our team members work remotely and we don't even get a chance to meet them. So this was a good occasion. Finally after nearly 3 years

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Last week, while I was in LA, my boss asked me if I could go to Nassau, Bahamas to handle a deployment. Who in the face of this planet would say no, I needed a visa though. Fortunately, a week later the visa came through and its now time to fly to the islands. Have an early 6 AM flight. Couldn't sleep all night, was held up with some work or the other. Its 3.15 now, I'll shower and leave in an

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Some hilarious quotes about the traffic situation in the garden cityQ: What is the most common disease in Bangalore?A: RSI - Repetitive Stress Injury. No, not because of computers, but because of honking horns!Q: Is the problem really that bad?A: Just wait near a road hump. Most drivers honk the horn - hoping that the hump will go away.Q: What is the most common psychological problem among

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The recent 'calm' after the varanasi blasts have clearly sent a messsage to the terrorists that whatever be ther motive, communal harmony will not be disturbed. Inspite of the BJP accusing the government, backlashing, calling a bundh etc , people in the holy city are back to normalcy and are not disturbed to pay visits to almighty.On the other hand, what has been done to bring those terrorists to

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Forbes had an article titled World's most corrupt countries and to no one's surprise 90% of the corrupt countries are in Africa, with the remaining 10% in Asia and Latin America. Most of Africa is below poverty line, battling civil war, ethnic hatred, public massacre and rape. Not a single day passes by without thousands being killed mercilessly or children being raped and served as sex

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Am posting a picture after a really long time. I had not taken a good one in ages and though this pic cannot be classified as 'good' I liked the subject a lot. Its a song sparrow and as we were looking for eagles and kinglets in Ridgefield National Wildlife refuge on a rainy day this bird just happened to be perched about 3 or 4 ft in front of us. These birds seemed to be quite friendly to humans

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Interesting article on Rediffhttp://ia.rediff.com/news/2006/jan/30spec1.htm?q=tp&file=.htm

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Travel blog updated with the trip to El Salvador.

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As the new year begins, some people are making resolutions, some are realizing its becoming difficult to live upto resolutions and some are already on the path of breaking their resolutions. There are some people like me who never really bothered about any resolutions at any point of time in life. I, at least don't consciously remember 'wanting' any kind of resolution. All I've ever wanted in

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Travel Blog updated with a short birding trip

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my new website is up, www.varyinglight.com. Phew it was some effort. I also managed to start a Photo and a Travel blog. The website needs some grooming and some corrections , like a contact and copyright link is missing. These will be corrected in the next week or so. So 2006 was a good start. I got to go to NYC and experience the new year hungama over there. The next day we went to some

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From a good vacation. 4 days just flew past. Will post the travel diary soon. The cascade mountains of Oregon are breathtaking. Mt. Bachelor, The Three Sisters, Broken Top, Mt.Jefferson, Mt.Washington offer some of the breathtaking views no one can expect. I was primarily focused on skiing and after 2 days I could barely lift my legs. Learning ski turns is one hell of a job and learning to

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Work has kept me unusually busy over the past few weeks and hence am unable to update the blog regularly. So christmas is here, and as there is festive fervor everywhere. Shopping malls have become human zoos virtually :). Am going to find some respite in the cascade mountain ranges. Specifically will be skiing in the Mt.Bachelor and if possible will take a hike down the three sisters and the

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Forget about Survivor or Lost or Fear Factor. This new program on Discovery channel will send the producers of these shows to a tailspin. Its about real life experiences of people who have cheated death or should I say survived a close death. Its just bone chilling to watch the ordeal of adventure seekers, stranded amidst deserts, oceans and mountains, surviving for days without food and water

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A good article about how Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) is creating a niche for its own ideologies and its uniqueness in the market place. What I like about the company is they broke all traditional business laws, created a market cap of 120 billion $ ( as of nov 17 ) from a simple concept of 'search'. As someone wrote in slashdot, Google is one company where tech whizkids rule the show.

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Some recent funny mail forwards:Wife is dreaming in the middle of the night and suddenly shouts: "Up!! Quick! My husband is back".Man gets up, jumps out of the window, hurts his back, and then realizes: "Oh Damn, I AM the husband"Ladka: Janeman is dil mein aaja.Ladki: Sandal nikalu kya?Ladka: Pagli mandir thodi hi hai, aise hi aaja!!Mayawati came to Lallu's house with a goat.Lallu: Bhaiswa ko

Pradeephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10815967946945054294noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939081.post-1131034307356646412005-11-03T07:46:00.000-08:002005-11-03T08:11:47.366-08:00

Nikon has announced the new D200 (almost everyone knew about this release and it was no surprise). Details. A 10 MP sensor, 5 fps continuous shooting ( impressive 22 frame raw buffer), weather sealed magnesium alloy body and a very attractive price tag of 1,700$ makes this camera a wonder. All I can say is 'wow'. DP Review has a detailed preview already available and almost all the aspects of the

Pradeephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10815967946945054294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939081.post-1130522306162635502005-10-28T10:41:00.000-07:002005-10-28T16:05:38.966-07:00

The much awaited e-ticketing has been introduced for few New Delhi bound trains. This is certainly a boon for the urban traveller. However, I could'nt find more details as the site requires creating a username/password even to look at booking details. Hope the system works and they introduce this service on more trains.Consequently MTNL has slashed broadband internet rates to 199 Rs per month.

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It's bieng rumored that Google plans to offer a database service where one can store and search whatever they want for free. What is google targeting now - its ebay. More details on this article. Theres a lengthy discussion on slashdot. What google is trying to do , how they'll manage to stop people from using the database for illegal materials etc etc.So far there is no confirmation from google

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Spamming takes a new dimension, lured by blogs. Check thisout on cnet.The spam entries are always from anonymous usernames, sometimes have an URL associated with them and mostly clog the RSS feeds. As per the article, there is no solution for this menace so far.

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This arcticle has created quite a stir in the blogging community because it was linked here and it relates to an institution IIPM>. The institution has claimed that it is ranked in the top 10 Indian management institutions, boasting international placements etc etc. From the limited knowledge that I have about international placements, foriegn compaines hiring management graduates in India

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The name is enough for the the cupertino based company. No need for more appreciation or accolades. A total innovator from desktops to graphics to online music. Apple, for many is more than just a brand name. The culmination of beauty and elegance with state of art technology is what makes Apple such a coveted brand. The launch of the new video iPod and a surprising new iMac G5 with a remote

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Having spent a considerable time on blogger, I now feel the need for taking the blog to the next step which means expansion, adding better features and better content. Buying some space on the web and a good web designing software will provide the new features. Travelling and photography will provide some content to start with. So I intend to start a travel and photo blog. I need to find a good

Pradeephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10815967946945054294noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939081.post-1128573780398003912005-10-05T21:18:00.000-07:002005-10-06T07:47:16.003-07:00

A country the size of Masachussets, nestled on some active volcanic mountains ( one of which erupted recently), and which is just a 2 hour flight from Texas bedazzled me at the first sight. The capital San Salvador is so much like a typical Indian 'Malnad' town, for instance Agumbe. Incidentally because of storm winds in the Atlantic, it has been raining ever since I landed here. Well how did I

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For those who know me, its no surprise how forgetful I am. Its a matter of annoyance sometimes when you forget important things but there's hardly anything I can do to overcome it. The instances of forgetting key chains, pens, cell phones are innumerable. Also I rely heavily on the calendar and appointments. However so far, my 'memory' has been successful in getting me into quite funny and

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During the 1970s and 80s a 50 mm lens was the standard lens sold with slr cameras. During the coming years, however 'cheap zooms' in the focal range of 28-80 and 28-90 replaced the 50 mm lens. The 'zoom' factor attributing the most for replacement.However the 50 mm lens is still in the market and available for a throw away price of 75$. So what makes this lens 'superb'. The maximum aperture is

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It had been a while since I posted some pics. It took quite some time for me to scan the slides, the result was not all that impressive. Heres a shot of a bunch of geese in flight, taken at the East Palo Alto bird reserve.

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Is it possible at all ? I've always wondered. TV in my view is one of the greatest 'time pass' devices of the century. Studies have revealed that americans watch on an average 5 hours of television per day. Japanese are next watching on an average of 4 hours per day. The multi billion dollar cable industry thrives on TV. From what I know there are atleast 500 channels airing programmes from

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This was a long wait and it finally happened. Saturday night I was just thinking on taking some good pictures the following sunday and then I thought why not go on a white water rafting trip. The advantage of bieng in portland is that all kinds of adventure sports are within a two hour reach. Not being a great swimmer kind of made me think twice about rafting but then I took the plunge. Wet

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Dubbed the worst disaster in the history of United States ever since the 1905 hurricane in Texas, Katrina has literally wrecked the Gulf Of Mexico. Thousands of lives have been lost in the southern states of Loisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. An otherwise burgeoning city of New Orleans is totally submerged in water upto 20 ft in some places. The economic impact - astronomous. $26 billion in

Pradeephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10815967946945054294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939081.post-1125330641577560022005-08-29T08:39:00.000-07:002005-08-29T08:50:41.583-07:00

Just read about the Benefits and Risks of drinking coffee. Some of the facts I was not aware, like coffee bieng rich in antioxidants. Now am not a health freak of any sort but it feels good to know that my addiction to coffee wont cause a major health issue in the long run :).

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Am bitten by the 'change' bug again. Life seemed pretty good all these days. A year or more of almost solitary living, 80,000 miles of flying, almost a month of vacationing, my sister's wedding, it was all good fun. Now for no reason, I feel like doing something different. Ok, thats too broad. So what do I want to do different ? First thought that strikes me is that I need to change my 'job

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Dont Like To Do:Press ClothesPay BillsExpense Reports/Time sheetsFollow up EmailsGrocery ShoppingDish washingLaundryLike To Do:SleepIMslashdot.orgSwim/Play/ExcerciseUnfortunately my day is just filled with all activites in the top list :)

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This was narrated to me by my friend yesterday in New York. He and a couple of pals of mine were meeting in front of Rex Theatre on Brigade road. It used to be our regular meeting place. When I was up in B'lore we used to meet at least once a month and relive old college memories, now that all of us have been thrown across the globe such meetings are a rarity. However 3 of my pals somehow

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I got introduced to instant messaging sometime during 1997 0r 98. At that point of time access to internet was pricey and not everyone was into IM. So it was kind of a mellow thing. But ever since I graduated in 99 and got into work, Instant Messaging (IM) became more or less 'The medium' of communication. Even between people sitting across cubicles in the office, IM ruled. Though I was and am

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I will be moving to portland, Oregon shortly from the 'revered' bay area. Though portland is another IT hub, its far less expensive and not very crowded. The sad part is the climate, its gloomy and cloudy almost 8-9 months in a year. That hurts. The reason for my move is that all our offices are getting consolidated in our headquarters here in portland. I had an option of working from home but I

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So we are having this conversation while having our usual drinks:Me : I donno what it takes to get into sales, seems to be a fun job.He : Dude, its a hit or miss career, either you feast or you are in famine.Me : I would rather feast for 10 days and stay for 30 days in famine, rather than eat shit for 40 days.Everyone at the table bursts out laughing at this. Am not sure if it was all that

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Creating religious disharmony seems to be the birthright of islamic terrorists. Now why did they have to attack the disputed site in Ayodhya. Though am not a proponent of violent activities, its fair to say that the CRPF did a commendable job in gunning down the terrorists. Hope this doesnt lead to any communal fights.

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Creativity seems to be springing into the minds of Telugu film directors. I happened to visit a friend here in Sunnyvale, and his BIL was a big time Telugu movie buff. He was watching a new Telugu movie, Am not used to these movies but since there was nothing else to do I ended up watching the movie. The lead character in the movie happens to be a wildlife photographer (Now isnt that

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Recently we had been on a hike to a waterfall near Sacramento, Feather Hill falls. Its a 3 hour drive from the bay area. From the parking lot its a 2 hour trek to the waterfall and its quite pretty. Unfortunately I dont have a slide scanner to scan and post the slides. I spent a lot of time on the way mounting my tripod, taking pics and walked at my own sweet pace. It was a refreshing hike

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Arun, here comes the music tag pal. As it goes with the movies tag, here is a brief compliation. This is by no means a complete list :)Songs listened to the most number of times, I cant even recollect the count:1. Pukaarta chala hoon main: Film - Mere Sanam: Playback - Mohd.Rafi2. Kya Yahi Pyaar Hai: Film - Rocky: Playback - Kishore kumar, Lata Mangeshkar3. Jotheyali: Film - Geetha, Playback - SP

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I got tagged by Pallavi for movies and Arun for music. Even a hundred pages will not be sufficient to write about movies and music. The most concise way to put things would be to categorize them, in a slightly different manner.The most number of movies watched in a time frame: About 300 in a span of 4 months - year 1998. A celebration to mark the end of college.The movies watched most often:

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Yep Sunday it is, also my birthday it is. Not sure what to do. Its just another day for me and am not that much into celebrations. A cup of coffee with a bunch of friends would probably be the best thing. It beieng world environment day, I do feel bad that the environment around us is getting from bad to worse day by day. As I sit and ponder, enormous efforts seem to be spent in preserving what

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I happen to spend atleast 2 hours a week in a Barnes&Noble bookstore browsing through books and magazines. While browsing the photography section, just came across this book by the renowned nature photographer John Shaw. I have tried to read several books on photography but so far none have matched the quality of this nature photography field guide. The book sells for around 17$ on amazon and is

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When everyone in the world of photography is upgrading to digital, I kind of downgraded to film :). Said goodbye to my Nikon and got a new Canon Elan 7N and a 100-300 mm lens. Choosing the camera body was easy. The lens took me sometime. Oh the camera is awesome. I still need to buy a good tripod, a slide scanner and a few more lenses. Thats still a long way though.I could'nt find a better way to

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Ever since I was a kid, I've been obsessed with music. During childhood it was the all time great music of the 60s and 70s ( cos my dad would mostly listen to them ). During high school and college it was Pop and Rock and eventually rock dominated the scene.As I got to work, my music folder would have only old hindi songs along with Metallica and Pink Floyd mostly. Some off beat pop would fill in

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These days my work schedule is something like this: Monday 4 AM wakeup and catch a 6.30 flight to Kentucky. With a 3 hour time difference the travel costs me 8 hours. For the next 3 days work like hell from 8 to 5. Evenings, grab dinner with friends, watch TV and crash. Friday afternoon take the dreadful flight back home.In spite of bieng a travel freak, this travelling is hitting me hard. On

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Last night, I happened to watch a documentary on the Rwandan Genocide. It doesnt feel good to see around 800,000 people massacred by their own country men and the whole world watching the horror in mute silence. I was totally horrified. The entire episode of the genocide is a result of bitter hatred amongst Hutus and Tutsis, two prominent tribes in the nation. What instilled this hatred, I

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In my expereince dreams are mostly wierd, regarded as manifestations of a person's subconscious. How this 'subconscious' sees things differently, how they get registered and how they are recollected is definitely not something that I've tried to understand nor will I. ( I figure it to be the job of some researchers :) ). So my last nite's dream goes like this. I get into some sort of an

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It had been on my agenda for a long time, to watch the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, without a break. Luckily got such a chance in my aunt's place over the weekend. I was on an official call over the weekend to support any disastrous issues with our customers and hence could'nt venture out anywhere. So made use of the opportunity to watch the trilogy. So saturday night me and my cousin sat to watch

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Go Watch it .. a fabulously made movie which doesnt give the creeps of usual filmy violence. Its more like a comic book. The movie is shot completely in b&w with streaks of color, like the red lipstick, a blue car or the ugly golden face of a so called 'villian'. Almost all the guys whom I spoke to liked the movie, women on the contrary mostly didnt ( mabbe cos theres 'zero' emotion and

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and I dreamnt of a 'threesome' last nite :). Woke up wid a laugh.. cuz one of the girls in the dream happens to be a dear friend of mine.

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