December 2011
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“After 10:30pm it is very difficult to get a cup of tea in Mangalore.”
– Sarr, at this time you’ll get whiskey and other drinks, why do you need tea ?
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Mangalore Ideal's icecream neither ideal nor...
Post sumptuous lunch at Malabar Hotel where we literally feasted on fish, a suggestion came up to explore some icecream.
We asked people around in the hotel and at a showroom. One of the gentleman animatedly stated, “Just like Taj Mahal is famous in India, Ideal’s icecream is famous in Mangalore”.
Another person said, “can you see that big tree across the junction,...
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WatchShiradi Ghat repair work is in progress. One can do 35km in about 50 minutes. Parts of the 35km mountain pass have been repaired and many sharp curves have been patched. However, there are still sections which seriously need repair.
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“Diversity accelerates crowd-sourcing and trumps puritans anyday.”
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“Use the internet to evaluate the true worth of products and services.”
– A citizen call to value creation.
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.IN domain accredited registrars →
A useful list when scouting for potential .IN registrars either for new domain registrations or domain transfers.
The complete list is here.
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Some english phrases used in India
In the last 5-6 years i have come across usage of english words which is both inaccurate and hilarious. Sample these:
highly impossible
much married
rubbish rascal
definitely disastrous
retrospective introspection
very much thank you
exceedingly sad
greatest of the great
nuisant rowdy
khasmanu widow
straightest road
I’m sure, there would be more that i have noted them down...
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Good morning Mangalore
At 6:30am morning on Thannir Bavi Beach on a beautiful morning, there are this bunch of 7-8 lumpen elements who are sitting on the edge of the parking lot and drinking Beer and talking loudly.
As a family parks its car and the occupants walk towards the beach, one guy throws the beer bottle. Next follow lewd remarks, cat calls and a remark at the kid saying, ‘are you here for nursery...
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“While most people dwell on the genius of innovators, the real risk they take is...”
– Malcolm Gladwel.
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“Innovation comes to those who don’t belong.”
– Malcolm Gladwel.
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Papa, you dont know !
Aviva: Papa, I want to watch Tin Tin.
Saifi: Let me see, i'll copy it on your tablet.
Aviva: Ok.
Saifi: Looks like the media player is not working (.mk and .flv format not recognized by Nemo player)
Aviva: Papa, you don't know !
Saifi: Oh ?
Aviva: Papa, use Mobo player.
(Conversation of a 3.5year Android tablet user kid with her father).
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Online marriages in india : USD 40 billion : dowry... →
With matrimony doing so well, can dowry be far behind. How come no entrepreneur thought of BharatStreeDhan.com ?
Read the market opportunity here.
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“Windows 8 Nokia with RIM salad.”
– Food for thought, year 2012.
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BigRock.in sucks big time
We indians have to go through Indian domain registrars for .IN domain registration and face shoddy pathetic e-service.
Directi’s latest and greatest incarnation is called BigRock.in which was earlier referred to as ‘Answerable.com’.
The BigRock.in web system is hopelessly broken by design and not by accident:
web interface works erratically between 6:30am and 8:00am and...
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Signs of the freedom loving or fears of the bully...
US National Science Advisory Board for BioSecurity has asked the journals Nature and Science to not publish data from research studies on a lab-made version of bird flu that could spread more easily to humans.
Don’t worry we will ‘sell you the vaccines’ after we have spread the infection ! Vaccines are the binary executables using a software analogy.
On a larger...
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“Transformation is internal, Show off is external.”
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“Three cats and Five fish.”
– family dinner.
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“The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.”
– John Hay.
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Bangalore Autorickshaw driver beats up woman,... →
A young woman Shreya Varma and her friend Gaurav Sharma headed for shopping on the latter’s two-wheeler were assaulted by an autorickshaw driver after they asked him to remove his vehicle which was blocking their path on KH (Double) Road, Bangalore.
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“Merkozy: When your new owner thrashes you in the name of austerity and then ask...”
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WatchThe Hidden Light of Afghanistan. Monika Bulaj says a LOT in a very short time 4 min 45 sec !
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“A journalist with arguments can harm more people than any serial criminal.”
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“In Bangalore, 45,000 cases registered against 85,000 autorickshaw drivers.”
– http://www.bcp.gov.in/english/aug-upload/report/index.htm
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“Many recent facebook users have a past they are not proud of, it is called...”
– http://youtu.be/jyxHcVgUYOY
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“The number of evil ideas you can get from watching Tom and Jerry is...”
– Farhan Akhtar’s interview with LiveMint.
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“If there was one country asking for regime change after 9/11, it was Saudi...”
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“Spirituality is to Religion that Cocaine is to Narcotics.”
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“Mythology is to ideology that poetry is to reason.”
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“EQ means Empathy Quotient.”
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“We need to destroy privilege.”
– Theodore Roosevelt.
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“India: 545 million people have cellphones, 350 million have access to toilets...”
– constipated while talking and claiming to serve.
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“NGO : No Goals and Obsolete.”
“Logic has the important function of saying what follows from what.”
– Stephen Kleene.
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KA-04 A 2035, Autorickshaw hits car and beats car...
You first hit my car. When I protest you hit me and threaten my wife. Bangalored !
Photo1: Autorickshaw KA-04 A 2035 that grazed the car from left side.
Photo2: Autorickshaw driver K. Prabhu (KA-04 A 2035) sitting smugly after assaulting the car driver and threatening his wife.
While driving this morning to Namita’s office on Outer Ring Road, we crossed the H.S.R....
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“Age is not something that matters unless you are cheese.”