November 25, 2006
its been quite a while since ive posted something… y? well due to various reasons.
1. my initial blogging craze had a heart attack and died tragically and is gradually recuperating…
2. my focus got bifurcated and then trifurcated and then four-furcated and….
so y am i posting now?? well, i came across some info that i think the world must know about!! well at least people of 40 countries… go to www.futurephone.com for more info.. i just dont know how it works, but it does.. unfortunately we indians need to wait…
so here’s how it works: call 712-858-8883.
at the prompt, press 1 for english. then punch in 011, the country code and the phone number. that’s it. the call rings through immediately. cant get any better!! for the life in me, i just cant figure out y this is a free service.. their website says its to gather publicity and trust, but i seriously doubt that.. but hey it works, y care about the rest??
October 3, 2006
i’ve always been interested in business and management… and in the past i’ve had to play various roles that equated to or came close to managerial activities… i’ve always had a wish to start a business venture.. even though im an IT guy, i dont mind starting a business in some other industry as long as i can get a grip of the domain… i like adventure.. and therefore taking risks..
as an aspiring business venturer/tycoon/magnate/venture capitalist/conglomerate owner 
i came across this article Top ten geek business myths which i found interesting.. today i couple of techie website were linking to the article mentioned before.. it was slashdotted and even linked to by robert scoble..
September 30, 2006
Museum Day 2006:
What is Museum Day ? On September 30, 2006, for one day only, around 400 museums across the country will join the Smithsonian Institution in its long-standing tradition of offering free admission to visitors.
To find a museum near you participating in Museum Day go here
Download the Museum Day Card. This card is good for two people at any of the hundreds of participating museums.
Wud i go ? NO !! not even on a free ticket?? NO WAY!! posted this so that if any one of my “invincible readers” were interested they wud be happy.. for some reason i view museums as a display booth for static objects.. y go all the way there to see non dynamic things?? i see plenty of static things on my way to work!! i think that’ll do good for me… hee he.. museum buffs, enjoy!!
September 27, 2006
avanade is a company that helps other enterprises to implement microsoft solutions… they have a product called ACA.NET that is an extension of the .NET framework and makes coding for enterprise solutions easier… the company was started by a partnership with accenture and microsoft in 2000.. around 5000 employees now… offices all around the world including india…
today i had an interview with a person from that company… now heres my problem… i still dont know how to pronounce ‘avanade’ ..
is it ‘a‘ as in acorn, ‘van‘ as in van and ‘ade‘ as in the last part of lemonade?? or
is it ‘avan‘ as in the malayalam avan (meaning ‘him’) and ‘ade‘ as in malayalam adi (meaning ‘hit’) ?? or
is it ‘a‘ as in apple, ‘van‘ as in van and ‘ade‘ as in the last part of lemonade?? or
is it ‘avan‘ as in the malayalam avan and ‘ade‘ as in the last part of lemonade?? or
is it ‘a‘ as in apple, ‘van‘ as in van and ‘ade‘ as in ad?? or
is it ….
September 26, 2006
heres somthing i came across on the web.. besides the indian and south american part, i think it is true… i think the south americans should of been replaced with the chinese… dont trust me? well, check out what peter russel has to say!!
“Last month, a worldwide survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was:
Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?
The survey was a huge failure. Here’s why:
In Africa they didn’t know what food meant.
In India they didn’t know what honest meant.
In Europe they didn’t know what shortage meant.
In China they didn’t know what opinion meant.
In the Middle East, they didn’t know what solution meant.
In South America, they didn’t know what please meant.
And, in the USA, they didn’t know what ‘rest of the world’ meant. “
September 23, 2006
2 Corinthians 5:21a
“He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf”
separation is not always good especially when it comes into relations.
sin always create a separation in relations. we see that in the garden of Eden when Adam & Eve were permanently banished from there. we also see it when the glory of the Lord departs from the temple in Jerusalem when the people of Judah’s sin became so intolerable.
and it was that kind of a separation that satan wanted to create between God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ in the wilderness when Jesus was taken there to be tempted. the tempter there was no lesser demon or spirit but the devil, the father of evil himself. the devil in his fullness of evil tried everything in his capacity to cause our Lord Jesus Christ to sin and thereby create a separation between Father God and our Lord Jesus Christ who were bonded together throughout eternity.
the devil couldn’t do it. but ur sin and my sin did it. God made Him who knew no sin, our Lord Jesus Christ, to be sin on our behalf. and when the Lord Jesus Christ bore that sin on the cross, Father God poured out his wrath on it and as a result there was separation. that is why Jesus cries out, “My God, My God why hast thou forsaken me?” that was the graveness of our sin. the Lord Jesus Christ drank that cup of wrath to the very last drop. at the same time the picture of the cross reminds us of the abundance of Gods love, mercy and grace. thank God for that.
September 21, 2006
there’s a store named belmanopaly on 7th ave. between 24 and 25 street… its a pizza place.. they make good pizzas, jojo breads, lasagnas and grandmas pizza… pretty cheap too… today evening i went there, opened the door and stood at the counter.. gave my order for a $1.10 sausage jojo bread (told ya it was cheap!).. after 2 minutes i get my order and walk back to the door, opened it and gave a casual glance backward as it closed on me.. i was shocked to see a yellow sign that wasnt on it earlier.. this is what it said “CLOSED“… and on the next line “due to violations” it was posted by the ny city health and mental hygiene department.. all in 2 minutes!! i guess the place i was so fond of wasnt actually something to be fond of.. dirty ?? sad…
September 20, 2006
for those of you who want to increase ur wireless range, heres a good option
September 18, 2006
we have a backyard that is about 150 sq. meters… couple of days ago it looked like a “baby jungle”… we asked a guy if he could put lawn on it.. he said yeah and that it wud cost us $1950 only… YIKES!!! so we ( my cousin and I ) made a gameplan to do it ourselves in order to save a couple of bucks.. we start in an unconventional way by using a 14″ black & decker trimmer to cut the weeds that stood at around 2 feet to ground level… then we rented ($52 for 4 hours from home depot) a 5 and a half HP tiller (honda fc 600) to till the ground…. that machine was indeed a beast!! it took the two of us to run it along the ground.. a day after the whole event, the muscles in the back and shoulder area are so sore.. but that was not what i wanted to convey through this post…
here are a couple of facts that should get u thinking…
1. grass is the largest irrigated crop in the US.. even more than corn.. other than that of aesthetical beauty, it has absolutely no utility ( an economic term)… in fact planting grass over a large area harms the biodiversity of that region…
2. around 60% of all US residential water is used for landscaping, especially for grass… contrast that with the millions that have water as a scarce commodity.. especially in africa…
3. the US houshold spends $1200 annually for professional lawn care services…. thats more than the annual income for many in poorer countries…
September 16, 2006
this world is unsafe.. heres why..
i thought WEP was secure until i read a couple of articles online.. tools like kismet and aircrack (along with airdump) can be used to crack the network key… i even saw a video that showed how to use these tools… use a network key for ur wireless connection that is not in the dictionary… even if u do it, the password can be cracked, but itll take considerable amount of time…
windows local password can be easily cracked using linux distros that are bootable from the CD.. if u get the hash of the password, there are tools online that reveals it in plain text..
lockpicking is something that even a child can do.. theres an MIT guide to lockpicking online and plenty of videos on youtube…
cars with keyless entry can be broken into in less than 30 minutes.. all u have to do is enter a code that is around 3129 digits long.. go here for more info.. prolly thats how david beckham lost two of his BMW X5..
man this place is quite unsafe!!
