Monthly Archive for December, 2008

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Microblog: 2008-12-26

  • Day 2 of the great holiday. Waking up at 1:00 p.m. feels simply brilliant. Good Afternoon, World! #
  • @codelust Faved :-) in reply to codelust #
  • @DDeeps Don’t see how the two are related. You think that is insensitive on Dawood’s niece’s part? :-) in reply to DDeeps #
  • @staarin What caused it? in reply to staarin #
  • @Heilemann I think the slew of ‘So you just got a…’ articles on TUAW are serious overkill! in reply to Heilemann #
  • Hate it when the landline rings in the afternoon. I don’t know why it needs to create such an infernal din, in these peaceful moments! #
  • @shantanudutta Tsunamis have become unfashionable. Now, its Terror Attacks all the way, baby! in reply to shantanudutta #
  • Tsunamis have become unfashionable. Now, its Terror Attacks all the way, baby! re: http://ff.im/oT9f #
  • @staarin You should do what I do – go to sleep for longish periods and wake up when the danger is past in reply to staarin #
  • Desperately need, an iTunes feature which recognizes what connection you are on and then wisely decides whether or not to download podcasts! #
  • Suddenly feel like being a child again, after spying some kids frolicking without a care, in the school playground opposite my window. #
  • @zaphod because at Webchutney, we traded in our 9th Dec Eid holiday to get today off, so that we could make it an awesome 4 day weekend :-) in reply to zaphod #
  • @zaphod 10 rupees from me. Not to be outdone by @anishmedia! in reply to zaphod #
  • @zaphod I know. That’s why we got rid of you. Muahahaha! in reply to zaphod #
  • @zaphod Be happy that now you will only have to spend 19,985 as against 20,000 – if your new phone costed 20 grand, that is. in reply to zaphod #
  • Google Microsoft and Apple all sued over preview use http://ff.im/-oVbS #
  • Carried out some burials on Digg. Boy, this is becoming routine now! #
  • Steve Vai – Touching Tongues http://ff.im/-oVn8 #
  • Steve Vai – Salamanders in the Sun http://ff.im/-oVn9 #
  • Heading out of home now. Need to get a haircut and attend a Tweetup! #
  • Haircut time. #
  • ‘Chori Chori Woh Mera Deedar Karti. Kaash Koi Ladki Mujhe Pyaar Karti’ Doesn’t that sound seriously weak? Boy, the 90s sure sucked! #
  • The post-haircut Vulturo. Now 20% more human! #
  • ‘You should have never trusted Hollywood’ System Of A Down blowing my mind now! #
  • WTF. Nobody told me. I thought the tweetup was at 6 and I’ve landed up rather early at Bandra. Anybody wanna catch up? #
  • For anyone who reaches early to the tweetup, I’m at 9867717775. #
  • Interesting fruit milkshake had at the HAS Juice Bar. This is a nice place for a quick breather! #
  • Liked “Boobs on Things That Don’t Normally Have Boobs” http://ff.im/-oYG9 #
  • Just came across Femina cover titled ‘The Smart Girl’s Guide To Sex’. Ironic. If you are a smart girl, why do you need a GUIDE to sex?! #
  • At the tweetup in Bandra. Some serious chaos happening here! #
  • Tweetup’s done. Quick stopover at office before finally going home. #
  • A surprise meet-up with an ex flame at Juhu. #
  • Waiter hard of hearing. My friend said ‘Bhaiya AC Tez Kar Do’. The waiter said ‘Madam, woh available nahi hai’. LOL #
  • Tonight’s Playlist: System Of A Down and Rammstein #
  • Back home from the tweetup and the tete-a-tete. Now for some serious loitering around on the internet followed by sleep! #
  • Thats a brilliant set, @patrix! re: http://ff.im/p7FP #
  • @NerdIndian http://twitpic.com/wral – They managed to miss me :-( in reply to NerdIndian #
  • @mystic19 Why, thank you! Where can I look at it? in reply to mystic19 #
  • 50K Indian IT jobs may go in 2009, Experts say http://ff.im/-p8bC #
  • All you bitches put your hands in the air and wave ‘em like you just don’t care! #
  • I find myself quite divided on the Google vs Net Neutrality Issue. But, for the most part I buy the CDN/Edge-Cacheing argument. #
  • What is it, the sue big tech companies week? After Microsoft, Google and Apple being sued over file previews, icons are the new flavor! #
  • @mystic19 The sweet dreams part was slightly cheesy! in reply to mystic19 #
  • Microsoft, Apple, Google sued over icon software patent http://ff.im/-p8y6 #
  • @mystic19 Yeah I guess I did. No one has said sweet dreams to me in I guess the past 5 years! in reply to mystic19 #
  • @mystic19 :-D in reply to mystic19 #
  • Apparently, the Wii sales topped XBoxes and PS3s this Holiday Season. America is turning homosexual. #
  • @mystic19 Good night. in reply to mystic19 #
  • McDonalds admits to PAYING 1000 people to join queue, for the launch of the Quarter Pounder in Japan. Weak! http://ff.im/-p94s #
  • Following @ceetee’s lead. Those who want to be my Friends on Facebook, here goes: http://tinyurl.com/6ecren #
  • @netcitizen Whatever happened to that actress. Boy, she sure had a weird name! in reply to netcitizen #
  • System of a Down – Chop Suey! http://ff.im/-pavp #
  • Tool – Aenima http://ff.im/-pavr #
  • Dream Theater – Erotomania http://ff.im/-pavq #
  • This is bizarre. Some surfer dude has come up with a Theory Of Everything. And people want to take him seriously. http://tinyurl.com/66pv5a #
  • @krist0ph3r Listening to my Metal playlist. Includes Tool, System Of A Down, Disturbed, Korn, Rammstein, Slipknot, Metallica, Megadeth, RATM in reply to krist0ph3r #
  • @krist0ph3r But to answer your question, yes, I like Tool. especially Aenima and Lateralus in reply to krist0ph3r #
  • @patrix that we are lame assholes who can’t do shit to anyone. re: http://ff.im/p5Rg in reply to patrix #
  • Redditt comments are quite crazy! #

Microblog: 2008-12-25

  • Good Morning and a Merry Christmas, Twitterverse! #
  • Liked “Does using model pics helps a marriage site? [Cheesy]” http://ff.im/-l2iR #
  • Model pics help all kinds of sites, not just matrimonial ones. re: http://ff.im/l2iR #
  • Both me and the @webchutney Twitter accounts are getting tons of followers since morning. Wonder why? #
  • @Asfaq Bilkul. Bilkul. in reply to Asfaq #
  • I’ve instructed Mom to go all out on the food today. She has gleefully accepted and has already begun preparations for a massive feast! #
  • @s4ur4bh Hand raised. in reply to s4ur4bh #
  • @Asfaq The more the merrier! in reply to Asfaq #
  • Bread+Butter+Jam with Chai. Awesomeness! #
  • @Reetesh Cartoon Network has degenerated into a desi channel which shows filth most of the time. All old shows except Tom & Jerry are gone! in reply to Reetesh #
  • @Reetesh All the good stuff has been replaced with inane ridiculousness e.g. Shamsher Sikander Chuddi Buddi. FUCK these guys! in reply to Reetesh #
  • @s4ur4bh WTF! Q3, where? in reply to s4ur4bh #
  • @kiranspillai Lol. Faved! in reply to kiranspillai #
  • [Blackberry] Happy Holidays! http://ff.im/-ot0A #
  • Those are some seriously beautiful women! re: http://ff.im/o19j #
  • Funki Porcini – King Ashabanapal Part 2 http://ff.im/-otA3 #
  • WordPress spam gets more innovative each day. I almost responded to a spam comment on my blog complaining about lac of multilingual support! #
  • @mumblr I’ve heard Tweetie is good. So is Twitterrific in reply to mumblr #
  • Just noticed that Friendfeed has started mentioning the domain for the landing site in all entries which have landing sites. Good stuff! #
  • Oops. I meant all entries on Friendfeed which have links in some form. #
  • Funki Porcini – The Great Drive By http://ff.im/-ou7j #
  • Funki Porcini. A mix of Downtempo/Breakbeat with Jazz and a little bit of Drum and Bass. interesting music. Try it out! #
  • Mahdi: Where can I see the full set? re: http://ff.im/o19j #
  • I have a new year resolution. Its a fairly simple one and involves getting an unlimited fucking broadband internet connection at home! #
  • Okay, It looks like I need to carry out some serious burials on Digg. I’m amazed with the quantity of lame stuff which makes it to the top! #
  • @wrappercode Dude, thats seriously something. Till now I’ve only seen pictures of Govinda or some other minor fuckall actor at such places! in reply to wrappercode #
  • Do You Twitter? How Adorable http://ff.im/-ovlM #
  • Today’s digg/technology page is the lamest ever. #
  • Funny, the story which Friendfeed just published was a Digg entry that I BURIED. This is fucking weird! #
  • I love Apple but I’m not a fanboy. And I think the current “What if Steve Jobs quits” or “Steve Jobs poor health” discussions are LAME! #
  • @bhas The same: Vulturo in reply to bhas #
  • Funki Porcini – B Monkey http://ff.im/-ovP9 #
  • Lawrence Lessig says it’s time to nuke the FCC from orbit http://ff.im/-ovRV #
  • @suhelbanerjee Having a Blackberry helps! in reply to suhelbanerjee #
  • @ceetee Hold on there! in reply to ceetee #
  • This LEGO Wallpaper is SOOO FTW!! http://ff.im/-ow3l #
  • @ceetee You were getting too sentimental about ‘moving it’ ! in reply to ceetee #
  • [NSFW] Naken Bilderna – Fine Style Art Photography http://ff.im/-owAl #
  • Intel insists Atom only for Intel chipsets, does not want to share Nvidia’s Ion http://ff.im/-owBo #
  • 8 Old School Toys That Got Badass Makeovers http://ff.im/-oxcs #
  • Kelis – Trick Me (Artificial Intelligence Remix) http://ff.im/-oy8B #
  • In an auto. Listening to some dark/psy trance. The idea is to switch off the thought process. #
  • @chhavi the new one’s nice. in reply to chhavi #
  • RT @Asfaq ‘Akon is the Himmesh Reshammiya of the West :-| ’ LOL! #
  • Does anyone really know why Indian Eunuchs clap all the time? This is something that has had me perplexed since childhood. #
  • Got the front ‘Apangansaathi’ seat in a Bus going on the way home. This is awesomeness! #
  • And of course, had a great dinner followed by some brilliant dessert with @Asfaq and @adrena. That, my friends, was awesome too! #
  • these days, when I see a cop doing bandobast duty on the road, first thing I think is idiot! #
  • I cant but help if the sentiment is ‘what good will come of it, NOW?’ #
  • Back home. Connected to the internet. Checking my world out. Life is good. #
  • If Santa isn’t real, why the fuck is someone tracking him on Google Maps?! #
  • @b50 I was stuck in, where else, but an auto! :-( in reply to b50 #
  • Thats one fucking ultra compact computer, and its not a bloody ‘netbook’! http://ff.im/-oFDn #
  • Bauri plays some killer ambient electronica. Recommended! #
  • Lets hope there are no layoffs at Microsoft! http://ff.im/-oFR2 #
  • All I wanted this year was the best smartphone ever http://ff.im/-oFXw #
  • All I wanted this year was the best smartphone ever http://ff.im/-oG1i #
  • Aphex Twin – Next Heap With http://ff.im/-oG6e #
  • @kapilb For Bauri? Try the torrents or listen to some on Last.fm Radio! in reply to kapilb #
  • Torvalds’ Christmas Gift to the world is a spanking new Linux Kernel – 2.6.28! http://ff.im/-oGcV #
  • 40 Impressive Product Ads You Don’t See in Magazines | Inspiration http://ff.im/-oGjB #
  • 25 Stylish Website Footer Designs – Six Revisions http://ff.im/-oGkF #
  • Still online. Looks like I’m gonna wake up real late tomorrow! #
  • The problem with staying up late is, you get hungry! #
  • @jassim Ah well. Here’s expressing solidarity! in reply to jassim #
  • The 2.6.28 kernel is out http://ff.im/-oIIv #

Microblog: 2008-12-24

  • I don’t understand why Colors needs to have more than one show with the central theme which involves mistreated children. Sick fuckers! #
  • Traveling early to work is awesomeness. I guess I would rather be in a strict 9 to 5 job, as against this 10:30 to ‘whatever time’ deal! #
  • I told @nishi_kant ‘Nokia laptop banane ke chakkar me hai’. Nishi, an E51 user, says ‘bohot slow chalega saala’. LOL! #
  • Next-Gen iMacs Due In January, Says Paper http://ff.im/-o16P #
  • @Asfaq How’d you get the christmas pic? in reply to Asfaq #
  • I leave office as an awesome four day holiday looms ahead. Boy, am I going to chill the fuck out? #
  • For now, out with @basakbabies and Mr. Kalawar. Good times will be had. #
  • Jumbo King has become a junior MacDonalds and feels weird for a Vada Pav Stall. But hell, the stuff the sell is good! #
  • [Blackberry] A Kalawar Night http://ff.im/-o9Gv #

Microblog: 2008-12-23

  • My autowala is straight out of Fast And The Furious. I approve. #
  • I totally love shy chicks. re: http://ff.im/newn #
  • Which sites will make the IE8 Compatibility Hall of Shame? http://ff.im/-neSR #
  • @Bhooshan – Do it manually. Don’t trust Fantastico. In any case, once you upgrade to 2.7 future upgrades are auto! in reply to Bhooshan #
  • I’m sick of getting calls from unidentifiable numbers. I wish I could get a phone which could automatically block all unknown callers! #
  • Hunger strikes. Will someone join me for lunch? #
  • Going to Subway with @nishi_kant. Roasted Chicken Breast FTW! #
  • @Bhooshan I have a firewall on my Blackberry which blocks most spam messages – includes both WAP Push and SMS.. But not phone calls :-( in reply to Bhooshan #
  • Subway out of RCB! I’ll have to settle for Southwest Chicken which they say is the closest to it. #
  • TIME BANDITS: The New Yorker http://ff.im/-ni3P #
  • @mojosanjay These daemons are UNIX, and thats the way they are used to communicating :-) in reply to mojosanjay #
  • Listening to The Notorious BIG’s Notorious Thugs. Thanks @anishmedia for the recommendation! #
  • @krug95 Thats like, everyday for me! in reply to krug95 #
  • Notorious B.I.G. – Notorious Thugs http://ff.im/-nlGo #
  • @doshiamit Something I remember about VHS is all the poor quality porno I must endured on it! in reply to doshiamit #
  • @chhavi yes. in reply to chhavi #
  • @zaphod I propose personal helicopters for everyone. in reply to zaphod #
  • @zaphod And Dadar, my friend, has sucked historically. No amount of flyovers could save it. in reply to zaphod #
  • Joe Satriani – Flying in a Blue Dream http://ff.im/-nnfK #
  • Listening to some brilliant downtempo music. The Herbaliser rocks it! #
  • Today has been a day of musical exploration. I started with Folk Rock, Hip Hop, followed by Virtuoso Guitar and now Acid Jazz / Downtempo! #
  • US to ICANN: plan to sell new gTLDs is a real stinker http://ff.im/-nvEl #
  • The truth about Digg and XKCD http://ff.im/-nwUw #
  • Quantum computers millions of years faster than regular PC’s http://ff.im/-nwUx #
  • Paul Oakenfold – LSG – Into Deep http://ff.im/-nxoX #
  • I hate hiccups. #
  • Can’t believe reddit has a dedicated Marijuana channel: http://www.reddit.com/r/Marijuana/ #
  • Alex C – Du Hast Den Schonsten Arsch Der Welt (Basshunters Bass My Ass Mix) http://ff.im/-nztO #
  • Gotta get to sleep rightaway. Early office tomorrow. #

Microblog: 2008-12-22

  • Good morning, world. How are we doing? #
  • The last thing you need when you want to reach town in under an hour is a traffic jam near the fucking station! #
  • Managed to hop on to a fast train headed for Churchgate. Target is reaching VT by 3:30. Stiff. #
  • Tom Burbank rocking my iPod. #
  • I’ve just realised that I’ve earned myself at least half an hour of Newsgator time on the Blackberry. Woot! #
  • Dear whoever you are, never EVER make an “I’m Linux” commercial on the lines of Apple and Microsoft’s PC/ Mac ads. That would be Epic FAIL! #
  • Been thinking that I shoud take a job with the client I just met and make a lot of money. I’ll be like GOD in the middle of these rich fools #
  • Hangin out with @Tithiya at the Marine drive as we wait for the great CEO. This place is awesome as always! #
  • ASCII art sucks! #
  • @zaphod says ‘My grandfather lost a lot of money on Gambling’. @sidharthrao: that’s all right man, Pandavs lost Hastinapur! LOL in reply to zaphod #
  • Windows XP shelf life extended for 4 more months. Again. Microsoft should just stop trying to market Vista and keep XP till Windows 7. #
  • No. 2009 Certainly won’t be the year of the eBook. Stop the lame assed and cliched opinion already! #
  • Liked “How Company Logos Look In A Recession (PIC)” http://ff.im/-mPL5 #
  • Liked “Downbeat” http://ff.im/-mLU1 #
  • Running some maintenance tasks on the Macbook using Onyx. #
  • Robot Submarines FTW! #
  • Robot submarine repairs broken Internet http://ff.im/-mToO #
  • One ISP says RIAA must pay for piracy protection | Digital Media – CNET News http://ff.im/-mTBa #
  • Google disguises capitalism as civil rights • The Register http://ff.im/-mTJ1 #
  • Another $100 Million for Palm From Bono & Pals http://ff.im/-mTPN #
  • The Unofficial Theory Of Sci-Fi Connectivity http://ff.im/-mU2I #
  • As Intel ships 160GB SSD, pricing nags buyers (Brooke Crothers/CNET News) // via popurls.com http://ff.im/-mUkT #
  • Simon & Garfunkel – Scarborough Fair / Canticle http://ff.im/-mUyH #
  • Simon & Garfunkel, – For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her (Live) http://ff.im/-mUyJ #
  • Big Jack Johnson – Do You Remember http://ff.im/-mVCy #