Author Archive for Vulturo

Microblog: 2008-12-31

  • Just received a bulletin from the Campaign India magazine asking if I was lonely on new years’ eve. They think I’ll mope at Gokul or Janata. #
  • Abstrackt Keal Agram. A french ‘trip-hop’ act which serves up an eclectic mix of electronica, drum and bass and hip hop sound. Recommended. #
  • Tata Motors sends me their greetings in the form of a 2009 calendar and a nice compact diary. Thank you @Pankaj_Dheer #
  • @Asfaq, yes that exactly is the point. re: http://ff.im/rEAd in reply to Asfaq #
  • With a name like that. I don’t really care. re: http://ff.im/rGL8 #
  • Thats it for 2008, then. http://ff.im/-rGYh #
  • Abstrackt Keal Agram – l’oreille droite (ft. james delleck & la caution) http://ff.im/-rHle #
  • @dinno I’m merely allowing Friendfeed to post my Google Talk Status to Twitter. Somehow, they feel fit to include a download link. Weird. in reply to dinno #
  • @geeneeyes Its just Twitter culling spambots. Those weren’t genuine followers anyway. in reply to geeneeyes #
  • Out for lunch. People at work, be good. http://ff.im/-rI9B #
  • Lunch. Torn between GuruKripa - A Punjabi Dhaba-type lunch place and Subway who have RCB as special today. #
  • Walked halfway into HDFC Branch, pulled out my wallet and felt something was amiss. Later realised that it was only the ATM I wanted. #
  • RCB gobbled. Subway done. Now for Dal Khichdi at GuruKrupa. Compromises! #
  • Here comes 2009. http://ff.im/-rJPa #
  • Office decorated with balloons and things for the new year. Feels like my school classroom. #
  • HOW TO: Simplify http://ff.im/-rJZ1 #
  • Massive Aircraft Carrier made in LEGO, 200,000 bricks,350LB http://ff.im/-rKfZ #
  • The new year party started 3 hours go. @nishi_kant and @gabfest are rocking it. #
  • Wicked. How the moon completely vanished in the last half hour. Thanks @sidharthrao for the discovery! #
  • The hole is gone. #
  • @nishi_kant’s line for the year gone by: Oh behenchod! in reply to nishi_kant #
  • All right. 2009, we are in. Let’s rock the year ahead. #
  • Two parties done. New Year 09 was brought in well. #

Microblog: 2008-12-30

  • The way Israel is kicking Hamas’s ass right now is simply brilliant. If only the Indian Government had enough teeth to take on terror! #
  • Does the new Windows 7 taskbar look like the KDE 4 taskbar? http://ff.im/-raal #
  • What can one do if they suddenly find themselves equipped with the power of gradient overlay? #
  • Looking at some interesting projection videos on Vimeo. Good stuff. #

Microblog: 2008-12-29

  • Back in office after a 4 day detoxification process. Contemplating where to start. #
  • @ceetee I trust Palestine. Palestine has these interesting guerilla fighters and suicide bombers. No brainer, really! in reply to ceetee #
  • Why has cancer become so fashionable these days? #
  • Intensely Blackberrying while I ride pillion on @tushargujar’s bike, which is doing a constant 80 on the highway. #
  • [Blackberry] Onsite http://ff.im/-qq73 #
  • An ambulance is making an infernal din. The funny part is, it is going so slow, I’m sure the dude inside must be dead by now. #
  • The great thing about TV companies is that there are a lot of hot women just randomly floating all over the place. #
  • There’s a chinky chick here with lots of pimples and an iMac for work. The iMac has been defaced with lots of girly stickers and glitter. #
  • The client’s office has serious internet problems. Suddenly, I’m feeling very glad. #
  • First look: Linux kernel 2.6.28 officially released http://ff.im/-qsXI #
  • @aditya Severely sux0r to think of an iMac as a secondary monitor. Whats the primary one? in reply to aditya #
  • Done with the onsite assignment. Heading out now. #
  • [Blackberry] Come Wednesday http://ff.im/-qxHx #
  • On the way back home, listening to Bibio as the auto takes me home through traffic. Feel at peace. #
  • No way dude. That keyboard with the joypad is so un-Apple! re: http://ff.im/qBdA #
  • Leaked Snow Leopard Image Potentially Indicates 32 / 64-bit http://ff.im/-qD4m #
  • Nope, what I mean is it is aesthetically not up to what Apple demands. It isn’t about innovation. re: http://ff.im/qBdA #
  • Will Work for Praise: The Web’s Free-Labor Economy http://ff.im/-qDFK #
  • @sagarjadhav Agree completely. in reply to sagarjadhav #
  • Abstrackt Keal Agram – U38 http://ff.im/-qEOf #
  • Twidget has stopped working for some reason. Has it happened to anyone else? #
  • Plan to watch Slumdog Millionaire on the Macbook. Thanks @sachinchaudhari for the authentic copy, after I was conned by the fake axxo! #
  • The problem with Linux is that the upgrades are so incremental, no single distro is exciting enough to warrant fervor. No ‘new’ features! #
  • Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE. Reflections and comparison. http://ff.im/-qFA3 #
  • Sites Like - Find, Tag, Rate and Share Similar Sites http://ff.im/-qFA4 #
  • Except for @ceetee, none of you guys seem to be active/regular on Digg. Or are you? #
  • Slumdog Millionaire. Liked. 4.5/5 #

Microblog: 2008-12-28

  • If I have a son, I shall name him Wolfgang. #
  • Watched Haneke’s ‘Hidden’. Interesting friench language art film with both psychological and political nuances and an open-ended conclusion. #

Microblog: 2008-12-27

  • Day 3 of the Great Holiday. Strangely enough, I feel like visiting office today. Maybe I should. The internet will be fast for a change! #
  • @netcitizen her last name was Kango in reply to netcitizen #
  • Traveling in an auto, listening to hip-hop, wishing this thing was a Hummer. #
  • Businesses Make The Move To Mac OS http://ff.im/-pnUE #
  • Dilated Peoples – Worst Comes to Worst http://ff.im/-po43 #
  • Trying to understand african american culture through hip hop. I just became aware of the distinction between playas and playa haters. #
  • 734 Unread Items in NetNewsWire. Maybe I should unsubscribe to delicious.com/popular. For now, the attack begins! #
  • In office, taking advantage of the internet speed to update OS X to 10.5.6 #
  • What exactly does the NASA think it is doing putting rubber duckies in the Arctic and then losing them? #
  • Abstrackt Keal Agram – Petersbourg http://ff.im/-ppNa #
  • Completely finished my RSS Reading list. Feel super zen! #
  • Installed Glimmer Blocker on OS X to block all ads systemwide. No more Penis Enlargement ads, even inside my RSS client! #
  • Toward a New Vision of Productivity, Part 3: The Trouble with GTD http://ff.im/-pqrn #
  • Semantic Web Patterns: A Guide to Semantic Technologies http://ff.im/-pqro #
  • How to Press the Reset Button On Your Life | Zen Habits http://ff.im/-pqrp #
  • @bhas The Vimax Guys have done some serious DNS Hijacking at ISP Level - At work, all ads EVERYWHERE have been replaced by penis ads. in reply to bhas #
  • @bhas Nope. No one know’s who’s supposed to fix it. Nobody has complained, I guess. But it is for certain that some DNS has been hijacked! in reply to bhas #
  • @goobimama Which means that the spammers have conned you into reading the spam anyway! in reply to goobimama #
  • Got myself Twidget - A dashboard widget, which just allows me to quickly post, for those times I can’t bother to have Twitterrific open! #
  • AVG screaming Virus on a PC. I so pity all the fuckers still stuck with Windows - with Antivirus, Firewalls, Spyware Removers and IE! #
  • Running OS X 10.5.6 now. Nothing, whatsoever appears to have changed the bumped up version number makes me feel cooler! #
  • I didn’t know that Anivar Aravind, the fabled software patent spammer was a part of my Facebook Friends List. Blocked the bastard! #
  • @vimalg2 Absolutely no idea. Must have sent me a Friend request and slipped by. And then he spammed me to no end with group/event invites! in reply to vimalg2 #
  • An axxo rip of Slumdog Millionaire is available. Torrent ahoy! #
  • Hunger strikes. Just realised I haven’t eaten anything at all since I woke up in the morning. #
  • Okay everyone, please go to torrentz.com for an axxo rip of Slumdog Millionaire. Over 100 Seeders. Looks good. #
  • @sidharthrao Glad you finally jumped on to the bandwagon! in reply to sidharthrao #
  • [Blackberry] Man without scene. http://ff.im/-puBF #
  • Reflecting on my personal mailbox. Apart from Cron Daemon, I don’t seem to have other friends :-( #
  • I’ve figured tonight shall be animated movie night. I’m starting with the animated Spiderman movie. Lets see what comes up next. #
  • Genius bar of the 80s? http://ff.im/-pzj0 #
  • @goobimama A grand? in reply to goobimama #