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I didn't read many books. I never had the patience to read many books. I never had the slightest inclination to read many books. It definitely had something to do with my father. Now how would any kid react to the onslaught of Shakespeare when he barely could understand the English his father spoke. Thou hath... sheesh why would anybody speak like that.... I was (emphasis on past tense as it is

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Never remembered this, when I watched all the con capers (Oceans' series is one of my favorites), never thought of this when I read about famous con artists. But when I read about the judgement against Charles Shobhraj, I remembered something. It has nothing to do with Charles Shobhraj or what he did, but this was one memory which was linked to that name. One of my cousins said, as we grow older

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Time: August 14, 1947 towards midnight Location: Indian Constituent Assembly Jawaharlal Nehru made this speech Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but

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Recently I started paying more attention to the really small print on a EULA or a contract or a warranty card etc. And as expected I started to find so many things which one would never realize, unless of course , one reads the fine print. Disclaimer: I am not waging a war against anyone :D BestBuy is a place that I frequent. Not necessarily to buy, but to look at all the new toys :P, though I

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I had to post this. I did not create it but do agree with each and every one :)Credit to the original writer ....These are our rules! Please note.. these are all numbered ‘1 ‘ ON PURPOSE!1. Men are NOT mind readers.1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don’t hear us complaining about you leaving it down.1. Sunday sports

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I guess the phenomenon called Fake IPL Player (link to blog) is going to come to an end tomorrow or at least that's what Prem Panicker says via his tweet. And I am guessing now the whole corporate drama starts.... they also say that there could be a criminal case slapped on the player..... I thought the guy was crude (esp. the names) but he had a great sense of humor. He may have stepped on

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Two black cheerleaders asked to sit out because of their skin color.The agency denies allegations. The story is hereBut knowing the Indian mentality, somehow I feel that they might have said that. We cry foul when we are subjected to it in other countries (and rightly so), but at the core of India there is racism and no one even attempts to realize it....... By the way, I think I have faced it

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Please click on the title to go to the story by Associated Press.The article is about a picture that was taken in 1888. The picture of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. The first time I got to know about Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan was in the movie "The Miracle Worker". A friend had it so I watched it out of sheer boredom. After a few months, I heard about "Black". I definitely felt that the

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I have for a very long time mulled over the decision to do something about corruption in India, which is rampant at each and every level, and... every time I came to the same conclusion that something should be done. And like a billion people (literally) never followed up on my thoughts.I have always thought that the system should be changed, but never acted on it myself. And the excuse is the

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You don't believe me..... then judge for yourself....Look at what it asked me to do....All I wanted is directions from my home to Bristol Myers Squibb. I was waiting for Google to give me a choice of addresses to choose from. Instead it pulled a fast one and gave me directions from the US to France.That is understandable given that BMS might have an office in France (Head Quarters are in

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I feel so honored that I got something different from Microsoft. Something other than what it had been dishing out from I don't know when.I mean come on....If you look at it, Microsoft's Operating System Windows or even its browser Internet Explorer,however many editions or versions MS releases ultimately neither the OS nor the software is "logical" bug free, because it is just a color change

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Yesterday I successfully endured the weekly visits to the dentist and I AM GLAD...... (sounds like an ad for GLAD, but it is not, also am not even remotely remotely related to another GLAD, I am straight like an arrow. To be politically correct I think I should say that I am not associated with it and will probably not be interested, lest they think I am a hater and get hate mail)So it turns out

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This is a very funny story about a friend who is quite absent minded...The story as she narrated to me (of course modified to fit the style of this blog)....She was doing her Post Graduation in some college in Delhi. She usually drives to the college as it was just 10 mins away from her home..... (dunno kaun sa galli wala college)One day due to her extra-ordinary driving skills the car had to go

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So.... the tooth needed to be attended to....Let me check if I have a good dental plan....It seems like I have a decent dental plan... so find a dentist in the area....Dr.Moon, well if he is going to make me dance using his fingertips (albeit with a drill in hand), I might as well not make any fun of his name....or else....In any case I never had a bad expeience with a dentist.... so i am hoping

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Apr 23rd the first bona-fide summer day of the year (after spring officially started long ago)..... temperature in the 70s.... and a drastic change from a couple of days ago....I do not know how the building support guys in those centrally air conditioned skyscrapers cope with these extremes... today they have to heat the whole building to 65 and then suddenly they have to stop the heat and start

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Please come again another day.... anywhere but here....... please....today is a Sunday..... i have been hit by Monday blues yet again. Well this happens practically every weekend, only the "torrential" rains made me even more gloomier....Yesterday was good.... just as the day was supposed to be in spring... warm, not too hot, bright and as if full of lifeBeing in Calcutta, I never believed the

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I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid! Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the

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I read this joke somewhere, I don't exactly remember where but it goes like thisA judge who is about to grant a divorce to a couple asks their eight year old girlJudge: Beta, whom do you want to stay with? Do you want to stay with your mommy?Girl: No mommy beats me.Judge: Do you want to stay with you daddy then?Girl: No daddy beats me too.Judge (confused): Whom do you want to stay with?Girl:

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Two days ago I was flipping through channels... when I was on a Japanese channel (curtsy DISH network, by far the worst blood sucking good for nothing network) I got a call, so I was talking on the phone and walks in a friend of mine and asks me what I was doing watching a Japanese channel. Not the one to give a straightforward simple answer, I asked him why should I not watch a Japanese channel

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Well even with exorbitant state taxes as in NY or CA one pack of Marlboro Lights would not cost more than $10, that makes a cigarette not more than 50 cents.But I know a guy who actually smoked a cigarette that cost him $230 + 15 cents.The central character in this post is the same "oxymoron" guy. I think I should start a stereotype with his name, but was warned against it.Now, this guy is a big

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A small conversation between me and my friend, some time ago after coming out of a night club.Friend: Those black lights are great man. We should buy those when we party at home next. Just black lights.Me: Yeah that would be cool. But after a few minutes of awe it really isn't that great. We can barely see and "black lights only" at home is NOT a good idea. By the way, think about it, "black

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previous installment in this series is part 1What I think as good use cases.To be able to write a good use case, we should first know about what not to do. If we avoid these pitfalls, it should not be hard at all to write good use cases.The TOP 5 use case killers according to Gary K. Evans and William F. Nazzaro areCRUD based use case partitioningDesign by use caseActor mis-classificationUse

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The man I am talking about is William Edwards Deming (1900-1993), an American statistician widely regarded for improving production in the U.S. during World War II and was responsible (followed by Joesph M. Juran) for "quality" shooting through the roof in Japan, after it rose from ashes of the mushroom cloud. The JUSE (Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers) offered him LOTS of money which

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aur mogambo khush hua....After a string of miserable movies (inspite of skipping KANK), I finally watched a good movie. I don't know if it is the acting/screenplay that was great or just pure adrenalin rush that comes with an underworld don kind of movie.Thanks to RGV their life is no longer a mystery, he directed/produced many a movie, however, each time I watch a movie on the underworld, it

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Guidelines are supposed to be just that...... but they can quickly transform into rules, which might tie down productivity.....and when you have managers modifying these at will, well... you have a sure recipe for disasterDon't get me wrong, I am not saying these should not become rules, some of them deserve to become rules, but as an age old saying tells it all, " Partial Knowledge is THE MOST

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Debabrata, defined our class anthem before Holud Pakhi and Purani Jeans came into play....I actually like this parody better than the original.... (curtsy: Debabrata Rakshit)Music: Anjan DuttaLyrics: Debabrata Rakshit Vocalists: M.Stat2000 batch minus Mitra and Tattooclass ey dhuklethhyang khoda kore deboboleche Nitin bhopu-racanteen ey boshe jhaari maarchhi taaichandana, ami aar ashbo naMacro

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When Nirmalya left Baltimore (working for shitty bank) for good to Chennai (to work for a baniya ka dukaan), he left a few things for me. Of these a lot are those that he "sentu"-fied (a.k.a "hain bhai"-ed) from me (e.g. my wireless router, had to buy another one after "donating" mine, but am definitely glad I got them back), he did leave one cd named Orient Express. I thought he somehow got the

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If you are familiar with Dentyne chewing gum, then most probably you are familiar with Dentyne-isms (supposedly words of wisdom.... but i think half baked). Some of these are funny, and some are really bad.Check for yourself.#001: Take the path less traveled but bring plenty of underwear.#004:Why don’t aliens ever kidnap normal people?#005: Today’s the day. (If not tommorrow is too).#006: a

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