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Great quote by the great _why

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:29:00 +0000

when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create.

Fun Stuff: handling server error @ goroveshark

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:04:00 +0000

quote from a book

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:27:00 +0000

I have been reading "The Last Lecture" by randy Pausch on and off. In one of the chapters he writes about his love life and courtship with his would be wife. Somehow it happens that she thinks their ways are different and at that very moment Randy delivers fantastic line. What an attitude! Am impressed and now when I recalled it; I thought lets put it on my blog too. Here it goes.

Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.

Movie : Good Will Hunting

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:22:00 +0000

As everyone I too got confused while watching this movie? Whats the fuss all about? But man I loved the dialogues here. And that makes it really good movie.

Here are some of the dialogues.

Sean: Do you have a soul mate?

Will: Define that.

Sean: Someone you can relate to, someone who opens things up for you.

Will: Sure, I got plenty.

Sean: Well, name them.

Will: Shakespeare, Nietzsche, Frost, O'Conner, Kant, Pope, Locke...

Sean: Well that's great. They're all dead.

Will: Not to me, they're not.

Sean: You can't have a lot of dialogue with them.

Will: Not without a heater and some serious smelling salts.

Sean: Yeah. Well, that's what I'm saying. You'll never have that kind of a relationship in a world where you're always afraid to take the first step because all you see is every negative thing ten miles down the road.

and the other one

Chuckie: All right, are we gonna have a problem?

Clark: There's no problem. I was just hoping you could give me some insight into the evolution of the market economy in the early colonies. My contention is that prior to the Revolutionary War the economic modalities, especially of the southern colonies could most aptly be characterized as agrarian pre-capitalist and...

Will: [interrupting] Of course that's your contention. You're a first year grad student. You just got finished some Marxian historian, Pete Garrison prob’ly, you’re gonna be convinced of that until next month when you get to James Lemon, then you’re gonna be talkin’ about how the economies of Virginia and Pennsylvania were entrepreneurial and capitalist back in 1740. That's gonna last until next year, you’re gonna be in here regurgitating Gordon Wood, talkin’ about you know, the Pre-revolutionary utopia and the capital-forming effects of military mobilization.

Clark: [taken aback] Well, as a matter of fact, I won't, because Wood drastically underestimates the impact of--

Will: ..."Wood drastically underestimates the impact of social distinctions predicated upon wealth, especially inherited wealth..." You got that from "Work in Essex County," Page 98, right? Yeah I read that too. Were you gonna plagiarize the whole thing for us- you have any thoughts of- of your own on this matter? Or do- is that your thing, you come into a bar, you read some obscure passage and then you pretend- you pawn it off as your own- your own idea just to impress some girls? Embarrass my friend?

[Clark is stunned]

Will: See the sad thing about a guy like you, is in about 50 years you’re gonna start doin' some thinkin' on your own and you’re gonna come up with the fact that there are two certainties in life. One, don't do that. And two, you dropped a hundred and fifty grand on a fuckin’ education you coulda' got for a dollar fifty in late charges at the Public Library.

Clark: Yeah, but I will have a degree, and you'll be serving my kids fries at a drive-thru on our way to a skiing trip.

Will: [smiles] Yeah, maybe. But at least I won't be unoriginal.

Hard hitting isn't it?

new phone finally

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:19:00 +0000

pic courtesy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/08/22.html

Orkut Pains

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:05:00 +0000

Its buggy we knew but check out the attached pic below. I guess there are better ways to handle this data-fetch failure.

Orkut communities is another thing I don't get. Its good concept but doesn't work as scraps/messages serve purpose of connecting. Tools provided by orkut are quite limited. There are events/messaging to whole community but its use is not understood by lot of people I guess so User interface for communities page lacks emphasis on these tools.

In last few days I got these error messages.

Commenting on picture is temporarily disabled.
Some posts on my community got marked as spam
Some members got banned without any moderator/owner action
Very old posts of my orkut community went missing without any sort of alert/warning

a quote

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:03:00 +0000

There are things which must cause you to lose your reason or you have none to lose.

I wanna be

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:09:00 +0000

Thanks edw519@HN

this image says it all

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:15:00 +0000

source:http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/02/06/how-bad-is-it/

talking wise

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:21:00 +0000

Contentment is wanting what you have. Ambition is wanting what another has. Progress comes from wanting what nobody has.

being worthless

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:17:00 +0000

My Rainbow

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:36:00 +0000

Your rainbow is strongly shaded red and orange.

What is says about you: You are a strong person. You appreciate energetic people. Others are amazed at how you don't give up. You get bored easily and want friends who will keep up with you.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

Geek Priorities

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:23:00 +0000

Slide: Employees suck

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:24:00 +0000

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Love Story : Common end!

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:44:00 +0000

design you trust!

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:42:00 +0000

Simple productivity funda

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:05:00 +0000

politicians

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:47:00 +0000

I read the statement somewhere online

This is the key: the real job of a political leader is not to solve national problems, but to get the public to participate in the undoing of democracy, to sacrifice their children, etc.

Our job is always to think more critically.

Recession trivia

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:31:00 +0000

The recession has hit so hard that these days even gals r marrying for love :D

marketing basic

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:55:00 +0000

We don’t need much of anything, actually, but we want a lot.
-SG

fact for these days

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Chacha kaise ho ???

Chacha: ab kya batau....
Bada beta share broker hai...
doosara beta Jet Airways mein hai aur
teesra software mein

sabse chhota PANWALA hai...

Buss Wahi ghar chala raha hai...

I CHING - the book of changes -3

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:07:00 +0000

The Chun Hexagram

Grow,move forward, with measured pace, checking yourself all the way. Observe the situation carefully, seeing all the facets, all possible sources of trouble. Use firm but proper action where necessary. Delegate responsibility and accept help, but not so as to become dependant. Do not overextend yourself. Be sure of yourself, sure of your ground and then move cautiously but surely ahead.

I CHING - the book of changes -2

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:26:00 +0000

The K'un Hexagram
Be perceptive. Avoid errors before they take place. Let your abilities flow naturally.Work with quite efficiency. Exercise firm self-control in the times of stress. Lead by following or appear to follow. Achieve with the just the right amount of the effort. Let your work identify you and let it be labour of love. Success comes with quite efficiency, loving service and conscientious devotion to duty

Book : Destination Moon

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:02:00 +0000

With recent success of Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission by India it is obvious that scientific community of India would become more curious about the whole project and efforts gone into that. I immediately searched for blogs/articles on the same and then came to know recently a book also got published on the same. I headed to flipkart and ordered one.

I started reading this book with lot of expectations; but after reading preface by author it became clear what to expect from this book. It is small book and you can finish it in your daily commute in 3-4 days. I haven't finished reading yet but spreading word about achievement of India's space program is needed. Its been long time when I read last about planets and astronomy in general. Author Pallava Bagla has mentioned most of the factual details about space program journey so far. Incidentally I knew about INSAT and IRS satellites in school days but now realized how important they are for massive country like India.

This book though fails in driving the "real point" home. Either it should have concentrated on technical achievements and its benefits for India in 21st century or only the chronology of the events in more detail which decided the direction of chaandrayaan mission . I would have loved more photographs and more anecdotes about the things happened over the years. I salute all the scientists who toiled all these years. I envy them for their passion about the work they do. Do read this book to get perspective of India's success in this very competitive as well as niche business.

I CHING - the book of changes -1

noreply@blogger.com (Ketan Khairnar) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:36:00 +0000

The Ch'ien hexagram - The Strength of dragon

Use this time to further develop your inner strength. Refrain from taking direct action. Be observant. Think carefully. Ponder. Contemplate. Consult with those wiser and more knowledgeable than yourself. Avoid extremes. Develop quite confidence. It is a time for solitude and serenity. Time to quitely cultivate and develop the four noble attitude of firmness,strength,moderation and justice.