tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:02:49 +0000NewsOdd NewsCaptainHumourLimerick newsCricketListsTravelsathyatop 10 listsRandom thoughts of an individual whose brain specialises in thinking... ummmm... randomly!http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)Blogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-7359825393432942803Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:13:00 +00002009-11-11T15:51:22.491+05:30NewsAn article states that we interpret Mona Lisa's smile based on which part of the eye noticed it first! I for one, have never been able to appreciate what is it about this mundane painting of an average looking lady that draws millions to it!http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2009/11/mona-lisas-smile-interpreted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-2579390345508305373Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:22:00 +00002008-10-11T09:45:14.146+05:30TravelHave been in Tokyo on work for the past 2 months, and exploring Japanese cuisine as much as I can. The variety of food available in Tokyo is mind boggling! It seems like every second building in the city is a restaurant!While it will take a very very long time to become acquainted with the unbelievable variety of food items here, I can make an attempt to showcase the most commonly (and some not http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/10/japanese-cuisine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-3433413892789355456Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:43:00 +00002008-08-01T16:18:32.395+05:30Odd News 15 very cool DIY gadgets have been listed here. From a Night Vision headset to Rubik's Cube solving robot to a 3D object scanner, the DIY projects here are simply amazing!http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/08/some-very-cool-do-it-yourself-gadgets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-602365378868048062Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:42:00 +00002008-07-08T17:19:58.173+05:30HumourA good friend of mine who is a Financial Business Analyst just posted this question in a mailing list -Can anyone explain me with examples as to who is the floating ratepayer/fixed rate payer in a receiver/payer Swaption???? Have been breaking my head over it.. Please don't Google and paste.Needless to say, I had to give an appropriate answer which my b-school Financial Management professor wouldhttp://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/07/good-friend-of-mine-who-is-financial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-8152004812179581615Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:54:00 +00002008-07-08T16:46:58.908+05:30NewsThe political parties in Tamilnadu always rely on their own TV channels and newspapers to convey their absolutely non-neutral viewpoints to the audience. DMK and Sun TV/Dinakaran used to be like carrots and peas (or parotta and salna). However, these days it seems that Dinakaran and Sun TV have started to increase their coverage of Amma, finding no more support from the DMK. Has the face of http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/07/bottomlines-force-new-loyalties.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-7445368144444336328Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:29:00 +00002008-07-08T16:03:45.415+05:30Odd NewsThis USA Today news item shows an unemployed financial engineer standing with a 'For Hire' sign. Is the US economy really entering depression?http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/07/banker-wearing-for-hire-sign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-4096978739876001131Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:33:00 +00002008-06-26T14:09:15.588+05:30NewsA skyscraper has been planned in Dubai. So what, you might ask. It so happens that the tower design is made up of 80 pre-fabricated apartments which will spin independently of one another! This means that the building will look different each time one of the floors decide to go for a spin! Read more in this BBC News article...http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/06/moving-skyscraper-planned-in-dubai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-3854494608912094857Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:18:00 +00002008-06-26T14:16:03.328+05:30Humour Received a forward from a friend of mine on things that only Rajnikanth can do! Here they are -- Rajanikanth makes onions cry- Rajanikanth can delete the Recycle Bin.- Ghosts are actually caused by Rajanikanth killing people faster than Death can process them.- Rajanikanth can build a snowman..... out of rain.- Rajanikanth can strangle you with a cordless phone.- Rajanikanth can drown a fish.- http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/06/fun-facts-about-rajnikanth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-5886814546019709833Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:07:00 +00002008-06-24T16:41:50.799+05:30NewsHolographic mobile handsets capable of projecting, capturing and sending 3D images have been developed by .... Infosys! Wait a minute! I didn't even know until now that Infy was into making mobile handsets! Need to check the veracity of this article published on ZDNet....http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/06/holographic-mobile-handsets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-460245588316461537Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:55:00 +00002008-06-12T13:26:11.825+05:30NewsThis Friday the 13th doesn't seem to be that unlucky of a day! 'Cos a WiCamp (pronounced We-Camp) will be held at Wipro Technologies, OMR, Sholinganallur, Chennai. More details at http://barcamp.pbwiki.com/WiCampChennaihttp://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/06/wicamp-at-wipro-chennai-on-june-13th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-5047613016524091122Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:45:00 +00002008-06-03T17:32:19.606+05:30Odd NewsAn article in NDTV states that hotel owners in Tamilnadu have decided to reduce prices of food sold in their hotels to the common man as a birthday gift to Mr. Karunanidhi, the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu! Good for us! Here are more suggestions for gifts that us common folks can recommend to celebrate the birthday of many other celebrities!1) For T. Rajendar's birthday - all hair saloons to offerhttp://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/06/birthday-gifts-by-political-leaders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-7161729950574332341Thu, 29 May 2008 06:40:00 +00002008-05-30T11:13:08.075+05:30NewsCertain forms of Stem Cell Therapy is banned in several western nations, but is allowed in several Asian countries like India, Singapore and South Korea.A recent NYT article has Cynthia Fox, the author of "Cell of Cells" stating "Asian religions worry less than Western religions that biotechnology is about 'playing God'". Rapid strides have, therefore, been made in stem cell therapy in many Asianhttp://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/indian-doctors-stem-cell-therapy-makes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-6429289446273190416Wed, 28 May 2008 06:22:00 +00002008-05-28T11:57:23.773+05:30NewsIBM seems to have embraced Web 2.0 features in the workplace. From using 'Dogear' - a community tagging system like Del.icio.us, 'Blue Twit' - their version of Twitter and 'Beehive' - based on Facebook, IBM seems to be experimenting with ways to have their 400,000 or so employees bond with each other, and hopes that this will foster better knowledge sharing and lead to innovation. Read more on ithttp://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/ibm-goes-social-media-way.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-1784390056148170623Wed, 28 May 2008 06:10:00 +00002008-05-28T11:46:56.118+05:30ListsBeing the sceptic that I am, my mind refuses to accept simplistic answers to the complex questions that plague people (or atleast some people)! Here are six questions that I wonder will be answered in my lifetime. 1. What was there before the universe was formed (either by the Big Bang or by the entity known as God), and what will be there if the universe as we know it comes to an end?2. What http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/6-questions-unanswered-by-science-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-561369337247787771Tue, 27 May 2008 12:44:00 +00002008-05-27T18:21:47.477+05:30Limerick newsThere was a vessel named Phoenix LanderThat NASA built as an ice and life finderIn Mars it landed quite safelyThe scientific world cheered happilyImages of ice the probe plans to render.NASA's Phoenix Lander spacecraft had a picture perfect landing in the planet Mars. The craft plans to search for signs of ice and life in the planet. Read more on this....http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/limerick-news-phoenix-lander.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-4185180838654419684Mon, 26 May 2008 13:00:00 +00002008-05-26T18:35:34.873+05:30NewsTIME magazine has come up with a list of top 25 blogs. Some of the usual suspects like the Huffington Post and Boing Boing are part of the list, but do check as there are other good offbeat ones as well.http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/top-25-blogs-as-rated-by-time-magazine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-5253637827057662876Thu, 22 May 2008 11:29:00 +00002008-05-22T17:03:58.082+05:30Odd NewsOne day, a parrot called Yosuke Nakamura flew out of its cage and got lost. Unlike most other birds, guess what this parrot did to return to its owner.... http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/parrot-who-helped-itself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-8454394789242022363Tue, 20 May 2008 12:50:00 +00002008-05-22T17:05:11.774+05:30NewsGoogle's coming up with a service called Friend Connect that lets you grow traffic by easily adding social features to your website. Their website says "Visitors bring along friends from social networks like Facebook, orkut, and others to interact on your site." Sounds pretty interesting!Wonder if this will lead us to witness a spurt in personal website development activity!http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/googles-friend-connect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-3301188002050484261Tue, 13 May 2008 08:48:00 +00002008-05-13T14:20:08.398+05:30Limerick newsThere was a lady in the US named Hillary Who paid her campaign team hefty salaryTo win her a superdelegateThey campaigned until very lateBut she lost to Obama in many a Primary. http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/limerick-news-hillary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-7780626549732472037Sun, 11 May 2008 05:21:00 +00002008-05-27T18:16:58.789+05:30CricketBalaji is back with a bang! Watch the 3 deliveries that's made IPL history!Courtesy: YouTubehttp://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/balaji-is-back-with-bang-watch-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-7044328639705485311Sun, 11 May 2008 04:08:00 +00002008-05-27T18:18:07.559+05:30CaptainWell, I certainly didn't expect this review from Rediff! Looks like Captain's 150th movie is a good watch!http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/rediff-says-arasangam-pleasant-surprise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-5274050921229742784Fri, 09 May 2008 11:44:00 +00002008-05-28T17:00:50.083+05:30top 10 lists1. National Integration - The Need of the Hour by Raj Thackeray2. Boys Dont Cry by Sree Sreesanth and Chimbu3. Boost your IQ by George W Bush4. The Finer Techniques of Shaving by Vijaya T. Rajendar5. Knowing when to quit by Hillary Clinton6. Chastity for life by Paris Hilton7. Tolerance and Justice, the two pillars of humanity by Narendra Modi8. Attaining Joy by Frugal Living by Vijay Mallya and http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-that-didnt-see-light-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-447817509868359834Fri, 09 May 2008 08:17:00 +00002008-05-09T17:40:09.280+05:30CaptainA good friend of mine sent me a mail stating that he plans to watch Captain Vijayakanth's next movie 'Arasangam' on the first day of release! First day! How I envy him!!! Apparently Captain plays the role of a professor in a Police Training Academy! Being a fan of Captain's antics myself, I could start imagining a possible scene in the movie....----------------------------------------------------http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/sneak-preview-of-captains-arasangam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239334708503480213.post-8429566710949253084Fri, 09 May 2008 08:12:00 +00002008-05-09T17:39:14.206+05:30sathyaMy first ever blog post. Hopefully, I will be a regular blogger! Cheers!Sathya.http://braininchaos.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog-post-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sathya.)0