tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:48:05 +0000bloggolutwitterAIRLINEAPRBAGGAGECarCarnatic MusicFEESHondaHow to name itIlayarajaIndiaKarunanidhiLTTEMSPMahenderNanoParameswara IyerPrabhakaranSabhnaniTataV.S.NarasimhanVarshaVenkatramanVijayaraghavanViolinZooactivitiesaustinblogsbommaiboredomboringcarnaticchicagocricketdasavatharamdiwaliforwardfunnygreat mangreen cardinternetjeeyapuramkucherylettermanlifemalayalammccainmemoriesmortgage brokerno showorigination feepaatipayperpostpiyerspointsradio coderefinancesanjay subrahmaniamslaverysocial mediathathatimelinetripsvisa bulletinI log in; My mind Slogs out! My mind Clogs up;I Blog down!http://raapi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (rajesh)Blogger632125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-8411037983208215237Sun, 05 Dec 2021 21:53:00 +00002021-12-05T13:53:16.043-08:00 Metaverse! This must be at the top of the Gartner Hype cycle. This WSJ video seems like a parody but it is reality. I find the current FB/Instagram/twitter itself as vehicles for folks to escape reality and hide behind made up names and avatars to spew largely nonsense and not take much responsibility for one’s actions. Now this metaverse is akin to adding another dimension of anonymity to http://raapi.blogspot.com/2021/12/metaverse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-3831380649129483661Tue, 18 Feb 2020 02:58:00 +00002020-02-17T18:59:04.699-08:00http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/viral-alarm-when-fury-overcomes-fear Very well written Prose. Helps one realize how lucky we are with the freedom and equality bestowed upon us.http://raapi.blogspot.com/2020/02/viral-alarm-when-fury-overcomes-fear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-125436027496883145Mon, 14 Oct 2019 01:46:00 +00002019-10-13T18:46:21.709-07:00Watched Asuran - Dhanush/vettrimaran combo movie, with Shwetha yesterday. Movie was well made highlighting the rural setting of the 1980's around the Tirunelveli areas where violence using sickles and machetes were at its peak. Even now we hear of several news of hacking of folks with tirupachi arivaal. Danush's versatility was very well evident. The fact that he could easily play with http://raapi.blogspot.com/2019/10/asuran-movie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-7149419876614107140Sun, 29 Sep 2019 01:47:00 +00002019-09-28T18:47:21.418-07:00https://photos.app.goo.gl/WHn8E6s9LafUVJaf8http://raapi.blogspot.com/2019/09/dhwani-madhura-performance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-6104759001897927782Sun, 08 Sep 2019 16:15:00 +00002019-09-08T09:15:16.413-07:00Looks like the MIT media lab is in a soup over its dealings with Jeffrey Epstein! While this episode might have been brushed off under the carpet, the modern day media and reporting has aided in throwing additional light into all the misgivings.Folks who took money from the scoundrel even after him going to jail for his uncouth behavior, need to repent for their actions. Ito San stepping down is http://raapi.blogspot.com/2019/09/ethics-of-getting-funding-from-dubious.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-6930755380820348988Sat, 23 Feb 2019 03:45:00 +00002019-02-22T19:48:18.900-08:00 It was an old Agraharam styled house. It had a spacious Thinnai in the front of the house where I used to play one pitch cricket all the time with my friends. The space was perfect for 3 or 4 kifs to play cricket. My mamas would also join us once ina while and we had a great time spending at least 1 hour playing there. The Thinnai also doubled up as a Tution center for my Arunachalam mama to http://raapi.blogspot.com/2019/02/random-thoughts-about-jeeyapuram-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-1801326498946677328Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:29:00 +00002017-07-17T10:29:54.739-07:00https://photos.app.goo.gl/NXkKnKKQrbRL9qRv2http://raapi.blogspot.com/2017/07/beautiful-memories-with-paati.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-3662563266347672110Mon, 17 Jul 2017 06:07:00 +00002017-07-16T23:07:56.161-07:00http://raapi.blogspot.com/2017/07/good-old-memories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-5444929122537363296Sun, 11 Jun 2017 01:36:00 +00002017-06-10T18:36:57.330-07:00Dear PaatiMay your soul rest in peace! I have very fond memories of you. My oldest memory being in Chennai Besant Nagar when Chitra was born in Veidehi hospital. You were taking care of amma and I used to play in the front of the hospital. You took great care of me, as I was your first grandson. You were always kind to me. Always spoke good of me, encouraged me to achieve. Your god fearing naturehttp://raapi.blogspot.com/2017/06/karunambal-paati-what-legend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-3769626623514649851Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:25:00 +00002016-11-14T12:26:36.786-08:00I saw the news about Gwen Ifill passing away. Very sad to note that.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_IfillI remember going to one of her Speeches in Austin about 12 years ago. She was excellent.I saw her on TV as well recently before the elections. She was still eloquent.May Gwen Rest in Peace. http://raapi.blogspot.com/2016/11/gwen-ifill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-4009220654153083960Mon, 01 Aug 2016 01:59:00 +00002016-07-31T18:59:46.032-07:00I got reminded about my blog. i dont think I have updated it 4 years.Several things ahve happened in the last 4 years. Dhwani has grown into a wonderful 6 year old kid. She is enjoying her vacation in India.We have had our 2nd daughter Jahnvi. She is such a bundle of joy. We just love being with her and cherish all her antics. She being the smallest of the cousins gets a lot of attention and http://raapi.blogspot.com/2016/07/testing-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-3247747107355980336Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:43:00 +00002012-12-03T07:43:28.558-08:00Life of Pi  12/1/12Warched the movie Life of Pi yesterday. I had a lot of expectations from having watched the trailer of the movie a number of times during prior movie outings. The vivid images of the a young boy getting shocked by a zebra trying to swim and escape frim te deck of a ship and his tryst with a ferocious tiger in a lone boat , the amazing way the mere cats run franticallyhttp://raapi.blogspot.com/2012/12/life-of-pi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-4388516087184895556Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:24:00 +00002012-07-31T07:25:45.020-07:00 From http://zettaset.com/info-center/what-is-big-data-and-hadoop.php What is "Big Data"? The short answer is that size does matter after all.Sometimes big data is measured in terabytes, petabytes, or more. In the real world, it's usually measured in frustration, annoyance, anxiety, and money down the drain. Data becomes "big data" when it basically outgrows your current ability to http://raapi.blogspot.com/2012/07/big-data-hadoop-and-such.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-201403329626001802Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:09:00 +00002012-06-10T09:10:40.599-07:00> > These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. > Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/http://raapi.blogspot.com/2012/06/appa-amma-in-boston-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-182127510707955539Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:47:00 +00002012-06-07T08:47:21.880-07:00    Sent to you by raapi via Google Reader:     Dreamworks Maximizes Storage via Inside IT Storage » SSD by Barbara Craig on 6/6/12 With Madagascar 3 being released this Friday, thought it would be of interest to the community to see just how much data is required to produce a 3D film. At HP's Discover event in Las Vegas today, the crowd of over 10,000 was http://raapi.blogspot.com/2012/06/dreamworks-maximizes-storage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-3792908969118429460Fri, 25 May 2012 16:06:00 +00002012-05-25T09:06:14.346-07:00    Sent to you by raapi via Google Reader:     Seagate enterprise tiered storage decoder ring via Inside IT Storage by Mark Wojtasiak on 5/21/12 It's a bit of an understatement to say that enterprise storage is complicated. Seagate alone has 7 different drive families in the enterprise storage space with 26 capacity points, and 101 model numbers. Everything from SSDs http://raapi.blogspot.com/2012/05/seagate-enterprise-tiered-storage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-6757356100675388230Fri, 25 May 2012 16:00:00 +00002012-05-25T09:00:36.698-07:00    Sent to you by raapi via Google Reader:     The evolving cloud and how it impacts storage – Part 2 of 4 via Inside IT Storage by Mark Wojtasiak on 5/24/12 This past March, Wes Perdue, Seagate's  Director of PLM Cloud Strategy at Seagate spoke at World Hosting Days in Europa-Park Rust, Germany.  The topic: The Evolving Cloud and How it Impacts Storage.  We havehttp://raapi.blogspot.com/2012/05/evolving-cloud-and-how-it-impacts_25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-4754789044146215076Fri, 25 May 2012 16:00:00 +00002012-05-25T09:00:25.243-07:00    Sent to you by raapi via Google Reader:     The evolving cloud and how it impacts storage – Part 1 of 4 via Inside IT Storage by Mark Wojtasiak on 5/17/12   This past March, Wes Perdue, Seagate's  Director of PLM Cloud Strategy at Seagate spoke at World Hosting Days in Europa-Park Rust, Germany.  The topic: The Evolving Cloud and How it Impacts Storage.  We http://raapi.blogspot.com/2012/05/evolving-cloud-and-how-it-impacts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-1116574053872832221Fri, 25 May 2012 15:46:00 +00002012-05-25T08:47:53.445-07:00 Define SSD: Top terms you need to know Ed Hannan How do you define SSD? SSDs (referred to as solid-state drives or solid-state disks) are storage devices that store persistent data on solid-state flash memory. SSDs have no moving parts involved. Rather, an SSD is made up of semiconductor memory organized as a disk drive, using integrated circuits (ICs) rather than magnetic or optical mediahttp://raapi.blogspot.com/2012/05/define-ssd-top-terms-you-need-to-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-8999470599656425414Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:17:00 +00002011-12-12T11:17:24.083-08:00 Digital Cameras http://raapi.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-pick-digital-camera-useful-info.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-1134549526353678216Fri, 13 May 2011 21:01:00 +00002011-05-13T14:08:43.148-07:00It came as a fresh lease of life when the election results started to trickle in.The view of huge crowds taking to the streets celebrating the results seemed really to be a harbinger of good things to come for the people of Tamilnadu. Right from the beginning of the election results release within 5 minutes into the flash news, it was evident that DMK was going to get a huge drubbing in the handshttp://raapi.blogspot.com/2011/05/jaya-ho.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-7668841947870550297Tue, 10 May 2011 20:13:00 +00002011-05-10T13:13:51.362-07:00This seems surreal! Vietnam of all places on earth. I would never even dream of visiting Vietnam but then this happened due to the the mandatory educational trip for a week as part of my my MBA at UT.We stayed at the historic Caravelle hotel. Vietnam always brought the picture of a war ravaged land in my mind having watched those war movies where Charlie Sheen and co go crazy on local Vietnamese http://raapi.blogspot.com/2011/05/trip-to-vietnam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-624652139737011891Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:16:00 +00002010-08-15T20:16:49.796-07:00 These are Shwetha's Graduation photos.http://picasaweb.google.com/shwetha.swami/ShwethaSGraduation# http://raapi.blogspot.com/2010/08/shwethas-graduation-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-4074562004200258490Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:06:00 +00002010-08-15T09:06:36.495-07:00So many trips have happened to India and back to the US all these 10 years and I thing that has always remained unchanged is the neatly packed ziploc bags full of savories that Amma delicately packs and places amidst all the clothes in the huge American touristers. Extra care is taken that the oil effusing out of the ribbon pakodas and cheedais don't get out  of the polythene bags.They are http://raapi.blogspot.com/2010/08/ribbon-pakodathattai-and-cheedai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348887.post-5113293759339589347Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:22:00 +00002010-08-07T10:23:05.098-07:00Indian government totally online All government office related links are available.... Kindly save it......This section provides you with information and useful links to avail various Citizen Services being provided by the Central & State/UT Governments in India . The list , however , is not exhaustive , as we are committed to adding more and more information about other services for which http://raapi.blogspot.com/2010/08/indian-government-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (rajesh)0