tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:33:13 +0000http://cattrial.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (a fan)Blogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-1019895893943849883Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:37:00 +00002009-07-15T09:10:11.633+05:30The funniest tech thread i have ever read...Hard drive weight increasing?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/dUzYcn_aX8M/hard-drive-gains-weight-with-data.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)0http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/07/hard-drive-gains-weight-with-data.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-6317155923896337698Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:27:00 +00002009-07-14T15:03:54.768+05:30This is my Kiva page.I started lending in Kiva last September. So far, i have successfully lent to 10 borrowers.(either fresh contribution from my side or reused the amount paid back by previous borrowers) My first borrower is still paying back. While my second borrower has paid back 100%. I was invited to join a group. I hesitated for a month and then joined. And never had a great conversation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/Ny4_Nu2PSk0/bias.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)3http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/07/bias.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-4893009149989189103Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:27:00 +00002009-07-14T13:21:58.395+05:30A few years ago, this thought came up after a few visits to Walmart in US.One of the important things which Walmart should care about is reducing the time taken for the customers to finish the checkout of purchases made. Ideally there is a barcode tag in every item and the employee has to show this to the reader one by one, while the items are kept on a rolling table.My idea was, why not have a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/fJqBcepfde4/idea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)3http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/07/idea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-5769908591923010053Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:28:00 +00002009-06-23T00:02:08.871+05:30AdsWhen i first saw this ad, my response was,"Bah, what a crap... Is it really practical? Won't someone be ever conscious of all those small pieces spread across the hair? And she is really arrogant".But then, this ad seems to have grown on me after watching it quite a few times and now i seem to really like it :)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/jx0-RIPXMhA/tanishq-ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)4http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/06/tanishq-ad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-674210947037026394Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:00:00 +00002009-06-18T13:42:06.210+05:30One of the good things about working in a product development is one gets to see and use the final product with one's software/bugs in it.Also, it's quite a proud moment to see fellow human beings(customers) using the product.Often, i have wondered as what exactly goes into the manufacturing of the product and how the whole process happens.Luckily, last wednesday, i had a chance to see this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/peiZEtdsrUY/factory-visit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)0http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/06/factory-visit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-4724627837514848325Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:42:00 +00002009-06-17T09:14:06.136+05:30AdsAd You'll Never See ;) It's hilarious.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/ecpBA6SiC4U/iphone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)0http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/06/iphone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-6194133132309315876Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:30:00 +00002009-06-16T08:43:38.746+05:30AdsEveryday, i see a hoarding of Intel with the following lines,"Today we are creating tomorrow."Even though it seems to convey the meaning that Intel is involved in creation of stuff needed for our lives tomorrow, the sentence sounds quite moronic to me.When compared to the above line,"Sponsors of tomorrow" is sensible and better.The below ad is simply amazing. It's part of new Intel promotion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/Uim8sIYxtRE/intel-ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)2http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/06/intel-ad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-5233286505764186159Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:31:00 +00002009-06-08T09:06:00.702+05:30AdsI have often wondered as why there are no ads which fully utilize the rigour and speed of F1 for their promotion.Atlast, i found one from Petronas which is quite nice.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/9g_x1bM3YG4/petronas-ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)0http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/06/petronas-ad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-4589987768437665783Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:02:00 +00002009-06-07T19:42:35.303+05:30Felt like watching a black&white race... would've preferred a shade of red for a while in the telecast.Maybe, Bernie should stop creating a mess out with financial structure and rather concentrate on coming up with new rules to stop this Brawn whitewash! Race was boring to say the least.Barichello tried a few stunts and ended up retiring.Kimi was cool to start and ended up 9th place with no http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/Mqen2drvSBs/turkish-gp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)0http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/06/turkish-gp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-8086784515509169838Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:32:00 +00002009-06-03T23:09:53.510+05:30Apparently a train driver has dozed off while driving a train and missed stopping in 2 stations. So, he reversed the train back to those 2 stations.As per Senior Railway official, this is a small incident blown out of proportion. (heh...it's definitely a small incident thanks to no trains coming in the opposite direction)btw, already a train had been hijacked and wrongly crashed to a goods train.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/Ip8X7pTFvgw/sleepy-train-driver.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)0http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/06/sleepy-train-driver.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-35985581784656066Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:36:00 +00002009-06-03T12:59:55.914+05:30I was once jokingly telling my colleagues that provided the plane doesn't plunge into Atlantic and i reach US, i shall reply to them....And when i heard this Air France flight news, it was the first thought that came to my mind.For the last 2 days, even as a person who isn't even remotely related to this news, i am still reading cnn/bbc hoping that this whole news is some joke and the plane will http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/O2nbGF2zJn0/hard-to-believe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)0http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/06/hard-to-believe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-4209673904959414329Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:07:00 +00002009-06-01T20:04:18.262+05:30Mall is crowded... WestSide is over crowded with a really long queue near the billing counter...McDonalds seems to be overflowing with people. And there are human beings everywhere in the bookstore, making it difficult even to stand and browse books...By any chance, did the world recover from the recession in my absence? Or people have got adjusted to the recession ??Definitely the later...So http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/MvsMrAWoxl4/good-to-be-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)9http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/06/good-to-be-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-432703056119636892Fri, 15 May 2009 08:02:00 +00002009-05-15T13:37:02.843+05:30I am sure this might be useful for anyone who is planning on this trek.Will come back and update the stuff which were sorely missed :) I am not planning to take the items marked in Bold.1. Medical certificate2. 2 passport photos3. Original membership card4. 2 sets of Thermal wear5. 1 or 2 extra jean,3 kurtas,1 extra dress(light weight one).6. Goggles7. Sunscreen lotion8. Slippers/floaters.9. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/A6OQB6pJSv8/list-of-things-being-carried-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)4http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/05/list-of-things-being-carried-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-6756062328603057604Fri, 15 May 2009 06:38:00 +00002009-05-15T12:10:15.511+05:30Suddenly life seems to have become too hectic to even take a time out for posting a blogpost. Not sure, how exactly this happened. Guess, it's time to really do some time management :) Because, i have been planning to call up so many friends and it just doesn't seem to happen. The only time, when i pause and think about it is at 10.30pm, which isn't the right time to call them :)Maybe because i http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/0BCWKrYThwM/sar-pass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)2http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/05/sar-pass.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-8645430614558846600Wed, 06 May 2009 17:41:00 +00002009-05-06T23:27:56.223+05:30Atleast in South India, one of the only ways to pray Lord Ganesha is by putting thoppukaranam...also it is one of the punishing methods used in schools, which i never got anytime ;) Now, that has been researched at length and given a new avatar in the name, Superbrain Yoga.And they even have a dedicated website for this! It is funny to read the step by step procedure for something which is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/160Mj7sNj-I/thoppukaranam-aka-super-brain-yoga.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)1http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/05/thoppukaranam-aka-super-brain-yoga.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-110502103507005128Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:35:00 +00002009-04-28T23:19:41.456+05:30I always have a fascination towards writing stories...the 2-3 page ones which end with a real bang. Looks like below is one of those attempts gone awry without an ending :) Typed in June 2005, 4 years ago and it was lying as a draft. Posting the same now . Interestingly, i am not able to remember whether it was me who really wrote this or copied it from somewhere :)-------------------------------http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/XHs13j5xMb8/story-1part-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)8http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2005/01/story-1part-i.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-4659710110054074775Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:22:00 +00002009-04-24T13:19:52.471+05:30Atlast, Apple has achieved 1 billion downloads in 9 months...Interestingly, around 21% of the apps are related to Games with 13% related to Entertainment... check this link for full stats.And here is a perspective about the App Economy...IPhone has single handedly altered the mobile market.And IPhone wasn't a huge hit in India... :)Wonder how it'll fare in China...Also wonder whether the next 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/x2ctpB7_480/1-billion-downloads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)4http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/04/1-billion-downloads.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-2471139849788563026Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:25:00 +00002009-04-22T10:57:48.492+05:30Honestly, what else can be the reason for this insecurity?If i were in Sarkozy's shoes, i would have definitely felt the same :)Because this guy is more powerful than me due to his post, this guy is taller and leaner... :)I am sure some people might say, look down...but it just doesn't come that easily ;)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/NFxOJbc-H7U/obama-effect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)8http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/04/obama-effect.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-8432070822801596220Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:35:00 +00002009-04-19T17:34:57.210+05:30What a disappointing races...Somehow, i thought Malaysian was one of a kind slippage and things would be back on track for Chinese GP....so, eventhough i watched the race, didn't really want to crib about it over a post.But Chinese seems to be worser...I wonder what the hell is really going on in Ferrari camp...Is there any proper team coordination, teamspirit and stuff? Do people really http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/tome2LlaSAA/malaysian-chinese-grandprix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)2http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/04/malaysian-chinese-grandprix.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-8757292378049303969Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:17:00 +00002009-04-17T19:49:21.466+05:30It happened during our team meeting. Over the end of the meeting, project manager(PM) asked us to wait for few mins. While we wondered what it is going to be, she connected her laptop to the projector and said she would like to show us some videos from Youtube.And one of my colleague immediately said,"Ratings please. There are few fresh grads here."Whole team started laughing. PM was smiling and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/yrkbMqT9FOg/test-your-awareness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)2http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/04/test-your-awareness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-2731968332257245125Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:40:00 +00002009-04-17T19:20:12.418+05:30I first heard of this song during my NCC Trekking Camp in school days. As a part of the trekking camp, one of the night halts was in a church dormitory. We were all dead tired after a day long trek in the mountain and ready to crash. The church choir organized a small musical party and this was one of the songs sung by the Father (lyrics were totally different from the normal version. I guess it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/IacAXuMo-ng/surangani.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)0http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/04/surangani.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-2662265271264663123Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:05:00 +00002009-04-13T20:37:25.960+05:30KashmirLive is the news site from Indian Express group covering news from the Valley.Here is an interesting article about the Cat and Mouse game played by the Army and Militants.Wonder whether any kind of Human Tracking system can be implemented using GPS along the LOC...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/O2vbQWnp2VY/crossing-line.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)0http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/04/crossing-line.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-7510787463878183633Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:51:00 +00002009-04-07T22:21:43.171+05:30 Travelling in a train has its own charm which can be compared to none. And the first preference is 2nd class sitting followed by Sleeper class and the least preferred one is 3rd AC or anything else. There are several reasons for this preference list, varying from the dislike towards tinted glasses of the AC coaches to the uptight people of AC coaches. Although, nowadays one wonders as whether http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/TE7WLraF5cM/train-journeys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)5http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/04/train-journeys.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-4998168106802271780Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:48:00 +00002009-04-05T00:37:14.034+05:30AdsHere is an ad which i have never seen before. Thats because i am in India and this is meant to those who are trying to stick to their true roots(India) while hanging over the sky (non-India) ;) (only pun intended :))Music is great. And the more food than plate is totally amazing :)I disagree with a few things in the ad - the more spice than food, nodding for yes doesn't apply for all Indians.Thishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/2THMW1PPf_s/true-roots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)1http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/04/true-roots.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352617.post-8749571723855878254Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:33:00 +00002009-04-03T11:19:01.209+05:30Well, i am pretty sure this post is going to make some people use curse words as "WTF" or smile disapprovingly with a reply,"Oh...please".Either way, this is going to be written :)There were few official trainings at office. One particular slide in yesterday's training made me smile noddingly. Following is the content of the slide.--------Lao Tzu has discovered this truth 2500 years ago...A bad http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TamingTheCat/~3/dNIpXadNX6k/great-or-no-leader.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (a fan)3http://cattrial.blogspot.com/2009/04/great-or-no-leader.html