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sleep now in the fire

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:18:00 -0700

Found : The Unix Haters Handbook

Hosted Here : http://research.microsoft.com/~daniel/uhh-download.html

Notice that the host is Microsoft. That too, Microsoft research. A bit too much of a coincidence, no ?

blog reload 2.1

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 22:47:00 -0700

a bit of spit shine, and that's about it.

the number of the beast

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Tue, 6 Jun 2006 10:25:00 -0700

To all the numerologically possessed, today is 06/06/06 . Supposive number of the beast and all the jazz.
Our principal was seen doing the rounds of the college today after a long and conspicuous absence, confirming our suspicions that he really is the devil incarnate.

coming your way

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 22:32:00 -0800

I've been avoiding posting for almost 2 months now, mostly due to laziness. But after one insomniac night spent listening to road paving equipment that was hell bent flouting all noise norms, I am filled with this pointless wish to post again. Someone please explain to me why the PMC decides to pave roads at unearthly hours and that too with equipment making noises that can best be described as attempts by one of the machines to perform sadistic ultraviolent acts with the other.

Take my advice, and stop reading now.

My predictions of Kaun Banega Chhatrapati might be far off but the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangha did manage to come out with Kaun Banega Ramayan Expert or KBRE as they fondly refer to it. Both of them are very interesting sites I assure you. While I can offer no resources on the Ramayan, Crystal Blur offers a very excellent take on the Mahabharat. On a similar note, the Brick Testament offers an excellent Lego oriented view of the Bible.

Then the great bike company that is Hero Honda launched the Pleasure 'only for women' as they put it. So now women can go to an exclusively for them Hero Honda showroom and buy 'Pleasure' because uptil now this sort of fun was only reserved for boys. Does no one else get what is wrong with that ?

And there's this great article by Scott Adams on Calvin & Hobbes which Kunal has also linked to. For all Calvin & Hobbes and Peanuts fans I recommend Goats, which in my opinion is the greatest web comic I've ever seen. I'd suggest a start from the infinite typewriters series.

Last but not least, this place says my blog is worth $6774.48 . Any takers ?

the song remains the same

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:35:00 -0800

As if there weren't enough controversies around the Pune airport already, the great Mr. Suresh Kalmadi has proposed to rename it as the 'Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj International Airport'. Consider this, Shahu Maharaj has absolutely no connection with Pune. Pune even during his time was governed by his prime minister, Bajirao Peshwe who actually stayed here. Personally , I think that the Shahu College of Engineering is probably his strongest connection to Pune.

So, I try and imagine an scenario 50 years down the line when Chhatrapati fever is at its highest. I can see it now, Pune renamed to Shahunagar/Peshwepur/Jijaigaon or whatever the hell catches their fancy. Imagine a time when Fergusson becomes 'Thorle Chhatrapati Shaikshanik Vidyalay' if you will.

You get up to read your daily 'The Chhatrapati of India'/'The Chhatrapati Express'. You turn to page 3, now incidentally known as the Chhatrapati page to find out what happened at 10,Chhatrapati Street or the Chhatrapati Lounge. Complimented by a strong cup of Neschhatrapati. You’re angry, your favourite Chhatrapati and Hobbes strip is missing today. It does not look like this will be a bad day. You get all ready and drive to work in Chhatrapati Udyog Limited's latest 800 cc offering.A guy just misses hitting you head on. ‘Chhatrapati-fucker ! ’ you yell at him. Its your brand new car, you had to save up a lot of Chhatrapatis; you should have yelled more. You drive down Chhatrapati Marg, turn left at Chhatrapati stop, cross the 7 Chhatrapatis chowk to reach the International Chhatrapati Centre. There’s your office, sandwiched between CSPL and Chhatrapati Instruments. You head to work and greet sixty other people who are all named Chhatrapati, just like you. You then head a meeting for implementing Six Chhatrapati quality management. Later you boot up your lapchhatrapati. You remember its now loaded with Chhatrapati Buruj XP, secretly wishing you had the money that Chhatrapati Gates does.

You've had enough, you need a break. You turn on your iChhatrapati and start to browse unchhatrapatipedia. You thank god for Led Chhatrapati and Chhatrapati Floyd. Its lunch time. You sing the mandatory ‘Hail to the Chhatrapati’ that is required before ever meal. Your over strict boss makes sure of it. He reminds you suspiciously of १९८४’s Big Chhatrapati. Almost quitting time, you keep reminding yourself. Your friend brings over his C-series phone to show you. You smile, knowing your Moto Chpt is much better. That reminds of a phone call u have to make. You pick up a directory; it has only one section, the alphabet ‘C’. Quitting time. You leave, eyeing the Executive Chhatrapati’s office on your way out.

You’re home again. You’re too tired to cook dinner, its McChhatrapati’s again. You turn on the TV. Star Chhatrapati’s ‘Kyunki Thorle Chhatrapati Bhi Kabhi Chhatrapati the’ is going on. You switch immediately to the National Chhatrapati Channel. Its no use, even CBO’s ‘Chhatrapati: Nikalacha Diwas’ holds no interest for you. Wait, its Monday. ‘That Chhatrapati Show’, ‘Everybody Loves Chhatrapati’, ‘CSI: Chhatrapati’ all your favorites are on. You decide to catch up on the news, shuffling between CBC and Chhatrapati 24x7. Our latest carrier the ‘Veer Chhatrapati ‘ was launched today. The Prime Chhatrapati of Chhatrapatistan has just been assassinated. The Formula Chhatrapati season begins tomorrow. Enough, you shuffle channels and finally end up watching ‘Kaun Banega Chhatrapati’. Time for bed, its another bright sunny Chhatrapati day tomorrow.

To think it all started with an airport name.

This started over a discussion with Akshay and Mihir, many thanks to them.

in bloom

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 02:17:00 -0800

Taking a cue from Maruti, I decided that all old things need a revamp. After some heavy post exam burning of the midnight oil (with pleasure i might add), my blog finally has a new look. While it is not very different from the trademark MUL 'now with improved headlights' relaunch, I do think its a pretty good job. The engine underneath remains the same as ever. Till the next exam then.

Update : For those of you who want to try out a new template, visit this : http://blogger-templates.blogspot.com. Originally a request by Salil.

Hat tip : Mihir

the eye in the sky

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Sat, 3 Dec 2005 07:34:00 -0800

Its exam time again. Not really conducive to blogging, but this I just had to put up. For all the Google Earth fanatics out there , high resolution images of Pune are finally up. While they're not good enough to count all the potholes as of yet, they are good enough to make out the Sukhoi's at Lohegaon. (Mihir, take it easy...)

Case in point, wanton destruction of trees we call a college. Yeah, I'm talking SCOE people !!

Here's the old image , which can still be seen on Google Maps :

And the updated image, which is so far only seen on Google Earth :

And last but not least, the Sukhoi's themselves !!

Update : The above pic is of the Su-30K's of the 24th squadron. This squadron is no loner stationed at Pune. Gives a rough indication that the updated photos of Pune are roughly over a year and a half old. Hat Tip : Mihir

paper cuts

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Sun, 6 Nov 2005 18:13:00 -0800

To all those bloggers who believe they write well, here's a chance to prove yourself. Srijan writes about the TFA Creative Writing Awards. Unfortunately, we're almost out of time ; their deadline is the 10th of November. However they do let you mail your entries in. Lots of money to be made people ! Read more here.

Hat Tip : err.. didn't I just say Srijan ??

sad but true

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Wed, 2 Nov 2005 21:10:00 -0800

That quirky little search engine, YaGoohoo!gle is no more. Like so many other good things, the corporates shut it down. In case you dont know what it is, then you've never bothered with the links section on my blog. Dont try it now, you're too late now. If you haven't been reading, it shutdown !

It has however been replaced by something called Twingine. Equally good.. Infact its the same thing, Yahoo and surprisingly Google too made them change its name. What it does basically is that it gives you search results from Yahoo and Google on the same page. As a side effect it also shows how horribly pathetic Yahoo search is as compared to Google. Good tp, because it comes with a Firefox plugin, a search box for your website and for you lucky bastards using Tiger; a desktop widget.

and justice for all...

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 08:51:00 -0700

I just happened to a shop besides Nal Stop traffic booth today. For those of you who don't know it, it is probably the Traffic Police's biggest single source of income. Their primary targets ? Those innocent souls who forget that there is no open left at Nal Stop.

Anyways, I was observing the police catch those unsuspecting and sometimes overzealous souls and how they handled them. Here's some quick calculations :

1. The Nal Stop signal has a cycle time of 90 seconds.
2. During one single cycle the police catch on average of 8-10 people.
3. Being very modest and considering the fluctuations in traffic, lets assume that 6 people are caught by the police.
4. Now, from what I remember; the fine for breaking a signal is Rs. 100. Of course we all know that we can get away by paying the cop 50 bucks n forgetting about the receipt.
5. So we have 6 people paying the cops 50 bucks every 90 seconds which go straight into their pockets.
6. Now, being very very generous lets assume that 2 out of every 6 people insist on a receipt.
7. So we end up with 4 people paying the cops 200 bucks every 90 seconds.
8. That's 200 x 40= 8000 bucks every hour.
9. Assume that the cops are on duty for 12 hrs a day. That's 8000 x 12 = Rs. 96,000 a day.
10. So over a period of one month, they earn 96000 x 30 = Rs. 28,80,000 a month.
11. On average there are 3 cops on duty at Nal Stop every day, so they each earn 2880000 / 3 = 9,60,000 a month.
12. So, we have traffic cops now who earn 10 lakh rupees a month. Which makes an annual package of 1.2 crores.

Now, if one wishes to join the Traffic Police all training,lodging and boarding is free provided you meet the fitness criteria. And their highest Indian package that I know off is 1.2 crores.

So here's the clincher. Why would anyone want to do a MBA in IIPM which after a yearly fee of Rs. 7.5 lakhs could only manage a international highest package of 36 lakhs and a national one of 8.5 lakhs ? Put 1% of those 7.5 lakhs into a gym instead and become a traffic cop ! Also, sue me IIPM !

who's who

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:43:00 -0700

In response to the kobra's Guess who "blogs" too.. Bipasha Basu is fine mate, but Pete Townshend is better. Thought I better do a blogroll expansion for once, especially since people started sending me links to the blog that I'd found in the first place...

road trippin

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Sat, 8 Oct 2005 09:55:00 -0700

How to get to SCOE or 'My Daily Commute'

1. Get on Sinhgad Road. Avoid being hit by buses that obey no signals, they could kill you.
2. Realise that there is a gaping 10'x10' hole in road where a bridge should be. Use road created on the side. Avoid being maimed by the iron rods sticking out on the side as far as possible. They could kill you.
3. Realise that the road is just too crowded. Duck into the sidelane which is a shortcut. Avoid hitting the LPG cylinder laden truck head on. The driver might not like it.
4. Avoid hitting pole standing in the middle of the 4 feet wide shortcut.
5. Notice the cat's eye in the road. Realise that its a bull's hoof, not a cat's eye. Also realise that it has the remaining bull attached to it. Avoid being impaled by the horns.
6. Preferably do not drive straight in to the water canal. Take the inhuman turn and use the road that runs beside it.
7. Avoid hitting more MSEB poles in the middle of the pole.
8. Avoid hitting stray poultry running in the road. They cost thrice as much as they think you do. Also, the fall might hurl you into the canal. Slight chance of death foreseen.
9. Drive over the mix of bumps and troughs you see on your left. Yes that is the road. Note that it may kill you.
10. You have almost reached my college. Drive onto the ramp that you think would never lead up to the parking. It leads to the parking.
11. Climb up the steep slope. Do not be alarmed by the chunks of road lying 5 feet below their actual position. Do remember that a fall here may kill you.
12. Remember, the beauty always lies in the flaws. You have reached my college. Also, it might kill you.

N.B. Avoid any seemingly harmless potholes in the road. They might not kill you, but they have been known to swallow more than half a bike in.

physical graffiti

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Wed, 5 Oct 2005 21:25:00 -0700

5 things I'd like to see written on t-shirts :

1. Impressive, but how big is your dick ?
2. As long as the music's loud enough, we won't hear the world falling apart.
3. Engineering : Because Murphy's Law needs proof.
4. 50,000 monkeys at 50,000 typewriters produced this slogan.
5. Mum said no messages on my t-shirt. I said fuck off !

the division bell

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:27:00 -0700

Well, a little late but a post on the Ganeshotsav. Also, finally something that aint Dubya related.

Anant Chaturdashi holds a special place in my heart, especially since I live very close to the river. The poetic pink wash given to the roads, the most obscure pieces of music you've ever heard and people dancing like they've got a mouse up their pants. Aah, nostalgia !

Saw one very interesting event his year. Since the very large junction just in front of my house has been declared dance stop central, I get to see a lot of what is best described as drunken buffonry. But this one incident really stood out this time. These two Ganpati mandals, who henceforth taking a cue from reservoir Dogs will be referred to as Mandals Orange and White had a slight altercation. Orange is called Orange mainly because it was lead forward by a group of way-too-old-for-half-pants senior citizen RSS members with the orange Shiv Sena flag overkill. White showed no any particular inclination and hence a neutral colour..

Mandal White reached the junction first blaring this Tamil/Malyalam song that seemed to be the rage all day saturday.. Mandal Orange was just behind them. For the dance number Mandal White put on a surprising remix of 'Allah Ke Bande'. Quite a welcome surprise after a whole day of Dhoom and Kajara Re. While the song started normal enough, 10 seconds down the line it changed to something that went as follows 'Toota , Toota.. dhikchak,dhikchak... , Toota , Toota.. dhikchak,dhikchak...' While this 2 word and 2 drum beat rendition continued for around 2 minutes or so, Mandal Orange had reached upto the junction. Seeing the road blocked ahead by White, the RSS grandpas saw the quick chance to rest their weary legs on any surface they found. And suddenly all hell broke loose.

For you see even though 'Toota , Toota.. dhikchak,dhikchak... ' might seem attractive to some people, the remix master for this particular song, bless his heart realised that the song actually had more words than 'Toota , Toota'. So, the words 'Allah ke bande' blared on the speakers. As you can imagine it bought new life into those almost ready to drop RSS walking skeletons. Aided o'course by their Shiv Sena brethren who were all happily riding behind in a truck. An immediate halt to the song was brought forth. 'An insult to Ganapati' they declared, 'Sacrilage' they cried. After many stern lectures and a few slaps by the Shiv Sena cronies, Mandal White put on what can be described as the worst recording of 'Omkara Swarupa' I have ever heard. And o'course they were made to lose their spot in the line and force Orange to go ahead. O'course this was a cause of celebration for the Shiv Sena folks and loud music was their only answer. And what song did they choose first ? A certain number by one miss 'Tata Young'. No points for getting the song.

comfortably numb

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:02:00 -0700

Now for the million dolar question. So, imagine u'r the President of America. You are struck in a UN meeting with 150 other heads of state and you really need to go to the bathroom. What do you do ? What do you do ?

The answer ? You ask your Secretary of State for advice. After all, even Dubyaman needs to pee right ? And since you are a half witted Texan POTUS, you cant even go to the bathroom without consulting your yes men. Just make sure you dont get caught on camera, something Dubyaman didn't bother with. Clicked by a Reuters cameraman the photo shows Bush writing a note to Condi saying 'I thiNK I MAY NEED A BATHROOM break ? Is this possible ?' Why Dubya needed to ask Condi if he needed a bathroom break is quite beyond me at the moment.

the dogs of war

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 07:51:00 -0700

Well, its 4 years to September 11th today. 4 years since the Americans got stupider, more gullible and paranoid (Please note the fact that I say stupider and more gullible). Then they went and re-elected their President. A guy who ran ever single company he ever had control of into the ground and who had a pet cat named India. O'course ! Who else would be better suited to run a country where they cant differenciate between Sikhs and Muslims. And what are his great achievements you say ? He managed to get more Americans killed in Afghanistan than the World Trade Centre. And then his muse changed, Iraq it was to be.. To depose Saddam Hussein, the leader who was in power in 2003 only because of US help in the Iran-Iraq war.

I wouldn't say all things Bush did were bad. Didn't we all want to be looked upon as a possible terrorist when we landed in America ? What could be cooler ?And we needed absurdly long baggage checks. And o'course how could we justify the increase in pocket money without the Rs. 15 increase in petrol prices Bush caused ? Plus the environmentalists are happy too.. Hey did you hear; somewhere in Texas, a village is missing its idiot...

obscured by the clouds

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Thu, 1 Sep 2005 08:57:00 -0700

I have had my share of bad and sad quizzes, but once in a while along comes a real whopper.. I am talking about o'course, SCOE's very own Pinnacle '05 quiz.

It started off an hour late, which is the hallmark of every good quiz, but that's where things started going downwards.. For some reason the organisers insisted on having stupid pointless rules like validating all the payment receipts and giving out answers to the elims 3 days later. The official explanation given for this was that since the elims questions did not appear again in the main quiz, we had no need to know what the answers or even what the cut off was. While we failed to understand what the great national secret was, a look at eh answers reveals that it was better that they were not revealed. Officially the answers to the elims have still not been given out, I just managed to source them through some contacts.

To point out some of the finest examples I could find in there :

1. Internet Explorer has a Unix version. Wow, Microsoft has really changed since the last time I saw it. FYI, the quiz masters have asked people to see 'About Internet Explorer'. Apparently NCSA'a Mosaic and IE are the same software. Didn't know that, did ya ?

2. How many of you are aware that William Gibson did not coin the term Cyberspace in his book Neuromancer, he infact coined the term Neuromancer in his book Necromancer ?

3. The most popular game in the world in the 80's was not Tetris or Pacman, it was Asteroids.

4. NIN's 'The Fragile' is the only release to hit #1 on the BillBoard charts . No other release has ever #1. A quick Wikipedia search reveals that NIN infact has had two albums hit #1 on BillBoard.

5. Did you know Pietermaritzburg, capital of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa is now home to a church museum, one of the country’s national museums, with Colenso's tomb in front of the altar. Infact how many of you ever heard of Pietermaritzburg or Colenso?

Some thing other things the quiz makers dug which us stupid quizzers did not know. Shame on us :

1. The album Oye Bubbly though critically though critically ridiculed has really caught the attention of the people and has gone on to become quite a rage in India. It has 9 film and Indipop tracks.

What is wrong with us people ? Led Zeppelin albums aren't important, Oye Bubbly is important. Also, remember to note down the number of tracks in every single album you listen to henceforth.

2. Mark Burnett lives in the US because hismother told him too. He was an advisor to the British SAS in a "security operation".

How do continue to live without reading the autobiography of the man who gave us such classics as 'Survivor' & 'The Apperentice' ?

3. Kimberly Yeo of Singapore won the SingTel SMS Shootout organized by SingTel in 2004.

All of you fools who saw the Sania Mirza-Maria Sharapova match, now you know you should have been watching the SMS Shootout instead.

4. Susan Hockfield is currently the president of MIT, Boston.

Also read up on the current Deans and Presidents of Yale,Stanford,Harvard etc..
And yes o'course, remember that STES's President always has and always will be Mr. Navale.

5. Cate Blanchett who played Katherine Hepburn in 'The Aviator' was nominated for an 'Best Actress in a Supporting Role' Oscar while Katherine Hepburn herself won an Oscar.

Wow, talk about your freaky coincidences ! Can you imagine how interesting this question can get if someone ever plays Cate Blanchett in a moive ? For those of you how were ill-informed read Hepburn's autobiography 'Me: Stories of my Life'.

6.

Girl you make it feel, like the first time
Like there's never been another
Girl you make it real like the first time
Every time you lay down by my side

Are the lyrics of a song 'First Time' written by by Ronan Keating for his wife Yvonne Keating. Google actually came close to failing me when trying to find this one.

But their point is correct, Ronan Keating does come just after Jim Morrison when it comes to writing lyrics.

There was an acrostic question thrown in for just for the heck of it which was supposed to help us answer the elims, which no one got. Also the organisers were blissfully unaware of the actual answer.

The quiz started 4 hours late, with a lovely you've-come-here-for-the-money-bastards-so-wait-for-it attitude shown by the organisers. It had one of the most brlliant scoring systems I had ever seen, with teams getting as much as 100 points for a correct answer. Overall difficulty level of the questions seemed to fluctuate more than the weather nowadays, with the obscurity levels completely off the charts. Also, there was an awesome pictorial round whose details I dont want to go into.

More rants found on Siddharth's blog

On a passing note, I apologise for the tardiness in this particular post. It was lying as a draft for a long time, I just could not finish it. It has been hastily shoved out of the door as of now.

Secondly, we are currently trying for another SCOE quiz that shall be made by the regular quizzers and shall be of much better quality, I promise. Also, based on the feedback to my quiz; the Simpsons and H2G2 shal make no apprearances in it at all.

Thirdly, Aditya Udas, welcome to the Blogsphere and be so very glad that you didn't come to the Pinnacle quiz. Also, Sopan has written his first proper post, an event that few people though would ever happen.

bridge on the river mutha

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:18:00 -0700

Update on the south end of sanity.Photos from the bridge that was supposedly under water.

the south end of sanity

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Mon, 1 Aug 2005 09:53:00 -0700

thunderstruck stand i, watching the dark blue,
cut away with drops shining through,
the sun, humbled, to a lowly gray hue,
what dreams do the rains make true ?

Does the rain make people lose their minds ? I'm standing on the Khadakwasla bridge watching the water gush by when I get an sms saying dont go to Khadakwasla, the bridge there just got swept away. Plus fellow SCOEians have been calling up all day asking if water crossed the Rajaram bridge. That entails a holiday for us apparently. For the record, its still a good 5 meters below the road level on the bridge. Then there was the beauty saying Deccan had been closed and the police weren't allowing anyone to go there anymore. Think twice before you react people, what's wrong with you ??

hallelujah !

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:59:00 -0700

Finally the Indian Express starts Calvin & Hobbes again. Is it because the rain affected their normal daily comic strips; or simply a change for the good, I do not know... But a pleasure either way.

a momentary lapse of reason

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 08:04:00 -0700

Brouhaha proudly presents the greatest blogroll expansion ever.
Well, maybe not... But it certainly will be the biggest !

Lets see now :

Aditya 'The Kobra' Pethe

Fellow MESCOE quizzer. Also known as the kobra. Not the harmless stinging variety, the other kind.

Akshay,the Raut kind..

Fellow SCOE quizzer. Watergate's greatest fanatic. If Mark Felt hadn't owned up on his own, this guy would probably have exposed him.

Anand 'Mishmash' Ayyadurai

I know him not, but a fellow H2G2 fan.

Crimethink

My attempt at a literature blog. Big brother will probably shut it down soon, unless lack of enthusiasm gets to it first. More contributors wanted btw...

Ganesh 'Hedge' Hegde

The not so angry, angry young man. Non-conformist and fellow quizzer. Blogs with the satisfaction that he has no need to blog.

Harshad 'Green Day' Karandikar

He shoots, he scores. With a camera that is.

Kunal 'I win' Sawardekar

Quizzer extraordinare. Will probably be single handedly responsible for bringing quizzes under the Income Tax net in the near future.

Kunal Thakar

Fellow VIT quizzer,Linux fan,Rock fanatic and Pune Times hater. Rents out space on his blog.

Kvasir

An SCOE attempt for a group blog. Its death was written in its origins only. Good hilarious stuff though.. FYI: Kvasir was the wisest of the Norse gods.

Mihir 'its MiG not MIG' Shah

Fellow SCOE quizzer. Primary interests are killing machines. Knows every kind of war machine, unless it happens to be an X-Wing fighter. We think he's just trying to increase his father's business, who just happpens to be a doctor.

Mohit 'Morrison' Chhabra

The Doors, The Doors and more doors. The pride of Noida. Also H2G2 crazy..

Nikhil

Fellow PICT quizzer. Kundargi = Genius. This one suggested by Salil. Probably one of the very rare people who list last heard songs on their bolg.

Persis 'Tia' Taraporewala

Probably the sweetest person on earth. Nature freak & Peanuts fan. She knew better and kept away from quizzing.

Rahul 'White Noise' Gokhale

The enlightened one. The bringer of light. The real White Wizard. Luciferous. Read Kvasir if you dont know what I'm talking about.

Salil 'O-Kavi' Bijur

Fellow VIT quizzer and Pune Times hater. Also known as Khajur... Jeffrey Archer fan.

Siddarth 'I Object' Dani

Fellow VIT quizzer. An overall nice guy, unless you happen to be the quiz master. Likes French films, for reasons debatable...

Shriniwas 'Outscourcee' Kulkarni

Fellow MESCOE quizzer. Talented poet, but in desperate need of better topics to write poems about. Also, fellow Tanenbaum fan.

Sidin Vadukut

This guy is god. The man behind The Travails of Single South Indian Men. A must read.

Sopan 'Bullet' Sharma

Fellow guitarist. His pride is his bullet. He will start posting when he wants to start posting. A lot of anger, and no place to go...

Srijan

Fellow guitarist, but vastly more accomplished. Comes from a lineage of musicians.

Some others whom I know very little about, hence am in no position to comment :

More humorous links found in the outlanders section. All of these are foreign blogs. Hilarious and entertaining.

the final cut

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:26:00 -0700

The Feynman Problem-Solving Algorithm:
(1) write down the problem;
(2) think very hard;
(3) write down the answer.

Need I say more ?

rock and roll aint noise pollution....

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 02:03:00 -0700

Yes people, that's a photo of my very own iPod !!

All jealous cursing to be left as comments please ...

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 03:28:00 -0700

this blog will self destruct in 5 seconds

highway star

noreply@blogger.com (anish) — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 01:32:00 -0700

No, its not the Enzo. The latest offering from the Ferrari stable, the Ferrari FXX. For those who didn't know, the Enzo has officially ceased production, this is to be its replacement. This car is not street legal and they no plans to make it street legal. A compulsory competetion only car.

This fastest-ever Ferrari is powered by a 6.2-liter version of the Enzo’s 6.0-liter V12, with output rated at more than 800 hp (compared to Enzo’s 660) at 8,500 rpm. Only 20 of theses are going to be made, based upon feedback given by drivers from their "Corse Clienti" program or the “Client Test Drivers”. Where Corse Clienti offers sickeningly rich wannabes the opportunity to buy and drive used Formula One cars, the FXX scheme is similar: Ferrari says participants “will actually be joining Team Ferrari, and will have their driving experiences at the wheel of this new car monitored directly by the Prancing Horse’s technicians and specialists. How do you become one ? Simple, just pay Ferrari 1.5 million Euros !

The Maybach Excelero. The only purpose behind designing this absolutely gorgeous vehicle has been to test tires. Yes, test tires ! It weighs over 2.66 tons so that the new tires - developed by Fulda - could cope with extreme examples of weight, dimensions and size to fully test their capabilities. The Exelero produces 700-horsepower thanks to a V-12 twin-turbocharger engine. In test runs at a high-speed track in Italy, it reached a top speed of just over 350 km/h, a world record for a limousine, which is how the company describes the vehicle.

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