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I do believe that he is right all the way. People may say one thing to sound good... or politically correct... but their actions and their mannerisms indicate exactly the opposite.

So... how does one react to this!? Methinks... not reacting at all would perhaps be the best solution... or perhaps... an 'eye' for an 'eye' is the only solution! Only time shall tell!]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:29:00 EDT http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/25103 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/23811
Can it be proved? Well... that entirely depends on whether you believe it or not? You might choose to prove it or disprove it as per your beliefs... which I suppose holds true for everything around us.

The only truth lies in the randomness of the fact that anything is possible.]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2005 02:31:00 EDT http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/23811 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/18663
Don't Think!

"I think... therefore I am"

Then Don't Be!

"What?"

Never Mind.

"Ok"

Ok...

-----------------------------------

So... What Were You Thinking?

"Why do you wanna know?"

Because You Have No One Else To Tell!

"Thats not True!"

Are you sure?

"I don't know"

See!]]> Sun, 08 Aug 2004 05:55:00 EDT http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/18663 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/18577 belly is too much swelling with jackfruit. I am therefore went to
privy. Just I doing the nuisance that guard making whistle blow for
train to go off and I am running with lotah in one hand and dhoti in
the next when I am fall over on plateform. I am got leaved at Ahmedpur
station. This too much bad, if passenger go to make dung that dam
guard not wait train five minutes for him. I am therefore pray your
honour to make big fine on that guard for public sake. Otherwise I
am making big report to papers."


Okhil Chandra Sen wrote this letter to the Sahibganj
divisional railway office in 1909. It is on display at the Railway
Museum in New Delhi. It was also reproduced under the caption
"Travelers' Tales" in the Far Eastern Economic Review.



Any guesses why this letter was of historic value?



It apparently led to introduction of TOILETS in trains!!!!!!!!!

]]> Thu, 05 Aug 2004 07:35:00 EDT http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/18577 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/17738
HELPLINE: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help you?"
CUSTOMER: "I got in my car and closed the door, and nothing happened!"
HELPLINE: "Did you put the key in the ignition slot and turn it?"
CUSTOMER: "What's an ignition?"
HELPLINE: "It's a starter motor that draws current from your battery and
turns over the engine."
CUSTOMER: "Ignition? Motor? Battery? Engine? How come I have to know all of
these technical terms just to use my car?"
]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:35:00 EDT http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/17738 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/16711
The way I see it... the primary reason why people like me (engineers to be more precise) create stuff, is not because we are doing society a service by making things easier for them... instead our primary focus is to maximize our gains in such a clever manner such that others are grateful to us.

Its like eating the cake and having it too... :)]]> Thu, 20 May 2004 12:17:00 EDT http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/16711 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/15267
http://in.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/29rajeev.htm

Now at the outset... this article sure does seem blunt, and very much like a loose cannon blowing up all over the place, but if you read between the lines.... it is an amazing article spiced with some earth-shattering truths.
]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:29:00 EST http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/15267 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/14763
I didn't catch the match on TV... but a look at the score card suggests that the bowlers let the team down. India conceded 42 extras including 17 no balls and 12 wides.... and that is absolutely unacceptable by any standards.

Anywayz... I am looking forward to catching the first one-dayer this weekend. Hopefully by then the dispute between Ten Sports (the channel that holds the International Broadcasting Rights for any cricket played in Pakistan) and the cable operators is settled.

Ten Sports is supposedly demanding unacceptably high rates from Cable operators at most Indian metros... and the cable operators in Delhi and Mumbai have threatened to black out the channel if they cannot come to a aggreeable solution. Also, the channel has demanded Doordarshan(India's Government owned television network) 25 million US Dollars to share the broadcasting rights. Whereas the channel bought the rights from the Pakistan Cricket Board for just 8 million dollars.

Interestingly enough... the matter went to the High Court after a Public Interest Litigation was lodged. And the Chennai High Court as directed the government to invoke an ordinance forcing Ten Sports to share rights with DoorDarshan if the two channels cannot settle their dispute. If the Government invokes its ordinance then Ten Sports would be forced to share telecast signals with DoorDarshan.]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:24:00 EST http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/14763 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/14641 I shall not go to the extent of backing my statements with the facts... and if my statements seem outlandish to the uninitiated... I am sorry... I just can't help it... atleast not just as of now.

I believe the world isn't ready for any of the recommendations from the ITU-INT as regards to WSIS. Primarily because most developing economies of the world simply aren't ready to sustain the expensive infrastructure that goes into building an Information Society. Any recommendation or guideline to do so would only lead to techologically advanced nations controlling crucial interests of the developing world and this in turn would spawn a new age of Imperialism.

The developing world must have the right to choose how they should use information technology to expand their economies to their benefit.... and I fear that WSIS might just get them working on unsustainable ideas... and this would in turn cause them depend on the developed world more than ever before.

The information society is still at its infancy in most nations... it is these pioneers who have to sit back and think how their respective societies would benefit most from ICTs, and to what extent should they invest in their region so as to generate sustainable growth.

Thus I believe that it is only the developed world that is ready for the WSIS... and the so-called talk on bridging the digital-divide is a farce... only a ploy to extend the markets for the technology they possess.]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2004 08:53:00 EST http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/14641 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/14269
I am of the opinion that... if Europe can establish peace and even go to the extent of creating the European Union within sixty years of fighting a World War, and numerous other wars prior to that, so can India and Pakistan. As unlike the numerous nations within Europe, which are so different, India and Pakistan even share a common heritage.

Our leaders are going to have a another session of peace talks, and I hope things work out. Meanwhile... I wish to set up a lateral dialogue among the youth here at TIG... a lot of our problems are due to misunderstandings and false information that we are taught to believe as the truth. We could use the power of Internet to clarify our differences and lay the foundations for a peaceful tomorrow.]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2004 13:25:00 EST http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/14269 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/13421 Fri, 09 Jan 2004 12:16:00 EST http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/13421 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/12912
A detailed article can be found at www.rediff.com at the following link...

http://in.rediff.com/money/2003/dec/16cola1.htm

Previously, there was a state-wide agitation launched against the Coke and other beverages marketed by the company, after it refused to cut down its consumption of ground water, despite requests to do so by the people living in the neighbourhood.
]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:51:00 EST http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/12912 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/12656
We humans with our highly evolved intelligence, are infact a curse to the planet... and the sad part is that it is our highly evolved intelligence and our sense of being that is actually causing more harm than good.

Is it possible for us turn back time... get things back to the way it actually was... before it gets too late... or would we evolve ourselves and degrade the planet to such an extent that only a very few of us humans would continue to exist on this planet?]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2003 09:47:00 EST http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/12656 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/12406
A 76 year old Sadhu claims that he hasn't eaten or drunk anything for the past 66 years.... and Doctors who examined him are unable to refute his claim!

Here's the link for the article on rediff.
http://in.rediff.com/news/2003/nov/27guj.htm

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1. The Matrix (I'll reserve my judgement on the Matrix Reloaded till I see Matrix Revolutions)

2. GolMaal ( This Hrishikesh Mukherjee movie starring Amol Palekar and Utpal Dutt is an absolute laugh

riot!)

3. Khamosh ( Vidhu Vinod Chopra's directorial debut... is the most perfect "whodunnit!?" I've seen till

date)

4. Dil Chahta Hai ( Farhan Akhtar's masterpiece needs no introduction. :) )

5. Hey Ram ( these were the last words of Gandhiji... and also the title of Kamal Hasan's movie describing

the events that led to the Mahatma's brutal murder. And like most Indian movies, this too is a much

sensationalized version of the truth... its still on my list of favorites.)

6. Kaalapani (Originally made in Malayalam and then translated to all Indian languages, this is a

horrifying tale of inmates at Kaalapani... the cellular jail in the Andaman Islands where the British kept

Indian freedom fighters.)

7. Before Sunrise ( Directed by Richard Linklater... this movie stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, and is

definitely the most interesting and intelligent romantic movie that I have ever seen!)

8. A Beautiful Mind. (This Ron Howard Movie perhaps has Russell Crowe's best ever performance as an actor in a lead role.)

9. Bharatham ( This Mohan Lal starrer... is my favourite Malayalam movie of all time.)

10. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro. (Directed by Kundan Shah this is one of the Hindi best comdies ever made.)
]]> Mon, 30 Jun 2003 12:47:00 EDT http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/9700 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/9010 If people can take lives, and fight wars in the name of God, in my opinion, the very existence of God is a curse on Humanity.]]> Fri, 16 May 2003 12:03:00 EDT http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/9010 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/8990 At times I feel nothing has changed... we are just as helpless, infact... we have misused our resources to such an extent, that we also have to face nature's backlash!]]> Thu, 15 May 2003 11:13:00 EDT http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/8990 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333 http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/8949 Until then.
Over and Out,
Greyarmadillo aka Vivek]]> Mon, 12 May 2003 12:31:00 EDT http://greyarmadillo.tigblog.org/post/8949 12.9833333 77.583333312.983333377.5833333