| Thursday, November 26th, 2009 |
| 9:40 pm |
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| Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 |
| 2:38 am |
Who's the best?
This is one poll that I never thought us geeks would top. Check this out!! I still think it is some kind of plan to increase online readership ;-). Note: Maybe NSFW, but its just an article no pictures. |
| Sunday, November 15th, 2009 |
| 9:36 pm |
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| Saturday, November 14th, 2009 |
| 10:14 pm |
Paisa Vasool Grisham
 John Grisham has always been one of the few authors whose books I have always picked up without bothering to read any reviews or even the summary/gist given at the back of the novel. I'm amazed at the way he keeps even us intellectually challenged people engrossed till the end. Have you ever noticed how a John Grisham novel turned movie is a recurring presence on the movie list of many a big star of today when they were a up-and-coming star. For ex: Tom Cruise in The Firm, Denzel Washington/Julia Roberts in The Pelican Brief, Matt Damon in The Rain maker and I hear 'The Associate' may be made into a movie with Shia LaBeouf. Its probably because everybody wants to watch a good thriller, no matter what their favourite genre is, so it makes a lot of sense to star in one. Of course, the intellectually gifted who sneer even at Dan Brown and only approve of Ayn Rand or George Orwell(I cant write a name, he'll blast me :-) ), might look down upon my shameful pleasures at passing off enjoying pulp fiction as "reading is my favourite hobby". But with a Grisham novel (especially the legal thrillers) you are guaranteed entertainment. Lately he has also made it a habit to explain the legal terms that people from other parts of the world can't understand. This had made reading his books even more of a pleasure. He is very critical of lawyers, of course. But I bet even the lawyers like his novels, just like us computer folks like Dilbert or xkcd. I once read long ago( I say long ago, because I read it in a newspaper and not online. Yes that's right, that long ago!!) a quote by a Law university professor that he had many students who wanted to be lawyers as they were fascinated by the career after reading Grisham, unlike some of the people of his generation who were inspired by someone like say Atticus Finch. Now that I'm done with The Associate, I'm looking forward to reading Ford County. |
| Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 |
| 9:13 pm |
Only At Tech
Tech here stands for Georgia Tech, of course :-). This site has a collection of quotes, small anecdotes that are supposed to happen only at Georgia Tech. But I think it can easily stand for any Engineering school. If you have been to an Engg school, esp. with the ones which have an unbalanced guys to gals ratio, check it out. http://www.onlyattech.net/ Update: Somebody even made a video. Current Mood:  amused |
| Sunday, November 1st, 2009 |
| 12:10 am |
Avatar trailer
The James Cameron one. Really rocks!! I have often wondered why there were no movies about human's colonizing other planets than the other way round (Remember X Files and all other movies?). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ceBgWV8io
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| Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 |
| 5:47 pm |
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| Monday, October 26th, 2009 |
| 6:06 pm |
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| Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 |
| 10:04 am |
MS DL Info Sec at Georgia Tech
MS in Information Security is now being offered as a Distance Learning course by Georgia Tech starting Fall 2010. It is primarily aimed at working professionals and covers areas like cryptography, system, software and network security, and security policies and strategies. If you know anybody who is interested in this niche area, do pass along the message. |
| Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 |
| 8:36 pm |
Bangkok Dangerous
See only if you haven't seen an action flick in a very long time. Frankly, its Athadu of Hollywood :-). I enjoy these movies. |
| Thursday, September 24th, 2009 |
| 10:38 am |
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| Thursday, August 27th, 2009 |
| 10:11 am |
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| Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 |
| 1:51 am |
Check it out. One of my favourite actor/comedian!! |
| Friday, May 15th, 2009 |
| 3:43 am |
Angels & Demons
Just saw the movie. I think its a better thriller than 'The Da Vinci Code'. No sexual references like in DVC ;-), which is made very clear in the beginning :-), look out for what's chopped off the sculptures. No great performances from anyone, but Ewan Mc Gregor does well. When is 'The Solomon Key' releasing anyway? After the movie is made? |
| Friday, April 10th, 2009 |
| 2:00 am |
Terror Techie
Although NDTV is calling Mansoor Peerbhoy the guy who sent the terror e-mails by cracking local Wi-Fi connections a whiz kid, its quite unlikely that he may be one. Undergrads do this in a lab and it rarely involves any programming from your side. You just need to know how to operate the tools. Here Prof.Jon Giffin of Georgia Tech demonstrates how hackers can go war-driving and hack into wireless connections. The process of war driving is described too. War Driving with Prof.Jon GiffinProf. Giffin teaches subjects like Network Security, Introduction to Information Security and is currently teaching Software Security this semester. His assistant in the video is also a network security expert. The software they are using is KisMAC. I had a few (naive & idiotic) questions myself. My folks at Bangalore have a broadband connection and a desktop so I dont know. If you need a wireless router you install it yourself or can you request BSNL to do it for you? Please leave the answer in the comments. Free Pass on pointing out how much of a dud I am ;-) PS: Disclaimer - I'm not saying that Peerbhoy went war-driving, cops are still investigating how he did it and I have no clue as to what he could have done. My intention is to show you that anybody armed with (open-source or commercially available) tools can do it. Just google how to Secure your Wi-Fi connections and pick your choice. |
| Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 |
| 1:14 pm |
How will Daddy Federar fare?
I was surprised to read this article on rediff as to how fatherhood affects tennis greats. Here is the article: Baby may disturb Federer's major dreams
Is it just something to do with non-team sports because the daddies of cricket seem to be doing just fine. Both kids of Michael Schumakher were born after his winning spree began. His first kid was born in 97 and the second in 99. Schumi didnt win these years, but I doubt it has anything to do with him becoming a father. |
| Monday, March 23rd, 2009 |
| 9:56 pm |
Best Bollywood
I reiterate what I told to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ashwinne . Koreans are making the best Bollywood movies, way better than Bollywood. The fans of the movie 'My Sassy Girl' will probably like Windstruck more than the ones who haven't seen it. |
| Sunday, March 15th, 2009 |
| 1:36 pm |
Nothing But the Truth
 This film tries to offer fictionalised accounts of what could have happened in the Plame Affair. Its about a journalist who publishes a story and wins a Pulitzer for it, but looses everything including her freedom in the process because she reveals the identity of a CIA agent but doesn't reveal her source. The movie has impressive performances by Kate Beckinsale and Vera Farmiga. Matt Dillon continues to be in 'Crash' form. But everytime Friends star David Schwimmer the scenes get boring. I suppose its not possible to make a movie with 2 women protogonists without them crying about their kids in many scenes!! Other than this one thing this movie pretty gender neutral and the amount of melodrama is still less. But when it is finally revealed who the source is you might go WTF, but it still explains why Kate's character fights so much even putting her marriage and freedom at risk. |
| Thursday, February 19th, 2009 |
| 5:09 pm |
GenderAnalyzer
We guess http://pratibimbha.livejournal.com is written by a man (59%), however it's quite gender neutral. via yathin http://genderanalyzer.com/?url=pratibimb ha.livejournal.com |
| Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 |
| 9:17 am |
How sick are these ads?
"Show your solidarity for victims of 11/26 Mumbai Attacks. Order the 11-26-08 bands today." Somebody is actually making money out of a tragedy?!! |
