We have decided to move the blog to wordpress, the reasons being, wordpress is cool, blogger sucks and everyone is moving there(ok, all reasons are lame, but that's the truth).
The link is almost the same as the present, http://fantasticbore.wordpress.com/
(For all the programmers out there, $link =~ s/blogspot/wordpress/g ;)
Hope to see you all out there.
(Between do any of you know how to redirect users from here to wordpress automatically?)
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Divide and conquer
Yesterday, I tried my hand at kneading dough for phulkas. Used the divide and conquer algorithm for the task.
The trick was to add just enough water so that the resulting dough reaches a manageable size and separate it. Proceed with the same step until no more loose flour is left. Then bring back all the chunks together and add water as necessary.
Ofcourse, the resulting phulkas were more like veratti(dried dung), but hey, its a start.
The trick was to add just enough water so that the resulting dough reaches a manageable size and separate it. Proceed with the same step until no more loose flour is left. Then bring back all the chunks together and add water as necessary.
Ofcourse, the resulting phulkas were more like veratti(dried dung), but hey, its a start.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Monthly News Update
The most prominent people and places to dominate news last month were britney, sydney and kidney.
Good news and bad news about tamil nadu politicians, good news being they are back to the assembly, bad news is that they are discussing shreya's dress while there are important issues to address.
The biggest news of the month was the one where scientists found a way to turn female bone marrow into sperm, clearly someone had taken the casual rebuke of 'go fuck yourself' very seriously.
Good news and bad news about tamil nadu politicians, good news being they are back to the assembly, bad news is that they are discussing shreya's dress while there are important issues to address.
The biggest news of the month was the one where scientists found a way to turn female bone marrow into sperm, clearly someone had taken the casual rebuke of 'go fuck yourself' very seriously.
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Internet commentary
What if you spoke like you commented? Check this out!
http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/what-if-you-spoke-like-you-commented/
http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/what-if-you-spoke-like-you-commented/
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
'M' Business Down-Under
Every Tom, Dick and Harry has an opinion in this matter and here's mine. First of all my sympathies to Symonds, I have had the experience of being taunted(although not racially) and I can tell you it feels really bad. That said I have played enough street-cricket to tell you things can get ugly on the field over trivial issues. I once made a smart-ass comment towards this opponent and had to hide behind the entire team while they tried to reason with him that imploding the stump into my you-know-where wasn't such a smart idea. It is entirely possible that Symonds made one such remark to Bhajji, which wound him up so badly that he started abusing him and all his genetic predecessors ultimately ending with the 'M' word. Clearly Symonds does not believe in the idea of Evolution for if he had, he would simply have retorted saying 'so are you...' and carried on with the game.
There is another perspective to all this drama that everyone seems have ignored. Over the past year, the game has seen a general decrease in public interest. During the same period, there has seen a wild increase in the number of reality shows(everything from indian idol to jodi no. 1 have been big hits). Combining these two, I have the following question, "Is it not possible that the entire drama was scripted by the BCCI to win back its lost followers?"
I am totally convinced that this is the case and did some research to find out on which movie(s) the whole episode was based on. The result was surprising, it was not some bollywood flick the script writers decided to EEE, but the famous 'Star Wars'. Let us look at the evidence to this claim.
'The cricketing/galactic empire is in turmoil. The Aussies/Trade Federation want to resolve the racism/trade dispute, they are secretly backed by the dark side's Bucknor/Darth Maul. Meanwhile Sharad Pawar/Senator Palpatine(look at their initials... coincidence?) want to be nominated for the position of President of ICC/Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Senate....' - This much from 'The Phantom Menace'. The rest is from the 'Return of the Jedi'. The entire world is unsure about the relationship between Deepika Padukone and Dhoni(Leia and Luke), during the (cricket)series it is revealed that Deepika is infact crazy for Yuvraj/Han Solo and not Dhoni as speculated. In order to avoid controversies I will not disclose the identity of Chewbecca. Now to the big question... Who's playing the role of Darth Vader?
Disclaimer: If anything said here is misconstrued as racism by this pathetic-self-indulgent-disoriented-thing that you call brain, I have my shrink's word that I tend to be the same while writing blogs. Don't waste your time charging me as a racist, my lawyer will plead insanity.
There is another perspective to all this drama that everyone seems have ignored. Over the past year, the game has seen a general decrease in public interest. During the same period, there has seen a wild increase in the number of reality shows(everything from indian idol to jodi no. 1 have been big hits). Combining these two, I have the following question, "Is it not possible that the entire drama was scripted by the BCCI to win back its lost followers?"
I am totally convinced that this is the case and did some research to find out on which movie(s) the whole episode was based on. The result was surprising, it was not some bollywood flick the script writers decided to EEE, but the famous 'Star Wars'. Let us look at the evidence to this claim.
'The cricketing/galactic empire is in turmoil. The Aussies/Trade Federation want to resolve the racism/trade dispute, they are secretly backed by the dark side's Bucknor/Darth Maul. Meanwhile Sharad Pawar/Senator Palpatine(look at their initials... coincidence?) want to be nominated for the position of President of ICC/Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Senate....' - This much from 'The Phantom Menace'. The rest is from the 'Return of the Jedi'. The entire world is unsure about the relationship between Deepika Padukone and Dhoni(Leia and Luke), during the (cricket)series it is revealed that Deepika is infact crazy for Yuvraj/Han Solo and not Dhoni as speculated. In order to avoid controversies I will not disclose the identity of Chewbecca. Now to the big question... Who's playing the role of Darth Vader?
Disclaimer: If anything said here is misconstrued as racism by this pathetic-self-indulgent-disoriented-thing that you call brain, I have my shrink's word that I tend to be the same while writing blogs. Don't waste your time charging me as a racist, my lawyer will plead insanity.
Monday, December 31, 2007
The Last Question
Read a nice short story "The Last Question" by Asimov here. Supposedly his best short story. I was cautioned not to look the ending which turned out to be pretty good advice, hence passing the same.
P.S: Thanks to Aravind and Raj for pointing it.
P.S: Thanks to Aravind and Raj for pointing it.
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