Reality Shows 6

Oct

11

2009

If I have to go by the entertainment shows on TV these days, then I think the society is slowly going to the dogs. So many of them, and all of them are just so wrong … they involve celebrities, big and small that people worship. That people want to emulate, that people look up ...
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Personal · Social

And we wash Lads too!! 2

And we wash Lads too!!

Aug

3

2009

Was going to my office today, when I saw this hilarious typo on a laundry service’s van.
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Funny

Idiocracy 5

Apr

29

2009

There have been sci-fi movies and there have been sci-fi movies; But none like this one. In any sci-fi movie, you expect the human civilization to be so ultra advanced and modern, that it is set to baffle the viewer of today. It’s always shone as a rosy picture that technology being at a zenith ...
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foo · Funny · Movies

Legalizing Corruption 7

Apr

15

2009

On my way home from work, I was having this conversation with a colleague. He made an interesting point, the change in our thinking if we were to legalize corruption. The concept is simple – Declare your black money, pay a nominal amount to the government and you get to keep it for yourself. I ...
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Business · foo · Social

Roadies nahi Toadies 6

Mar

18

2009

The Indian Media Revolution has brought forth this host of reality shows on different television channels. Life is stranger and more interesting than fiction. MTV Roadies is just one more of these shows … my wife watches it regularly. In fact, so regularly that even I have started watching that damn show. For people who ...
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foo · Funny

Innovation and Dilbert 1

Aug

15

2008

  Was going through the Dilbert archives when I came across this two strips. Real example of what happens when management makes uninformed decisions about technology where they are clueless. Seems familiar to you too?
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Business · Funny

American Pie Productions 5

Aug

15

2008

  I am not that big an American Pie fan, although I have seen more than my fair share of american teen comedy movies. Quite a lot of them, watching those movies I sometimes realize that the average IQ of an american must be really low. I do not mean to be condescending or even ...
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Movies

Reply-All

Aug

14

2008

When you see a mail lying in your inbox having multiple people in the CC and in the To, the first urge is to hit the Reply-All button. Make your presence felt in the email conversation. The urge increases exponentially with power distance (also see Geert Hofstede) in that organization. The minions have to prove ...
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Work

Hyderabad 4

Jul

17

2008

Only in a city like Hyderabad do you see such idiosyncrasies. Our office timings were 9am to 6.30pm, which worked out for everyone (although I found them a tad too early!!). But ever since I have started waking up at 6.30, it has become much easier. Nonetheless, today when I walked into office … I ...
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Personal · Work