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The Drugs Song

2010-08-15T17:47:00.000-07:00

 Dr Adam Kay and Suman Biswas (aka the Amateur Transplants)  have created a parody of Tom Lehrer's comic song "The Elements" changing the lyrics to drugs instead.
 "The Elements"  is in turn a parody of Gilbert & Sullivan's "I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General" from "The Pirates of Penzance", so this song has had quite some going over! Enjoy!  
Want to learn this song? The lyrics are below! Adam and Suman have too much free time for doctors :)

The Song:- 
There's aspirin, adrenaline and also aminophylline,  Amphetamine, adenosine, augmentin and rifampicin,  Amoxicillin, penicillin, heparin and warfarin,  And oestrogen, progestagen and Canesten and chloroquine.  There's bendroflumethiazide and also cyclophosphamide,  And metoclopramide, acetazolamide, tropicamide  Loperamide, amiloride and cyclizine and frusemide,  And if you're up the duff then you'd best avoid thalidomide.  There's lithium, fluoxetine and also amitriptyline,  Paroxetine, digoxin, GTN and azathioprine,  Miconazole, atenolol and also chloramphenicol,  And if you want to overdose, there's always paracetamol.  There's Night Nurse and there's phenytoin, Zirtek and diazepam  And lithium, temazepam, midazolam, clonazepam,  Testosterone, aldosterone, and Valium and insulin,  And lignocaine and Piriton and Ventolin and Ritalin.  There's cefuroxime, cefotaxime, cefalexin, cephedrine,  And metronidazole and ketoconazole, trimethoprim,  Erythromycin, gentamicin, macrolides, nifedipine,  And Actifed and Sudafed and Calpol with no sugar in.  There's phenelzine and hyoscine, ranitidine, cimetidine,  Potassium and calcium and ev'ry kind of vitamin,  And pethidine and methadone and speed, cocaine and heroin,  And cannabis and Prozac, morphine, alcohol and nicotine.  You must remember all these drugs, the names of which you've learned from me,  Or fuck 'em all and get a job in orthopaedic surgery.

BC sutta - bhenchod sutta na mila

2010-03-27T04:15:00.000-07:00

"Sutta Na Mila" also known as the "National Anthem of all Smokers" is an awesome song.
It was originally sung by the Pakistani band "Zeest" ( http://zeestmania.com/bc-sutta/ ) though many believed that this song was made by a group of IIT Kanpur students. They had actually used the song for a farewell and claimed it

This was really a song which stuck a cord with the youngsters in Colleges & Pubs.

It did remind me of my college days. Though I did not smoke in College, but was a lot of fun to listen to this song then. I still remember friends who used to smoke will sit around in the balcony and sing this song while blowing smoke!

You can download the original song from here - http://www.mediafire.com/?2zbyij2m0z0 (courtesy: http://zeest.wordpress.com )

The above video is courtesy of Youtube.com. Whoever made it, create a nice video.

{{ Sutta Na Milla Song Lyrics }} (courtesy: http://www.lyricsmode.com )

This song is dedicated to all the smokers and dopers by Zeest the band, so let’s hit it.

Doston mein baitha main sutta pi raha
Abba ne mujhe sutta peete dekh liya
Ghar jab pahuncha to danda ho gaya
BC sutta, sutta na mila.
BC sutta, mujhe sutta na mila.
BC sutta, sutta na mila.
BC sutta, mujhe sutta na mila.
BC sutta, sutta na mila.

College mein gaya mujhe pyar ho gaya,
Usne bhi mujhse mera sutta cheen liya
Sadkon pe ghooma main tanha reh gaya
BC sutta, sutta na mila.
BC sutta, mujhe sutta na mila.
BC sutta, sutta na mila.
BC sutta, mujhe sutta na mila.
BC sutta, sutta na mila.

Shaadi hui main husband ban gaya
Raat bhar thoka main thak ke gir gaya
Khushiyon ki khatir mera sutta chin gaya
BC sutta.

BC sutta, mujhe sutta na mila.
BC sutta, sutta na mila.
BC sutta, mujhe sutta na mila.
BC sutta, sutta na mila.

BC MC, BC MC BC MC.
BC MC, BC MC BC MC.
BC MC, BC MC BC MC.
BC MC, BC MC BC MC.

[Disclaimer: I am not encourage anyone to smoke, but to listen to the song]

Mimicry - Devasish Unplugged (Appraisal Meeting)

2010-01-22T23:55:00.001-08:00

A really funny #bengali amateur video which is a spoof on the Appraisal system in Software industry!

Puja Tweetup Kolkata

2009-09-14T17:27:00.001-07:00

So Puja is near. That blissful time of the year when there is literally magic in air and people forget everything to get immersed in the spirit of the festival that is Durga Puja.
A time when Kolkata becomes a center of attraction and the city resembles a big mad carnival!

A time, when bongs of the world come back to their land of fore-fathers, and bengalis of the city, remember their old.

So what would be the best time other than this to have a tweetup for all the #twitterbongs & non-bongs alike to gather & share fun and the spirit of Puja in #kolkata & also enjoy in each others company.

So please RSVP for the #pujatweetup here:
Puja Tweetup Kolkata (via @arjunghosh)

Where?	Maddox Square Ballygunge Kolkata, India

When?	Sep 27, 2009 2:30pm - 5pm

After an extensive online voting here at @twitter, Maddox Square was chosen as the best popular location to have the #pujatweetup.

Direction to Maddox Square can be found here:

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Startup Saturday, Kolkata 12th September,2009

2009-09-11T07:33:00.000-07:00

So it here finally. After a long time in Kolkata, we are again having Startup Saturday.

You can follow the event live on Twitter chatter here. And also follow the event here at @headstartdotin or @startupsaturday or @blogcampkolkata or me
You can follow as well as live tweet using the hashtag #sskol
If you are on Facebook you can get information here. If you follow Upcoming at Yahoo! then you can get info here. If on Linkedin you get the info here.

What?

Startup Saturday is an initiative by Headstart to provide entrepreneurs in each city with a monthly community driven forum that is structured in agenda but open in discussions. A Startup Saturday provides a forum for entrepreneurs to discuss, present, network and learn from peers, prospective customers, adopters, partners and investors.

The fundamental idea is to have all parts of the innovation ecosystem interact with each other with high frequency and through rich conversation. We strongly believe that this would lead to faster evolution of the entire ecosystem.

When?

Every Second Saturday of every month.
The next is on 12th of September, 2009 at 3:00 PM.

Where?

Auditorium
Globsyn Business School
Globsyn Crystals,
XI, 11 & 12, Block EP, Sector V,
Salt Lake Electronics Complex
Kolkata

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Who, What?

The September Startup Saturday will host the following talks:

The IT/ITeS Industry & the Ecosystem of Kolkata and its near future
Dr. G.D. Gautama, Principal Secretary, Dept. of Power & Non-conventional Energy Sources
Launch of seeders, an Angel Fund and Incubation
Talk by Mr. Abhishek Rungta
Showcase by Education startup SpiritContinues
Talk by Mr. Charanjeet Singh
Managing Director, Eastern Energy Limited (New Jersey). Ex-president of IEEE, South Alberta, Canada.
4 StartupCamp Pitches
Investors for September: seeders
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Queries?

For any queries or questions, please contact:

Manish Sonkar
manish@spiritcontinues.co.in
+91 9899681684
Mitesh Ashar
mitesh@headstart.in
+91 9830988781
Arjun Ghosh
arjun.ghosh81@gmail.com
+91 9007672147

Fight over the pure Evil Delight!

2009-07-28T12:26:00.001-07:00

[Picture Originally uploaded by stephiedasgupta]

Yep....that *Evil* delight is called "Sizzling Brownie", the one in the center of the table at Cafe Coffee Day at Camac Street, Kolkata, on which both @makghosh aka Arindam Ghosh and @iMBA aka Mitesh Ashar have their eyes on :) and me i.e. @arjunghosh aka Arjun Ghosh watching from the center & @artagnon aka Ram was looking from side.

We went to this place after we had our Kolkata Hookah Tweetup at Aqua Java on Wood St. Now Aqua Java has a Hookah joint upstairs. Believe me or not but this was my first experience with Hookah...atleast any lounge variety-type Hookah. It seemed a bit lame after all that I have already tried! :D But was fun.

We actually had to cut short our TweetUp there, as the electricity at the place suddenly went off, and the room was slowly seeming to turn into & look like a over smoky den of evil with very very low visibility!

So when we came outside, @stephiedg [@indradg other half :)] took a fancy to have a ice-cream! And hence we land up at the place above and the pic! :)

US-only limitation on Google Voice bypassed for India!

2009-07-23T12:47:00.000-07:00

Well at least that's what my friend Sarfaraz Hassan claims he has done! I am yet to verify it personally, but well I trust him on this.
Well to tell the truth, he has also not been able to *actually* bypass it - what he though can is receive and make free calls to US from desktop at least for now :)
Have to wait for full service to start here in India.

So from the horses mouth itself, on what he did to work around the restriction of US-only limitation for Google Voice.

Toughest part: Get an Google Voice Invite first :) from here
Find a US-based proxy server (or use ultrasurf 9.5 and IE, other browsers wont work) [Mostly not to leave a trail]
Get a free US incoming number from Gizmo5.com or Sipgate.com using the proxy
Open Google Voice invitation using proxy and follow instructions

Note of caution here: Sipgate client doesn't work in India.

So it took my friend 4 hours to do the above, but he claims that it should take anybody just under an hour as the steps are out there now :)

So give it a try, and do tell if it worked for you.

Britain's Got Talent remix 2008 (Indian Dance)

2009-07-22T21:08:00.001-07:00

You just have to love this one. The best tribute to MJ :)

"Terminator 4 Salvaltion" - Its Back!! and its trailer...

2009-05-23T04:18:00.000-07:00

It so Kick Ass!!!...
"Terminator Salvation" seems its going to good...at the official trailer seems to indicate. Love the fact that Christian Bale is playing a lead role. He in Batman was awesome and hope to enjoy him in this new version of Terminator too.
In fact "Terminator" is one longest running (25 years!) and most successful franchise in movie history created by James Cameron
Who can ever forget dialogue "Hasta la vista, baby!" or "I'll be back." as said by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Or how those cool Si-Fi concepts and ultra cool Robots, inspired generations to come, to go into science & robotics. Well it did inspire me :)
Also (and this may be mundane and trivial to some) my first *adult* content movie was Terminator 2. Remember the scene between Sara Connor & John Connor's Dad. Yeah that's the one. I still remember the day when me and my cousins sat down to see it just for it :)
Also my introduction to world of hacking & phishing was through this movie. remember the scene in T2 when John Connor is hacking into some eases ATM account with a portable computer. That was way cool at that time around 90's

How to Post a YouTube Video to Your Blog

2009-05-23T03:45:00.001-07:00

A nice video explanation on "How to Post Video to your Blog?"

Twitter has gone loco! Has blocked @replies

2009-05-13T01:45:00.000-07:00

Ok, the Title of this blog post is not completely correct. Twitter has *NOT* blocked @replies. According to this "Small" Notice on Twitter's Blog, well read it yourselves:

"However, receiving one-sided fragments via replies sent to folks you don't follow in your timeline is undesirable. Today's update removes this undesirable and confusing option."

So what it actually means, is that from now on, you can't see @replies to tweeps if u r not following them. This essentially take out the "Social" from the "Social Networking & Discovery" ease of @twitter.

Twitter's biggest asset was being able to find & connect to new like-minded people out there very very easily!

Three reasons can come to mind - first reason, as per their blog post, people actually gave a feedback that they don't like this feature and its irritating. Now who was @twitter talking to ?

From the barrage of outcry on @twitter (using the hashtag #fixreplies ) and in online blog world, it seems they have been talking to wrong people. #fixreplies is the top trending topic in @twitter itself. That should give them some idea what TWorld is thinking.

There is even a website for following all the chatter (damn! it was fast. I should have thought of it sooner) - http://fixreplies.com

Second reason may be technical. That something was being done with architecture, that removing this feature was necessary. If so, Why not say so. @twitter you have been truthful and we the fan have been with you through your darkest hours. So why not the truth. Maybe @al3x can tell us about it.

Third reason may be a business decision - maybe due to some secret reason, which will benefit @twitter in long terms, they are doing this. (Though I very well don't see how )

Well there can be a last reason also. Like the this blog title says - Twitter has gone Loco!, bonkers, plain STUPID! Well that for @ev & @biz to tell.

Well finally, only thing I, @arjunghosh can say is that - Twitter we are your FANS, not very famous or anything, but still your Fans. Treat us with some respect. Listen to what we have to say. Go #fixreplies soon.

Twitter Ruined My Life!

2009-04-22T13:55:00.000-07:00

this is absolutely hilarious video on *evils* effects of @twitter! lolz

Mr.Bean punjabi remix

2009-03-30T04:17:00.003-07:00

And this is a Punjabi Re-Mix of the below posted Mr. Bean sexy dance :)

Mr. Bean - Sex Bomb

2009-03-30T04:17:00.001-07:00

LOLz....This is the original English version of Mr. Bean's Sexy Dance :)

Happy Birthday says Elvis

2009-03-20T02:50:00.001-07:00

And this by "King" himself :)

Happy Birthday - The Beatles

2009-03-20T02:43:00.001-07:00

and this cool too :) so retro

CRACKER HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME PITTSBURGH

2009-03-20T02:42:00.001-07:00

This is way cool!

Funny happy birthday video!

2009-03-20T02:40:00.001-07:00

Whitest Kids U'Know - Miss March Blow Job Foley Artists

2009-02-27T06:45:00.001-08:00

Lolz. This is just hilarious. :)

God's Wonder or Man's Magic

2008-12-10T07:25:00.001-08:00

God's Wonder or Man's Magic
Originally uploaded by arjunghosh

Well the title says all - thats what I thought first when I it. Well I should not call it a "it" :0 I felt so humbled when I stood there. I felt the power of "LOVE" of a man for his women. I felt proud to be part of human race and and also an Indian. Even though this monument of love was made by a dynasty which started from Invaders but made this land their home.

A wall-painted animation by BLU

2008-12-10T01:30:00.001-08:00

Wow!! this is just super cool...probably the best video on www.youtube.com right now

Biman Bangladesh Funny Announcement

2008-11-26T02:26:00.001-08:00

The is the most hilarious videos I saw in recent time. Well you have to know bengali language. SO all you bongs enjoy. And non-bongs, do ask your bong friends to convert :)

Joe the Plumber Speaks - Obama McCain Debate - Interview

2008-10-17T01:13:00.001-07:00

Another video of Joe the Plumber taking on Obama....

Joe the Plumber - Obama McCain Debate - Ahhh Joe Famous Now

2008-10-17T01:12:00.001-07:00

A Common man took on Obama....

Delhi Tweetup - meet for Delhi's twitterati/bloggers/microbloggers

2008-09-19T05:17:00.000-07:00

This was on my wish list for long time - a Delhi TweetUp.
In fact I had been pestering @twilightfairy for long for this and that too where else - on Twitter.

And recently she granted my wish :)

I was introduced to this new "micro-blogging" fairly recently (a few months) due to some work related twitter integration I had to do. Initially was skeptical about twitter, thinking about it as *just another mashup* to integrate via Twitter API.
Well then I realized - I like this new social and new media Tool! It became an alternative to my blogging urges and much easier. In fact twitter is the reason that that I have doing less blogging now. Well its micro-blogging.
Also another reason as the instant audience you had for your post or as we say in twitterville - "tweets". As twitter is like a perpetual chat, I met lot of like minded people and had many many interesting conversation, ranging from music, movies, bikes, girls to technology,gadgets,books,etc.
I made for the first time online friends actually. Never did it with other social networking sites like Orkut or Facebook. There, it was mostly real-world friends. And now these Twittervile friends of mine connected with me at other places online like my facebook, my lastfm, my books, my pictures, etc.

So I definitely wanted to meet all these interesting people from Twitterville. And everyone shares the same notion as me, can come to the Delhi TweetUp tomorrow. If no friends to meet, then just to know about this wonderful social tool called Twitter and make new friends!! :)

Date : 20th September, 2008 (Saturday), 5pm - 8pm

Venue : Incube Business Centre
18, Nehru Place,
New Delhi, 110019 , # +91-11-3061 4401

You can register here, and on facebook too.

Twitter has become a dude. Gone through a Make Over

2008-09-19T02:16:00.000-07:00

Twitter, that loved (sometimes hated) kid on the social networking block, seems growing up into a cool handsome dude. It has gone through a major re-design. Lot more AJAxiness, new UI reflecting better usability. It seems people at Twitter HQ are now putting close attention to details, beside the Scotch!! :)

Well the changes to twitter are mostly "cosmetic". The top tabs have gone

and they are now re-aligned to the right panel, which I think is a intelligent decision. This will give them more "real estate" to expand on future features.

Also, I feel that Twitter has now space on the lower right panel for Advertisement, which should start the revenue stream for Twitter (Even if they don't need it after their last round of investments).

I beleive twitter can have very useful focused advertisements, like for a particular twitter channel/group. This will not even intrude on the overall experience of using the twitter, if place in the empty right hand side "real estate". Intentionally or un-intentionally, this is a better way forward for twitter.

You can read about the whole list of changes at the official twitter blog.

But still have some request of mine also for @twitter: Firstly, want the "re-tweet" facility which most twitter client like Twhirl has. Secondly, want the search for twitter integrated into the dashboard itself. The guys at @twitter don't even have to create a new feature - just link up the existing site and make it part of the Twitter dashboard.

Twitter has been doing a lot well - much less @failwhale (though i miss it!!), less data errors, etc. It just need to go that much more. Otherwise, others like Yammer, which is essentially "Twitter for Business" will move first on new idea, which I feel essentially Twitter should have implemented. Incidentally, Yammer won the top prize at TechCrunch50 and thats lost opportunity for Twitter. So this re-design is going to help Twitter, but they have to do more.

Overseas Aaja Nachle Bombay Rockers Aaja Nach lay

2008-08-15T19:30:00.001-07:00

This song rocks!!!

TV News about LPU Lovely Professional University I

2008-07-09T04:56:00.001-07:00

Chk out the name "Lovely"....LOLz

The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes

2008-07-08T04:57:00.001-07:00

Very moving...

Giraffe gathers troops, leads great escape from circus

2008-07-01T05:40:00.001-07:00

Fifteen camels, several llamas and a potbellied pig broke out of a circus near Amsterdam on Monday. The ringleader? A giraffe who bolted, too. ROFLchk out: http://tinyurl.com/3jsuzx

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Would You Rather Pay with Money or Pay with Time?

2008-06-12T23:08:00.001-07:00

An a very interesting and thoughtful post on changing nature of social network. It brings in focus the choice that social networks have to make in coming days if they have to monetize their service. Also it talks about the choice people who use social network has to make as the title says...

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Don’t believe everything you see about Windows 7

2008-06-04T00:43:00.001-07:00

OMG....Mike Arrington is challenged by Long Zheng.....screen shots on techcrunch turns out to be fake design!!!

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BlogCampDelhi - Live post Part II

2008-05-24T04:29:00.000-07:00

Well this is the second part of the "live" post at BlogCampDelhi a.k.a @blogcampdelhi. We had some session by Mohit Maheshwari of TonicTag who talked on monetising and AdSense. It was a interesting talk on various channels and methodologies to monetise blogs. Though it seems some like @labnol did not agree AdSense should have been talked at BlogCampDelhi. Then we had a quick note by Sorabh Jerath on services which help blogger to promote their blogs. Next a very interesting talk on micro-blogging with focus on Twitter by @baxiabhishek. Had a very interesting conversation on various things like "tracking" where I gave @ceetee as an example where his girl friend tracks his. He is going to kill me!!! Last was by @mayankgupta on SEO tricks. He was one the lucid and clear speakers here.
You can watch the pics at http://abhijitchatterje.spaces.live.com/

"Live" tweets at @BlogCampDelhi

2008-05-24T03:04:00.000-07:00

Well am also doing a live tweetring on BlogCampDelhi at @BlogCampDelhi . Follow to get updated news on the BlogCampDelhi here...

BlogCampDelhi - Live post Part I

2008-05-24T02:36:00.000-07:00

Well first was a little late to land up here...well had a late night. And I start the notebook, connect to blogcampdelhi wi-fi n/w....open the firefox....and wolla NO INTERNET!!!....well good thing was, meet up with my twitter buddies @baxiabhishek and @amitgupta. It seems that Microsoft has very very secure n/w here and though @abhishekkant tried a lot but could not have a public connection up. So am now using @baxiabhishek notebook on which there is Internet connection. Well you see being MS employee has some advantages :).
Anyways, am impressed with the MS office. This is definitely much better environment than the last Camp I have been too...
Well I was just in time for a session by @abhishekkant on Corporate Blogging. His main example was of course MS as he works there but he pointed out lot of interesting views about corporate blogging and its challenges. Like the issue like IP, legal, etc. Nice talk and Abhishek is a good speaker. That is one thing I sometimes find lagging. Bloggers are of course good writer, but very few are good speaker and over and above a good presenter.
Next had a quick note by a guy on blogging terminology. But he could not finish as lunch time was there and his talk unfortunately also got lost.
Lunch was a quick affair with McDonald's veg burgers and coke. Had time to chat up with @amitgupta and @baxiabhishek. Interesting thing was I knew them for long but only on Twitter!!! Good to meet them in real life...
Next had a session on Photo Blogging by @amitgupta where he gave a very lucid explanation on why Blogs are better place to showcase your pictures than say a service like Flickr or Picassa. Main point was that these service are photo-sharing services primarily and not for photo blogs. I added my two bit to the discussion on why professional photographer or journalist shy away from these services due to copyright issue and prefer there own photo-blogs.
Right now a session by Mohit Maheshwari of TonicTags on monetising blogs via various channels.

Twitter is Down again as of 20th May, 2008 13:38 IST !!!

2008-05-20T01:35:00.000-07:00

Twitter seems to be down again. Well Twitter seems to be an excellent online app with good fan following but if this continuously happens, twitter will lose people.

BlogCamp at Delhi on May 24th, 2008

2008-05-19T03:29:00.000-07:00

We have had BarCamps, TwitterCamps, MoboCamps at Delhi where all seem to have Blogging section as part of the Camp. But it seem this is the first time a Camp has been secifically organized for and about Blogging. It seem Amit, Abhishek, Ajay , who are old hand in the world of blogging, are one of the planners. So am sure its going to be good and fun. According to the claim on Prashant, this is the first time an exclusive Blog Camp is being held. So let see.

The Site:-
http://barcamp.pbwiki.com/BlogCampDelhi

When:-
24th May 2008 (Saturday)

Where:-
Microsoft Corp
5th Floor, Eros Towers
Nehru Place, New Delhi

Schedule for the Day(As mentioned on the Wiki. Please check on the wiki site for latest info):-
Log On - 9.30 am
Lunch Break - 1.30 pm (45 min)
Log Off - 5.30 pm

Funny comparison Ad on Notebook between Mac Air and ThinkPad

2008-04-30T01:43:00.001-07:00

This is a really funny comparison Ad which shows that though Mac Air claims to be the thinnest notebook, in actuality with all its add-ons, it turns out to be quite bulky. ANd this compared to Thinkpad. This should have Apple start thinking

Terminator 4 Epic Trailer

2008-04-30T00:50:00.001-07:00

Hear Hear peoples - T4 is coming. Hope its as good as the T1 and not near as bad as T3. Asta la Vista baby!!! enjoy this T4 trailer.

Britain's Got Talent - Michael Jackson

2008-04-30T00:10:00.001-07:00

This is awesome...astoundingly funny...INDIA RULZ

Not productive enough? Turn off the Internet

2008-04-22T23:39:00.001-07:00

A post which has a interesting take on the "overdrive" or say "Always-On" phenomenon which takes a toll on the general productivity. I my self have faced the issue where I had the feeling that there is one more post to read or one more twitter to post , etc. This sometime causes us to lose focus of the NOW!!! And that is the crux of the matter. So as the author says - TURN OFF ALL when need something get done and that includes diggs and writing posts like these :) (I knew I had to do something "productive" now!!)Read this article here at http://tinyurl.com/5zmpz8

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Big crazy list of social networking sites for Video

2008-03-27T02:56:00.001-07:00

A very comprehensive list of Top 100 video sites....chk out http://tinyurl.com/2yq5tx

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Lifestreams Channel Online Activity... - PR 2.0

2008-02-28T05:02:00.001-08:00

Brian talks here about lifestream and workstream and aggregation of them. Nice read.

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PR 2.0 - MicroMedia Paves the Way for Macro Influence

2008-02-28T04:30:00.001-08:00

Brian talks about MicroMedia and Media Snacker. Interesting read..

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Web Pioneers - The old websites which made what Internet is today

2008-02-14T00:33:00.001-08:00

A interesting list of pioneering website, which gave birth to what we now know as World Wide Web and Internet. This interesting mix of websites brings a wisp of nostalgia for people who have been following the Internet from the start. I personally still remember the days when I brought the Internet for dummies to learn about this whole new world. I also remember the days here in India when I payed 120 buck!!!(ya its in rupees, but for a kid in 8th standard, that was princely sum) to surf the Internet at my local cyber-cafe. I just went crazy with it. It opened up a new world, much better than pen pals,etc. I still remember the dial up connection with its weird alien like sound that the dialer made to connect to Internet. Viewing these sites brought a smile...

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Sexual suggestions and realisations 2008! - Jhoomur Bose

2008-02-07T23:58:00.001-08:00

A very nice read...in fact down right funny....BUT it hits the nail on the head!!!....and above all its written by a good looking chick...:)...

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Gandhi did not utter a word after being shot

2008-02-07T00:43:00.003-08:00

A very interesting school of thought which I am sure will be very controversial in India. And I think it must be very near the truth that Gandhi did not utter a word when he was shot! In India , I have seen this tendency to treat the Father figures and members of some political families like Gandhi family as taboo subject. Is this a democracy?

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No more big pay hike, bonus for IT staff in India?

2008-02-07T00:43:00.001-08:00

So are we in for a long winter? Well I don't think so and its not that I am some kind of eternal optimist. Its just that I believe the dynamics of the our economy is such now that we will get less hit by any recession in US. And this time around, recession in US should be manageable. Lets us all still have a dream to dream...

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Young guy suddenly thinking of Investment!!!

2008-02-01T03:50:00.000-08:00

Today there were guys from our company's bank to talk about investments as it was nearing the end of financial year. Now guys like me i.e. young londas who are earning well, have no apparent responsibilities as they are not married or no need to support parents /family, tend to blow up there money. And think investment is for tomorrow, when we have more responsibilities or are married no need to think about it now. Well at least I used to think like that for last two year(the duration I have been earning my keep by self). Well thats is where we make the most elementary and naive mistake. We should actually invest more since we are young and not the other way round. And I also realized that I was losing out on lot of money and saving options.
Here are some hard facts about various investment option which gives tax breaks according to government rules:-
1. Under 80(c) the tax break is allowed on the following investment tools:-
(a.) ULIP (Unit Linked Insurance Plan)
(b.) ELSS (Equity Linked Saving Scheme)
(c.) LIC (Life Insurance Certificate)
(d.) Tution Fee of your kids
(e.) FD (Fixed Deposit)
(f.) NSC (National Saving Certificates)
(g.) PPF (Public Provident Fund)
Now under 80(c), the maximum a you are allowed to invest is between 1,00,000/- to 1,10,0000/- per financial annum.
2. Under 80(d) the tax break is allowed on the following investment tools:-
(a.) Medical Reimbursement
Now under 80(d), the maximum a you are allowed to invest is 15,000/- per financial annum.

Also the Lock-In period (for those who did not get it like me the first time - lock-in period is the minimum period for you need to remain invested in any above options to get the tax break) for various investment tools, so that we can benefit the tax break are:-

FD has 5 yr lock-in
PPF has 15yr lock-in
ELSS has 3 yrs lock-in

Before I go, just a note, NAV means "Net Asset Value".ULIP and ELSS are calculated in terms of NAV and this is publicly publised everyday.

Inter-linking of social sites...

2008-01-31T02:23:00.000-08:00

Recently I observed a trend of which I have been also a part - inter-linking of our digital online presence. Most of the sites are now-a-days compatible with each other where you can link them each other. You can post links of your other sites on a site. Like my pownce account where I have put most of my "other" site presence. Or my digg profile. The list can go on. Also another trend is where you have sites like ClaimId where you can claim your online digital content or MicroID which is of the same. A brave new "new media" world have started

Mittal, Ambanis in Forbes top 10 list

2008-01-31T01:57:00.001-08:00

Recognition of Wealth creation and success of Indians. This shows that Indians have finally arrived on the global scene.The biggest indicator is The mega global acquisition by Indian companies like Corus by Tatas, Accelor by Mittals(though strictly not an India based firm) , Luxury car brands Jags and Land Rover to be acquired by Tatas again. This is but a few example. The list goes on like Mahindras, Ranbaxy,etc. We can say that the "Golden Age" of Indian economy is back which has been growing at a steady rate of 8 to 9% year on year, even though not at the spread of Chinese economy. Only blooper in the party is the recession in U.S. as lot of company are dependent on the U.S. economy. But then thats true for whole of the world :)

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The technology behind Google's great results

2008-01-30T03:01:00.001-08:00

As a Google user, you're familiar with the speed and accuracy of a Google search. How exactly does Google manage to find the right results for every query as quickly as it does? The heart of Google's search technology is PigeonRank™, a system for ranking web pages developed by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University....or is this for laugh :)..read on and enjoy lol :)

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Are we in a recession? « Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger

2008-01-28T04:04:00.001-08:00

a very hot topic now...and which affects everyone...and i mean everyone...from Beverly Hills to hill in bangladesh...and definitely here in india and me..

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Crunchies Winners

2008-01-21T00:46:00.001-08:00

The List of all the Crunchies winner for 2007...

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Apple’s Razor Thin Macbook Air-- bub.blicio.us

2008-01-20T22:35:00.001-08:00

As usual Brain does nice write on the AWESOME and COOL Mac AIR - worlds thinnest notebook...and....it so cool looking....i want one :)

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Here Comes Trouble: An Antidote to Software Patents

2008-01-18T00:47:00.001-08:00

The $250 million Vonage burned through as a result of the patent lawsuit brought by Verizon et al provides yet another example of why patents for business processes implemented on computers (a.k.a. software patents) deserve to die.

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O2 Offers Napster For Free!

2008-01-18T00:45:00.001-08:00

Here we are seeing the dawn of the age when "free services" like free music a.k.a Napster as a part of the broadband service....

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1930s-40s in Color - a photoset on Flickr

2008-01-17T05:54:00.001-08:00

A collection of old photos by U.S. Congress Library...

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Sun Buys MySQL for $1B and Wall Street Mourns

2008-01-17T05:47:00.001-08:00

Sun Microsystems said today it would pay $1 billion to buy privately held open-source database maker MySQL, a move that strengthens Sun’s ability to offer an alternative to proprietary software.

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On Being Middleful

2008-01-15T23:30:00.001-08:00

Confessions of a Social Tools Architect...a nice, sensitive and insightful article by Greg

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10 Alternative Ruby Web Frameworks

2008-01-15T04:49:00.001-08:00

Sometimes developers want to be different or have a need for something easier. Here are 10 Ruby web application frameworks developers can use instead of Ruby on Rails.

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20 Awesome Images Found In Google Maps

2008-01-15T04:12:00.001-08:00

From a Fox to KFC, people are getting creative and putting on quite a show for Google maps. Who's next to step up in 2008? I liked the MOzila one....and mini parked on side. But sadly one thing i found with google maps and people using it(like this article) the focus is always US or Countries like Aus or europe....never places like India or south east asia....

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Another Rumor of the Day: Facebook Buying Plaxo

2008-01-15T03:56:00.001-08:00

Another nice post on Facebook by Brian Solis of http://bub.blicio.us

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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on 60 Minutes -- bub.blicio.us

2008-01-15T03:48:00.001-08:00

Brian Solis's(http://bub.blicio.us) take on Zuckerberg's interview in 60 min

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Tata's new "Peoples Car - Nano" launched

2008-01-11T04:33:00.000-08:00

Ratan Tata kept his promise.Tata delivered on its promise and launched the "People's Car" or should I say "Common man's Car" in 1 lac despite lot of detractors. Now dream to own a car is much closer to reality for lot of people :).
Well actual cost comes higher than a lac when taxes are included.
Tatas have come out with 3 variants - Standard, Deluxe and Luxury. And the best part is that the last two variants have AC in them which lot of detractors said would not be possible. In fact nano has already changed the dynamics of the auto industry and will have a huge impact on the auto market in india.
Tata have also launched a website also.
Here are some pictures of nano from the site:
The Standard Version:

The Luxury Version:

The Interiors:

Image Source: www.tatapeoplescar.com

Facebook lets me back in-Scobleizer - Tech geek blogger

2008-01-10T05:32:00.001-08:00

The story of Robert Scoble whose account was arbitrarily by Facebook. This caused an uproar among bloggers. Now he is Back!

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Ruby On Rails Galaxy

2008-01-10T05:29:00.001-08:00

My technology ramblings and travel through Rails galaxy....

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DataPortability.org - Share & remix data using open standard

2008-01-10T05:21:00.001-08:00

The way to future for social network sites?

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bub.blicio.us

2008-01-10T04:45:00.001-08:00

A very Good blog on Technology by Brian Solis

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Vote for the Sexiest Geeks of 2007

2008-01-05T04:08:00.001-08:00

Wow...so many hot chicks at one place and THAT TOO all of them are GEEKS...welcome to geek heaven :)))

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Stairways to Heaven

2008-01-03T02:57:00.001-08:00

Stairways to Heaven
Originally uploaded by arjunghosh

Tools of Gods...lol :)))

Rishikesh Trip - Trip to abode of heaven

2008-01-03T02:40:00.001-08:00

Rishikesh Trip - Trip to abode of heaven
Originally uploaded by arjunghosh

Circle of FRIENDS......an early morning shot at the camping site in Rishikesh

What Girls need to know about their geek Boyfriends

2008-01-03T02:16:00.001-08:00

Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht discuss an email about a geek about to marry a girl that just wont understand him on diggnation episode 129.

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Top Ten Photos of 2007 From National Geographic

2008-01-03T00:04:00.001-08:00

From a tiny bird so rare and unusual that its scientific name means "strange owl" to a super colossal squid caught near Antarctica, National Geographic News gives us their best photos of the year.

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Top 10 Obscure Google Search Tricks

2008-01-03T00:03:00.001-08:00

When it comes to the Google search box, you already know the tricks: like searching for exact phrases in quotes like "so say we all" or searching a single site using site:lifehacker.com gmail. But there are many more oblique, clever, and lesser-known search recipes and operators that work from that unassuming little text box.

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NORAD Tracks Santa Claus-- bub.blicio.us

2008-01-02T04:21:00.001-08:00

Quite funny....:)

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[ Arjun Ghosh on Facebook ]

2007-12-26T01:27:00.001-08:00

me...myself...my digital lifestestream....on facebook....:)))

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The First Rails 2.0 Screencast | Veoh Video Network

2007-12-13T05:34:00.001-08:00

The first(supposedly) screencast on Rails2.0....

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Ruby on Rails 2.0 released for Web apps - Yahoo! News

2007-12-13T05:31:00.001-08:00

Rails 2.0 is finally released...

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My Twitter post on BarCamp Delhi 3

2007-12-10T01:08:00.001-08:00

Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh link is also on the official BarCamp Wiki http://barcamp.org/BarCampD... 5 minutes ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh at http://arjunghosh.wordpress... 7 minutes ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh from BarCamp Delhi 3 8 minutes ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh i have been doing LIVE Blogging...wow experience 20 minutes ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh this is funny.....http://bluewhale.com/....a laugh 40 minutes ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arun Agrawal arunagw Vcool 43 minutes ago from im Icon_star_empty
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh the one giving the presentation 43 minutes ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh not u 43 minutes ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arun Agrawal arunagw u know me 43 minutes ago from im Icon_star_empty
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh this guy is an idiot.... 44 minutes ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh *though about 1 hour ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh want to change that notion tough.... about 1 hour ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh one thing i found was that most of the tech guys were not good speaker with the exception of greg if u consider him a techie... about 1 hour ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arun Agrawal arunagw you cant about 1 hour ago from im Icon_star_empty
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh wanna give a presentationnext time am here... about 1 hour ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arun Agrawal arunagw http://ruby-doc.org/core/ about 1 hour ago from im Icon_star_empty
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh all in all...barcamp delhi 3 has been good experience about 1 hour ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh probably has something on rails...dont know...have to ask this guy giving the presentation about 1 hour ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
Arjun Ghosh arjunghosh the guy speaking about jmeter as a load testing tool...could understand what the special sugar in this tool...load runner seems as good ... ... about 1 hour ago from im Icon_star_empty Icon_trash

Absolutely Hilarious Computer Quotes | Geek 24: Gadgets, Technology and Gee

2007-11-15T21:04:00.001-08:00

quite funny geek quotes.....

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Welcome to my home page ! Kiss you !!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-02T02:03:00.001-07:00

One of the most famous internet fads aka urban legend...

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Open Social: a new universe of social applications all over the web

2007-10-31T23:06:00.001-07:00

Excellent description of the coming API from Google for developers of social networking platforms and all those building embedded social widgets/apps.

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The Little Coder's Predicament

2007-10-05T03:10:00.001-07:00

Nice story...and a very good point on programming language becoming so technical and out of reach for general populace who though may not be highly tech educated but still have love for logic and coding. Where has BASIC and LOGO like language gone. If they had not been around, I am sure i would never have become and be in the profession I love.

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Riding Rails: Rails 2.0: Preview Release

2007-10-05T02:10:00.001-07:00

Rails 2.0 is coming...and it seem to faster and better....From the Horses mouth a.k.a DHH.I liked the migration thing. Made it much simpler. Also that is Rails is going the REST way.

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Rishikesh here I come....going on a camping trip

2007-09-27T05:11:00.000-07:00

Will be leaving for Rishikesh for the camping trip....hope to do some heavy duty adventure stuff like white water rafting...trekking and obviously camping...till further news thats about...next update after coming back on Monday.

Something about Rishikesh as per Wikipedia and WikiTravel...

Rishikesh(Hindi: ऋषिकेश) is a small town in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.Rishikesh, litterally: "Hair (kesh) of the sage" (rishi), is a holy city for Hindus located in the foothills of the Himalaya in northern India.Rishikesh translates to mean He who has conquered his senses (Sanskrit: Rishik {senses} + Ish {master}.Legend states that Lord Rama did penance here for killing Rāvaṇa, the demon king of Lanka. It is also known as the gateway to the Himalayas and is located about 25 kilometers away from another holy city, Haridwar. Scenically located where the Ganges River comes down from the Himalayas, Rishikesh catapulted to Western fame when the Beatles dropped by for a visit to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram (now closed), and the town is still known as the world capital of yoga.

And the No 1 on US chart on the day i was born was....

2007-09-27T02:29:00.000-07:00

REO Speedwagon - Keep on lovin' you

The No 1 song on UK charts on day I was Born was....

2007-09-27T01:23:00.000-07:00

Jealous Guy....a song written and performed by John Lennon which first appeared on his 1971 album Imagine......checkout out....So here is the info for Jealous Guy

YARV - one of the best VM for Ruby programming

2007-09-19T03:37:00.001-07:00

one of the best VM for Ruby programming...supported by main developer of Ruby.

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Ruby License

2007-09-19T03:05:00.001-07:00

Ruby License by Yukihiro Matsumoto a.k. "Ruby God"

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Secrets to Ninja Assassin's Success - As applied to business

2007-09-19T02:31:00.001-07:00

Successful business strategy from Ninja Assassin

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Secrets to Amazon's success

2007-09-19T02:10:00.001-07:00

Tell us how to be a success and that too in online business .....applies to brick and mortar business also

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Nice way of representing video..especially good one on Social networking

2007-09-19T02:06:00.001-07:00

Nice way of representing video..especially good one on Social networking

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Call me free

2007-09-06T18:09:00.001-07:00

Get jaxtr | Login

Twitter's Open Platform Advantage

2007-09-06T17:14:00.001-07:00

Is Twitter going the Facebook way? Is twitter the next big thing in application development on an open platform using API

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My Own Ring tone created by self

2007-09-06T16:36:00.001-07:00

CREATE YOUR OWN SEND TO PHONE

crazy frog

2007-05-30T04:08:00.001-07:00

and this is the original!!!

Crazy Frog Bros

2007-05-30T04:01:00.001-07:00

Cool Homosapien version of crazy frog!!!...enjoy

Its been long....

2007-04-07T08:21:00.000-07:00

ya...it been quite some time before i have been here in this sphere of web....some work...some play..life is on a roll....

How Many Rubies Does the Future Hold

2007-03-26T03:15:00.001-07:00

This a good article on the future of Ruby per se...

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