Arbit Scratchpad

Alter Ego ...

The mind has an array of thoughts all hidden in the ups and downs of the brain matter ready to course through the nerves and rise and cause some action or make us realize something. Things can get contradictory at times - the environment plays the role of a catalyst. The company or situation you are in can make you react - positive feedback or stimuli or thoughts of a positive or agreeable nature result in pleasure and those that are on direct conflict causes resistance or displeasure or disgust. Something that you hate for long, for sudden reasons because of certain positive developments may cause signals of positive to emanate from that. This can you leave you confused as to your current opinion towards that object or thing; especially if it plays a important role in your life. 'Take it as it comes' is something that every human tries to escape from. As I observe if someone or a group is doing something to maintain your individuality you try to do something different - unique...

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Security - Global Perspectives Thoughts about hoaxes on blogs ... Someone claiming he is someplace in the world but not exactly from there. Lets say I claim I am in Calcutta whereas I am blogging away from Bangalore. Or for that matter claiming anything - once he becomes a regular read/reliable source Can you detect from Yahoo Messenger? May be based on the IP address ... In a Telephone conversation this can be done using Caller ID. That way mobiles are much more transparent nothing can be hidden ! Whats this quad band phone ? Anyone ? Google with its Blogger, GMail, Orkut, Google searches etc can be a deadly combination in terms of gathering personal information if you think about it. But they have claimed not to be "Evil" - what if the US of A government is able to arm twist them. From the movie Fahrenheit 9/11 reviews that I read the contacts that they have � and from the books we find these guys (CIA, FBI etc) are capable of doing anything ... And what with M...

Blogs - Merits & Demerits I had a friend who said that all these blog/personal websites etc is 'bakwaas' (stupid/waste in Hindi, the national language of India) and a waste of both time and money. I doubt he knew what a blog is, he had just seen my blog and made a comment, however the point he raised is debatable. Was he practical? He used to work with me and has gone on to find a job at one of the best companies and is successful - wheres as I am not exactly so in my opinion. So is that true ? What do you say ? Even the person who introduced me to blogs never started one, probably he is too busy to start off on whims - probably it does your image some damage when you blog in public ? Just because someone blogs should I blog too ? What do you see as the merits and demerits of blogs as a medium ? Too intrusive or personal a medium; just a fad/whim? Or a storehouse of information, invaluable thoughts and knowledge sharing ?

What? A Blog? - Blog what ? - What a blog ? Exactly two years, since I started blogging. Started in September 2002 (Go read the Archives). Started off with Blogger(TM) - the pioneers in blogging software 'PUSH BUTTON PUBLISHING', and I have stayed put - even after Rediff, LiveJournal etc etc came in. It has steadily added lots of features and is improving rapidly, especially the recent launch after Google took over Blogger, a year back. Its been a nice way to tell all, in whatever way you want - wash the dirty laundry in public ? That is the description, in the crudest of ways. It lets you keep up the contact, with people from far and wide and also the near yet far. Writing skills may (or may not) improve. A language is a medium by which we communicate our innermost thoughts to another person. What are all those thoughts worth if they do not spread and tickle, provoke, or illumine others into thinking or doing. Thoughts are the very triggers for action ! For all knowl...

I have 3 G M a i l invites pending. Do tell me if you want one ... Google's Bangalore R&D Centre seems to be in hiring mode: http://www.google.com/jobs/sw-bangalore.html