Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts. – Clare Booth Luce (Now you know why I lie so much) The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ (I found it!) but ‘That’s funny …’ – Isaac Asimov (Like … Read more
(Actually that`s a lie. This podcast was done from the news headlines of 24 June, 2006) The headlines talk about seven hardcore terrorists who wanted to attack the 103-storey Sears Tower in Chicago, the Iranian nuclear bomb case, US Government tracking your bank deals, Google Earth, Nicole Kidman and Andre Agassi – yes…we are referring … Read more
Ascendas in Taramani, Chennai is a great place to hangout. For little kids that is. That is precisely what happened at the 769th Chennai Blogger`s meet which took off like a dud…oops…scud at 3 p.m. on June 24 at the IT Park. After more than ten years I was spending time with college & school … Read more
This post is a result of a dream I had while sleeping in office. Since I can`t force you to sleep in your office and dream my dream, I am being forced to present my Gmail account inbox as it appeared in my dream. Click Here to view my Gmail Inbox Please keep your eyes … Read more
That`s the famous Latin phrase coined by Roman General Julius Caesar after one of his many victories. When translated in English it means “I came, I saw, I conquered.” How melodramatic. Recently I came across a funny take on Veni, Vidi, Vici. It read – Volvo, Video, Velcro. Volvo = I came Video = I … Read more
What we call ‘Progress’ is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance. – Havelock Ellis (1859 – 1939) Ouchmytoe will soon be moving to a domain. The first steps have been taken – designing of the website. While most conporates prefer their launches to be surprises…Ouchmytoe thinks otherwise. It lets you be part of … Read more
This article appeared in one of the earlier versions of The Colleger – the youth magazine where I have a column called ‘Jamming Session’. To subscribe to this magazine you can get in touch with – The Editor, Colleger at editor [@] thecolleger [.] com In one of the most far reaching welfare schemes implemented … Read more
The biggest advantage of traveling across cities as an IT professional is the bath tub you get to use in the hotels. I have been alive for 31 years now but have never lived in a house with a bath tub. The closest I have come was when we had a 300 liter overhead tank … Read more