’cause this whole world needs an anthem
And I’m trying to put the words where they belong
Yeah this whole world needs an anthem
And I’m hoping everyone will sing along
True, eh? how very true. I'm not going to justify that. You should know better by now. There are enough tv channels tripping over themselves to find the weirdest shit on the planet and then broadcast it to give their hapless viewers a fresh stock of disturbing images.
I was talking to a friend in Sweden today, and she was going on about the oil prices, and greenpeace and the indo-us nuclear deal. Wow, I thought, "Wassup?" just got a whole new definition. Okay, its not a bad thing to stay 'abreast' of current events, but some people have this, how do i put it - well, let me give you an analogy. Old people and infants have this problem controlling their bladder. Its not their fault you know.. it's because the muscles responsible for proper bladder function are too weak. Some people have the same problem with their mouths. They just dont know when to shut up.
Anyhow, when they see something interesting on tv, they feel this incessant urge to pass on their recently earned 'wisdom' to the next person they see or talk to. It doesnt matter if they're interested or not. They just have to get it out. Goddammit, I dont care if oil costs 150$ a barrel. It costs like 30 cents a litre here. Its stayed that way for over 15 years, and it will probably stay like that for another 15. Why do YOU care so much?
Oh, it's nothing, they were showing that on the business channel today. I'm impressed, you know, that you watch the business channel. Watch ESPN ffs, or HBO or even History channel. Why why why watch 24 hour news channels. I mean how much world news do you need daily? At least with the history channel you gain more knowledge. And with sports or movies or series you never get bored talking about that stuff.
News addicts, that's the new fad. Its not general knowledge, its public indifference. I've seen people watch live sessions of parliament. The scary part is that they sometimes laugh to themselves, and nod vigorously from time to time. I mean, what can you possibly gain from watching the german parliament in session. Whatever shit he smoked, I'd get a restraining order against it. 24 hours of news... man, that's insane.... remember the good old days? There was a news bulletin in the morning, one at noon, and one at night. And we used to steer clear of them every single time. BBC Radio, yeah, with their clanging chimes and dear god... what was that awful intro music they had for the news. Maybe that's the reason I began to hate the news bulletins. That awful music.. ugh!!
Now that there's 24/7 coverage, news channels are praying for wars and disasters. Cyclone in Burma... gooooo, wait, what's that? the government isnt allowing foreign aid? omfg, this is the motherload... lets go live.. there's a victim, look he doesnt have an arm, come on! mnve it, we need an interview... exclusive footage this will be.. oh yes, people just lovvee survivor stories. We need to spice it up.. lets say he lost his arm saving this kid over here from a falling tree.. yeah?
Sad, I know, but its just an example of the ground realities. The things that go unnoticed, under the banner of creating awareness among the public. Soon, I'm sure there's going to be a reality show wbere tbe contestants must fight to survive an actual disaster. An instant hit.
There's nothing I can do about it. It could have been worse. There are 24 hour weather channels too...
what im saying is
this is the anthem
throw all your hands up
yall got to feel me,sing if your with me, yeah
An anthem. Yes. WE need a fucking anthem.
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Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Thursday, 22 November 2007
How to write a good report
1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lit place in front of your computer.
2. Log onto Gtalk and start DC++ (be sure to go on away or busy!). Check your email.
3. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you understand it.
4. Walk down to the FC and buy some chips and dew, or get chocolates from daddu's, to help you concentrate.
5. Check DC++ for new releases.
6. Call up a friend and ask if he/she wants to go to grab a coffee. Just to get settled down and ready to work.
7. When you get back to your room, sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lit place.
8. Read over the assignment again to make absolutely certain you understand it.
9. Check DC++ for new releases.
10. Scroll through DC++ chat and spend some time coming up with new smiley combinations.
11. Yawn, check the time, and open a blank word document.
12. Start JAP or freedom and grab some new mp3z off limewire.
13. Check your email. (Any of this sounding familiar yet??)
14. Chat on Gtalk with one of your friends about the future. (ie what great movies and series you watched and plans for the holidays).
15. Check DC++ for new releases and scroll through chat.
16. Listen to your new mp3z and download some more.
17. PM/ net send a friend and ask if he/she's started writing yet. Exchange derogatory remarks about your prof, the
course, the college, the world at large, and how life sucks.
18. Go to daddu's and buy a pack of polo. You've probably run out.
19. Phone someone you haven't talked to in a long time( more than 12 hours) and moan about how hard it is to write a report and how little time you have.
20. Decide that you're hungry and have some snacks at the FC.
21. Check DC++ for releases, and browse through the whole list, finally finding something you overlooked.
22. Watch that new episode of House/Heroes/Scrubs... and keep promising to start the report once you're done watching it.
23. Check DC++ chat and comment on how good/bad the episode was, and after learning that there's going to be a season break, abuse the producers.
24. Wash your hands and face, drink some water and walk around a bit to clear your head.
25. Call up a friend to see how much they have done, probably haven't started either.
26. Look through your photos and try fiddling around with them in photoshop.
27. Sit down and do some serious thinking about your plans for the future.
28. Check to see if anyone is online on DC++ and start a conversation on who sucks more.
29. Check your email and listen to your new mp3z.
30. Call up the same friend you talked to previously, and get a progress report.
31. Read over the assignment one more time, just for heck of it.
32. Look out the window and watch the sunrise. It's almost galla time...
33. Pace the corridors and moan about how you haven't even started on the report.
34. Go to galla, have tea and snacks and share a few jokes with your friends.
35. Rush back to your room and check Gtalk to see if anyone has left you messages.
36. Mumble obscenities, and vent out your frustration by abusing everyone on DC++.
37. 7am - start hacking on the paper without stopping. 8am -paper is finished.
38. Complain to everyone that you didn't get any sleep because you had to write that stupid paper.
39. 8:30am - Go to class, hand in paper, and leave right away so you can take a nap.
2. Log onto Gtalk and start DC++ (be sure to go on away or busy!). Check your email.
3. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you understand it.
4. Walk down to the FC and buy some chips and dew, or get chocolates from daddu's, to help you concentrate.
5. Check DC++ for new releases.
6. Call up a friend and ask if he/she wants to go to grab a coffee. Just to get settled down and ready to work.
7. When you get back to your room, sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lit place.
8. Read over the assignment again to make absolutely certain you understand it.
9. Check DC++ for new releases.
10. Scroll through DC++ chat and spend some time coming up with new smiley combinations.
11. Yawn, check the time, and open a blank word document.
12. Start JAP or freedom and grab some new mp3z off limewire.
13. Check your email. (Any of this sounding familiar yet??)
14. Chat on Gtalk with one of your friends about the future. (ie what great movies and series you watched and plans for the holidays).
15. Check DC++ for new releases and scroll through chat.
16. Listen to your new mp3z and download some more.
17. PM/ net send a friend and ask if he/she's started writing yet. Exchange derogatory remarks about your prof, the
course, the college, the world at large, and how life sucks.
18. Go to daddu's and buy a pack of polo. You've probably run out.
19. Phone someone you haven't talked to in a long time( more than 12 hours) and moan about how hard it is to write a report and how little time you have.
20. Decide that you're hungry and have some snacks at the FC.
21. Check DC++ for releases, and browse through the whole list, finally finding something you overlooked.
22. Watch that new episode of House/Heroes/Scrubs... and keep promising to start the report once you're done watching it.
23. Check DC++ chat and comment on how good/bad the episode was, and after learning that there's going to be a season break, abuse the producers.
24. Wash your hands and face, drink some water and walk around a bit to clear your head.
25. Call up a friend to see how much they have done, probably haven't started either.
26. Look through your photos and try fiddling around with them in photoshop.
27. Sit down and do some serious thinking about your plans for the future.
28. Check to see if anyone is online on DC++ and start a conversation on who sucks more.
29. Check your email and listen to your new mp3z.
30. Call up the same friend you talked to previously, and get a progress report.
31. Read over the assignment one more time, just for heck of it.
32. Look out the window and watch the sunrise. It's almost galla time...
33. Pace the corridors and moan about how you haven't even started on the report.
34. Go to galla, have tea and snacks and share a few jokes with your friends.
35. Rush back to your room and check Gtalk to see if anyone has left you messages.
36. Mumble obscenities, and vent out your frustration by abusing everyone on DC++.
37. 7am - start hacking on the paper without stopping. 8am -paper is finished.
38. Complain to everyone that you didn't get any sleep because you had to write that stupid paper.
39. 8:30am - Go to class, hand in paper, and leave right away so you can take a nap.
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Saturday, 13 October 2007
My life and Windows Vista
OK, where do I start..
well I just HATE it.
I am not a person who will argue that Linux is better then Windows (I am using linux nowadays, except when I play some game). But I'll say that Windows XP was far better than Windows Vista.
I have no friggin idea why Vista is accessing my hard disk so heavily all the time, please don't give me spyware/virus/worms crap, I know that much about computers atleast. But Vista is plane crap. And I'll say 1 more thing, if the warranty violation was not the problem, I would have removed vista from my laptop long back.
Microsoft says - Vista has so far the least number of bugs then any other Microsoft OS. I'd say it took them 5+ years to make this piece of shit!
Also one more thing, I just tried to shutdown my machine, and Vista starts installing updates right after it logs me off!! It took about 20 minutes to install those updates.
I mean wtf, there is an option to install updates and shutdown, and I din't want to use it, that's why I just selected to shutdown. This doesn't end here, it says while installing updates DO NOT POWEROFF THE COMPUTER.
Consider this scenario, my laptop has 2-3 minutes of battery power left. I select shutdown, Vista starts it's 20 minutes of update install, and assume update is like Service Pack 1 or something, which on interruption will screw up your computer for sure, now what choice do I have. I have 2 minutes of power left and 20 minutes of installation to do, and no power source to attach my laptop to :(
Damn!!
PS : I like some features in Vista, the music management is awesome and few other features are also good, but it still doesn't make it usable.
Note : This is written by POV of a user, and not a programmer etc etc, Microsoft can say this is the greatest software made in history of mankind and 98% of people will buy that. Yes Linux userbase is about 2% in desktops!. Please correct me if I am wrong, last thing I want is to incorrectly quote Linux hard earned market share :)
well I just HATE it.
I am not a person who will argue that Linux is better then Windows (I am using linux nowadays, except when I play some game). But I'll say that Windows XP was far better than Windows Vista.
I have no friggin idea why Vista is accessing my hard disk so heavily all the time, please don't give me spyware/virus/worms crap, I know that much about computers atleast. But Vista is plane crap. And I'll say 1 more thing, if the warranty violation was not the problem, I would have removed vista from my laptop long back.
Microsoft says - Vista has so far the least number of bugs then any other Microsoft OS. I'd say it took them 5+ years to make this piece of shit!
Also one more thing, I just tried to shutdown my machine, and Vista starts installing updates right after it logs me off!! It took about 20 minutes to install those updates.
I mean wtf, there is an option to install updates and shutdown, and I din't want to use it, that's why I just selected to shutdown. This doesn't end here, it says while installing updates DO NOT POWEROFF THE COMPUTER.
Consider this scenario, my laptop has 2-3 minutes of battery power left. I select shutdown, Vista starts it's 20 minutes of update install, and assume update is like Service Pack 1 or something, which on interruption will screw up your computer for sure, now what choice do I have. I have 2 minutes of power left and 20 minutes of installation to do, and no power source to attach my laptop to :(
Damn!!
PS : I like some features in Vista, the music management is awesome and few other features are also good, but it still doesn't make it usable.
Note : This is written by POV of a user, and not a programmer etc etc, Microsoft can say this is the greatest software made in history of mankind and 98% of people will buy that. Yes Linux userbase is about 2% in desktops!. Please correct me if I am wrong, last thing I want is to incorrectly quote Linux hard earned market share :)
Saturday, 7 July 2007
Friday, 6 July 2007
Musings of a Confused Mind (Part II)
We are suffering from a modern disease called Information Anxiety, which victimizes mainly those people who are not on earth for a vacation and who know that, in order to go on, they have to aim at personal growth and at a better quality life. In such cases, otaining and processing information are basic and due, to the great variety and quantity in which the information is offered, we start shivering when we see the piles of newpapers, magazines and the like getting higher in front of our eyes at a much faster speed than our processing capacity. This anxiety can drive you mad if you don't pay attention to and become conscious of how you are using your time and start selecting what you take in.
Now for people like us, who probably end up reading Times of India and know India Today as the only magazine to refer to... that too for college rankings! This seems like a far-fetched dream. But with the whopping number on Television Channels, Websites, Newsletters, Books, Yellow Pages that we know of, sometimes you do get overwhelmed by the sheer numbers. You watch three programs at the same time, have hundreds of tabs on your browser, surf through pages of books without reading a single word... information passes by without registering into our minds. We don't even remember the brand name after watching a cool advertisement. We ignore details just to cope up with the amount of information around.
Its strange... but the way our brain ignores information is probably the only thing that keeps us sane!
Now for people like us, who probably end up reading Times of India and know India Today as the only magazine to refer to... that too for college rankings! This seems like a far-fetched dream. But with the whopping number on Television Channels, Websites, Newsletters, Books, Yellow Pages that we know of, sometimes you do get overwhelmed by the sheer numbers. You watch three programs at the same time, have hundreds of tabs on your browser, surf through pages of books without reading a single word... information passes by without registering into our minds. We don't even remember the brand name after watching a cool advertisement. We ignore details just to cope up with the amount of information around.
Its strange... but the way our brain ignores information is probably the only thing that keeps us sane!
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