xkcd

I have been reading back issues of xkcd quite a bit whenever I get time ...
(I would recommend going to the first page and start from there.)

Some of them are really funny - in a geeky way, while some of the others are really melancholic ... sometimes I get reminded me of Calvin - though not in the same way actually.

And ... of late I am guilty of this ... deserve the stare :-(

Flight of the Concords

Vivek posted about Flight of the Concords, and /me been trawling youtube for more on them !
And boy are they fun to listen to :-D

Check these out :
Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros
She's so hot...BOOM!
Issues
Business time
Jenny
The humans are dead
Bowie song
Check this out too.

Hope you have fun :-)

Should I get this ?

Details :
Apple MacBook Pro 15.4”
Specifications:
• 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (Santa Rosa)
• 4MB shared L2 Cache running at full processor speed
• 800MHz frontside system bus
• 2GB (2x1GB) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM- (PC2-5300) supports up to 4GB
• 120GB Serial ATA; 5400-rpm HDD
• Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
• NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT Graphics with 128MB of GDDR3 SDRAM and Duallink DVI
• Built-in iSight camera, Full-size, Illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor
• 15.4 - inch (diagonal) LED TFT widescreen display, 1440 by 900 resolution
• One FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 ports
• Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification)
• Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR ( Enhanced Data Rate) module
• Apple Remote, 85W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, power cord, lithiumpolymer battery
• One year Warranty
Included Software:
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, AddressBook, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Xcode Developer Tools) iLife !06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, Garage Band) Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, iWorks (30-days trial), Big Bang Board Games, Comic Life, OmniOutliner, and Apple Hardware Test.

Brilliant speech

Have you read "aliens cause global warming" ?
It is totally brilliant, and worth reading simply for the intellectual exercise - even if you do not buy what is said (I do buy it btw :) ), it is very though provoking.

Update: I have not read of the works of Michael Crichton, but he seems like an very well read & intelligent person. Check this interview out.

Redhat's subversive tactics ?

Its been well over 5 years since I looked at NSS/JSS, and while recently visiting devloper.mozilla.org I found it weird that most of the NSS/JSS related documentation seems to be 'geared' towards Redhat !
How are both of these related to redhat products in any way ?! They are infrastructure frameworks & libraries and other products depend on them (as do a lot of other products including many from Sun).
So documentation on how to use and configure NSS/JSS within the context of a specific companies offering should naturally be hosted in that companies documentation site, not in developer.mozilla.org

Look here for some examples [1], [2]. These pages are talking about introduction to SSL & PKI - why the hell should they mention RedHat ?
It smells of 'taking over' documentation and cheap advertising to me ... sucks.

Check these pics out

Anoop visited Bali and the pics he has taken are simply amazing. Check them out here.


Btw, just saw Heung joh chow heung yau chow (turn left, turn right) on HBO.
I dont like mush movies (except for rare exceptions), but somehow this one was different ... story is not really unique, but the movie was 'interesting'.

Mr. Lee CatCam

Vipin pointed me to this site recently - and I must say, it is something even I have wondered a lot !
What do cats do ? :-) Now you know !

Depressing stuff

Just finished watching Ran, amazing visuals and really depressing movie.
I dont remember King Lear, but this is an adaption of the shakespearean play by Akira Kurosawa ...
Amazing portrayal, the movie is too good.



And for some fun, check this out.
And when you are done, check this and this out too. Each should get a smile to your face ... for different reasons :-)
If you want something more funny stuff, though disturbing (to some apparently) it seems, check this out.