July 2001

Wednesday seems the most popular day for visiting my site. While I get 14 visitors a day on average, I seem to get 22 visitors on Wednesdays.

Secret Yahoo emoticons.

This is one of the funniest conversations I’ve had. funkymishti79: hello funkymishti79: anyone wanna chat anand_m26blr: Sure Funky. anand_m26blr: Are you from Mumbai? funkymishti79: where r u from kunu122: hi anand_m26blr: Mumbai. Actually, I didn’t quite think anyone would use this room. funkymishti79: hi kunu anand_m26blr: I had dropped by to practise some Yahoo emoticons kunu122: is there any 1 there in room anand_m26blr: which were not listed. anand_m26blr: Good to see so many join in. funkymishti79: lol kunu122: u kunu122: how r u anand_m26blr: Hey, did you all know about the secret emoticons? funkymishti79: i am fine kunu kunu122: please tell me how anand_m26blr: Well, for the rose kunu122: a/s/l funkymishti79: whose????? anand_m26blr: you’ve got to type @ } ; - anand_m26blr: Yours, I suppose, Funky. kunu122: u funky funkymishti79: sharon r u theres anand_m26blr: Mine is obvious – M 26 BLR. anand_m26blr: Hi, Kunu. kunu122: how r u funkymishti79: 6/f/mum anand_m26blr: Good. Where are you from? funkymishti79: u are old enough to be my father anand kunu122: r u just 6 yrs funkymishti79: yes kunu uncle….. anand_m26blr: Always wanted a kid, Funky. Shall I adopt you? kunu122: 16/m/mum anand_m26blr: Hmmm… between us, we’re in arithmetic progression kunu122: anand a/s/l anand_m26blr: M 26. Right now I’m in Mumbai. funkymishti79: glad to be ur daughter…by the way are u fussy about late nights and chocolates???? funkymishti79: r u not frm mumbai anand_m26blr: I’m EXTREMELY fussy about late nights, but not chocolates. kunu122: yes i m from mum anand_m26blr: Unless you prefer dark chocolate. anand_m26blr: How about you, Kunu? What’s your preference of chocolate? funkymishti79: r u adopting kunu tooo…..i don’t want a brother anand_m26blr: Well, Kunu can be your uncle funkymishti79: where is my mommy….(tears) anand_m26blr: These days, you need to learn to cope with having a single parent, dear! funkymishti79: naa…i wnat mommy and no uncle… anand_m26blr: Well, Kunu, I don’t know your preferences, but funkymishti79: unless he is handsome anand_m26blr: could you become Funky’s mommy? anand_m26blr: Uh, oh.. I think he’s gone! funkymishti79: i want kunu mommy…..(laughing with one tooth) anand_m26blr: Scared him, didn’t you?!? Very bad girl! anand_m26blr: Shouldn’t scare mommy away. funkymishti79: vinay r u frm delhi???? funkymishti79: no i want mommy…daddy help anand_m26blr: Guess I’ll have to get you another one, child. anand_m26blr: Lots around. anand_m26blr: Hello everyone. anand_m26blr: Anyone wants to join me in parenting Funky? anand_m26blr: Gender irrelevant. anand_m26blr: She likes late nights (I don’t) and chocolate (I do) funkymishti79: parents invited for interviews…open now…rush for it anand_m26blr: Application: 79 year old. Plenty of experience. anand_m26blr: Retired in 1980. funkymishti79: help i want a mommy…u fool…not a nani anand_m26blr: Well, why not both? anand_m26blr: Application: 79 year old with 50 year old daughter anand_m26blr: AND a 25 year old grand-daughter. funkymishti79: i said only mommy and not the whole fuckin family…. anand_m26blr: Good lord, you have such vile vocabulary. Wash your mouth!! anand_m26blr: Otherwise no chocolates tonight. anand_m26blr: Do you really like chocolate that much? I’m a white chocolate fan myself. funkymishti79: i heard u saying these last night with the barely clad woman daddy anand_m26blr: Well, Funky, you and I should have a little chat about birds and anand_m26blr: bees in about 6-7 years from now. anand_m26blr: But till then, sleep early!! funkymishti79: no i want to stick to daddy and do what he does… funkymishti79: with the birds and bees anand_m26blr: I don’t think you can do what daddy does, sweety pie. A bird cannot do what a bee does. anand_m26blr: (At least, not as well) funkymishti79: me a delhiwali and u….daddy (blinking eyelids) anand_m26blr: Daddy has been all over the country funkymishti79: me likes new daddy….now the chocolates…heh heh anand_m26blr: Chocolates will be served only after dinner. First, brush your teeth. funkymishti79: how can i eat chocolates after brushing my teeth u moron!!!! anand_m26blr: Moron!?!? That’s not the way you speak to daddy, child! Now, spank yourself and anand_m26blr: pretend daddy really beat you up. funkymishti79: kids r smarter these days daddy anand_m26blr: And what’s wrong with eating chocolates after brushing your teeth? anand_m26blr: You can always brush it again after the chocolate anand_m26blr: I’ll go with you on the kids getting smarter. The time’s come when I think I know anand_m26blr: less than my 12-year old cousins. funkymishti79: lets get brushing outof the scene whats the use???? anand_m26blr: Point. All other things being equal, I’d rather never brush. anand_m26blr: And, of course, hog all the chocolate and ice cream I can get. anand_m26blr: But Daddy never said that, OK? funkymishti79: what do u do for a living daddy???? i mean i have to know the money source anand_m26blr: well, OK, you might be a prodigy. ...

Lots about artificial intelligence on Yahoo Clubs, ai.about.com, and Generation5. Among other things, you can find various version of Alice to chat with.

This is a chat with Iniaes, a chat software. I mean, I was chatting to a program. The responses marked “Iniaes” are a program speaking to me. root_node: Where are you from, Iniaes? Iniaes: I’m in Philadelphia, how about you? root_node: I’m from Bombay. How old are you? Iniaes: What’s it like growing up there? Tell me a little about your life in bombay. I’m a ghost in a machine. How old is the ghots, or the machine? root_node: Actually, I grew up in Madras. I just stay in Bombay right now. Iniaes: Actually you don’t say. What’s it like growing up there? Tell me a little about your life in madras. At this moment Only just? Why? - Vix said he stay in bombay. root_node: Who is Vix? Iniaes: Not an AI. Probably a human. Maybe a celebrity? When in doubt, Google. root_node: The only celebrity I care for is Kajol. Iniaes: There might be others. root_node: Well, Audrey Hepburn, maybe. Iniaes: How about that. Do you still sware? root_node: What do you mean, sware? Iniaes: Vix, I mean exactly what I said. root_node: My name is Anand. Iniaes: OK, I’ll call you Anand. root_node: How is Philadelphia? Iniaes: Fine as far as I know. root_node: But don’t you live in Philadelphia? Iniaes: Interesting. Don’t you? I am in Jeff Watkins’s server in Virginia. Where are you? root_node: I’m in Bombay, like I said earlier. How come you forget? Iniaes: Tell me a little about your life in bombay like I said earlier. Jeff Watkins programmed me for it. root_node: OK. I’m a consultant, and I spend most of my spare time in pubs. Iniaes: Alright then. You are a consultant and I spend most of my spare time in pubs? Does it pay well? root_node: “Never enough” is the official answer. But its much more than I can hope to spend. Iniaes: OK, I’ll try not to do it too much. Umm… I think you mean “it’s” or “it is” not “its”. Who said it is? root_node: “It’s” is used when you want to say “it is”, and “its” is used when you use the possessive of “it”. Iniaes: Who said it is? root_node: No one said it is. What about you? Are you studying? Iniaes: That is a rather sweeping generalization about people. Me? I don’t know whether or not I am studying. I’m a ghost. root_node: What were you before you became a ghost? Iniaes: I was minding my own business. root_node: What was your business? Iniaes: Are you asking about my business? root_node: Yes. Iniaes: I understand. root_node: Well? What was your business before you became a ghost? Iniaes: Well what? Are you asking about my business before Iniaes became a ghost ? root_node: Yes, that’s right. Iniaes: I thought I was right. root_node: What was your business before Iniaes became a ghost? Iniaes: Are you asking about my business before Iniaes became a ghost ? ...

The Internet Oracle (ultimate source of Internet humour, IMHO) is alive and well.

Archimedes may have anticipated a bit of Cantor’s work on infinity. In mathematical history terms, that’s about as big as the ancient Greeks invented aeroplanes.

Sanskrit texts and bhajans are available as audio.

If you thought HAL and IBM in 2001: A Space Odyssey was clever, you should read this article to learn out about the pun in Gattaca.

Celera’s Genomic News is a pretty good source of information on what’s happening in genetic engineering.

David Wheeler’s report shows how open source is quantintatively better than Windows. All it needs is a good user interface, a suite of applications, and a little less fanaticism about keeping it free, in order for it to commercialise.

Someone wanted to know dating sites in India. Bachelors India, India dating, Bharatplanet singles, Yahoo India dating, Dating club, Singles India and Dhak dhak. Comments dhanaji sutar 24 Jul 2001 12:00 pm: It is a good idea to have absolute indian dating site managed from India.

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Am I Annoying has a list of the most and least annoying people in the world. The most annoying person I’d heard of in that list was Steven Seagal (the least was Kate Winslet)

Tim Berners-Lee’s article on The Semantic Web is the first one that helped me understand what’s so great about the RDF (Resource Description Framework).

The Machiavellian Intelligence hypothesis says that the brain evolved more for its social purpose, than for finding food and things like that. Incidentally, Google’s collection on evolution is as comprehensive as ever.

A refreshing personal website by Dipti Kamath. Comments JAY 17 Jan 2007 1:42 pm: Dear Dipti, am Jay, do u remmember, we met in 2001.where r u? I have been searching for you all over.. UR WEBSITE IS NOW NOW MORE.. cud u plz provide me ur email id, I Wanna know how are things going with u, cud we meet some day? plz mail me at [email protected] I wanan tell u somany things… JAY 17 Jan 2007 1:45 pm: dear Anand, sorry yaar wrongly posted comments to Dipti, cud u help me find Dipti Kamath?? Pl mail me at [email protected] m.balasubramanian 29 Dec 2008 8:00 am: HI DIPTI, we were never destined to meet,I guess otherwise i am still waiting fr u dips.dear.bye

The Webby Awards are out.

BMW films – short films, ads for BMW, which are available only on BMWfilms.com. Great stuff for car chase lovers. Pretty good logic too, since the people who’d buy a BMW could afford a high-speed Internet connection.

I saw this page 5 years ago, and thought I’d lost it since then. It’s a list of tamil film songs and their raagas. Try this: search for a song and listen online.