2001

The Global Corruption report.

Make up your own urban legend.

Blogback: Remote commenting for weblogs. But I’m not interested in going the full weblog way. Wonder what the next “new new thing” is…

And article on [Human Capital Valuation](http://www.iimb.ernet.in/review/abs133.htm#Human Capital Valuation: An Improved Model) from Deep, Kalidas, Kundu, Pankaj and Sumit on IIMB Review.

This anthrax business is getting bad. Now 29 people on a Senator’s staff have it. Following the attack on the WTC, this almost sounds like a Tom Clancy plot. (Iron your letters)

The AC-130 Sounds like a nice plane.

Just me. An interesting personal website. I liked the part where you can pull out nose hair ;-)

I’m R2D2. Who are you?

Altervistas – a search engine for strange sites.

OK. What now?

What does your name mean? More info about asian names.

The simple rules for RPGs.

A list of hoaxes following Sep 11.

Coincidences are common.

I just can’t figure out some people. It’s not just their English, which can be even more confusing than mine. It’s just their way of thinking, I guess. This guy, for instance, started off with… debasissatpathy: hi friend i want a cool girl root_node: I’m sure you do. Haven’t found one yet, have you? debasissatpathy: no i have lots of girl friends not a lover root_node: Too bad. Why don’t you have a lover, though? debasissatpathy: i want a girl who will perfect matching for me root_node: And what kind of a person is a perfect match for you? debasissatpathy: a sexy bold and friendly girl root_node: That’s it? And you’d fall in love with a sexy, bold and friendly girl? root_node: (BTW, hope you’re not trying to hook ME…) root_node: I’m not a girl, FYI. debasissatpathy: he i am a girl try to hog me This floored me completely. I had no clue what the guy was saying. I figured he might have meant, “Hey, I am a girl… try to hug me!” – so I figured… root_node: Gosh, I’m chatting to a lesbian!! debasissatpathy: he i am not a lesbo i am intrest in your pennies Now, I’m completely clueless. “pennies”!?? Why’s he interested in my money, and how’s he going to get his hands on it? But then, it hit me… root_node: Ah, I trust that would be a mis-spelling for the male organ of reproduction. root_node: Nice thing to be interested in. root_node: And you’re looking for your sexy bold friendly girl online? debasissatpathy: it is only nice or any thing special in you root_node: Oh, dear me.. always thought I was a bit different, at least in name… debasissatpathy: no nothing in name you want to enjoy so don’t be a homo root_node: Fair advice. Thought bisexuals have the best of both world’s I guess. root_node: Wouldn’t you agree? debasissatpathy: common i am a male and don’t be so bore root_node: Hmmm… what do you propose we do then, Debasis? root_node: I hate to bore you as much as you hate being bored by me. root_node: Shall we pester some of the lasses around? debasissatpathy: no if you want a strong friend ship then step your feet now debasissatpathy: i am a very carring person above all i am an indian Wow! Strong sentiments. I’d better “step on my feet”, and prove my “friendship”. root_node: So am I Debasis. Caring, and Indian. debasissatpathy: he don’t be so bold enjoy root_node: I didn’t understand… debasissatpathy: to be a friend you should tell me somthing about you and your family root_node: OK. I’m an only child, and I’m from Madras. debasissatpathy: do you native of tn or migrated root_node: Native. root_node: What about you, Debasis? How old are you? What do you do? debasissatpathy: what about your hobbies root_node: I play the keyboard. Mostly film songs. I play basketball. Reading, etc. debasissatpathy: tell me about your education root_node: Of course… but do answer my question? How old are you? And what do you do? debasissatpathy: i am 22 year old a mechanical engineer and warkin in a mnc at new delhi root_node: Oh… which company do you work in? debasissatpathy: in neolite industries root_node: What products do you manufacture? debasissatpathy: automobile lights root_node: Oh, cool. I just finished a management degree a few months ago. root_node: I’m a chemical engineer myself. debasissatpathy: good but tell me what you want to be in feature root_node: I want to direct a cartoon film. Some day… debasissatpathy: ok why cartoon these are aim of girls Sheesh! Such preconceived notions…. anyway, at this point, the guy starts getting really wierd. root_node: Well… sounds like Walt Disney was a guy. And I kinda admire the guy. root_node: Wouldn’t mind being like him. debasissatpathy: tell me one thing if you are alone with a girl what will you do root_node: Talk to her. debasissatpathy: what type of talk root_node: Normal talk – the kind we’re doing. What’re your interests, etc. root_node: Why? What would YOU do? debasissatpathy: i will try to notice if see will screm or not root_node: OK, and then? debasissatpathy: try to know about her needs root_node: Like what? debasissatpathy: if she want help ok or if her intesions are bad then leave her alone root_node: What do you mean by bad intentions? debasissatpathy: not by bad intent but i like those who know there limits root_node: Please clarify…. debasissatpathy: a girl look good not only from skin from charecter that is for male also debasissatpathy: so always try to control yourself root_node: Of course, Debasis. I’ll keep that in mind. debasissatpathy: because i love those girls root_node: Have you met many girls who do not know their limits? debasissatpathy: oh you are not he ok we are good friends make it strong root_node: Great to hear that! root_node: Now, back to cartoons – why do you think they’re for girls? debasissatpathy: give me your address and mine was **debasissatpathy**@yahoo.com root_node: [email protected] debasissatpathy: what is ur name root_node: Anand. debasissatpathy: annad are you rajesh khanna What on earth does that mean? Took me quite a while to figure out he was refering to the movie “Anand”. root_node: Would love to be, but hate to admit that I’m not. Why? Have you lost him? debasissatpathy: clear it root_node: Are you asking about the film star Rajesh Khanna? debasissatpathy: and tell me about your family root_node: I already did – single child, and from Madras. That’s about it. debasissatpathy: are you not she root_node: No, trust me – I’m as masculine as they get. I’m a “he” for sure! debasissatpathy: ok try to contact me through mail and i am a native of orissa root_node: Sure, Debasis. It’s been a very interesting experience, chatting with you! debasissatpathy: ok it is very long chating because here i am after my duty is over you debasissatpathy: plase contact me through e mail bye friend root_node: Bye!

I finally figured out what 3G is.

infoAnarchy has reviews of file sharing tools, anonymizers, privacy tools, and all such things.

bin Laden on toilet paper and with Bert (Snopes)

A good report on the knee-jerk reactions to the WTC attack.

Yet another one of those late night chats in which I set up a virtual date for apple pie and ice cream with a Canadian grad. yours_truly00_2000: Hi root_node: Hi yours yours_truly00_2000: :-) root_node: What’re you doing, up so early? yours_truly00_2000: early?? root_node: 9:30 yours_truly00_2000: it’s like 9:00 pm hea in Canada root_node: Gosh, that’s late then. Get to bed! yours_truly00_2000: lolz root_node: You from Mumbai? yours_truly00_2000: 9 o’clock ain’t that late ;P yours_truly00_2000: nope root_node: Indian? yours_truly00_2000: btw…… whatcha doin’ up so early yo ‘self huh?? yours_truly00_2000: yes, an Indian root_node: Me, I’m not awake. I’m sleep-chatting yours_truly00_2000: :-D yours_truly00_2000: yeah , that makes sense yours_truly00_2000: hehe root_node: Where in Canada are you? yours_truly00_2000: B.C. yours_truly00_2000: are u from Bombay? root_node: In Bombay, not from. yours_truly00_2000: :-P root_node: Where are you from? yours_truly00_2000: I thought I told ya yours_truly00_2000: didn’t I ? root_node: I mean where from India? yours_truly00_2000: oh yours_truly00_2000: I’m a Gujarati yours_truly00_2000: ;-) root_node: Does the ID “tony_bam_bam” ring a bell? yours_truly00_2000: ummmmm…..no. yours_truly00_2000: I don’t think so root_node: The reason I ask is, a couple of months ago… root_node: this guy came over to this chat room, and asked root_node: if there were “any Patels around” yours_truly00_2000: lolz root_node: He wanted to learn Gujrati, so he could impress his root_node: GF, who was at college. root_node: The best I could do was help him out with Hindi. yours_truly00_2000: lolz root_node: Hope the poor bloke never tried it out yours_truly00_2000: hehe yours_truly00_2000: he probably ended up gettin’ a slap on his face root_node: That would’ve been the start. root_node: You ever slapped anyone? (Or got slapped?) yours_truly00_2000: The guy’s GF…" Tane Gujarati nati aavadtu!!! " *SLAP* yours_truly00_2000: ooooh , that’s neva been da case for me root_node: What does that mean: “Tane…” yours_truly00_2000: " You can’t speak no Gujarati !!" yours_truly00_2000: hehe root_node: And why is that “neva been da case…”? yours_truly00_2000: just cuz I’m a goodie goodie root_node: Gosh, never thought I’d meet somebody goodie goodie on the Net!! yours_truly00_2000: have u ever been slapped? yours_truly00_2000: lol root_node: So, you’ve never sneaked a cookie out of its jar, have you? yours_truly00_2000: maybe earlier when I was a kid root_node: Yes, I’ve been slapped all right. 3 times, if I remember. root_node: But that’s by my mom, and for not being goodie goodie! yours_truly00_2000: but I wouldn’t get slapped for that! yours_truly00_2000: lol@ 3 times root_node: No, actually, I’ve been slapped once after that. yours_truly00_2000: really? root_node: I was driving my scooter to college, and yours_truly00_2000: who slapped ya? root_node: I banged into this aayah who was crossing the road. root_node: Not that I meant to, but… root_node: And she slapped me so hard, that my glasses fell off! yours_truly00_2000: awwww, u poor thing root_node: I ran away, of course. (Left the scooter behind) yours_truly00_2000: lol root_node: She seemed a bit too formidable. yours_truly00_2000: btw…. wot’s an aayah? root_node: Um… sort of like a maid-servant? yours_truly00_2000: a maid slapped ya?? root_node: Pretty hard yours_truly00_2000: how could she!?!?!? root_node: Can’t demonstrate, I’m afraid. You’ll have to use your imagination yours_truly00_2000: lol root_node: Are you in school? yours_truly00_2000: uni. yours_truly00_2000: u ? root_node: I just graduated. Working (and earning money! wow – feels so good) yours_truly00_2000: :-P yours_truly00_2000: what sorta work do ya do? root_node: I’m a consultant. :-( yours_truly00_2000: why the :-( ? root_node: Well, lots of people don’t like consultants. root_node: You know the jokes, right? root_node: A consultant takes your watch and tells you the time. root_node: A consultant comes uninvited and tells you how many sheep you have, root_node: and takes your dog, Etc. etc. etc. root_node: BTW, which univ are you at? root_node: A couple of my friends are at York and McGill yours_truly00_2000: <—— likes consultants though yours_truly00_2000: .. or maybe a consultant yours_truly00_2000: I go to UBC root_node: <—- likes yours_truly :-x yours_truly00_2000: awwww, that’s sweet yours_truly00_2000: :-D yours_truly00_2000: :turns away from root_node and blushes. root_node: <—– waits to get slapped… yours_truly00_2000: LOL root_node: What’s your major? yours_truly00_2000: Business Admin. root_node: Ouch!! yours_truly00_2000: whaa? root_node: I just did my MBA too. That ain’t good…. yours_truly00_2000: ;-) ...