Chilligavva

Computer scientists are using a novel peer-to-peer video sharing application to explore a next-generation model for safe and legal electronic commerce that uses Internet bandwidth as a global currency. The application (available for free download) is an enhanced version of a program called Tribler.read more | digg story I like the way social networking has taken off on the internet. For any social networking site, the revenue generated has mostly been due to advertisements based on traffic, or payment for services rendered. [Buying things on the internet.] Most of us have used peer-to-peer generally for downloading movies, songs, files, etc. [No, I am not broaching any kind of legalities here..] Sometimes they are slow, and sometimes fast. If you pay and opt-in into the system, you have better storage capacities, and participation. Most ISPs charge you on the data traffic that you have used. Here are the folks at Harvard, taking a new look at the way we do business. The way I see it, the implications are huge, and powerful. As in any business strategy, the early birds get the worm. Here's my breakdown of whats going on... [geeks and gearheads, please ... Continue Reading

Take a well known legend such as Excalibur, travel backwards in time instead of forward, throw in some human elements such as A dedicated General [Colin Firth], an assassin like lady warrior [Aishwarya Rai], A Wizard preceptor [Ben Kingsley] a little boy as the protagonist, and mix it up in a story blanket of a quest and voila, you have the Last Legion. I first saw the trailer on television a couple of days back. It was a 30 sec spot, and I suddenly noticed Aishwarya Rai's face. (On an aside, her cousin Rashmi Rai had taught briefly in my undergraduation college, in Mangalore. She happens to be a little shorter than Ash herself, but the resemblance is striking.) What still makes me think twice about seeing the movie is Ash's lack of acting skills.. [Is she wooden or what?] But the pull is Ben and Colin of course.. :) Now I happen to be totally glamour stuck and movie mad, so I was intrigued. I quickly looked up the movie site http://www.lastlegion-movie.com/ and played the trailer. It was interesting, ... Continue Reading

Wishing all my brothers and sisters spattered across the globe and at India, as well as friends of Indians, a Happy 60th Independence Day.  When we look back, its hard to think that it has been only sixty years, since the Independence.  Much has happened, some good, some bad.  Its hard to understand, but without our previous generations fighting for independence, I would not even be blogging about it.  So here's to independence, the software revolution, and personal freedom, without which I would not be in Omaha Nebraska. 

The one topic that concerns most Non Resident Indians is the exorbitant land rates at India and the absence of basic facilities [Food, water, homes, roads, public facilities [toilets, cooling centers, water spots]].  I know the urban crowd would like me to include malls, and movie theatres as basic, but that seems to be the crux of the matter.  The case of a blinded few deciding what's good or needed for the country.  The trick Dr. Manmohan, is to stick with what works and not aim for a mess in the country in the name of globalization.  Russia is still reeling with the

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I'm bored and I need some inspiration so I'm throwing out a challenge. I want to see 200 words or less,  on the best moment of your day. Tell it any way you want, first person, third person, from the point of view of a tree, I don't care. Just show me the best moment of your day.

This was the challenge thrown to our writers group, by Sandra Brennan.  here is my response, which I dont mind sharing.

Book of MitiI am so excited. After playing my video game, and getting busted by the cops in that one [dont I just love it when I do! ], I ran excitedly to tell my mom about the incident. Oh. Oh. bad logic.... She had that self righteous look. Lecture time. While she ranted in her usual way,something about habit forming and not driving correctly, [NLP whatever that is.. I am getting good at this, pretending to listen and pickin up important words...], I started to think about what to do next. Now for the hard work. "Mom does your hand pain"? NO. Why? I get closer to her, give her

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A special thanks to my new friend Agantuk, who is a linguist from India, and I met online. We were exchanging poems that we both like, and then he asked me whether I write poems myself. It has been a very long time, since I wrote poems of any kind. So I actually sat in one place, came out with this poem and sent it to him. He liked it. So now having gained some confidence, I am publishing the same. :)

TRIPS TO THE LIBRARYFILLED WITH DR. SEUSS AND STAR WARSALWAYS IN A HURRYRIDING BIKES NO HANDS ON THE BARSDIGGING IN THE SANDBUILDING CASTLES AND MOATSITS THE SAME LIL HANDTHAT FILLS THE HOUSE WITH PIANO NOTESWATCHING TV SHOWSNODDING HIS HEAD IN RAPT ATTENTIONPLAYING WITH LEGOSCREATING THE NEXT INVENTIONMY SWEET MITILET YOUR INNER CHILD FOREVER BE!

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