Woke up at 1130 am and just to check my email went to Yahoo!…. and what I see… Google search page… I thought I am still sleepy… but tried again and again. Dont know whats happening… Its the problem with Yahoo or our college network… Lets wait and watch.
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Microsoft Windows 7 scam
Today I came across this website www.windows7giveaway.com which promises to give away a free copy of windows 7 ultimate if you pay $25 as the shipping cost. This looks like a very attractive deal. One of our friends from Pune startups group took the initiative to verify it from Microsoft and here is what they have to say.
“Dear Sir,
Thank you for your e-mail concerning the Microsoft lottery. We would
like to confirm this is a hoax website and did not originate from
Microsoft. Microsoft does not have any connection whatsoever with
this alleged lottery. It’s unfortunate that some people have chosen to
abuse the freedom that the internet offers by conducting fraudulent
activity.
Privacy and security are very important to Microsoft. For more
information please visit the following website:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/lottery/default.mspx
Yours sincerely,
Microsoft UK”
I would recommend everyone to inspect such offers closely as this might make you pocket a few bucks lighter and you would not be getting anything in return except frustration and annoyance.
Moreover any such issues can be reported here http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9661492
Working 9 to 5
Tumble outta bed
And stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn, and stretch, and try to come to life
Jump in the shower
And the blood starts pumping
Out on the streets
The traffic starts jumping
with folks like me on the job from 9 to 5
Working 9 to 5
What a way to make a living
Barely getting by
Its all taking
And no giving
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
Its enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
They let your dream
Just to watch em shatter
You’re just a step
On the boss mans a ladder
But you got dream hell never take away
your On the same boat
With a lot of your friends
Waiting for the day
Your ship will come in
And the tides gonna turn
An its all gonna roll you away
Working 9 to 5,
For service and devotion
You would think that I
Would deserve a fair promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss wont seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me
Working 9 to 5
What a way to make a living
Barely getting by
Its all taking
And no giving
They just use your mind
And you never get the credit
Its enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
Working 9 to 5
Yeah
From The Love Guru
October 16 ’09 – one of the best days of my life.
Never did I know that today was going to be a memorable day of my life. Woke up as usual at 930 am and went back to sleep only to get up at 11 am. Had some work to do with one of my school friends who had come to home [Lucknow] and I had come to home too for some reasons. I finished up with my annual ritual of fixing the lights and connecting them up by 12 pm. My friend arrived at 1230pm. We went with one more friend to Mc Donalds for lunch and then back to my place to do some work. In the evening We went to meed another friend and that lead to visiting one more friend who I had met last time in 1998. The day was going to be awesome. One more school friend happened to meet us at the same place whom I had last met in 2003. Then on my way back I met one of the sweetest person…. my girlfriend since class 6 [1992].
The day could not have been better. [Happy Diwali to me] 🙂
we all were together in class 8
Happy Diwali
May This Diwali be as bright as ever.
May this Diwali bring joy, health and wealth to you.
May the festival of lights brighten up you and your near and dear ones lives.
May this Diwali bring in u the most brightest and choicest happiness and love you have ever Wished for.
May this Diwali bring you the utmost in peace and prosperity.
May lights triumph over darkness.
May peace transcend the earth.
May the spirit of light illuminate the world.
May the light that we celebrate at Diwali show us the way and lead us together on the path of peace and social harmony
“WISH U A VERY HAPPY DIWALI”
BRO CODE
Preamble to the Bro Code
Once the contract of becoming bros is made, verbal, written or otherwise, the bro code comes into effect.
Bros will not be assumed to be exclusive unless each has explicitly granted the other exclusive Bro rights. If a Bro is not exclusive then a Bro may have more than one Bro. However, upon becoming exclusive, said Bro must break any Bro ties with all other Bros.
Article 1:
Bros before hoes. Always remember, girlfriends come and go, but your boys are always there. Breaking this rule is to commit the cardinal sin against Team Testosterone.
Article 2:
Never drink the last beer, unless you’ve been granted specific permission that it’s OK.
Article 3:
If a girl falls into the following criteria, she is off limits forever until the end of time:
A. Was an ex-girlfriend.
B. Your friend specifically told you he wanted her.
C. Is you’re buddy’s sister.
However, if it’s your buddy’s cousin, well she’s up for grabs, and you’re welcome to rub it in his face for years to come.
Article 4:
Never diss a guy if his team just lost a crushing game.
Article 5:
You must never own a cat.
New amendment to this rule: A Bro may never own more than 2 cats, but only if they adhere to the Bro Code
Article 6:
If you get 2 tickets to the big game, the priority list for granting the second ticket is as follows:
1. Your best friends (in order of how long you’ve known them).
2. Your acquaintances.
3. Your co-workers.
4. The mailman.
5. The UPS guy.
6. NASA.
7. John Kerry.
….1,485,726. Your girlfriend.
Article 7:
You are allowed to enjoy exactly one chick TV show, and one chick flick. You may have no more.
Article 8:
Birthday and Christmas presents for your guy friends are optional. Beer always makes a great gift.
Article 9:
If you go the bar with your buddies, you must buy a round of drinks at least once. The Bro with the better paying job is required to buy the first round. If the other Bro is temporarily out of money or left his wallet at home drinks can be lended yet in the long run these drinks must be repaid, later that night by wingman services or any other act of entertainment or at the next gathering.
Article 10:
There are no mercy rules when playing someone in Madden, hoops, street hockey, bare-fisted boxing, etc.
Article 11:
If you owe someone money, pay them back as soon as humanly possible—unless it’s a gambling debt, which must be paid immediately.
Article 12:
Standard shotgun rules are as follows.
A. Shotgun may only be called within full sight of the car.
B. Shotgun must be called outside.
C. Shotgun calls last approximately ten minutes.
D. Shotgun never carries over to a second ride.
Article 13:
NO PDA (Public Displays of Affection).
Article 14:
It’s alright to cheat at any game where money isn’t involved. In certain circumstances, relationships may be classified as “games.”
Article: 15:
Don’t tell other guys elaborate stories about your weightlifting exercise routine. No one cares.
Article 16:
Never openly question another guy’s sports wisdom, unless said information specifically pertains to your favorite team.
Article 17:
When out with the guys, never accept a call from your girlfriend—unless she’s dying or trapped under a burning fuel truck, and if that’s the case, make it quick.
Article 18:
Always allow a buffer zone at urinals and on couches.
Article 19:
Never share a bed with a guy, unless there’s no way around it.
Article 20:
Bros Before Hoes. I know, I already used it. I can’t stress it enough, though. It is absolutely infuriating how many of my guy friends have become insufferable ***** since they’ve gone out with someone.
Article 21:
In a 6 person hot tub, there should be a maximum of 3 guys.
Article 22:
A Bro should not sing and dance at the same time
Article 23:
A Bro should not watch Oxygen, Womens Entertainment, or Lifetime.
Article 24:
Men do not lie about their age.
Article 25:
A Bro should not swing his arms when he is walking.
Article 26:
A Bro will, in a timely manner, alert his Bro to the existence of a girl fight. A Bro must never hesitate before communicating the possibility of fisticuffs between two humans of the female variety [[HENCEFORTH “GIRL FIGHT”]], in an effort to make possible and probable that another Bro or Bros can partake in observation. A timely manner is open to interpretation based on the initial Bro’s viewing and processing of the potential feminine conflagration. Said Bro must use any and all methods of media distribution at his disposal, including but not limited to: telecommunications, elbow nudging, fiber optics, the Broney express, and postcards. If an informed Bro is unable to witness the girl fight firsthand, the spotter Bro is responsible for documenting and relating details of the girl fight via pictures, video*, or barring any other reasonable method, interpretive dance and/or pantomime. Tabling Bro obligations to witness a XX chromosomal scuffle is not only condoned, but encouraged, and in some cases, required. Please refer to the Brobligation rubric as elucidated in AMENDMENT 83: “The REALLY hot sister and other hump trumps.”
Article 27:
A Bro should never carry a woman’s handbag
Article 28:
A Bro should never go tanning.
Article 29:
No Bro should dye their hair
Article 30:
A Bro should never refer to an athlete as a “stud”
Article 31:
A Bro should never cry during a movie. In the event that he does, he must under no circumstance admit it to anyone other than a girl he is trying to score with.
Article 32:
A Bro should not “pop” his collar.
Article 33:
A Bro should not speak more than two languages.
Unless
1. He has lived for a minimum of 9 months in a country whose main language is one of those languages
2. He uses the extra language as a means of picking up women who only speak that language
3. His job requires him to know more than 2 languages
4. It is a means of only to impress women and nothing else
If in the occurrence that a Bro knows more than 2 languages, it is the given right for said bro to invite other bros to parties where this language is spoken, having said bro escort and be the official bilingual wingman.
Article 34:
Bro’s cannot make eye contact during a “devil’s threeway” (two dudes.)
Article 35:
A Bro should never say “it’s to die for”
Article 36:
A Bro should not wear a scarf without a jacket or coat.
Article 37:
A Bro should not wear an ascot.
Article 38:
A Bro should never use the following words: fantabulous, ginormous & fierce.
Article 39:
A Bro should never wrap a towel around his head after leaving the shower.
Article 40:
A Bro should never “sip” and alcoholic drink through a straw
Article 41:
A Bro should never wear a blouse.
Article 42:
If you are not living with a girl you should not have tampons in your bathroom.
Article 43:
A Bro should not wear crocs.
Article 44:
A Bro should not wear a leotard or do pirouettes.
Article 45:
A Bro should never wear a sweater over his shoulders
Article 46:
A Bro should not eat grapes from the vines
Article 47:
A Bro should never rollerblade
Article 48:
The word cute should not be used other then describing a chick they want to bone
Article 49:
If you compliment a guy on his six-pack, you better be referring to his beer.
Article 50:
A Bro should never, ever wear capri pants.
Article 51:
A Bro should not wear flip flops with a suit.
Article 52:
No Bro should wear a speedo to the beach
Article 53:
A Bro will, whenever possible, provide his Bro with protection. In the event that one Bro finds himself lacking the necessary prophylactic accoutrements needed to complete the act of coitus in a safe and effective manner, he is in the right to expect his Bro will use all measures within or without his means to provide the aforementioned prophylactic in a timely yet discreet fashion. When a Bro signals his need using previously agreed upon code words and/or body signage, it is understood that his Bro will discontinue all present activity [excepting the act of coitus itself [whereby which Bro vows to finish as quickly as possible]], in order to respond with a panoply of options at Bro-in-need’s location. A Bro must patronize the most rapid method of transportation available while endeavoring to assist his Bro. In no instance may a two-wheeled bicycle be used* as this is not only humiliating, but also potentially harmful to the perineum – a zone of tissue perilously adjacent to noted sexual organs. In the event that a state, federal, international, or galactic law is breached due to recklessness, unacceptable levels of speed, and/or the hijacking of an airborne vehicle(s), it is understood that the primary Bro will shoulder any associated legal fees or fines. However, any costs or damages incurred from the use of public transportation are the responsibility of the secondary Bro alone as this is an instance of Quid Pro Bro. Upon arrival at the primary Bro’s location, the secondary Bro must exercise complete discretion so as not to disrupt the primary Bro’s “flow.” It is understood that a Bro will engage in all training necessary to achieve this objective, including, at minimum, a five month Ninjitsu curriculum mastering the twin arts of stealth and secrecy.** Once the primary Bro has been supplied with the necessary prophylactic(s), the Brocedure is deemed complete upon exchange of the traditional, though in this case silent, “high five.” Tacit in this unspoken ritual is the understanding that said episode will never be spoken of again, unless it’s part of an awesome story. * Unless a bicycle is the ONLY form of transportation, as in some Cambodian villages **
Article 54:
No Bro should make a kissing face in a photo.
Article 55:
No Bro should wear girl jeans
Article 56:
A Bro shall never reveal the score of a sporting event to another Bro until that Bro has thrice confirmed it’s cool.
Article 57:
A Bro may not speculate on the expected Bro/chick ratio of a party or venue without first disclosing the present-time observed ratio.
Article 58:
If a Bro, for whatever reason, becomes aware of another Bro’s girlfriend’s birthday and/or anniversary date, he shall endeavor to make that information available to his Bro, regardless of whether he thinks his Bro already knows.
Article 59:
One Bro makes a solo attack.
A Second Bro provides a crutch,
A third Bro rounds out the pack,
But a fourth Bro is one too much
Article 60:
Should a Bro be near to closing with a girl, his Bro shall do anything within his means to ensure the desired outcome, up to and including the seduction of said girls wildly unattractive friend/cousin/sister.
Article 61:
A Bro shall honor thy father and mother
Article 62:
In the event that two Bros acquire the same target, the Bro with the longer dry spell has dibs. Should the dry spells be of equal length, a game of discreet roshambo(rock paper scissors) shall determine the outcome
Article 63:
In a scenario in which two or more Bros are engaged in entertainment of the adult variety, one Bro is forbidden from intentionally or unintentionally touching another Bro in any capacity, including but not limited to; the high-five, the fist bump, or the congratulatory gluteus pat. Winking is also a no no.
Article 64:
A Bro must provide his Bro to a ticket to an event if said event involves the second Bro’s favorite sports team in a playoff scenario
Article 65:
A Bro must always reciprocate a round of drinks among Bros with the proviso that no existing wager supercedes this purchase and exchange of spirits.
Article 66:
If a Bro suffers pain due to the permanent dissolution of a relationship with a lady friend, a Bro shall offer nothing more than “that sucks, Bro” and copious quantities of beer. A Bro will also refrain from pejorative commentary – deserved or not – regarding said lady friend for a period of three months, when the requisite BACKSLIDE WINDOW has closed.
Article 67:
Should a Bro pick up a guitar at a party and commence playing , another Bro shall point out that he is a tool
Article 68:
If a Bro be on a hot streak, another Bro will do everything possible to ensure its longevity, even if that includes jeopardizing his own records, the missing of work; or temporary immigration to a foreign country.
Article 69:
No Bro should ever get a pedicure
Article 70:
A Bro should never highlight his hair.
Article 71:
A Bro should not talk to another Bro in the bathroom.
Article 72:
A Bro should never sing show tunes.
Article 73:
A Bro should never eat out of another Bro’s hands.
Article 74:
Two men should not share an umbrella.
Article 75:
A Bro should not have “an outfit”.
Article 76:
A Bro should not wear a white belt.
Article 77:
A Bro never cries. Unless it’s regarding Article 31.
Article 78:
A Bro should never wiggle out of a pair of pants.
Article 79:
No Bro can hit another Bro in the groin unless victim Bro has broken the Bro code.
Article 80:
A Bro may never seek entertainment from professional women’s sports. Unless said entertainment be comedic or physical e.g. gymnastics, beach volleyball
Article 81:
What happens between bros stay between bros…
also known as the what happens in vegas stays in vegas rule and the what happens on tour stays on tour rule
Article 82:
If a Bro catches another Bro in plagiarism – albeit awesome plagiarism – a Bro shall be required to ask the Bro to cite his source.
Article 83:
A Bro can not cock-block another Bro UNLESS sleeping with said girl would break a Bro code.
Article 84:
Love thy neigh-Bro
Article 85:
No bros night out can start with “the wife put out some cheese” and end “with everyone at home by eleven, booya.”
Article 86:
If said bros is lost to a relationship, they must void all rights to use the bros code for any purpose and are rightfully subjected to any and all humorous ploys made to said post-bros by previous bros.
Article 87:
A Bro shall at all times say ‘Yes’.
Article 88:
Any bros who notice a fellow bros passed out at any social gathering due to drug or alcohol consumption, is obligated to take humiliating photo’s and/or videos of the passed out bros; unless said bros has consumed a whiskey, rum, scotch or other hard liquor to an excess of a ratio of: once ounce:3kg of body mass (7lbs imperial)
Article 89:
“A Bro may never pursue the mom of another Bro.” Be it here resolved that at no point is it permissible for one Bro to engage in carnal delicacies with another Bro’s mother. It is, however, allowed and encouraged for one Bro to graphically suggest to a Bro the athletic feats, animalia, and/or machinery utilized during a fictional encounter with his mom. [[NOTA BENE: It is customary for a Bro to avoid such Brocularity if his Bro’s mom is a 9 or better, for fear of Oedipal inducement.]] Should a Bro discover his Bro is in fact adopted, he is free to pursue his Bro’s adoptive mother, but only after first corroborating non-biological parentage through notarized birth certificates, hospital records, or comparative dioxyribonucleic acid gel electrophoresis, whichever is easiest. Since the adopted Bro cannot legitimately claim to have shared a canal with his Bro, ARTICLE 89 expressly prohibits the adopted Bro from invoking the Sloppy Second clause in any related filings with the International Court of Bros. Though the mom of a Bro is always off limits, the step-mom of a Bro is allowed if she initiates it and/or is wearing at least one article of leopard print clothing. If she looks good in it.
Article 90:
No bros should know any fellow bros weight for any reason. Previous bros code stipulation should only have an assumed weight. If the assumed weight is on the turning point of humility and peace, humility over-rides
Article 91:
When bros are up for the same promotion/job position and are subjected to interviews, bros in a prior interview must alert bros of any and all trick questions they can remember. This ensures all bros get an equal chance at the position/title because it is well known fact that the bros performing the interview wants to get the process over as quick as possible and the only way for a fair chance is to make all subsequent bros seem better.
Article 92:
When a bros introduces a fellow bros to their hot female friend, the introducer has the rights to the girl. The introduced bros can only attempt to get the girl if the introducer bros gives his consent.
Article 93:
If any bros acts out of line and defies any bros code during a multiple bros conversation with any number of girls, the other bros have the right to tell any humiliating stories and facts about said bros for the purpose of ruining said bros chances with the girl(s).
Article 94:
Should a Bro (1st, 2nd or 3rd) be hooking up with an unattractive woman, the Bro that notices this must do all in their power to stop said Bro from closing the deal, unless they are helping another Bro with Article 60.
Article 95:
Any girl passing out in a non-bedroom designated area of a dwelling occupied by more than one bros is not up for grabs under any circumstances. Additionally, said girl can be subjected to humiliating photos as long as other bros are alerted to its undertaking
from: BROBIBLE
Apple Moves up in Greenpeace Rankings
If it’s the first day of October, then it’s time once again for environmental group Greenpeace’s quarterly report card of electronics corporations. The group’slatest regular report places Apple in ninth place, square in the middle of the pack, which also includes competitors like Dell, HP, and Lenovo. That’s up from the 11 spot in last quarter’s rankings, but there’s a catch: the report card doesn’t take into account Apple’s most recent environmental moves.
Last week, the company unveiled a redesigned environmental section, including frank and thorough assessments of its carbon footprint and greenhouse gas production. But Greenpeace’s report was produced before Apple’s changes, and so the company got low marks for both its carbon footprint disclosure and greenhouse gas information (PDF link). Still, Greenhouse didn’t hesitate to attribute Apple’s new openness at least in part to the environmental group’s own Green My Apple campaign.
Apple did score well on the toxin-reduction portion, thanks to its recent efforts at greening its products by eliminating the use of PVC and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Of course, that’s not enough to satisfy Greenpeace, which still wants to see progress on Apple’s part in the areas of e-waste and transparency as well as eliminating more toxic substances from its products.
But, just like an over-ambitious parent, will Greenpeace ever truly be satisfied with Apple, or will its continued “disappointment” in Apple’s environmental attitude cause a backlash in which the company decides to join the forces of environmental evil? The power is theirs!
A tribute to the father of the nation.
Google wave
Google Wave is “a personal communication and collaboration tool” announced by Google at the Google I/O conference on May 27, 2009. It is a web-based service, computing platform, and communications protocol designed to merge e-mail, instant messaging, wiki, and social networking. It has a strong collaborative and real-time focus supported by extensions that can provide, for example, robust spelling/grammar checking, automated translation between 40 languages, and numerous other extensions. It was announced in Google’s official blog on July 20, 2009, that the preview of Google Wave would be extended to about 100,000 users on September 30, 2009.
Its October 2, 09 and I am still waiting for my wave invitation 🙂
Google Wave is designed as the next generation of Internet communication. It is written in Java using OpenJDK; its web interface uses the Google Web Toolkit. Instead of sending a message and its entire thread of previous messages or requiring all responses to be stored in each user’s inbox for context, objects known as waves contain a complete thread of multimedia messages (blips) and are located on a central server. Waves are shared and collaborators can be added or removed at any point during a wave’s existence.
Waves, described by Google as “equal parts conversation and document”, are hosted XML documents that allow seamless and low latency concurrent modifications. Any participant of a wave can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Users can reply to blips within waves. Recipients are notified of changes/replies in all waves they are active in and then view the changes when they subsequently access a given wave. In addition, waves are live. All replies/edits are seen real-time, letter by letter, as they are typed by the other collaborators. Multiple participants may edit a single wave simultaneously in Google Wave. Thus, waves not only can function as e-mail and threaded conversations but also as an instant messaging service, merging the functions of e-mail and instant messaging. It depends only on whether both users are online at the same time or not, allowing a wave to even shift repeatedly between e-mail and instant messaging depending on the user’s needs. The ability to show messages as they are typed can also be disabled, similar to conventional instant messaging.
The ability to modify a wave at any location lets users create collaborative documents, edited in a manner akin to wikis.
The history of each wave is stored within it. Collaborators may use a playback feature in Google Wave to observe the order which a wave was edited, blips were added, and who was responsible for what in the wave. The history may also be searched by a user to view and/or modify specific changes, such as specific kinds of changes or messages from a single user.
Google Wave is still in active development. It is expected to continue to be so until later in 2009, launching to about 100,000 users on 30th September. Google Wave access can be requested. Developers have been given access to Wave proper, and all wave users invited by Google can invite up to 8 others. Those who receive indirect invitations (were invited by someone who was invited by Google) will not be able to invite others. As of October 1st, Google Wave testers were unable to add extensions because “settings” is under construction.