India, Rape, 2012

Redicovering Music: "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"

A masterpiece sung by Doris Day (with The Mellomen and orchestra conducted by John Rarig). I find it magical.
Recorded: May 13, 1949
Listen to the Magic

Love, Humanity, Hope

We still have much love in humanity and this will always save hope and keep us looking towards a brighter horizon. 

Best Photographs Collection 2012: The Guardian

goto The Guardian Best Photographs 2012

Feliz Navidad

Everything has a place and purpose, even Microsoft products.   

End of World ... huh

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”
― Steve Jobs

Music BoX: "How" by Regina Spektor

"LISTEN NOW"

“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
                                              ― Narcotics Anonymous

“You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

“An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. "Can they be brought together?" This is a practical question. We must get down to it. "I despise intelligence" really means: "I cannot bear my doubts.” --Albert Camus

" 'A fish saved my life once' says a Zen master. 'How?' asked someone. 'I ate him' replied the master."
-The movie "Iron Circle"

On my planet, to rest is to rest -- to cease using energy.  To me, it
is quite illogical to run up and down on green grass, using energy,
instead of saving it.
                -- Spock, "Shore Leave", stardate 3025.2

malware threat: UPDATE your Java

Dorkbot: read report

Internet Usage Worldwide

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Lincoln ...the great wrestler..yes Abraham Lincoln

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Think

Until how long can you fool yourself?

"the solution is not revolution but evolution"

'Instead of asking why a piece of software is using "1970s technology,"
start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom.'

Applications should be the means to an end - not the end itself. 

“A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”   Maya Angelou

The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms.  
                                 -- Muriel Rukeyser

The Lasso of truth is a weapon used by the DC Comics super-heroine Wonder Woman. It was forged by the Gods.The Lasso forces anyone held by it to tell and understand the absolute truth. (They say even Hercules cannot overcome it.)

Lasso of truth,  that is something which all (wonder) women have. Yeah, that is true in non-fictional world too. And I also believe it to be very metaphoric. I have met such (wonder) woman who used their lasso of truth and I spoke the truth by myself (even though I was trying to stop myself from blurting out the matter.)

"The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them" 


— Miyamoto Musashi (Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy)

“You don't die of a broken heart, you only wish you did.”
                                                             -- Marilyn Peterson

A mistake is simply another way of doing things.
                                                                                           --  Katharine Graham

“Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again."
"Hell," I said, "I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?"
"Yes. I want to ruin you."
"Good," I said. "That's what I want too.” 


                                          ― Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

gJ's Music Box

Listen to Johnny's Flush The Boiling Hen

Karate-Do

"Karate-do may be referred to as the conflict within yourself, or a life-long marathon which can be won only through self-discipline, hard training, and your own creative efforts."   -- Shoshin Nagamine

It is the tiny bits of act/things concerning us which our friends do, that is indicative of how they value us.

For Desktops: Mouse will rule over other pointing devices

I don't think any pointing device  touchscreen or motion sensors could surpass the simplicity and ease of computer mouse. Using a mouse requires minimal movement of hands and fingers, you can rest you palm even while you move your mouse. So over a prolonged use, mouse should be more comfortable. The options like touchscreen and motion sensors will never replace the mouse for desktops, touchscreens are definitely better for hand-held devices but when it comes to desktop nothing beats the simple mouse.

(ps: Mouse technology has also evolved over time , ball --> optical --> laser technology.)

Every Breath You Take (The Police)

Sung by The Police on the band's 1983 album Synchronicity, written by Sting and Andy Summers, this was one of the biggest hits of 1983, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight weeks and the UK Singles Chart for four weeks. It also topped the Billboard Top Tracks chart for nine weeks. 

Sting won "Song of the Year" and The Police won "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" at the Grammy Awards of 1984 for "Every Breath You Take". The song ranked No. 84 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and No. 25 on Billboard's Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs. This song is considered to be The Police's signature song, and in 2010 was estimated to generate between a quarter and a third of Sting's music publishing income.  (source: en.wikipedia.org)
LISTEN

Lyrics:
Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take
I'll be watching you

Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay
I'll be watching you

Oh can't you see
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take

Every move you make
And every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake
I'll be watching you

Since you've gone I been lost without a trace
I dream at night I can only see your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace

I keep crying baby, baby, please

Oh can't you see
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take

Every move you make
And every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake
I'll be watching you

Every move you make, every step you take
{ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/p/police-lyrics/every-breath-you-take-lyrics.html }
I'll be watching you

I'll be watching you
(Every breath you take, every move you make)
(Every bond you break, every step you take)
I'll be watching you
(Every single day, every word you say)
(Every game you play, every night you stay)


I'll be watching you
(Every move you make, every vow you break)
(Every smile you fake, every claim you stake)
I'll be watching you
(Every single day, every word you say)
(Every game you play, every night you stay)


I'll be watching you
(Every breath you take, every move you make)
(Every bond you break, every step you take)
I'll be watching you
(Every single day, every word you say)
(Every game you play, every night you stay)


I'll be watching you
(Every move you make, every vow you break)
(Every smile you fake, every claim you stake)
I'll be watching you

100 Greatest Fictional Characters

If you are one of those fiction loving buffs, who devoured on action and adventure comics, novels, movies, etc.. If you ever enjoyed Doctor Who's Quests on Tardis, Batman in his night rooftop fights, Superman - the invincible man, and if you are one of those who never get tired of Star Wars, and indeed if you believe in the Force. Then, Lo' bro, this list is for you, to re-kindle the buffy memories. 100 Greatest Fictional Characters.

Dance in Life

Watch this... dedicated to Pina Bausch . watch the trailer of this amazing movie

Music of the Day

Listen to Bob Dylan

'M trying to swim upstream in this river of forgetfulness.

I found it very true

Are you sometimes baffled by the many things you are doing or you got to do.
If yes, then what you need to learn is "How to Eat an Elephant?"
What I mean by eating an Elephant is that we can do even a humongous task, if we break it into small chunks and do one piece at a time.
Here is an article explaining how the multitasking habit of ours decreases our productivity.
Doing one thing at a time is important. (read here).
There also is a Zen proverb, "When walking, walk, when eating, eat."

Move and the way will open.

Uma Thurman's Name

Ever wondered about the name of the famous actress Uma Thurman. I was delighted to find out the story behind her name.

Uma Thurman's Dad Robert Thurman is an academician and Buddhist Scholar. He gave his children a Buddhist upbringing. He named is daughter after the Tibetan Term, Dbuma Chenpo. (here 'db' is silent and the term means "The Great Middle Way"). And her full name is 'Uma Karuna Thurman'.

And interestingly, she spent some of her childhood in Almora, Uttarakhand, India. ( I suspect an Indian twist in the 'Karuna', "Karuna' in the Indian Language, Hindi, means 'Compassion').

There is no such thing as coincidence.

I Won't Dance....Missy

LISTEN to the delightful song from The Legendary Frank Sinatra

Back After a Hiatus :)

Just because you are a character doesn't mean you have character.    --Pulp Fiction Movie (1994) 

Leap Day 2012

Fun Fact: According to Old Irish Traditions, on this day "women propose to men".
It began in 5th century when St.Bridget complained to St. Patrick about  the fair sex having to wait for men to propose. St. Patrick relented and he declared February 29 as the day which allows women to ask for a man's hand in marriage.  
(This was also the pretext for the 2010 Amy Adams comedy "Leap Year".)

Also, in 1288 Queen Margaret in Scotland declared that on February 29 a women had the right to pop the question to any man she fancied. And most interestingly, the menfolk who refused were faced with a fine, (guess what) in the form of a kiss, a silk dress, or a pair of gloves given to the rejected lady (probably to hide the embarrassment of not having the ring on her fingers.)

So all in all, beware guys, or would it be better to say, be aware, and all the feminine folk, you can approach the man you fancied on this opportunity given by tradition and day.

It is not important to look beautiful, but to be beautiful.

Ohh god.. there are things...there is trash.. and there are things class apart. Blessed are those who have eyes to see them...and the rest are stuck with their blindness. Don't look but see.

To Blossoms

                                    by Robert Herrick (1591–1674)
  FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree,
    Why do ye fall so fast?
    Your date is not so past,
But you may stay yet here awhile
    To blush and gently smile,      
        And go at last.

What, were ye born to be
    An hour or half’s delight,
    And so to bid good-night?
’Twas pity Nature brought ye forth
    Merely to show your worth,
        And lose you quite.

But you are lovely leaves, where we
    May read how soon things have
    Their end, though ne’er so brave:
And after they have shown their pride
    Like you, awhile, they glide
        Into the grave.

“We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

It Happens Every 60 Seconds

Every 60 Seconds in Social Media

Subtlety is the key

Unfortunately,most girls around here are just objective friends.

Listen to the music of Richard Galliano

Listen to Indifference by Richard Galliano

"Mr. Wizard, get me the hell out of here!" 

“You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing, and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life.”  -Jiddu Krishnamurti

Friendliest Nations

Read from Travelers Digest

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.”
― Pablo Neruda

Created by: CosmetologySchool.org

Zen

To know and not to do is not yet to know.   -Zen Wisdom

Action, Martial Arts

Movie: Flash Point
An agent battles against three brothers of a powerful Vietnamese gang.

Director: Wilson Yip
Writers: Kam-Yuen Szeto, Lik-Kei Tang
Stars: Donnie Yen, Louis Koo and Ray Lui

Watch this awesome action :P 

Just knowing is not enough, you have to live through it.

Who is Civilized??

Heart Of Gold

 And Listen to this 

Love in Air

"Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile."

Love in Air

If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand.

Love in Air

I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street.
                                                                               --- W. H. Auden

Shut Up

Most of us feel and complain that its a lonely world , its so puzzling, because we are the ones who can change this, it IS actually in our hands, if we just change to a more understanding, sincere, faithful and ego-less person.
I am amazed.
We are a bunch of living organisms, we have been given a planet and some resources, and we make a mess of it and make our own lives miserable, we compete and stand over each other shoulders.Gosh!!... Why can't we all live and love happily, why so many rules, why so much competition, don't tell me the "scarce resource" argument, the resources are scarce only because of our own stupidity, some of us consume much more than we need, some people bite off more than they can chew (more than that is healthy). If we could just live happily together with lesser rules, more open hearts and our conscience as clear as the sunny blue sky.

Summer is receding, I hope Autumn is not far behind.

Friends

There are some friends who are like angels. Even if you are not aware, they care for you. You think that they don't remember you, but you don't always see what goes in their hearts. The heart of a true friend is something unique, unparalleled. Just talking to them makes this weary life easier, everything lighter and a gossamer happiness seems to inhabit the air around you and your friend. Indeed we are blessed to have such friends.

Roses ...by George Eliot

You love the roses - so do I. I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush. Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on. They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet; and it would be
Like sleeping and like waking, all at once!

You are what you choose to be.

STAR WARS in 3D

The cult movie series Star Wars is being converted to 3D Effects. Episode 1: The Phantom Menace is going to be released on 10 Feb, 2012 in 3D. This might bring new mexican wave amongst the fans of this amazing movie series.
For more info: http://www.starwars.com/

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.      ----Bob Dylan

vakit nakittir

The Other Side of Piracy

http://gigaom.com/2012/01/31/neil-young-is-right-piracy-is-the-new-radio/

The Spirit Of Karate

Not to attack, and not being attacked
Act as if there is no fight
— Chojun Miyagi

FBI wants to monitor Social Media Activities

FBI has released a Request for Information to determine the capability of IT Industry to create an  Application to monitor Social Media. They are looking for Open Source, and Social Media Alert, mapping and Analysis Application Solution. Seeing the brighter side, the FBI want to use the information collected from social media sites to better respond to crises and emerging threats.
The Document says that FBI wants to enhance its "open source actionable intelligence" collection abilities. It has to be a secure, flexible and lightweight web application. It must have the ability to change search parameters and  geo-locate the search results quickly.

Linux Distributions Tree .... Ohh..

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Gldt.svg   

"It is better to be in chains with friends , than to be in a garden with strangers."
-Persian Proverb

For more info go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/dec/23/sopa-stop-online-piracy-act?fb=native

In itself, the insight is not new. The earliest records, to my knowledge, date back some 2500 years or more... the recognition ATMAN = BRAHMAN (the personal self equals the omnipresent, all-comprehending eternal self) was in Indian thought considered, far from being blasphemous, to represent the quintessence of deepest insight into the happenings of the world. The striving of all the scholars of Vedanta was after having learnt to pronounce with their lips, really assimilate in their minds this grandest of all thoughts.
Again, the mystics of many centuries, independently, yet in perfect harmony with each other (somewhat like the particles in an ideal gas) have described, each of them, the unique experience of his or her life in terms that can be condensed in the phrase: DEUS FACTUS SUM (I have become God).
To Western ideology, the thought has remained a stranger... in spite of those true lovers who, as they look into each other's eyes, become aware that their thought and their joy are numerically one, not merely similar or identical...
                                                                                                            -- Erwin Schrödinger
"The I That Is God" as translated in Quantum Questions: Mystical Writings of the World's Great Physicists (1984) edited by Ken Wilber

Native American Prayer

Look To The Earth     
                                                  ....Kenneth Meadows
Look to the Earth And to the Skies The Sun, the Moon, and to the Stars You who would be wise.
For they contain the full measure of man The height, the breadth, the depth, the span
Of his entirety.

Look to the Earth And to the Skies And watch them turn Like pages of a holy book
But one untouched by human hand You who would be wise.

Look to the Earth And to the Skies For in that which can be seen Without Can true knowledge come
Of unseen mysteries that lie Within To you who would be wise.

Look to the Earth And to the Skies In Spring and Summer, Winter and in the Fall.
Watch life begin, unfold, then fade and die To rise anew Time and again for Time Untold
You who would be wise.

Look to the Earth And to the Skies And in your looking, learn this mystery:
That you who look to the Earth And to the Skies
Shall be given eyes to see Shall be given eyes
To make you wise Eternally.

Native American Wisdom

In these few days i saw around me live examples justifying the truth of the following statement.

Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself."
                                                                                    -Hopi 

I Hear the Plunging Music

My find of the day : Yoshida Brothers

 Listen

The Yoshida Kyōdai (吉田兄弟) are Japanese musicians known for fusion of the rapid and percussive  Tsugaru-jamisen  style along with Western and other regional musical influences. (Tsugaru-jamisen is a traditional Japanese music style which originated in northern Japan.) Yoshida brothers have released several albums under the Domo Records.

They debuted in 1999 in Japan as a duo playing the shamisen. Their first album sold over 100,000 copies and made them minor celebrities in Japan, a fact that surprised the Yoshida Brothers themselves. They have since attracted an international audience.

(courtesy: www.wikipedia.org)

The Doobie Brothers

Listen to the Music (Play)

The Doobie Brothers
American rock band. 
Origin San Jose, California, U.S.
Genres Hard rock, roots rock, country rock, swamp rock
Years active 1970–1982, 1987–present
The group has sold over 40 million units (albums) worldwide throughout their career.The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.
"Listen to the Music" is a song recorded by The Doobie Brothers on their second album Toulouse Street. This song remains a concert staple and is one of the most famous songs The Doobie Brothers have ever recorded.
(source: wikipedia.org)

Education

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. 
                                                                                  Sydney J. Harris

In the east they say, when the student is ready the teacher will come.

Tune In!!

500 Days Of Summer Music 

Have the courage to see your heart naked, stripped off of its illusions, stories, ego and your assumptions and perceptions.

Anti SOPA Protest

GoDaddy bows down to boycott, now it says that they are against SOPA. Google, Amazon, Facebook and twitter might go ahead with 'simultaneous blackouts' to make people get a feel of the seriousness and gravity of the effect this bill would have over free/open culture.

Don't let yourself get entangled in the non-existent cobweb you create for yourself.

"Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow
old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but
to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."  -- Samuel Ullman

Some memories are like the yellow flowers poking out of the sidewalk.

Backronym?

Backronym is a word which has been "made into an acronym", even though it was not originally formed from one.
A backronym or bacronym is a phrase constructed purposely, such that an acronym can be formed to a specific desired word. Backronyms may be invented with serious or humorous intent, or may be a type of false or folk etymology.
Examples:
1) 'What does “SOS” stand for? Nothing. The letters “SOS” are an international distress signal, especially by ships and aircraft … Many believe “SOS” signifies “Save Our Ship” or “Save Our Souls”. However, these phrases were a later development, most likely to help remember the correct letters — a bacronym.'
2)  RAP: Rhythmically Aggressive Poetry
(courtesy: wikipedia & Macmillan Dictionary)

Back from Hiatus

I had been unable to blog since several days but no I Am Back. :)