The Rambling Robot

Cuil the new Google…… nah.. I don’t think so :P

I am sure that most of you in the information technology/ tech arena are aware of something called Cuil.

Cuil is the latest addition to the web search arena and is a brain child of a few ex-Googlers.

Being tagged as the Google killer, Cuil claims to have indexed web pages - “three times as many as Google and ten times as many as Microsoft.”

The other Key claims being:

• It uses far fewer servers than the search leader, yet indexes a much larger chunk of the Web.
• It produces more relevant search results, because the information returned is based on the way ideas are organised and not their populatiry.
• And Last but surely not the least being that, “It doesn’t collect information on its users’ search histories or IP addresses.”  So, bbye privacy concerns.

My feedback about search on Cuil:

• AJAX based suggestions are cool. However, the time they take to come up is as much as an Indian Govt. website
• Sleek design and page looks like and application page rather than a search results page.
• The category results are not really helpful. E.g: I searched for ‘Mobile Phones’ and the first result I got on the page was Nokia. However, the category results showed Sony Ericsson, Samsung and everything else. Except, Nokia.
• No image or video results
• Finally, I really don’t think the black coloured home page is appealing to the eye.

Lalu Prasad from railway minister to angrezi poet…

Still Wondering See this:

The MOST HILARIOUS Video I have seen in the recent times … Lalu at his best.

“A game you can’t refuse”

I think most of you have guessed it If you haven’t, I am talking about “The Godfather.”

A movie I am totally in love with and my ‘family’ will agree. I have seen all the 3 parts of the movie almost a million times (this number might be really true one day).

Today, I just finished downloading the Game they had come out with a few months back. Rightly titled as ‘The Godfather - The Game‘, was launched by EA sports with the highlight being that all the dialog’s of the Don Corleone - The Godfather are by Marlon Brando himself along with other participating actors like James Caan as Sonny Corleone, Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen, John Martino as Paulie Gatto, and Abe Vigoda as Salvatore Tessio. However, due to Brando’s ill health and later death, EA sports had to hire a imitator for the latter part.

The game starts with Marlon Brando’s dialog’s and shows how the character (you) joins the Corlenone’s to take revenge. From choosing your Mafia look to negotiations and from extortions to murder, I think its the ideal venue for the ultimate mafia life. A virtually real story of a outsider becoming a ‘made man’ and then he showing the girt, will and art of rising through the ranks to become the N.Y. Mafia.

It shows you almost everything that happens in the life of mafia .

Its the most addictive game I have ever played. And I am only saying this after being hooked on to it for 6 hrs non-stop.

Let me know if you wanna lay your hands on it and I’ll make you a ‘reasonable’ offer.

Until then Gracias.

Over a Car Dunk???

See this to believe it

Blood Do’NAY’tion Drive

Yesterday, we had a blood dontation camp arranged “at our office” in collaboration with the Lions Club of Snehapuri, Hyderabad and the Red Cross Society. A great effort to help people who are suffering from thallasemia from the convenice of your Office, I mean how much simpler can it be? 

However, (and much to my surprise) only 100 out of the 1000 odd people came forward. Why? 

I decided to find out and asked a few people in the office and some of the responses I got were: 

“Bunk it yaar.” 

“I am just too scared.” 

“I am not sure if I have enough blood to donate, haha.” 

“I might just faint.” 

“Lets see I’ll go next time, too much work yaa.” 

All these and a lot more just leaving me flabbergasted. Is it really that difficult to spare just 30 mintues of your ‘precious’ time? or Will you still be so scared if someone close to your heart needs some help like this? (God forbid). I mean how can you not care for something like this or have our petty issues and don’t care attitudes taken priority over someone’s “LIFE” ? 

“ We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” - Mother Teresa 

Sharing my thoughts…???

Om sree ganeshya namah

I just purchased this domain today with the help of a friend and that sweet dude is hosting the site on his server. I had a million questions on how the whole thing works and he was patiently answering all my questions. As I was just about to leave, he said, ” Dude, all this is Ok. Why don’t you just start blogging and we will figure out the details later.”

Me…Blogging?? Writing about what?? Expressing my thoughts?? Sharing my ideas and expressions with the world?? Really??

This was what went through my mind the moment he finished that sentence. I have blogged in the past (very rarely though) however, I have never thought of sharing my experiences/ ideas and thoughts with anyone outside the circumference of my brain and I am still thinking… am I ready yet???