I’m the one who did invent email: Shiva Ayyadurai
WASHINGTON: The obituaries all cited Raymond Tomlinson, who died over the weekend, as the “inventor” of email, but out in the cold in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Shiva Ayyadurai bristled.
WASHINGTON: The obituaries all cited Raymond Tomlinson, who died over the weekend, as the “inventor” of email, but out in the cold in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Shiva Ayyadurai bristled.
கடந்த 2-3 வருடங்களாக எனது ப்ளாக் எழுதும் பழக்கம் குறைந்ததற்கு முகநூல் (அதுதாங்க.. Facebook) மட்டும் காரணம் இல்லை, என்ன எழுதுவது என்ற கற்பனை வறட்சியும் தான். முன்பு ரொம்ப யோசிக்காமல் பார்த்த சினிமா,படித்த புத்தகங்கள் என தொடர்ந்து எழுதிக்கொண்டு இருந்தேன். ஆனால் எப்போது சினிமா விமர்சனங்களை எழுதுவதை நிறுத்தி personal blogs கூடுதலாக எழுதவேண்டும் என்று முடிவுசெய்தேனோ அப்போதே கற்பனை வறட்சியில் எனது வலைப்பூ இளைத்துவிட்டது. நேற்று அனன்யா அக்காவின் Facebook பதிவை பார்த்தபோது “இப்படி எல்லாம் கூட யோசிக்க முடியுமா?” என்று ஆச்சரியப்பட்டுப்போனேன். Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder என்பதற்கு சரியான உதாரணம் இந்த பதிவு. அவரது Facebook நண்பர்கள் (தினமணி வாசகர்களும்)மட்டுமே படித்த இந்த பதிவை இங்கே copy paste செய்கிறேன்.
Everybody I know usually calls their dog Rover or Spot. I called mine Sex. Now Sex has been very embarrassing to me. When I went to City Hall to renew the dog's license, I told the clerk I'd like a license for Sex. He said, "I would like to have one too!". Then I said, "She is a dog!!". He said he didnt care what she looked like. I said, "You don't understand, I had Sex since I was 9 years old." He replied, "You must have been quite a strong boy". When I decided to get married, I told the minister that I would like to have Sex at the weddimg. He told me to wait until after the wedding was over. I said, "But Sex has played a big part in my life, and my life revolves around Sex."
My facebook profile pic is a huge me, eating a 'huger' piece of cake - and that pretty much sums up 'Bala'. So, this is exactly where this blog and everything I had to say about running should have ended. Of course not. right? My wife Priya is discussing her post-partum weight gain and I am doing the requisite nods at right intervels, and boom out of the blue...
"Bala, looks like you have not lost your pregnancy weight yet".
I go to the 'pretend & pray' mode (pretend - I did not hear; Pray - No one else did) till
" Oh, he's got time, his baby is not out of the tummy yet!"
Debate raised to the core on yesterday’s parliament session on the topic of who should be sent to Pakistan for peace talks between India and Pakistan. Congress has nominated South Indian actress Shreya to resolve this issue. Sonia Gandhi told the house that "After watching the movie Kutti we were impressed that Shreya should be sent to Pakistan for peace talks. The way she handled the tension of love between 2 guys in that movie is amazing. The decision was made immediately after she delivered the dialogue ‘ENNAKU KUTTI VENUM’. That is one of the best dialogue I ve ever seen in the movie. Similarly we hope she can go to Pakistan PM Gillani and ask him ‘ENAKU KASHMIR VENUM’ thereby getting entire Kashmir for India.
The auction of IPL threw new controversy when an unknown Chennai guy called Karupasaamy made himself available for auction and was sold to Kings XI for a prize of USD 750,000 dollars which is the rate equal to West Indies sensation Kieran Pollard. Karupasaamy, who is the leading run scorer in Marina beach cricket is also an opening bowler. He was very happy about his price in IPL. Lalit Modi, the commissioner of IPL told the press “Today totally 12 players were sold, 3 players fetched the maximum amount. They are Pollard, Bond and Karupasaamy”. When asked who Karupasaamy is, Mr.Modi told “Karupasaamy is a promising Under 19 cricketer who plays for India. you guys dont know him??? You guys should start concentrating on Under 19 cricket too” laughed Modi thereby insulting many journalists there in the conference room. Priety Zinta and Shilpa Shetty who were there at either side of Modi, as usual laughed as though Mr.Modi cracked the joke of the century.