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Posts in Observations Category
November 20th, 2007
Mama or Kaka?
Few years ago, few of my friends got married. Now they have kids. Also, I was friends with all of them individually before they got married to each other. Well, I was actually ‘more friends’ with the guys than the girls but then one of them was my roommate and the other a best friend [...]
Patrix | 
Observations, Personal | 
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November 9th, 2007
Observe Warning Signs - State Law
Road signs in Texas, a state that apparently loves its leave-me-alone attitude can be baffling at times. Of course, the clearly copywriter-written anti-litter slogan ‘Don’t Mess with Texas’ reflects that attitude but some others clearly show signs of pleading.
One such sign is ‘Observe Warning Signs - State Law’. Firstly, why would someone observe this sign [...]
Patrix | Law, Observations, United States | Comments Off
November 2nd, 2007
Are (former) Hindus more likely to be atheists?
Scott Adams offers a solution for maximizing your happiness - convert to Islam. Of course, if you follow his blog religiously (no pun intended) then you realize he is half-joking and usually makes such statements only to provoke people into commenting which often gives him fodder for future humorous posts. But within this post, he [...]
Patrix | Observations, Religion | 8 Comments »
October 24th, 2007
Only in Texas
Sunday evening was perfect. Usually we head out on alternate days for a brisk walk in the nearby Wolf Pen Creek Park as a form of exercise. Ash refuses to jog and I hate jogging alone. I have been horribly out of shape but that doesn’t inspire me enough yet. Each time I renew my [...]
Patrix | Observations, Personal | 2 Comments »
October 10th, 2007
The Shower Curtain Effect
Ever wonder why the shower curtain moves inward when you are in the shower when it should be the other way around? It may seem like a frivolous question but digging around for the answers led Dr. David Schmidt of University of Massachusetts to a 2001 Ig Nobel Prize (doesn’t help the frivolous accusation though). [...]
Patrix | Observations, Science | Comments Off
September 14th, 2007
Where do most startup ideas fail?
Let me give you the essence of this post right away. Most startups ideas fail even before starting up. I have tried to identify the points where startup ideas fail. So far I have 3.
#1 : Holding onto the idea without action
I am one of those people who get a whole lot of ideas [...]
Aditya | Business, Observations, Opinion, Web 2.0, World Wide Web | 2 Comments »
June 23rd, 2007
Patriotism
“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.” - George Bernard Shaw [source: QOTD].
True. It is true of any so-called patriot be it immigration-hating Red State-ers or cyber-cafe thrashing Shiv Sainiks.
Patrix | Observations | 2 Comments »
May 30th, 2007
Beastly Men with Hot Wives
Just treat this as a minor quibble (maybe it shouldn’t be) from my web surfing observations yesterday. I was scrolling down the front page of Indianpad and noticed a story that had already amassed ten votes. The story was headlined ‘In pics: Beauty and the Beast’ so I assumed either it was someone’s tongue-in-cheek commentary [...]
Patrix | India, Observations, Recommended, Society Culture | 10 Comments »
May 5th, 2007
‘A’ Names
Three of my friends recently became dads (shows how far behind in the curve I am) and all of them named their kids starting with the letter ‘A’ - Aayushi, Aarya, Ananya. Also, all were girls. Of course this can be a mere coincidence but one of them confessed that they were advised to name [...]
Patrix | India, Observations | 12 Comments »
March 6th, 2007
Throwing Away Food
Sad to see this news come from a state that I’ll be soon closely associated with:
BHUBANESWAR: In a country where millions go to bed hungry, Rs 1 million worth of food meant as a holy offering at Orissa’s Jagannath temple was destroyed on Friday because a foreigner had entered it — an act seen as [...]
Patrix | Current Affairs, India, Observations, Religion, Society Culture | 15 Comments »
November 4th, 2006
Learn to Read People
I don’t have time to read blogs so how the heck am I supposed to read this. Probably, we should have a filter site that reads them for us. I’m kidding, I would’ve saved myself a lot of time in the past if I had read this earlier.
Patrix | Asides, Observations | Comments Off
October 19th, 2006
“Sorry I haven’t blogged in a while”
Almost every veteran blogger has gone through this. But it is the excuses they offer that makes it so much fun.
This guy says he hasn’t blogged in awhile because he’s busy becoming a full-time blogger. [LINK]
It must be because I haven’t done much around the house to brag about! The place still looks the same, [...]
Patrix | Fun Weird, Observations, Weblogs | 2 Comments »
October 19th, 2006
Rains Again
I was stranded in Houston this past weekend and had to bunk work and classes due to heavy rainfall that hit the area. Stranded might be a extreme word, it was more like comfortable ensconced at Ash’s apartment. Last time I attempted to drive through lashing rains, I was nearly creamed by the 18-wheeler that [...]
Patrix | Environment, Observations | 3 Comments »
October 19th, 2006
A Sign of Beauty
The concept of light-skinned as a sign of beauty is not unique to India although we tend to practice it in a more obvious way through our matrimonial ads or face creams. Unfortunately, African Americans in the United States also face a similar problem. More often than not, this misconception is also found to be [...]
Patrix | Observations, Society Culture, United States, Videos | 4 Comments »
October 11th, 2006
Death onstage
Gene Janson, a Chicago stage mainstay with decades of acting
experience, collapsed during the Oct. 4 performance of a production of
Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, dying later at a nearby hospital.
Mr. Janson played a former U.S. President in the Vidal drama. Ironically, his character dies midway through the play [source].
Now, that’s irony. It is every workoholic’s [...]
Patrix | Observations | 3 Comments »
October 3rd, 2006
Mysteries of (my) Memory
Memories are the closest that come to assuming a deep mysterious and often ambiguous hue. Man has advanced manifold in technologically, socially, and economically terms but the mysteries of his own brain are still largely unknown. Even the old Bollywood movies would depict a flashback as a hazy blurring of vision and Christopher Nolan’s & [...]
Patrix | Observations | 6 Comments »
September 6th, 2006
Facebook Feeds: Good or Bad?
Facebook is one social networking site I enjoy being a part of. Although I recently joined Orkut as well and found a host of old friends, I still prefer the constantly-evolving world of Facebook. After adding Notes - a blog-like feature a month back, Facebook has added - News Feed and Mini Feed.
You see the [...]
Patrix | Observations, Technology, Weblogs | 4 Comments »
September 6th, 2006
Caving or Spelunking? You Choose
I came upon the Wikipedia entry for ‘caving’ while I was reading Confused’s post on the extent to which man can go to avoid containment in prison. I had always known the sport of exploring caves as ’spelunking’ (which I find to be a cool word) so naturally, I was curious why it was now [...]
Patrix | Fun Weird, Observations | 2 Comments »
September 2nd, 2006
WikiCharts Top 100
We all like lists, don’t we? Especially if they measure popularity. I came upon this list of top 100 articles from the English Wikipedia that are viewed most. Of course, the list is for August and naturally you see topical articles like JonBenet Ramsey, clips and images of whom CNN pounded us with. Of course, [...]
Patrix | Observations | 5 Comments »
Movies I've Watched...
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2008-08-09 23:00
Stunning and engaging narration. Raw violence and personal struggles of ordinary guys in a tough neighborhood.
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2008-08-05 20:00
Underwhelming. Johansson is miscast but continues her run of being the 'other woman'.
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2008-07-31 21:00
An amazing look into a different side of paraplegics' lives bolstered by sports
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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo...
2008-07-30 22:30
Tries too hard to be more than a stoner classic. Shock value jokes seem out of place.
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