Somewhere in the space scientists find an earth-like planet.
The next time you talk to a person, are you sure you are talking to that person. With the technology improving and science We are getting closer to a point where we will find aliens and human-like robots. Fictions like Starwars, Terminator or IRobot may become true.
With the same enthusiasm that he has long used to describe high torque ratings and engine displacements, Mr. Lutz touted the Volt’s mileage, which he estimated will reach 151 miles per gallon, fueled by a combination of electricity and gasoline.
But G.M. is also moving ahead with the Volt, even though it hasn’t yet developed the lithium-ion battery that is needed to power it. Even so, Mr. Lutz has said G.M. hopes to sell it by 2010.
[Source: http://www.nytimes.com]A semi carrying chocolate boxes crashed in New Mexico:
Around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, a truck hauling nearly four tons of chocolate bars overturned near Grants, spilling boxes of the sweet stuff all over the road.
Hmm! I wish I was in mile marker 76 eating all the chocolates. This reminds me of the land of chocolates in Simpson's episode.
Today Fox aired Das Bus , an episode of The Simpsons. In this episode the protagonist, Homer Simpson, opens a startup business with the use of Internet. This clip is a parody of acquisition. Later Bill Gates tries to acquire Homer's business out of frustration. Here is a quote from Bill Gates:
Your Internet ad was brought to my attention, but I can't figure out what, if anything, CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet does, so rather than risk competing with you, I've decided simply to buy you out.
Watch this funny clip: [Source: As always Youtube]
For a first-class card or letter the rate taking effect Monday is 41 cents for the first ounce, a 2-cent increase. But the cost for each additional ounce drops to 17 cents, so heavier letters will be cheaper than before.
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Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson is a best seller. I got a peek at one of the chapters through Reader's Digest. I liked the closing comments in the article where Einstein talks about his approach to life.
"I discovered that nature was constructed in a wonderful way, and our task is to find out [its] mathematical structure," Einstein explained about his own education. "It is a kind of faith that helped me through my whole life."Simply superb! That ought to do to convince me to buy this wonderful book.
User manual is a very important tool, especially, for a novice network user. Illustrations are a good way of showing the instructions. In the absence of illustrations accurate step-by-step instructions will also help. Recently, I helped a friend install VOIP service from SunRocket remotely.
SunRocket is a pretty good VOIP service. But, their support website does not have sufficient instructions for InnoMedia gizmo. In fact installation instructions of the gizmo for static ip address on SunRocket's website are incorrect.
Here I am listing instructions for configuring the static ip address in InnoMedia gizmo. (This is a crossposting from my other blog.)
- Connect your computer to LAN port of the gizmo. Use an Ethernet cable (straight) to do this connection. (Note: Sunrocket does not provide this cable.) Do not use the yellow cable given with sunrocket package. The yellow cable is only for the WAN port.
- Open the browser. Type 192.168.251.1. When prompted type in the username: user and password: welcome.
- Click on IP Network.
- Click on Interface Settings.
- Choose External Port from the drop-down box
- Uncheck the enable DHCP
- Key in the IP address details provided by your Internet administrator.
- Hit Save&Reboot
If the Internet service provider has mapped your IP address with your physical hardware address of your computer don't panic. The gizmo allows a technique called as MAC cloning, where the gizmo acts as though it is really your computer. I will spare all the intricate details (Hint: spoofing). The instructions for MAC cloning are as follows:
- Go to command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd)
- Type "ipconfig/all "
- Note down the physical address of your Ethernet Local Area Network Connection
- Open the browser. Type 192.168.251.1. When prompted type in the username: user and password: welcome.
- Click on IP Network.
- Click on Interface Settings.
- Click on MAC Cloning
- Check Enable MAC cloning
- Type in the physical address of your computer
- Click update & reboot
"Imagination is a very precise thing, you know — it is not fantasy; the man who invented the wheel while he was observing another man walking — that is imagination!" — Jacques Lipchitz
This two letter combination can act as a noun when referring to the famous rock band. It can act as a noun phrase, when read out loud, as a response to a clerk's greeting at a superstore. It is also a commonly used phrase in other forms of communications in instant messages,text messages, email, letter, student report, etc.
I have seen many forms of communication follow the chat lingo. Some examples include using "u" instead of "you," "2" instead of "too" or "to", "r" instead of "are," "rite" instead of "right," and "k" instead of "okay." I receive many such communications and I have always wondered if the text is still English.
Watch Cingular's text messaging commercial that is attached below this post also. There is a significant difference in the language that sub-titles in English had to be included for all the characters that the daughter utters.
This article illustrates my pet peeve: using chat lingo in emails.
Instead of well-crafted writing that adheres to accepted standards, the critics see e-mail, chat, blogs, and instant messages that lack standard punctuation and capitalized words. Complete sentences are as rare as misspellings are common. To make matters worse, words are seemingly misspelled on purpose: certainly a student who misspells "separate" as "seperate" and "sulfur" as "sulfer" has a very different intent than one who misspells "see you" as "cu" and "hate" as "h8". Acronyms are used with-out definition, and they are used so frequently as to render entire passages as cryptic as a secret code.
Driving’ through town just my boy and me
With a “Happy Meal” in his booster seat
Knowing’ that he couldn’t have the toy until his nuggets were gone.
A green traffic light turned straight to red
I hit my brakes and mumbled under my breath.
His fries went a flying’, and his orange drink covered his lap
Well, then my 4 year old said a 4 letter word
It started with “S” and I was concerned
So I said, “Son, now where’d you learn to talk like that?”
Chorus:
He said, I’ve been watching you, dad ain’t that cool?
I’m your buckaroo, I want to be like you.
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are.
We got cowboy boots and cameo pants
Yeah, we’re just alike, hey, ain’t we dad
I want to do everything you do.
So I’ve been watching you.
We got back home and I went to the barn
I bowed my head and I prayed real hard
Said, “Lord, please help me help my stupid self.”
Just this side of bedtime later that night
Turning’ on my son’s Scooby-doo nightlight.
He crawled out of bed and he got down on his knees.
He closed his little eyes, folded his little hands
Spoke to God like he was talking’ to a friend.
And I said, “Son, now where’d you learn to pray like that?”
Chorus:
He said, I’ve been watching you, dad ain’t that cool?
I’m your buckaroo; I want to be like you.
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are.
We like fixing’ things and holding momma's hand
Yeah, we’re just alike, hey, ain’t we dad.
I want to do everything you do; so I’ve been watching you.
With tears in my eyes I wrapped him in a hug.
Said, “My little bear is growing’ up.”
And he said, “But when I’m big I’ll still know what to do.”
Chorus:
‘cause I’ve been watching you, dad ain’t that cool?
I’m your buckaroo; I want to be like you.
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are.
By then I’ll be strong as superman
We’ll be just alike, hey, won’t we dad
When I can do everything you do.
‘cause I’ve been watching’ you.
hey yeah
uh huh
Well you know those times
When you feel like there's a sign there on your back
Say's I don't mind if ya kick me
Seems like everybody has
Things go from bad to worse
You'd think they can't get worse than that
And then they do
You still walk the straight and narrow
And you don't know where you are
Use the needle of your compass
To sew up your broken heart
Ask directions from a genie
In a bottle of Jim Beam
And she lies to You
That's when you learn the truth
If you're going through hell
Keep on going, Don't slow down
If you're scared, don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Well I been deep down in that darkness
I been down to my last match
Felt a hundered different demons
Breathing fire down my back
And I knew that if I stumbled
I'd fall right into the trap that they were laying, Yeah
But the good news
Is there's angels everywhere out on the street
Holding out a hand to pull you back upon your feet
The one's that you been dragging for so long
You're on your knees
You might as well be praying
Guess what I'm saying
If you're going through hell
Keep on going, Don't slow down
If you're scared, don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, If you're going through hell
Keep on moving, Face that fire
Walk right through it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
If you're going through hell
Keep on going, Don't slow down
If you're scared, don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, If you're going through hell
Keep on moving, Face that fire
Walk right through it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah you might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah.
You can spend your whole life building
Something from nothing
One storm could come and blow it all away
Build it anyway
You could chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway
God is great but sometimes life ain't good
And when I pray
It doesn't always turn out like i think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway
This worlds gone crazy
And it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all you heart
For all the right reasons
And in a moment they can choose to walk anyway
love em anyway
God is great but sometimes life ain't good
And when I pray
It doesn't always turn out like i think it should
But I do it anyway
Yeah I do it anyway
You can pour your soul out singing'
A song you believe in
That tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway
Yeah sing it anyway
I sing
I dream
I love anyway
