A tribute to developers round the world
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Sunday, December 12, 2010 | Published in
This is the deal....
Developer -noun - A person whose personal/health/recreational-lifestyle activities take a beating as he devotes his life and soul to create great stuff...as in...Great Software.
QA - nonsense - A person who checks emails, forwards jokes, pisses off the developing world in various ways...all not necessarily about the application that he is testing.
Hmmm..I can write 4 books, each 1000 pages long(printing on both sides) on the subject of Dev vs QA and make my point as to why Dev's the toughest job. But let me try and create - how a eulogy for a developer would look like.....
Last night, Mr. Sarath Teja Somina, one of the great minds of the 21st century who sacrificed everything that he had, to be a great developer, passed away at Hyderabad. Sarath, during his life has been monumental in creating/developing Great Software(mspaint, notepad etc). He was also awarded the KnightHood last year for leading a team that developed the social networking site "DickBook.com" an arch rival of Facebook. It's been used by as many as 3 people(including himslef). One of the users of the site and also a recent Nobel-Prize winner, Mr. Abilash Gunta was unavailable for a comment on his death. But he tweeted..."Great man...Great friend...on top of all...GREAT DEVELOPER...such a great loss".
Now that he's gone, its almost definitely the end of the short lifetime of dickbook.com. In his last days, Mr.Teja was maintaining the application pretty well...fixing bugs....having fights with the QA guys involved. There's a conspiracy brewing here in hyderabad that there was some foul-play involved and this possibly might be a murder. And, Mr. Abilash Gunta, also a great private detective in his free-time has agreed to take up the case and do justice to the developer fraternity round the world. The media is already anticipating the 3rd world war to break out....the 2 groups - 1. Developers 2. QA.
Abilash Gunta, also an expert advisor in strategy/warfare to Indian Army and the president of India, was urgently summoned to Rashtrapathi bhavan (in a private jet). He is believed to be heading the committee formed to cool down the heat intensifying between the 2 fraternities.
P.S : All the hatred towards QA guys in the pulitzer-prize winning literary work above is unintentional and should be taken in a cool and light manner.
Sleepless in November
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Monday, November 22, 2010 | Published in
Hmmm...ya work's been ok/good/ok. Hey, got a new nick name these days... "Mr. Wrong thing at the wrong time". And I respectfully point out a mistake here, this line is a wrong usage of english, assuming the person is saying what I think they're saying. You can call "Mr. Wrong thing at the right time" (OR) "Mr. Right thing at the wrong time". Its just Math guys...(especially YOU). Its like -1 * -1 = +1 !!!
Can't believe I wrote what I actually wrote above!!!. My mind's really REALLY not in a mood to blog. But old habits die hard...so just wanted to get on and blog about something. So, people who are still reading(after the VERY interesting stuff above)....if you came here looking for something interesting to read....am so sorry guys... Why don't you go read this blog. She is a far better writer than I can ever be!!..No, am not being modest....
P.S : I am broke. If you wanna donate some money to me, call 8088694511
India's problem
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Friday, October 01, 2010 | Published in
I was just 4 yrs old when this ayodhya incident happened, and i don't know what general youth were thinking back then or were they even thinking at all??..frankly i do not care. Because here;' the deal. I have been around, I know people..and hardly 10 % of them are seriously concerned about their religion. Hardly 5 % of them know any facts and are not have a least interest to care(a note...am in the majority 95 here)...I will tell you what this 95 % worries about......
- 10 of them are worrying about tomorrow's social studies unit test exam and where do they mark a country called France in the world map.
- 5 of them are breaking their head over Calculus and Magnetism.
- 10 of them are studying 20hrs a day for the next weekend test.
- 10 of them worry about their next customer call and how are they gonna tackle it.
- 5 of them are hell bent of improving their vocabulary for the GRE round the corner.
- 5 of them are trying to bell the CAT.
- 10 of them worry about how their software code compiles today.
- 5 of them are into making music, movies and all that good stuff.
- 5 of them are working hard day in and day out to piss off their parents money.
- LBNL, 30 of them are working odd jobs to just buy their next meal.
Yeah,that's right. If thats hard to believe call your cousins and compare how many of them are researching Gita/Bible/Quran to how many that will ask your view on the coming IPL auction or ask you to explain them Photoelectric effect clearly(one last time pleaseeee).
Absolutely no one really really cares about religion today. Some people who fool themseleves by thinking that they do care...please do that in your own confines and in your own time..We all pray to God(some of us atleast), but that doesn't mean we want to kill people who don't follow my principles...Lets be sane here..its time..oh screw it...its probably some decades late in time to do this. But lets do this. Lets cool it, lets concentrate more on the above stuff. Lets learn new foriegn laguages, lets pick up a guitar, lets play MORE cricket, lets hangout in a fun way, lets not get manipulated. And more importantly, lets not take sides in matters like ayodhya, lets not have silly group discussons again, again and again(trust me...its a stupid waste of time)..and finally lets not give DIRTY looks to people who are not too concerned about religion. They rock.....
The Industry
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Thursday, September 23, 2010 | Published in
Well...long story short...there was this feature called Automation 1.x that was planned...and I was on it....First I thought I was lucky enough to be on it...but..as it happens...it almost killed me...but finally there was a happy ending after hours and hours of struggle for an entire 3 weeks(weekends not excluded).....But funny thing...after this whole episode...the next day in office...I kinda missed it!!!...(Geeky me!)...
And what else...yaa the Intel-Mcafee thing happened since I last blogged....One fine morning Intel decided to shop.....After it went around a couple of malls and trying on some stuff here and there...it decided that it was time to include security into their "Chips".....And they went and googled..."Best security product company +Not too costly"...and BOOM....20 minutes later...we were acquired......But all jokes apart...Its a pretty good move for the whole of chip industry..Lets just wait and see how Intel's hardware guys come up with better chips with Mcafee's security products.....
And lemme give a funny experience I had during this whole fiasco.....I was on a sick leave after almost 2 months...and I didn't even switch on my laptop that day...I was really really sick!!!...And so..i had no idea about this news...Next day am at office at 9 AM...and just 1 of my colleagues....good fren..Raghu's already working....He was doing some deployment...And he just pauses it and comes over and goes...
Raghu: There's BIG news dude..."
Me: Is ***** fired??.."(with a big grin on my face..)
Raghu: Nope...!..its bigger than that
Me: That's what she said...ahh...hmm...Has symantec closed down??
Raghu: Even bigger!!
Me: i donno man...pls temme...or gfys..
Raghu: ok ok..our company..our company....wait for it...(he literally waits for 3 full mins!!!..duh!!?)...has been acquired!!
Me: What the....?
Raghu: Check ur email...Am not telling you which company bought us!!!
And the smart me...knowing how slow the Outlook opens up..just googled up a query and in less than 1 min....saw a company's name...that I wouldn't have guessed even in my dreams..But then am a no-expert in these matters....But now looking back...it makes some sense in a stupid sort of way for now...Chips can be made secure!!!
P.S : Also..am pretty happy today.....got my first promotion....
Drunken Shitheads.. really?...(Fan page)
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | Published in
Drunken Shitheads.. really?...(Fan page)
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Drunken Shitheads.. really?...(Fan page)
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Drunken Shitheads.. really?...(Fan page)
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Drunken Shitheads.. really?...(Fan page)
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Nothin...
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Friday, May 21, 2010 | Published in
Life's going Ok. But got no ideas to post. Guess I am not in a very bloggy mood nowadays...cya later ppl.....
Killing Yourself Technique
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Monday, May 17, 2010 | Published in
We r Hiring!!!
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Top 8 turn offs for a Single Guy!!
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | Published in
Top 8 signs that you're a LOSER!
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Monday, May 10, 2010 | Published in
- When you cant utter any swear word in the company of gals
- You watch travel n living on Saturday evenings!
- If you haven't yet compiled any lists like these :P
- If you know more than 5 celebrity birthdays
- If you have stalked a gal for more than 3 days and you haven't spoken to her
- When you describe the craziest moment of your life and it doesn't contain any of the following words...alcohol, sex, high, wasted and gals.
- When you can't tell a gal, how BEAutiful she is even if u want to badly
- The time between you reaching your workplace and someone talking to you is consistently more than 45 mins
Top 10 "Thats what she said!!!" jokes
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Sunday, May 09, 2010 | Published in
- "I'll try doing it again...this time it should come out right..."Thats what she said".
- "Woww great news...this is huuugeeee.."..."Thats what she said."
- "Well done chap...you do perform great under pressure.."..."Thats what she said."
- "This is taking forever..."..."Thats what she said."
- "(wiping sweat off his/her brow and panting)...Ufff..huff..aa mann..am tired".."Thats what she said."
- "My throat's very sore now..."..."Thats what she said."
- "Where did you learn that?"..."Thats what she said."
- "Good one yaar...you almost blew me off!!".."Thats what she said."
- "This team sucks man....Is that really their A game??.."..."Thats what she said."
- "I watched Leno's show last night..Boyy..did he suck!!..."..."Thats what she said."
Top 8 Differences between north indians and south indians...
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Friday, May 07, 2010 | Published in
- Most North Indians pronounce 'S' as iS as in Istate for state, Ischool for school...South Indians have no such issues :P
- Northies move to Bangalore/Hyderabad pursuing their dreams, Southies go to Noida/Delhi or they just move to US of A!!
- All Northies have this notion abt Southies that they are GEEKS!..Where as Southies think that All Northies are either SNOBS or SOB's :P!!
- Northies build temples for Gods...Southies build temples for Rajnikanth!!!
- Southies taught the world what's a ZERO is...Northies are yet to make their big discovery!!
- When it comes to Style.....North Indians win HANDS DOWN...
- When it comes to Dowry...South Indians KICK-ASS...
- One Similarity...Both the groups just love the game of cricket.....
Top 10 code comments from developers
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | Published in
Being a developer, this list was bound to come out from me!. Have fun reading them...and heyy..Ya..Just to give the effect, I have put all the comments in between /*....*/ ... :) :)
- /*Ya I know..I know...but i couldn't find any other way dude...*/
- /*Am not kidding...*/
- /*All the variables..objects..declared in the following function are fictitious and imaginary...any damage done when this function is used...is purely a coincidence and should not be frowned upon!....*/
- /*Don't tell about this function to the QA guys!!...*/
- /*NO COMMENTS...*/
- /*And you thought only Google could do it..ha.?...*/
- /*Don't even think of it...Trust me..many have tried...*/
- /* :P*/
- /*You know what's better than looking at comments??..Look at the code you idiot!...*/
- /*Hoping this will work..(fingers crossed)...*/
Author 1 :
(Back from a holiday!)
- /*If inside this block, we are screwed big time*/
- /*If you are looking for comments, please go back to your grad school where they were last written*/
- /*Good Luck*/
- /*It'll be easier to recode than to decode*/
- /*Well, this is MY revenge*/
- /*This code is solely why I left*/
- /*You still have time to cancel your plans for the weekend*/
- /*If you couldn't get the hang of it by now, you probably never will*/
- /*You wish */
- /*So who's laughing now?*/
P.S : My personal favorite..//NO COMMENTS....haha...Mann..that one rocks!
Top 10 differences between Hyderabad and Bangalore
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Sunday, April 11, 2010 | Published in
- Bangaloreans think they rock..Hyderabadis just rock
- Bangaloreans cant make biryani..hyderabadis cant make bisibillabath...but frankly who cares abt the bath!
- Most bangaloreans know telugu...Hyderabadis just know 1 word in kannada...MAADI
- When it comes to girls....have to give it to bangalore..
- Metro is still a dream in Bangalore...haha..Losers!
- I felt Hyderabad has the worst traffic...and then I happened to visit bangalore....enough said..
- Hyderabadis are ready to trade charminar for Deepika...
- There is 1 dog for every 20 people in hyderabad...In bangalore sometimes I wonder if there are 20 D's for 1 H..
- Both Hyderabadis and Bangaloreans hate Madrasis!!!(the only similarity)
- Bangalore people cant even spell the word RIOT...whereas the hyderabadis...well..you get the idea right?..
Top Ten things people say about SRK
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Author 1:
On a hiatus...
Author 2:
- Dude..When will that guy learn acting?
- I wish more people acted like him!
- He's better than aamir khan only in height
- He sometimes pretends he is a sane person
- He and KJ are @#$^%&^
- He has done it with over 2000 people...not all women
- He makes his kids call him King Khan
- He is unaware of the thing called Internet...so there's no way he's getting offended by this list!!
- He is thinking of running for the president...his first task...Ban ShivSena!..and Gay marriage legalisation
- This Line is Intentionally left blank....as the author ran out of ideas :( ......
P.S : This is just for fun...In fact I feel SRK is the greatest thing that happened to the Indian Cinema..
Top Ten Reasons to WFH...
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Author 1:
- I ended an office romance yesterday
- I dyed my hair blue
- There's a big Alsatian at my door
- I have no money to come to office
- I'm a single parent
- I've diarrhoea and can't take the cab
- I'm having an affair
- I'm going carbon-neutral
- My wardrobe was stolen
- I'm locked from the outside
Author 2:
- I can watch 'A' videos all day long on YouTube(blocked in office)
- I can send hate mail to various office mail boxes without even getting up from my bed.....feels like hacking :P
- I hate coffee at office
- Sick of hearing my Team Lead's pep talks every 30 mins
- Have to do her laundry
- Sick of the cliched office pranks...instead stay at home and play them on the neighbours
- Sick of working in a small cube...my home is 10 times the size of my manager's office
- So i can watch cricket for real...and stop refreshing cricinfo every 2 mins...
- All the girls in the team are on a vacation...So no real reason to travel 5 kms to the office
- The paranoia of a terror attack happening at my workplace has got the better of me..
P.S: No Plagiarism has been attempted while compiling these lists.....Actually I blocked Google on my network to keep ourselves in control...And Yahoo of course wont give any relevant results even if we tried...so u can take our word,...Its all original..
Top Ten Lists....
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Fairly simple...each list is gonna contain top 10 things in that category...and the writers of the
lists have already declared that they don't give a damn about people's feelings when they compile these lists...So don't get offended..and frankly even if u get offended..its not the least of my worries..
2 writers have been chosen for these lists...after a long talent hunt across the country...which included...written tests..GD's..P.I's...and some bribing as well(to not forget the Indian flavor)...
And 1 of them got fired within his first 10 mins of day 1....So I ll be filling in the 2nd writer's
shoes till we can find someone better.....So Stay tuned...for our first top ten list...
P.S: To protect the other writer from extortion and papparazzi...We will be keeping him in
the shadows till 2012...And after that..if we all still exist..then we ll think about it then....
Dangerous drug...Internet
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Sunday, February 28, 2010 | Published in
Am a 20 something guy now...and at this age you make very minute observations in ppl around you...You guys give me that right??..okay den...so while am living my life I come across all these kids...some relatives..some friends(whoever said teens cant befriend kids except in ghetto movies!!)...and some you know...just kids i meet..while commuting or whatever...I just happen to know a lot of them!...But the main point I am stressing on here is....Internet and the kids...I haven't seen any other love affair as good as this...On one hand Kids are amazed at all the things that this thing does..and on the other Internet feels...well it doesn't feel...its just a thing..not a soul....And its got the makings of great Loser stories wrt kids(Am assuming Internet has nothing to lose...which is TRUE)...
Now..people can still argue that Internet is the greatest invention..probably only next to wheel and ipods!...citing all reasons like..abundant info at your fingertips..on almost any topic...the shopping..buying..you know almost everything that you do in areal world can be done there....But believe me guys...Its not good for the kids...I have been seeing these kids...living virtual lives on orkut...facebook...and whats that stupid thing that even recently caught on with the Celebs...ya that Twitter...boy do I hate that...You see it all might look good on the surface in away...that you know...Networking is very good for anyone;s career!..you know for even these kids...who for all i know...don't even know whats the meaning of what networking is!!!...
And mainly what scares me is that thing which is always abundant on the net..that..that thing that starts with P nd ends with N..and has 4 letters....I bet you the kids am talking bout cant even crack that puzzle....but guess what..its all over the Internet..and its bound to leave that impression on those young minds....Its bad people..Its real bad...And sometimes I do wonder..may be this Internet is a whole cover up..just to make that P thing available freely(OPEN SOURCE!)...you know...Everyone talks about all the good stuff on the surface..Information age..wikipedia..google...shopping..ebay etc etc...but its almost same if they cut the crap down and jump to the point..."People...its there everywhere...finally its free :)"..
P.S:: I have nothing against Tim Lee except that I just really hate that guy and feel every kid should hate him too.
Mysore...Movies...and stuff..
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Saturday, January 23, 2010 | Published in
Book Review 1 - "Two States" -Bhagat
Posted by : Tyler Durden | Sunday, January 03, 2010 | Published in
And then I started it...and halfway through realised it was pretty late in the night(Wednesday..the middle of the week), the next day have to get up early and go work!..But the book was...what they call?..these critics...ha ya...a PAGE-TURNER..you just have to continue reading the story...Because for starters, its critically funny, very well paced, satirical in a sense commenting on all the stupid and great customs of Indians, Superbly chalked out characters, very contemporary and last but not least as I lived in a campus for 4 long years, I could imagine the story...And full credit to chetan...(Am sure he s glad I am not giving credit to other writers for his piece of art....like the 3I) :) :)... All said and done...one thing's for sure...This dude can write!! and write his ass off..... I wont be surprised if he gets one of those Booker things soon...Mind you..Three Indians already got it!!!...
P.S: Did you know that SRK thinks blogging is funny and pointless!!... Just when I thought he is my all time fav actor....dudeee...you were so so close...