Aftermac

Oh, i missed out one point in my last post. The DVD superdrive of the Mac SUCKS MONKEY BALLS !!!. Its too slow and spits out the DVD/CD for no reason watsoever. The only thing usable after the Mac dies is the HDD which is a nice, quiet and compact 2 1/2" SATA. The RAM can be used in a laptop.

My dear Mac ...

Oh how sexy you looked all in white and gray, purring at the slightest touch. My dear Mac Mini, cut down in your prime, I'll always remember you... you can never be replaced.

I can still remember the day --- 27th december 2006 when you arrived all nice and snug in my brother's suitcase. You travelled the seven seas, past the stringent security just waiting to throw you overboard, but you survived, you were always a survivor. You came home all beaming in white, along with a nice little remote control. As soon as i connected you to my monitor, suddenly a half eaten apple appeared on the screen as if to show that u've been eating it all along. Yes, you had life.

Now, 2 and 1/4 years later you suddenly stopped responding to my questions, as though u never wanted to speak to me again. As though you were mad at me for not being there for you.

No, I've not lost my mind ( not completely ). To be honest, i m never buying a Mac again. The reason you may ask is because no matter how silly it sounds ... you can get emotionally attached to a Mac.

There are many pros and cons to having a Mac Mini. ( you'll find more cons here )

Advantages:

1) Compact size ( portability )
2) Its a Mac OS ( No viruses, never installed it or formatted it ever in 2 1/4 years. Something that would be a regular thing if i had a PC )
3) You can use windows ( bootcamp ) as well for those most needed applications that dont work in the Mac OSx. ( Obviously not as stable as the Mac )

Disadvantages :
1) Too pricey. Waaay too costly for what it provides ( Rs. 30,000/- excluding the monitor .... i wish they gave a 3 year warranty for that cost .. )
2) Heat dissipation - Bad ! ( The reason for my Mac to die ) .... Ok, i m kinda pissed off at the apple people for making it so damn small that the one small fan inside cant even remove a little bit of heat. All that aluminium body with extra heat releasing capabilities is just BS ! Always needs a constant cool environment. So as long as you're living in a cool area or using your air conditioning to the fullest buy a mac. Dont venture if you are keeping it in room temperature.
3) You're stuck with the same configuration for all eternity. You can't mess around with the parts. I need to keep updating my computer every year let it be the RAM or the HDD.
The RAM will cost you a liver because the Mac Mini uses a DDR2 laptop RAM. The HDD is a 2 1/2" SATA laptop HDD which costs twice as much as a 3 1/2" PC SATA HDD.

YOU CANT CHANGE THE PROCESSOR BECAUSE ITS FRIGGIN STUCK TO THE MOTHERBOARD. When i asked the istore people what it would cost me to change the processor he gave me a grim smile ( as though already saying that i could'nt afford it ) and said "only 28,000 sir". The same processor and motherboard configuration in a PC would cost me around 9000 with twice the speed and efficiency of the Mac.

I could go on and on about how PISSED i am at the apple corporation, but it would'nt get back my Mac.

"Why do you still feel bad about that piece of shit ? " you may ask. Maybe its the friendly feel of a Mac ... for example the GUI just makes you feel at home all warm and cozy.

I hope that one day there would be a PC-MAC. A device that mixes the warm and cozy ( safe ) GUI of the Mac OS and retains the versatile nature of the PC. For the time being i m done buying desktops.

MAC BAD >>> PC GOOD

Hormones, Depression and Perspective

There comes a point of time in a guy's life, when he feels like " Ah, i wish i had someone to hold on to, just to hold on tight". According to my experience ( which is rather small but painful enough to write about ), this thought process that exhibits the characteristics of the needy and the "clingy", starts in college.

The break-up/no girl syndrome:
People tend to channel this need in several ways, lets say, listen to music, porn ( more often used ), or just watch paint dry ( akin to a depressed soul ). I think a person really understands the meaning of " a lonely heart " at this stage of his life. They conclude by saying " I m better off single .... phbbbbtt who needs girls anyway ".

MindFucked:
Frustration leads to boredom, leads to more frustration eventually turning a sane and stable mind into this attention deficit frame of mind, that just cant handle happiness, even though, that is exactly what it seeks.

I've been feeling this way lately. I've decided to stop listening to slow and easy listening music ( which i feel gets you into "love" mode ) and start listening to death metal ( hey! anything that can get me off my ass and stop thinking about chicks ). But, the more you block it out the harder it gets to stop thinking about it.

Surrounded by assholes:
The only thing worse than not having someone, is seeing everyone around you "happily in love". Oh, how cruel life is. You start seeing things that you've never even given heed to. The sudden outburst of "public display of affection" just staring you right in the face. Something basic like hanging out with friends becomes a pain-in-the-ass experience because, YUPP your friends are dating each other. OK, i m happy for you guys, but have some consideration for the depressed, lowlife here!! Just don't shove the happiness in my face !!

Alcoholics anonymous:
Whoever said alcohol doesnt solve problems was sober as a rock. As long as you're drunk, you feel good about yourself and that's all that matters. So fucks you hippies, i m happy just let me be.

Just leave it to fate:
So, now is the time you realize you're not doing anyone a favor by being a pusillanimous moron ( which pretty much occured to me when i realised i m writing a blog about this ). Just feel sorry for your hormones and sigh each time it acts up. Try and meet up with your "friends" when they're alone and not together with their significant other. MOST IMPORTANTLY keeping yourself occupied. The worst thing you can do when you're single and lonely is lie on your bed and ponder. What do you think you'll think of ... science ??? !!!! Get out of the room. Go to the gym. Play some sport. Go for a drive. Study for that subject that's been bugging you. Get some work done around the house. GET YOUR ASS TO WORK !!!

Its not an easy thing to do, we all go through it. Just remember, as long as you are working, you aint jerking.

Hey there Khalilah !

The original : Plain white t's- Hey there delilah

Hey there Delilah
What's it like in New York City?
I'm a thousand miles away
But girl, tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do
Times Square can't shine as bright as you
I swear it's true


The Good one : Hey there khalilah

Hey there, Khalilah, what’s it like in Baghdad City?
I’m 3,000 miles away
But girl tonight you’re looking pretty
Can’t you see?
You’re looking really hot, baby.
Literally

An evening in the life of ....

Anyone who has a moral dilemma over alcohol, DUI and tobacco may stop reading this post or shove a salad up their arse.

A typical evening in the lives of me and my buddies is pretty much get drunk, eat, play some counter-strike and hit the sack. Its the kind of wasteful existence that a person can get used to and he does.

The Car-o-Bar has become such an intrinsic part of our lives. As my friend aptly put it ... "We dont drive drunk .. we just drink while driving ... there's a difference". Me sir am just happy enough to agree with him.

Open up the cold ones and do the honours.

We drive around for half and hour , the cold ones on our laps .... slowly sipping down one after another ... until our senses are partially numb and the music in the car just cant get any louder. Open the door and slide the empty beer bottles below the car, oh so stealthily!

The walk from the car to the restaurant is probably the only time that there is a sprint of happiness in our steps.

There is nothing more gastronomical than a succulent grilled chicken after a cold brew. The aftermath is a satisfied human and a devastated bird. Food for the gods indeed.

And then the sweet gods of tobacco call you, as though it were aphrodite herself seducing you to eternal damnation.

Then the pink floyd song plays in the background.

"Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar. you're gonna go far,
You're gonna fly high, Youre never gonna die,
Youre gonna make it if you try;
Theyre gonna love you."

We are the mindless hippies of this generation.
Coz for now i dont care... Im living my life... wasteful as it may seem... Shocking to the mormon... Pleasing to the devil.

Im the all drinking, all eating, crap of the world.

Acidic soap

Its 6:30 in the evening. A ritual which is a pandemic of sorts begins in almost every household in india. People of different walks of life come together and take solace in a primitve ritual that in some way or the other gives them the strength to survive yet another day in this cruel world.

Yes, im talking about the soap drama or the "serial" as its popularly called in india.
I've warned people time and again not to go near the deadly "SOAP". But nobody took heed to my warning. They always said "Just one episode wont hurt .. just one". But that one episode is all it takes to get trapped in this space-time continuum.

As a humanitarian, i'll make sure that everyone gets the message ( Hence this post )

The following features best describe a crappy soap :

1. If the intro music lasts for 5 minutes of the air-time.
2. After the gruelling intro music, they make it mandatory to show the director's name for another 2 minutes.
3. The cast changes every 2 days.
4. The camera pans in so many directions and angles that it would give the coen brothers a servere complex.
5. The grandma lives for 200 years and yet she never makes it in the world records.
6. The vamp kills everyone in the family, even the dog ( to claim right over property of its dog food ).
7. The dog's family vows vendetta on the vamp. Dialogues such as "It takes a bitch to kill a bitch" follows .
8. The deceased return only to reveal that they had made plastic replicas of the whole family. The vamp was duped into thinking that they were real.
9. The vamp turns into a good person only to reveal that she is from a different planet called zorman where its tradition to kill families for no apparent reason.
10. The family forgives the vamp and get probed by the aliens and live happily ever after on the planet zorman, trying to find ways to kill each other.
11. When the show finally gives up on a storyline ( if it ever had one that is ), it has taken a toll on your IQ which has drastically reduced.

What the hell is going on in television these days ? Whatever happened to quality televison ??

As if the soaps dint shove enough bullshit down our throats, reality television appears out of nowhere. The irony of reality televsion is that contrary to the name ITS NOT REAL !. Celebrities quarrel and fight just to increase the TRP ratings (never really understood these ratings) by a point. So what if some nympho gets dumped by a guy high on cocaine ... i dont need to know that shit !!

Anyone who can remember the late 80s and the early 90s will cherish the good ol' DD days when TV shows had substance or atleast a friggin SCRIPT !!. Shows like byomkesh bakshi, Flopshow (probably the funniest show on indian television), Mahabharath ( The roads went empty when the show was aired every evening ) and various other shows from our childhood.
Although many will disagree with me, i call the early 90s the golden era of indian television.
I want those shows back.

But its too much to ask for. We know that more bullshit awaits us. Our future is filled with crap. Our children shall watch more crap. It shall be the crap that binds us all.

The Future :
The #1 movie in America was called "Ass." And that's what it was. For 90 minutes. It won four Oscars that year, including best screenplay.

NO TALENT ASSCLOWNS ON NOTALENT TV SHOWS>>>

ThE iDLe MinD

Life just seems duller and duller by the day. When i look back at my life and think about the relevance of those 18 years, it struck me that i could actually count the number of people i have known or met or had a decent conversation with.

I could say that iam in someway an introvert and not exactly the "mingle with the crowd" kinda person. It took me 18years to actually come to terms with myself. I was sitting at my study table this morning,trying to study, but my eyes were rolling off each word as if they had a mind of their own. Iwas going " 1 Mississippi 2 Mississippi ..... " I shut the book and head for the television.

As i sit down on the couch i realise i need to switch on the TV with three different remote controls - for the stereo, set top box and the Tv. "Friends" was on. The very thought of the name "friends" made me sulk "How do these bunch of red-necks stay friends for friggin' ten years". I switch off the "boobtube" and head for the kitchen. I try to bring out the inner cook. I was trying to make some mushroom masala curry - or so i thought. As soon as i shoved the butter and the mushrooms into the pan and turned it on high, a chemical reaction occurred that would baffle most nuclear scientists - the mixture turned as black as oprah's ass. As a piece of advice "Always wash the mushroom before throwing them into the pan - Fungi kills people - even the Irish".
Saddened by my escapades in the kitchen, I head back to my study
table, only to realise why i took up engineering - because i sucked at everything else. To start the day with a thought like that is not exactly a "thought for the day". I was thinking about tomorrow's sem exam.

The whole idea of writing an exam with the very hope of just clearing the paper seems as pointless as teaching bush the difference between a nuclear weapons plant and a shoe factory. I look in the mirror and see a lazy, junk food eating slob whose only
goal in life is to be able to do nothing for everything. Hurray for mankind and that sick
son-of-a-bitch that created us all.

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Now this is an interesting way to stay in touch with URSELF !!!. Let me see where this leads me to ...........