Well, I hate to admit it...but guitar is an integral part throughout the history of Rock music. I think, The Beatles were one of the first "Guitar bands" and there have been COUNTLESS Guitar bands ever since. And there have been GREAT guitar solos which have kind of enriched our lives.
Guitar enjoys a status in Rock n Roll which was enjoyed by Violins and Pianos in Vienna types "classical music".
OKAY HERE GOES THE LIST !!!
13. COME AS YOU ARE, SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT - Kurt Cobain From Nirvana
"Come as You Are" is remembered as being one of Nirvana's more optimistic songs. While many other songs by the band would feature dark, bleak lyrics, "Come as You Are" welcomes the listener "as a friend". The song has a weird and really awesome sounding guitar solo by Cobain.
The same sound can be heard in Smells like Teen Spirit.
12. BEAT IT - from Michael Jackson's Thriller Guitarist : EDDIE VAN HALEN
One song which is very different from any of Michael Jackson's songs. The guitarist is from the band Van Halen. The uniqueness of the song "Beat It", is that, it has got a R&B style of vocal rendered by Whacko-Jacko and there is this dreamy guitar solo.
11. LIGHT MY FIRE, FIVE TO ONE - The DOORS
The Doors were a great band. They had keyboards, bizzare lyrics , outlandish and bigger than life singer in Jim Morrison. They had a cult following. Personally,I like many songs of The Doors. Not for just Jim Morrison's lyrics. But the MELODY was an essential component in their music. The guitar just speaks with Morrison and played very naturally.
10. WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS - The Beatles - Guitarist - Eric Clapton
The Beatles.
They are just too big as a band.
But when it comes to Guitar, Harrison and Lennon were okay (if you ask me, that is). But the guitar in this song is GREAT !!! This is because , Eric Clapton was requested by The Beatles to play this song.Clapton is one of the "slow" Guitarists. Plays really slowly but he kicks your head when he plays .... wooooo hooooo!! I need some cocktail RIGHT NOW....
The composition by Harrison, was met with little to no interest by the other Beatles. Let down and yet undaunted, Harrison invited his friend Eric Clapton to join him during a day's recording session. Despite Clapton's doubts ("Nobody ever plays guitar seriously on the Beatles' records"),
9. SULTANS OF SWING - Dire Starits - Mark Knopfler
A guitarist who plays the guitar with lots of "ticks".I mean "short twangs".It is actually difficult to appreciate this guitar solo, because the guitar takes a "soft lead" .
The album version of the song featured an extended guitar solo. Knopfler improvised and expanded that solo many times during live performance
8. FADE TO BLACK, UNFORGIVEN - Metallica - Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett is a very talented guitarist, plays really very fast. Fade To Black was a favorite of mine during my college.It is a thrash metal song. And the opening sequence is really amazing.
7. N.I.B aka Nativity In Black - BLACK SABATHTH Guitarist :: Tony Iommi
One of the better Black Sabbath songs with a very good guitar.Forget abt anti-christ and all that crap...The vocals are really simple in this song, but the guitar solo is long, prolonged and very good!
6. SWEET CHILD OF MINE & NOVEMBER RAIN - GUNS n ROSES - SLASH
A GnR song generally goes like this :-
Axl Roses used to create good lyrics, but not THAT good compositions. However, Slash used to build the tempo and change the chords and take the song to another dimension. Axl used to join Slash in the finale and the songs used to END very well.
Probably everybody reading this post will have heard these songs. GnR was the late 80s/90s band which tasted success like CRAZY. Slash really gears up "November Rain" with that solo of his and the chorus. This video is very often requested in many music channels.
I like the "Sweet Child of Mine" solo. It appears to be easier to play and more relatable.
5. HEY JOE, VOODOO CHILE, FOXY LADY - Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix !!!!
The man....The Hippie....The guitar....The Wah-Wah Pedal....The number #1 guitarist of all the time as voted by many people.
He was an innovator while playing guitar.....But his solos, in my opinion, are really too techincal to undertsand.
Voodoo Chile is one of Hendrix's greatest solos. I love it!!
4. ONE OF THESE DAYS , TIME , COMFORTABLE NUMB , HIGH HOPES & ECHOES - PINK FLOYD - Guitarist :: David Gilmour
Pink Floyd's forte is really complex and intriguing lyrics. Taking a concept and visualising and coming up with a whole album of songs.David Gilmour has the speciality of playing the Guitar like a Violin. He can make it moan in melody.Pink Floyd can depress you with its lyrics and the cynical look at reality.
From a keyboard POV, Gilmour's rifffs and chords are mostly black keys. There are rarely white keys :-)
ONE OF THESE DAYS is not exactly your regular Psychedelic piece...But it is really eerie. The guitar makes an slow entrance and in a minute gains control of the whole song.
TIME : The lyrics are legendary. Penned by Roger Waters, they can instantly send you to a bloody depression of meaninglessness. But the guitar piece is melodies.
3. BLACK DOG , COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN , BABE Im GONNA LEAVE YOU - LED ZEPPELIN Guitarist :: Jimmy Page aka the Boss
Hmmm...Led Zeppelin, any comments ?
Hmm...James Patrick Page , any comments ?
This guy is WAY tooo good. He'll play fast. He'll play slow. Each one of the above song's solo is unique. Black Dog's riffs are quick. "Babe...." is a rock ballad. Communication Breakdown is a short song with a terrific solo well complemented a skipped beat by the drummer.
2. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, HEARTBREAKER - LED ZEPPELIN Guitarist :: Jimmy Page
It's Jimmy Page again!!!
Heartbreaker solo is one of the most difficult solos to play. It is a marvel.
And who hasnt heard of Stairway to Heaven ?
1 FREE BIRD - LYNNRD SKYNNRD - Dont know the guitarists
This Southern Rock band rocks like hell! And the guitar solo is long , and fast and lots of adrenaline...I heard this song when I was in Infy...Boy! I was blown by the guitar !!! For the moment, I dont have this song and I am looking for it....If you have it, please let me know :-)
Thursday, July 20, 2006
DoT versus the ISPs
Welcome back!
Okay now the blogging websites are accessible from my ISP (atleast). So as I understand it, the story so far, is as below :-
a) DoT asks the ISPs to block SELECTED websites.
b) ISP blcoks everything.
c) This causes a furore amongst the naturally very vocal blogging community. They bring up freedom of speech etc. and floor the DoT with verbal attacks.
d) The DoT gives a press release and an explanation.
Whatever.Regular updates will continue from my side, atleast.
Okay now the blogging websites are accessible from my ISP (atleast). So as I understand it, the story so far, is as below :-
a) DoT asks the ISPs to block SELECTED websites.
b) ISP blcoks everything.
c) This causes a furore amongst the naturally very vocal blogging community. They bring up freedom of speech etc. and floor the DoT with verbal attacks.
d) The DoT gives a press release and an explanation.
Whatever.Regular updates will continue from my side, atleast.
Monday, July 17, 2006
21 tribals killed by Naxals..
and the world is MUM about it,
Indian government too is MUM about it
the public and media too is MUM about it (compared to the voice raised against Bombay blasts)
Why ?
Arent Tribals human beings ?
Arent Naxalites TERRORISING people ?
Isnt this a form of terroism too ?
Shouldnt we tackle this too ?
Why isnt media sesnitive about it ?
Why isnt the public sensitive about it ?
Is this double standards ?
I am confused, I feel sorry for these people, I feel helpless
Indian government too is MUM about it
the public and media too is MUM about it (compared to the voice raised against Bombay blasts)
Why ?
Arent Tribals human beings ?
Arent Naxalites TERRORISING people ?
Isnt this a form of terroism too ?
Shouldnt we tackle this too ?
Why isnt media sesnitive about it ?
Why isnt the public sensitive about it ?
Is this double standards ?
I am confused, I feel sorry for these people, I feel helpless
All in the family...
We have relished the dishes at Brahmin's coffee bar, SLV and Adigas. Now a little history abt the foodie chains.
http://www.discoverbangalore.com/restreview7.htm
ADIGA'S
Majestic, Bangalore
For an old time Bangalorean, the Idlis and steaming Coffee at Brahmin's Coffee Bar in Shankarapuram is part of their life. I have known several people who would break their journey when they are passing the Brahmin's Coffee Bar to take a bite of the hot idli. Such is the popularity of these Idlis and coffee and Adiga's Chain of Hotels took its birth from this Coffee Bar. The entrepreneur in Mr. Vasudeva Adiga from Kundapur (South Canara) made him chart a course of his own. Armed with an engineering degree in 1984 he did the rounds of job scouting, before taking over an ailing eatery SLV hotel in Gandhi Bazaar. The small but well known Brahmana Coffee Bar noted for its Idlis in Shankarapuram which his father maintained is where he learnt the ropes of the trade. He renovated the SLV hotel and the response was tremendous. The take over of his brother in law's ailing eatery and naming it as Adigas Fast Food by maintaining high standards of quality and hygiene (fully mechanized) and service has resulted in the well known ADIGA'S CHAIN of restaurants. A gamble well executed as in the offing is two more branches to delight the addicts of the Adigas hotels.
For a first time visit at any of their outlets, it is recommended to order for their famous Masala Dosa, Rava Idli, Vada, Gulab Jamun and Coffee. The taste of Coffee is unique and reminds me of the MTR variety with the just right flavour bringing out the richness of the coffee bean. For a growling tummy this is manna. The rotis and accompanying gravy dishes are excellent. The specialty at Majestic branch is the newly introduced Jollada rotti meals (50/=) a North Karnataka specialty. The South Indian meals priced at 30/= is wholesome. In the self service wing mini meals at 15/= caters to small budgets, and those in a hurry. Keeping the diner's pulse in mind he has the Executive meal, for the calorie conscious with less rice, but with chapattis, salad etc. "VALUE FOR MONEY, SERVICE WITH a SMILE and CUSTOMERS KNOW BEST" drives his business enterprises. At the restaurants the day starts early and closes by 11 pm. It will not be a surprise to find a friendly gentleman sauntering towards you, to chat and casually take the feedback - That's Vasudeva Adiga. A lot of foreigners frequent the Dickenson branch.
http://www.discoverbangalore.com/restreview7.htm
ADIGA'S
Majestic, Bangalore
For an old time Bangalorean, the Idlis and steaming Coffee at Brahmin's Coffee Bar in Shankarapuram is part of their life. I have known several people who would break their journey when they are passing the Brahmin's Coffee Bar to take a bite of the hot idli. Such is the popularity of these Idlis and coffee and Adiga's Chain of Hotels took its birth from this Coffee Bar. The entrepreneur in Mr. Vasudeva Adiga from Kundapur (South Canara) made him chart a course of his own. Armed with an engineering degree in 1984 he did the rounds of job scouting, before taking over an ailing eatery SLV hotel in Gandhi Bazaar. The small but well known Brahmana Coffee Bar noted for its Idlis in Shankarapuram which his father maintained is where he learnt the ropes of the trade. He renovated the SLV hotel and the response was tremendous. The take over of his brother in law's ailing eatery and naming it as Adigas Fast Food by maintaining high standards of quality and hygiene (fully mechanized) and service has resulted in the well known ADIGA'S CHAIN of restaurants. A gamble well executed as in the offing is two more branches to delight the addicts of the Adigas hotels.
For a first time visit at any of their outlets, it is recommended to order for their famous Masala Dosa, Rava Idli, Vada, Gulab Jamun and Coffee. The taste of Coffee is unique and reminds me of the MTR variety with the just right flavour bringing out the richness of the coffee bean. For a growling tummy this is manna. The rotis and accompanying gravy dishes are excellent. The specialty at Majestic branch is the newly introduced Jollada rotti meals (50/=) a North Karnataka specialty. The South Indian meals priced at 30/= is wholesome. In the self service wing mini meals at 15/= caters to small budgets, and those in a hurry. Keeping the diner's pulse in mind he has the Executive meal, for the calorie conscious with less rice, but with chapattis, salad etc. "VALUE FOR MONEY, SERVICE WITH a SMILE and CUSTOMERS KNOW BEST" drives his business enterprises. At the restaurants the day starts early and closes by 11 pm. It will not be a surprise to find a friendly gentleman sauntering towards you, to chat and casually take the feedback - That's Vasudeva Adiga. A lot of foreigners frequent the Dickenson branch.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Idiots
The Indian Press needs really a good lesson. Whenever a blast or a terrorist attack is well executed, they really go gaga all over the media and it gives a reader, like me, a feeling, that the journalists and the Indian public are in awe of the planning.
I fail to understand, the purpose, this statement serves :-
“Only engineers know how maximum damage can be caused while blowing up mountains and trains,’’ he said. “We think the services of very well qualified people have been used in the Mumbai attacks "
It's okay and even I agree that some terror techies may be involved.
But my question, is what is the use of saying statements like :- "The attack was well planned and executed"...."Skilled manforce was used".....
Somwhere a terrorist sitting and reading press statements will be encouraged to plan even more hi-fi attacks.I remember that during 9/11 2001 there was NOT A SINGLE WORD MENTIONED that the attack was well planned.....These kind of statements are very encouraging to the terrorists....In my opinion, that is.
Terror techies
I fail to understand, the purpose, this statement serves :-
“Only engineers know how maximum damage can be caused while blowing up mountains and trains,’’ he said. “We think the services of very well qualified people have been used in the Mumbai attacks "
It's okay and even I agree that some terror techies may be involved.
But my question, is what is the use of saying statements like :- "The attack was well planned and executed"...."Skilled manforce was used".....
Somwhere a terrorist sitting and reading press statements will be encouraged to plan even more hi-fi attacks.I remember that during 9/11 2001 there was NOT A SINGLE WORD MENTIONED that the attack was well planned.....These kind of statements are very encouraging to the terrorists....In my opinion, that is.
Terror techies
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Shine on you Crazy Diamond
Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd dies at 60. One of the most obscure musicians I have ever listened ...
The guitarist was the band's first creative force and an influential songwriter, penning their early hits.
But he was crazy. Reclusive.
So was his music and lyrics....
To give you an example :-
One of my favorite songs of Pink Floyd was "Bike".
In the song, Syd Barrett offers a girl his bike, a cloak, an old (but good), homeless mouse that he calls Gerald, and a clan of gingerbread men - because "she fits in with my world". Towards the end of the song, he offers to take her into a "room of musical tunes".
Thats okay....Now comes the absurd part :-
The final verse is followed by an instrumental section that can be referred to as a piece of musique concrete: a noisy collage of oscillators, clocks, gongs, bells, maniacal laughing, and other strange sounds edited with tape techniques. This "other room" has been interpreted by some as being symbolic of insanity, and may have been a foreshadowing of the eventual mental breakdown that forced Barrett to leave the band. Another interpretation is that these noises symbolise sexual intercourse - Courtsey Wikipedia.
Pink Floyd's Barrett dies aged 60
The guitarist was the band's first creative force and an influential songwriter, penning their early hits.
But he was crazy. Reclusive.
So was his music and lyrics....
To give you an example :-
One of my favorite songs of Pink Floyd was "Bike".
In the song, Syd Barrett offers a girl his bike, a cloak, an old (but good), homeless mouse that he calls Gerald, and a clan of gingerbread men - because "she fits in with my world". Towards the end of the song, he offers to take her into a "room of musical tunes".
Thats okay....Now comes the absurd part :-
The final verse is followed by an instrumental section that can be referred to as a piece of musique concrete: a noisy collage of oscillators, clocks, gongs, bells, maniacal laughing, and other strange sounds edited with tape techniques. This "other room" has been interpreted by some as being symbolic of insanity, and may have been a foreshadowing of the eventual mental breakdown that forced Barrett to leave the band. Another interpretation is that these noises symbolise sexual intercourse - Courtsey Wikipedia.
Pink Floyd's Barrett dies aged 60
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Monday, July 10, 2006
Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty
I read this somewhere in Seattle "If you dont have brains better be tough". I pondered over this statement after reading the comments from Sudeep and Bridget Jones (Kriti) on my last post Cup of Glory. And in response to it I write this piece. These are purely my thoughts again. (Usually I write opinions from others, gathered over discussions and potray the thoughts to which I have acquiesced, as mine)
We are often very critical about display of Muscle power,as against the display of brains and almost non-critical about beauty flaunting. ZiZou might have been wrong according to the football faternity and the codes of the FIFA worldcup and he rightly recieved a RED card for it. May be he should have acted as Kriti puts it
"I would have expected the "best player of the tournament" to be self-assured enough to laugh away insults ", but I would not agree with the part of to laugh away insults'.
How often can we swallow insults or racial abuse, of origins, of religions, of language, of stature, of looks and of behaviour ??? When will the abusers be punished? I know world cup finals is not the right platform to do it. I am highly disappointed about the French not winning. But I believe, if Zidane had stayed back for the full extra-time there would have been any difference to the score line. David Trezeguet was slated to take the 'penalty', and he would have missed it anyways.
The FIFA has just looked into containing the PHYSICAL ABUSING, and havent done much about the verbal abusing. Hence, I prefer the football of the 80's where men fought, like men, for the glory. Now, they act, they deceive, they taunt others with abuse of all forms.
We cannot see a kick in the BUTT, but we are okay with verbal bashings, the Nazi salutes of Buffon, the spitting of the players, their diving, their remarks. speculations are that Mattarazi called "Zidane a terrorist", "His sister a whore" etc etc. How often can you swallow such remarks ? Sometimes your personal pride takes over the World Cup. May be Zidane dint want the world cup then, may be he wanted to teach the Mattarazi guy and his likes to behave properly. Italians are accused often of being racists Okay this is not about Italy. Its generic - its european in nature.
Coming back to the Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty. Brawny ppl are the most accused, followed by brainy ppl and then the beautiful. If you display your muscle power you become an instant hooligan (They do it cos thats their act of defence and offence. They lack brains so they go the muscle way). I am not justifying that they are right in doing so, but I am pleading that we need to be equally critical about the others too. We never condemn the killings/assasinations of thousands/lakhs of innocents, who are victims of diplomatic screw-ups in the same way (with the same fervor) we condemn the burtal killings (see the word brutal comes naturally) behind which the muscle power has ruled. Given the choice between 'concentration camps' and 'nuclear bombing in hiroshima' the 'concentration camps' will be voted as more cruel, where as both these acts are equally despicable to the highest orders respectively. One was a muscle power and another a brilliant tactic. Ofcos brilliance gets away easily in words of diplomacy. (this has been derived from the disussion I have heard so far, we often discuss too much abt Nazi vs Jews and occassionaly discuss abt Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. I might be wrong here)
Now to Brains vs Beauty. If you flaunt your brains, its an offence - you are headstrong, you are not humble, and you are a jerk too at times. But you flaunt beauty and no one complains. Everyone loves it. Its gone to an extent that 'if you have it flaunt it' . Now if a person has brains and a lesser capacity in beauty, doesnt he have the right to flaunt it. Why are we biased here again ? Why do we taunt poeple with remarks and put a tag on them as 'headstrong, arrogant' etc etc.
Again I am against both or I am for both, not for a step-mother treatment of brains or beauty. Research in the US have reported that offenders with better looks have escaped the wrath of the jury many a times. Why so ? why are we so much tuned to be so partial towards beauty?
If a physical damage leaves a scar behind which is very much visible, then a moral/mental damage leave a deeper wound which is not percieved by many. I am in total support of ZiZou (if the allegations made on Mattarazai were true). For me he will be one the greatest footballers. My best would still be Maradona. I havent seen Pele much but I dont think even if I see him I would like him. Genius ppl have a slight madness in them, and that madness is what makes them a genius. ZiZou also got support from his coach, co-players and PM. The cup of glory can be won again and again and again. It's tough but it is not impossible. But it takes a lot of time to regain personal pride, as they say it in Kannada 'adikege hoda maana aane kottru barolla'.
And I agree with Kriti
"The diving, the anger, the head-butting, the goals, the referess, the brilliance - all seem like parts of a well done play, where the suspense stays on till the end. Thats what is so much fun about it! :)
"
only thing the Italians should not have won the world cup. A team which plays 10 ppl in the 18-yard area, doesnt deserve the highest reward of this sport 4 times. All said and done, well played Italy and ZiZou you deserved the Golden ball. Keep your head high
ps: only person who I have seen coming close to evenly critical abt brains, beatuy and brawny is Chilli
We are often very critical about display of Muscle power,as against the display of brains and almost non-critical about beauty flaunting. ZiZou might have been wrong according to the football faternity and the codes of the FIFA worldcup and he rightly recieved a RED card for it. May be he should have acted as Kriti puts it
"I would have expected the "best player of the tournament" to be self-assured enough to laugh away insults ", but I would not agree with the part of to laugh away insults'.
How often can we swallow insults or racial abuse, of origins, of religions, of language, of stature, of looks and of behaviour ??? When will the abusers be punished? I know world cup finals is not the right platform to do it. I am highly disappointed about the French not winning. But I believe, if Zidane had stayed back for the full extra-time there would have been any difference to the score line. David Trezeguet was slated to take the 'penalty', and he would have missed it anyways.
The FIFA has just looked into containing the PHYSICAL ABUSING, and havent done much about the verbal abusing. Hence, I prefer the football of the 80's where men fought, like men, for the glory. Now, they act, they deceive, they taunt others with abuse of all forms.
We cannot see a kick in the BUTT, but we are okay with verbal bashings, the Nazi salutes of Buffon, the spitting of the players, their diving, their remarks. speculations are that Mattarazi called "Zidane a terrorist", "His sister a whore" etc etc. How often can you swallow such remarks ? Sometimes your personal pride takes over the World Cup. May be Zidane dint want the world cup then, may be he wanted to teach the Mattarazi guy and his likes to behave properly. Italians are accused often of being racists Okay this is not about Italy. Its generic - its european in nature.
Coming back to the Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty. Brawny ppl are the most accused, followed by brainy ppl and then the beautiful. If you display your muscle power you become an instant hooligan (They do it cos thats their act of defence and offence. They lack brains so they go the muscle way). I am not justifying that they are right in doing so, but I am pleading that we need to be equally critical about the others too. We never condemn the killings/assasinations of thousands/lakhs of innocents, who are victims of diplomatic screw-ups in the same way (with the same fervor) we condemn the burtal killings (see the word brutal comes naturally) behind which the muscle power has ruled. Given the choice between 'concentration camps' and 'nuclear bombing in hiroshima' the 'concentration camps' will be voted as more cruel, where as both these acts are equally despicable to the highest orders respectively. One was a muscle power and another a brilliant tactic. Ofcos brilliance gets away easily in words of diplomacy. (this has been derived from the disussion I have heard so far, we often discuss too much abt Nazi vs Jews and occassionaly discuss abt Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. I might be wrong here)
Now to Brains vs Beauty. If you flaunt your brains, its an offence - you are headstrong, you are not humble, and you are a jerk too at times. But you flaunt beauty and no one complains. Everyone loves it. Its gone to an extent that 'if you have it flaunt it' . Now if a person has brains and a lesser capacity in beauty, doesnt he have the right to flaunt it. Why are we biased here again ? Why do we taunt poeple with remarks and put a tag on them as 'headstrong, arrogant' etc etc.
Again I am against both or I am for both, not for a step-mother treatment of brains or beauty. Research in the US have reported that offenders with better looks have escaped the wrath of the jury many a times. Why so ? why are we so much tuned to be so partial towards beauty?
If a physical damage leaves a scar behind which is very much visible, then a moral/mental damage leave a deeper wound which is not percieved by many. I am in total support of ZiZou (if the allegations made on Mattarazai were true). For me he will be one the greatest footballers. My best would still be Maradona. I havent seen Pele much but I dont think even if I see him I would like him. Genius ppl have a slight madness in them, and that madness is what makes them a genius. ZiZou also got support from his coach, co-players and PM. The cup of glory can be won again and again and again. It's tough but it is not impossible. But it takes a lot of time to regain personal pride, as they say it in Kannada 'adikege hoda maana aane kottru barolla'.
And I agree with Kriti
"The diving, the anger, the head-butting, the goals, the referess, the brilliance - all seem like parts of a well done play, where the suspense stays on till the end. Thats what is so much fun about it! :)
"
only thing the Italians should not have won the world cup. A team which plays 10 ppl in the 18-yard area, doesnt deserve the highest reward of this sport 4 times. All said and done, well played Italy and ZiZou you deserved the Golden ball. Keep your head high
ps: only person who I have seen coming close to evenly critical abt brains, beatuy and brawny is Chilli
Cup of Glory..
Bullshit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its a Cup of Debauchery, Genius acting skills, hooliganism
Cup of Money (for rich nations), while a Cup of struggle for the Poorer nations
Cup of Pride for the starters, whereas the europeans fight as if it is a world war
Crazy refrees, coaches and even crazier players.
Only good match was Germany vs Italy, thanks to refree, who dint care for the player's acting skills and diving skills. The footballers can seek a career in Hollywood. Next it would be like 20th Century Fox presents 'The world cup 2010'
Racist remarks would be made on the ground, but we cant hear what the players speak. All we could see in Zidane heading Mattarazi and earning a RED card. Which moron in the world will hit a guy without being provoked. ZiZoU u need a mental asylum. People are not ready to forget is from Algeria, a muslim. Similarly the Africans would have been slurred for sure . Things which we see on TV are never true aint it.
The clash between Argentina and Germany after the match. What was that ?
Its been a disappointment of sorts. The whole world cup looks flimsy. Thanks to Shakira it looked somewhat colorful.
The only team I really liked was Ghana, for their sprit (they too had some actors though)
A huge disappointment, though I watched most of the matches with fervor, made a 100 buks too.
Its a Cup of Debauchery, Genius acting skills, hooliganism
Cup of Money (for rich nations), while a Cup of struggle for the Poorer nations
Cup of Pride for the starters, whereas the europeans fight as if it is a world war
Crazy refrees, coaches and even crazier players.
Only good match was Germany vs Italy, thanks to refree, who dint care for the player's acting skills and diving skills. The footballers can seek a career in Hollywood. Next it would be like 20th Century Fox presents 'The world cup 2010'
Racist remarks would be made on the ground, but we cant hear what the players speak. All we could see in Zidane heading Mattarazi and earning a RED card. Which moron in the world will hit a guy without being provoked. ZiZoU u need a mental asylum. People are not ready to forget is from Algeria, a muslim. Similarly the Africans would have been slurred for sure . Things which we see on TV are never true aint it.
The clash between Argentina and Germany after the match. What was that ?
Its been a disappointment of sorts. The whole world cup looks flimsy. Thanks to Shakira it looked somewhat colorful.
The only team I really liked was Ghana, for their sprit (they too had some actors though)
A huge disappointment, though I watched most of the matches with fervor, made a 100 buks too.
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Solutions
Solution to the coconut problem
Well, the solution is not even n-nary. It goes something like this :-
a) Go to the eight floor and drop the coconut.
b)If it breaks
{ then the floor "x" is such that 1 <= x <= 8.
So start from 1st floor and drop...2nd floor and drop....8th floor...
Until you get x.
}
c)If it doesnt go to 8+7 = 15th floor.Drop from here.
If it breaks
{then the floor "x" is such that 8 <= x <= 15.
So start from 8th floor and drop...9th floor and drop....15th floor...
Until you get x.
}
d)If it doesnt go to 8+7+6 = 21st floor.Now the search for x is between
15 and 21.
:
:
It goes on till 8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1 = 36.
Solution to the Prison Problem
Richie got a beautiful deduction as :-
Prime numbered cells will be closed.
The state of the composite numbered cells depends on the number of its unique factors.
Among composite numbers , consider the numbers which are squares. e.g. 1 , 4, 9 , 16 ...These have an ODD number of factors. eg :- take 49. The factors of 49 are 1,7,49. So Door# 49 will be opened during 1, closed during 7 and re-opened during 49. So, All the numbers which are perfect squares will be opened and the rest will be closed.
Note:-
There are some more puzzles coming. But yesterday's coffee discussion was centered around the fact that Kannada movie heroes are ugly. I couldnt disagree on the fact that, the movie which was being showed on TV at the cafeteria when this discussion was going on, was a lesser know movie called "Chaitrada Premanjali".On second thoughts,should heroes always be good-looking ?
Well, the solution is not even n-nary. It goes something like this :-
a) Go to the eight floor and drop the coconut.
b)If it breaks
{ then the floor "x" is such that 1 <= x <= 8.
So start from 1st floor and drop...2nd floor and drop....8th floor...
Until you get x.
}
c)If it doesnt go to 8+7 = 15th floor.Drop from here.
If it breaks
{then the floor "x" is such that 8 <= x <= 15.
So start from 8th floor and drop...9th floor and drop....15th floor...
Until you get x.
}
d)If it doesnt go to 8+7+6 = 21st floor.Now the search for x is between
15 and 21.
:
:
It goes on till 8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1 = 36.
Solution to the Prison Problem
Richie got a beautiful deduction as :-
Prime numbered cells will be closed.
The state of the composite numbered cells depends on the number of its unique factors.
Among composite numbers , consider the numbers which are squares. e.g. 1 , 4, 9 , 16 ...These have an ODD number of factors. eg :- take 49. The factors of 49 are 1,7,49. So Door# 49 will be opened during 1, closed during 7 and re-opened during 49. So, All the numbers which are perfect squares will be opened and the rest will be closed.
Note:-
There are some more puzzles coming. But yesterday's coffee discussion was centered around the fact that Kannada movie heroes are ugly. I couldnt disagree on the fact that, the movie which was being showed on TV at the cafeteria when this discussion was going on, was a lesser know movie called "Chaitrada Premanjali".On second thoughts,should heroes always be good-looking ?
Thursday, July 06, 2006
The old guns fired
Against Brazil :), and they looked tired against Portugal :(, but they still made it, thanks to Henry and Zidane. I am concerned as to how will they perform against the energetic Azzuri. The Azzuri's hold the edge. They have talented people matching France, man to man. Yeah, there is no Zidane in the midfield, but Pirlo is good enough. And there is Buffon. How can French get past him. Answer is Henry, Buffon can be beat only from near >2 mts & <>4 mts he can respond easily. Where does Barthez stand against Italy? He has a crucial role to play, but he acts like a jerk sometime. (sometime ? most of the times).
And the French get tired easily. Old soles. Almost everyone wants to retire after world cup :). Vikash u are missing the game man. I especially dislike the forwards in both the teams. They get exhausted without doing much of running around. They act as if they are precious soles. They expect the ball to be thrown at their feet. Uhhh they suck. But, Henry is a better forward (probably cos Shammi, my friend,is nicknamed Henry. that reminds me the following - Teju looks like Del Piero, and Dhi like Klose, someone suggested me Sudeep looks like Lahm, no personal opinion here. Avi can get an entry to the Italian side for his looks and shaven head;-). One person I cant imagine in football is SP.. lazy couch )
Okay, back to the match. What would be the scoreline ? Very difficult to predict. 1-0 France or 2-0 Italy. I like France, but I am not a hardcore French fan. May the better team win. Going by the last match performance Italy is a better team. Going by quarterfinals match France is a class apart. Only expectation is a classic encounter similar to Italy vs Germany, Brazil vs France :). I dont have tears for any team that loses. It is left to their country men and women who weep so much. They wouldnt have done cried so much for their parent's demise. Thus are the strange ways of europeans :). They blame Bangalore for the Rajkumar incident, they dont mind killing each other on the football field (as pointed out by Sudeep) :)
Okay tomorrow 11:30, get glued.
And the French get tired easily. Old soles. Almost everyone wants to retire after world cup :). Vikash u are missing the game man. I especially dislike the forwards in both the teams. They get exhausted without doing much of running around. They act as if they are precious soles. They expect the ball to be thrown at their feet. Uhhh they suck. But, Henry is a better forward (probably cos Shammi, my friend,is nicknamed Henry. that reminds me the following - Teju looks like Del Piero, and Dhi like Klose, someone suggested me Sudeep looks like Lahm, no personal opinion here. Avi can get an entry to the Italian side for his looks and shaven head;-). One person I cant imagine in football is SP.. lazy couch )
Okay, back to the match. What would be the scoreline ? Very difficult to predict. 1-0 France or 2-0 Italy. I like France, but I am not a hardcore French fan. May the better team win. Going by the last match performance Italy is a better team. Going by quarterfinals match France is a class apart. Only expectation is a classic encounter similar to Italy vs Germany, Brazil vs France :). I dont have tears for any team that loses. It is left to their country men and women who weep so much. They wouldnt have done cried so much for their parent's demise. Thus are the strange ways of europeans :). They blame Bangalore for the Rajkumar incident, they dont mind killing each other on the football field (as pointed out by Sudeep) :)
Okay tomorrow 11:30, get glued.
Welcome to the new look
Guys,
How is the new look ?
"The Adda" turns two years today.
I started blogging after I stumbled across a few blogs.Since I had the habit of mailing people left ,right and center (Oh yes, I am a natural human spammer) and I had the strange feeling that people dont like many mails in the mailbox , I thought I will write whatever comes to my head,instead of mailing people...If people like it, let them look at the blog....Otherwise, let them go to hell.That was the main motivation of starting THIS blog.
Before this blog, I had two very personal blogs which I used to vent my frustrations and I was going through a personal turmoil of a heartbreak. I deleted it.Thank god.
Well today the blog count reads 13,229 visitors. It has become a vital part of my sedentary life.And there is a community of bloggers (I have edited and put the links in the left).Apart from the last two, I know everyone.
How is the new look ?
"The Adda" turns two years today.
I started blogging after I stumbled across a few blogs.Since I had the habit of mailing people left ,right and center (Oh yes, I am a natural human spammer) and I had the strange feeling that people dont like many mails in the mailbox , I thought I will write whatever comes to my head,instead of mailing people...If people like it, let them look at the blog....Otherwise, let them go to hell.That was the main motivation of starting THIS blog.
Before this blog, I had two very personal blogs which I used to vent my frustrations and I was going through a personal turmoil of a heartbreak. I deleted it.Thank god.
Well today the blog count reads 13,229 visitors. It has become a vital part of my sedentary life.And there is a community of bloggers (I have edited and put the links in the left).Apart from the last two, I know everyone.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Coffee Time puzzle #2
In continuation to the coconut problem , I posted , here is another one.
Vivek keeps flummoxing me with these puzzles....
Anyone try this ?
There is a prison with n cells. All the cell doors are in the closed state.
On the first day, they are all opened. On the second, all multiples of 2 toggle their state (cells 2,4,6...close). On the 3rd day, all multiples of 3 toggle their state (those which were open now close and those closed open). This goes on for n days. After the nth day what would be the state of the cell doors and why?
Vivek keeps flummoxing me with these puzzles....
Anyone try this ?
There is a prison with n cells. All the cell doors are in the closed state.
On the first day, they are all opened. On the second, all multiples of 2 toggle their state (cells 2,4,6...close). On the 3rd day, all multiples of 3 toggle their state (those which were open now close and those closed open). This goes on for n days. After the nth day what would be the state of the cell doors and why?
Monday, July 03, 2006
IBM's new ad
Have you heard the new song which features in IBM's ads ?
I was desperately searching for the mp3 (below), and found it on dogpile.
It is froma sixties(1966) band called "The Kinks".
Check out the lyrics...This is what every damned human thinks!!!
I won't take all that they hand me down,
And make out a smile, though I wear a frown,
And I won't take it all lying down,
'Cause once I get started I go to town.
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else,
And I don't want to ball about like everybody else,
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,
And I won't say that I feel fine like everybody else,
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
Here is the mp3 :-
I am not like everybody else
I was desperately searching for the mp3 (below), and found it on dogpile.
It is froma sixties(1966) band called "The Kinks".
Check out the lyrics...This is what every damned human thinks!!!
I won't take all that they hand me down,
And make out a smile, though I wear a frown,
And I won't take it all lying down,
'Cause once I get started I go to town.
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else,
And I don't want to ball about like everybody else,
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,
And I won't say that I feel fine like everybody else,
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
Here is the mp3 :-
I am not like everybody else
Thursday, June 29, 2006
I havent
been following the world cup THAT closely, but I have seen around 4 to 5 important matches live and a few highlights of important matches (being an early sleeper), But today's match seems to be a very special.
ARGENTINA v/s GERMANY. at 8:30 India Time.
The amount of media attention will persuade even an ignoramus to wake up all night and watch the match .Boy! am I real excited or what...Let's see whats gonna happen....
ARGENTINA v/s GERMANY. at 8:30 India Time.
The amount of media attention will persuade even an ignoramus to wake up all night and watch the match .Boy! am I real excited or what...Let's see whats gonna happen....
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Accounts of the day so far...
I wake up realising I am late for the bus. I see my mum sleeping still. Oh mann this cant be real, mom and still sleeping, then it shudnt be late, it should be just 6:30 am. Not bad, I wake up at my usual time 7:40 am. But, wait I see the papers, the milk packet on the desk . Ahhh, she never misses her duties.
I decide not to wake her up (but little I know shes always awake). I start thinking about my breakfast ( I have been moulded into a selfish fella). I decide it should be idlis at Terminal (Infy food court). Then I feel I cant be hungry for such a while( I get these terrible headaches). I open the refrigirator. Glad to see papayas and mangos. My worries have vanished :).
I grasp the newspaper, superficially observing the events of the previous day (by now I have forgotten everything literally, with faint memories of football news). I rush to take a hair bath, mom wakes up with instructions to bro to prepare the dough, change the cylinder etc. Mann how does she manage ? ( how many times have I lost my sleep to serve dad/mom/bro?? > 0 ? ).
I finish my bath, eat a slice of mango, dress-up, arrange my bag and peep at the kitchen slowly to see if my breakfast is ready. There it is along with the tea . I make a fuss I might miss the bus if I wont eat it asap. I finish it on-time, grab my bag and "Shalimar-the clown" and rush towards the bus. The bus is late too. I am happy :)
My mind drifts to other things
1. the sudden demise of my friend's father.. How can death be so cruel ? We know its inevitable, but why cant it be more graceful. I see the person at 6:00pm arraning plywoods for a new wardrobe and I hear at 2:00 am he suffered a brain stroke.... CRUEL, totally cruel
2. I think about the person who I have disappointed one more time (but as usual do not know the reason). This is repetitive through out the day.
*The bus arrives. Am confused to take this one or wait for the next one. Finally decide to board. I see a macho guy occupying 3/4th of the seat in a 3-seater in my favourite first seat. I manage to push his bag and make a seat for myself. I start my adventure into "Shalimar-the clown". I get lost in the book and the music on the radio (dont know which song's playing), the book is more enchanting.
*The bus travels along the BTM main road, I peep out of the window from the start to the finish and I see a beautiful person in maroon top. Just missed. Never mind. I get back to the book.
*I am disturbed by a lady who wants to share the seat between the macho and non-macho guy(me). Its uncomfortable for her (the macho guy has 40% of the seats share). I decide to make the place a little more comfortable for her and move towards the aisle and again get back into the book.
*Enter Infy campus, see my cubicle mates having tea and smoke for breakfast. They are suprised to see me in a cotton shirt(denim types), codroy and reebok shoes. They say I will get caught for violating the dress code. I pass the security with ease (as they do), they are baffled I am not caught. I am not surprised, as I enter Infy this way almost daily.
* I almost trip from the steps near my building (this could have broken my leg, however there were only 2 steps). The guys tease I am thinking of someone. Yeah, I was, thinking of someone & trying to surmise something.
* Enter my building, see a friend (girl) of mine turned totally from western to Indian outfits. Want to compliment her, but she rushes out with a notebook and we just exchange an 'HI'. May be trainings I presume.
* Land at my desk, check the usual sites, put two stocks on trade on ICICI direct. Keep track of the paisas.
* Sudeep calls me ( I am in the cloak room, reading Shalimar the clown). I say will return in call. I do it, Sudeep says he will return the call again.
* Ping a friend (maroon top) for tea, and see the person is shown away
* I decide to sip tea and read the book, walk out of the building (after giving the download command for Khalballee song from RDB)
*Reach the food court, buy tea (simultaenously speaking to sudeep on phone and having a good laugh abt myself, sudeep, teju, kummi and sumanth).
* See the maroon top lady with her friend walking towards the food court. i decide to have the company of "Shalimar the clown". (not that I had a choice ;-) )
* It starts drizzling, it feels like heaven sipping tea and reading a novel. Finish a chapter, walk back towards my PC. (PCs beckoning me).
* Listening to Khalballeee, log into blogge.com, read Sudeep's blog, and for some starnge reason decided to write down all this.
music still in the background, I type the events of the day so far.. so mundane, yet so different set of events, not exhilarating but still enjoyable, such a pleasure yet so painful
done with the review and here I go
I decide not to wake her up (but little I know shes always awake). I start thinking about my breakfast ( I have been moulded into a selfish fella). I decide it should be idlis at Terminal (Infy food court). Then I feel I cant be hungry for such a while( I get these terrible headaches). I open the refrigirator. Glad to see papayas and mangos. My worries have vanished :).
I grasp the newspaper, superficially observing the events of the previous day (by now I have forgotten everything literally, with faint memories of football news). I rush to take a hair bath, mom wakes up with instructions to bro to prepare the dough, change the cylinder etc. Mann how does she manage ? ( how many times have I lost my sleep to serve dad/mom/bro?? > 0 ? ).
I finish my bath, eat a slice of mango, dress-up, arrange my bag and peep at the kitchen slowly to see if my breakfast is ready. There it is along with the tea . I make a fuss I might miss the bus if I wont eat it asap. I finish it on-time, grab my bag and "Shalimar-the clown" and rush towards the bus. The bus is late too. I am happy :)
My mind drifts to other things
1. the sudden demise of my friend's father.. How can death be so cruel ? We know its inevitable, but why cant it be more graceful. I see the person at 6:00pm arraning plywoods for a new wardrobe and I hear at 2:00 am he suffered a brain stroke.... CRUEL, totally cruel
2. I think about the person who I have disappointed one more time (but as usual do not know the reason). This is repetitive through out the day.
*The bus arrives. Am confused to take this one or wait for the next one. Finally decide to board. I see a macho guy occupying 3/4th of the seat in a 3-seater in my favourite first seat. I manage to push his bag and make a seat for myself. I start my adventure into "Shalimar-the clown". I get lost in the book and the music on the radio (dont know which song's playing), the book is more enchanting.
*The bus travels along the BTM main road, I peep out of the window from the start to the finish and I see a beautiful person in maroon top. Just missed. Never mind. I get back to the book.
*I am disturbed by a lady who wants to share the seat between the macho and non-macho guy(me). Its uncomfortable for her (the macho guy has 40% of the seats share). I decide to make the place a little more comfortable for her and move towards the aisle and again get back into the book.
*Enter Infy campus, see my cubicle mates having tea and smoke for breakfast. They are suprised to see me in a cotton shirt(denim types), codroy and reebok shoes. They say I will get caught for violating the dress code. I pass the security with ease (as they do), they are baffled I am not caught. I am not surprised, as I enter Infy this way almost daily.
* I almost trip from the steps near my building (this could have broken my leg, however there were only 2 steps). The guys tease I am thinking of someone. Yeah, I was, thinking of someone & trying to surmise something.
* Enter my building, see a friend (girl) of mine turned totally from western to Indian outfits. Want to compliment her, but she rushes out with a notebook and we just exchange an 'HI'. May be trainings I presume.
* Land at my desk, check the usual sites, put two stocks on trade on ICICI direct. Keep track of the paisas.
* Sudeep calls me ( I am in the cloak room, reading Shalimar the clown). I say will return in call. I do it, Sudeep says he will return the call again.
* Ping a friend (maroon top) for tea, and see the person is shown away
* I decide to sip tea and read the book, walk out of the building (after giving the download command for Khalballee song from RDB)
*Reach the food court, buy tea (simultaenously speaking to sudeep on phone and having a good laugh abt myself, sudeep, teju, kummi and sumanth).
* See the maroon top lady with her friend walking towards the food court. i decide to have the company of "Shalimar the clown". (not that I had a choice ;-) )
* It starts drizzling, it feels like heaven sipping tea and reading a novel. Finish a chapter, walk back towards my PC. (PCs beckoning me).
* Listening to Khalballeee, log into blogge.com, read Sudeep's blog, and for some starnge reason decided to write down all this.
music still in the background, I type the events of the day so far.. so mundane, yet so different set of events, not exhilarating but still enjoyable, such a pleasure yet so painful
done with the review and here I go
The Coconut Problem
A problem discussed over a cup of coffee and peanuts with one of our Project leaders.
There is a building with 36 floors. It is known that, starting from the floor "x", if a coconut is dropped it breaks.
A boy is given 2 coconuts. Using these 2 coconuts, he is supposed to find the least floor "x" from which it starts breaking, when dropped down. Note :- The boy can break both the coconuts.No problem. But his aim is to find the floor "x" using the minimum drops !!
Example :-
A gut-feel-approach tells you that :-
Let the boy goto floor 1. Then let him drop the coconut. It breaks ! Then x is found and x = 1.
If it doesnt break goto floor #2. Then let him drop the coconut. It breaks ! Then x is found and x = 2.
:
:
If it doesnt break goto floor #36. Then let him drop the coconut. It breaks ! Then x is found and x = 36.
Bigger clue :- Think binary search.
Biggest clue :- n-nary.
There is a building with 36 floors. It is known that, starting from the floor "x", if a coconut is dropped it breaks.
A boy is given 2 coconuts. Using these 2 coconuts, he is supposed to find the least floor "x" from which it starts breaking, when dropped down. Note :- The boy can break both the coconuts.No problem. But his aim is to find the floor "x" using the minimum drops !!
Example :-
A gut-feel-approach tells you that :-
Let the boy goto floor 1. Then let him drop the coconut. It breaks ! Then x is found and x = 1.
If it doesnt break goto floor #2. Then let him drop the coconut. It breaks ! Then x is found and x = 2.
:
:
If it doesnt break goto floor #36. Then let him drop the coconut. It breaks ! Then x is found and x = 36.
Bigger clue :- Think binary search.
Biggest clue :- n-nary.
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