Men and Women!

New Year Greetings to all our friends!
Going with the topic, don't expect a detailed essay on this controversial topic. What I am going to share with you here is a funny take on the subtle differences between men and women by Jerry Seinfeld, the genial comedian from the United States. Got to agree, see one of his episodes and you will become his fan!

"I swear, I have absolutely no idea what women are thinking. I don't get it, okay? I I I admit, I, I'm not getting the signals. I am not getting it! Women, they're so subtle, their little everything they do is subtle. Men are not subtle, we are obvious. Women know what men want, men know what men want, what do we want? We want women, that's it! It's the only thing we know for sure, it really is. We want women. How do we get them? Oh, we don't know 'bout that, we don't know. The next step after that we have no idea. This is why you see men honking car-horns, yelling from construction sites. These are the best ideas we've had so far. The car-horn honk, is that a beauty? Have you seen men doing this? What is this? The man is in the car, the woman walks by the front of the car, he honks. E-eeehh, eehhh, eehhh! This man is out of ideas. How does it? E-e-e-eeeehhhh! "I don't think she likes me." The amazing thing is, that we still get women, don't we? Men, I mean, men are with women. You see men with women. How are men getting women, many people wonder. Let me tell you a little bit about our organization. Wherever women are, we have a man working on the situation right now. Now, he may not be our best man, okay, we have a lot of areas to cover, but someone from our staff is on the scene. That's why, I think, men get frustrated, when we see women reading articles, like "Where to meet men?" We're here, we are everywhere. We're honking our horns to serve you better."


Until next time,
Enjoy the last week of 2011! :)


Chennaiheroes

Placements @ SRM!

Hola! :)

Being in final year is big fun in itself! You come across a few things that are fairly new to you, except the fact that you know they 'exist' in 4th year! Yes - the placements!

You hear about them a lot, but there will surely be no one to tell you how it works, till you manage to the fourth (and hopefully final) year! I am here to tell you what happened so far (till 20/12/11) in SRM University!

Point Number One!

BUILD UP - We got  plenty of it! தாங்க முடியாது! PD Classes we heard "This is life! Get placed in the first company. Else it will be tough. The companies coming after TCS will know you are still unplaced... a ... b ... c ..."

Point Number Two!

THEY ' LL SCARE YOU TILL YOU SHIT YOUR PANTS - Yes, there's no escape in this! We will never know till you reach the December of the final year that there will at least be 25 companies coming to the campus, just for non-placed students!

Point Number Three!

GOT USED TO WEARING FORMALS (For boys only; Girls - you lucky _____!) - Even though we will look like Maths Teachers of yesteryears, that's what they want in interviews! Especially the Black shoes - I managed to fall down twice walking with them! Be careful கை புள்ள!!!

You cannot show up like this!

Point Number Four!

FOOD - We lost quite a few kilograms! In TCS placements, no faculty had told us we would be sitting till night! Why??? ஏன் இந்த கொலைவெறி மக்களே? You know very well we would be starving out there! Why couldn't you tell us before???

Point Number Five!

PLACED - It got over 'just like that'! Some times we have felt... "That's it?"

Point Number Six!

THEN COME THE CORE - After getting placed in IT companies, we have to sit for the core ones! People like Microsoft, Global Scholar, etc. come and we have to sit for all those!

So far, it was all normal to SRM! Let me share what will happen from now on... (Thanks to our batch!)

* Microsoft came in the last week of October. They said results would come not later than December '10. Results not yet published!

"இனி சென்னை பக்கமே வர மாட்டோம்!" - Microsoft அதிரடி பேட்டி! (Guess our answer sheets did the trick! We never asked for subjective aptitude! Your headache that! Now, publish our results!

* Some companies did not select even one student!

"இதற்கும் எங்களுக்கும் எந்த சம்மந்தமும் இல்லை! மாணவர்கள் சரமாரி!"

* "அடுத்த வருடம் TCS வருவதே சந்தேகம்! Juniorகள் நிலைமை கவலைக்கிடம்!"

(Reports have it that TCS took more people in Sastra University compared to SRM. See - confirmation!

MBA placements in SRM affected due to this!)

* "நாங்க தான் டா gethu! இனிமே எந்த company வருது பாப்போம்!" 2012 batch students terror interview!

* "நாங்க எழுதின எழுத்து அப்படி!" - last bench guys of CSE department

* Some company gave feedback "These people don't even know to write 'for' loop!" :D

"நான் கேட்டேனா?"

* Oracle வருது ன்னு சொன்னங்க! பயபுள்ள தப்பிச்சுட்டானுங்க!

* யார் holidays அ யார் கெடுக்கறது??? Mind it!

* "எங்க மானத்த காப்பாத்துங்க!" - பல்கலைக்கழக ஆசிரியர்கள் வேண்டுகோள்!

* "இது எதிர் கட்சி சதி!"... குமுறுகிறார்... (.)

p.s. (Disclaimer) This is just a funny report of the reality. SRM is actually good with many companies coming in! You will surely get a nice job, and if lucky, there's enough room to take your girlfriend to the same company! Plan accordingly! You can get dual placements - one in IT, one in core). SRM has it all! A wonderful campus placement record. Nothing to worry at all! :) SRM rocks - I stay with that!

மீண்டும் சந்திப்போம்!

ak

Pixels of our Eyes???

How many megapixels does the human eye have???

you see things one way, and your camera sees things differently.
So, what is the resolution of the human eye, at which a camera would be able to truly capture an image the way the eye sees it?

The answer is 576MP, the technical breakdown is as follows:

Consider a view in front of you that is 90 degrees by 90 degrees, like looking through an open window at a scene. The number of pixels would be 90 degrees * 60 arc-minutes/degree * 1/0.3 * 90 * 60 * 1/0.3 = 324,000,000 pixels (324 megapixels).

At any one moment, you actually do not perceive that many pixels, but your eye moves around the scene to see all the detail you want. But the human eye really sees a larger field of view, close to 180 degrees. Let’s be conservative and use 120 degrees for the field of view.

Then we would see 120 * 120 * 60 * 60 / (0.3 * 0.3) = 576 megapixels.

The full angle of human vision would require even more megapixels. This kind of image detail requires A large format camera to record.


Therefore, once our cameras reach 576MP, the pictures you take with your camera will look exactly the same as you see them.

Just be patient, its coming out, soon.. In the next millennium.. Maybe.


Source : Mechatronics and Electrical Power Engg., (Facebook Page)

The Mistaken Identity!

Hi all! :)
Before I start off, let me wish all the readers a very happy December - a season of holidays, celebration, music, Christmas and New Year! I love December a lot! It has something for everyone - kids get chocolates from Santa Claus, we get holidays, the old people definitely find great solace in music season, at least in Tamil Nadu!
Very recently, the whole word seemed to sing "Why this kolaveri di..." Can't help listening to that song - Well, I did listen... a five times perhaps. But that was all. It is really nice! Got to agree!
In fact, a tamil song creating waves all around the world is really a thing to celebrate for the people of Tamil language and other Tamilians! Some article read "Why this... giving a tough time for people like Lady Gaga..." Well, yeah, this is much better than her songs in any case!
There were millions of shares in facebook and other social networking sites. I even saw the song in UTV Bindaas - first time ever, a tamil song! (I have seen some retarded tamil ads in that channel, but first time a song!). To top it all, a WIKIPEDIA page!
All good, except the madness that was unfortunately associated with this song! "Proud to be Tamilian" some one wrote! Oh are you??? I never understood how this song represented TAMILIANS! Indeed, it doesn't represent Tamil Nadu either! It's just a random song with an interesting tune! That IS all! If you want to hear good tamil songs, look for somewhere else!
All said and done, I love this song too. But I am not listening it now. And I don't think anyone is listening it now either! That says the story...! I still have songs from 'Roja' in my phone. We never considered listening 'Kolaveri' in earphones!

கொதிப்புடன்,
அருண்கார்த்திக்!

மீண்டும் சந்திப்போம்!

Why this KolaVIRU Sehwag:

Graeme Pollock rightly said "sehwag is the best player in the world today and certainly the most dangerous. He has got triple hundred in a day. He is incredible and has been largely responsible for turning the Indian cricket around and set up tests for bowlers to who". I think Pollock knew what he was referring to.!!!

Also i could remember the promise by Sehwag to make an ODI double ton in a press conference some years ago as he fulfilled the same on thursday at Indore. In the last two ODIs he seemed to be an old battle canon that has been kept in the museum. But all of a sudden he proved to be fired at any time in his grease. Although the furious and curious shots doesn't implied that he is firing, he shared a great rapport not only with his team mates but with the Windies too. He shared many a little crackles with the Windies Wicket keeper and bowlers. It was also evident that Windies liked his game too when i saw they were running from every corner of the field to have their hands shake with the new Record holder for highest individual score in ODIs. Who knows if he had been in the game till the completion of the innings he would've fired a dazzling 250.

Also one must also look into his Love for 19's.
His highest in

Test:319
ODI:219
T20:119

Also one can clearly think that Sehwag has his own set of Mantras for the game. He always likes to dominate the game right from the start. In the after match press conference he stated that he started very patiently yet raced towards his half century at a prominent 41 balls which included 4 sixes and 3 fours, while he reached the century in 69 balls. I expected a double ton from him in the world cup match itself against Bangladesh where he scored 170.
While he has just completed his 33rd birthday on october 20th this year, he said that one needs experience to score the double ton in ODIs as he had failed in the hunt to score 200 against Bangladesh in the world cup. I can say that one needs determination and self confidence and also a cool temper like Sehwag to score a double ton.

 At last when i saw the first page of the newspaper i saw these "Why this Kola(veri)VIRU!!!"... Soo apt ;)

The Unsung Hero

- The Great Wall of India - Jammy - Mr.Dependable - yes, i'm referring
one of our most known cricketer who is famous for his brilliant
knocks. I can say he is the most reliable person go the middle order
of our national team and can bat at any spot If given a chance. Also
he has been a formidable batsman for his brilliant knocks. One cannot
forget those sleek straight drives, awesome square cuts and cute
presence of mind in the field at his favourite position - slip. Even
though he pampers a six once in a blue moon, his cuts and sweeps
towards the dead boundary line even adores the opposition bowlers and
players who seem to be clue-less about his ability towards those
shots. His experiences, dreams, dedication towards cricket has spared
him enough records next to tendulkar and his name almost appears next
to tendulkar in every records in the cricket history. Lets see the
anecdotes on Dravid quoted by some of the players.

Sachin R. Tendulkar

 

"He (Dravid) is a perfect role model for youngsters. He has set a great example for all of us to follow. We are all trying to follow that path,"
- Sachin Praises Rahul Dravid on Tuesday, November 11, 2003.

Glenn McGrath

Dravid has been a class player for a long time now and we know his ability better than anyone. Averaging 21/2 hours at the crease against us is a fair stat. He's not like the other guys who love scoring off every ball, and there's no real weakness in his game either. He's mentally strong. You've just got to bowl well to him early on because he gets himself really set for a big innings once he is in.

Matthew Hayden

'The Wall' (Dravid) is a solid player with very good technique. ..

Sunil Gavaskar 

He brings a serenity to the crease that is so good for the nerves in the dressing-room. He also helps ease the tension away by the way he plays. He then proceeds to make the fastest of bowlers look easy to bat against. His economy of movement and the preciseness of his footwork gets him into position quickly, and so, the bowlers look quite clueless. The fastest of deliveries is played as if it's done every day and with minimum fuss.

Father, Sharad Dravid

 

Rahul is of the thinking sort. His strengths are his resilience and tremendous ability to grasp things.

Allan Border

It does not get better than what Rahul Dravid did in this Test. His batting was outstanding. Everyone has already exhausted superlatives so I would not bother myself with any additional praise but you could be sure my admiration for him has grown tremendously.

-- Allan Border on how Rahul batted in the Adelaide Test

Mahesh Bhupathi 

“He deserves his success as he has worked hard for it. He is one of the most down to earth and disciplined professionals I’ve met.”

-- Tennis ace and friend, Mahesh Bhupathi, who has known him for more than a decade.

N.S.Sidhu 

“Rahul is a person who will walk on the broken glasses if his team asks him to’’

Suresh Raina

  

''Rahul Dravid is my idol. I have been following him for the past 10 years''.
"Got my ODI and Test cap from Rahul Dravid, a true honour to finally make my test debut. Its a dream come true ''

Manish Pandey

I always look up to him as a cricketer. (Rahul) Dravid-sir is a legend and he really motivated me on and off the field... I'm really indebted to him.
— Manish Pandey on Rahul Dravid / May 2009

Courtesy : The Wall

THE HINDU

Hi guys,
I recently came across this 'nice' article in 'The Hindu' - our National newspaper! (No matter what 'sleeping' ad 'The Times of India' gives, South India will always buy THE HINDU! You morons!)

BE AN ANNOYING FLIGHT PASSENGER

You've paid for your flight ticket, so you have every right to utilise everything on board to the best of your ability. Too bad most flights these days don't pass around trays filled with candies. Luckily, this is an international flight and they are serving ice-cream, so grab two. And if the air hostess doesn't look amused, tell her: “I paid nearly Rs. 40,000 for the ticket,yaar !” Next up, the pretzels, peanuts and liquor are brought your way. Grab a beer, tune into your favourite entertainment channel, preferably a comedy show, noisily bite into those peanuts and guffaw loudly at what's on your screen. When dinner is served, opt for whatever your co-passenger isn't ordering. And when the food arrives, dig into his tray just to ‘sample' what it tastes like

The flight attendants are at your service, so keep hitting that button to get their attention. “Water,” “Wine,” “Newspaper”, “Warm water this time”... Obviously after all that liquid intake, you need to make frequent trips to the rest room. You've got the window seat and you've also got long legs. So, every time you get up and go, you end up kicking your co-passenger who politely requests you to trade seats with him. Stick your tongue out at him, and say: “I came early just to get the window seat. Better luck next time”

Alright, the cabin lights have been dimmed, and it's time to get some sleep. But, you have to finish watching almost all the in-flight entertainment available. What if you fell asleep, and didn't wake up till the flight was just about to land? So, while people try to nap, you continue munching on the snacks, clapping and laughing. And finally, when people are beginning to rise and shine, you must get some rest. Recline your seat as much as possible. So what if the passenger behind finds it difficult? Now lean back, rest your arms on the armrest even if it means dislodging your co-passenger's from there. Also ask him to turn off his reading light as it interferes with your sleep

Forty five minutes to reach your destination. You see people getting up to head to the rest room. Jump up and dart in with your tooth brush and face wash. Brush your teeth, wash and moisturise your face, comb your hair, change your clothes if you like. Take your time. The others can wait. They will have their turn too, right?

Time to disembark. You don't want to be stuck behind. Be the first one to get up even while the flight is still taxing, yank open the overhead locker, drag your luggage out and rush to the exit door. Then whip out your phone and frantically shout into it: ‘Landed, don't park the car... save on parking charges. I'll be there in half an hour. You keep driving around in circles, ok?”

Well suited for us! :D

Until next time,

Have fun! :) It's DECEMBER!!!

ak