Oriental Magpie Robin
When the Universe Unfolds…
The universe works in weird ways. The markets are looking up. We won a Gold in Olympics. That’s fucking historic. You know? The medal I mean. The markets were buoyant because of the medal? I would love to think so but I know not many would like to believe me. But, I believe this day is a turnaround day for the country my fellow citizens. Drink a 90. Celebrate. Savor the moment.
P.S. Abhinav Bhindra is very, very cool. I love his unruffled, cool demeanor. God, man! he made it look like he got his monthly haircut and was walking out bored! Hats off sir!
Subramaniapuram
A laid back suburb of Madurai. A gang of friends that have no (real) jobs. A politician. A girl. The rich, rural 80s life. And, um, violence. Yeah. That sums it up. Is that it? No. The 80s backdrop is what makes the movie Subramaniapuram intriguing and watchable. I hear quite a few disapproving groans out there, but to me the movie started with a lot of promise and fizzled out in the second half. The 80s backdrop alone is not enough to make it a cohesive story. But boy did I love the 80s theme! Director Sasi Kumar uses Ilayaraja’s music cleverly to tap into your nostalgia. I have to take my hat off for the attention to detail Sasikumar pays in creating the 80s theme. And I don’t know why, but I love that girl. I love More...
Status Messages on Facebook
How often do you find two friends talking about usability (or about the lack of it thereof) on Facebook!
Recommended Books on Usability
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Gmail Usability Issues
I had written about it sometime back but the issues still remain. Let’s give it another deko:
1) I want my ‘Go’ button. It is too easy to click the wrong choice in the drop-down.
And, what does the Refresh link do? Refresh my mail or…? You know? The link needs a new place. Next to the ‘More Actions’ menu, it makes you think. Doesn’t it?
You wanted to delete only one mail from the conversation… you clicked Delete.
…Gmail deletes all the mails in a conversation. Gmail should pop a message asking you ‘This will delete all the mails in the conversation. Are you sure? And, shouldn’t Delete be renamed to Delete Conversation por favor?
And, and and…
For a litter-free Nandi Hills
A few of us have planned to clean up Nandi Hills… and attempt to make it stay clean. We’re planning to swarm and clean the place on August 2nd. You can find the details at :http://cleannandihills.wordpress.com/
If you’re interested in joining this exercise, register online at http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pcg6l1lkoIvWHV7LIScCKMA&hl=en
More Birds of Chennai
Deccan Herald Does a Kingfisher
While trying to navigate to a page on DH via Google, I was told this.
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White Cheeked Barbet
Got this guy in Cubbon Park. This is actually a very common bird. Every time you hear ‘coottrrrr-coottrrrr’ from atop a tree nearby, yeah, it is him making that heart-wrenching call.