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Tuesday, May 31, 2005
its all about BILLu
Bill Gates was born William Henry Gates October 28, 1955 to William Henry Gates, Jr. and Mary Gates at Seattle Washington's Swedish Hospital. He is the second born and only male of three children. His parents were members of the politically and socially elite; his father was an attorney and his mother was a schoolteacher and an active member of non-profit organizations like The United Way. Bill Gates came from a lineage of entrepreneurship and high spirited liveliness.His grandfather established his own furniture business shortly after arriving in Seattle form Pennsylvania. His father created a newspaper with classified ads and a sports section that was so respected for its accuracy it won him seats in the press box at local games. He was in partnership with a friend and they commenced to selling shares of their paper. His father went on to study at the University of Washington after World War I. It was there that he met and married Mary Maxwell.
Mary was very active socially and politically at University of Washington. She was president of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority as well as an active participant in various honorary women's societies. After graduation and marriage, she and her husband move to Seattle. They began to make evasive social and political impacts on the the upper class region. After a move to View Ridge, Washington, mary gave birth to a daughter, Kristianne, then to Bill. From the start of his life, Bill was very energetic. He used to rock profusely in his cradle, a trait that is said to be with him today. As a young child, he was extremely interested in the flourishing aerospace industry of the region and its 1962 World Fair. The focus of the fair was the future; its theme being "Century 21". Gates was six years old at the of the Fair.
By the time Gates entered third grade, his astounding intelligence had bee coupled with extreme behavioral problems. He was ever desirous of an intellectual challenge, which he did not find in academics, but instead with the teachers and administrators. He would often receive grades of "A3" meaning excellent work with the worst effort. This could be accurately assessed as being the beginning of Gates' renowned obnoxious behavior and attitude. During the sixth grade, Gates' parents and teachers tried to find an outlet in which to channel his intelligence. They involved him in the Contemporary Club, that would become very useful for the preparation of Gates' future. In this club, "super intelligent sixth graders" discussed collegiate level topics in an environment similar to that of a university. In his economics class, Gates expressed his first sign of evidence of his capitalist nature through a project focused on an inventor embarking on a business venture. He received a grade of A1.
Because of Gates' unruly behavior, his parents sent him to a private all male institution named Lakeside School, which would eventually change his life. Gates developed a keener interest in math and science. It was during the eight grade that Gates would embark upon an invention that would change the course of his life forever: the computer. Lakeside became intimately involved with the studies of usage and operating abilities of the computer. They delved into programming, which became the new focus for Gates. Unfortunately, it was very expensive and time consuming. An acute knowledge of the BASIC programming language was required, which Gates attained almost instantly. Gates developed his first computer program at the age of thirteen. It was also then that he would befriend Paul Allen and form a union that would someday alter the course of the computer and make them billionaires. Gates continued to master the BASIC language while Paul Allen tried to learn the intrinsic nature of the computer.
They did most of their practicing at privately funded computer groups, namely the Computer Center Corporation, commonly named C-Cubed. It would give them free time to program for as long as they wanted, which virtually erased the expense of using computers. Gates and Allen gained knowledge of the FORTRAN language to broaden their programming capabilities on the limited computers. C-Cubed would eventually shut down, leaving Gates desperate for inexpensive or free computer time. He went to University of Washington and formed a group called Lakeside Programmers Group. The group was comprised of Paul Allen , Kent Evans, and P. Weiland. They were still in search of computer time and they soon found it in Information Services, Inc. ISI recruited them to create a payroll program in exchange for the computer time. The only catch was the program had to be done in COBOL language, that only Weiland knew. So the others soon learned it by devouring the manuals and sitting in computer courses at the University. Soon after, Gates and Allen had been toying with the notion of creating their own computer. With the introduction of the 'programmable' Intel 4004 chip, Allen tried to convince Gates to write a BASIC version for the chip.
Gates felt the chip was to slow for the program. Later, Gates was admitted to Harvard University, where he took several computer courses. He was able to program in the school's Aiken Computation Laboratory. Allen soon discovered another opportunity for Gates to write a program, for the Altair computer. This would be the vent that would change their lives forever. Gates wrote a program for the Altair computer, the BASIC interpreter. This software was the breakthrough and beginning of Microsoft. The software Gates created for the Altair was soon to be one of his greatest contributions and beginning in the history of computer science. Later, Gates and Allen created SoftCard which would be Microsoft's first formal invention. It was an operating system and computer language in one. Within his company, the Q-DOS operating system was born, created by Tim Paterson.
Although Paterson worked for another company, Microsoft was able to obtain the rights for $50,000. Microsoft soon joined with IBM to create software for their computers. This would be the first company to which Microsoft would license software. After the initial success of the IBM computer, Gates began licensing to other companies like Apple. Later Gates created the Windows 3.0 Version the would have multi-use features like graphics and spreadsheets. He also created software application program like Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Works for the Macintosh. Bill Gates' creations of software and language programs became his contribution to the revolution of computers and the field of computer science.
Mary was very active socially and politically at University of Washington. She was president of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority as well as an active participant in various honorary women's societies. After graduation and marriage, she and her husband move to Seattle. They began to make evasive social and political impacts on the the upper class region. After a move to View Ridge, Washington, mary gave birth to a daughter, Kristianne, then to Bill. From the start of his life, Bill was very energetic. He used to rock profusely in his cradle, a trait that is said to be with him today. As a young child, he was extremely interested in the flourishing aerospace industry of the region and its 1962 World Fair. The focus of the fair was the future; its theme being "Century 21". Gates was six years old at the of the Fair.
By the time Gates entered third grade, his astounding intelligence had bee coupled with extreme behavioral problems. He was ever desirous of an intellectual challenge, which he did not find in academics, but instead with the teachers and administrators. He would often receive grades of "A3" meaning excellent work with the worst effort. This could be accurately assessed as being the beginning of Gates' renowned obnoxious behavior and attitude. During the sixth grade, Gates' parents and teachers tried to find an outlet in which to channel his intelligence. They involved him in the Contemporary Club, that would become very useful for the preparation of Gates' future. In this club, "super intelligent sixth graders" discussed collegiate level topics in an environment similar to that of a university. In his economics class, Gates expressed his first sign of evidence of his capitalist nature through a project focused on an inventor embarking on a business venture. He received a grade of A1.
Because of Gates' unruly behavior, his parents sent him to a private all male institution named Lakeside School, which would eventually change his life. Gates developed a keener interest in math and science. It was during the eight grade that Gates would embark upon an invention that would change the course of his life forever: the computer. Lakeside became intimately involved with the studies of usage and operating abilities of the computer. They delved into programming, which became the new focus for Gates. Unfortunately, it was very expensive and time consuming. An acute knowledge of the BASIC programming language was required, which Gates attained almost instantly. Gates developed his first computer program at the age of thirteen. It was also then that he would befriend Paul Allen and form a union that would someday alter the course of the computer and make them billionaires. Gates continued to master the BASIC language while Paul Allen tried to learn the intrinsic nature of the computer.
They did most of their practicing at privately funded computer groups, namely the Computer Center Corporation, commonly named C-Cubed. It would give them free time to program for as long as they wanted, which virtually erased the expense of using computers. Gates and Allen gained knowledge of the FORTRAN language to broaden their programming capabilities on the limited computers. C-Cubed would eventually shut down, leaving Gates desperate for inexpensive or free computer time. He went to University of Washington and formed a group called Lakeside Programmers Group. The group was comprised of Paul Allen , Kent Evans, and P. Weiland. They were still in search of computer time and they soon found it in Information Services, Inc. ISI recruited them to create a payroll program in exchange for the computer time. The only catch was the program had to be done in COBOL language, that only Weiland knew. So the others soon learned it by devouring the manuals and sitting in computer courses at the University. Soon after, Gates and Allen had been toying with the notion of creating their own computer. With the introduction of the 'programmable' Intel 4004 chip, Allen tried to convince Gates to write a BASIC version for the chip.
Gates felt the chip was to slow for the program. Later, Gates was admitted to Harvard University, where he took several computer courses. He was able to program in the school's Aiken Computation Laboratory. Allen soon discovered another opportunity for Gates to write a program, for the Altair computer. This would be the vent that would change their lives forever. Gates wrote a program for the Altair computer, the BASIC interpreter. This software was the breakthrough and beginning of Microsoft. The software Gates created for the Altair was soon to be one of his greatest contributions and beginning in the history of computer science. Later, Gates and Allen created SoftCard which would be Microsoft's first formal invention. It was an operating system and computer language in one. Within his company, the Q-DOS operating system was born, created by Tim Paterson.
Although Paterson worked for another company, Microsoft was able to obtain the rights for $50,000. Microsoft soon joined with IBM to create software for their computers. This would be the first company to which Microsoft would license software. After the initial success of the IBM computer, Gates began licensing to other companies like Apple. Later Gates created the Windows 3.0 Version the would have multi-use features like graphics and spreadsheets. He also created software application program like Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Works for the Macintosh. Bill Gates' creations of software and language programs became his contribution to the revolution of computers and the field of computer science.
BEAUTIFUL PRAYER
I asked God to take away my habit.
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a byproduct of tribulations;
it isn't granted, it is learned.
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
and brings you closer to me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own! ,
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.
I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.
If you love God, send this to ten people and back to the person that sent it.
THIS DAY IS YOURS DON'T THROW IT AWAY
May God Bless You,
"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world"
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a byproduct of tribulations;
it isn't granted, it is learned.
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
and brings you closer to me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own! ,
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.
I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.
If you love God, send this to ten people and back to the person that sent it.
THIS DAY IS YOURS DON'T THROW IT AWAY
May God Bless You,
"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world"
Monday, May 30, 2005
Acquisition of the YEAR [click me]
SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 18, 2005 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion.
The combination of Adobe and Macromedia will provide customers a more powerful set of solutions for creating, managing and delivering compelling content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices and media. Together, the two companies will meet a wider set of customer needs and have a significantly greater opportunity to grow into new markets, particularly in the mobile and enterprise segments.
"Customers are calling for integrated software solutions that enable them to create, manage and deliver a wide range of compelling content and applications – from documents and images to audio and video," said Bruce Chizen, chief executive officer of Adobe. "By combining our powerful development, authoring and collaboration software – along with the complementary functionality of PDF and Flash – Adobe has the opportunity to bring this vision to life with an industry-defining technology platform."
Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by both boards of directors, Macromedia stockholders will receive, at a fixed exchange ratio, 0.69 shares of Adobe common stock for every share of Macromedia common stock in a tax-free exchange. Based on Adobe’s and Macromedia’s closing prices on Friday, April 15, 2005, this represents a price of $41.86 per share of Macromedia common stock. Upon the close of the transaction, Macromedia stockholders will own approximately 18 percent of the combined company on a pro forma basis.
In the combined company, Chizen will continue as chief executive officer and Shantanu Narayen will remain president and chief operating officer. Stephen Elop, president and chief executive officer of Macromedia, will join Adobe as president of worldwide field operations. Murray Demo will remain executive vice president and chief financial officer. Dr. John Warnock and Dr. Charles Geschke will remain as co-chairmen of the Board of Directors of the combined company and Rob Burgess, chairman of the Macromedia Board of Directors, will join the Adobe Board.
"Both Macromedia and Adobe are passionate about creating and enabling great experiences across a wide range of devices and operating systems," said Elop. "Our combined teams will be a powerful force for innovation around cutting-edge platforms for delivering content and applications."
sources :
Adobe and Macromedia
The combination of Adobe and Macromedia will provide customers a more powerful set of solutions for creating, managing and delivering compelling content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices and media. Together, the two companies will meet a wider set of customer needs and have a significantly greater opportunity to grow into new markets, particularly in the mobile and enterprise segments.
"Customers are calling for integrated software solutions that enable them to create, manage and deliver a wide range of compelling content and applications – from documents and images to audio and video," said Bruce Chizen, chief executive officer of Adobe. "By combining our powerful development, authoring and collaboration software – along with the complementary functionality of PDF and Flash – Adobe has the opportunity to bring this vision to life with an industry-defining technology platform."
Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by both boards of directors, Macromedia stockholders will receive, at a fixed exchange ratio, 0.69 shares of Adobe common stock for every share of Macromedia common stock in a tax-free exchange. Based on Adobe’s and Macromedia’s closing prices on Friday, April 15, 2005, this represents a price of $41.86 per share of Macromedia common stock. Upon the close of the transaction, Macromedia stockholders will own approximately 18 percent of the combined company on a pro forma basis.
In the combined company, Chizen will continue as chief executive officer and Shantanu Narayen will remain president and chief operating officer. Stephen Elop, president and chief executive officer of Macromedia, will join Adobe as president of worldwide field operations. Murray Demo will remain executive vice president and chief financial officer. Dr. John Warnock and Dr. Charles Geschke will remain as co-chairmen of the Board of Directors of the combined company and Rob Burgess, chairman of the Macromedia Board of Directors, will join the Adobe Board.
"Both Macromedia and Adobe are passionate about creating and enabling great experiences across a wide range of devices and operating systems," said Elop. "Our combined teams will be a powerful force for innovation around cutting-edge platforms for delivering content and applications."
sources :
Adobe and Macromedia
Interview with Linus Torvalds
Q01. When do you estimate the 2.5 development kernel source tree will open? What new features are planned to be included on kernel 2.6?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I don't want to open a 2.5.x development tree until I'm happy with the pending issues for 2.4.x - it's taken longer than I hoped for, but it's getting there. Within the month..
The biggest issues for 2.5.x (and the eventual 2.6 or 3.0 release) will probably be NUMA and other big machine scalability, along with an overhaul of the disk IO layer. At the same time, most of what affects "normal" users is the continued driver development etc.
The other part of scalability is scaling down (that's the part that most "scalable" projects forget completely about), and there the interesting stuff is mostly about some of the QoS issues that some embedded users have. We'll see where that takes us.
Q02.What are the best parts of the linux kernel in your opinion, and what are the parts than need changing or even rewritting?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I personally really like our filesystem layer, and in general the "core" code is in pretty good shape. The problem spots tend to be in outlying areas, especially driver code. Much of our SCSI layer really needs to be rewritten eventually, and that's one of the pushes for 2.5.x..
Q03. Are there any plans for a more "visual" way to add/remove drivers and reconfigure the kernel itself somewhat on the fly, which can be incredibly helpful for new users?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I'm a big non-believer in manual driver and kernel configuration, be it visual or not. Most of the stuff happens automatically, and we're going to make that more and more common. Things like hot-plugging a device and the driver automatically getting loaded is how things are supposed to work, none of this "device manager" stuff.
Q04. Recently you stated that GUIs are important for Linux's market acceptance. Are you happy with the today's offerings of KDE, Gnome or WindowMaker as modern GUI systems?
ANS:Linus Torvalds: I really like KDE, especially the fact that it's more than just a window manager infrastructure, but that there are real applications developed under it too.
Which is not to say that there isn't more to be done - I'm personally happy with what we have now, but at the same time I'd be very very unhappy if it didn't continue to develop to become better..
Q05. What do you think of the FreeBSD 5 kernel and WindowsXP's new features from a clearly technical point of view?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I don't actually follow other operating systems much. I don't compete - I just worry about making Linux better than itself, not others. And quite frankly, I don't see anythign very interesting on a technical level in either.
Q06. What is your opinion on Hailstorm, .Net and the rest of the technologies Microsoft is preparing to roll out in the years to come? Can these releases have an impact on Linux and if yes, in what way?
ANS:Linus Torvalds: See my answer about not caring what the competition does, but doing my own thing as well as I can..
Q07. Do you believe that the oh-so-many Linux distributions are a good thing for Linux's overall good and future, or a problem that creates forks and inconsistencies throughout the platform?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: Oh, choice is always hard. But we take it for granted in politics, and I take it for granted in Linux. Quite frankly, everybody has slightly different priorities, and working in lock-step simply isn't a good idea. Never has been, never will be.
When somebody who is different shows himself to be different in a _good_ way, that's how development happens.
Q08.What is your opinion on RMS insisting calling Linux as GNU/Linux?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I don't mind what rms calls the system. I don't think his arguments for the naming are very valid, but hey, at the same time I really couldn't care less.
Q09. There was quite some discussion on the kernel mailing list some time ago about making Linux _truely_ preemptive and tear down the "big giant lock" around the kernel, which brings a number of good things, but for a price. What is your opinion on the issue?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: On the SMP side we've pretty much done it. For all intents and purposes there is no big kernel lock in any important area, and Linux these days scales pretty well, without getting into the nightmare scenario that some UNIXes got to where the locking granularity got so fine that it started impacting performance.
Some people have been playing with using the same locks on UP too, creating a fully preemptible kernel. A lot of people are playing around with the patches, and we'll see when/if I'll integrate them into the standard tree. It's not a high priority for me: they don't add performance (like the SMP scalability does), and if they improve latency noticeably I'd really rather look at why the latency is bad in the first place.
So right now as far as I'm concerned it's one of those "cool features" things, and it will need some prodding from the real world to show whether it is worth it.
Q10. How do you see the future of Linux for the next 5 or 10 years from an engineering but also a marketing eye?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I don't use a marketing eye, I simply don't care. There are others who do, I'll let them worry about it.
From a technical standpoint, I believe the kernel will be "more of the same", and that all the _really_ interesting stuff will be going on in user space. That's not to say that there aren't problems to keep us occupied in the kernel too, I just don't think they make for all that interesting reading ;)
Q11. Let's think "big" for a moment. How do you see the general future of computing in the years to come? What kind of evolution is the next... revolution for software or hardware?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I was never a "big thinker". One of my philosophies in Linux has always been to not worry about the future too much, but make sure that we make the best of what we have now - together with keeping our options open for the future and not digging us into a hole.
And I'm not a big believer in revolutions. What people call revolutions in technology were more of a shift in perception - from big machines to PC's (the _technology_ just evolved, fairly slowly at that), and from PC's to the internet. The next "revolution" is going to be the same thing - not about the technology itself being revolutionary, but a shift in how you look at it and how you use it.
What's that shift going to be? Who knows. Maybe it will have nothing directly to do with computers at all, just using computers to create new life-forms or whatever.. Where the _excitement_ is not the tool, but what you can do with it.
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I don't want to open a 2.5.x development tree until I'm happy with the pending issues for 2.4.x - it's taken longer than I hoped for, but it's getting there. Within the month..
The biggest issues for 2.5.x (and the eventual 2.6 or 3.0 release) will probably be NUMA and other big machine scalability, along with an overhaul of the disk IO layer. At the same time, most of what affects "normal" users is the continued driver development etc.
The other part of scalability is scaling down (that's the part that most "scalable" projects forget completely about), and there the interesting stuff is mostly about some of the QoS issues that some embedded users have. We'll see where that takes us.
Q02.What are the best parts of the linux kernel in your opinion, and what are the parts than need changing or even rewritting?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I personally really like our filesystem layer, and in general the "core" code is in pretty good shape. The problem spots tend to be in outlying areas, especially driver code. Much of our SCSI layer really needs to be rewritten eventually, and that's one of the pushes for 2.5.x..
Q03. Are there any plans for a more "visual" way to add/remove drivers and reconfigure the kernel itself somewhat on the fly, which can be incredibly helpful for new users?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I'm a big non-believer in manual driver and kernel configuration, be it visual or not. Most of the stuff happens automatically, and we're going to make that more and more common. Things like hot-plugging a device and the driver automatically getting loaded is how things are supposed to work, none of this "device manager" stuff.
Q04. Recently you stated that GUIs are important for Linux's market acceptance. Are you happy with the today's offerings of KDE, Gnome or WindowMaker as modern GUI systems?
ANS:Linus Torvalds: I really like KDE, especially the fact that it's more than just a window manager infrastructure, but that there are real applications developed under it too.
Which is not to say that there isn't more to be done - I'm personally happy with what we have now, but at the same time I'd be very very unhappy if it didn't continue to develop to become better..
Q05. What do you think of the FreeBSD 5 kernel and WindowsXP's new features from a clearly technical point of view?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I don't actually follow other operating systems much. I don't compete - I just worry about making Linux better than itself, not others. And quite frankly, I don't see anythign very interesting on a technical level in either.
Q06. What is your opinion on Hailstorm, .Net and the rest of the technologies Microsoft is preparing to roll out in the years to come? Can these releases have an impact on Linux and if yes, in what way?
ANS:Linus Torvalds: See my answer about not caring what the competition does, but doing my own thing as well as I can..
Q07. Do you believe that the oh-so-many Linux distributions are a good thing for Linux's overall good and future, or a problem that creates forks and inconsistencies throughout the platform?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: Oh, choice is always hard. But we take it for granted in politics, and I take it for granted in Linux. Quite frankly, everybody has slightly different priorities, and working in lock-step simply isn't a good idea. Never has been, never will be.
When somebody who is different shows himself to be different in a _good_ way, that's how development happens.
Q08.What is your opinion on RMS insisting calling Linux as GNU/Linux?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I don't mind what rms calls the system. I don't think his arguments for the naming are very valid, but hey, at the same time I really couldn't care less.
Q09. There was quite some discussion on the kernel mailing list some time ago about making Linux _truely_ preemptive and tear down the "big giant lock" around the kernel, which brings a number of good things, but for a price. What is your opinion on the issue?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: On the SMP side we've pretty much done it. For all intents and purposes there is no big kernel lock in any important area, and Linux these days scales pretty well, without getting into the nightmare scenario that some UNIXes got to where the locking granularity got so fine that it started impacting performance.
Some people have been playing with using the same locks on UP too, creating a fully preemptible kernel. A lot of people are playing around with the patches, and we'll see when/if I'll integrate them into the standard tree. It's not a high priority for me: they don't add performance (like the SMP scalability does), and if they improve latency noticeably I'd really rather look at why the latency is bad in the first place.
So right now as far as I'm concerned it's one of those "cool features" things, and it will need some prodding from the real world to show whether it is worth it.
Q10. How do you see the future of Linux for the next 5 or 10 years from an engineering but also a marketing eye?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I don't use a marketing eye, I simply don't care. There are others who do, I'll let them worry about it.
From a technical standpoint, I believe the kernel will be "more of the same", and that all the _really_ interesting stuff will be going on in user space. That's not to say that there aren't problems to keep us occupied in the kernel too, I just don't think they make for all that interesting reading ;)
Q11. Let's think "big" for a moment. How do you see the general future of computing in the years to come? What kind of evolution is the next... revolution for software or hardware?
ANS: Linus Torvalds: I was never a "big thinker". One of my philosophies in Linux has always been to not worry about the future too much, but make sure that we make the best of what we have now - together with keeping our options open for the future and not digging us into a hole.
And I'm not a big believer in revolutions. What people call revolutions in technology were more of a shift in perception - from big machines to PC's (the _technology_ just evolved, fairly slowly at that), and from PC's to the internet. The next "revolution" is going to be the same thing - not about the technology itself being revolutionary, but a shift in how you look at it and how you use it.
What's that shift going to be? Who knows. Maybe it will have nothing directly to do with computers at all, just using computers to create new life-forms or whatever.. Where the _excitement_ is not the tool, but what you can do with it.
Sunday, May 29, 2005
GREAT PERSONALITIES of IT
FATHER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE:- George Boole
# Programming #
BASIC:-Bill Gates {CEO of MICROSOFT}.
BCPL:-Martin Richards {at BELL LABS) [1967].
B:-Ken Thompson {at BELL LABS} [1970].
C:-Dennis Ritchie {at BELL LABS} [1972].
C++:-Bjarne Stroustrup {at BELL LABS} [1983].
COBOL: - Grace Hooper. [1958]
FLOWMATI: - {First H.L.Language}:-Grace Hooper.
FORTRAN:-John Backus [1954].
JAVA:-James Gosling, Patrick Naughton (at SUN MICROSYSTEMS).
$ Operating System $
86-DOS:-Tim Patterson.
WINDOWS:-Bill Gates, Paul Allen {Now Owners of MICROSOFT}.
UNIX:-Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson {at BELL LABS}.
LINUX: - Linus Torvalds.
Ω Electric Ω
ELECTRICITY: -Benjamin Franklin
First ELECTRICAL MOTOR: - Michael Faraday.
First P-N Junction DIODE:-Russell Shoemaker Ohl. {He also invented Silicon Photodiode}
First TRANSISTOR:-Dr. John Bardeen, Dr. Walter Brattain, Dr. William Shockley {at BELL LABS} [1956].
First IC: - 1) Jack S. Kilby (in GERMANIUM) {at TEXAS INSTRUMENTS}. [February 1959]
2) Robert N. Noyce (in SILICON) {Owner of FAIRCHILD} [July 1959].
First MICROPROCESSOR {µP} (4004):- Marcian E. Hoff [November 15, 1971].
® IT Giants ®
AMD {Advanced Micro Devices}:-Jerry Sanders, John Carey and six others [May 1, 1969].
APPLE: - Steven P. Jobs, Stephen Gray Wozniak [April 1, 1976].
AT&T Labs: - Graham Bell.
CDC: - Seymour Cray [1964].
CISCO: - Leonard Bosack, Sandy Lerner [1984].
COMPAQ: - Joseph Rodney Canion, Jim Harris, Bill Murto [1982].
DEC: - Kenneth Olsen {first MINICOMPUTER} [1957].
HP: - William Bill Hewlett, David Packard [1939].
INTEL (INTegrated ELectronics):-Robert N. Noyce, Gordan Moore, Andy Groove. [July 18, 1968]
MICROSOFT: - Bill Gates, Paul Allen [1975].
MIPS: - John Hennessy.
MOTOROLA: - Paul V. Galvin [1947].
NETSCAPE: - Jim Clark, Marc Anderson.
SEAGATE Technologies: - Alan F. Shugart (at IBM) {he also leaded the team for the invention of Floppy} [1979].
SUN MICROSYSTEMS: -Vinod Khosla, Bill Joy [1982].
WESTERN ELECTRONICS (Earlier Gray & Barton):- Elisha Gray, Enos N. Barton [1869].
Extras:-
ENIAC: - John Mauchly, J. Presper Eckert.
PUNCHED CARD: - Herman Hollerith {he also invented Tabulating Machine Company}
MOUSE: - Douglas C. Engelbert.
FLOPPY (31/2): -Sony [1981].
Remember:-
1. AT&T and Western Electronics merged together to form Bell Telephone Laboratories.
2. Tabulating Machine Company after some merges became International Business Machines {I.B.M}
# Programming #
BASIC:-Bill Gates {CEO of MICROSOFT}.
BCPL:-Martin Richards {at BELL LABS) [1967].
B:-Ken Thompson {at BELL LABS} [1970].
C:-Dennis Ritchie {at BELL LABS} [1972].
C++:-Bjarne Stroustrup {at BELL LABS} [1983].
COBOL: - Grace Hooper. [1958]
FLOWMATI: - {First H.L.Language}:-Grace Hooper.
FORTRAN:-John Backus [1954].
JAVA:-James Gosling, Patrick Naughton (at SUN MICROSYSTEMS).
$ Operating System $
86-DOS:-Tim Patterson.
WINDOWS:-Bill Gates, Paul Allen {Now Owners of MICROSOFT}.
UNIX:-Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson {at BELL LABS}.
LINUX: - Linus Torvalds.
Ω Electric Ω
ELECTRICITY: -Benjamin Franklin
First ELECTRICAL MOTOR: - Michael Faraday.
First P-N Junction DIODE:-Russell Shoemaker Ohl. {He also invented Silicon Photodiode}
First TRANSISTOR:-Dr. John Bardeen, Dr. Walter Brattain, Dr. William Shockley {at BELL LABS} [1956].
First IC: - 1) Jack S. Kilby (in GERMANIUM) {at TEXAS INSTRUMENTS}. [February 1959]
2) Robert N. Noyce (in SILICON) {Owner of FAIRCHILD} [July 1959].
First MICROPROCESSOR {µP} (4004):- Marcian E. Hoff [November 15, 1971].
® IT Giants ®
AMD {Advanced Micro Devices}:-Jerry Sanders, John Carey and six others [May 1, 1969].
APPLE: - Steven P. Jobs, Stephen Gray Wozniak [April 1, 1976].
AT&T Labs: - Graham Bell.
CDC: - Seymour Cray [1964].
CISCO: - Leonard Bosack, Sandy Lerner [1984].
COMPAQ: - Joseph Rodney Canion, Jim Harris, Bill Murto [1982].
DEC: - Kenneth Olsen {first MINICOMPUTER} [1957].
HP: - William Bill Hewlett, David Packard [1939].
INTEL (INTegrated ELectronics):-Robert N. Noyce, Gordan Moore, Andy Groove. [July 18, 1968]
MICROSOFT: - Bill Gates, Paul Allen [1975].
MIPS: - John Hennessy.
MOTOROLA: - Paul V. Galvin [1947].
NETSCAPE: - Jim Clark, Marc Anderson.
SEAGATE Technologies: - Alan F. Shugart (at IBM) {he also leaded the team for the invention of Floppy} [1979].
SUN MICROSYSTEMS: -Vinod Khosla, Bill Joy [1982].
WESTERN ELECTRONICS (Earlier Gray & Barton):- Elisha Gray, Enos N. Barton [1869].
Extras:-
ENIAC: - John Mauchly, J. Presper Eckert.
PUNCHED CARD: - Herman Hollerith {he also invented Tabulating Machine Company}
MOUSE: - Douglas C. Engelbert.
FLOPPY (31/2): -Sony [1981].
Remember:-
1. AT&T and Western Electronics merged together to form Bell Telephone Laboratories.
2. Tabulating Machine Company after some merges became International Business Machines {I.B.M}
International Pioneers
Seismograph invented by: - CHANG HENG of China in 132 A.D.
World’s greatest Mathematician: - PYTHAGORAS, born during 500 B.C.
Father of Modern Chemistry: - ANTOINE LAURENT LAVOISER,
born on August 26th, 1746 in Paris.
Neutrons discovered by: - British Physicist Sir JAMES CHADWICK and
was awarded Nobel Prize in 1935.
Father of Indian Nuclear Science: - Dr. HOMI JEHANGIR BHABHA, born on October 30th, 1909.
Father of Indian Space Research: - Dr. VIKRAM SARABHAI, born on
August 12th, 1919.
First Satellite: - ARYABHATTA due to the efforts of Dr. Sarabhai in April
19th, 1975.
Wireless Telegraphy: - GUGLIELMO MARCONI, born on 26th April,
1874 at Bologna in Italy
Asia’s First Atomic Reactor: - APSARA at TROMBAY in 1956.
Person associated with Einstein: - SATYENDRA NATH BOSE, born on
January 1st, 1894.
Great Indian Mathematician and Astronomer: - ARYABHATTA, born in 476
AD at Kusumapura (Pataliputra).
Cresco graph developed by: - Sir JAGDISH CHANDRA BOSE, born
on November 30th, 1858.
SRINVASA RAMANUJAN, born on December 22nd, 1887.
Dr. SUBRAHMANYAN CHANDRASEKHAR, born on October 19th, 1910 in Lahore.
Charlie Chaplin: - Original name CHAPLIN CHARLES SPENCER,
born in 1889 in South London and died in 1977.
Laurel & Hardy: -Stanley Laurel original name ARTHUR JEFFERSON
and HARDY OLIVER, born in 1890, 1892 respectively
and died in 1965, 1975 respectively.
Television: - BAIRD J.L.
Submarine: - BUSHWELL.
Electron Theory, Atomic Structure: -BOHR
Machine gun: - JAMES PUCKLE.
RADAR: - R.A.WATSON WALL.
Atom Bomb: - RUTHERFORD.
Oxygen: - J.B.PRIESTLY.
Dynamite: - ALFRED NOBEL
World’s greatest Mathematician: - PYTHAGORAS, born during 500 B.C.
Father of Modern Chemistry: - ANTOINE LAURENT LAVOISER,
born on August 26th, 1746 in Paris.
Neutrons discovered by: - British Physicist Sir JAMES CHADWICK and
was awarded Nobel Prize in 1935.
Father of Indian Nuclear Science: - Dr. HOMI JEHANGIR BHABHA, born on October 30th, 1909.
Father of Indian Space Research: - Dr. VIKRAM SARABHAI, born on
August 12th, 1919.
First Satellite: - ARYABHATTA due to the efforts of Dr. Sarabhai in April
19th, 1975.
Wireless Telegraphy: - GUGLIELMO MARCONI, born on 26th April,
1874 at Bologna in Italy
Asia’s First Atomic Reactor: - APSARA at TROMBAY in 1956.
Person associated with Einstein: - SATYENDRA NATH BOSE, born on
January 1st, 1894.
Great Indian Mathematician and Astronomer: - ARYABHATTA, born in 476
AD at Kusumapura (Pataliputra).
Cresco graph developed by: - Sir JAGDISH CHANDRA BOSE, born
on November 30th, 1858.
SRINVASA RAMANUJAN, born on December 22nd, 1887.
Dr. SUBRAHMANYAN CHANDRASEKHAR, born on October 19th, 1910 in Lahore.
Charlie Chaplin: - Original name CHAPLIN CHARLES SPENCER,
born in 1889 in South London and died in 1977.
Laurel & Hardy: -Stanley Laurel original name ARTHUR JEFFERSON
and HARDY OLIVER, born in 1890, 1892 respectively
and died in 1965, 1975 respectively.
Television: - BAIRD J.L.
Submarine: - BUSHWELL.
Electron Theory, Atomic Structure: -BOHR
Machine gun: - JAMES PUCKLE.
RADAR: - R.A.WATSON WALL.
Atom Bomb: - RUTHERFORD.
Oxygen: - J.B.PRIESTLY.
Dynamite: - ALFRED NOBEL
Saturday, May 28, 2005
FACTS TO MAKE EVERY INDIAN PROUD
Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems?
Vinod Khosla
Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today’s computers run on it)?
Vinod Dahm
Who is the third richest man on the world?
A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is AZIM PREMJI, who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6th position now.
Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world’s No.1 web based email program)?
Sabeer Bhatia
Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
Arun Netravalli
Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
Rajiv Gupta
Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems?
Sanjay Tejwrika
Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.
We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the whites and the natives. There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,
38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
12% scientists in USA are Indians.
36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are Indians.
You may know some of the following facts. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
01. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.
02. India invented the Number system. Aryabhatta invented ‘zero.’
03. The world’s first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
04. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.
05. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.
06. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.
07. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word “Navigation” is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
08. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now known as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan’s works dates to the 6th Century, which is long before the European mathematicians.
09. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 1053.
10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world.
11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.
12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
13. Chess was invented in India.
14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India.
15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilisation).
16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
Quotes about India.
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
Albert Einstein.
India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition.
Mark Twain.
If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.
French scholar Romain Rolland.
India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
Hu Shih.
(Former Chinese ambassador to USA)
ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE ENDLESS. BUT,
if we don’t see even a glimpse of that great India in the India that we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our potential; and that if we do, we could once again be an ever shining and inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to follow. I hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA.
Say proudly, I AM AN INDIAN.
Vinod Khosla
Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today’s computers run on it)?
Vinod Dahm
Who is the third richest man on the world?
A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is AZIM PREMJI, who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6th position now.
Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world’s No.1 web based email program)?
Sabeer Bhatia
Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
Arun Netravalli
Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
Rajiv Gupta
Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems?
Sanjay Tejwrika
Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.
We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the whites and the natives. There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,
38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
12% scientists in USA are Indians.
36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are Indians.
You may know some of the following facts. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
01. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.
02. India invented the Number system. Aryabhatta invented ‘zero.’
03. The world’s first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
04. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.
05. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.
06. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.
07. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word “Navigation” is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
08. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now known as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan’s works dates to the 6th Century, which is long before the European mathematicians.
09. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 1053.
10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world.
11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.
12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
13. Chess was invented in India.
14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India.
15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilisation).
16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
Quotes about India.
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
Albert Einstein.
India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition.
Mark Twain.
If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.
French scholar Romain Rolland.
India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
Hu Shih.
(Former Chinese ambassador to USA)
ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE ENDLESS. BUT,
if we don’t see even a glimpse of that great India in the India that we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our potential; and that if we do, we could once again be an ever shining and inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to follow. I hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA.
Say proudly, I AM AN INDIAN.
INDIAN PIONEERS
Father of Indian Nuclear Science: - Dr. HOMI JEHANGIR BHABHA born on October 30th, 1909.
Father of Indian Space Research: - Dr. VIKRAM SARABHAI born on August 12th, 1919.
First Satellite: - ARYABHATTA due to the efforts of Dr.Sarabhai in April 19th, 1975.
Asia’s First Atomic Reactor: - APSARA at TROMBAY in 1956.
Person associated with Einstein: - SATYENDRA NATH BOSE born on January 1st, 1894.
Great Indian Mathematician and Astronomer: - ARYABHATTA born in 476 AD at Kusumapura (Pataliputra).
Cresco graph developed by: - Sir JAGDISH CHANDRA BOSE born on November 30th, 1858.
SRINVASA RAMANUJAN born on December 22nd , 1887.
Dr. SUBRAHMANYAN CHANDRASEKHAR born on October 19th, 1910 in Lahore.
Father of Indian Space Research: - Dr. VIKRAM SARABHAI born on August 12th, 1919.
First Satellite: - ARYABHATTA due to the efforts of Dr.Sarabhai in April 19th, 1975.
Asia’s First Atomic Reactor: - APSARA at TROMBAY in 1956.
Person associated with Einstein: - SATYENDRA NATH BOSE born on January 1st, 1894.
Great Indian Mathematician and Astronomer: - ARYABHATTA born in 476 AD at Kusumapura (Pataliputra).
Cresco graph developed by: - Sir JAGDISH CHANDRA BOSE born on November 30th, 1858.
SRINVASA RAMANUJAN born on December 22nd , 1887.
Dr. SUBRAHMANYAN CHANDRASEKHAR born on October 19th, 1910 in Lahore.
Rearrange at its best
PRESBYTERIAN: When you rearrange the letters: BEST IN PRAYER
DESPERATION: When you rearrange the letters: A ROPE ENDS IT
THE MORSE CODE: When you rearrange the letters: HERE COME DOTS
SLOT MACHINES: When you rearrange the letters: CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY: When you rearrange the letters: IS NO AMITY
SNOOZE ALARMS: When you rearrange the letters: ALAS! NO MORE Z'S
A DECIMAL POINT: When you rearrange the letters: I'M A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES: When you rearrange the letters: THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO: When you rearrange the letters: TWELVE PLUS ONE
And for the grand finale:
MOTHER-IN-LAW: When you rearrange the letters: WOMAN HITLER
DESPERATION: When you rearrange the letters: A ROPE ENDS IT
THE MORSE CODE: When you rearrange the letters: HERE COME DOTS
SLOT MACHINES: When you rearrange the letters: CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY: When you rearrange the letters: IS NO AMITY
SNOOZE ALARMS: When you rearrange the letters: ALAS! NO MORE Z'S
A DECIMAL POINT: When you rearrange the letters: I'M A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES: When you rearrange the letters: THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO: When you rearrange the letters: TWELVE PLUS ONE
And for the grand finale:
MOTHER-IN-LAW: When you rearrange the letters: WOMAN HITLER
Amazing Facts
Coca-Cola was originally green.
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row ! of the keyboard.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
Ans. - All invented by women.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
A snail can sleep for three years.
All polar bears are left handed.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.
Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different
******And finally 99% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!!!!!
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row ! of the keyboard.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
Ans. - All invented by women.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
A snail can sleep for three years.
All polar bears are left handed.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.
Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different
******And finally 99% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!!!!!
Survey
A survey was conducted by the U.N.
The only question asked was,"Would you please give your most honest opinion
about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?"
The survey was a HUGE failure.
In Africa, they did not know what "food" means.
In Western Europe, they did not know what "shortage" means.
In Eastern Europe, they did not know what "opinion" means.
In the Middle East, they did not know what "solution" means.
In South America, they did not know what "please" means.
In Asia, they did not know what "honest" means.
And in the USA, they did not know what "THE REST OF THE WORLD" means
The only question asked was,"Would you please give your most honest opinion
about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?"
The survey was a HUGE failure.
In Africa, they did not know what "food" means.
In Western Europe, they did not know what "shortage" means.
In Eastern Europe, they did not know what "opinion" means.
In the Middle East, they did not know what "solution" means.
In South America, they did not know what "please" means.
In Asia, they did not know what "honest" means.
And in the USA, they did not know what "THE REST OF THE WORLD" means
For Computer Geeks - Computer Programming Song
# Local variable
Mein pal do pal ka shayar hoon,
pal do pal meri kahani hai
pal do pal meri hastihai..
# Global variable
Main har ik pal ka shayar hoon
har ik pal meri kahani hai
har ik pal meri hasti hai
# Null pointers
Mera jeevan kora kagaz
kora hi reh gaya.
# Dangling pointers
Maut bhi aati nahi
jaan bhi jati nahin.
# Goto
Ajeeb dastan hai yeh
Kahan shuru kahan khatam
Ye manzilen hain kaun si
Na woh samajh sake na hum
# Two Recursive functions calling each other
Mujhe kuchh kehna hein
mujhe bhi kuchh kehna hein
Pehle tum, pehle tum.
# The debugger
Jab koi baat bigad jaye
Jab koi mushkil pad jaye
Tum dena saath mera hamnawaz.
# From VC++ to VB
Yeh haseen vaadiyan
Yeh khula asmaan
Aa gaye hum kahan.
# Untrackable bug
Aye ajnabi, tu bhi kabhi, awaaz de kahin se.
# Unexpected bug (esp during presentation to
client)
Ye kya hua, Kaise hua, Kab hua, Kyon hua.
# And then to the client
Jab hua, Tab hua, O chhodo, ye na socho.
# Load Balancing
Saathi haath badhana
ek akela thak jayega
mil kar bojh uthana
# Modem ( modem talk on a busy connection)
suno - kaho,kaha - suna,kuch huwa kya?
abhee to nahin..
# Windows getting open sourced
Parde mein rahne do parda na uthao
parda jo uth gaya to bhed khul jayeha
allah meri tauba, allah meri tauba
AND SOME FILMS
# ESC : NO DO GYARA
# F1 : GUIDE
# UNDO : AA AB LAUT CHALE
# SYSTEM WHOS OS IS DOS : BUDHA MIL GAYA
# SOFTWARE & HARDWARE : EK DUJE KE LIYE
# ALT+CNTR+DEL : AAKHARI RASTA
# HARD DISK & FLOPPY : GHARWALI BAHERWALI
# RAM : KORA KAGAZ
# C++ & C : BADEMIYA CHOTEMIYA
Mein pal do pal ka shayar hoon,
pal do pal meri kahani hai
pal do pal meri hastihai..
# Global variable
Main har ik pal ka shayar hoon
har ik pal meri kahani hai
har ik pal meri hasti hai
# Null pointers
Mera jeevan kora kagaz
kora hi reh gaya.
# Dangling pointers
Maut bhi aati nahi
jaan bhi jati nahin.
# Goto
Ajeeb dastan hai yeh
Kahan shuru kahan khatam
Ye manzilen hain kaun si
Na woh samajh sake na hum
# Two Recursive functions calling each other
Mujhe kuchh kehna hein
mujhe bhi kuchh kehna hein
Pehle tum, pehle tum.
# The debugger
Jab koi baat bigad jaye
Jab koi mushkil pad jaye
Tum dena saath mera hamnawaz.
# From VC++ to VB
Yeh haseen vaadiyan
Yeh khula asmaan
Aa gaye hum kahan.
# Untrackable bug
Aye ajnabi, tu bhi kabhi, awaaz de kahin se.
# Unexpected bug (esp during presentation to
client)
Ye kya hua, Kaise hua, Kab hua, Kyon hua.
# And then to the client
Jab hua, Tab hua, O chhodo, ye na socho.
# Load Balancing
Saathi haath badhana
ek akela thak jayega
mil kar bojh uthana
# Modem ( modem talk on a busy connection)
suno - kaho,kaha - suna,kuch huwa kya?
abhee to nahin..
# Windows getting open sourced
Parde mein rahne do parda na uthao
parda jo uth gaya to bhed khul jayeha
allah meri tauba, allah meri tauba
AND SOME FILMS
# ESC : NO DO GYARA
# F1 : GUIDE
# UNDO : AA AB LAUT CHALE
# SYSTEM WHOS OS IS DOS : BUDHA MIL GAYA
# SOFTWARE & HARDWARE : EK DUJE KE LIYE
# ALT+CNTR+DEL : AAKHARI RASTA
# HARD DISK & FLOPPY : GHARWALI BAHERWALI
# RAM : KORA KAGAZ
# C++ & C : BADEMIYA CHOTEMIYA
10 innovation from BELL Labs that changed the WORLD
01 Transistor
02 Laser
03 Optical Communications
04 Data Networking
05 Digital Transmission and Switching
06 Cellular Telephone Technology
07 Communications Satellites
08 Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
09 Touch-Tone Telephone
10 Unix Operating System and C Language
02 Laser
03 Optical Communications
04 Data Networking
05 Digital Transmission and Switching
06 Cellular Telephone Technology
07 Communications Satellites
08 Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
09 Touch-Tone Telephone
10 Unix Operating System and C Language
Friday, May 20, 2005
The 40 Richest Indians
1
Lakshmi N Mittal
Mittal Steel
2
Azim Premji
Wipro
3
Mukesh & Anil Ambani
Reliance
4
Kumar Mangalam Birla
A V Birla
5
Pallonji Mistry
Tata Sons
6
Sunil Mittal
Bharti Group
7
Shiv Nadar
HCL
8
Adi Godrej
Godrej Inds
9
Malvinder & Shivinder Singh
Ranbaxy
10
Dilip Sanghvi
Sun Pharma
11
Anil Agarwal
Sterlite
12
Shashi & Ravi Ruia
Essar
13
Om Prakash Jindal
Jindal Group
14
Rahul Bajaj
Bajaj Auto
15
N R Narayana Murthy
Infosys
16
Subhash Chandra
Zee Telefilms
17
Yusuf Hamed
Cipla
18
Brijmohan Lal Munjal
Hero Group
19
Habil Khorakiwala
Wockhardt
20
Vivek Burman
Dabur
21
Nandan Nilekani
Infosys
22
S Gopalakrishnan
Infosys
23
N S Raghavan
Infosys
24
Narendra Patni
Patni Comp
25
Ajay Piramal
Nicholas Piramal
26
Vijay Mallya
UB Group
27
Pankaj Patel
Zydus Cadila
28
Baba Kalyani
Kalyani Group
29
B Ramalinga Raju
Satyam
30
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Biocon
31
Karsanbhai Patel
Nirma
32
K Dinesh
Infosys
33
Uday Kotak
Kotak Mahindra
34
S D Shibulal
Infosys
35
K Anji Reddy
Dr Reddy's
36
Narottam Sekhsaria
Gujarat Ambuja
37
Jaiprakash Gaur
Jaiprakash Inds
38
Shyam & Hari Bhartia
Jubilant Organo
39
Keshub Mahindra
M&M
40
Desh Bandhu Gupta
Lupin
as per the list published for 2004 source : rediff.com
Lakshmi N Mittal
Mittal Steel
2
Azim Premji
Wipro
3
Mukesh & Anil Ambani
Reliance
4
Kumar Mangalam Birla
A V Birla
5
Pallonji Mistry
Tata Sons
6
Sunil Mittal
Bharti Group
7
Shiv Nadar
HCL
8
Adi Godrej
Godrej Inds
9
Malvinder & Shivinder Singh
Ranbaxy
10
Dilip Sanghvi
Sun Pharma
11
Anil Agarwal
Sterlite
12
Shashi & Ravi Ruia
Essar
13
Om Prakash Jindal
Jindal Group
14
Rahul Bajaj
Bajaj Auto
15
N R Narayana Murthy
Infosys
16
Subhash Chandra
Zee Telefilms
17
Yusuf Hamed
Cipla
18
Brijmohan Lal Munjal
Hero Group
19
Habil Khorakiwala
Wockhardt
20
Vivek Burman
Dabur
21
Nandan Nilekani
Infosys
22
S Gopalakrishnan
Infosys
23
N S Raghavan
Infosys
24
Narendra Patni
Patni Comp
25
Ajay Piramal
Nicholas Piramal
26
Vijay Mallya
UB Group
27
Pankaj Patel
Zydus Cadila
28
Baba Kalyani
Kalyani Group
29
B Ramalinga Raju
Satyam
30
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Biocon
31
Karsanbhai Patel
Nirma
32
K Dinesh
Infosys
33
Uday Kotak
Kotak Mahindra
34
S D Shibulal
Infosys
35
K Anji Reddy
Dr Reddy's
36
Narottam Sekhsaria
Gujarat Ambuja
37
Jaiprakash Gaur
Jaiprakash Inds
38
Shyam & Hari Bhartia
Jubilant Organo
39
Keshub Mahindra
M&M
40
Desh Bandhu Gupta
Lupin
as per the list published for 2004 source : rediff.com
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