Posts from — November 2003

Srinath quits international cricket

“I have decided to retire. I will make a formal announcement later in the day,” Srinath said.

I think the time was right for him to quit. After a fantastic World Cup, he’s going while he’s still fairly at the top of his game. And I’m glad for that. It would’ve been sad if he had chosen to let his career drag along like some other cricketers have done over the years!!

I wish him all the best for his future ventures. I sure do hope that he utilizes his experience for the benefit of Indian cricket in some way or the other.

CNN reports that a study claims that millions have deleted all the music files from their computers fearing the RIAA actions!

More than a million households deleted all the digital music files they had saved on their PCs in August, a sign that the record industry’s anti-piracy tactics are hitting home, research company NPD Group said.

C’mon!! … gimme a break! I don’t know who would believe this crap being dished out under the guise of a survey/study. Can’t they tell that people have just stopped sharing their music online??!! Anyone with a shred of common sense ought to know that!! But then, I’m sure this is just a study sponsored by RIAA or its underlings!

Google is at it again! It has released the Google Deskbar, a tool that allows you to “to search with Google from any application without lifting your fingers from the keyboard“.

Sounds good! I’m already downloading it! :-)

Move over Boston and London, Mumbai’s here!!

On January 11, 2004, the first ever Mumbai Marathon will be run. This was announced at a press conference by the Dy. CM of Maharashtra and the Mayor of Mumbai. They also unveiled the route that the marathon would take. In fact, there will be three races run on that day… the normal Marathon, the half-marathon and a special ‘Dream Run’.

C’mon, get your running shoes on, people!!

Apparently… the fish fart too!

Biologists have linked a mysterious, underwater farting sound to bubbles coming out of a herring’s anus. No fish had been known to emit sound from its anus nor to be capable of producing such a high-pitched noise.

Ahaa!! Now this is something I did not need to know!! And they have even recorded it for your listening pleasure. Click here (.wav file) to listen to the fish fart!!

yuck!!

And the biologists, not usually known for their sense of humour, have named the noise as Fast Repetitive Tick (FRT) !!

How creative!!