Friday, November 24, 2006
Moved my blog..
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Giant Leap for Cricket
Just witnessed the most exciting one day cricket game ever played in the history of the game. There can not be a bigger mockery of statistics, and records.
VB Series
Aus vs. SA
The teams come into the game with a 2-2 score in the series. SA took the first two, Aus came back strongly to clinch the next two. And to me, Aus looked the favorite for this final game as well. However tired I might be of watching Australian supremacy on the cricket ground, but I still can not stop admiring their cruelty when it comes to crushing a rising opponent.
But this time, Australians just went a bit ahead. Cruel winning is one thing, but this was Insult. Slap on the face of SA cricket. 434/4 in 50 overs. Can you believe it? I could not. This was mad. SA is no Kenya.
You know at moments like this I feel in such a "*#&*" way about Australia. Can't describe the feeling. You cant get bigger than the game. But little did I know how big the game actually is.
SA started their chase, which was only of academic interests to most of the cricket lovers around the world. Dippenar left early. It was fine. I could relate to so many run chases against mammoth totals I have seen in the past. But today mammoth meant different. One ought to say MAMMOTH.
Smith started his fight. I never appreciated him as a great batsman but today he laid the foundation of the most unbelievable chase ever done in the history of the game. Smith crafted a lovely 90 of 55 deliveries. Good one. If mate one innings like this could win this game.
Another came. Gibbs went mad. 175 of 111 deliveries. What do you call that? Would the cricket's classical greats ever feel comfortable commenting on that. Anyways, still nice one. If heroes could win the game today.
Kallis came in. Best batsman in the world. Left soon. SA started losing momentum.
See what I said.
Things changed. Van Der Vath (you dont know him? Do not worry, he will figure in the history books soon) after settling in for a while creamed Lewis for 3 sixes.
Did I not mention about Lewis, the Oz bowler. Let me not mention, he is also going to join VDV in the history books. Most expensive ODI bowling spell ever. 113 from 10 overs.
Boucher took from there. And I could not realise the equation which once read 435 runs from 300 balls, now read 2 runs from 3 balls.
SA 438/9 from 49.5 overs.
Ricky Ponting, the genuine sportsman he generally is, could not believe whats just happened to his team. Give ZIM 434 to defend against Aus on some sane cricketing day, and they would do it anytime. And Aus could not defend 434, the highest (before 2130 IST today) total ever made. Ponting would not be remembered for his 165 of 105 today. He would be remembered for the captain of the side who could not defend 434.
We really can not get bigger than the game.
I love cricket.
VB Series
Aus vs. SA
The teams come into the game with a 2-2 score in the series. SA took the first two, Aus came back strongly to clinch the next two. And to me, Aus looked the favorite for this final game as well. However tired I might be of watching Australian supremacy on the cricket ground, but I still can not stop admiring their cruelty when it comes to crushing a rising opponent.
But this time, Australians just went a bit ahead. Cruel winning is one thing, but this was Insult. Slap on the face of SA cricket. 434/4 in 50 overs. Can you believe it? I could not. This was mad. SA is no Kenya.
You know at moments like this I feel in such a "*#&*" way about Australia. Can't describe the feeling. You cant get bigger than the game. But little did I know how big the game actually is.
SA started their chase, which was only of academic interests to most of the cricket lovers around the world. Dippenar left early. It was fine. I could relate to so many run chases against mammoth totals I have seen in the past. But today mammoth meant different. One ought to say MAMMOTH.
Smith started his fight. I never appreciated him as a great batsman but today he laid the foundation of the most unbelievable chase ever done in the history of the game. Smith crafted a lovely 90 of 55 deliveries. Good one. If mate one innings like this could win this game.
Another came. Gibbs went mad. 175 of 111 deliveries. What do you call that? Would the cricket's classical greats ever feel comfortable commenting on that. Anyways, still nice one. If heroes could win the game today.
Kallis came in. Best batsman in the world. Left soon. SA started losing momentum.
See what I said.
Things changed. Van Der Vath (you dont know him? Do not worry, he will figure in the history books soon) after settling in for a while creamed Lewis for 3 sixes.
Did I not mention about Lewis, the Oz bowler. Let me not mention, he is also going to join VDV in the history books. Most expensive ODI bowling spell ever. 113 from 10 overs.
Boucher took from there. And I could not realise the equation which once read 435 runs from 300 balls, now read 2 runs from 3 balls.
SA 438/9 from 49.5 overs.
Ricky Ponting, the genuine sportsman he generally is, could not believe whats just happened to his team. Give ZIM 434 to defend against Aus on some sane cricketing day, and they would do it anytime. And Aus could not defend 434, the highest (before 2130 IST today) total ever made. Ponting would not be remembered for his 165 of 105 today. He would be remembered for the captain of the side who could not defend 434.
We really can not get bigger than the game.
I love cricket.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Business Talks
If you have a venturing mind (and some good idea about what to do), here are some good pointers about things you can use to prepare yourself up.
Good luck.
- David Cowan's Blog
On David's Blog, you will find a whole lot of articles about Venture Capitals, Industry in General, and a lot more. Here are some of my favorites among those. - How not to write a business plan
This infact suggests how to write a good business plan. Do not miss out reading Boris's tips on the PitchCraft.
Good luck.
Monday, January 30, 2006
Glass Offices
I can not quite express how much these glass offices intimidate me. Sitting inside, it feels like you are trapped inside this box. It's much more fun when I work at home. Work starts looking like an activity as natural as probably eating and sleeping. However, in these cages of glass, its like WORK, OR YOU WILL BE TRAPPED FOREVER.
Most of the software offices have to be these shining glass offices. Its like a statement how well you are doing. But I am sure of one thing. When I build my own office, it will not be like this. What it would be, I am not sure but something more natural.
Most of the software offices have to be these shining glass offices. Its like a statement how well you are doing. But I am sure of one thing. When I build my own office, it will not be like this. What it would be, I am not sure but something more natural.
Monday, November 07, 2005
When User's create the phone
During some conversations with myself, came across this thought. Looked quite interesting to me.
What if not the OEMs and not the operators, but the users decide what the phone looks like. A user goes and purchases a phone from the market only for the hardware specifications it has. Probably it has got no OS on it, and is not in a usable state now. He goes to a portal to create a Softwate package for the phone. He selects that he wants to put Symbian OS on it. He selects what all applications will run on his phone. After watching a nice preview of things, he then decides to create a binary, and download it to the phone. And the phone is ready to use.
Quite simple, isnt it?
The beauty that I appreciate in this entire scenario is the power it gives the user to choose. He very rightfully acts as a judge, and evaluates the softwares and then use it. Just because Nokia stands with Symbian, he does need to be stuck with Symbian while using a Nokia phone. At a point of time, he thinks that no symbian is not the look, performance I require, he goes and creates another binary using Pocket PC OS. I agree that not all the users are savvy enough to go do all this for their mobile phones. So let it be, they should also be able to purchase the same phone with the pre installed software from the OEM's at an added price of course. The only hitch that comes to my mind on the first thought for this approach is that the current phones do not have any open port through which one can download an OS image. But well all that can be worked out, if it seems to offer value.
What do you say?
