Monday, March 05, 2007
Behind the big names...
Adobe - came from name of the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock.
Apache - It got its name because its founders got started by applying patches to code written for NCSA's httpd daemon. The result was 'A PAtCHy' server -- thus, the name Apache
Apple Computers - favorite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 o'clock.
CISCO - its not an acronym but the short for San Francisco.
Google - the name started as a jokey boast about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. After founders, Stanford grad students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google'
Hotmail - Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in 'mail' and finally settled for hotmail as it included the letters "html" - the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective upper casing.
HP - Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.
Intel - Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain, so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.
Lotus (Notes) - Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from 'The Lotus Position' or 'Padmasana'. Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental Meditation (by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi).
Microsoft - coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on.
Motorola - Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola.
ORACLE - Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The code name for the project was called Oracle (acronym for: One Real Asshole Called Larry Ellison)
Red Hat - Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team cap (with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He lost it and had to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta version of Red Hat Linux had an appeal to readers to return his Red Hat if found by anyone !
SAP - "Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing", formed by 4 ex-IBM employees who used to work in the 'Systems/Applications/Projects"
Apache - It got its name because its founders got started by applying patches to code written for NCSA's httpd daemon. The result was 'A PAtCHy' server -- thus, the name Apache
Apple Computers - favorite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 o'clock.
CISCO - its not an acronym but the short for San Francisco.
Google - the name started as a jokey boast about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. After founders, Stanford grad students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google'
Hotmail - Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in 'mail' and finally settled for hotmail as it included the letters "html" - the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective upper casing.
HP - Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.
Intel - Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain, so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.
Lotus (Notes) - Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from 'The Lotus Position' or 'Padmasana'. Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental Meditation (by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi).
Microsoft - coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on.
Motorola - Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola.
ORACLE - Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The code name for the project was called Oracle (acronym for: One Real Asshole Called Larry Ellison)
Red Hat - Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team cap (with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He lost it and had to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta version of Red Hat Linux had an appeal to readers to return his Red Hat if found by anyone !
SAP - "Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing", formed by 4 ex-IBM employees who used to work in the 'Systems/Applications/Projects"
SUN - founded by 4 Stanford University buddies, SUN is the acronym for Stanford University Network.
Xerox - The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product trying to say 'dry' (as it was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing wet copying). The Greek root 'xer' means dry.
Yahoo! - the word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book 'Gulliver's Travels'. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves yahoos
Saturday, March 03, 2007
The Guys' Rules
Finally , the guys' side of the story.
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1. Men are NOT mind readers.
************ 1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.
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1. Crying is blackmail.
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1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!
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1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
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1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
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1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a Problem. See a doctor.
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1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.
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1. If you won't dress like the Victoria 'S Secret girls, don't Expect us to act like soap opera guys.
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1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.
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1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one
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1. You can either ask us to do something Or tell us how you want it done. Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
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1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
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1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.
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1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
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1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
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1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.
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1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine. Really .
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1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or golf.
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1. You have enough clothes.
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1. You have too many shoes.
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1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!
We always hear " the rules " From the female side.
Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules!
Please note.. These are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!
Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules!
Please note.. These are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!
**********
1. Men are NOT mind readers.
************
************
1. Crying is blackmail.
************
1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!
************
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
************
1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
************
1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a Problem. See a doctor.
************
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.
************
1. If you won't dress like the Victoria 'S Secret girls, don't Expect us to act like soap opera guys.
************
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.
************
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one
************
1. You can either ask us to do something Or tell us how you want it done. Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
************
1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
************
1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.
************
1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
************
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
************
1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.
************
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine. Really .
************
1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or golf.
************
1. You have enough clothes.
************
1. You have too many shoes.
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1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!
Friday, March 02, 2007
Thursday, March 01, 2007
How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb?
How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb?
| | 1. Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb? |
| | 2. Border Collie: Just one. And then I'll replace any wiring that's not up to code. |
| | 3. Dachshund: You know I can't reach that stupid lamp! |
| | 4. Rottweiler: Make me. |
| | 5. Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark. |
| | 6. Lab: Oh, me, me!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I? Pleeeeeeeeeze, please, please, please! |
| | 7. German Shepherd: I'll change it as soon as I've led these people from the dark, check to make sure I haven't missed any, and make just one more perimeter patrol to see that no one has tried to take advantage of the situation |
| | 8. Jack Russell Terrier: I'll just pop it in while I'm bouncing off the walls and furniture. |
| | 9. Old English Sheep Dog: Light bulb? I'm sorry, but I don't see a light bulb! |
| | 10. Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark. |
| | 11. Chihuahua : Yo quiero Taco Bulb. Or "We don't need no stinking light bulb." |
| | 12. Greyhound: It isn't moving. Who cares? |
| | 13. Australian Shepherd: First, I'll put all the light bulbs in a little circle... |
| | 14. Poodle: I'll just blow in the Border Collie's ear and he'll do it. By the time he finishes rewiring the house, my nails will be dry. |
How many cats does it take to change a light bulb?
Cats do not change light bulbs. People change light bulbs. So, the real question is:
| | "How long will it be before I can expect some light, some dinner, and a massage?" |
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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Monday, February 26, 2007
a prayer
ill never feel what ur going through and honestly i don't want to coz it hurts too much
still i would shed a tear along with the pain i gathered with the few chat lines exchanged
why am i doing this? coz i know very few ppl did the same to me
and i will remember them every time I'm in my saddest days
they do become ur strength even though u don't want them to
you end up handling things on your own when friends are done preparing you for it
you feel so lonely when the energy fades out
still ur stubborn enough to face it alone
that shows the strength has not worn out completely
so many ways, so many days, we somehow try to deal with shit
you deal with it coz you know there's no solution for the trouble you are in
if u have one...well then you are in luck
if you think you are not that lucky let me tell you that I am, coz of your existence
this may not sound like a prayer but i just asked god a million times to give you strength to hold on and asked strength for me to shower you with all his blessings enough for you to start a new life all over again.
With love
Chathuranga.
(sorry im not really good with putin words together...)
still i would shed a tear along with the pain i gathered with the few chat lines exchanged
why am i doing this? coz i know very few ppl did the same to me
and i will remember them every time I'm in my saddest days
they do become ur strength even though u don't want them to
you end up handling things on your own when friends are done preparing you for it
you feel so lonely when the energy fades out
still ur stubborn enough to face it alone
that shows the strength has not worn out completely
so many ways, so many days, we somehow try to deal with shit
you deal with it coz you know there's no solution for the trouble you are in
if u have one...well then you are in luck
if you think you are not that lucky let me tell you that I am, coz of your existence
this may not sound like a prayer but i just asked god a million times to give you strength to hold on and asked strength for me to shower you with all his blessings enough for you to start a new life all over again.
With love
Chathuranga.
(sorry im not really good with putin words together...)
Thursday, February 22, 2007
My Firefox is fucked!
iv been forced to use ie again coz my firefox is givin me trouble... i donno i cheked for viruses and shit but my firefox scroll bar keeps flickin up and down...i cant read shit on a page with the whole vibration effect goin on..fuck man im so used to tabed browsing life sucks now... well i tried da new ie and its fuckin lookin for genuine windows and guess wat..i couldn't install it!...so im stuck with ie 6 and no tab browsing!....
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
It's been 10 years!
man its been 10 years since i asked out a girl for da first time!...damn... and guess wat....after all the drama with few chix in my life...i ended up with the very first girl that i proposed to 10 years ago. i asked her to come to a valentine's day party so i called her on the 12th and told her how i feel about her and shit (yeah yeah i knw dats not da way to do it...) .................. well she said no!... hehe...
Friday, February 09, 2007
i get this feeling ...
i get this feeling where iv come to a place now i realise that the power i was looking for when i was reading comic books i have now..... yeah u must be thinkin dat im high or sometin right now but this is the way how creative developers think .... they are born high!....(how lucky is dat?) ............its midnight ... came home after takin care of a cool website...had my long ass bath...had my fav food for dinner...and mom made fresh wood apple nectar....went out for a spin in my mustang... met up with my friends...and... right now im listenin to yahoo radio wearing tommy color scheme sneakers, white T and my pair of jeans... havin junk food...at work again!... no one can beat dat... i do wat i love and i love being in control... you may not be a king but you are ruling some....
Friday, February 02, 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
My life in key words
well if someone ask me to give key words explainin abt me i would say Graphics Music and Mustang and thats my life...well im happy to say dat im livin it all
Graphics - I guess from da time i could see iv been in love with graphics and now been doin it professionally for more than 6 years. Its a cool thin to be a Creative Developer
Music - wow wat can i say...ok ill make it short..i loved music so much i made a band with my fnd, toped SL top 10 for three weeks, nad had da band for 10 years!
Mustang - well my final dream..the one i thought was a long shot... and i couldnt wait for dat long..so wat did i do? made a replica of a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500E out of my old car.
well if i die tomorrow ..well..i really dont give a fuck...
Graphics - I guess from da time i could see iv been in love with graphics and now been doin it professionally for more than 6 years. Its a cool thin to be a Creative Developer
Music - wow wat can i say...ok ill make it short..i loved music so much i made a band with my fnd, toped SL top 10 for three weeks, nad had da band for 10 years!
Mustang - well my final dream..the one i thought was a long shot... and i couldnt wait for dat long..so wat did i do? made a replica of a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500E out of my old car.
well if i die tomorrow ..well..i really dont give a fuck...
Friday, January 19, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
Adobe and Mozilla Foundation to Open Source Flash Player Scripting Engine
WEB 2.0, SAN FRANCISCO — Nov. 7, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and the Mozilla Foundation, a public-benefit organization dedicated to promoting choice and innovation on the Internet, today announced that Adobe has contributed source code for the ActionScript™ Virtual Machine, the powerful standards-based scripting language engine in Adobe® Flash® Player, to the Mozilla Foundation. Mozilla will host a new open source project, called Tamarin, to accelerate the development of this standards-based approach for creating rich and engaging Web applications.
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Wednesday, January 03, 2007
ITS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
hey ppl my dream car is done!!!!!! chek da pics out at
http://eleanor.portal5ive.com/
http://eleanor.portal5ive.com/
Monday, January 01, 2007
Happy New YEAR!!!
hey all bloggers !!..happy new year!!...i knw its 1pm now..well cant help only now i saw daylight!
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Want to live longer? Toss back a few cocktails
Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol — up to four drinks per day in men and two drinks per day in women — reduces the risk of death from any cause by roughly 18 percent, researchers have found.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Friday, December 08, 2006
Sunday, December 03, 2006
My hotmail account~!`
this is wiered ..i chekd my hotmail account after a long time and they have knoked it off temply...well i never used dat shit coz it only had 2mb....today when i reactivated da damn thin it shows 1000mb!!! wtf? when did this happen?
Saturday, December 02, 2006
here is a queston for all bloggers?
have you guys bloged the same thin twice and didt knw untill you try a search one day to find one of ur old posts?
Friday, December 01, 2006
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