So.. I finally am jumping onto the Doctor Who bandwagon, and trying to see how Torchwood fits in with the show.
After I decided watching the first 25+ years of  Doctor Who isn't really that appealing an option at the moment, I was advised by a few long-time afficionados to give the latest 4 seasons a try (2005 onwards, that is). I know that would probably involve missing some of the key aspects and storylines from the past (most noticably the Daleks), but I guess I can always go back to search for the old episodes if I need.
So, I watched the first couple of episodes of Doctor Who. They are campy, easygoing and fun. Kinda cartoonish, resembling the Torchwood series (1 and 2 anyway), an adventure-an-episode.  As yet. I'm guessing it gets more fun later.
Oh.. And Christopher Eccelston makes a helluva fun Doctor. Natural charm and attitude, kinda infectious grin.. 

Maybe I'll become a Doctor WhoRe after all (Wait.. Isn't what the Doctor Who fans are called?)

Just wanted to let everyone know, that a new version of MemcacheD has been released. We will be rolling this out to the memcache nodes during the week of July 20th to 24th. This should have very little impact on the stability of the website; however users may see a slight increase in load times as the cache is re-populated with entries.

The software has been tested and verified to be working just fine with the application; so we perceive this to be a very minimal risk in regards to updating, and the stability of the website.

Thanks...

I am specifically looking for 100 Mhz SD Ram. Where I can find those?

* Enquired at couple of shops at SP Road. No luck.
* Asked at Computer Ware house, if I could do pre-order with them. No help here too.

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I guess I haven't really been writing much on here, though I can assure you, even if I haven't left any comments in your journals, I have been reading them all right.. I just am too apathetic and lethargic to actually write something (maybe cause lately, my life has been pretty uneventful and insipid) or comment..

So, I watched PUBLIC ENEMIES last week. I loved the movie and agree with kdotdammit  in that it was probably the best Hollywood movie of 2009 yet.. The movie was well made, the dialogues well written, editing was very good. The movie in itself, set in the 1930s mid-Depression era, seems pretty authentic. The performances, specially by Jonny Depp as John Dillinger, are impressive. Johnny Depp, as expected, plays the role of a lovable charming bank robber to near perfection. The sets and costumes are well made.
I could probably write more about the movie, but since kdotdammit has done yet another fantastic job writing about the movie, you can read her review HERE . Definitely worth watching.


Now for BRÜNO.. So, I watched it this afternoon, and was shocked to find I was the only one in the movie hall there, when the movie started. A few minutes later, some more people trickled in.. So, I guess I watched the movie with 8 other folk in the theater. Which wasn't much fun, cause there was hardly anyone there wincing and shifting uncomfortably in their seats - people you could laugh at, really.. 

It's not too hard finding words to describe Brüno.. Flamboyant, daring, shocking, brash, hilarious, in-your-face, discomforting, edgy, awkward.. Despite the hype, Bruno is not as good as Borat was, but still, not as bad as many other movies this summer. The movie has lots of quotable lines, moments which leave you snickering, laughing out loud, grimacing and also sitting in uncomfortable silence.  At times, the movie has you questioning about how much of it was staged, and how many of the scenes actually had the participants aware that it was being staged. Some scenes, like with Ron Paul, or at the MMA wrestling ring in the middle of  redneck country, or hunting with rednecks, seem authentic (and are authentic, apparently). If nothing, Sacha Baron Cohen sure has the cojones to actually go ahead and put himself so completely into his characters, and jump in the middle of situations any sane human being would shirk from..

  If you're easily offended by male and/or female full frontal nudity, talking penises, two men making out in the middle of a ring, flying popcorn, Republican Congressmen, modified exercycles, bad fashion, Paula Abdul, or any such "disgusting and depraved" stuff, DON'T watch the movie. Of course, if you are even moderately tolerant, can laugh at people in general, snicker at people caught in uncomfortable situations, don't mind some awkward silence, and can go to movie theaters without your parents (or kids..), this is definitely worth watching.

Anyone know of a skating rink near Cooke Town ?

(The one in Coles Park is apparently for children under 12 years.)

OK.. I'll admit it.. Torchwood, despite being a wee lil bit tacky at times, has been one of my favorite pieces of SciFi TV for a while now. There is so much fun and drama along with the action, it's pretty enjoyable..
Now, Season 3 of Torchwood, "Children of Earth" was aired last week.. a 5-episode miniseries I guess.. And boyoboy.. was it GOOD!

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Its been 3 years since the Mumbai train blasts. We have had many other terror acts in between to blur the images of the innocent victims caught on that fateful evening. Most politicians wouldn't even remember it. If having to contend with such acts wasn't enough, we have a new war front opened up in Mysore. The initial clash was just the triggering incident. After that, thousands of people have been brought in from the various other districts in Karnataka and also from Kerala. Various battles are being fought between these protesters and the cops on a daily basis. It is really hard to imagine such a scene in Mysore, where people respect each other and live a peaceful life. Our system is not dumb enough to not identify the people masterminding such plots. What they lack is the political will to act against those who disrupt an innocent Indian's life and its not the same anymore.

Wishing sudhi_11in, many many happy returns of the day!!

When it's 3 am, you are unable to sleep, you open a webpage where you, like millions of others, are just a faceless, disembodied brain without an identity (if you choose to present yourself that way), except recognized by a numerical tag "Guest xxxxxxx"  (Unless you choose a username). 
And then, you just type whatever is running through your mind. Whatever. Emotions. Deep Thoughts. One-liners. Confessions. Insults. Rants. All for public consumption. And you are but an anonymous message in a bottle. It's like you are another voice in a schizophrenic mind. And for a moment or two,it's as though you are connected to a collective consciousness. You are unique.. Just like everybody else. And beautiful.
Not exactly the best place to make friends, but kinda therapeutic. And beautiful.
I guess being lost in a crowd of voices can be good, when you can sometimes be heard, without being seen.