The Prolific Dyslexic

Wishes and Rains

July 31st, 2010 · poetry

The parched earth seeks solace
From the dry wind and burning sun
You can feel the heat on your face
And thirst plagues all, bar none.

And then the rains come over
First mild showers and then downpours
Relief for the sower and the office goer
The greenery shows, the monsoon’s set in its course

And then it refuses to stop
Swinging to the other extreme
Rain, from the hit, it’s turned flop
All the lakes and rivers now full to the brim.

And with most things we wish for and want
We’re never prepared to receive
Consider the giver’s largesse a taunt
And we’re always ready to grieve.

Written on a boring rainy afternoon.

As always, a hat-tip to Compulsive Writer for the push.

Image courtesy Paavani.

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Twitter Updates for 2010-08-31

August 31st, 2010 · Uncategorized

@AmberCadabra I hope so too. in reply to AmberCadabra #
@hiway LOL @ embedded mutton curry. in reply to hiway #
@AmberCadabra yeah. I figured that in the morning when I woke up and didn't find it. in reply to AmberCadabra #
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+1 RT @surekhapillai after 'who to follow', twitter should now introduce the 'why do you follow' feature. #
So how many years do you have to live in the US before you start speaking American? This questn is for people who've moved after turning 18. #
@shrikant Don't you know that @gauravsaha is interning with me on the side? Training in progress. in reply to shrikant #
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@shrikant yes. not frequently. never needed it that much. in reply to shrikant #
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@anmenon Atleast, I thought so. Might have to watch again to figure it out. in reply to anmenon #
People will click on almost anything. Twitter is a a very good example of that. #
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forget it. I'll go do something else. Die Google. #
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@inkv hahaha. Something like that. in reply to inkv #
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Ghost in the machine. Some problem with the google spreadsheets thingie. Cell content keeps getting deleted. #
dear mosquitoes: don't try what looks like mid-air refuelling in enemy territory. #
Google services are making me pull out my hair today. #
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@Vikram_Sood The term national interest isn't present in the dictionary of our politicians. They're interested in lining their own pockets in reply to Vikram_Sood #
Very balanced post by @vikram_sood. http://soodvikram.blogspot.com/2010/08/chinese-chequers-in-pok.html #
@mysti possible to have brothers who have a contrasting nature, no? Especially if they might have been separated at a Kumbh Mela in reply to mysti #
@mysti is Lovesh the brother of Hopesh? in reply to mysti #
@dilipm it does. also see, socialmediadouchebag.net in reply to dilipm #
What do headlines like these, "Nifty stages smart recovery to end with modest losses" mean? #
@aalaap did you see who retweeted that? #
Gramps is getting the Ganapati fever :-/ #
@suddentwilight always better to examine. in reply to suddentwilight #
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I can't load the retweets in the browser @twitter #
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@mysti you should ask @nomadwander @shaaqt and also @anaggh (because woh sab jaante hain) in reply to mysti #
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@dina that thing pushes the tweet without informing you in reply to dina #
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If you haven't added "social" to everything you do, you've evidently missed the train. #
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@musingsman *bows* to Rev. Spooner. in reply to musingsman #
Sharad Pawar sits on a pile of rotting food grains while his friend Kalmadi sits atop the rubble that is CWG. #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-08-30

August 30th, 2010 · Uncategorized

Looks like nh7.in will be thesixtyone.com of Indian music. Great stuff! And @indiecision is involved somewhere. #
@twilightfairy @beastoftraal I'm listening to the radio on nh7.in in reply to twilightfairy #
@NomadWanderer washes away the blues, no? @suddentwilight in reply to NomadWanderer #
@NomadWanderer LUCKY YOU! @aparnandhare in reply to NomadWanderer #
@ABVan will source that movie. Need to meet my friend who has the Criterion prints. in reply to ABVan #
@ABVan ah. One which I've wanted to watch for a long time. The dying civil servant… in reply to ABVan #
@vodkaholic complete workout! in reply to vodkaholic #
@b50 LOL! @codelust in reply to b50 #
So Takashi Shimura acted in more Kurosawa films than Toshiro Mifune. #
LOL! RT @parthajha Q: Why did Rishi Kapoor refuse a role in the movie on the Bible? A: Messiah toh nahi… #
@p_sanghvi I miss it sometimes. in reply to p_sanghvi #
@codelust heh. @b50 said the same thing yesterday or day before. in reply to codelust #
@ekalavyab ah. in reply to ekalavyab #
@suddentwilight as long as you're sure of getting a transport if he decides to drop you somewhere in the middle. in reply to suddentwilight #
@ekalavyab Chief Research Officer? Clinical Research Organisation? in reply to ekalavyab #
@vodkaholic and much needed fresh air too in reply to vodkaholic #
http://www.avc.com/a_vc/ by @avc has great design + superb content. #
@p_sanghvi Bombay. But from what you say, Pune isn't faring any better. in reply to p_sanghvi #
need to subscribe to GPRS next month. Seem to miss updates when on the move. #
@IamB54 stopped now in Kandivli. Not sure about other places. in reply to IamB54 #
@beastoftraal in reply to beastoftraal #
@adicrazy nice! I thought you meant the two headed snake, though in reply to adicrazy #
@IamB54 @p_sanghvi @anaggh It was insane rain here. Seems better now. in reply to IamB54 #
@beastoftraal not that the rest of the article is any revelation either in reply to beastoftraal #
Okay. Bombay people, better start for home NOW. #
@aparnaandhare why am I not surprised? in reply to aparnaandhare #
@anmenon will wait for it, then. in reply to anmenon #
windy. rainy. gramps out of sorts today. distracting. #
@anmenon welcome back. Pictures? Blogposts? in reply to anmenon #
@zenrainman ? in reply to zenrainman #
@albelinaar Tides. It's the tides. Check the tide table. That time they were huge! @anaggh in reply to albelinaar #
@abhishekkant Take a walk along Marine Drive and get soaked. Or the Worli Sea Face. Eat pyaaz pakode and drink hot chai. in reply to abhishekkant #
He looks like a saint! RT @zenrainman Talking water for Bangalore http://bit.ly/a2Z6No #water #rainwater #
@devakishor heh. Effective retroactively @simplyarun in reply to devakishor #
@simplyarun nice! All the best! in reply to simplyarun #
@shaaqT yeah. Like that is any incentive. in reply to shaaqT #
@shaaqT you better. Unfortunately, I can't bribe you with cupcakes or suchlike. in reply to shaaqT #
@sandeepsaxena a punny movie in reply to sandeepsaxena #
@shaaqT New story! Yay! Finally! in reply to shaaqT #
@inkv maaf. I like things simple. Human touch. in reply to inkv #
@shayonpal ess. I repeatedly announced that I don't want to see foursquare updates in my timeline. Least of all mayorship and badge updates. in reply to shayonpal #
@s4sukhdeep Normal. 26th July type thing will happen only if it coincides with record high tides. in reply to s4sukhdeep #
@abhishekkant welcome. Today seems to be taken over by the rains. in reply to abhishekkant #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-08-29

August 29th, 2010 · Uncategorized

@indytripper cheers. #buddhasadhu in reply to indytripper #
@thecomicproject you should ask @anaggh @musingsman @gkjohn @justmohit for single malt recommendations. in reply to thecomicproject #
@shayonpal the answer is in the tweet in reply to shayonpal #
@vodkaholic in reply to vodkaholic #
@jun6lee wait and watch. in reply to jun6lee #
@SathyaBhat :-/ in reply to SathyaBhat #
Now following @sm63. #
@sm63 I get to hear a lot of old Marathi film music on the radio. Lovely stuff. Then there's Natyasangeet too. in reply to sm63 #
@jun6lee in reply to jun6lee #
I just unfollowed @shayonpal on twitter. RT @shayonpal I just unlocked the "Crunked" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/912arO #
@jun6lee maybe what?! in reply to jun6lee #
@sm63 Not a fan of film music, especially new stuff. I'm a nutcase, that way in reply to sm63 #
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@atulkarmarkar heeh! in reply to atulkarmarkar #
@sm63 woh bhi hai. Ghar mein ek hi channel. 558Khz MW. in reply to sm63 #
why is everyone tweeting my handle incorrectly? #
@aaR4 yes. something like that. in reply to aaR4 #
#twitterwisdom RT @AshuMittal Life is what happens when you are busy tweeting. #
@harmanjit Kuch bhi. Sure, we'll meet. in reply to harmanjit #
@sm63 Not surprising. My family is addicted to the radio. It stays on during waking hours. in reply to sm63 #
@harmanjit good. yes, we should have. I was trying to keep a low profile. in reply to harmanjit #
@sijojamesjohn #facepalm //@gulpanag in reply to gulpanag #
@b50 very. Next Sunday for sure. Netra @shaaqT @suddentwilight @anaggh @nomanwanderer @aparnaandhare in reply to b50 #
@Netra It was a Shiraz. Blue Plume. Languedoc Roussillon in reply to Netra #
@shaaqT deal! in reply to shaaqT #
@harmanjit *snigger* @fundacause in reply to harmanjit #
@suddentwilight @netra Hazel wine? I want Hazel wine. in reply to suddentwilight #
@shaaqT many people could answer to that description. Punny thoughts. in reply to shaaqT #
@suddentwilight what are you writing? I hope it's not the ppt. in reply to suddentwilight #
Irma La Douche. #
@suddentwilight @b50 @nomadwanderer that was the Blue Plume Shiraz. Languedoc Roussillon. 2009, I think. in reply to suddentwilight #
@shaaqT happy seeing in reply to shaaqT #
a little afternoon nap, perhaps? #
@shaaqt please note. RT @amitsomani Bubbly, India's "Twitter for Voice" adding 100K subs per week http://bit.ly/dbvQwo /via @hemantmmehta #
@hemantmmehta you should thank @__num. I think she was the one who introduced it to everyone I know //@b50 in reply to hemantmmehta #
@hemantmmehta just some days ago, I found the digg song there too. Also some great songs too in reply to hemantmmehta #
@hiyer Yeh nahi maloom in reply to hiyer #
@hiyer around 17-18K, I think. in reply to hiyer #
Hilarious lyrics! http://www.thesixtyone.com/s/hhnHIIbhHTJ/ #
@zenrainman Ah. Lucky you. When I was kid, an owl used to visit. First night it scared the shit out of me. After that we became friends. in reply to zenrainman #
@zenrainman is that your pet owl? Same as the one on your DP? in reply to zenrainman #
@sm63 better to just not have a TV. You actually don't lose out on anything. in reply to sm63 #
Fish and taak bhaat. Lunch. Done. #
@nithinkd oh. I knew about the viral. Hope the sty in the eye goes away soon. in reply to nithinkd #
@sahilk NO. in reply to sahilk #
@b50 haven't subscribed to it yet. Studying its impact on my life. in reply to b50 #
@nithinkd how have you been? in reply to nithinkd #
@nithinkd hehe. Hopefully, sometime when the winter is mild. Good time for food and drink. in reply to nithinkd #
@freegeek ah. I was talking about the natural disaster, not the opposite. in reply to freegeek #
@nithinkd I'm good. in reply to nithinkd #
@nithinkd hahaha. That was 7 years ago as @freegeek and @brouhoho pointed out. in reply to nithinkd #
It is 5 years since Katrina happened. #
I've been doing it all wrong. #
@surekhapillai that would be nice! in reply to surekhapillai #
Sunday cleanup done. #
@arjunghosh more than that. Maybe two years. I don't even remember what my DP was before this one. in reply to arjunghosh #
@hemantmmehta well, the ones in charge of India get just about 3-4 months to work. Rest of the time they're all travelling on vacation. in reply to hemantmmehta #
@mulchand yay! in reply to mulchand #
@b50 no GPRS. No tweeting on the move. No foursquaring. in reply to b50 #
Now following @hiyer. Didn't realise I wasn't following him. #
@b50 I think @anmenon is on a road trip on NH17 in reply to b50 #
@dina Not on Sunday! I want to go for the concert at Tata Theatre in the evening. If it rains like this, I'll have to cancel in reply to dina #
Nice work by @sengupta http://twitter.com/Sengupta/vjti #
@dina indeed! I came there just for the people in reply to dina #
@hemantmmehta that too on Sunday in reply to hemantmmehta #
@mahafreed YaaaY! in reply to mahafreed #
@BlindBirder I'm sorry. I don't have any idea. You could have asked @aparanjape. in reply to BlindBirder #

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Night Time Follies

July 14th, 2010 · poetry

Hoping for unbroken silence,
you tip-toe into the night
But that is not to last,
As the cat gives you a fright

The dogs start barking
And on comes the light
There’s no escaping questions
However hard you might

The best options that are
Answer, fight or flight
But it could all have been
Avoided, this folly of the night.

Written to while away time while not really sleepy

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Eyes

July 14th, 2010 · poetry

Pushed to write by Compulsive Writer. Thanks.

I looked at you
And you were busy,
Many pots to make,
They were turning out
just right, you said,
But your eyes,
They gave you away.

Ever the perfectionist,
Forever absorbed,
To hide that sadness.
You said you were happy
But your eyes,
They gave you away.

You seemed hesitant
To ask for help, as always,
You needed support,
I could see, for
Your eyes,
They gave you away

Always on the move,
Looking for that place
Where you’d find peace
The search unsuccesful,
Your eyes,
They gave you away

Always absorbed in
The cares of others
Never a moment for
Yourself, you attract
The helpless, your eyes
They give you away.

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I’ve been on twitter now for a little less than three years. In the Indian context, I can claim to have seen twitter when it was just another bulletin board for techies to discuss technical matters and share interesting stuff.
I’ve seen twitter when it looked like this: and it asked “What are you doing?”
I was there when you could use twitter through IM.
When it was just a small bunch of people you followed and loved to interact with all the time.
I’ve been through the days when everybody on your timeline participated in same discussion.
I’ve added people just because they made a nice pattern on the “following” thumbnails. It was an interesting time to be on twitter. It was the first time I could call myself an “early adopter” (in India) of some technology.

I’m really thankful (and I keep mentioning this time and again) to twitter that I could meet wonderful people and that I’ve managed to keep in touch with a lot of them (on twitter or otherwise).
I’ve met people who I can share the best and worst days of my life with. I’ve met people who have introduced me to new ideas, who have inspired me to do things I wouldn’t have thought of doing. And I’ve met people who’ve helped me change my view of life.

I’ve been through the phase where I have spent days conversing with many people on random topics of mutual interest, where I’ve bombarded people’s timelines with inane updates, random twitpics and rants. I’ve participated in hashtag trending, some good some inane, all in good humour.

But twitter is not the same any longer.
The traffic has increased tremendously, and I’m guessing atleast a thousand new Indians sign up each day.
There has been a distinct souring of conversations, cheerful banter has been upstaged by moralistic conversations. Some are good valid discussions, others are just intended to put down people for what they say and what they do.

Some of us took a “detox” break from the 1st to the 15th of June and it has helped us to now view things from 10000 feet above ground. Now I can claim to see clearer, things that I just rushed into before. I find it comforting to stay away from them and not get myself into a tizzy over inane things. It has also helped me put twitter relationships into perspective like ShaaqT describes in a very good post . And lastly, I was going to write about the numbers game, but B50 has put it better than I ever could.

So I’ll be on twitter for the people I love and admire and for some good discussions, to participate and to follow. I’ll be on twitter to get to meet new interesting people (who I haven’t followed or haven’t discovered twitter yet). But twitter has changed, and not for the best.

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Scars

June 8th, 2010 · poetry

Man, he furrows my body
Lays one grain at a time
And soon the land
Is ripe with grain

How beautiful it looks
So many it feeds
These scars are fleeting
But I treasure these scars

Man, he rends my body
With claws of steel
He can’t hear my screams
Painful it is, still.

It marks a path
To his own destruction
These bare hills and land
I do not treasure.

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Twitter Detox

May 31st, 2010 · happenings, thoughts

Regular readers of this blog (fine, there aren’t any) will know that I’m an inveterate twitterer. Or a twitterholic, if you please.

At close to 39K tweets, I have wasted13 days or so in a period of 2.75 years.

Time Sink

Add to this the time spent reading the tweets in my timeline, and that goes up to atleast 65 days (5X). More than the number of Sundays in a year. All in all, a significant amount of time.

During a short vacation to Goa (the pictures from which I’m yet to post), I did go off twitter for close to 10 days. It was quite refreshing. Then the tweeting restarted in earnest and coupled with a lull at work, it really took off.

May has seen too many tweets (100+ per day, on an average)

Mad graph!

So when @surekhapillai tweeted this:

twitterdetoxifitis.Wed May 26 08:21:50 via SeesmicSurekha Pillai
surekhapillai

#detox was born. As usual @b50 took the lead and we followed it. Each one had a vested interest (which they might want to write about).

So as of now people involved in #detox are:

Others are welcome to join in too. If you’re following all of us, this means you’ll be seeing close to 200 tweets less in your timeline everyday. Easier on you too.

So how will I gainfully spend the time that I’ll save on tweeting?

Spend more time crafting (yeah) blogposts
Read more books as compared to links
Do my taxes – the deadline is near
Watch more movies (in cinema halls)
Get reacquainted with music
Meet more people physically
Talk to friends who I haven’t talked to in a while

Like we were discussing the other day, there isn’t much value that twitter is adding to us now. We’ve forged the relationships that we wanted to on twitter, we have our own closed groups now and we’re satisfied with it. One of my long overdue posts is on how twitter has helped me.

So how can you reach me?

Email: Its p at this domain. (p@…).
Comment on my blog, maybe have a look at some posts from the past.
Visit my Flickr account, I’ll be uploading pics soon.
Visit my Tumblelog. This is where I’ll post links with short descriptions. Interestingness that I find, as I trawl the internet thoughts as they occur to me and quick reviews. Email posting makes it easier.
Call me, if you have either of my phone numbers. No I’m not posting them here. Ask for it from someone you know, if you really need to reach me.
A DM to me (that is, if I follow you) between 8 am and 10 pm will result in a text notification. A quick way to reach me during that time.
Plancast. I use it to notify/be notified of events (in lieu of Facebook).

Where you won’t find me:

Twitter. On any of my accounts.
Facebook. I am also taking a holiday from Facebook .
Foursquare. Yes, that too. Sorry, you won’t be able to stalk me for a while.
Friendfeed. FF might cross post an occasional tumble/blog link to twitter, I can’t quite figure out those settings that exist. But they’re all automated.
Google Buzz. Yeah that weird service that I use from Google Maps sometimes.

That’s pretty much it, I think.

What if you’re addicted to twitter and still want to find me there? Ummm… I’m sticking to the 15 day thing, so you won’t. I recommend you follow some of these wonderful people instead:

@surekhapillai, who triggered the whole thing off.
@anaggh, who is God.
@aparanjape, a fellow citizen from Pune who is very well informed.
@hemantmmehta, who tweets the most interesting links.
@mumbaicentral, who has a razor sharp wit.
@angadc, who is by far the most random person on twitter.
@adityab, who writes wonderful short stories.
@jun6lee, our friend from overseas who devours all sorts of interesting food that will make you jealous.

Consider this my followfriday or whatever. And then you can dig into my “Following” list and follow whoever you want to.

So that’s it from me. After midnight, you won’t see another tweet from me till the 15th of June. It’s become sort of high profile now.

See you (and your comments) around on this blog and flickr. Give me a call, let’s meet up. Have fun.

Cheers!

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Embed tweets?

May 9th, 2010 · twitter

This is a test post. To check how well the tweet embedding feature works. This seems to be a new feature that’s now live.

Twitter’s logic behind this is interesting. This also complements what the Korean researchers recently presented.

It’s perfectly possible to construct grammatically correct sentences in 140 characters. Drop the sms-speak, people.Fri May 07 10:29:50 via GravityProlific Dyslexic
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A hat tip to @kazimor for this info.

Looks pretty to me.

One downside. I use the https: protocol instead of http: for using twitter. That doesn’t work with this tool. I hope someone has a workaround for that.

Update:
https: now works.

Now @xdamman of @publitweets has fixed the https: issue with the bookmarklet which grabs twitter quotes. Cool!Mon May 10 04:03:52 via webProlific Dyslexic
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Thanks Xavier!

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