Sunday, June 6, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Singam
தருமி : பொண்ணும், பொண்டாட்டியும் இல்லாமல் வெள்ளிகிழமை இரவு வீட்டில் தனியாக இருந்தால் என்ன செய்வது?
சிவன் : எதாவது புது சினிமாவுக்கு டிக்கெட் எடுக்க வேண்டியது தான்.
எடுத்தோம் சிங்கம் படத்துக்கு டிக்கெட். முகுந்தாவில் பால்கனி சீட். நிச்சயம் பார்க்க முடியாத 3 ஆங்கில பட trailersku பிறகு சிங்கத்தை பார்த்தோம். என்ன ஒரு சீற்றம் , என்ன ஒரு வேகம்? Suriya வாழ்க! படத்தில் சிங்கத்தின் ஜோடி புலியாக அனுஷ்கா. எல்லா காட்சிகளிலும் வீட்டு புளி போல இருக்கும் அவர் பாடல்களில் கவர்ச்சி புலியாக மாறுகிறார். Sun TVkku படத்தை கொடுத்ததால் அங்கே அங்கே கலர் அடித்து ரசிகர்களின் கற்பனை சக்திக்கு வேலை வைக்கிறார்கள். விவேக் - டபுள் மீனிங் ஜோக்ஸ் ஓவர். இப்படியே போனால் களைவாணர் ஆகி விடுவார்.
இந்த படம் விஜய்யின் ஐம்பதாவது படமாக வர வேண்டியாதாம். நல்லவேளை வேண்டாம் என்று சொல்லி, நம்மை எல்லாம் காப்பற்றி விட்டார். இப்படி பட்ட ஓவர் பஞ்ச் டயலாக் உள்ள, நம்ப முடியாத அடி அடிக்கும், தொட்டதுக்கு எல்லாம் கோபப்படும் ஹீரோவாக நடிக்க சூர்யாவால் மட்டுமே முடியும். நம்மை ஓரளவுக்கு நம்பவும் வைத்து விடுகிறார். ஆனால் தயவு செய்து இரண்டாவது பாகம் எடுக்காதீர்கள். சிங்கத்தின் வேட்டை தொடரட்டும் - National Geographic சேனலில்.
சிவன் : எதாவது புது சினிமாவுக்கு டிக்கெட் எடுக்க வேண்டியது தான்.
எடுத்தோம் சிங்கம் படத்துக்கு டிக்கெட். முகுந்தாவில் பால்கனி சீட். நிச்சயம் பார்க்க முடியாத 3 ஆங்கில பட trailersku பிறகு சிங்கத்தை பார்த்தோம். என்ன ஒரு சீற்றம் , என்ன ஒரு வேகம்? Suriya வாழ்க! படத்தில் சிங்கத்தின் ஜோடி புலியாக அனுஷ்கா. எல்லா காட்சிகளிலும் வீட்டு புளி போல இருக்கும் அவர் பாடல்களில் கவர்ச்சி புலியாக மாறுகிறார். Sun TVkku படத்தை கொடுத்ததால் அங்கே அங்கே கலர் அடித்து ரசிகர்களின் கற்பனை சக்திக்கு வேலை வைக்கிறார்கள். விவேக் - டபுள் மீனிங் ஜோக்ஸ் ஓவர். இப்படியே போனால் களைவாணர் ஆகி விடுவார்.
இந்த படம் விஜய்யின் ஐம்பதாவது படமாக வர வேண்டியாதாம். நல்லவேளை வேண்டாம் என்று சொல்லி, நம்மை எல்லாம் காப்பற்றி விட்டார். இப்படி பட்ட ஓவர் பஞ்ச் டயலாக் உள்ள, நம்ப முடியாத அடி அடிக்கும், தொட்டதுக்கு எல்லாம் கோபப்படும் ஹீரோவாக நடிக்க சூர்யாவால் மட்டுமே முடியும். நம்மை ஓரளவுக்கு நம்பவும் வைத்து விடுகிறார். ஆனால் தயவு செய்து இரண்டாவது பாகம் எடுக்காதீர்கள். சிங்கத்தின் வேட்டை தொடரட்டும் - National Geographic சேனலில்.
everyone owns a 12 wheeled 60 foot long truck
Last week some interesting quotes were made in the tech world. In the D8 conference Steve Jobs was interviewed. To a question on whether Tablets will replace PCs in the future, he said PCs are like trucks not everyone will need them in the future. Later Steve Ballmer was asked about this in the same D8 conference, he kind of agreed to that, but just said Tablet are PCs as well. He cited MACs as "Mactrucks" that is a different story.
There is a strong change happening in the tech industry interms of smart phones and tablets which have begun the change. I used to think how do I explain this to everyone who does not understand the concept of real performance, who still refer to the computer as Intel computer and who still believe in Intel inside campaigns.
Sometime back I drove my relative's Indigo CS. Being a Swift owner, I felt that Indigo was too rough and too heavy. That too making a car in the year of 2009, after being in car business for several years and seeing a lots of competing cars I wondered how can Tata still make such a car and sell it as self driven in all their ADs. I got my answer last week.
I was coming back from Trichy and got down at Silk Board at 10.00pm. It was raining too. The bus from Trichy was late by 2 hours and I could only blame the invisible Stars for putting me in that situation. When I was crossing the bridge, a 60 feet lengthy 12 wheeler monster screeched and stopped. The cleaner boy popped up his head and asked me how to go to Old madras road in Hindi. Yes, Hindi I can understand too :) I replied him in Tandi (Tamil + Hindi) that I am going there, and can I come in? He said yes and opened the door (Window?)
All you folks who drive their Suzukis, Fiats, Opels and even Indicas, we are riding rockets compared to what I experienced on that truck. I literally screamed couple of times that truck is getting into the drain. But there was enough time for the driver to turn it back towards the road. I mean literally there was enough time. Had it been a car, by the time you the drain one feet away and before you respond it will be in the drains. This truck moves sooo slow that driver gets enough time. Most of time the driver used both his hands to change the gears. I could not believe that I am in 2010. I have seen bus drivers doing the same 15 years ago. Looks like that India is still remaining. Everytime the truck was crossing a hump, I felt like a mini crash, so much noise so much shakes. It took 1 hour and 15 minutes for us to reach KR Puram from Silk Board without any traffic. The poor truck driver had to take a U turn as he had to go towards Chithur. It took 2 minutes to make that U turn :(
I dont wonder anymore about how TATA engineers can still make cars which give such driving pleasures. But they have learnt and that is why they are making Vista.
Ok coming back to the point, the Wintel is like Tatas who with their long standing profts and marketshare did not see what was coming and are left behind for the future. Now they are trying to catch up, they are not upto the mark. Apple has made Ipad with 256MB of RAM, a Cortex A8 CPU, Power VR GPU and their customized OS that is much resposive and pleasure to use compared to much betterly specced netbooks. Other Vendors including my own employer are coming with competing products by the end of the year. Intel has Moorestown, but it is not upto the mark in use cases like Audio, Video and web browsing. In new era of technology what matters is responsivess of the OS and power it consumes. The new reiqrements comes like I want to task X with this much amount power consumption but with the responsiveness is maintained. No more perf requests, everyone is screaming about responsiveness and millwatts of power.
ARM systems are built like cars by adding only necessary processing power and customizing the software to mainitain responsiveness. PCs are built like Trucks which can definitely process much more than cell phones or tablets but who will need them as when someone can achieve the same tasks with much lesser power, more portability using cell phones or Tablets. I can do the same blogging from my ipod touch which is currently in the dock blasting AR Rahman hits.
We are in interesting times of technology and we are witnessing something changing fundamentally. Truck makers are building cars and car makers are trying to build much faster cars and trying to maintain the same mileage. Who is going to win? May be both, but it will be us consumers who are going to have the fun :)
There is a strong change happening in the tech industry interms of smart phones and tablets which have begun the change. I used to think how do I explain this to everyone who does not understand the concept of real performance, who still refer to the computer as Intel computer and who still believe in Intel inside campaigns.
Sometime back I drove my relative's Indigo CS. Being a Swift owner, I felt that Indigo was too rough and too heavy. That too making a car in the year of 2009, after being in car business for several years and seeing a lots of competing cars I wondered how can Tata still make such a car and sell it as self driven in all their ADs. I got my answer last week.
I was coming back from Trichy and got down at Silk Board at 10.00pm. It was raining too. The bus from Trichy was late by 2 hours and I could only blame the invisible Stars for putting me in that situation. When I was crossing the bridge, a 60 feet lengthy 12 wheeler monster screeched and stopped. The cleaner boy popped up his head and asked me how to go to Old madras road in Hindi. Yes, Hindi I can understand too :) I replied him in Tandi (Tamil + Hindi) that I am going there, and can I come in? He said yes and opened the door (Window?)
All you folks who drive their Suzukis, Fiats, Opels and even Indicas, we are riding rockets compared to what I experienced on that truck. I literally screamed couple of times that truck is getting into the drain. But there was enough time for the driver to turn it back towards the road. I mean literally there was enough time. Had it been a car, by the time you the drain one feet away and before you respond it will be in the drains. This truck moves sooo slow that driver gets enough time. Most of time the driver used both his hands to change the gears. I could not believe that I am in 2010. I have seen bus drivers doing the same 15 years ago. Looks like that India is still remaining. Everytime the truck was crossing a hump, I felt like a mini crash, so much noise so much shakes. It took 1 hour and 15 minutes for us to reach KR Puram from Silk Board without any traffic. The poor truck driver had to take a U turn as he had to go towards Chithur. It took 2 minutes to make that U turn :(
I dont wonder anymore about how TATA engineers can still make cars which give such driving pleasures. But they have learnt and that is why they are making Vista.
Ok coming back to the point, the Wintel is like Tatas who with their long standing profts and marketshare did not see what was coming and are left behind for the future. Now they are trying to catch up, they are not upto the mark. Apple has made Ipad with 256MB of RAM, a Cortex A8 CPU, Power VR GPU and their customized OS that is much resposive and pleasure to use compared to much betterly specced netbooks. Other Vendors including my own employer are coming with competing products by the end of the year. Intel has Moorestown, but it is not upto the mark in use cases like Audio, Video and web browsing. In new era of technology what matters is responsivess of the OS and power it consumes. The new reiqrements comes like I want to task X with this much amount power consumption but with the responsiveness is maintained. No more perf requests, everyone is screaming about responsiveness and millwatts of power.
ARM systems are built like cars by adding only necessary processing power and customizing the software to mainitain responsiveness. PCs are built like Trucks which can definitely process much more than cell phones or tablets but who will need them as when someone can achieve the same tasks with much lesser power, more portability using cell phones or Tablets. I can do the same blogging from my ipod touch which is currently in the dock blasting AR Rahman hits.
We are in interesting times of technology and we are witnessing something changing fundamentally. Truck makers are building cars and car makers are trying to build much faster cars and trying to maintain the same mileage. Who is going to win? May be both, but it will be us consumers who are going to have the fun :)
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