- Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag - Eminently avoidable. In no way does it compare to Sholay. Don't watch.
- Chak De! India - Nice movie. Shah Rukh Khan does not go overboard with his theatrics. The flow never slackens. Nice photography, nice music, nice story, great acting. Watch.
- Heyy Babyy - Neither good, nor bad. Average comedy, not much of a plot, average music. Good way to pass time. If you can avoid watching the movie, avoid it. If not, go in with zero expectation, and you will not be disappointed.
recipe to success - job, not demographics
Companies make a mistake by segmenting markets by demographics or product characteristics. Instead, write Christensen et al. in "Finding the Right Job for Your Product," "Customers' purchase decisions don't necessarily conform to those of the 'average' customer in their demographic; nor do they confine the search for solutions within a product category. Rather, customers just find themselves needing to get things done." The advice is 3-fold: segment markets by job, identify the job-based structure of a market, and let innovators understand how to accomplish the work.
The above is the gist from a Harvard Business School Note written by Professor Clayton M. Christensen.
That has been my approach for solving problems for a long time. When I start a startup, my product would be centered around solving a problem or doing a job and not around demographic. It makes me feel good that I might have been thinking along the correct lines for a long time.
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w00t!
I cleared the Certified MySQL 5.0 DBA (CMDBA) certification exam yesterday. To put it politely - MySQL 5 is my bitch!
The Simpsons Movie
The movie starts with Homer saying 'I can't believe we're paying for something we get free on TV!'. However, not for one moment did I regret coughing up the money for the movie tickets. It has lots of jokes and, as always, it also bites the hand that feeds by making jokes on the Fox Network. The best part of the movie is obviously the Bart Simpson skateboarding to Krusty Burger scene.
Final verdict: Watch it!
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exploding nokia batteries
If you are a nokia phone user, be warned that Nokia warns consumers of battery overheating risks. A Nokia battery will have "Nokia" and "BL-5C" printed on the front of the battery. On the reverse, the Nokia mark appears at the top and the battery identification number (consisting of 26 characters) is found at the bottom.
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last.fm r0cks!
I must be the last person to discover the last.fm, but it rocks! I especially recommend their guitar radio. This is my profile there - if you are into that sort of thing.
good email group for discussing bangalore properties
If you are looking for buying/renting a home in Bangalore, check out the BDA sites Bangalore discussion group. Thanks to this Hindu article for pointing out the group. I have opted for daily digests, as the number of messages are around 30/day.