General Motors reply to BILL GATES (Not sure if its true, but good one)
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."
In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating, "If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics.
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car!
3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.
4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.
5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads.
6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This C
Re: General Motors reply to BILL GATES!!!
by Senthil on Oct 30, 2010 03:20 PM
6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed an Illegal Operation" warning light.
7. The airbag system would ask, "Are you sure?" before deploying.
8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. (Ctrl Atl Del?)
9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.
10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.
Re: Re: Ten Cricket
by Sports Lover on Oct 30, 2010 03:16 PM
But with dish think NEO channels are bit expensive @65. I buy a yearly big TV Platinum plan and I get almost all channels.
Re: Re: Re: Ten Cricket
by Senthil on Oct 30, 2010 03:24 PM
Well, Sun DTH Never had any sports channel in their package but they generally have almost all the sports Channel as add on as monthly package and I like it. I don't want to have Neo particularly when there is No India match. They irritate a lot with their program. They charge from Rs.20 - ten Sports to Rs.38 - Star Cricket.
Comrade Senthil choosing dream team for any sports cricket or soccer or any other game is always difficult task different people have different opinions. Here why I am backing sunil is because I seen him playing and never seen Sir Leorand Hutton and Jack Hobbs. And secondly during days of Len and Jack cricket was actually gentelmens game bouncer were not seen often which started by Clive and Ian and you must be knowing that without wearing helmet sunil made runs against them. And these OZ and englishmen they don’t play against subcontinent teams which normally takes test of English and OZ players completely. And in those days except English side and OZ side all other teams were weak. But at the time of sunil except srilanka all other teams were very competitive. And sunil made runs against all teams so these are few points I think sunil should have been selected in Dream team
Re: Hutton on selection
by Senthil on Oct 30, 2010 03:03 PM
Yes, but if you look at Len, He played in covered pitches and you know how tough it was, there were bouncers in those days as well, his Avg is nothing but excellent for a Opener. Sure Sunny did a excellent job and he may be deserved and it was said when u select a team for World XI, u won't select players to Draw Match. In that case Sunny gets a draw back while I have not have much idea about Jack Hobbs but I read more about Len, if he was considered as the most technically correct batsman then Don, you can assume.
Being said that Selecting a World XI even 4 XI wouldn't be enough.
Kapil and Hadle missing the list says all, you really can't select 11 players from 135 years and Sachin correctly reacted as unreal. One word says it all
Re: Re: Hutton on selection
by Len Hutton on Oct 30, 2010 03:09 PM
You sum up things nicely, good. I think it would have been better for selectors if they select team for every decade. Well in that case some players would have come in the team of 2 decades but then also that would be ok for me. Thx comrade it was nice talking to you and where are Kiran Sharma and all regulars do they come here now days.
Re: Re: @Senthil
by nice guy on Oct 30, 2010 03:03 PM
Senthil..its true. people in Tamilnady accept whatever he does and Im really surprised to see such following for an actor.
But as I told yesday, this all for fun which I saw somewhr- I do not have to say anything against him as hes a gud human being. Though I dont watch his films much.
Re: Re: Re: @Senthil
by Senthil on Oct 30, 2010 03:10 PM
No No, I m not blaming anybody, even I was not a Fan, you know 2 days Back I was saying nothing, I don't think we made much fun of him, I may be don't like him as a Actor, and I don't know even as a person, since I never a real Movie Fan nor I spent time in Following them, I always think instead of Seeing a Movie in the dark room for 3 hr I would play cricket or I even go to Park to get some fresh Air.
I was thinking what make we are using fun of him may be we really can't stop making it. As a Human I would rate Narayanan Krishnan who recently announced one of 10 real hero in the world is better then Rajini, I never like Mad fans in any case, real or reel
Re: did you hear
by Senthil on Oct 30, 2010 02:57 PM
I skipped the route to reach my office, What they are doing in that office? have a cup of coffee and then use a translator and bleed guilty and tell we are informers, poor Asif, can't even enter Dubai
Re: Stupid Idiot
by Stupid Idiot on Oct 30, 2010 02:56 PM
they drank illicit home made liquor and some 20 died and other r in danger of losing eyesight
Re: Snthil
by Senthil on Oct 30, 2010 02:52 PM
The problem is They don't publish exactly in news papers since it affects. But I can get some information from the site where they take reading they says it will reach 55 Deg at least 30 days in those 60 days and in any day in those 60 days will not be less then 50 Deg and add the High Humidity it's a killer.
Re: Re: Re: Snthil
by Senthil on Oct 30, 2010 03:12 PM
It's really Tough but I never seen them, since I always work in the office But I do hear from my friends who works in Site, even they will use 3 or 4 T Shirts every day, 10 mins u r out of A/C then u r fully sweat
Re: Re: Re: Neither chicken came first, nor egg
by Senthil on Oct 30, 2010 02:55 PM
A few points which make him different from the so called stars of cinema: Rajnikanth is not an actor who goes to late night parties, booz like a mad dog and takes out his SUV and run over poor migrant workers. Rajnikanth is not an actor who openly supports Pakistanis when the whole India was crying after the Mumbai attack. Rajnikanth is not an actor who changes his wife like dress nor he chose to marry a girl half his age, even though he s having kids. Rajnikanth is not an actor who served jail term for anti national activities or share dais or parties with underworld dons. Rajnikanth is the only actor who repays all the loss caused to the producer, distributors if his film doesn’t go well at the box office for e.g.: Baba, Kuselan. Rajnikanth never acts in any advertisements nor become a brand ambassador of a product which gives false promises and have a bad impact in our economy. Just think a man who have crores of diehard fans never accept any advertisement offers.
These are just a tip of a huge iceberg. Am just an average reader. Even though I don t know Tamil nor I have ever gone to Tamil Nadu, I could say these much. If people of Tamil Nadu starts speaking about his good character this post will never end. That much good quality this Man possesses.
Am not asking anybody to respect him.
Why making fun or teasing a Good Human being. It hurts the people of Tamil Nadu( our fellow citizens) or his Fans. Because for them, he is the most
Re: Re: Re: Neither chicken came first, nor egg
by Senthil on Oct 30, 2010 02:52 PM
spitting paan from train.
If u wanna see the real actor in Rajni watch his old movies in 80‘s. Now because of his stardom his roles are limited. But he is a man of simplicity. He never puts make up unless he s acting in a movie.
Even though he is the No.1 in TN. He openly praised his fellow actor Kamal Hasan (am not elaborating it).
Just search YouTube u will get that video.
Rajnikanth thanked Aiswarya Rai for acting opposite him. This was a very funny as well as a touching speech from a legend. Just refer YouTube and search for Rajnikanth s funny speech during Enthiran music release.
In my opinion people love Rajni more as a person, than as an actor. Its true he can make everything possible. If he wishes he will be the next chief minister of TN and that too he don t want to join any political party. He can just form a new political party and contest in elections. Damn sure, he will win the majority. But still Rajnikanth haven’t entered politics.
If Tamilians Respect him, adore him or even consider him as a god. Then, my dear critics of Rajnikanth. Rajnikanth deserves it.
Re: Re: Re: Neither chicken came first, nor egg
by Senthil on Oct 30, 2010 02:49 PM
Ok, here it is, I Copy and paste that mail content.
Dear Colleagues,
A lot of people are criticizing Rajnikanth or in fact making fun of him.
Let me share with you few of my thoughts,
First of all am not a TAMILIAN (This is to avoid the usual first impression “OH.. he might be from Tamil Nadu”).
Once I was a critic of Rajnikanth and I use to make fun of him.
But when I started watching Tamil movies, I came across lot of good movies, good approach and strong scripts in Tamil (Note: These films didn’t had larger than life hero’s).
Even I saw Tamil movies acted by Vijay, Ajith,Vikram etc.(who are big stars in TN) getting crashed at box-office when they did larger than life roles, and people openly criticizing them for doing such roles. But when it comes to Rajni Tamilians accept everything he does. Even today s youth will die for Rajni. As it is evident from our BB.
This made me THINK in a different angle.
When I started thinking in that angle, what I found made me felt pity for teasing such a true human being. Yes, what I found in Rajni is a real human being, a down to earth person, a responsible citizen.
A person who showcase his real life (Note: I said real life and not reel life) as a message to his people. As Gandhiji said “My life is my Message”. He sets good examples. He conveys good message, even in his lat
Re: Re: Re: Re: Neither chicken came first, nor egg
by nice guy on Oct 30, 2010 03:01 PM
Senthil..its true. people in Tamilnady accept whatever he does and Im really surprised to see such following for an actor.
But as I told yesday, this all for fun which I saw somewhr- I do not have to say anything against him as hes a gud human being. Though I dont watch his films much.
