Quoted in the wrong job?

Couple of days back I got an e-mail for some job opportunity. And the mail was signed off by someone from Quadrangle. I got curious and checked out about Quadrangle.

Quadrangle - an associate company of India's No.1 job site-naukri.com I couldn't help but get irritated and probably even sympathize at the end of it. I mean how much is naukri.com experimenting or more like trying real hard! Naukri.com has lost its charm like ... i-don't-even-remember-when!

And also, they seem to be experimenting with something called brijj.com - It is in the BETA version, of course. But they sure can come up with something better - I mean let's be honest here: The tagline of brijj.com says "Brijjing people" with the dots above the i - j - j connected. I mean what the fuck is THAT?! Also when you search with some keyword(s), the results page says, "To Brijj with these profiles, Register here" ... anyway, thanks to their good sense of humor, browse around the site for more jokes! It is way too demeaning to even scribble so many lines about Bridge.com ... Err, I mean Brijj.com!

I wonder when will naukri.com ever learn from their mistakes and unanimous failures. They have lost to monster and now they are trying to compete with Linked In ? ... Seriously, the people at naukri.com ARE in the wrong jobs. They need to get their resumes up and running @ Monster!

Umerkot

I have checked out this restaurant couple of days back - Umerkot

The first thing to notice when you walk in is a home-converted-into-restaurant ambiance. A traditional, elite looking place with light music in the background and with lots of corporate people from the nearby MNCs.

The prices on the menu are a bit on the higher side, though when at the first look you would notice that you don't see any sight of prices printed on the menu ... they have it written in words: good strategy in avoiding the pricey bold numbers!

They apparently have a lunch buffet on weekdays priced at Rs. 185/-, though it looks like they conveniently erased that from their memory and no one cared to even talk about it when I walked in.

The only thing which put me off is that the waiter keeps reminding you what drinks, desserts etc mean! When I said NO to drinks, he again asked me if I was sure. I again said a NO with a smile! But, he again asked saying, "Not even lime soda, lassi, jaljeera Sir?" ... the act being repeated for the desserts ... "We even have Mango with icecream Sir". At that point I was almost about to say "Get the f***ing cheque, will you. I know what a dessert means!"... with a smile, ofcourse!

Ratings
Ambiance: Good
Food: Above average
Price: Higher
Hospitality: Above average

It probably is a good place for a corporate team party or if you are having a fix up with your future fiance and would like to have a 'traditional' first impression ... and if you are in a hurry, then you may choose some other place - The dishes come in their own sweet time and so does the cheque.

Location:
No. 30, 80 Ft Road, 4th Block
Koramangala, Bangalore - 560034
Phone: +91-80-25500426

Surprisingly, the restaurant has its footprint on the web: http://www.umerkot.in

I kill you ... by Jeff Dunham!

This one is real hilarious ...



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Courtesy: ZANX92

Don't fret about getting lost in your neighborhood anymore ...

The recent reports say that the GPS market in India is poised to grow at a rapid pace. Particularly the GPS Vehicle Tracking segment is expected to reach around 140 crore ($35 million) in the next one year!

Major logistics companies (VRL Logistics, GATI, AFL) are planning to ramp up on GPS Vehicle Tracking system bigtime and are planning to make it a part of their supply chain network.

Good jargon. And trust me, all this is very tickling to hear, atleast to my ears!

Taking a leap in the mobile market, lots of mobiles are coming up with a GPS facility in their mobiles - either pre-installed or supporting the facility etc and aiming the mobile using customers.

Nokia N series not so long back launched Assisted GPS (A-GPS), which is an 'enhanced' version of GPS. A-GPS retrieves assistance data over a data connection (like GPRS or 3G), which helps your device calculate the coordinates of your current location when receiving signals from satellites

A-GPS is designed to get a fix on satellites faster and more reliably, meaning you get a smoother GPS experience. It reduces the time a GPS enabled device requires to find its current position.

Again, very very tickling!

But ...

In a country like India, how many mobile using customers would actually use GPS?
You first need to have a flashy mobile which supports GPS,GPRS and a whole loads of crap.
And then you pay your service provider for data transferred over the cellular network(GPRS/3G etc). Also keep in mind that the charges would be higher while roaming.

Assuming that you are a moron and actually get lost in your own neighborhood - you have a price to pay now for taking assistance from the GPS, which only increases if you are 'roaming'. Ha ha!

In a place like India, if you are lost or need directions, all you need to do is run over to the nearest chai-wala or pan-wala and ask them!!
Bingo!

P.S. For the uninitiated, GPS = Global Positioning System.

Different approaches to software products!

Hilarious. But, so true!

Courtesy: Bits & Pieces

Save the Inhabitants

Quite an addictive one!


Canyon Defense
Build a defense system and save the inhabitants.

Play this free game now!!

Ruined half my day at work!