WTF: Irritating chat

I had this chat with someone I know.

After this, he still did same thing.

And there's another person uses a '.' excessively. If you want to start a chat with someone what would you do ? You would either greet them with a "hi" or ask "are you there ?" or just "there ?" This person sends a message something like this: "............................?" I was so irritated that i didn't want to respond. A few minutes later, I got message with even more dots. What the $%&* ?

We usually agree with someone by typing in "ok", "k", "okay", " alright " etc. But this one is interesting. He agrees by saying "kkkkkkk................kkk........"

Did you know? There's this wonderful way of asking if it's alright. "is it okes ......... ?"

Oh God! Life is not easy.

The Last Three Minutes

Most of the people know The Big Bang theory ( not the TV Series , the actual theory ). Though, not to its theorotical roots, people know how the universe popped out of nowhere. Although, there are other theories about the beginning of the universe, this one is the most popular one. Physicists tried to look into the beginning of the universe. I mean, the very beginning of all the things. What happened in the first three minutes was, in less technical detail, penned down by American Physicist Steven Weinberg in 1977. This book was aptly named "The First Three Minutes". In the past few decades , there has been wonderful evolution in the theories that try to explain the universe. Many variants of the string theory, trying to explain black holes etc. have been heard of. So far so good.

With the people these days making themselves and others aware of global warming, protecting the nature and taking steps inorder to do so, a strange thought occured to me. What is the purpose of life ? Not indivually. The who point of life on earth. The purpose of Humanity. Are we here to achieve something ? If so, what would that be ?

Every project has a specific goal. If the goal is not reached, the project is said to be failed. When the goal is reached the project is closed. ( Please don't talk about maintenance ) Can there be a project who's goal is never truly reached ?

If humanity could some how survive for eternity, what's the purpose ? What is the meaning of an existence toward a destination that is never reached ? If there is a purpose and the goal is reached, the universe must end because it's existence is pointless there on. If it survives forever, it is hard to imagine that there is any purpose at all. So, is cosmic death the price that has to be paid for cosmic success ?

Cosmic death!? Hard to think about. All that I ever heard of previously was that if the density of the universe is less than the critical density, it would continue expanding for ever. If it is more than the critical density, it would fall back. The galaxies that are now receding from us, might one day start coming back. So, what is the ultimate fate of the universe ? Will it squash back to the one single point from where it all came from ? Eternal expansion or eventual extinction ? Many such questions were answered in a book entitled "The Last Three Minutes". If the Universe were to end one day ( perhaps, the notion of day/night would then mean nothing ) , how would it be ? No math at all. Just simple analogies all the way to the end. A highly recommended book it would be. A perfect blend of technical detail and philosphy. I returned it to the library. You might find it if you are 'lucky' - because, there is some tagging ( using bar code stickers) going on.

Tweeting

Came across this wonderful image that was put up on the twitter page a while ago saying "Too many tweets, try again later". How creative!

Having said that, twitter IM is finally up and running. That was my first tweet after the IM started working LOL. I felt full of life seeing the IM service work. I don't know if twitter will be of any use but, it's fun. If you are feeling bored visit the site http://twittervision.com. An excellent mash up of Google earth and Twitter which shows where the tweets are coming from.

There's also http://flickrvision.com. The 3D earth feature on both the sites is amazing. It shows the dark ( with lights in the cities ) and sun lit zones too.

The Forbidden Kingdom

"... Strength is like water. Nothing is softer than water. Yet it can overcome rock. It does not fight. It flows around the opponent. Formless, nameless...the true master dwells within. Only you can free him." - An ancient Chinese proverb explained in The Forbidden Kingdom. A good movie. Fantasy, Comedy, Action blended perfectly. Highly recommended if you are feeling stressful, tired, bored etc. It's a feel good movie. Very refreshing indeed. The dialogues were written quite well. The only problem you'll probably face is understanding Jackie's and Jet Li's English. Aah! their ridiculous Chinese accent. I'd rather watch it with sub-titles. The storyline is very predictable in the end but you'll find it nice. closing scene in the movie resembled Kung-Fu Hustle in a way because of it's classy romantic touch.

I am the "lucky winner"

What a start to the day. The first mail I read brought good news. Here's the mail.

Attn: Lucky Recipient,

Congratulations, it is with great pleasure to inform you, of your E-mail emerging as one of our winners in this year Shell Lottery International Lottery Promotion.

This program is conducted annually and you have emerged as one of our winner for this year 2008. And Note that, All winnings MUST be claimed before 28 days after notification; otherwise all funds will be confisticated.

You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file.You are required to contact your regional claims agent.

Nickolas Kidman
Shell International Lottery Inc
Email...nickkidman.shell@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Walter Abramov (Mr)
Lottery Coordinator
Shell International Lottery Inc

LOL. Bollocks! wtf ? Of course, I did not fall for it. Later, I googled for "Shell International Lottery Inc." Here's an interesting link I found which has the list of many Lottery scams.