New home

I have moved to http://verma7.com . See you there!

I made this web app SVid. It revolutionizes how you search, see and share videos online. No downloads required. No Flash needed.

• --Search
  • Simply enter the keywords and search videos across Youtube, Google Video, MSN, AOL and thousands of other sites.
  • Hover your mouse over videos to see details.
  • Not too fond of mice? Use keyboard controls instead.
  • Add SVid to your search box in just two clicks. (requires FF or IE6+).
• -- See
  • Watch videos spiral in 3D elliptical orbits.
  • View the related videos in a fractal.
  • See the video in a cool player.
• -- Share
  • Tag your favorite videos.
  • Drag and drop them to make your own albums (No need to login).
  • Publish videos in a beautiful carousel and share the link with your friends.

... and lots more.

"There are only two categories of people on the internet - those who use SVid and those who will."

What are you waiting for? Head over to http://cyb3r.in/svid .

My passport has finally lost its virginity

Today was THE day. Visa interview. After a long agonising wait of 3 hours, the interview lasted for 2 minutes. The questions I was asked :

• What program?
• Why University of Illinois?
• Where did you do your bachelors?
• Masters?

And thats it. I got my visa.

Last Login

Its time to say goodbye to my first and only (well, successful) love.

Final Semester

I have bought a new home : www.cyb3r.in :) . I have got a fiery template for it, but I need some time to set things up. So with a few clicks, I have set up blogger for my domain.

I had a nice time having Coffee with Sundar. Please do share your comments on it. Finally, I have accepted UIUC's offer for PhD.

Heartless

Modern Aesop's Fable

It's a fine, sunny day in the forest, and a rabbit is sitting outside his burrow, tippy-tapping on his laptop. Along comes a fox, out on a walk.

Fox: "What are you working on?"
Rabbit: "My thesis."
Fox:"Hmm. What is it about?"
Rabbit:"Oh, I'm writing about how rabbits eat foxes." (incredulous pause)
Fox:"That's ridiculous! Any fool knows that rabbits don't eat foxes!"
Rabbit:"Come with me, and I'll show you!"

They both disappear into the rabbit's burrow. After a few minutes, gnawing on a fox bone, the rabbit returns to his laptop and resumes typing.

Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the hardworking rabbit.
Wolf:" What's that you are writing?"
Rabbit:" I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat wolves." (loud guffaws)
Wolf:" You don't expect to get such rubbish published, do you?"
Rabbit:" No problem. Do you want to see why?"

The rabbit and the wolf go into the burrow, and again the rabbit returns by himself, after a few minutes, and goes back to typing.

Finally a bear comes along and asks,
"What are you doing?"
Rabbit: "I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eats bears."
Bear: "Well that's absurd!"
Rabbit: "Come into my home and I'll show you"

Inside the rabbit's burrow. In one corner, there is a pile of fox bones. In another corner, a pile of wolf bones. On the other side of the room a huge lion is belching and picking his teeth.

Moral of the story:
It doesn't matter what you choose for a thesis subject. It doesn't matter what you use for your data. What does matter is who you have for a thesis advisor.