Tag Archives: rant

The funnies

By Arun | Published: August 7, 2007

From a random link: My future wasn’t just stolen. It was taken into a back alley, beaten, raped, stabbed, and then tossed back out into the street to die right in front of my eyes.

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HDFC Bank is teh suck

By Arun | Published: May 21, 2006

Never, ever go to HDFC Bank for a housing loan. They’re third-class brokers for the HDFC Ltd., who actually give you the loan. Deal with HDFC Ltd. directly instead — they’re relatively decent and polite, don’t make false promises, don’t make you run around and don’t tell bare-faced lies.

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Sigh

By Arun | Published: February 26, 2006

It absolutely sucks to be a buyer in a seller’s market.

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As I said

By Arun | Published: October 18, 2005

Do you really want this to happen? Yes, yes, I know it’s an old article – I’m just caatching up with my reading ever so slowly now.

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Stupid stupid stupid

By Arun | Published: October 15, 2005

I wish IBM could have stood up for this Gaurav Sabnis fellow. Not endorse his view, but not succumb to bullshit like “bad publicity”. Stupid pusillanimous corporates and their unwillingness to make moral stands. [Addendum: Naivete is bad. Perhaps all is not to be taken at face value] [Addendum2: IIPM's "legal" notice was such a [...]

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GNOME Bangalore, my butt

By Arun | Published: July 19, 2005

Happened to be visiting gnomebangalore.org, and saw this. GNOME Bangalore is most certainly not, if the “Community” (it infuriates me that this is the word used) Meet is “OPEN TO: Those currently in NOSIP and those interested to join or know more about the program.” Okay, maybe I’m wrong and it’s just an error. That [...]

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