Shortly after the “Hello World” episode, the startup shutdown. Cast into the wilderness, not yet 27 years of age, boasting a pregnant wife and mounting debt caused by 3 months of no pay, I drifted out of the corporate world. Disillusioned by the posturing, the politics, burned out from nearly…Continue reading→
Everything!
In Chronological Order
Run machine or cricketer?
By LeggieLefty So the great accumulator is calling it a day. It isn’t quite like riding into the sunset as it is slowly fading away like the Cheshire Cat. Except that, maybe, there is no grin, just a grimace. All the die-hard fanatical fans are swearing off cricket altogether now…Continue reading→
New Author!
Please join us in welcoming a new contributor to this blog. LeggieLefty will be bringing his specialized and rare knowledge of the lovely game of cricket to these blogs. For some time now, LeggieLefty has been ghosting cricket posts for the LastWord. The LastWord was never truly comfortable with that…Continue reading→
How my brain works
I think I may be wired all wrong. Somewhere when they were handing out circuit boards for the human brains, someone seems to have cut corners. “What makes you say that?”, you ask. In a recent conversation I was able to go from the starting point of Jude the Obscure…Continue reading→
The Power of Cats
Over the past year this blog has seen quite a bit of activity. Averaging approximately a post a week, we’ve managed to talk about many a thing. And as we continue to dig into the statistics that WordPress has kindly provided, we are struck by the power of cats. Kittens,…Continue reading→
Thanks for the memories.
Yes, indeed, the Slo-Word turned one today. WordPress was kind enough to send a reminder with a congratulatory note. And on this festive day, the Slo-man, the LastWord and the Peeved Punjabi salute you all, the readers who’ve taken the time to comment, to like, to read silently and surreptitiously….Continue reading→
Ten Reasons why I blog
I’ve been blogging for a while. I don’t see blogging, yet, as an end in itself. So why do I blog? Here are my ten reasons why I blog, in no particular order. #whyblog? 1. Boredom I started on the Microsoft blog site, I forget what it was called and…Continue reading→
Hello World! Chopped!
Read Part 1 Read Part 2 “Well, I’ll be damned!”, I said. “This looks just like a GW-Basic Interpreter. Where the hell did you find this?” “Well…”, he started. “Never mind, everyone go away and leave me alone. I need to think.” I waved everyone away. On my table in…Continue reading→
Hello World! The Edge of Darkness!
Read Part 1 No, you’re wrong. It wasn’t my COBOL code, or my system design skills. The floppies were not corrupted, I could see the data outside my code with tools I had. As more boxes were delivered, I went down to ask for tea and a conference with the…Continue reading→
Hello World!
In the spring of 1987, I was lured away from my employer, a fast-growing, much respected Indian IT company by a startup. They offered double the salary, nice. A department to run, nice. A chance to put my reputation as a crazy, wacky and arrogant solver of weird problems on…Continue reading→
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