Monday, November 24, 2008

Movie Review – Vaaranam Aiyram:

Cast : Suriya, Simran, Sameera and Kuthu Ramya.
Director : Gautham menon.
Music: Harris Jayaraj

Already there are several movies which tell about the father son relationship. Gautham menon tried the same subject with his screen play. I feel the movie is bit boring. Music is too good. Suriya’s acting is excellent. If you have lot of time to kill you can watch this movie. ***********************************************************************
Last Sunday, I saw a Varanam Aiyram promotion program in Vijay TV. Anchor Gopinath asked some questions to VA crew. I was surprised to see Azagiri’s son in the dais along with Suriya and Gautam menon. I believe aascar film’s Ravichandran is the producer and Azagiri’s son is just the distributor of this movie. How come he was in the stage?

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Tech Layoffs:

Published in CNET News,

For more details, check this link http://news.cnet.com/tech-layoffs/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

Company Date How many Further reading
Pillar Data Systems 11/18/2008 150/30% Pillar Data Systems lays off 30% of staff
KLA-Tencor 11/18/2008 900/15% KLA-Tencor to cut 15% of people
Sun Microsystems 11/14/2008 6,000/15-18% Sun restructures, lays off up to 6,000
Applied Materials 11/12/2008 1,800/12% Applied Materials cutting 12 percent of workforce
National Semi 11/12/2008 330 Nat Semi cuts revenue view, plans job cuts
Wired.com 11/11/2008 3 of 28 Wired.com trims editorial staff by 10 percent
Current Media 11/11/2008 20% Layoffs hit Al Gore's Current Media
Six Apart 11/11/2008 8% Six Apart: Changes at Six Apart
Tucows 11/11/2008 15% Restructuring at Tucows
Circuit City 11/10/2008 20% Circuit City files for bankruptcy
BitTorrent 11/10/2008 50% After a tough year, BitTorrent replaces CEO again
Insight 11/10/2008 240, 4% Insight Enterprises lays off 240
Honeywell 11/07/2008 700 Honeywell moving 700 jobs out of Phoenix
Zappos 11/06/2008 8% Letter to Zappos employees
Veoh 11/05/2008 20, 20% Veoh lays off 20 percent of workforce
LinkedIn 11/05/2008 36, 10% LinkedIn slashes 10 percent of its workforce
Cadence 11/05/2008 625, 12% Cadence Design cuts 625 jobs
Anadigics 11/05/2008 100,15% Anadigics cuts 15 percent of workforce
AMD 11/05/2008 500, 3% AMD slashes 500 more jobs
Nokia 11/04/2008 600 Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat
THQ 11/03/2008 4-5 studios Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios?
Tektronix 11/03/2008 150 Tektronix announces fresh layoffs
Spot Runner 11/03/2008 115, <30% TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Runner
Nortel Networks 11/03/2008 1,300, 5% Nortel earnings tank
YouSendIt 10/31/2008 20% VentureBeat: YouSendIt trims 20 percent of staff
Aliph 10/31/2008 25 people Layoffs hit Bluetooth headset maker Aliph
Motorola 10/30/2008 3,000 Motorola's struggle for survival
Electronic Arts 10/30/2008 600 Kotaku: Electronic Arts Lays Off Six Hundred
Freescale 10/30/2008 2,400/10% Freescale dragged to loss; will lay off 10%
Symantec 10/29/2008 4.5% cost savings Symantec layoffs coming
Avalanche Studios 10/28/2008 77 of 160 Avalanche Studios lays off nearly half of staff
Revision3 10/27/2008 9 people, 5 shows Video start-up Revision3 joins the layoff club
Helium 10/27/2008 30% of 110 F***dStartups: Helium.com huge layoff
BroadSoft 10/24/2008 about 12 GigaOM: BroadSoft cuts jobs as sales slow
Comcast Spotlight 10/24/2008 300+ of 3,500 Broadcasting & Cable: Comcast Spotlight cuts positions
ADC Telecoms 10/23/2008 300-350 AP: ADC expects fiscal 2008 loss, plans job cuts
Xerox 10/23/2008 3,000 Xerox to cut 3,000 jobs
Avid Technology 10/23/2008 500 Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition...
Nokia 11/04/2008 600 Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat
Tektronix 11/03/2008 150 Tektronix announces fresh layoffs
Spot Runner 11/03/2008 115, <> TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Ru
Circuit City 11/03/2008 17% Circuit City to close 155 stores
THQ 11/03/2008 4-5 studios Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios?
Break.com 10/23/2008 11 of 80 Break.com lays off 11
Eons 10/23/2008 8 of about 33 The Boston Globe: Eons eliminates eight jobs
Dell 10/22/2008 8,900 The Register: Dell: 'We will out-pace the rest o
SanDisk 10/22/2008 TBA SanDisk layoffs in the works
ManiaTV 10/22/2008 20 of 70 NewTeeVee: ManiaTV lays off 20, to reduce orig
iMeem 10/22/2008 25% of 80 Imeem jumping on the layoff bandwagon
Mahalo 10/22/2008 10% Calacanis.com: Tough times, hard decisions
HP 10/22/2008 24,600 over three years HP to slash 24,600 jobs following EDS buy
Yahoo 10/21/2008 10% of ~14,300 Yahoo profit drops, layoffs coming
Ticketmaster 10/21/2008 35% F***edStartups: TicketMaster.com laying off 35%
Comcast 10/21/2008 300 AP: Comcast to cut up to 300 jobs in eastern di
Manhattan Associates 10/21/2008 6.5% Reuters: Manhattan Associates hit by slump
Softchoice 10/20/2008 6.5% of 958 Toronto Star: Softchoice cuts staff by 6.5 percent
Veoh 10/20/2008 0 UPDATE: Layoffs at Veoh, or not?
Wikia 10/20/2008 3 UPDATE based on personal interview with Jimmy Wales
Autotrader 10/20/2008 69 Orlando Business Times: Autotrader to close c
Texas Instruments 10/20/2008 possibly 300 TXCN: Hundreds face pink slips at TI
Sony Ericsson 10/17/2008 2,000 globally Bloomberg: Sony Ericsson Reports Smaller Loss Than Anticipated
Sprint 10/17/2008 ongoing KMBC-TV: Sprint plans 'gradual layoffs'
Jaxtr 10/17/2008 13 13 employees laid off at VoIP start-up Jaxtr
Zivity 10/17/2008 33% Zivity lays off a third of staff
Zillow 10/17/2008 25% Zillow lays off 25 percent of staff
SearchMe 10/17/2008 20% Search engine startup SearchMe cuts 20 perce
Heavy 10/17/2008 14% Downturn strikes again: Heavy lays off 14%
Lenovo 10/17/2008 50 in Morrisville, N.C. WRAL: Lenovo to lay off 50 workers at Morrisville headq
MPC Computers 10/17/2008 200 Idaho Business Review: Details released on MP
Hi5 10/16/2008 10-15% No Hi5's today
Sirius XM 10/16/2008 50 Sirius XM makes cuts to XM in D.C.
Pandora 10/16/2008 20 Pandora cuts 20 employees
Adbrite 10/16/2008 40% 'Layoffs are not a statement about performance'
Actel 10/16/2008 10% EE Times: Actel cuts 10% of workforce
Tesla Motors 10/15/2008 Detroit office Automaker lays off Detroit office with blog post
SkyRider 10/15/2008 All P2P start-up SkyRider has shut down
Appcelerator 10/15/2008 6 Tough times, tough decisions
Jive Software 10/14/2008 33% Jive Software lays off 1/3 of staff
Redfin 10/14/2008 20% Redfin blames economy in layoffs
Qimonda 10/13/2008 3,000 Qimonda: Qimonda announces global restructuring program...
Seesmic 10/10/2008 7 Tough times. Tough decisions
Lulu 10/09/2008 24 Lulu cuts jobs as revenues slow
Micron 10/09/2008 15% Micron to cut workforce by 15 percent, slash flash output
eBay 10/06/2008 1,000 eBay buys Bill Me Later, lays off 1,000
Gawker Media 10/03/2008 14% Gawker Media to lay off 14 percent of editorial
Entellium 10/03/2008 95% Workers get ax at software maker Entellium

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

ப‌ழ‌சு-புதுசு

இது ப‌ழ‌சு:
"உள்ள போன அத்தன பேரும் குத்தவாளி இல்லீங்க; வெளியே உள்ள அத்தன பேரும் புத்தன் காந்தி இல்லீங்க".

இது புதுசு:
"அப்ரைச‌ல் ரேட்டிங்கில் 5 வாங்குன‌வ‌ன் எல்லாம் புத்திசாலியும் இல்லீங்க; அப்ரைச‌ல் ரேட்டிங்கில் 3 வாங்குன‌வ‌ன் எல்லாம் முட்டாளும் இல்லீங்க"

இது எப்ப‌டி இருக்கு!!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Movie Review : DURAI

A small comparison between the Movie Durai (2008) and Gladiator (2000).

Gladiator : Maximus (Russell Crowe) is an army general and true servant of the king Marcus Arelius
Durai : Durai (Arjun) is a true servant/follower of a political leader
Gladiator : Dying Marcus Arelius, appoints Maximus as the temprory king of the Rome and eventually to return the power to the Roman senate.
Durai :The political leader want to appoint Arjun as the next chief of his party.
Gladiator : Marcus's son kills his father and ascends to the throne. He tries to execute Maximus and his family. Maximus escapes the execution attempt and race to his house, where he finds both his wife and child were hanged to death.
Durai: The politcal leaders son kills his father and tries to kill Durai. Durai escapes but his wife and child were hanged to death.
Gladiator : Injured Maximus was found by a salve trader and he was sold to a gladiator training school.
Durai: Injured Durai was affected by selective amnesia and he forgets his past. He joins as waiter/supplier in a mess/catering company.
Galdiator: Maximus was taken Rome to fight in the Arena in front of the King (Marcus Arelius Son). When the King finds Maximus he tries to kill him. The Kings sister (Marcus daughter) helps Maximus. Maximus kills the king and he too dies. The power was transferred to the senate as expected by Marcus Arelius.
Durai : Villan (political party leader's son) finds Durai and tries to kill him. As expected Durai get back his memory. He comes to Chennai to find who killed his leader. Villan's sister(politcal party leader's daughter) helps Durai. Atlast Durai find the killer and takes his revenge. He then settle with the other heroine (Keerat) and hand over the party leadership to some one else.

Music was tooo poor. The Remix song (Raja Rajathi Rajan intha Raja) was toooo horrible. This movie should have been named as Galdiatior Ver 2.0.