Souvik Das Gupta (@souvikdg)

New Delhi, India

The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @souvikdg ever

April 2011

Alternately a slight adaptation can be sent 2 ur gf/bf “@KingSidharth: Dear Co-Founder: Open Letter to your Co-Founder http://t.co/s7wcoYZ

via Twitter for Mac

rungta 50% of calls overheard on the commute are cases of IT troubleshooting. The rest are pleas of forgiveness to girlfriends/wives.

via Birdhouse (retweeted on 11:28 PM, Apr 30th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

@rungta Jab alag ho raha tha tab to fatke se bachne ki sooch raha tha. Achanak kya ho gaya? Beer + HRC must be irresistible…

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rungta

@aroradush Went around Khan Market, no success. All small shops have been sealed/closed.Had to satisfy myself at new Khan Chacha restaurant.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to aroradush

Requests like “Please like our page” or “We need your likes” is both ironic and a turnoff. At worst do a “If you like us, don’t feel shy”.

via Twitter for Mac

SBI near home opens at 10AM. People queue up from 9:45 hoping to make it to the counters at the earliest. Dear Indian Banks, Rethink.

via Twitter for Mac

Just when it looked as if facebook had done away with the irritating emails, I receive 6 of them.

via Twitter for Mac

@aroradush Looking to go there tom, lets see if plan works out. Thanks btw.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to aroradush

@aroradush Hi, How are u doing? Which was the kebab place at Khan Market you were telling me about?

via Twitter for Mac

No matter how sad, boring and mundane day at work; a working code end of the day still gives me a strange mix of satisfaction and happiness.

via Twitter for Mac

@vikramadhiman Lots of advertising spots are empty. If I travel tomorrow will let you know. Most likely the no will differ at diff locations

via Twitter for Mac in reply to vikramadhiman

vikramadhiman In an ideal world a Product Manager will not have to deal with Docuche Bags in the name of Software Development Team.

via web (retweeted on 10:08 PM, Apr 28th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

@AbdulWK No. Yes. Dunno. I just need some good filter coffee…

via Twitter for Mac in reply to AbdulWK

@bhupinder87 Huh. Not FACEBOOK, for god’s sake. They have enuf cash to start a cokestudio.com.in!! At the same time it must be aired on TV.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to bhupinder87

@bhupinder87 @banerjeerupak Excited about Coke Studio in India. Sad that it’ll happen on MTv. MTv is no more “music related” to me.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to bhupinder87

Missing some fine filter coffee. Bangalore, why are you so far?

via Twitter for Mac

burciaga I think there’s a smudge on.̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̨̨̨̨̨̨̨̨̨̨̨̨.̸̸̨̨your screen

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 9:20 AM, Apr 28th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

rashmiswamy As much as I’ve tried keeping a To-Do list electronically, nothing seems satisfactory enough as ticking off a done item via a pen and paper.

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 9:16 PM, Apr 27th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

I think flies suffer from short-term memory loss. They fly away when they sense danger, and almost immediately forget about it.

via Twitter for Mac

Cleartrip Mac people vs. PC people, the ultimate infographic: http://datafl.ws/1ba

via web (retweeted on 10:44 PM, Apr 26th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

@vrinda_m I’d rather be happy to not answer such questions, unless I have complaints against them.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to vrinda_m

@rakeshrh 8 or 9. vs around 5 on Win. Since I am a little techie, I get more kicks out of using linux. But exp wise not much better than Win

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rakeshrh

@rakeshrh A good experience is a result of removal of subtle pain points.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rakeshrh

@rakeshrh The word experience is complete in itself. Speed, aesthetics, design, stability, performance, quality etc - all contribute to it.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rakeshrh

@rakeshrh And some of those who do care, think that why should a purchase a “pain” and carry it around for years? Let me invest a bit more..

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rakeshrh

@rakeshrh I’ll add one more thing. Browsing or music on a mac gives a far better experience than windows Unfortunately few care about it.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rakeshrh

@rakeshrh Must be vmware fusion. Nothing wrong then. Its not a sin to install windows. Even I have it, cause a fraction of my work needs it.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rakeshrh

@rakeshrh Ask him to use a virtual machine rather than doing a native install.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rakeshrh

@rakeshrh Unless he has enough money to not care.

via Twitter for Mac

@rakeshrh Then I’d say it was a decision driven by heart rather than brains. :)

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rakeshrh

Though I have never cared to do _anything_ about my shape,it has regularly received both compliments and criticisms. I’ll assume im perfect.

via Twitter for Mac

@rakeshrh And most “consumers” don’t know much about Ubuntu or any particular flavour of linux.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rakeshrh

@rakeshrh People do take wrong financial decisions. Or maybe right. But many a times people give in to their greed.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rakeshrh

@rakeshrh Because of the beautiful design :)

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rakeshrh

Like the new Twitter homepage. Unlike fb I seem to almost immediately like the changes that @Twitter makes.

via Twitter for Mac

@lokallobaat When I went there it was all ghee, not oil. Maybe you mistook. It was very tasty & aromatic. Everyone there loves it that way.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to lokallobaat

@lokallobaat AFAIK what we call restaurants in Delhi (not too hi-fi) are known as dhabas all around Punjab. Its diff from truck wala dhaba.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to lokallobaat

The interiors of the Delhi Airport Metro Express is somehow “inspired by” airplane interiors. Would have liked a contrast.

via Twitter for Mac

I doubt the operating speed of Airport Metro Express in http://t.co/hBffoMi, but it was pretty fast. Averaged more than a km every min.

via Twitter for Mac

Bangalore, you need an Airport Express Line like Delhi. Buck up!!

via Twitter for Mac

Leaving for the first break of this year.

via Twitter for Mac

11 Souvik-hours away from Chandigarh.

via Twitter for Mac

Beautiful @Airtel_Presence 3G video calling ad http://t.co/VwLSOxX. Really captures human emotions. The more I see it, the more I like it.

via Twitter for Mac

Using my camera as a replacement for a scanner. Heights of under-utilisation.

via Twitter for Mac

miranjdesign Impart that web design gyaan to your clients. http://t.co/bugYnSL

/via @jasonsantamaria

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 10:11 PM, Apr 20th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

Mercurial, you’ve enslaved me. And I willingly gave in.

via Twitter for Mac

@rashmiswamy Ah, that was one of my favourite bus rides; spent the entire time looking through the windows.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rashmiswamy

rungta My favourite Instagram shots, laid out on a single page. Didn’t want you non-iPhone folk to miss out.

Instagraphy Vol1 http://t.co/i3D4tnH

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 9:58 PM, Apr 20th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

niyambhushan You could get 3G from Airtel, but you won’t be allowed to make Skype calls. And I thought what I did with the Internet was my freedom.

via web (retweeted on 9:55 PM, Apr 20th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

Fifteen lakhs, fifty nine thousand and one hundred only; The number of files being backed up.

via Twitter for Mac

kingsidharth Typical Indian website: Everything will be shouting for attention.

via web (retweeted on 9:59 PM, Apr 19th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

Reactions in India:
“I don’t take tea” “ok”
“I don’t drink” “wtf”

via Twitter for Mac

@lokallobaat Yup, for all work related issues we can take that as the base. No doubt.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to lokallobaat

Still recovering from an awful Monday.

via Twitter for Mac

lalithsuresh Hilarious one from @Oatmeal on fixing computers: http://theoatmeal.com/bl…

via Silver Bird (retweeted on 8:12 AM, Apr 19th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

All those of you at Bangalore who were going gaga about the weather over the past couple of days; Delhi is cooler than your city right now.

via Twitter for Mac

@aroradush Thanks for the cc. Will keep that in mind.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to aroradush

The movie Inside Job has hurt my Indian ego. Those Goras managed to achieve heights that our baniyas amid the corrupt community couldn’t. :p

via Twitter for Mac

@rakeshrh You know what I’ll suggest :) All the best with your decision. For some reason I am unable to send DM.

via Twitter for Mac

kingsidharth The Other 24,000 Available Brandables .COM Domains & Names for your #startup http://t.co/xxWSSuv

via Tweet Button (retweeted on 11:18 AM, Apr 17th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

There was a time when movie albums carried just 5 songs. Then they started including a remix of each song. I like the older ways.

via Twitter for Mac

Homage to the Bangalore auto-rickshaw drivers. http://t.co/AcdIVqi

via Twitter for Mac

@amanahuja Yup, it would be nice if phones can push the thought *only* to the intended recipient.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to AmanAhuja

Dear Researchers, please come up with a better way of informing people of phone calls than ringing a bell. Need to restore sanity at home.

via Twitter for Mac

@vikramadhiman Doing good. Work is fine. How is your busy schedule coming along?

via Twitter for Mac in reply to vikramadhiman

@vikramadhiman “plane insane” – if that was not a typo, that was an awesome pun. :)

via Twitter for Mac in reply to vikramadhiman

stephenou OH: “I’m looking for quality code from you for the cheapest price possible.”

via Tweetie for Mac (retweeted on 10:46 PM, Apr 15th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

McDonald’s is clearly threatened by the Zinger Burger (KFC). And why shouldn’t they be? #McSpicyChicken #copycats

via Twitter for Mac

Saibo (from the movie ‘Shor in the City’) on Bose headphones give me goosebumps. Some songs are just made for Bose.

via Twitter for Mac

BoingBoing France to require cleartext password storage http://bit.ly/hwg5yk

via dlvr.it (retweeted on 3:24 PM, Apr 12th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

@lokallobaat Haan haan, kyon nahi. Aaa jao hamare office. @rungta Aajkal TV mein khoob ad chal raha hai Dairy Milk ka – ek utha ke lana. :P

via Twitter for Mac in reply to lokallobaat

@vikramadhiman No idea about Zing. Punjabi By Nature in Gurgaon is at DLF Cyber City – http://t.co/MAWPFT6

via Twitter for Mac in reply to vikramadhiman

@vikramadhiman Mainland China, Punjabi By Nature. They are both chains, pricy but worth trying.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to vikramadhiman

On a high. A month long crisis comes to an end.

via Twitter for Mac

anuradha_kush Every time my phone autocorrects ‘icici’ to ‘hahah’, my heart weeps a silent tear. Of joy.

via Snaptu (retweeted on 11:41 AM, Apr 11th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

@ishanguptaa Who said I’ll be happy to pay it. I only needed the bill. :)

via Twitter for Mac in reply to ishanguptaa

Don’t remember being so happy to receive a bill. #TimeTimeKiBaatHai

via Twitter for Mac

@vikramadhiman Very well organised keeping in mind it was not sponsored and first edition. Good for networking, Presentations could improve.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to vikramadhiman

.@rasagy Full timestamp is still acceptable. Only date is not.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rasagy

@rasagy And in twitter, I’d rather click on the date to see all tweets by the author on that day, instead of just the one tweet.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rasagy

@rasagy Actually, the blog titles (usually) also link to the permalink. That is much more intuitive.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rasagy

.@rasagy Woah!! Awesome. Why encapsulate it behind the date? #flawed

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rasagy

Why does @twitter web interface make it so hard for the users to find the permalink to a tweet? Can’t find it anywhere.

via Twitter for Mac

rungta Wikipedia Gem: “जहाँ ना पहुंचे रेल गाड़ी, वहां पहुंचे बैल गाड़ी, और जहाँ ना पहुंचे बैल गाड़ी वहां पहुंचे मारवाड़ी।”

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 12:11 PM, Apr 10th, 2011 via web)

@RishabhVerma Nice to meet you at triggrin. Good luck with your “stealth” project. :)

via Twitter for Mac

A day well spent at the very first edition of @triggrin. Not sponsored, yet very well organised.If only the timing was hacker-friendly. #ttw

via Twitter for Mac

rungta Awesome Chur-Chur naan at Pardeep Corner with @lokallobaat @souvikdg and others.

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 10:28 PM, Apr 9th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

Hate the acoustics in the cafeteria. Too noisy to converse. Lets network at the basement. #ttw

via Twitter for Mac

Ok, so in a turn of things this session has turned out to be on Scrum education #ttw

via Twitter for Mac

Comfortable beanbag, effective A/C and a big TV in front – Perfect setup for dozing off. #ttw

via Twitter for Mac

Need to get tougher or smarter. #WhenTheGoingGetsTough

via Twitter for Mac

@banerjeerupak @sakshamgarg88 I am against corruption,bt I’m nt well equipped to understand Jan Lokpal bill. So I won’t support it *blindly*

via Twitter for Mac in reply to banerjeerupak

@sakshamgarg88 @banerjeerupak Look dude I am not even doing anything offline, so I have no answer to this question.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to sakshamgarg88

Of those who have assembled at the anti–corruption “get-togethers”, I wonder how may know the details of the proposed solution.

via Twitter for Mac

@_karan Happy Birthday!! Hope I am not early.

via Twitter for Mac

Student discount ticket-less on dtc: Explain economics Rs70lac bus vs Rs20-25 ticket. Ask to hold ear & do sit ups. Make him buy 1 day pass.

via Twitter for Mac

Just before I was leaving for work today… “पहले पढाई छोड़ दी, फिर नौकरी छोड़ दी, अब तेरा बैंक अकाउंट कोई नहीं खोल रहा…” #HowMyDayStarted

via Twitter for Mac

@banerjeerupak Dunno. Citizens are always clueless about what to do.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to banerjeerupak

@banerjeerupak Reservations तो we all protested against. But Amrika se tweets - kya baat hai.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to banerjeerupak

@banerjeerupak oooh!! even NRIs who i know are getting indulged!!

via Twitter for Mac in reply to banerjeerupak

FM ads are getting annoying day by day. They’re like unsolicited SMSes - “Pain in the a**”. Ads shouldn’t be repeated more than once an hr.

via Twitter for Mac

onurkarci “An entrepreneur is someone who steals office supplies from home and brings them to work.” I liked that :) @auren

via web (retweeted on 9:47 PM, Apr 6th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

miranjdesign If you’re looking to startup, here is a tip: Don’t underestimate the process of bank account opening.

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 12:12 PM, Apr 6th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

It’s so hard to resist being a fan of these guys: http://t.co/QFUch0W. Awesome presentations and awesome content.

via Twitter for Mac

@ajeetnayak Yes. It certainly has charged up many.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to ajeetnayak

abhinav “Oh! We won, we won” “No, they won, you watched” - Seinfeld (Episode 87, The Chaperone) #cwc11

via web (retweeted on 5:51 PM, Apr 3rd, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

Indians make the mistake of confusing money with respect. Honour cricketers with awards (eg Arjuna, Padma). Direct the crores to imp needs.

via Twitter for Mac

Raheelk The WC afterglow is like the entire country has had sex. OK consensual sex. OK uncomplicated consensual sex.

via web (retweeted on 1:36 PM, Apr 3rd, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

18 pages out of today’s 30-page TOI has something cricket related. I wonder how many pages TOI wud’ve had if India didn’t win the world cup.

via Twitter for Mac

@rungta Yay!! You’re the saviour. At the same point of time I am quite impressed by CERT-In’s responsiveness. Are they doing something?

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rungta

@rungta Airtel DNS working perfect. :)

via Twitter for Mac in reply to rungta

Run tests to take a break. No matter what the output, it always energises.

via Twitter for Mac

rungta Hijacked URL: http://t.co/ZnsyWYo

Expected: http://t.co/NWWPokd
Actual: http://t.co/JccdTS2 with variants trying to include an iframe.

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 12:50 PM, Apr 1st, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

rungta Can anyone using MTNL (or other Indian) DNS servers confirm malicious code being served as the Google Analytics script?

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 12:49 PM, Apr 1st, 2011 via Twitter for Mac)

Half my workplace is busy investigating a security issue on the internet.

via Twitter for Mac

April fool’s day or Murphy’s law, not sure which one got me today.

via Twitter for Mac

In a strange turn of preferences, really liking two recent punjabi tracks: Laung Da Lashkara (Patiala House) & Saadi Galli (Tanu weds Manu)

via Twitter for Mac