The AI and I: A Love Story (Not really)
The AI and I When ChatGPT arrived, I was told that my job was in danger. Engineers with twenty years of experience were going to be replaced by a chatbot tha...
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The Glowing Rectangle
The Glowing Rectangle It sits on the nightstand, pulsating with a silent demand. A blue notification light, blinking like the eye of a dormant beast. Touch...
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The Grind
The Grind There is a coffee machine in the office pantry that hates me. I am convinced of this. It purrs contentedly for the HR lady, dispensing a frothy, ca...
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Bloody Indians in Vegas
Bloody Indians in Vegas As mentioned in the previous post, here’s another twisted tale of telephony. First, the disclaimer: Unlike other incidents on this b...
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I Still Don't Know
I Still Don't Know When I died, I wasn’t surprised to be escorted in to the gate that read: Welcome To where else Hell. Death leaves one with the bittern...
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It Really Doesn’t Matter
It Really Doesn’t Matter If you are the kind who admires confidence and decisiveness, I am afraid I won’t be leaving a great impression on you if you happen...
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Stupid Tit-Bits
Stupid Tit-Bits 1. Phantom Fetish Long ago, when there used to be not more than a single hit per day on this blog, I would check each visitor’s location and...
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Goa Trip : Introduction
Goa Trip : Introduction So how was the trip ? Words one expects to hear are : "Awesome", "Fantastic"," Disaster" ... I am going to use similar words in a ch...
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Five Whatevers
Five Whatevers 1. Object Thou shalt not steal. Else, you are a thief. And the object, Stolen. 2. Work Rose, “I shall have the glory”. Thorn, “I too, will...
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The Tailor's Box
The Tailor's Box When Abdul took measurements of his customers, he secretly measured their age too. Decades of sewing clothes had taught him how the human bo...
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Shadows of the mind
Shadows of the mind Since last quarter of an hour I’ve been wondering about the value of right hand. When no amount of money succeeded in luring me into part...
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In Praise Of Routine And In Glory Of Life
In Praise Of Routine And In Glory Of Life The skin is getting its colour back. The blood is pure red now; gallons of alcohol have drained off. Sometimes thou...
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The Alchemistress
The Alchemistress Stella was on the hospital bed. Her left leg plastered. This had to be the worst day she has had in years. She slipped over the stairs as s...
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For Chameli, whenever I may find her
For Chameli, whenever I may find her Terror is what I was craving for last night. It had been quite a long time since I woke up in the night fear-struck with...
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Her Diary
Her Diary Everyday life for a female is never easy in a conservative society. Being a werewolf doesn’t help. Waking up naked beneath the park benches, even...
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We The People
We The People Scenario 1 : Two kids with their Mom Mom : Sonu, Monu ! Come let's go to the Tagore Academy. There's an exhibition on Chola dynasty sculptures....
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Ten Years in Industry
Ten Years in Industry This June 17th, I will be finishing 10 years in industry. The duration is almost a dog-life. A kid born 10 years ago would have learnt...
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God's Own Child
God's Own Child There were impatient knocks on my door this morning. I stopped Eminem swearing loudly on my Laptop, opened the door and found the delivery bo...
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Please Vote For Me
Please Vote For Me I need your votes for the 'Chief Blogger' Contest for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The 'Chief Blogger' gets to travel with the team and bl...
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Mother
Mother Mother, do you think they'll like this song? Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls? Mother, should I build the wall? [Original Post](htt...
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Things a man endures every morning
Things a man endures every morning [Original Post](https://brownphantom.blogspot.com/2010/08/things-man-endures-every-morning.html)...
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Bee and the Beast
Bee and the Beast I saw brightness shimmering through the window glasses of his house on that rainy night. Then he opened one of the windows to smell the wet...
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Helpless
Helpless I have come to accept that no matter how much I reason, I am not immune to the whims of surroundings. How else to justify the Bournv...
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Trip Home
Trip Home Lull is a funny word. And that’s what this place has been going through for a long while now. I have forgotten how to structure a post to the level...
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How we learnt "English" over the last few decades.
How we learnt 'English" over the last few decades. Year 1958 . Well, first the basics . Movie : Dilli ka Thug C.A.T. Cat, Cat Maane Billi, R.A.T. Rat, Rat...
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The Happening
The Happening Wednesday evening. Around 9 PM. I called up Chitto to discuss about the Goa-trip that we three (third one being Pravu) had planned for the firs...
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A Word Game
A Word Game I’ve got almost three hours left, as these very words are typed, before I default on the grand promise made to myself of writing at least one pos...
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A Tree, A Lizard, And A Dementia
A Tree, A Lizard, And A Dementia This is not a “proper” post, in a sense that it is being done just for the sake of discipline. Am working on something inter...
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Dilli Ka Thug : Part 2
Dilli Ka Thug : Part 2 Here goes the analysis of the first incidence in the Tricks-of-Trades series. I turned. It was him. Statistics: When I look back, I...
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Riders On The Storm
Riders On The Storm I had a shocker today morning while driving. As soon as the radio was turned on, these were the words that fell on my ears: Into this ho...
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Demon : Short Story Contest Entry
Demon : Short Story Contest Entry Yesterday as the room service lady delivered the laundry to my room, I hesitated, “This bra is not mine”. “Of course not,...
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How not to get duped at the petrol pump
How not to get duped at the petrol pump It’s that time of the month again when Vinnie needs her food. I usually get the tank full at the petrol pumps for thr...
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Facebook Agony Aunt
Facebook Agony Aunt Pokers Q. I am being poked and tickled a lot. Yesterday, a classmate I haven’t met for seven years pinched me. How do I react? A. It woul...
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Rage Against The Tags
Rage Against The Tags I have been busy doing nothing for the entire week. As a result, the blog suffered blatant neglect. Time to make amends. First, a few i...
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Men In The Mirror
Men In The Mirror Everyday as I drive to office, I dread that one minute, the time to be spent in the lift. The lift in my office has reflecting surfaces on...
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The Profound Lie
The Profound Lie A solitary word spoken for the entire day and that too was a lie. Optimizations, in daily life, have been stretched too far I guess. Probabl...
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Zakmhi Shayar ke Sher
Zakmhi Shayar ke Sher 1. Gaane the , taraane the, Sunane ke liye kai afsaane the, Magar wo zamana aur tha, Un dino hum zaraa diwaane the 2. Haqeequt ne y...
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Tina
Tina Damn the vulnerabilities of daily existence. Just when I was going to coin the term Pseudo-Swines for those who were cashing in on the flu-mania to stay...
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So kid, what do you want to be when you grow up ?
So kid, what do you want to be when you grow up ? [Original Post](https://brownphantom.blogspot.com/2009/12/so-kid-what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you.html)...
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Spoilt For Choice
Spoilt For Choice Bed is the clear favorite, of course....
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Three silly, but very short stories
Three silly, but very short stories 1. Droplet "I would prefer a blackhole to a sponge", said the suicidal droplet. A river devoured it. 2. Shoes Twins. Bot...
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"Ascension" Short Fiction Contest
"Ascension" Short Fiction Contest There's this cool short fiction contest going on here. You'll find some fantastic works there. None of the stories are more...
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Handshakes, Dating And Succumbing
Handshakes, Dating And Succumbing Observing last few posts, I felt that the blog is getting too analytical and didactic. So the second part of the previous p...
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Don’t cry over spilt milk
Don’t cry over spilt milk Four babies are being born every second. Scientists at ISRO are toiling hard for nation’s first mission to moon this month. Rules a...
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In Top 9 For Chief Blogger RCB
In Top 9 For Chief Blogger RCB Just saw the results here. and I am shortlisted in top 9 for the post of chief bloggers. Extremely relieved and happy right n...
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What Happens In Dewas Stays In Dewas
What Happens In Dewas Stays In Dewas After six long years, I celebrated Diwali with family in my home town Dewas (fondly called Las Dewas by expatriates). “...
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So Far Away
So Far Away Beautiful Joanna lays naked on the beach, sipping her Pina-colada from the crystal glass. Sky is blue and the water green. Waves come and go, and...
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Cheerleaders in T20 : An analysis of poll results
Cheerleaders in T20 : An analysis of poll results Following are the results of a poll conducted on RCB blog : If I were Pratibha Patil, I would invite the W...
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Unborn
Unborn Before she died, she had one last look at the sky. She has been sleeping since then, only to keep waking in another dream. Now she found herself on a...
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Good Old Days
Good Old Days After every seven years, you are a new biological person. Defining the boundaries of a new generation is a difficult question and doesn’t have...