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Masti: Quake 2: Anyone up for a deathmatch!


Played this game after a long time yesterday - used to be an addict in college and had a sudden urge to get hold of it yesteday. The link has all the files and instructions you need to get it up and running. Anyone up for a death-match! hahaha!
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Miscellaneous: Rambhai: About Us


What is Rambhai.com all about?
Rambhai.com is an India-centric link/news sharing website that is based on the principles of:
Free Expression
User Moderation
On rambhai, you can share/read stories which you think are of interest to Desis (this is a term used to refer to people who have some form of association with the Indian sub-continent).
We encourage users to be as fair as possible while passing a judgement by either voting or commenting. Basically behave unto others as you would have them behave unto you.

How do I contact the Rambhai team?
Send us an email at rambhai@rambhai.com

What kind of links can I expect?
The links/discussion will generally be on topics relevant to Indians/Desis. We expect the discussion topics to range from entertainment, sports, tech, politics etc. Overall following the free expression, user-moderation philosophy, we can't say in which direction the website will evolve. We do not want to control the direction.

What is your concept of free-expression in the Indian context?
Free expression is about feeling the freedom to post a story or a comment, lack of fear, desire to express and be recognized by a close-knit community of Desis.

Who is Rambhai?
Well. Rambhai is your neighborhood chaiwalla. It could be the guy serving in your college, just outside your workplace, anywhere you take a break, have a chai/coffee/smoke and discuss anything under the sun. We aspire to be that place on the net. Specifically, the name is inspired by Rambhai, the chaiwalla outside IIM Ahmedabad, who predates most people on the campus and is a very liked and talked about personality including in the classroom case-discussions of IIM Ahmedabad. IIMA guys-n-gals hang out there (many more options of hanging out have since come up like the CT etc) and chat about wide-ranging topics of interest.

Rambhai in media
Rambhai appeared on front page of TOI Ahemdabad in January 24,2008. Here is a link to the story . An excerpt from the TOI story:-


For the last 25 years, he has supplied steaming cups of chai at his kitli, offering food for thought and creating a space for debate and discussion for students of IIM-A.
Now, this chaiwala is raising a storm in a tea cup in cyberspace, with a website created in his name that has a popular discussion board which touches on almost everything — from global warming to “hot” Carla Bruni.
“Students come to my kitli and discuss a wide range of topics. I join in and like to have open discussions and exchange of ideas,” says Rambhai Kori, who came to the city from Uttar Pradesh when he was three.
Not surprising then, that the site named after him is a discussion board for topics and links for stories ranging from ‘Bloodbath on Dalal Street’ to ‘India’s launching of the Israeli satellite’ and ‘10 reasons why you should date a fat girl’. Another discussion is on Bin Laden’s son advising his father to change his ways, while another talks on ‘Sicko grabs Koena’s stomach’.


Rambhai chaiwalla recently appeared in TOI Ahmedabad edition, here is link to that story

Can I post anything here?
The freedom is broad but has limits due to law of the land. The user-moderated free-expression media as a concept is new to even the internet, atleast in the Indian context. So remember that we are the pioneers and it up to us to make this initiative a success. To this end, we will have to ensure that we adhere to some guidelines:
Reduce obscenities as much as possible.
Tone down personal attacks
Adhere to laws of the land i.e. the Indian Law if you are in India or the law of the country you are in.

We do not feel the above are too stringent and so reserve the right to remove content we feel is going against the law etc. Thus within these limits we will try as much as possible to keep the philosophy of free expression intact.

Visit Rambhai.com regularly. Post links of interest to Desis. Vote/Comment on the ones you like. Enjoy... Lets make history!
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Masti: What gender is 'computer' ? )

A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that inSpanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine."House" for instance, is feminine: "la casa." "Pencil," however, is masculine: "el lapiz." A student asked, "What gender is 'computer'?" Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the classinto two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselveswhether "computer" should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation. The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the feminine gender ("la computadora"), because: 1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic; 2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else; 3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ("el computador"), because: 1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on; 2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves; 3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and 4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model
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Business: The Toyota Way!!

Defeating GM and Ford in US was once impossible, however due to Toyota's Quality Control (best quality vehicles) it has been achieved. Secondly, Toyota manufactures and assembles locally, hence keeping the costs down!! Long Hail Globalization, Long Hail King Consumer!!
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Miscellaneous: 9 Attitudes of Highly Creative People


Find out if you are creative
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Business: Maruti SX4


Maruti Suzuki introduced a new car Maruti SX4. Approximately price of this car is around $14,999. 2.0 liter, dual over head Cam, 16 valve, 4 cylinder engine, 143 horsepower engine, 136 Ft-Lbs of Torque, 5 speed manual transmission, etc
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Cricket: For third time Australia are world cricket champions.

The defending champions, Australia emerged as the winners and a Hat Trick world cup champions title in Barbados,West Indies which the West Indies themselves failed to get Hat Trick when they had a chance in 1983.
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Business: Beijing-Lhasa Vs Hassan-Mangalore Train Link

If Beijing-Lhasa train link can be completed so quickly then why does it take so longer to connect Hassan with Managlore
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Masti: Better Late, Than NEVER!!


Look at the foolish smile of 'accomplishment' on that lady's face. Boy, there could never had been a better example of what I say, "The line between the Foolishness and Bravery is quite grim'! The couple should have been awarded with the Most Foolish Couple Alive!!
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Cricket: Google India's cricket lovers page


Here's a hidden treasure in Google India's own cricket page!
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Business: Nasdaq Prefers Chinese Dragon over Indian Tiger

Nasdaq to open China Specific Country Index. After Intel's feb plant loss to China, this is another blow to India.
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Miscellaneous: world's first open-source car

You people might have heard a lot about open source softwares but how about the world's first open source car. Check it out!
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Business: Intel's Fab plant - China Inside and India Outside

Intel to set up new fab plant in China. This is a big loss for India similar to Indian cricket team loss in the world cup.
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Cricket: It can be fun being an India supporter - even in defeat

India lost to Bangladesh on Saturday -- and I never thought watching India lose could be fun. But sitting in the Party Stand of the Queen's Park Oval helped to alleviate all sorrows.
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