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Introducing Spock, the people search engine

2008-04-12T08:20:00.000-07:00

Till now I have been writing about my favorite people, who they are, what they like and what they do. But this time, I'm introducing another fine way to do People Search, a nice little site called Spock.

When I first heard the name, it reminded me of Lt. Commander Spock from the USS Enterprise, and I was glad to discover that they are not ruining his name. A nice clean Google like plain search interface helps everyone perform a people search for their friends, colleagues or even random persons they would wish to locate.

Whats the magic? Well, All those social networking sites that you sign up for, and all those blog you write, Spock's super cool engine uses data from many such sources and builds up your whereabouts. It might sound creepy at first, but for me, it starts another new round of ego-surfing. So what are you waiting for, why not head right over and do a people search with Spock, I'm sure it'll surprise you.

SO Long and Thanx for all the Fish...

2005-03-04T23:17:00.000-08:00

Sayonara!!

I have purchased hosting... and have shifted to my new domain

www.abhishekthakkar.com

Now proudly powered with wordpress 1.5

See you all there,
Thanc for dropping by

aarigato!

-@

Ma! ma!! Mein 1st class 1st pass hua hoon....

2004-07-14T11:28:00.000-07:00

We have heard this dialogue many a times in movies, though we hardly remember what our 1st class was like, here's my class one, in the school of Guardian & Guide, Raipur. After this, from class 2, I did the rest of my studies in Bhilai. But yeah, yahan to sahi mein, mein 1st class 1st pass hua tha!

ps: For those who havent got me yet, I'm to the far right in the middle row :D

Typo

2004-07-08T14:42:00.000-07:00

Hemant is one of the 13 people who will be passing out in Visual Communication batch of 2004 from IDC,IIT Bombay. I've seen hemant working endlessly with undiluted concentration on his comp at one corner of Maya Lab, I have never disturbed him like I do others, because working in Black and white and on fonts and layouts has never interested me. After two years of IDC, when now I am finally used to the Gautam's choice of Indian Classical Music and my english has adopted a slight South Indian accent, I have to admit I have started admiring the patience which goes behind things like font designing. I regret that now that I have started getting to know him, he is leaving IIT.

Hemant is best identified with his immense knowledge of typography, his regular gear of flouroscent T-shirts (surprisingly, they look good on him at all times), and his own unique gaze of concentration which is so obvious in the pic above. While working, his face will go into this look regularly. In these moments, he'll stare into his own ethereal universe, while he untangles the web which is holding him back, at the end of which a glow comes on his face marking the beginning of a solution. This photo was taken during the batch treat when the PD presentations got over, and Hemant is probably imagining his far-distant future, maybe his dream home, his wife or the names of his future kids :D. Just kidding, hemant first love is his compositions and I'll bet that one of them is occupying his mind at this time too.. He is looking forward to a future of being a Typographer and I wish him all the luck..

-Thakkar

Nostalgia..

2004-06-21T07:04:00.000-07:00

This one goes out for innocence lost, a time when the solution to the questions, the latest in Raj comics, were more important to us than the size of breasts of the females around us. Undoubtedly I enjoyed a lot during my stay here at IIT, but still school friends are a part of my memory which I still remember fondly. I remember all those pretty girls whom we used to hate, the annual day we organised, of the times when couple of us were together from morning 4:00 am to evening 8:00 as a result of School and tutions clubbed together.

In the above pic, you can see (from right), Pranjal Chatterjee (who is doing CA), Vikas Chandra Sahu (who has become more extrovert and turned into Vicky Dada after joining BIT), Gautam "gautai dada" Gupta (did Civil from MNR, and now placed in ... I forgot), Deepayan Chakraborty (standing, he was with me here at IIT and is now at UCSD), Atul Sharma (my classmate since Class 1, joined GSITS in Indore and I think is looking for Jobs), Me, the Handsome Himanshu Bhalla (the most ambitious man I know, he joined BHU ceramics, changed branch to Comp. Sci., did PT in Singapore, topped the class, joined Tata Elexsi and shifted to Reliance Infocomm., this fellow is going ahead at a fast pace and is not stopping at all), Shashwat Lakhanpal (sportsperson, a friend whom I miss here at IIT most, joined REC, and now placed in Infosys) and Vishwajeet Singh Gupta (current whereabouts - unknown). The pic was taken on our last annual picnic at some DAM, near Bhilai.. there is soo much I am forgetting about my past these days.

I miss U guys!

Minnie Mouse

2004-06-08T04:18:00.000-07:00

Well, Dipti, persistance finally paid off.. While you were bugging everyday for putting up the snap, I also had to find something which will show your true self. Whenever I see dipti, she reminds me of a Bugs Bunny trapped in a Minnie Mouse body! Imagine that, and you get Dipti. For the sake of convenience, I have put up this pic which was taken about the same time as the one below, that is, Holi this year. She did her Graduation from JJ and after IDC, whether I say it or not, She *IS* going to rock the world. So better watch out...

- Thakkar

The Axe Effect.

2004-06-06T14:15:00.000-07:00

Gautam Karnik, the skinny little guy in middle, is again a senior IDCian and is your Ideal Dr. Jekyll. By day, or on most days, Gautam is your simple kind hearted helping fellow, the saint, who will come, work with determination and go back! But then, the Mr. Hyde part takes over and he'll flirt with any dame around, while walking back he'll ask about the female who just crossed by ;) and his remark on H11 valfi was "Wow, I never knew there were these many of them around!"

Also known for his GJ's (Gautam Jokes), he recently joined the 30's club two weeks ago. The above snap, taken at Holi this year, shows Gautam in his full glory where everyone posed for this AXE effect snap taken. Every guy does gets his lucky day!

At 30, I wish him more such days before he gets married, or before his parents see this picture :D

-Thakkar

PS. Deepti, you are up next, this time I promise... check this place tommorow!

A cute couple...

2004-06-05T15:28:00.000-07:00

There are many people I like in life and two of them are Kiran Kulkarni and Sindhu Narayan, both presently final year IDCians. Both are very simple people, deep discussions with them bring me back to loving simple things in life everytime, and what things represent in essence. In fact, i think that if their job doesnt require it, they will never miss a net connected computer ever in life.

If I remember correctly, both of them are from banglore and were good friends before coming here (possibly in college and/or school). In many ways they are alike, like the way they smile, like the look on sindhu' face when she looks at a good design and the look on kiran's face when he looks at some Corbusier's architecture and I for one, consider them a couple. What lies in future, only time will tell.. (Kiran,sind - sorry if I overwrote, I am just voicing my opinion ;) )

This pic was taken at H12 (kiran's) valfi! This one goes for long lasting friendships!
May they live happily everafter...

-Thakkar

A happy family

2004-06-04T13:12:00.000-07:00

Here's my family, I just love this pic for the innocense that drools out from me and my brother's faces. Dad is happy and mom is giving that knowing smile. Come to think of it, I cant even remember who took the photo since all of us are in front of the camera! I hate growing up...

Thakkar

Aniket Thakkar, my Brother

2004-06-03T12:17:00.000-07:00

"With great power comes great responsibility"

Yes, that is in fact, True! With the great option of being an "Elder" at so small an age, an option of not being the youngest in the family, of not being called "chhotu" even though your physical growth rate is phenomenol as compared to other kids, comes the biggest responsibility of all, to put up a path for younger to compete, to always see him getting things 4 years sooner than you. You have to be at your best at all times while he gets that extra attention. The younger also gets the first saying in all matters, whether or not the opinion is taken into consideration or not. He also gets to escape easily from all pranks, and is attended to first if both of u are whining for some reason.

I do think its the best to be either the oldest or youngest in the family, and I think my little kid bro knows it too. He has tried his best to be not-me. Presently studying in YCCE Nagpur, he plays regular games instead of computer ones, he has a different dram style and he also came runner up in Mr. Mood Indigo 2004, just like that. He constantly reminds me of the fact that "I'm right behind you!", and is becoming more and more impish by the day. This one goes out for you, little brother, and all the wonder years!

Missing you.
Thakkar

Wicked Games

2004-06-02T13:27:00.000-07:00

I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you.
I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you.

What a wicked game to play, to make me feel this way.
What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you.

The above lines by Chris Isaack just about put my feelings on paper(or screen whatever!). Who needs an Aishwarya Rai to get a crush on, when you have good friends. This one is for "The other self!, the heart of my heart, the light of my eyes, forever.. (so I ranted another line from some novel I read, but I do mean it, honestly!! I have a crush on her, and for now, its like its forever!!)

Okay! I know all of you are going to ask that "hows it going?" and "does she like you?" and "have you told her?" and what not! Puhleeeese junta, grow up! This isnt like she posed for the pic to be taken specially, its her natural radient self which comes out in every snap! And no, you cant have any more of them, unless I choose to post them of course. The photo was taken in Hostel 12, at their valfi (of course I had to crop off some people to isolate this pic). The dame's name is Anupama Kamath, fondly called Joinx, and she's ONE of the (few) people I admire.

Thakkar

Men and Giants

2004-06-01T10:37:00.000-07:00

A classic comparative snap, this one was taken at Alibagh Beach, which I visited with IDC seniors while attending the elective HCI-2. Opposite to me is Shalaka's Kid Mayank. Shalaka is always complaining that I post all babe snaps and never her's, so here it is! Well, this doesnt actually qualifies as a snap of Mayank, so I'll post one up soon! Therefore, this one goes out to a 6'4" height and 130 kgs of weight, in other words, me!

Zor se bolo Bajrang Bali ki ... Jai!!!
Thakkar

A rare pic!

2004-05-31T13:17:00.000-07:00

This classic picture is from freshman year Dandiya, a time when Fuckka (Abhishek Agarwal, left) and Chinta (Abhinav Chintamani-right) still kept moustaches. They stopped that later and no one has seen 'em adorning one since. This is probably one of the very few pics that remain which show these Gentlemen's original faces. This one goes out for new found friends and budding relationships.

2003 Class of Civil Dept, IIT Bombay

2004-05-30T11:24:00.000-07:00

This one goes out to all my batchmates of Civil Engineering Department. Sure we fought like cats and dogs for four years, but we had our own happy moments. One such was the one and only batch picnic that happened at end of midsem, 2nd year 2nd sem. Believe it or not, we started planning this off in the middle of exams. Thankfully, everyone passed.

Just in case you are wondering about the place, its Tikku ji ni wadi in Thane, Mumbai, India.

Kanuga and Gary, MI 1999

2004-05-29T07:08:00.000-07:00

I have done many things in IIT, apart from Academics, and Mood Indigo 1999 was the first festival I joined. This is a snap taken at that time, happy moments, a time when we took celebrities in awe, a time when we were baffled with the scale of the festival. Five years later, at present, much has changed, yet the feel remains, just like the lingering flavour of something good you had sometime before. So this one's for Kanuga and a frienship of 5 years..

The Sancheti's

2004-05-27T08:49:00.000-07:00

Sachin Sancheti, a batchmate, a wingmate, a friend.. is getting married on 27 June 2004. Its an arranged marraige. So now people are getting married while I still play Unreal Tournament and enjoy watching Powerpuff girls on Cartoon Network. But this is their story, so here's to the happy couple.. For those who are curious, the dame's name is Ankita and she studies(?) in TISS.

The smitten look on Giggle's face is priceless, he's gonna make her one happy wife! touchwood!!

The 3 makkhi-eaters!!

2004-05-26T12:10:00.000-07:00

Here's one for old timers and the time spent with them.. The pic you see below has two of my lifetime bumchums, Upesh (right) and Rane(Middle). And as Aamir Khan says: "Ya to yeh dosti bahut gehri hain ya phir yeh photo 3d hain"

Prachi Shinde.

2004-05-26T04:54:00.000-07:00

Ok, So I am starting this new blog for all the friends I have, and since most of you crib on whom I give preference by putting someone first, I'll start with this girl I met on net! We finally met face to face in CGA World Expo 2004 held at Nehru Centre, Worli. She is cute, witty and is studying animation @ Maya Academy.

We are still in touch and I expect to meet more!