Movie: Blood Diamond

Today, i went to watch Blood Diamond. I'm not a movie buff or something but i was moved so much by the movie, posting about it is the first thing i'm doing after i got out of the cinema.

I'm not going to talk about the movie or the acting abilities of the cast. I'm going to write about what the movie has opened my eyes to. There is so much pain and suffering in the world and all an ordinary person like me can think during a day is to earn a good living, do some savings and retire early. It was proved to me time and again that movies are a great medium to provoke thought and shake audiences' conscience. I know what you're thinking, people get excited like this every once in a while and it is short lived. You are probably right. I could even forget that i made blog post about a movie that made me want to travel the world and do my part to alleviate someone's trauma. But i can say this one thing, someday, not today not tomorrow, someday i will sure do something more than sit at my desk all day and write programs for someone overseas.

Now, about the movie itself, i know i know...i said i wouldn't talk about the movie. It reminded me of the time when i watched Tears of the Sun. That was a good watch too. Blood Diamond is a must watch and don't miss an opportunity to watch it.

And yes, I am definitely visiting Africa. God knows when.

Happy Surfing.

May the stars watch over you.

10 good *nix usage habits and Linux Kernel in a Nutshell

I came across this nice article just a little while ago. If you work on *nix systems now and then you'll find it useful. Do check out the resources section.

And hey, if you're interesetd in Linux Kernel customisations or such, or just want to know want to try it for fun, you could start here. This book is an O'REILLY publication and is available for download too. Visit the page for a chapter wise break up of the download file. And ofcourse, you can buy it too.

My first post

If you're reading this you either know me and wanted to check what i blog about or you just Stumbled across my blog.

Well, this is the first post of my blog. I've been meaning to start blogging for a long time and here it is, finally.
Here's a little introduction of myself.

Who am i? I call myself SilverStag (yes, the name is after Harry's patronus in the Harry Potter series) .
What will i be blogging about? Oh! this and that. Anything and everything that i happen to like.
What do i do? I work for a software consulting firm. But, i'm not into consulting. I work for my company's products division.

More posts coming up, so stay tuned.

May the force be with you.