FCC approves iPhone

i've been asking DMS when i can get an iPhone from them... and they were like "what? apple hasnt even got FCC approval for it"... well this was several months back...

but has finally got FCC approval...

(kana) kottu

so who makes the best kottu?
the best kottu i've had is.... at gihan's... quality and quantity wise... and i'll give like... 8/10 for it

kottu king - well its okay... i had some last night with some of my friends... its about 80% of the quantity gihan's gives... score: 6.5/10

pila kottu tastes good when you're drunk... like whenever i kottu from pila when i'm not drunk... i'm like... "i need a drink!"... score: 3/10 when sober and 7/10 when drunk!

i was thinking... if had i been adam... and had eve come and asked me to eat that damn apple... i would have been like... "apple kaala kaatada hari giye!! lets have kottu for dinner!!" no no wait... eve would know that i wont eat the damn apple... so she'd tell the snake... "yako! ape miniha owa kanne naha... nadda kottu ehema?"...

what if jesus had kottu for last supper... we'd be having kottu during mass! and i'd be a practicing-catholic! (not that i care but does this go as blasphemy?)

why do i blog?

to share information

ppl read... and so do i... and if i find something interesting... i tell my friends... why? 'cos i like the share what i've read and their their views... and such a discussion gives a perspective of the topic...
i believe in sharing information... i see no good happening with hiding information... my boss and some of my peers disagree with me... they claim that specialized knowledge should not be disclosed... or something like that... you know.. the whole intellectual property thing...
like my cus would always paste a link from youtube... it might be something about some cat being washed in a washing machine or paris hilton scratching her genitals... hehe
ppl fwd e-mails... most of it is junk... but some are interesting... i've this friend who sends lame ass ppt slideshows of cats and dogs... but once every 10,000,000 e-mails there'll be something interesting... like fish :) hehe
so i see blogging as a menifestation of that same psyche

to share views about various issues

ppl have views on various topics like politics, economics etc... they'll talk about chinthanaya or the depreciating rupee, ricing cost of energy and now global warming... pffft...
again... a blog is another media where ppl get to express their views...

to make money?

if there is significant traffic... and then why not make a buck of out of it... is that such a bad thing? but i've not placed any ads... i dont have much traffic...

to bitch about stuff

ya like say someone says something really lame on TV... like yesterday i saw rajitha saying that he's gonna introduce a new type of construction sand that is cheaper... and when it compares to fresh water sand... the volume needed is much less... which defies the purpose... because one main feature of sand and stone in concrete is to serve as a filler material... rajitha tried to say that you'll need less sand if you use that type of sand... but apparently it doesnt behave like that... it has similar volumetric properties of sand... but its much cheaper...

notice to all kottu visitors

you are most welcome to visit my blog... read whatever that i've written, copy-pasted or whatever... see... i knew that some of you would say stuff (refer the anonymous comments)... so i stopped my feed till late last night... so that this would fall to the second page but apparently it had not!!! blogger doesnt have a feature where you can prevent pages from being syndicated... and i'm switching to drupal this weekend...
i dont revolve around kottu.org (although i had kottu from kottu king for dinner last night... and it was a rip off... gihan's kottu is better!)
and i didnt post this blog to counter voice... ppl have been asking "why do you blog? are you fucking jobless or something"... and voice is right... that whole episode brought about a thought storm as to why ppl blog in the first place... and since i'm the bad guy now for bitching about voice... i thought i'd explain why i blog...
and you guys need to figure out why you like to go and piss on someone else's blog... if its 'cos you get some sick pleasure out of it... then screw you!!! i hope you get some sorta permanent explosive diarrhea!!!
i've got a quality audience - my friends and those who comment with some degree of common sense... i dont need lame ass loser traffic... so fucking piss off!!!

global warming lu...

meh... anna global warming lu...
greenpeace is boring...
they want everyone to stop smoking and be vegetarians and ride bicycles or ride donkeys!
so... we need to figure out a way to re-radiate more solar incident solar radiation...
any ideas?

jvp / jhu statement
we will not be intimidated by threats from the sun... we are a sovereign nation and we dont take threats from anyone... including the environment, sun, moon etc. we have lasted for 2500 (or whatever) years...

Developements in Solar Power

the third news release has a small error... power terms expressed should be W and not kW... eg. $7.37 per W in 2007 should be $7.37 per kW in 2007...

comparing solar with biomass power generation... installed cost for biomass in 2007 is $2.00 per W and has a plant factor of 0.85 (85%)... with a specific fuel consumption of 2kg/kWh...

Utility to build largest solar power facility in northwest U.S.

BELLEVUE, Washington, US, May 16, 2007. A California solar company will build a US$3.7 million solar generating facility in Washington state that will be the first commercial installation to use solar panels made in that state.
Puget Sound Energy, the utility subsidiary of Puget Energy, says EI Solutions will design and construct the largest solar generating facility in the Pacific Northwest. The 500 kW facility will start construction next month near the utility’s Wild Horse windfarm in central Washington, and most of the panels will be in operation before the end of this year.

Source: Refocus

U.S. retail giant to buy solar power

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, US, May 16, 2007. One of the largest retail chains in the United States will purchase solar electricity for 22 of its stores.
Wal-Mart Stores will buy 20 million kWh per year from BP Solar, SunEdison and PowerLight, a subsidiary of SunPower. The green power will be used in Wal-Mart stores, Sam’s Clubs and a distribution centre in Hawaii and California.
When fully implemented, the aggregate purchase could be one of the top-ten solar power initiatives in the U.S., if not the world, the company claims. Each solar power system will provide up to 30% of the electricity for the store on which it is installed and the solar systems will reduce GHG emissions by 6,500 to 10,000 tonnes per year.
Wal-Mart is testing wind and solar generation systems in its experimental stores in McKinney (Texas) and Aurora (Colorado). The results from these stores and the pilot project will point to additional ways to achieve renewable energy goals and determine how to move forward with solar power generation at additional Wal-Mart stores, Sam’s Clubs and distribution centres.

Source: Refocus

Solar PV predicted to grow 40% per year

NEW YORK, New York, US, May 16, 2007. Demand for solar PV power will grow 40% per year by 2011, “offering opportunities for investors who can ride out near-term bumps,” according to a report from one of the top investment banks.
The solar industry is implementing technology improvements that will continue to drive costs down, and the industry’s installed cost for PV will decline from an average of $7.37 per kW in 2007 to $4.40 in 2011. The industry will achieve organic competitiveness with grid electricity at $3.50 per kW, without incentives and depending on the region by 2012 - 2014.

Source: Refocus