— Kiran Jonnalagadda’s Blog

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Trust me, you don’t want your URL on the front page of the Times. Not, given the number of people who think you are an exotic creature they want to be buddies with.

I’m having a busy, interesting and not very pleasant time for reasons other than that article.

latelyontime and I have barely slept the last two days, staying up nights fiddling with suitware.

I need a vacation. It’s about time.

shortindiangirl — Sep 1, 2005 10:24:32 AM — # ↩

ToI ? Link to the ToI story ?
- deepix — Sep 1, 2005 10:30:29 AM — # ↩
  
  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1212792.cms
  - shortindiangirl — Sep 1, 2005 11:09:41 AM — # ↩
    
    Thanx. It's not particularly flattering eh. I was hoping to see something about his photography, or his research instead.
    - Kiran Jonnalagadda — Sep 1, 2005 1:08:56 PM — # ↩
      
      I thought it stated it rather matter-of-fact-ly. The online piece is trimmed down. The print version was an attempt to explore geek culture and profiled a few others, but ended before getting to making a point.
      
      I would be very concerned about a piece that talked about my photography and research and made me appear as an eligible bachelor.
      - shortindiangirl — Sep 1, 2005 1:23:12 PM — # ↩
        
        Even the online version did not make you out to be an elegible bachelor! Your internet romance has weight, since the relationship has transcended the net now ;-)
        
        I think the article was trying to illustrate how real life can be extremely different from online life for some folks who maintain two personalities. Nothing subtle about its title! Since I haven't met you yet, I can't say. There's plenty of blog addicts like me who are, as fatmuttony once put it, "All there": i.e. nothing different about me IRL.
        
        Sounded more like an article picking up some oft-e-buzzed names, but lest I offend Assisi or someone else, let me stop there.
riteshn — Sep 1, 2005 11:46:07 AM — # ↩

You are a celebrity :)
urmila — Sep 1, 2005 11:53:27 AM — # ↩

number of people who think you are an exotic creature

:))

*huggg*

I'm sure it is better than receiving mails from weird desperate wannabe 'house husbands' on gmail!
madhav — Sep 1, 2005 12:00:07 PM — # ↩

I'm curious. How did this happen anyway? Without your knowledge?

I'm getting scared of commenting on your public posts now.
- jackol — Sep 1, 2005 12:33:18 PM — # ↩
  
  You could say the same of Madhav. Online, people call him Madhav. He doesn't particularly cherish his privacy. There is not an iota of deceit in him.
  
  He can, however, put everything written here in two or three words...
  
  (You know, I had a lot of ideas for this but I have to run into a meeting so I'll leave it in this horribly unfinished state ;)
  - madhav — Sep 1, 2005 12:35:21 PM — # ↩
    
    Ha ha ha. Nice. Now to screen or delete my original comment...
- Kiran Jonnalagadda — Sep 1, 2005 1:16:38 PM — # ↩
  
  No, Charles based his profile on descriptions from my former colleagues -- real people I worked with for nearly two years -- and checked everything with me before committing it. There's nothing sneaky about this.
  
  I just wasn't expecting the fallout of a URL on the front page in anchor news position -- something which still baffles me. Variety news is usually at the bottom of the front page. "You want to print my URL? Umm, yeah, sure. It's a public journal anyway." I'm not sure I'd like it happen again.
  
  Not that it's that bad; just that it's a matter of inviting the unwashed masses to your door and among other things, giving them a place to spill their general feelings about ToI.
  - shortindiangirl — Sep 1, 2005 1:26:32 PM — # ↩
    
    And where are those wonderful comments ? Mango people...The 8 million (out of which only 5 mill can actually read the paper) who support Bangalore
    - Kiran Jonnalagadda — Sep 2, 2005 2:22:51 PM — # ↩
      
      Here, here and here.
      - shortindiangirl — Sep 2, 2005 4:15:21 PM — # ↩
        
        My sympathies. Yeugh.
plasmid — Sep 1, 2005 1:38:47 PM — # ↩

branded...most eligible bachelor now
beerbal — Sep 1, 2005 2:01:23 PM — # ↩

What's suitware? (Garment of choice of page 1 celebrities? :p )
- Kiran Jonnalagadda — Sep 1, 2005 2:57:34 PM — # ↩
  
  Software used by people in suits. You know, presentations and charts and diagrams and suchlike.
  - mujib — Sep 2, 2005 1:37:36 PM — # ↩
    
    Heh. That's a good word to know.
  - sriramb — Sep 2, 2005 4:36:30 PM — # ↩
    
    welcome to our world. Kalyan and i are knee deep in it.
  - beerbal — Sep 3, 2005 12:42:46 AM — # ↩
    
    You seem to have things to say! If you're in Bangalore mid-September onwards, maybe you could tell me what.
bonochica — Sep 1, 2005 2:55:35 PM — # ↩

Not even if you get to meet new interesting people? A lot of people like the way you write. You should learn to respect that.
raghav — Sep 1, 2005 3:42:09 PM — # ↩

I'm jus wondering, how many ppl have actually added u onto their friends list since the article.
- bonochica — Sep 1, 2005 4:19:23 PM — # ↩
  
  1--->Me :)
vinit — Sep 2, 2005 12:39:33 AM — # ↩

Or, how many people have added themselves to LJ, as a "first post" because I read about Jace doing that, in ToI.
- anomalizer — Sep 5, 2005 2:47:54 PM — # ↩
  
  The ones who know him are already on LJ, the ones who dont wont bother ;-)
gnurpreet — Sep 2, 2005 10:07:58 AM — # ↩

you should have heard my mom's reaction. you have been suddenly transported to the class of Narayan Murthy, Nilekani and Premji in her perspective.
eppendorfs — Sep 3, 2005 12:57:46 AM — # ↩

I guess its indeed scary ' to be read ' by so many people as being exotic, lol, and then ward off the zillion who want to be buddies, lol.
The paper gave a Dr.Jekyll and Hyde comparison though, which i think is a little too harsh.
pavismaya — Sep 3, 2005 4:22:05 PM — # ↩

if you want the actual print article, u could go to
www.timesofindia.com

and then click on Epaper link on the left and then log in using ur indiatimes id, and then, go the date when the article was published and then...click on the scanned E-paper....

It is worth reading, actually.....cause it made kiran famously famous

"We are all proud of you kiran !!" ...I hope someone has said this to you...pleeease say yes....
vindian — Sep 4, 2005 6:02:48 AM — # ↩

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Anonymous — Sep 5, 2005 2:25:15 AM — # ↩

Hi
Just came by...from bombayites blog...!! There's a lot to read...good one!!!

I think u need to chill...take a break :)

cheers!
arvindh_d — Sep 9, 2005 12:54:27 AM — # ↩

Ah well, you might as well make the most of it and outline a couple of business propositions just in case someone worthwhile drops by.