Thursday, July 20, 2006

[compilers_nitw] Corporate lessons

Lesson 1:


A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to 
lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes
out. The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish" "Me first!
Me
first!" says the admin. clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a
speedboat, without a care in the world." Poof! She's gone. "Me next! Me
next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii,relaxing on the
beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and
the
love of my life." Poof! He's gone. "OK, you're up," the Genie says to
the manager. The manager says, "I want those two back in the office
after lunch."

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.




Lesson 2:

A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked
him,"Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?" The crow
answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the
crow,
and rested.
A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be
sitting very high up.



Lesson 3:

A turkey was chatting with a bull "I would love to be able to get to
the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, but I haven't got the
energy."
"Well, why don't you nibble on my droppings?" replied the bull.
"They're packed with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of dung
and found
that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the
tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second
branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at
the
top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey
out of the tree.

Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it wont keep
you there



Lesson 4:

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her
shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a
towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob,
the
next door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you
$800 to drop that towel." After thinking for a moment, the woman drops
her
towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands
her $800 dollars and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and
goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks,
"Who was that?" "It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies.
"Great!"
the husband says, "Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"

Moral of the story:
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with
your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent
avoidable
exposure.




Pratyush
4/4 B.Tech, CSE
NIT Warangal
Warangal - 506004
E-mail: 
pratyush.kanth@gmail.com
Web page:  http://www.freewebs.com/pratyushkanth/
            


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Thursday, July 13, 2006

[compilers_nitw] The much awaited Trojan horse reaches India!

Yes, I am talking about the orkut worm. I personally saw it in action in my friend�s scrap book and I thought I�ll write about it.

So, if you are using Orkut, you must read this article�

Never bother to click on any links that sounds really unfamiliar to you even if it comes from your closest friend.

Here is how the scrap will look like.
�Opa, tudo bom? Eu criei um v�deo com uma sele��o de minhas fotos novas, clica a� pra ver - h t t p :// y e p . i t / ? i k s t t v - Est�o bem legais!!! �

What should you do?
Simply delete the scrap! As simple as that..

How does it spread?

It spreads through infected contacts. An orkut account gets infected once you click on the link. The Trojan posts a message in your all your friend's scrapbook area of the Orkut system. The message text is chosen by the attacker and can be a random sentence written in Brazilian Portuguese, such as the following:

Message example 1:
Opa, tudo bom? Eu criei um video com uma selecao de minhas fotos novas, clica ai pra ver - [MALICIOUS_LINK] - Esta bem legais!!!

Message example 2:
Oi... tudo bom? Como o orkut limita a quantidade de fotos que podem ser publicadas na minha conta, eu criei um slide com algumas fotos minhas, pra ver e so clicar clicar no link!!! [MALICIOUS_LINK] - Sei que vai gostar

If users click on the link, a malicious file is downloaded, which is a copy of Infostealer.Orcu.

When Inforstealer.Orcu is executed, it performs a series of actions and infects your system.

What does this scrap in Portuguese mean anyway? I tried using a translator and this is what I got�
Opa, all good one? I created a video with an election of my photos new, clica pra to see there - h t t p :// y e p . i t / ? i k s t t v - I am well legal!

Name of the Trojan: Infostealer.Orcu

Norton�s Description: Infostealer.Orcu is a Trojan horse that attempts to steal confidential information, such as bank and Paypal accounts. It may arrive as a message spammed across the Orkut network.

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Pratyush
4/4 B.Tech, CSE
NIT Warangal
Warangal - 506004
E-mail: 
pratyush.kanth@gmail.com
Web page:  http://www.freewebs.com/pratyushkanth/
            


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Sunday, July 09, 2006

[compilers_nitw] Fw: Your votes counts... for Code4Bill

It has been brought to my notice that this mail has never reached compilers! Henceforth, I must advertise myself again, since this is very important to me...
 
Congratulations to all those selected in Microsoft (IDC and GDCI) and Amdocs!
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Arijit Sengupta <arijitseng@yahoo.com>
To: compilers_nitw@yahoogroups.com; Arijit Sengupta <arijitseng@yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2006 4:18:16 PM
Subject: Your votes counts... for Code4Bill


Dear friends

 

“...Some of you have still not sent your profile / photographs - we shall be launching an online audience vote campaign from the 11th onwards - where students across India shall be going through your profiles / details & interacting with you on the online forum before casting their vote. Therefore please put your best foot forward (10% weightage of your evaluation would be based on this)...” – Rahul Kasliwal, Acad Mktg Manager, Microsoft (Gurgaon).

 

As most of you are aware, I am currently interning at Microsoft India (R&D) as a part of Code4Bill. The final presentation and interviews will be on the 31st of July at Hyderabad . There have been minor presentations every week, with the next one scheduled for the 11th of July. On this day, there will be a CNBC shoot of the intern projects and votes will be cast by students across India to choose the best intern.

 

To be the one to make to Redmond , or even make it to the top 5, I’ll need all the votes I can. I am expecting students from my college to support me in this endeavor and lobby and campaign for me. The vote count has to be significant to make a mark – at least a thousand or so.

 

So, if you believe in me and feel I deserve to make a mark on the code4bill platform, please vote for me on Tuesday, the 11th of July, at www.code4bill.com. Your vote can make a difference. Also, please forward this mail to all your friends throughout the country.

 

I must apologize for spamming you in this fashion, but I sincerely need your support. I have not come this far only to give up without a fight. And if you help me in this, I can assure you your vote will count – I am not one to let you down.

 

All the best to everyone for campus placements!

 

Arijit Sengupta

NIT Warangal

 


If you have any queries, please get back to me at arijitseng@yahoo.com or t-arijis@microsoft.com.

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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

[compilers_nitw] YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2006 when...

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2006 when...

1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.



2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.



3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.



4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.



5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is
that they don't have e-mail addresses.



6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if
anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.



7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the
screen.



8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even
have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for
panic and you turn around to go and get it.



10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your
coffee.



11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )



12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.



13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this
message.



14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.



15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on
this list.


AND NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.


Pratyush
4/4 B.Tech, CSE
NIT Warangal
Warangal - 506004
E-mail: 
pratyush.kanth@gmail.com
Web page:  http://www.freewebs.com/pratyushkanth/
            


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