Nikhil.Net

Herein lie the stories sung of Nikhil when the world was young.

08-28-2002

OK, ladies and gentlemen, I present for your viewing pleasure: Gump Fiction.

Please play nice and download only one copy - I do have to pay for bandwidth used and this file is 11MB.

If you agree to play nice, you may download the file here.

08-27-2002, the long dark tea-time of my soul

I apologize for the long lack of updates. I have been messing with my car quite a bit. More on that later. As usual, I will backfill relevant information later.

Went out to play some pool tonight. All the chicks at Legends are hot. Freaking hot. I like that place. :)

08-11-2002, part deux

End of Service Notifications!

My A51 e-mail is now officially closed. Those people can contact me at A51@nikhil.org if they need to.

Also, please be aware that NoMoreIdiots.Com will be changing to a private IP addressing scheme that will make it unavailable for any users that do not have the correct DNS entries. This is by design, since the contents of this site are no longer intended to be public. If you want details, just ask.

08-11-2002

A lot of you keep asking me what I mean when I say that this site is very fault-tolerant as far as internet connectivity is concerned. So I figured I would take a moment to explain:

A lot of hosting providers have multiple connections to various internet backbones. What's nice about my provider is the sheer number of DS-3 (and higher) backbone connections they have.

Here is a listing of the major backbone connections that Nikhil.Net is on: backbones.gif (11 kb).

08-09-2002, too late (actually, it is 08-10)

LORD OF THE RINGS ON DVD, BABY!!! Rock On!

08-09-2002, midnight

I have returned from a torturous week of rock-climbing, parachuting and picking up chicks. Ah, the life of a superspy.

08-09-2002, midday

Went to a Chinese buffet for lunch. Our server-girl spoke great English, but the others did not. When she disappeared, I asked another girl (Chesty Chinese Chick - CCC) for a straw:

Me: Excuse me. Can I please have a straw?

CCC: ???

Me: Can I get a drinking straw?

CCC: ?!?!?!

Me: For my water???

CCC: <Unintelligible pseudo-English>

CCC points to a tray with plastic cups for holding ketchup, etc.

CCC: <Unintelligible pseudo-English in the form of a question>

Me: No, I wanted a STRAW.

CCC looks puzzled now

CCC: ?!?!?!

Me: Yeah, ok. This is what I wanted. Yes, it's OK!

CCC looks confused and happy

And you didn't believe that my life is a cartoon!

Sometimes, it's just a hell of a lot easier to smile and nod, than to try to explain yourself. Amusingly, this is usually the case in my line of work, with some of the people we deal with.

08-01-2002

Vacation begins!!! Off to Colorado! Woo-hoo!!!