My diary - 4th September 2010

Bungling of Mediafire and my suffering

I used to maintain the statistics of my music files uploaded by me and downloaded by you. Every day I post them to my excel file from Mediafire statistics. This helps me to know, how many files I have uploaded so far, and what is the bandwidth available for you people to download and renew my payments as and when necessary, so that you are able to download without any interruption/problem.

Suddenly, from the total files uploaded, which was 7820 as on 27th August 2010, came down to 7678 on 28th August 2010. I immediately wrote to mediafire inquiring them what happened to 142 files which are suddenly disappeared. They wrote to me back requesting me to furnish the URL of the files missing. See the fun of it. How am I to find out the URL of 142  files which are missing from total nummber of 7820 files. Yet, I took the pain of counting the total files uploaded individually and furnished to them.

Here are the excerpts of our exchanged correspondence. I am posting them here for benefit of those who are using mediafire or any such up loaders and to blogger like me to understand this sort of problems which may crop up.

1.Acknowledgment from  Mediafire to my complaint

V.Hariharan,

Your Ticket has been received and a member of our staff will review it and reply accordingly. Listed below are details of this Ticket. Please make sure the Ticket ID remains in the subject at all times.

       Ticket ID: MJK-696638
       Subject: Missing files
       Department: Free Account - Questions about managing files
       Priority: Medium
       Status: Open

You can check the status of or reply to this Ticket online at: http://support.mediafire.com/modifications/dwk_directlogin.php?email=hariharan.vaidayanathan@gmail.com&ticketid=133443&sessionid=76337efe6c9d31aae19c659b112d6f94

Please do let us know if we can assist you any further,

MediaFire

2. Letter from Mediafire

Hello,

Thank you for contacting MediaFire. Do you have a URL to one of the missing files?  We will need one in order to investigate this issue.

Best Regards,
Andrea,
The Mediafire Team

3. My reply to Mediafire

Please advise me how can I know which files are missing? Is that possible the figures in statistics go wrong? The number of files I uploaded and the figures shown in statistics now differs. I will have to go to each folder and take the number of files and then compare with your statistics figure which is very cumbersome as well as involves ( voluminous) heavy work load. Do you have any system by which you can do that? i.e. counting the number of files from each folder and then arrive at the total number of files?

In the absence of not knowing which file is missing, how is that possible for me to give you the URL? Please clarify.

With greetings
Hariharan

4. My letter to Mediafire

I am very sorry to state that I am not able to make out which file is missing.I took out the account of each folder. All the 317 folders contain 7699 files and there are 17 more individual files totaling 7716, where as your statistics as on today shows 7678. That itself goes to prove that your statistics is wrong.

I am maintaining an account of files uploaded and your statistics showed as on 22.08.10 total files as 7820. I did not upload any files after that. Suddenly on on 28.08.10 your statistics shows the total files as 7678.

There is discrepancy in the figure of total downloads served also. As on 27.08.10 it showed as 921157 and on 28.08.10 it showed as 906076, thereby reducing the total number of download served also. If the number of downloads could get reduced to around 15000 then the consumed band width also should get reduced. Whereas I am paying you as and when the available bandwidth gets reduced so that the files can be available to my file consumers.

This way I may put into financial loss also by paying for unused band width also.

Please clarify whether the discrepancy is in the figures shown in your statistics or in consumed bandwidth. In that case how the every day statistics went up to 7820 in total files and total downloads served went upto 921157. If you have corrected the statistics figures after finding certain discrepancies then I should have given credit in the available brand width also, which was not done.

Please clarify.

Is there any possibility of files being removed by you for any reason such as not being downloaded for more than a specific period etc?

An earlier reply will be appreciated

With greetings
Hariharan

4. Reply from Mediafire

Hello,

I have reviewed your statistics and have found that no URL links in the top 50 that were accessed from 8-10 (date in question) until 8-30 have been deleted according to our records without being provided a URL link.  Does anyone else have your account login and password?  If so, is it possible that they may have accidentally deleted a folder?  When a folder is removed or deleted, all content within the folder (files) are removed as well.

Also, if any of your files were reported to our abuse department for violating our Terms of Service or Acceptable Use Policy, we are obligated to delete the files.  Please review our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy at the following links if you have any questions.

http://www.mediafire.com/terms_of_service.php

http://www.mediafire.com/acceptable_use_policy.php

The statistics are accurate.  Do you by chance have any print outs or screenshots of the information you recall from 8-10 so we can review it further?  If for any reason a file was banned or deleted, it would still reflect in your download statistics.  However, the URL would not be available if you attempted to download the file.  If you deleted the file, that information would no longer be available in the quick display of the statistics, but it would display in the full detailed report.

Best Regards,
Karen
The MediaFire Team


5. My reply to Mediafire

Hello,

First of all I do not post anything objectionable in my blog to which these files are posted. I have not given the password to anybody, so that somebody can delete the files. And the most important fact is that no file was deleted. Only your statistics figure is changed. Please clarify this error. Even as on date, you will find my figures in the attached statement and your figures in statistics does not match. I hope you will agree, any discrepancy as such must have impact in "available band width" also

I am attaching the list of my folders with the content of files and in addition to them there are 17individual file. Even here, your statistics does not tally with my figures.

I am furnishing herewith the details of the data saved from your statistics from 10.8.10 to 30.8.10 for your reference and you will find the change on 28.8.10. If you can find out from your record how this change has happened without any file being deleted, you will be able to arrive at the answer.

Date

Files

Available bandwidth

Total downloads

10.8.10	7673	114.82	892851
11.08.10	7673	104.89	894089
12.08.10	7787	85.14	896924
13.08.10	7787	73.64	898354
14.08.10	7787	51.48	901159
15.08.10	7787	28.41	903558
16.08.10	7787	11.92	905439
17.08.10	7798	3.49	906638
18.08.10	7798	96.35	907547
19.08.10	7798	90.11	908332
21.08.10	7801	74.14	910867
22.08.10	7820	56.07	913115
23.08.10	7820	48.85	914383
24.08.10	7820	38.2	916047
25.08.10	7820	28.74	917392
26.08.10	7820	17.82	918735
27.08.10	7820	330.5mb	921157
28.08.10	7678	-370.17	906076	*
29.08.10	7678	85.84	907024
30.08.10	7678	70.87	911166

* change happened

From this ( the figures of 27.08.10 and the figures of 28.08.10) you will find there was some discrepancy in your statistics figure and that has been corrected for reasons known to you only. When the total down load figure has come down to  906076 from 921157 how can there be no change in available band width. Please clarify.

With greetings
Hariharan

At this stage, I received a comment from Mr. Nagarajan, that some files from the concert No 90 of  GNB are missing. Then only I could make out some files are missing from this folder. Because of Mr. Nagarjan I could locate three files out of 142 missing files. It is now sure that there are 139 more files are missing. I am writing this to appeal to the readers, in case you find any file missing, please report to me immediately so that I can try to restore them. I will be very grateful, if you write to me to my gmail id: hariharan.vaidayanathan@gmail.com without simply ignoring the absence of file.

Varadarajan.R said...

i find a few files missing now and then because i started downloading only recently. will surely update you sir.

September 5, 2010 1:06 PM

hvaidya said...

Thank you

September 6, 2010 3:03 PM

Reader's Page - Dr. Mrs. Hilda Raja

Dr Mrs. Hilda Raja is a sharp and ferocious writer on various issues. I receive lot of mails from her on different subjects of functioning of our politicians. Even though they are 100% based on facts, and echo the views of many of us, I could not publish them, because they are mostly appear to be based on one sided of a political party. However I could not stop posting this because it is so true.



How long will you abuse our patience, Oh Chidambaram!

‘One begins to wonder: is this government serious about reforming the revenue’ (a leading paper in its editorial on 1^st Sept.) But it is not just in the revenue area, in all areas from Sports and Games, Cricket, Security, Army, Police, Black money stashing, Illegal Mining, Education, Judiciary-every single area of governance the UPA 2 is not serious in reforming. It does not have the political will nor the integrity to plug the loop holes, to streamline to reform. This is a leaking government - a government which seeks power without responsibility and like a leech sucks the blood of the people. The people are held prisoners-helpless with no democratic weapon to fight back. Jug Suraiya so vividly and pointedly stated in his article, ‘Whose boycott?’(TOI-1^st Sept) because you can’t boycott someone or something that has already boycotted you’. He is right-the UPA2 has boycotted the people-the farmers, the aam admis, the tribals, and as he says ‘it is becoming increasing clear that our present day- powers -that -be have boycotted us long before we could boycott them, or any of their projects’. The UPA2 headed by the Congress is thoroughly corrupt. It is a government of the corrupt for the corrupt by the corrupt. Look at the blatant way in which it functions. To retain power it yields to its allies-so A.Raja stays, Suresh Kalmadi stays, Pawar stays even when the poor starves while the rats fatten themselves. Does he not know the difference between a Supreme Court order and a suggestion? Should not Pawar be held guilty of contempt of Court? These high and mighty people are above the law-everything and everyone simply continues as though nothing has happened.
 

There is no public probity and minimum grace to at least apologize. Take P.Chidambaram’s ‘saffron’ terror-surely it is politically, linguistically, culturally and religiously wrong-yet neither he nor the PM had thought it appropriate to apologize. What does that indicate? Either the Congress purposely used ‘saffron’ terror to appease the Muslims or to give the impression that the Hindus are also involved in terrorism. Chidambaram’s statement was not a slip of the tongue. He was addressing the police chiefs and cautioning them to be vigil on ‘saffron’ terror. Chidambaram is one who thinks that he can simply talk his way through. No wonder one of the Congress leaders accused him of ‘intellectual arrogance’. But it looks that he is just not that but one who also indulges in petty politics. To gain votes he is being untruthful. When Chidambaram’s son- who is one of the trustees of the temple in Siva Ganga will hoist the temple ‘saffron’ flag then Chidambaram must realize that his statement is directed against all temples with the saffron flags-are the centers of terrorists’ activities. So his son is a leader of such activities? Chidambaram has abused and insulted all our sants and swamijis by that reference to ‘saffron’ terror. Without any fuss and with some humility he should apologize. Instead both he and the PM are silent and trying to ignore this. Does it mean that only votes count? Does it mean that consciences do not exist? Then where is integrity and truth? Can these be bartered off for votes? How can one always refer to the PM as a man of integrity and honesty? To abet dishonesty and corruption is equal to be dishonest and corrupt. Chidambaram’s great bravado-that he stands by ‘saffron terror’ goes to reveal not only his intellectual arrogance but his intellectual dishonesty. To barter away truth for votes is a clear sign of lack of integrity-How many saffron terrors can PC enumerate. On the other hand what about the ‘green’ terror what about the Islamists patent for jihadi terrorism. PC as Home minister is fully equipped with this intelligence input. But he dare not state the truth because it will irk the Muslims and that may lead to vote bank erosion. So right or wrong-truth and untruth all get blurred in the vote bank politics. And as he claims ‘it has served its purpose’. Can he elaborate on that? What purpose has it served? He as HM has a great responsibility and not juggle with words and phases to serve a purpose. Well if it has served a purpose then why not withdraw it. A sign of greatness is the ability to display grace and humility-these two virtues are not assets of the Home Minister and so his party mate tagging him as intellectually arrogant is apt. But unfortunately that arrogance has blurred truth and judicious probity in public life. Where does the PM stand on these?

The UPA 2 is a wrapper government with no governance-it is panels/commissions/committees Raj which means enormous finance expenditure. Still the MPs demanded a 300 percent salary hike to which the Finance minister yielded. What a shame and a free fall of the MPs under this regime. They who call themselves as People’s representatives were bargaining for a salary one rupee higher than the babus. The babus have a minimum qualification, and training. What qualification has the MPs? A babu’s peon even has a stipulated minimum qualification and if he was charged or involved in murder, nay even in cheating he will not be appointed. But look at our MPs their qualifications, their lack of training, their crores and crores and many of them involved directly and/ or indirectly with murder, cheating and corruption. For them we- the aam admis have to pay a salary. Can there be a greater injustice?

All this and more under the UPA2.No wonder it is aptly said that the government has boycotted the people. Self servers, with vested interested persons-they can do anything, say anything and get away.

The money meant for the SCs/STs have been diverted for the Congress Wealth Games -accepts Chidambaram-So what, we will bring it back! It is as simple as that. But it is an unconstitutional act, the HM must know, and how glibly he stated that this unconstitutional diversion was done. Shows the depths to which this Congress led UPA 2 have fallen. Constitutional norms are given the go by and very arrogantly asserted in Parliament that it is so. It will not serve the Congress to take the people for a ride all the time. Like a smoking volcano the aam admis built up resentment and anger will erupt then woe to the Congress and its intellectually arrogant and intellectually dishonest Home Minister P.Chidambaram they will be washed away by the lava of justice and truth –spewed by –We the People.

Dr Mrs Hilda Raja

Vadodara 

balayogi said...

chidambaram will continue to talk thi s and much more because he is involved in the biggest scam of this century.i.e participatory notes if you need details please contact dr.subramanya swamy

September 7, 2010 5:26 PM

hvaidya said...

Can you please quote, one case. which Dr. Subramanya swamy has proved with documentary evidence or in a court of law, except making statements. It does not mean that I say Mr. Chidambaram is right. I strongly feel, he needs a coaching to talk in public.

September 7, 2010 6:21 PM

G.N. Balasubramanian - 78 RPMs

1. http://www.mediafire.com/?d2qryz3yxwc53ma Amba naadu 
2. http://www.mediafire.com/?ftz5s56ds4c9bqa Slokam 
3. http://www.mediafire.com/?rwi77ae89yhpa28 Dharinee thelusukonte 
4. http://www.mediafire.com/?idbn5ue05p5x1dm Sri subramanyaaya  
5. http://www.mediafire.com/?k3dkl7jz03irirm Parasakthi 
6. http://www.mediafire.com/?z9lmb28713rl28p O Jagadambaa 
7. http://www.mediafire.com/?dm0lbzzyps1gllg Thikku theriyaadha 
8. http://www.mediafire.com/?y8aa0325dmhptwt Manamohanaanga  
9. http://www.mediafire.com/?a4a1pzbleluydk9 Premaiyil yaavum  
10. http://www.mediafire.com/?44wkg1vtw4smcvk Vaasudevaayani 
11. http://www.mediafire.com/?sdf7ghyx1g9inbg Karunaalaya nidhiye 
12. http://www.mediafire.com/?51f49f9ed9tud5w Himagiridhanaye  
13. http://www.mediafire.com/?cxcr783ybi9qr17 Saama gaana priye  
14. http://www.mediafire.com/?m9h4iw1pn1jffb4 Raadha samedha krishna 
15. http://www.mediafire.com/?n7wy2fzwk0225i9 Nalla sagunam nokki 
16. http://www.mediafire.com/?0mfcd179ctcbcr6 Kaaranam kettu vaadi  
17. http://www.mediafire.com/?9xp898b8wejsq3k Kannane en kanavan

Hemalatha said...

Sir, Thanks a ton for the Thikku Theriyadha Kattil. Regards

September 2, 2010 11:33 PM

BHASKARAN said...

அமுதும் தேனும் எதற்கு இந்த Think Loud Blog இருகையில நன்றி நன்றி நன்றி

September 3, 2010 7:37 AM

Hemalatha said...

Sir, Cud you also please post songs by Manakkal S Rangarajan and Oothakkadu Brothers - especially "Mannu Pukazh Kosalai" & "Pullai Piravi Tharavendum". Thanks & Regards

September 3, 2010 9:24 AM

hvaidya said...

Son of Manakkal Rangarajan has requested me not to post his songs as they are planning to come out with commercial CDs.  I removed one concert I posted after his request. Please furnish me your e mail id to help you.  I do not have Ooththukkadu brothers, even though Oththukkadu songs of various artists are available in the blog. I will check my library and come back to you

September 3, 2010 9:47 AM

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http://www.mediafire.com/?d2qryz3yxwc53ma Amba naadu  http://www.mediafire.com/?ftz5s56ds4c9bqa Slokam  http://www.mediafire.com/?rwi77ae89yhpa28 Dharinee thelusukonte  http://www.mediafire.com/?idbn5ue05p5x1dm Sri subramanyaaya   http://www.mediafire.com/?k3dkl7jz03irirm Parasakthi  http://www.mediafire.com/?z9lmb28713rl28p O Jagadambaa  http://www.mediafire.com/?dm0lbzzyps1gllg Thikku theriyaadha  http://www.mediafire.com/?y8aa0325dmhptwt Manamohanaanga   http://www.mediafire.com/?a4a1pzbleluydk9 Premaiyil yaavum   http://www.mediafire.com/?44wkg1vtw4smcvk Vaasudevaayani  http://www.mediafire.com/?sdf7ghyx1g9inbg Karunaalaya nidhiye  http://www.mediafire.com/?51f49f9ed9tud5w Himagiridhanaye   http://www.mediafire.com/?cxcr783ybi9qr17 Saama gaana priye   http://www.mediafire.com/?m9h4iw1pn1jffb4 Raadha samedha krishna  http://www.mediafire.com/?n7wy2fzwk0225i9 Nalla sagunam nokki  http://www.mediafire.com/?0mfcd179ctcbcr6 Kaaranam kettu vaadi   http://www.mediafire.com/?9xp898b8wejsq3k Kannane en kanavan

Namperumal said...

Sir, I would wish to hear the song Vasudevayani (Kalyanam ragam of Shri Tyagarajar) of M.S.Subbulakshmi along with swarams. Can you please post Regards Krishnapriya

June 2, 2011 9:51 PM

hvaidya said...

Dear Mr. Namperumal, You did a "Garva bangam" I was proud I have posted the maximum number of M.S.S song in my blog and now found the song you have mentioned is not there. Please give me some time. I will try to post it.

June 4, 2011 6:13 PM

But, it is interesting to read

Received from one of the readers, Ms.Geetha

Micro-waved Water - See what it does to Plants!

Our thanks to Marshall Dudley of Knoxville, TN for sharing his grand daughter, Arielle Reynolds’ experiment with us. Both Arielle’s mother, Christina, and Grandpa have much to be proud of. Congratulations, Arielle, well done!
Below is a science fair project that my granddaughter did for 2006. In it she took filered water and divided it into two parts. The first part she heated to boiling in a pan on the stove, and the second part she heated to boiling in a microwave. Then after cooling she used the water to water two identical plants to see if there would be any difference in the growth between the normal boiled water and the water boiled in a microwave. She was thinking that the structure or energy of the water may be compromised by microwave. As it turned out, even she was amazed at the difference.
The plants were genetically identical, they were produced from grafts from the same parent plant, so that variable can be eliminated.

One week old "clippings" Although both clippings are alive the Microwave water
one is wilted and Micro-waved Water - See what it does to Plants!


Our thanks to Marshall Dudley of Knoxville, TN for sharing his grand daughter, Arielle Reynolds’ experiment with us. Both Arielle’s mother, Christina, and Grandpa have much to be proud of. Congratulations, Arielle, well done!

Below is a science fair project that my granddaughter did for 2006. In it she took filered water and divided it into two parts. The first part she heated to boiling in a pan on the stove, and the second part she heated to boiling in a microwave. Then after cooling she used the water to water two identical plants to see if there would be any difference in the growth between the normal boiled water and the water boiled in a microwave. She was thinking that the structure or energy of the water may be compromised by microwave. As it turned out, even she was amazed at the difference.

The plants were genetically identical, they were produced from grafts from the same parent plant, so that variable can be eliminated.

One week old "clippings" Although both clippings are alive the Microwave water
one is wilted and unhealthy, while the purified one is pecky and healthy

 

Here's a simple test I just read about which coincides with Walt's comments: Plant some seeds in 2 pots. Water one with the cooled water that was microwaved and one that's from the tap. The seeds watered from the microwaved water will not sprout. I tried this comparing microwaved water as compared to conventional heating and it's true - the microwaved water prevented the seeds from growing! There is something to this. After having used a microwave for 15 years religiously, I finally stopped 2 1/2 years ago after doing some research. There is a wealth of info on the net about how microwaved food is chemically altered, etc. I just figured why not err on the side of caution and use other means of cooking. I use a flashbake oven which uses halogen light technology. The seeds sprouted when using water from this oven.
- Posted by Gregory
I have known for years that the problem with microwaved anything is not the radiation people used to worry about, It's how it corrupts the DNA in the food so the body cannot recognize it. So the body wraps it in fat cells to protect itself from the dead food or it eliminates it fast.

Think of all the Mothers heating up milk in these "Safe" appliances. What about the nurse in Canada that warmed up blood for a transfusion patient and accidentally killed them when the blood went in dead. But the makers say it's safe. Never mind then, keep using them. Ask your Doctor I am sure they will say it's safe too. Proof is in the pictures of living plants dying. Remember You are also Living. Take Care.
Milk reheated in microwave ovens
could damage baby's brains

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Microwave Ovens
London.- Milk reheated in microwave ovens could damage baby's brains, scientists say, because rapid reheating can turn harmless milk proteins into poisons. And adults could be at risk from the same poisons when food such as pizzas, curries and quiches are recooked.
The warning comes from a respected team of Viennese researchers led by Dr.Gerd Lubec.
They say microwaves can turn milk proteins into a variation of amino Acids, which the bodies of young babies cannot absorb.
The report warns of Microwave Poison Risk.
Microwaved Food caries a higher risk of food poisoning than conventionally cooked meals. Yet in spite of the use of a microwave in nearly half of all British Households, 97% of people are unaware of the potential health risk, says Report in the Food Magazine.
Microwave cooking is less efficient than conventional ovens in destroying Salmonella and Listeria, and in the case of cook-chill meals, manufacturers' recommended cooking periods may not be adequate.
Bacteria: The Magazine quotes research in the United States which discovered that the Microwaving of Salmonella infected Chicken, following Manufacturers' cooking instructions, was unable to destroy contamination in eight out of nine cases.
Similar research carried out earlier this year by Leeds University discovered that Microwaving was unable to destroy Listeria Bacteria in five of the twenty-seven contaminated dishes that were cooked. The magazine now believes that the department of Health's guidance that Microwaved Food is safe if reheated to 70 degree for at least two minutes is wrong. In the Leeds study, temperatures of 91 degree were required to kill Listeria.
Although the Report falls short of saying Microwaving is intrinsically dangerous, it believes that misleading instructions for precooked food, together with insufficient understanding of how the microwaving process works, are responsible for a high proportion of food poisoning cases in the home and in catering establishments.
The Microwave Association, which believes that more than 70% of households will have a microwave within year or two, is also concerned.
Mrs.Gina Field, spokesman for the Association said: "Allowing food to stand after cooking is vital, but often ignored. If cook-chill food is contaminated, microwaving will not kill the bugs. We are also very alarmed at reports that small commercial caterers are using domestic microwave ovens to cook for hordes of people.
Domestic size ovens are not designed for constant use and will become less effective if they are used repeatedly.
FORENSIC RESEARCH DOCUMENT
Prepared By: William P. Kopp
A. R. E. C. Research Operations
TO61-7R10/10-77F05
RELEASE PRIORITY: CLASS I ROO1a
Ten Reasons to Throw out your Microwave Oven
From the conclusions of the Swiss, Russian and German scientific clinical studies, we can no longer ignore the microwave oven sitting in our kitchens. Based on this research, we will conclude this article with the following:

1. Continually eating food processed from a microwave oven causes long term - permanent – brain damage by "shorting out" electrical impulses in the brain [de-polarizing or de-magnetizing the brain tissue].
2. The human body cannot metabolize [break down] the unknown by-products created in microwaved food.
3. Male and female hormone production is shut down and/or altered by continually eating microwaved foods.
4. The effects of microwaved food by-products are residual [long term, permanent] within the human body.
5. Minerals, vitamins, and nutrients of all microwaved food is reduced or altered so that the human body gets little or no benefit, or the human body absorbs altered compounds that cannot be broken down.
6. The minerals in vegetables are altered into cancerous free radicals when cooked in microwave ovens.
7. Microwaved foods cause stomach and intestinal cancerous growths [tumors]. This may explain the rapidly increased rate of colon cancer in America.
8. The prolonged eating of microwaved foods causes cancerous cells to increase in human blood.
9. Continual ingestion of microwaved food causes immune system deficiencies through lymph gland and blood serum alterations.
10. Eating microwaved food causes loss of memory, concentration, emotional instability, and a decrease of intelligence.
    
    Have you tossed out your microwave oven yet?
    
    After you throw out your microwave you can use a toaster oven as a replacement. It works well for most and is nearly as quick. The use of artificial microwave transmissions for subliminal psychological control, a.k.a. "brainwashing", has also been proven.

Anonymous said...

http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave/plants.asp

September 2, 2010 11:16 PM

hvaidya said...

I am sorry. When this sort of contributions come, I do go to snopes.com and verify. But somehow, I did not bother to go to snopes.com, this time, perhaps sort of laziness. However, I had my own doubts. That is why I give the title,"but, Interesting to read." Thank you very much for your immediate response and your interest in keeping this blog more authentic. I am not removing the posting, to remind me that I should refer snopes.com before I include such items.

September 3, 2010 8:40 AM Those who read this posting are requested to click to this link also http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave/plants.asp

Harisankar said...

that was interesting. something interesting to read and get more info. now for the bright side.. ok. i must be brain dead by now, jiggling cancerous tumors in my tummy from re-cooking everything for 2 years.

September 3, 2010 7:52 AM

Harisankar said...

seems its got more to it. I read that, Soviet KGB used directed microwaves on their suspects from across the street. This made the victim get head aches, feel sick or really bad and depressed. They used it on the US ambassador and embassy. super idea but scary. no wonder i feel sad when i open the microwave to get my food. :))

September 3, 2010 7:58 AM

hvaidya said...

Sorry Mr. Harishankar. see the comments and my reply.

September 3, 2010 9:53 AM

Harisankar said...
Don't be sorry Mr. Vaithinathan.

I was not taking a shot at the post. I just posted funny thoughts that came to my mind.

Please do post any material that you found interesting and want to share. Does not matter if verified or not. Thats what blogs are for.

I enjoy going through your blog.

September 3, 2010 2:57 PM

Harisankar said...
by the way the thing about soviet microwave stuff is true. its in a bbc documentary.

September 3, 2010 9:42 PM

Geetha said...

I found this information in www.hinduism.co.za and thought this awareness will help the readers. I did not of course verify the authenticity of it. I am extremely sorry if it caused any embarrassment to you. With sincere apologies Geetha Srinivasan

September 5, 2010 11:24 PM

hvaidya said...

Dear Ms. Geetha, You need not feel sorry and you have not caused any inconvenience to any body. I always used to say to my friend and relatives, "Do not see what is the action, but see the intention of the action". Your intentions were good and your anxiety on society is very much to be appreciated.
Please keep sending interesting subject like this and let us all share

September 6, 2010 2:59 PM