Archive for November, 2006

Why Google Earth cannot be open sourced

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Gaia tried to reverse engineer Google Earth and create an open source API, but here’s what happened. BTW, the mail from Michael Jones was quite humble and encouraging.
25 November 2006, I’ve got the letter from Michael Jones, the Chief Technologist of Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Local search, requesting to cease reverse engineering and improper usage of licensed data that Google Earth use.

Data does not belong to Google, it is licensed under certain conditions, which include unability for third parties to access raw data. Be those conditions continuously broken, Google will no longer be permitted to use the data, so not just no more Gaia, but no more Google Earth. That’s absolutely not what I want, not I hope any of you want. As I understand, for now the only possible way to have an open source Google Earth client is to convince data providers to loosen license restrictions.

For the mail from Michael Jones, go here.

Eng tin aaaa?

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

He thil hi thinchhia.blogspot.com atangin ka hmu a, neitupa phalna lovin a then ka lo lachhawng e…. a dang pawh la awm nual mai

An tia lawm mizo hnam hrang hrang nula te mizia an chhui naah chuan hetiang hian an mizia an chhutchhuak a.A dik/diklo ti turin ka la prove chiah lo. Khai mah aw
· Sailo hmeichhia: An chut duh viau a, an ngeng duh an ti.
· Khawlhring Hmeichhia: An nasa in an pasalte an zo thei viau an ti.
· Hmar Hmeichhia: An luruh a ringin an thawveng an ti.
· Colney Hmeichhia: An thil phal duh an ti..eng thil phal nge an nih chu ka hre chiang lo.Dawr dek a monle.
· Khiangte Hmeichhia: An thak viau a,pasal an hmu zung zung an ti.

Hindustan

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Ka naupan lai a ka lehkhabu ngainat em em chu Pi Zaithanchhung’in a a ziah “Ka Zinna Ram ” tih kha a ni thin a ,kha tiang ang lehkhabu ziak ve thei khawp a hausak leh ability neih hi ka tum ve nasa thei khawp a, mahse America lam em chu thleng pha lo in kei mahni ram ngei Khawvel ram hrang hrang atang harsa leh hlau chung chung pawh a an rawn tlawh ve nal nal kan ram Hindustan ngei mai chu kan fang kual ve ta a, ka van hlim tak emmm

Ka u nen , kan misual pui Tiger poh an khua atang in a bedding nen a ron in pu ve vang vang a.
Kan backpack nen chuan kan pen chhuak ta a. Ka zinna ram hi Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, New delhi ,metropolitan tih lam reng a nilo a hindustan raih don a nia. ka u phei chuan lehkhabu hi europe lam a chhuah tur in “Backpacking in India” tih hi chhuah i la kan hlawk phian ang a , a ti fiam thu thin a.

First destination…………Varanasi

Varanasi nge ka tih don Banares a train atangin kan han pen chhuak chiah chu, a boruak hi a lo Shiva and Parvati raih mai a ni. The holycity, khawvel ah pawh lar tham khawp a khaw mak dangdai, Lonely planet ah pawh Must Visit city chu kan thleng ve ta raih mai a. kan hmel a danglam em avang in Tourist Police te chuan min lo ngaiven ta vat a ( tourist police hi a exist tih poh kan la hre ngai lo)
chuan an lo fel khop a, indian kan ni a ti in kan passport te kan hmuh a chu ti chung poh chuan Mizo an lo la hre lo chek a ni ang chu, min register ta tlap a,, kan pic te la in kan telephone number thleng in min dil a, Rikshaw min lak sak a, a number an chhinchhiah thlap bok a, hahdam thlak in a lungmuanthlak, chuan kan pathum chuan Komika Guest House, lonely planet lehkhabu kolkatta a kan lei atanga kan hriat pan chuan kan tlan ta nal nal a, chu Komiko guest house chu Old Varanasi chhim lam Ganga river border a om hi a ni a, a nei tu pa chu Brahmin (dublicate) a nupui chu Japanese a ni a.

kan passport te scan vek in,, Mizoram hi anni tan chuan a exist lo ni ang hrim in an la hre ngai lo reng reng. Zan lam a varanasi ui zan khua thak a u chuan muthilh a ti bahlah deuh a ni ang a tuk zing dar sarih a kan Yoga lesson hmasa ber once in a life time a kan han neih ve chu nuih pawh a za rum rum a lom.

Yoga lesson kan nei zo kan room zau nuam ve tak agarbati rim nam cham cham foreigners ho tan chuan exotic perfume an ti teh chek ang chu, mahse keinni mizo tan chuan chu rim zet chu a van vai rim tak em!!

Dhashaswameth Ghat ah tlai dar 6 hma a thleng ngei tur in kan kal a , he ghat ah hian tlai tin kum sangtam tak puja an nei ziah a, Brahmin puithiam ho in a Ganga purify nan a an tawngtai vel lai chu Boat 20 rupees per hour kan hire ve atang chuan kan thlir ve ran a,

Khua a lum em avang in ka kut chu tui ah ka chiah veng veng a, savawm hit bok nen chuan an music play nen chhas sexy lam ka ngaihtuah veng veng lai chuan . ka kut chu thil ennge mo ni hian a rawn khak dawt mai a, tui atang chuan rang tawk in ka la chhuak a, tui ah chuan hmeichhe rai puar sari tet phung a in tuam a lu vel chu skeleton hlang vek ni toh hi kan lawng si chuan a lo lang lung lung mai a. Ka chi ai nasa teh asin, a ni teh reng a Ganga lui a ka vawikhat kal na a ni ve miau mai si a,.chi-ai pawh a awm viau e. Zan thla eng hnuai ah chuan Ganga lui chu a paw phut mai a, chu mi zan chuan ka muhil ngam lo reng ren

Kan hotel nei tupa chuan kar khat Varanasi a I om chuan mitthi tih ang reng chu I hlau tawh reng reng lo ang min ti a. A sawi lai chuan awi om loh zawk a mahse a sawi dik khawp mai. Raipuar, sadhu, naupang kum tling lo, Vun phar, Ransa, heng ho hi Hal an thhiang ve lo in Ganga ah chuan an paih thin a.Hmu ngai lo tan chuan rap om duh tak anni. Anni ho chuan nga tan mah an ngai lo ,Mother Ganga the Protector tih lam kha kan believe ve mang si loa

Ni thum hnu ah chuan Mithi lo lang te chu kan pet per nawlh nawlh mai a lom . Tak tak in ngai a neih chu har ka ti khawp mai , mitthi ruang an ten miah lo kha, monsoon season ah phei chuan tui a rawn sang nasa a, mitthi ruang hi waves hian lui kamsir ah hian a rawn hnawl nasa thin lutuk an la ti zui.
a tui te hi an in khawlh khawlh a , sap ho pawh an bang chuang lo Ganga lui te kan tlawh kual a , an Mitthi hal na hmun te, thlalak chak om viau mahse chu mi hmun a thlalak chu zah lo entir na ang a an ngaih miau avang in thlapawh kan la ta lo a. Hmuh nawm ve tak ani .

Restaurant kal na apiang ah Bhang Lasi duh em? Min lo ti reng bawk nen thil sual lam hi chu thlemna a sang duh bawk a, in ti chin ve teh reng ang u tiin kan han in ve ta chhak anih kha . Zu ang in ruih ve nghal mai theih si lo, dar kar khat hnu vel ah kan han hot ve ta a, ganga lui kam ah Street naupang ho ball kan lei sak a, cricket kan han khel tak tak anih kha, once in a life time a Lady Tendulkar ang a han in feel ve chu nuam ve khawp mai. Hotel atang a kan pen chhuah rual a nileng thak a kan thil ngaihthlak chu

Flower I lei duh em? No
Boat duh em? No
Change money ? No
Bhang duh em? No
Hashish duh em? No

Ghat ah chuan , bawng ,ui , Sadhu , fake sadhu, Hindu pilgrim ho , Bhudist pilgrimage , mithhi ruang nen , ransa ruang chi hrang hrang , Israel hippie , sap , vai , mithhi ruang hal tur nen. Kan nileng thak thak zel a. Zan lam ah chuan kan hotel chung ah hian kan zai thin a, Tabla student hnam hrang hrang an tam bok a, nuam thei khop mai, Banares silk a lar bawk a, western lam whole saler pawh an tam khop mai . Hotel tam tak ah No Israel Allowed tih hmuh tur a om chawk bawk a. Western lam Spinsters ho lakah Varanasi tlangval ho chu to vet vet tak an ni . Vawi khat pawh vai tlangval pakhat sunglass bun ra mai kekawr kap chhing ah ,yellow tees te nen a in thhuam ah mai hi sap nula senior tawk mai hian zan a kan zai khawm na ah a rawn hruai a, inneih kan tum a. Nuih za thlak duh khawp mai. Misual.com nula ho pawh kha Varanasi ah vai tlangval an chhe lo khawp mai , in lo hre tawh dawn nia.

Ni ennge mo zat kan cham hnu chuan kham lo tak in train lam pan in kan kal leh ta a,
T shirt thar ka lei a , a hma ah chuan

No Flower
No Boat
No Change Money
No Bhang
No Hashish
No Money, No Problem!

Tih in chuang kalh ha chung chuan Varanasi chu kan bye bye ta a. Kan next destination ,Dharamshala, MC Leod Ganj lam ah Dhalai Lama hmuh in beisei in Little Tibet lam chu kan pan ta vang vang a.

ZUALKO:Pi Lalbiaksangi Vellore-ah boral

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Nov.28: Nizan dar 11 hnu deuh khan Pi Lalbiaksangi Sailo, w/o Pu Lalhluna Sailo ( L), Dawrpui Vengthar, Aizawl [ BMA Treasurer, Nl. Blessy Sailo nu a ni bawk ] chu Vellore Christian Medical College hmunah a boral hlauh mai. Kar hnih vel kal ta khan Pi Lalbiaksangi hian Vellore a rawn pan a. A natna hi cancer nia hriat a ni.

Vawiin chawhnu lam hian Pi Lalbiaksangi ruang hi Vellore atanga Bangalore-a lakphei tur a ni a. Ni 29 zing flight lain Aizawl lam panpui turin inpuahchahna a kal mek a ni

Source: mumbaimizo.org

Youth Icon 2006 Top Ten

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Zoramchhani (395), N.Vanlaiphai
K. Laldingliani (639), Saitual
Lalhmingsanga (280), Republic Veng
K. Lalremmawia (434), Rulchawm
Zomuanpuii (41), Sihphir
Sarah Lalngaihawmi (713), Dawrpui
Lalawmawma (520), Tuivamit
H. Lalremruati (902), Ramhlun N
Vanlalramchhani
Esther-i

Related: Youth Icon 2006

Source and Picture Credit: Youthim.com

The Purpose of Marriage

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

…stumbled across this article on a website that belongs to The Restored Church of God. Interesting and disheartening article… specially for a family man (to be) like me. You might think it’s boring but well, it’s always better to be aware than being ignorant.

Some of the more attention-drawing lines:

The fear of violating what were once deeply ingrained, biblically-based, moral beliefs has almost disappeared. The divorce rate today is actually slightly higher among professing “born-again” Christians than those professing to have no faith.

After such a long, slow erosion of respect toward the legal aspect of marriage, no wonder a judge recently proclaimed, “It is easier to divorce my wife of 26 years than to fire someone I hired one week ago. The person I hire has more legal clout…That’s wrong!”

What an incredible commentary about this age!

The concept of family has become so foreign that only 16% (only one in six) of adults say children are even important as a reason for marriage. Stunning!

Marriage is supposed to protect the dignity of children, once considered a wonderful blessing given to the parents by God. Today they are often viewed as accidents of biology that intruded on their parents’ self-interests, and pursuit of career and pleasure!

 Read all about it at https://www.thercg.org/books/tpomeo.html

But be warned that it is very looong…

Update: Pls keep in mind that this article refers to American statistics.

COOL!

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

I read an article somewhere about how everyone is becoming cool. I thought the writer was probably right. Everyone is cool nowadays.

The article was talking about how even parents are becoming cool. Me, I would like my parents to remain as uncool as they like to be. I don’t really want my mom to suddenly hang out with kids and take salsa or yoga lessons. My dad thinks Channel V is Channel 5, SPi is Sipi-i, and Michael Rocks to Learn and not the other way round, although this may mean he is merely dyslexic and not uncool. I am splashing all these on the Internet because I have no fear they are ever going to read this. Another advantage of having uncool parents.

I was thinking more about how guys have caught up with girls in being fashionably cool and with it. Guys these days have manicured hands, baby-soft skin and some pluck their eyebrows. They look so pampered that the only sign they may have been exposed to the environment is their hair; which looks like a particularly strong gust of wind blew it in one direction and froze it forever in that position. Running your fingers through that may be injurious to your health.

Girls are expected to follow fashion. So it’s better not to say anything about it to us. We shall show you our belly buttons, cleavages (or cleave-less, if we lack it) according to the fashion diktats. Some girls do cut their hair at geometric angles and some even change their eye color in the name of fashion. I say all this is very well, but it’s all about timing you know. Do you really not mind the sabji-vendor or the roadside romeos looking down your chest or whatever?

Cool-ness is something some people just have and which becomes even more elusive the more you try to grasp it. For me, cool guys are the ones with a sense of humor no matter how they dress, who have two free hands to help you if you need help (meaning the other hand is not furtively pulling up his waistband). And a cool girl is one who will surprise you with her guitar strumming and make a perfect omelette with a flick of her wrist. Cool people are capable, comfortable, confident and definitely hot.

I am not cool, I learnt the ‘D’ key which I have already forgotten. And my husband is going to think he’s a God, because I will be serving him burnt offerings everyday. I will never be cool. But I still do appreciate cool people when I see them.

Boxer Nula Jenny ropui taka hmuah a ni

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

He Champion medal hi Mizo mipuiten kan intawm vek a ni
– Jenny R.Lalremliani, Dy.Supt of Police

World Champion Jenny R.Lalremliani chuan nimin khan Aizawl a thleng , ropui taka lo lawm a ni. Aizawl atanga lo hmuaktu hi lirthei 400 vel a ni. Company peng atangin Bawngkawn kawngah tlan tlangin Bawngkawn atangin kawng zawhpui a ni .Sorkar ruahman angin Jenny R.Lalremliani lawmna inkhawm hi Civil Secretariat Block A kawtah buatsaih a niin DSP-a kaisantirna order chu hlan nghal a ni bawk.

“2002 daih tawh khan house-ah kan thleng ho tawh. Fel reuh lutuk”
– A friend of mine on Jenny

Source: zonet.in DIPR
Picture: DIPR

Nimin Jenny Lengpui airport hmuahna thunawi vawiina kan thawhpuipa pakhat sawi: Aizawl Thunder ho Bullet lian pui pui in parkna bulah tlangval pakhat hian a Pulsar a lo park ve ngat mai chu, Big Boyz ami pakhat in, “Mama, i thirsakawr hi lo hung sawn lawk teh a!! :D -J

Krismas Nang Nen

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Hla-te-Khua a awm te tan…
Blue Corn ho Krismas Album-a an hla thar ber, “Krismas Nang Nen” music video hi en duh/chak te in lo awm takin…. hei le!

Click Here for the Video.

Wazzup Aceman

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Back in July Mr Aceman launched his website with a party that was said to see the ‘crunkiest’ party hoppers. Then came a few postings on the website, one being a verbatim of Virgo’s “Mimi, Eli, SPi etc” from misual.com . Silence followed after we saw announcement of the album release date posted on August 07. I think the album has long been released. Has Aceman forgotten his website?

The other day, I found Aceman on hi5 and it appears he got big from other NE chicks as too. I also saw Mami Varte on hi5 but how do you verify if it’s really them?

So Mike, you know you gotsta get up, get up coz you know wazzup.

The website: michael-msailo.com