Musings of a certain Exar Kun, 'Dark Lord of the Sith' emeritus.

Dear Diary,

Today I took a 8 month long hiatus from blogging. Oh wait, that wasn't today, that was over the past 8 months. And nobody cared and nothing's changed. Except the Miraluka can see now, and the dark side of the force gets stronger day after day...

Exar out.

The enigma that is Shoutbox.

You've gotten into the very elite and prestigious Shoutbox? Great. Here's how things work,

• TYPE IN CAPS FOR ONE, IT’S SHOUTBOX REMEMBER?
• ASK INTELLIGENT QUESTIONS AND FRAME THEM LIKE LITERAL TRANSLATIONS OF A KABIR DOHA, LIKE ‘HOW TO TURN OFF CAPS LOCK ON MY KEYBOARD THANK YOU GOD BLESS’
• Tag everybody in the aforementioned question; you never know who might be able to help.
• Use dots, a lot……. Use them all the time…..in all comments you make. Some…times…use..dots….between…individual…words…helps…people…focus…
• Use no nadda nil periods or other punctuation ever its a cool style anyway
• Repetition is key, say what you want to again and again. Repetition is key, say what you want to again and again. Repetition is key, say what you want to again and again. Repetition is key, say what you want to again and again. Repetition is key, say what you want to again and again.
• Missing enough attention? UsE UpPeRcAsE aNd LoWeRcAsE AlTeRnAtIvEly, AeStHiTiCaLlY AdViSaBlE.
• Remember the people who wished you a happy birthday on your wall? Think a little, they’re mostly people on Shoutbox right? Why not thank them there while you’re at it? Do it now.
• You know what people care about the most in the world? Their mothers. No, just kidding. It’s your opinion actually. Well thought out points of view like, ‘PS-1 suxxxxxxxxxxxxx’ are worth their weight in gold. Never give any reasons or logic but, nobody cares about that anyway.
• Expanding on the above point, always avoid logical conclusions. If asked why tell people you flunked Discrete Mathematics or didn’t take it, proof that you don’t have time to indulge in such niceties.
• Recommend good movies to people. What’s that? On shoutbox, yeah. Why, aren’t they people too? People have a right to know. Tell them all about Harry Potter or Twilight or RGV ki Aag.
• Making assumptions about people is a vital aspect to active participation. If you do not assume stuff, you got nothing. Say for example somebody says, ‘Our water coolers aren’t working since 1981 blah blah, India democratic blah blah Sonia Gandhi sucks ass blah blah Sachin’s god blah blah fix our coolers blah blah bhook hartal blah blah…’, a very logical surmise would be that the person involved is gay, or is studying Computer Science. State as much in a well thought out comment.
• Post links from your own blog, people need quality education. Also don't forget to call your blog a Bitsian venture, do the right kind of endorsement.
• Tell people about your problems, from nose bleeds to constipation. They’re very helpful. The world’s all good and shiny and filled with sparkly vampires anyway so that’s to be expected.
• Make the world a better place. Take it upon yourself to instruct people morally. Tell them how getting into BITS isn't anything compared to attaining inner peace or wearing khadi.

A certain Alok Singh goes into the nitty-gritty of things and helps you fight withdrawal here.