SIT_REP
03/04/13 - 22:16:25 GMT
Today
I had been to thiruvananthapuram city; and I made a surprise visit to
an internet browsing facility of one of the main isps of this great
nation – I had an account with their internet browsing facility but
has not been using it for quite some time now.
The
main purpose of my visit to the internet kiosk was to down load one
of the latest web browsers. Chrome is not available for download –
you have to install it while connected to the net. Internet explorer
is the most abused of browsers and if I install it, it may not even
open. So I thought I will download firefox's latest version so that I
can avail of the many functionalities on the web which are not
available with the older versions of the browser.
I
paid Rs.34 for one hour and the 19MB browser was downloaded in a
jiffy – the connection was real fast. Then I started downloading
some podcasts from the bbc to put to use the remaining time for the
one hour has to be used up the same day.
Later
I wanted to copy the downloads on to my usb to take it home; but the
firefox that has been downloaded was not visible anywhere. At my
request the staff member on duty also tried to locate the file, but
could not find it anywhere on their network.
So
I decided to download it again – I had enough and more browsing
time left. But this time the firefox down load will not start. I
tried all the tricks like using a different browser, trying other
download centers – nothing worked.
The
excuse put up by one of the staff members was that they had found
that firefox was no more downloading.
Do
you think that the download ceter of mozilla could have been
compromised ?
Then
how come it was downloaded initially? the reason is simple - obvious to any "policekaran;
it was just another of the delusions/ illusions/ hallucinations of my
diseased mind -
Enne
changalakkitoo, priyapetta bandhukkalle.
By
the way, my last month's telephone bill was been paid under the ECS
of the SBI – the fact that the phone has not been working for more
than a fortnight now is altogether different issue.
