I had been to my engineering college today..casually..for some work also..
Well it has changed a lot..and a lot is an understatement..the infrastcuture has changed a lot..there has been a new MMS wing that has come up and functional
The work that I was supposed to finish,was wrapped up in a sometime,and Since it was a thursday,I got the eat the delicious Pav Bhaji at the college canteen.
I still remember that like a kid I used to run on thursdays to savour the treat..
The taste still hasnt changed a tad bit..
I also was a lot more hungry,so I also had a plate of Misal Pav, and just returned back to the good old days..Genuinely..I actually went back in time where I and my pals used to eat in the same cafeteria..
I had a lot of time at hand,and was sitting at the college ground floor,where we used to spend time together on the chairs kept there..
I saw people in a frenzy to complete their journals,and people just chilling out..
every scene and every moment that I had spent in those wonderful four years,I literally could live that..
It was an awesome experience...I throughly enjoyed it..
I really attribute all the fun to the food that I had there..
Missing my pal Viral Gala..We both used to share the lunch table in college..
Friday, August 29, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Finally got it...Hurray!!!!
Well its the IPOD Touch..
Some time ago..January to be precise,my project manager declared a contest...The person who solves the most bugs as well as logs the most will be awarded a 16GB Ipod touch...
The contest was supposed to be closed on the 20th of February,but hey..this is project management one on one..
I did win it,with a whopping 36 bugs solved in 30 days,and this together with delivery schedules and project assignments on my head.
This was also the time when I had clocked two 80 hour weeks one after the other,and genuinely,I was motivated to an extent that I was never ever in my life.
Well yes,they did not give me my due on time,time when I most wanted it,to gift it to someone special(Yes,you are correct!!!).
It was a long chain of flame mails to my manager,and a complete "disobedience" movement of not to solve any bugs further.
And it did turn up to be fruitful,I finally have it..
I already was gifted an 8 GB one by April from the same "someone special".
Its kinda funny how silly the device is..
A 16 GB memory can store upto may be 30 hours of movie,and If you sit to see a movie on the Touch,with a full charge,it discharges at around 3 hours.
I find it rather silly,and yes the same applies to music too..
But hey..The interface rocks!!!Totally...
I already have hacked it,and playing around my gift so that I can put a GSM modem around it,so I also can talk with it..
More in latter posts!!
Some time ago..January to be precise,my project manager declared a contest...The person who solves the most bugs as well as logs the most will be awarded a 16GB Ipod touch...
The contest was supposed to be closed on the 20th of February,but hey..this is project management one on one..
I did win it,with a whopping 36 bugs solved in 30 days,and this together with delivery schedules and project assignments on my head.
This was also the time when I had clocked two 80 hour weeks one after the other,and genuinely,I was motivated to an extent that I was never ever in my life.
Well yes,they did not give me my due on time,time when I most wanted it,to gift it to someone special(Yes,you are correct!!!).
It was a long chain of flame mails to my manager,and a complete "disobedience" movement of not to solve any bugs further.
And it did turn up to be fruitful,I finally have it..
I already was gifted an 8 GB one by April from the same "someone special".
Its kinda funny how silly the device is..
A 16 GB memory can store upto may be 30 hours of movie,and If you sit to see a movie on the Touch,with a full charge,it discharges at around 3 hours.
I find it rather silly,and yes the same applies to music too..
But hey..The interface rocks!!!Totally...
I already have hacked it,and playing around my gift so that I can put a GSM modem around it,so I also can talk with it..
More in latter posts!!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Learning Adobe Flex 3
I attended a 2 day hands-on training on Adobe flex by Harish .
The training was so much fun to attend,and also the entire Flex thing is so much more advanced and above the typical HTML/Javascript that I handle at work..
It seamlessly integrates with XML based systems,and is a complete visual treat to work with.
Athough the licenses are a little on the higher side(~$700),so for the time being for my own aquaintance,I am working with OpenLaszlo.
It seems that the latter is somewhat a little less mature than the former,but since it is fed by the Open Source community,there would definitely be a lot of adding to it..
I have move to a more fun and happier life since my last post..more about the events in future posts!
The training was so much fun to attend,and also the entire Flex thing is so much more advanced and above the typical HTML/Javascript that I handle at work..
It seamlessly integrates with XML based systems,and is a complete visual treat to work with.
Athough the licenses are a little on the higher side(~$700),so for the time being for my own aquaintance,I am working with OpenLaszlo.
It seems that the latter is somewhat a little less mature than the former,but since it is fed by the Open Source community,there would definitely be a lot of adding to it..
I have move to a more fun and happier life since my last post..more about the events in future posts!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Some thoughts on Coins!
Seriously, life has become a tad bit complicated...
There have been issuance of newly minted coins on Re.1 and Re.2 in the Indian Market.
Trouble is they look the same.They are round with minimal physical features that can distinguish the coins by touch,and to add to the confusion,they also almost look the same.
The only way to distinguish is to actually look at the denomination.
It was a little while ago that the Re.1 was circular and the Re.2 was in shape of an octagon.
Its OK for me,I have good sight.What about the blind beggar?
You must be kidding to design such coins...I am not sure what went behind the design of those coins,but they are an absolute nuisance..
My argument points to the fact that people with some kind of disability have to taken into consideration when a particular design is expected to touch their life.If its is money,you cannot expect to single out a particular group of people that will not come in direct contact with it.
The icing on the cake is:
The 50 paise coins and the 5 Rupee Coins are also same in size shape and almost same in weight.
It is a terrible fact that the difference of denomination is so huge,and yet the two are almost the same.
May be now I have to really play with coins to have a feel of them,or always be cautious!
There have been issuance of newly minted coins on Re.1 and Re.2 in the Indian Market.
Trouble is they look the same.They are round with minimal physical features that can distinguish the coins by touch,and to add to the confusion,they also almost look the same.
The only way to distinguish is to actually look at the denomination.
It was a little while ago that the Re.1 was circular and the Re.2 was in shape of an octagon.
Its OK for me,I have good sight.What about the blind beggar?
You must be kidding to design such coins...I am not sure what went behind the design of those coins,but they are an absolute nuisance..
My argument points to the fact that people with some kind of disability have to taken into consideration when a particular design is expected to touch their life.If its is money,you cannot expect to single out a particular group of people that will not come in direct contact with it.
The icing on the cake is:
The 50 paise coins and the 5 Rupee Coins are also same in size shape and almost same in weight.
It is a terrible fact that the difference of denomination is so huge,and yet the two are almost the same.
May be now I have to really play with coins to have a feel of them,or always be cautious!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Working with LAMP
I have been recently entrusted to create a website on the LAMP stack.It is my first experience of being the admin,the DBA and the programmer all bundled in one.
I already have a prior experience working in ASP,IIS and Oracle,that happens to be my work with GE.
I am totally amazed at how good this new found experience is.The scripting language is so much more fun to work with.There is already a built in function or a utility somewhere that you can really stitch together and create pages.I dont think I have ever come across such richly documented procedures and so much reference to peep into,If i am stuck.Me thinks ASP sucks big time.
To top it all,PHP happens to be object oriented also,and that adds to the fun of working with it.
Did I mention that it was free!
I have set up WAMP on my local machine here,and when the entire site is ready,I will just sync the shared space on the real environment and my local machine settings.
Kinda cool!
I already have a prior experience working in ASP,IIS and Oracle,that happens to be my work with GE.
I am totally amazed at how good this new found experience is.The scripting language is so much more fun to work with.There is already a built in function or a utility somewhere that you can really stitch together and create pages.I dont think I have ever come across such richly documented procedures and so much reference to peep into,If i am stuck.Me thinks ASP sucks big time.
To top it all,PHP happens to be object oriented also,and that adds to the fun of working with it.
Did I mention that it was free!
I have set up WAMP on my local machine here,and when the entire site is ready,I will just sync the shared space on the real environment and my local machine settings.
Kinda cool!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
China Mobiles
I had been to the Manish Market in CST,Mumbai and I am staggered at the variety of Mobile phones that are available there.
They are reffered to as china mobiles,and the variety is endless.So much is the variety that it is impossible to find two shops that sell the same kind of device.
The features are rocking,you can actually watch TV on the mobile,and by default the mobiles are all touch screen,and run a home grown operating system.
I saw a phone with a camera,and it had lenses fitted to it,just like the same kind for telephoto.
The image quality was good,and the optics were average.
Darn cheap is an understatement.
These cellphones are available as less as 3000 rupees(around $75) .
The only down side is that they are guaranteed to for 10 days,and there is no one who can bail you out if the thing konks off.
But it justifies that.Why would i spend 300-400 rupees on a phone that cost me 3000 rupees.
I brought a new toy.
It rocks.Absoloutely.
Here is the photo from the top view showing the Laser pointer at the bottom edge of the gun.
I actually konked this off,by using a bearing ball,but managed to clean it up and make it work by actually opening the entire thing.
I think this was the most successful operation of any thing that I have ever possesed,coz this time there was not a single part that remained outside and all was back in the toy.
Otherwise it normally happens that something or the other does not find its place back in the toy.
This thing shoots something so hard that it actually can damage paint and can dent tin cans.
The accuracy fades at a distance of 10 feet,and a more heavier projectile is requiste as the plastic bullet tends to spin.
It has got a nice hold to it,and it fits snuggly in my arms,and rests well on my shoulder.
I had an idea..That I am going to spend time around.
I am going to divert the Laser light from the left to around the barrel using fiber optic cable,and the arrangment would be to create an "+" within a square.
Lets hope it works.
They are reffered to as china mobiles,and the variety is endless.So much is the variety that it is impossible to find two shops that sell the same kind of device.
The features are rocking,you can actually watch TV on the mobile,and by default the mobiles are all touch screen,and run a home grown operating system.
I saw a phone with a camera,and it had lenses fitted to it,just like the same kind for telephoto.
The image quality was good,and the optics were average.
Darn cheap is an understatement.
These cellphones are available as less as 3000 rupees(around $75) .
The only down side is that they are guaranteed to for 10 days,and there is no one who can bail you out if the thing konks off.
But it justifies that.Why would i spend 300-400 rupees on a phone that cost me 3000 rupees.
I brought a new toy.
It rocks.Absoloutely.
Here is the photo from the top view showing the Laser pointer at the bottom edge of the gun.
I actually konked this off,by using a bearing ball,but managed to clean it up and make it work by actually opening the entire thing.
I think this was the most successful operation of any thing that I have ever possesed,coz this time there was not a single part that remained outside and all was back in the toy.
Otherwise it normally happens that something or the other does not find its place back in the toy.
This thing shoots something so hard that it actually can damage paint and can dent tin cans.
The accuracy fades at a distance of 10 feet,and a more heavier projectile is requiste as the plastic bullet tends to spin.
It has got a nice hold to it,and it fits snuggly in my arms,and rests well on my shoulder.
I had an idea..That I am going to spend time around.
I am going to divert the Laser light from the left to around the barrel using fiber optic cable,and the arrangment would be to create an "+" within a square.
Lets hope it works.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
April Fool's Tragedy
Would have lost a good relation,and the prank was so successful that I am staggered as to how successful it went.Cant delve in the details,but I was saved by hair's breadth.
Its a good day to find out what people think about you,in general and specifics too.
You can propose to that girl that you think u like,and test it.If it goes sour then u are saved from embarrassment that she refused,and its good if she agrees.
What I did was pinged an announcement to all my colleagues at office saying that I have sweets at my desk for my six sigma certification being successful.Lo and Behold! 70 people fooled in a jiffy.
Its very difficult for me to stay mature on this day.The "kid" mode is on by default.
Its a good day to find out what people think about you,in general and specifics too.
You can propose to that girl that you think u like,and test it.If it goes sour then u are saved from embarrassment that she refused,and its good if she agrees.
What I did was pinged an announcement to all my colleagues at office saying that I have sweets at my desk for my six sigma certification being successful.Lo and Behold! 70 people fooled in a jiffy.
Its very difficult for me to stay mature on this day.The "kid" mode is on by default.
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