Random Thoughts in LifeThis is a quick review of the Sony Elm mobile cellphone. Motivation and Decision! The reason for the purchase was that I was looking for a cellphone within Rs. 8,000-10,000, with reasonable camera performance. I was tempted by LG and especially Samsung offerings. Since I have a very positive experience with Samsung E2232, I had [...]
Why does not the following code compile? #include <iostream> // Does Koenig lookup work only for derived datatypes? namespace FBB { float y; class T { ; }; T a; void classTest(T arg) { std::cout<<”Inside class test”<<std::endl; return; } void fun(float x) [...]
This is an absolutely fantastic distribution, based on Slackware. The installation is just 1CD. It has a music player, mplayer, OpenOffice all in. To run mplayer, however i think one needs to install liblame. I installed in on my home desktop which is being used by non-experts. It comes with Google Chrome browser, there might [...]
The link is here. Editorials 21 February 2011 RESPOND ROBUSTLY Lanka can’t get away with it KILLINGS, assaults, abductions and arrests. Such has been the high-handed and hardly civilised manner in which the Sri Lankan authorities, its Navy in particular, have been dealing with long-standing disputes over fishing rights that Tamil Nadu is approaching foment [...]
Here is an interesting article or rather an editorial from the well respected newspaper based in Calcutta, The Statesman. Unfortunately, the e-version of the newspaper does not redirect well to its archives. The URL is here and part of the editorial below. Maybe it is time to invoke the “son of the soil” theory in [...]
I heard a curious comment regarding NREGA from s friend. His uncles are big farmers. The uncle was cribbing that NREGA enourages idleness amongst the less motivated people in the villages. The hardworking and more motivated people have already left villages to cities in search of better life. This has led to a labour problem. [...]
I recently applied for the renewal of my passport. The application process has been considerably revamped but there still exist some hiccups. Still considering the sorry state of affairs which existed as recent as 5 years ago, this is heaven sent. One must pay obeisance to the “babus” and ministers who could agree to the [...]
Here is an interview posted on rediff where a correspondent interviews India’s Permanent representative to the UN. The person mentions that the other candidates which were in the fray were Kazaksthan and Thailand. I can imagine the amount of hard work needed to put in by the lobbyists to convince the other countries to vote [...]
This sounds corny and too imitative. Still, I am a human being and I cannot help dreaming especially when the sleep was induced by that peculiar limb-stiffening tiredness due to sitting in a stationary office bus in traffic. What I could have avoided is writing down what I dreamt but I hope someone can interpret [...]
I have been purchasing a fair amount of books online. This is not a comprehensive review of online sellers in India. Till now, I have tried 4: flipkart, infibeam, bookadda and nbcindia. Of these, Flipkart is undoubtedly best; it beats others hands down on terms of service. If they show that a book is available, [...]
