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Rocker, philosopher, Mac lover, geek, robotics freak and an optimist. These describe me adequately, i guess!

When I find time away from my lab, I love to code my robots using java to be compatible with robocode . I also make it a point to visit Slashdot or read on Wikipedia . Of course, all this has to be done while listening to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Metallica or Pearl Jam, mostly on Shoutcast online radio .

I also like to read. Though I don’t find much time now, I generally stick to what I like, which is Ayn Rand. Let’s just hope the world heads in the right direction

2004 has been the year of the blog, and I could not be left out!

Amazon: Windows XP Refund

I’ve been a linux user for quite a while now. I looked to buy a netbook without Windows on it, but due to market conditions, that did not seem possible.
Based on this slashdot article, I went ahead and ordered the same item. (see my report on it here)
The first conversation was over the phone, which [...]

Posted 08 August 2009 § Linux ‡ Comments (4) °

ASUS Eee PC 1005HA : Installation Report

I just bought a netbook. It finally boiled down to this: ASUS Eee PC 1005HA. I bought it for the extra battery life, the improved processor power and loads of space.
I promptly downloaded Ubuntu Netbook Remix edition to put on it. Installation was straight forward from the USB stick image. Almost all of the [...]

Posted 08 August 2009 § Linux ‡ Comments (7) °

Apologies to Planet Ubuntu Readers

Attention Wordpress Users: It turns out when I upgraded to Wordpress 2.7, it killed the feed url that I had set up for Planet Ubuntu and defaulted to the main feed for my blog. Hence, all Ubuntu Planet Readers might have been exposed to my blog postings not related to Ubuntu things. Hopefully, you found [...]

Posted 13 February 2009 § Linux ‡ Comments (0) °

150 Things To Do Before You Turn Thirty

I got this from my friend Sudheendra’s site.
I have seen this tag on so many blogs and why not, it’s a wonderful tag! The name is ‘150 Things To Do Before You Turn Thirty’. The rules are,
1. The things you have already done – make them bold.
2. Italics is for things that you are [...]

Posted 12 February 2009 § Pseudo-Random ‡ Comments (2) °

Laundry Hack

Everybody goes through the same rigmarole. Wash your clothes on a weekly basis, and use the dryer to dry them. Then you probably iron them, before you let them hang in your closet.
Hack #1: Iron Elimination
If you take your clothes out as soon as it finishes drying, and hang them in your closet, there [...]

Posted 25 January 2009 § Pseudo-Random ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: