Author Archives: robotgeek

About robotgeek

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!

150 Things To Do Before You Turn Thirty

Posted on 2/12/2009 by robotgeek

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 … Continue reading →

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Laundry Hack

Posted on 1/25/2009 by robotgeek

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 … Continue reading →

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Calling Card Solution

Posted on 1/2/2009 by robotgeek

I’ve always hated the calling card solution to call back home. You have to dial the calling card access number, then optionally type in your pin number and then dial the international number that you are trying to call. It … Continue reading →

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Kaffeine, mceusb and irexec

Posted on 12/20/2008 by robotgeek

I have a PVR 150 with the mceusb remote. My setup is a dual screen with an nvidia 6600GT with a monitor and a tv-out on the component out (Y – Pb – Pr; red-green-blue) working with mythfrontend running on … Continue reading →

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Translators, an observation

Posted on 11/6/2008 by robotgeek

Imagine you are listening to the radio. Have you ever found it irritating that when they play translations of people speaking in a different language, they play a couple of seconds of the original person’s voice. I was listening to … Continue reading →

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