Friday, March 17, 2006
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Volvo
The other day a guy from the office ran his car into mine in the parking lot. Here are the results.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Friday, February 03, 2006
Banning the incandescent light bulb
Here is an interesting article about banning the incandescent light bulb.
Friday, December 23, 2005
Bulb info
Another excellent site regarding bulbs and their sizes that I picked off from brickbroad.
http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/education_resources/literature_library/catalogs/mini_sealed_beam_catalog/
And this one too
http://www.normanlamps.com/
http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/education_resources/literature_library/catalogs/mini_sealed_beam_catalog/
And this one too
http://www.normanlamps.com/
Path of an Ipod Nano
1. SHENZHEN, CN
2. ANCHORAGE, AK, US
3. LOUISVILLE, KY, US
4. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US
5. LINTHICUM, MD, US
6. BALTIMORE, MD, US
7. GAITHERSBURG, MD, US
This is the path that an ipod took to reach me once I ordered it from Apple. Pretty amazing. It was shipped via UPS. The first 3 might be common to all US customers because I believe there is a core UPS hub in Louisville, KY. From there on it is routed to other hubs within the country for region specific delivery.
2. ANCHORAGE, AK, US
3. LOUISVILLE, KY, US
4. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US
5. LINTHICUM, MD, US
6. BALTIMORE, MD, US
7. GAITHERSBURG, MD, US
This is the path that an ipod took to reach me once I ordered it from Apple. Pretty amazing. It was shipped via UPS. The first 3 might be common to all US customers because I believe there is a core UPS hub in Louisville, KY. From there on it is routed to other hubs within the country for region specific delivery.
Friday, December 16, 2005
Video editing prereqs
http://www.videoguys.com/started.html
Minimimum system requirements are listed here
http://www.videoguys.com/system.htm
Minimimum system requirements are listed here
http://www.videoguys.com/system.htm
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Remote debugging with VC++ .NET 2003
The main application is to execute on a machine R and the development environment is on machine H.
H(hh.hh.hh.hh) <---- Remote Debug ---> R(rr.rr.rr.rr)
The following configuration needs to be done to enable debugging the app remotely.
It is assumed that VC++ .NET 2003 has been installed on both machines.
=== Remote(R) machine configuration ===
Login as administrator.
Goto Start--> Administrative Tools --> Computer Management. A window pops up.
Goto ComputerManagement(Local)-->System Tools-->Local users and groups-->Users
Right click and click the "New User" button. Enter username as the same one that is being used on the H machine. i.e lets says user jdoe on machine H is using his/her VC++ 2003 IDE to debug the app on R then we have to create a jdoe user on R. The password needn't be the same though. Enter the user name and password in the boxes. Uncheck "User must change password at next logon" box and check "password never expires". Hit the Create button. The user jdoe will have been created.
Goto ComputerManagement(Local)-->System Tools-->Local users and groups-->Groups
Click on Administrators. Then click Add. In the "Enter the object names to select" type in jdoe or whatever username we have created above. Then click the ok button. Do the same for the "Remote Desktop users" and "Debugger users" groups.
Run the Visual C++ Remote Debugger as follows.
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\Packages\Debugger\msvcmon.exe" -tcpip
A shortcut can be created for the above command on the desktop for convenience.
=== Host(H) machine configuration ===
Create a shared folder on H as follows
subst F: \\rr.rr.rr.rr\C$
In the IDE goto Project-->Properties. Set the values as follows
After the remote debugger app is run on R start the IDE on H and Goto menu Debug-->Start. See that the app launches on the remote machine.
H(hh.hh.hh.hh) <---- Remote Debug ---> R(rr.rr.rr.rr)
The following configuration needs to be done to enable debugging the app remotely.
It is assumed that VC++ .NET 2003 has been installed on both machines.
=== Remote(R) machine configuration ===
Login as administrator.
Goto Start--> Administrative Tools --> Computer Management. A window pops up.
Goto ComputerManagement(Local)-->System Tools-->Local users and groups-->Users
Right click and click the "New User" button. Enter username as the same one that is being used on the H machine. i.e lets says user jdoe on machine H is using his/her VC++ 2003 IDE to debug the app on R then we have to create a jdoe user on R. The password needn't be the same though. Enter the user name and password in the boxes. Uncheck "User must change password at next logon" box and check "password never expires". Hit the Create button. The user jdoe will have been created.
Goto ComputerManagement(Local)-->System Tools-->Local users and groups-->Groups
Click on Administrators. Then click Add. In the "Enter the object names to select" type in jdoe or whatever username we have created above. Then click the ok button. Do the same for the "Remote Desktop users" and "Debugger users" groups.
Run the Visual C++ Remote Debugger as follows.
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\Packages\Debugger\msvcmon.exe" -tcpip
A shortcut can be created for the above command on the desktop for convenience.
=== Host(H) machine configuration ===
Create a shared folder on H as follows
subst F: \\rr.rr.rr.rr\C$
In the IDE goto Project-->Properties. Set the values as follows
| Menu | Field | Value |
| Configuration properties--> General | OutputDirectory | F:\appdir |
| Configuration properties--> Linker-->General | OutputFile | F:\app\app.exe |
| Configuration properties--> Linker-->Debugging | Generate Program database file | F:\app\app.pdb |
| Configuration properties--> Debugging | Command Arguments | -debug |
| Configuration properties--> Debugging | Debugger Type | Native Only |
| Configuration properties--> Debugging | Connection | Remote via TCP/IP (Native only) |
| Configuration properties--> Debugging | Remote Machine | rr.rr.rr.rr |
| Configuration properties--> Debugging | Remote command | c:\app\app.exe |
After the remote debugger app is run on R start the IDE on H and Goto menu Debug-->Start. See that the app launches on the remote machine.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Worth Winning(1989)
This is a romantic comedy starring Mark Harmon and Madeleine Stowe. Mark Harmon stars as TV anchorman Taylor Worth who is bet by a friend that he cannot make 3 women want to marry him at the same time. As he goes about the bet he falls in love with one of the women(Stowe). Then of course all three of them find out and make his life miserable. It struck me sometime this morning that the title may be a play on the Worth name in that it may be
1. About Worth(Taylor) winning the bet
2. About whether the woman Taylor falls in love with is worth winning inspite of her disgust for him about the bet
The music soundtrack is typical 80s and is brilliant.
1. About Worth(Taylor) winning the bet
2. About whether the woman Taylor falls in love with is worth winning inspite of her disgust for him about the bet
The music soundtrack is typical 80s and is brilliant.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Sabrina(1954)
"Democracy can be a wickedly unfair thing Sabrina. Nobody poor was ever called democratic for marrying someone rich"
So says a Chauffeur to his daughter, who is in love with the man's master. The 1954 version of this movie is simply brilliant compared to the 1995 one. There is a sophistication and superb elegance with which all characters play their parts. And of course being black and white add its own richness. Other excellent quotes from the movie can be found here. It was astounded to learn that Audrey Hepburn was 24 when she acted in this movie.
So says a Chauffeur to his daughter, who is in love with the man's master. The 1954 version of this movie is simply brilliant compared to the 1995 one. There is a sophistication and superb elegance with which all characters play their parts. And of course being black and white add its own richness. Other excellent quotes from the movie can be found here. It was astounded to learn that Audrey Hepburn was 24 when she acted in this movie.
Google and its email system
When Google released its email service to the public(over a year ago) there was(and maybe still is) speculation that its particular way of signing up people only by invitation was a way for the company to generate interest in the service. i.e if one chap has a google email account he can send invitations to a limited number(5 or 6) of people to sign up, and those people can invite their friends and so on. The strategy, no doubt, was a success since gmail accounts are among the most coveted, for those who dont have it. Some days ago it struck me that there might be another logic behind google's move. There is a theory that every person in the world is "connected" to every other person my atmost 5(or 7) people. i.e if you pick 5(or 7) of yours friends and then they pick 5(or 7) of their friends and if the process is continued, then you might "reach" all the known people in the world. I dont know how far this theory is true but it seems to me that google may have wanted to test this or believing in it relied upon it.
Friday, December 02, 2005
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Monday, November 28, 2005
The poem by W.H. Auden
I was watching Four Weddings and a Funeral last night and what struck me particularly this time around was the poem recited during the funeral. Apparently the name of the poem is Stop all the Clocks by W.H.Auden. I found the poem on another site and have listed it below.
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone
W. H. Auden
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone
W. H. Auden
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
The Temple
It was early in the morning and the priests had just begun cleaning the area around the idols. There was no one else around. How quiet is was, unlike on weekends when the crowds throng the place and the chatter never ends. A priest was chanting near an idol some verses that are read in the mornings. The walls echoed his chantings and for a moment, until the mind became aware of it, one was filled with its vibrations.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Serendipity
The meaning of the word Serendipity is of course explained in the movie but one is apt to forget it after the movie ends as one is not lucky enough to encounter such fortunate instances in real life. From the dictionary
ser·en·dip·i·ty
P Pronunciation Key (s
r
n-d
p
-t
)
n. pl. ser·en·dip·i·ties
The movie by far is a stretch of such fortunate accidents but goes slightly further. It was one of these movies that was released during the holiday season and sort of remained there. The utterly ridiculous happen and they are called miracles, fate and the like. Not even a "feel good" movie than anything else. One can watch it, I suppose, if not for anything else, just for the thrill of watching a movie for the first time or if one likes Kate Beckinsale.
ser·en·dip·i·ty
P Pronunciation Key (srn-dp-t)n. pl. ser·en·dip·i·ties
- The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.
- The fact or occurrence of such discoveries.
- An instance of making such a discovery.
The movie by far is a stretch of such fortunate accidents but goes slightly further. It was one of these movies that was released during the holiday season and sort of remained there. The utterly ridiculous happen and they are called miracles, fate and the like. Not even a "feel good" movie than anything else. One can watch it, I suppose, if not for anything else, just for the thrill of watching a movie for the first time or if one likes Kate Beckinsale.
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