But like the visa advertisement that says “They don’t take American Express”, “Dreamhost doesn’t take Java”.
Racing on city roads: Disaster waiting to happen
A rich guy — no doubt a guy — was getting his thrills and putting pedestrians and vehicular traffic at high risk
VIP
Couple of days back, the captain of an Air India flight refused to take off with a MP (Member of Parliament) who barged into the cockpit and allegedly hurled abuses, including calling the pilot “a glorified driver”. The plane took off after the MP deplaned. Not surprisingly, the MP and pilot have different versions of… Continue reading VIP
Efficiency
One day they are not there and the next day they are everywhere. I am amazed at the amount of work that was accomplished in such a short time. I am talking about huge posters of politicians that are displayed every few feet from the Airport to the location where large numbers of party workers/supporters… Continue reading Efficiency
Car Remotes:Do I need to hear that you locked your car?
I can understand (but don’t think it is necessary) why manufacturers provide audio feedback when you unlock your car. But I cannot understand why you need audio confirmation when you lock your car? After all, you just exited the vehicle and can see the visual feedback.
Unnecessary Honking and what can be done about it
Traffic jams are bad in both San Jose and Bangalore (or any major city in India). The difference is that in San Jose it is not accompanied with noise pollution.
The way the system works in India, honking is a necessary evil. You have the most absent-minded, trustworthy and fatalistic pedestrians here
Laws of physics vs Laws of man: speed breakers
The laws of physics are more powerful that the laws of man — and more painful too. You won’t find many speed limit signs on the Indian roads, and even of you do, drivers just ignore them. So, what is the solution? Speed breakers: big ones and if you drive fast over them, they can not only break your car but also your bum.
Google Web Toolkit
Java didn’t make it big on browsers. Javascript (no relationship with Java) is the defacto standard that all browsers support. Javascript is an interpreted, dynamic typed language with powerful features not available in mainstream languages: functions are first class (they can be passed around like any other object); it has associative arrays and closures. However,… Continue reading Google Web Toolkit
scratch is fun
Logo language from MIT introduced programming to children and people without a background in software programming — but you still had to type all the commands. Scratch from MIT is the evolution of that concept but with a visual programming paradigm: you drag and drop blocks and construct the program logic. Blocks have sprockets which… Continue reading scratch is fun