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1. git – renaming branches

I was working on a project recently, which involved cloning another git repository and adding my own changes into it. After I cloned it, I forgot to create and switch to the new branch and do my changes there. So all my changes were in the...

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2. social networking

The so called “social networking” websites seem to be the new craze (or is it already too old?). I used to have an account in facebook and orkut for more than 2 years and it was mainly used to connect back to classmates and the likes....

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3. insertion sort in clojure

Here is my first cut, non-lazy implementation of insertion sort. Read more: Ramakrishnan's website

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4. Tale of autocomplete

As  a web user, I have always known that those automatic suggestions you get when you search for something at Google or when you fill in the forms while booking a Flight or Train Ticket are the handiwork of Javascript scripts working behind the...

25/12/2009 | 50 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

5. cell phone battery charger

I misplaced my cell phone charger about 2 months ago and ever since, had been charging my cell phone with the micro USB cable connected to the laptop. So far, I have managed to charge the phone before it completely exhausted the power. Until...

11/11/2009 | 59 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

6. debian and other off-work projects

I met another debian package maintainer today for gpg key signing and general chat. I understood how horribly outdated I am, with the happenings in the debian world though I still manage to read some of the debian emails. It provided enough...

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7. coders at work

Peter Seibel was kind enough to send me a sneak peek of the book about a month and a half back. What follows is a set of notes I wrote down while reading the book. I should admit that my notes below are not very well organized. I have tried to...

04/10/2009 | 81 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...

8. groklaw’s PJ on RMS

This post ought to be read by the so called “open source” pragmatists. Read more: VU3RDD Station Log

30/09/2009 | 47 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email

9. Paul Graham’s On Lisp

I got myself, a spiral bound printout of Paul Graham’s “On Lisp“. The missing diagrams are explained in this c.l.l post. Read more: VU3RDD Station Log

29/09/2009 | 97 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Email

10. C Programming Language

Just thinking aloud. I used to think that C is a “general purpose” programming language and languages like lisp are “application specific” high level languages. Obviously, this was because of my ignorance and lack of...

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