January 2012
2 posts
1 tag
December 2011
2 posts
Software versions
Mid 2008
There was lot of campaigning to create a record downloads for Firefox 3.0 in 24 hours. Like everybody else I upgraded on that day. It was a successful campaign.
Later that year …
Chrome debuted. Though it was missing many features and extensions, I loved the look and feel of the browser. I started to use both Chrome and Firefox for more than a year.
Early 2011
Chrome is my...
November 2011
2 posts
September 2011
2 posts
August 2011
2 posts
“Believing a belief is very bad until you believe to believe that a particular...”
– Anukokunda oka Roju (Movie)
July 2011
1 post
June 2011
2 posts
4 tags
branch aware PS1
For git-branch aware PS1 in your terminal add the following to .bashrc
function git_branch() {
git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(\1)/'
}
PS1="\e[0;31m@\H: \e[1;37m\w\e[01;32m\$(git_branch)\e[0;0m\]:\n$"
Sample PS1
2 tags
May 2011
3 posts
How to draw an owl : Mastering a skill →
Love this. especially this comment.
2 tags
JavaScript Video Tutorials →
Came across this excellent series of videos on javaScript. These videos are a great resource for beginners. At times provided even tiny details which may bore seasoned programmers.
Link : http://vimeo.com/noahsinger/videos
Gerbera
That’s name of the building I live in. They are beautiful flowers named after a German botanist. I even photographed them, but never knew the name.
More : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerbera
April 2011
1 post
December 2010
2 posts
“If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will...”
1 tag
November 2010
5 posts
1 tag
Comfort
I love that in a day when nothing is sure and when I say nothing, I mean nothing. You can go to gym and absolutely know that if you run on thread mill for one hour, 400 Calories will be burned. That’s such a comfort.
I just have to do this consistent and long enough to enjoy long term benefits.
Basics of Parallel Programming. →
A must read for every computer science student.
This tutorial covers the very basics of parallel computing, and is intended for someone who is just becoming acquainted with the subject. It begins with a brief overview, including concepts and terminology associated with parallel computing. The topics of parallel memory architectures and programming models are then explored. These topics are...
“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs”
– Henry Ford