tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682296176956543552024-03-05T18:02:56.557-08:00Gurjeet [rNf]Random Neural FiringsGurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-21142666432007834052013-04-25T10:35:00.001-07:002013-04-25T11:36:48.145-07:00m: My car has been declared a total-loss :( Was my first car, so loss is a bit personal too. Time to go car shopping!Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-82740500964655377422013-03-08T09:49:00.001-08:002013-03-08T09:49:33.061-08:00m: (pic) yet another snow storm; yet another load of snow.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-25497088250643012132013-02-02T18:06:00.003-08:002013-02-02T18:06:52.764-08:00m: Car salesman weaved a story that the previous owner was expecting twins. Carfax report says it's a rental vehicle! #donttrustcarsalesmanGurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-14952748849477966842013-02-01T04:35:00.001-08:002013-02-01T04:35:27.385-08:00m: A glimpse of Gandhi's true colors http://bit.ly/WCGQiv<a href="http://bit.ly/WCGQiv">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9840076/The-truth-about-Mahatma-Gandhi-he-was-a-wily-operator-not-Indias-smiling-saint.html</a>Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-60178081765230048852013-02-01T04:09:00.001-08:002013-02-01T04:09:10.204-08:00m: (video) Why I hate English as a language. It doesn't play by any rules >:-||<a href="http://bit.ly/14uOdLn">http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0046-weird_pl<span id="goog_1774211463"></span><span id="goog_1774211464"></span>urals.htm?&t=1359720204</a>Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-20253903117625577932013-01-10T05:35:00.000-08:002013-01-10T05:35:50.963-08:00m: Seerat wants to play the Jumanji board game. Now if only somebody made such games, that'd be awesome :)Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-71570625905102349702013-01-10T05:34:00.001-08:002013-01-10T05:34:14.756-08:00m: weighed 175 lbs. today!!! #loseitGurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-58233381708221010892012-10-13T16:06:00.001-07:002012-10-13T16:11:17.761-07:00micro:falling in love with my Nexus all over again; updated to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean this morning. Loving it.<div>
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Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-72405775098278628912012-09-27T05:31:00.002-07:002012-09-27T05:31:41.209-07:00micro:And a very good morning after a 3 hour sleep. Life sucks and rocks at the same time!Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-9478647633899201472012-09-27T01:29:00.001-07:002012-09-27T01:32:08.573-07:00micro:good night world; headed to bed after a 21 hour day.<div>
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Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-36981687057301658752012-09-20T07:32:00.004-07:002012-09-20T07:32:43.082-07:00micro:A comedian will make you cry. http://www.upworthy.com/nsfw-a-comedian-silences-a-room-for-9-minutes-its-not-an-awkward-silenceGurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-19169215134726991182012-09-20T04:35:00.000-07:002012-09-20T04:35:07.427-07:00micro:Wanted to extract all tiles of xkcd 1110. But somebody has already done a better job: http://xkcd-map.rent-a-geek.de/Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-86218840046642054882012-09-19T09:26:00.002-07:002012-09-19T09:28:32.034-07:00micro:When will India's Public Work Departments take ownership of water quality like this.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-27175564605053322472012-09-06T08:59:00.000-07:002012-09-06T08:59:38.895-07:00micro: I love the classic bollywood songs played on Kalighat Radio; been listening to it for about 2 months : http://cast2.serverhostingcenter.com/start/anikumar/Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-20110097527310983812011-02-10T07:08:00.000-08:002011-02-10T07:08:19.406-08:00How to remove your credit card details from SkypeI bought a subscription on Skype using my credit card. I wanted to use it only for one month, but to my surprise they charged me at the end of subscription period (that's why they call it "subscription", duh :)<br />
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So I now wanted to get my card details off of Skype so that they cannot charge me in the next cycle. Looked simple.<br />
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Go to https://secure.skype.com/account/ then to "Payment Settings" then to "Payment methods" and cancel the card.<br />
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The problem was, my card was attached to my subscription, and Skype wanted me to cancel my subscription before it would allow me to delete the card details. The problem with that was that I was afraid that my current subscription's balance minutes would vanish if I did that. Maybe I was worrying too much, but I did not want to take a chance.<br />
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So I went to the subscription settings, and changed my payment method from my credit card to "Skype Credit". And voila, I can now delete my credit card from Skype.<br />
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I have put in a reminder for myself that at the end of current subscription period, I should go and cancel the subscription, so that it doesn't eat into my Skype Credit (if I ever did buy that).Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-35442389842249629782011-01-12T18:03:00.000-08:002011-01-14T20:52:12.232-08:00How to cancel an Amazon orderI placed an order on Amazon and I wanted to cancel it a few minutes later (wanted to reorder using the Amazon Store Card). You are allowed to cancel the order from the order details page, but probably since I chose Amazon Prime shipping option, the option to cancel the order vanished after a few minutes.<br />
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After trying different tricks for about an hour, I ended up canceling the order this way.<br />
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.) Google for 'Amazon Customer Care Phone Number'<br />
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.) I got the following link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=518316">http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=518316</a><br />
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.) Choose 'Your Orders', and choose the order you wish to cancel.<br />
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Try to describe the problem in some detail, and then click on 'Chat'. It will launch a live chat session with an Amazon associate and they can help you cancel your order.<br />
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Now, getting back to place the order again with a different card.<br />
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Update: the direct link seems to be this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact-us/general-questions.htmlGurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-81593055520714552022009-12-25T23:46:00.000-08:002009-12-25T23:56:25.642-08:00Too many tabs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1z5eW_GtDLJswv2KAL8ybZS4szCUZ4zvPurAMdryNtoTBDUPlIKQFAZSirCFalr1JtRMtLyibBkIjsCs_NniZaL-AS4NTr7ZijNYfEC4P6onKTH-RZ9JBtK4zf6MASE0UoEUhH-4TZ4c/s1600-h/Firefox_51.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1z5eW_GtDLJswv2KAL8ybZS4szCUZ4zvPurAMdryNtoTBDUPlIKQFAZSirCFalr1JtRMtLyibBkIjsCs_NniZaL-AS4NTr7ZijNYfEC4P6onKTH-RZ9JBtK4zf6MASE0UoEUhH-4TZ4c/s400/Firefox_51.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419448638106398626" border="0" /></a><br />Just a post to show how I procrastinate :)<br /><br />I have this habit of keeping too many tabs open in Firefox, just so that I can read them later.<br /><br />This 51 is much less than 80+ tabs that I once had open in Firefox. I open mutiple windows too sometimes to keep a few tabs grouped.<br /><br />I have "Tab Mix Plus"and QuickRestart add-ons installed for situations where I have to reastart Firefox when it starts eating too much memory.<br /><br />"Too many tabs" is one of the reasons I have been unable to try out Chrome for some time. It is missing multiline tab-bar feature, and tabs headers become too small after about 15 or so open tabs.<br /><br />I do like Chrome's approach with "too many tabs" situation though. It seems that it frees the memory related to display objects of a tab after some time it has remained inactive; this keeps overall memory consumption of Chrome lower at the cost of some time taken to display things when that tab is opened again.Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-90191441475815045392009-09-05T21:16:00.000-07:002009-09-05T21:20:12.961-07:00Spider Solitaire: First deck stack in 13 moves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8rTH6t7wMD_MnRI0QBurreOOY8-vTF-5MPn2SRlYvFx4jGgx4FjpaOWufLsIndaG36Un7L8XWOM-D4wE1swqOxU7iYmv0aNV5L6KoRAMkBHrq9DKByShmU5D1mMUcPR2DfoxcT4xv9c/s1600-h/SpiderSolitairein13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8rTH6t7wMD_MnRI0QBurreOOY8-vTF-5MPn2SRlYvFx4jGgx4FjpaOWufLsIndaG36Un7L8XWOM-D4wE1swqOxU7iYmv0aNV5L6KoRAMkBHrq9DKByShmU5D1mMUcPR2DfoxcT4xv9c/s400/SpiderSolitairein13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378203743078261234" border="0" /></a>Screenshot of when I was able to finish one stack in Spider Solitaire in just 13 moves. The minimum no. of moves required is 12, but I thing 13 is quite close.Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-46448924432518610422008-08-11T08:34:00.000-07:002008-08-11T08:41:00.865-07:00Here's a screenshot from a minesweeper session when I think I got pretty lucky.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOknUi-r8T0OWXRZc0oxrktsjEgUxJwule5-yX2hpTfejWowZhPjKobfHCBiswcmtdOUrw0dsqZkooBwnHz9eD5v8KRxA2AasNTs-rFH7fm2j4VkatKupow3okehIZsDyOm2LZBEir2uI/s1600-h/LuckySweep.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOknUi-r8T0OWXRZc0oxrktsjEgUxJwule5-yX2hpTfejWowZhPjKobfHCBiswcmtdOUrw0dsqZkooBwnHz9eD5v8KRxA2AasNTs-rFH7fm2j4VkatKupow3okehIZsDyOm2LZBEir2uI/s400/LuckySweep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233284486210096322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And this one is where I was stuck the longest (there were others too) but I couldn't make an intelligent guess about this one! Can you? Give it a shot. Which cell would you have clicked next?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepk8AB64Aep-lvDQfgviRtm8FMO0Hno7yM4jtooCzcSPhcd5fEgOvm92jckANPBHg4WMnC6swaGb0-ULg_zvCE8s3mrcc31w_CdbAosDtWcmm77FBLlZ8cMzpOqzpvdktZeAVQ_ZGwp8/s1600-h/TrickySweep.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepk8AB64Aep-lvDQfgviRtm8FMO0Hno7yM4jtooCzcSPhcd5fEgOvm92jckANPBHg4WMnC6swaGb0-ULg_zvCE8s3mrcc31w_CdbAosDtWcmm77FBLlZ8cMzpOqzpvdktZeAVQ_ZGwp8/s400/TrickySweep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233284491679996162" border="0" /></a>Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-63564480545539407642008-07-06T20:12:00.000-07:002009-12-31T13:23:31.281-08:00My first long car driveYesterday I rented a car for the first time in the USA. Apart from other things, which i will post later, I drove for about 28 miles on my own, and that too without a GPS system. I noted the route, to and back from Lenox Mall, and started. All was fine until I reached Lenox Mall; I did shopping and then wanted to buys some toys from ToysRus. And almost got lost. Here's the route that I took from my hotel, and how I drifted for about 4 miles and then got back on track!<br /><br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=16534820994343847575,33.849209,-84.363778%3B17323929787842935995,33.848564,-84.364071%3B7988691526067027193,33.848297,-84.364844%3B14734150199019791023,33.852228,-84.364254%3B17489480718304465832,33.852040,-84.369640%3B17116872190053829843,33.837085,-84.359617%3B3549952907327456441,33.825060,-84.354220%3B7168556715634942129,33.850180,-84.361690%3B9622394649371336564,33.849277,-84.371469%3B4165729506340866430,33.848790,-84.373880%3B3233069145399831493,33.831355,-84.335948%3B4749092578127957501,33.836400,-84.325380%3B7313706033106225593,33.839506,-84.312801%3B12877923977202128852,33.790552,-84.302914&saddr=2183+N+Decatur+Rd,+Decatur,+GA+30033&daddr=Peachtree+Rd+NE+%4033.849209,+-84.363778+to:Unknown+road+%4033.848564,+-84.364071+to:Unknown+road+%4033.848297,+-84.364844+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.852228,+-84.364254+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.852040,+-84.369640+to:GA-400+S+%4033.837085,+-84.359617+to:Buford+Hwy+NE+%4033.825060,+-84.354220+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.850180,+-84.361690+to:Tower+Pl+Dr+NE+%4033.849277,+-84.371469+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.848790,+-84.373880+to:Unknown+road+%4033.831355,+-84.335948+to:I-85+N+%4033.836400,+-84.325380+to:Unknown+road+%4033.839506,+-84.312801+to:33.82048,-84.304018+to:N+Decatur+Rd+%4033.790552,+-84.302914&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=14&sz=15&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14&sll=33.81802,-84.301057&sspn=0.018291,0.037594&ie=UTF8&ll=33.798657,-84.317493&spn=0.018295,0.037594&z=15">http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=16534820994343847575,33.849209,-84.363778%3B17323929787842935995,33.848564,-84.364071%3B7988691526067027193,33.848297,-84.364844%3B14734150199019791023,33.852228,-84.364254%3B17489480718304465832,33.852040,-84.369640%3B17116872190053829843,33.837085,-84.359617%3B3549952907327456441,33.825060,-84.354220%3B7168556715634942129,33.850180,-84.361690%3B9622394649371336564,33.849277,-84.371469%3B4165729506340866430,33.848790,-84.373880%3B3233069145399831493,33.831355,-84.335948%3B4749092578127957501,33.836400,-84.325380%3B7313706033106225593,33.839506,-84.312801%3B12877923977202128852,33.790552,-84.302914&saddr=2183+N+Decatur+Rd,+Decatur,+GA+30033&daddr=Peachtree+Rd+NE+%4033.849209,+-84.363778+to:Unknown+road+%4033.848564,+-84.364071+to:Unknown+road+%4033.848297,+-84.364844+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.852228,+-84.364254+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.852040,+-84.369640+to:GA-400+S+%4033.837085,+-84.359617+to:Buford+Hwy+NE+%4033.825060,+-84.354220+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.850180,+-84.361690+to:Tower+Pl+Dr+NE+%4033.849277,+-84.371469+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.848790,+-84.373880+to:Unknown+road+%4033.831355,+-84.335948+to:I-85+N+%4033.836400,+-84.325380+to:Unknown+road+%4033.839506,+-84.312801+to:33.82048,-84.304018+to:N+Decatur+Rd+%4033.790552,+-84.302914&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=14&sz=15&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14&sll=33.81802,-84.301057&sspn=0.018291,0.037594&ie=UTF8&ll=33.798657,-84.317493&spn=0.018295,0.037594&z=15</a><br /><br />I finally managed to get to ToysRus and then, after losing my way somehow managed got back to my hotel too; not by the exact route that I had noted and wanted to take.Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-52358764326146941362008-07-06T18:42:00.000-07:002008-07-06T19:55:48.744-07:00Single Greatest Nation On EARTH that GOD has ever given to man!<span style="font-family:courier new;">I am watching 'Hannity's America: The Greatest Nation On EARTH' </span><span style="font-family:courier new;">(with the exact capitalization) </span><span style="font-family:courier new;">on FOX News. I have no objections, and in fact I agree, to most of the claims Americans make.<br /><br /> I have very good Indian friends living in America, who favour living here than in the the motherland India, and I see no wrong in that. It's their personal choice, and I respect their individuality, especially when the decisions were made on rational reasoning.<br /><br /> I had heard of the lows that FOX News has touched; just yesterday I heard a guy on Comedy Central who said 'If it's on FOX, you know it's not true'. But the thing that annoyed me most about this program on Fox is that this dick-head, inconsiderate nincompoop makes the claim that America is 'Greatest Nation On EARTH that GOD has ever given to man'! You STUPID MORON god did not create America! It was your ancestors, your leaders who created this country. God has nothing to do with this. Had God been involved or favouring your country, there would never have been a 9-11, or Oklahoma bombing or any such thing.<br /><br /> How can a rational person in his right mind associate a country's success to God!!?? It is the America's ability to keep it's population down (in control), and it's economy in shape, so much so that it affects almost the whole world's economies.<br /><br /> He interviewed two people, Fareed Zakaria, from Newsweek, and Newt Gingrich, FOX News contributor. If the show is ever aired again, you can clearly see how many times Zakaria's interview is snipped in between, and his lines most of the times are cut midway. Newt does make sensible statements, and his lines are not trimmed.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"> I respect America, but do not undermine the other countries, and for god's sake do not think God made or favours America! This guy is not ready to even accept the comments by Zakaria that other countries are rising, and that America should be even considering them equals.<br /><br /> Almost all the Americans I have met during my last 4 visits here have have a better understanding of other countries than this Hannity guy. They appreciate and respect other countries. That's all that Zakaria put forward and this dickhead wasn't ready to even accept that the world is changing, other countries are improving and that America should start learning to live in a world where other countries are empowered too.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"> I have not much more to say than that if that guy was in front of me, and if it were allowed, I would have slapped him.<br /><br />DO NOT LISTEN TO FOX NEWS.<br /><br />UPDATE: I forgot to mention that now I consider FOX on the levels of 'AAJ TAK', an Indian news channel. Both these channels air such programs that I have no doubt that either they are stupid, or trying to stupidify us. (</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">yes, I beat G.W.B at stupification</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">)<br /></span>Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-47734709246280583222008-05-19T09:41:00.000-07:002008-05-26T07:20:34.405-07:00tsJust got an idea. We should have a utility that prepends a timestamp to every line that is fed to it. This can be used like the nl utility which numbers each line that is fed to it.<br /><br />This utility can used to prepend timestamps to the log lines generated by a program. Like so:<br /><br />my_log_generating_script | ts > log_file<br /><br />[UPDATE:26 May 08] : I have posted a solution here: <a href="http://gurjeet-tech.blogspot.com/2008/05/ts-timestampimg-script.html">http://gurjeet-tech.blogspot.com/2008/05/ts-timestampimg-script.html</a>Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-52379275689992482552008-05-18T22:38:00.000-07:002008-05-18T22:58:49.237-07:00RNFs branchedHi there,<br /><br />It has been long-time-no-post thing with me. Well that was partially because I was a bit too busy with customer assignments, and partially because the blog became too bloated from my past experiments with template modifications, and playing with Google Search and Google Ads.<br /><br />One good thing that happened as a result of those experiments with the blog template is that now my blog completely spans the browser's display area, rather than a thin vertical strip which looks too odd on wide screens, and is just a waste of screen space (btw, you can add stuff to the right hand side of your 'thin-strip' blog but not to the right hand side; too crippling I'd say).<br /><br />Well, I don't remember how I made 'Blogger' display my blog in full width (remember short-of-RAM problem I mentioned in first post!), I'll try to figure it out and post here as well as apply that to my other blogs.<br /><br />Now comes the news: I am writing this one to inform you that I have officially split my brain! Well, not exactly :) , but I have created another blog to post my structured thoughts on technology. It is hosted at: http://gurjeet-tech.blogspot.com/ , and it is called Tech-Me. More in that blog.<br /><br />This RNFs blog will continue, but will be dedicated to truly RNFs, which are for my records only and which others may not be too inclined to read.<br /><br />Hope to post more frequently here.<br /><br />PS: Here's the definition of RNF:<br /><br />RNF stands for Random Neuron Firing; that is activity in your head that is just random, and wasn't caused as a reaction to something else. I have too many of these, sometimes philosophical, sometimes technical.Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-20659154454916784142008-01-26T11:09:00.001-08:002008-01-26T15:15:00.265-08:00google.5That's the name of my folder where I keep the screenshots of the browser whenever I see that Google took more than half a second (0.5) to get the results. The screenshots are put here in the chronological order. Also, if you care, and are interested, the filename of the screenshots show the date and time when it was taken; the filename format is google.<year><month><day><hour><minute>.<100thOfASecond>.jpg<br /><br />Enjoy the rare times when Google sucked at the performance :)<br /><br /><br />Update: If you wish to see these photos individually, here's the link to the album:<br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/singh.gurjeet/Google5">http://picasaweb.google.com/singh.gurjeet/Google5</a><br /><br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fsingh.gurjeet%2Falbumid%2F5159881474887246449%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="533" width="800"></embed>Gurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468229617695654355.post-1521098639439187952008-01-20T13:06:00.000-08:002008-01-20T13:12:40.948-08:00Sun buys MySQL....Well, the news is pretty old now. Everyone has had his say on the deal: How its a great deal for both the parties involved, for the competitors, and even MySQL's competitors (read my employer, EnterpriseDB (though we cater to a different market share)).<br /><br /> But I came across this interesting take on the deal. How Oracle might have orchestrated this deal. The claims are unsubstantiated, a good read nonetheless:<br /><br />http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/john-dvoraks-second-opinion-sun-mysql/story.aspx?guid=%7B88606B4A-A4AF-46FC-9C80-6B186A622456%7D&dist=hplatestGurjeet Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566934368109450898noreply@blogger.com1