Some Links

http://www.nikal.com
http://www.dontclick.it/
http://www.thelovemovie.com/
http://patterngame.com/linesuperfollow.swf
http://www.msfirefox.com/microsoft-firefox/index.html
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/end
http://home.iitk.ac.in/~hussain/fav/Animation.swf
http://img184.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wolfek5.swf
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/3cup
http://chitthi.webchutney.net/
http://www.mousebreaker.com/games/fiveaside/play.php
http://www.lostvectors.com/bowmaster/bow_rel9.swf

Some links which I liked. Try them out. Not sure whether they will still work.

The Paradox of Our Age

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers,
wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more,
but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.
We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment,
more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast,
get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, & pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon & back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.
We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.
We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait.
We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less & less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men & small character, steep profits & shallow relationships.
These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips,
disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, & pills that do everything from cheer,
to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window & nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology
can bring this letter to you, & a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones,
because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe,
because that little person soon will grow up & leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only
treasure you can give with your heart & it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it.
A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for
someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to
share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.

If you don't send this to at least 8 people....Who cares?

I dont know whom to attribute this.
Here are some links to help you out.
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/carlin.htm
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/paradox.asp
But origins apart, its a wonderful piece to read.

Speak Up

Let me read you something by Martin Niemoeller, a German pastor who opposed
the Nazis.
"In Germany, they came first for the communists,and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist.
"Then they came for the Jews,and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew".
"Then they came for the trade unionists,and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
" Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant".
"Then they came for me,and by that time, there was no one left to speak up".

I heard the above quote first in Boston Legal from Shirley in a case. I dont remember exactly which one.

Settings for thuderbird in IIT Bombay

In this post, I am gonna give some basics on setting up gpo( for general iitb junta) and cse(for cs junta) account logins. Also useful would be setting Ldap and Cse Ldap directory in address book so that you dont have to actually go to
http://camp.iitb.ac.in/ (intially it was http://ldapweb.iitb.ac.in) and search someone gpo address there.

So here they are:

Install thunderbird.

For GPO Account:

Now we need to create email accounts,
Go to File>New>Account
Then select Email Account and click on 'Next'
Now in the Email Address dialog box put your GPO emailid,then click 'Next'
Here select 'IMAP' option and put imap-server as 'imap.iitb.ac.in' (without quotes)
Also it will ask for smtp server, give it as 'smtp-auth.iitb.ac.in'
Rest is simple, click on 'Next' and fill in the details as required and then on 'Finish'
As a final step, do this
Edit->Account Settings->Outgoing SMTP server>Edit.
In the new window that opens, select TSL, if available option
and you are done

For CSE Login Account:

Now we need to create email accounts,
Go to File>New>Account
Then select Email Account and click on 'Next'
Now in the Email Address dialog box put your GPO emailid,then click 'Next'
Here select 'IMAP' option and put imap-server as 'mail.cse.iitb.ac.in' (without quotes)
IF it will ask for smtp server, give it as 'smtp-auth.iitb.ac.in'
Rest is simple, click on 'Next' and fill in the details as required and then on 'Finish'

For setting up Ldap Address Directories:

Go to Tools>Address Book
Click on File> New > Ldap Directory
for gpo ldap directory do this:
Name : Ldap
Hostname : ldap.iitb.ac.in
Base DN : dc=iitb,dc=ac,dc=in
Port : 389
Bind DN : leave blank

for Cse Ldap directory do this:
Name : Cse Ldap
Hostname : ldap.cse.iitb.ac.in
Base DN : dc=cse,dc=iitb,dc=ac,dc=in
Port : 389
Bind DN : leave blank

For News Group Account:

File -> New -> Account -> News Group Account
Fill in your name and email address.
News Server : news.iitb.ac.in

After your account is created, you need to manage your subscriptions, by selecting the groups whose news you would like to receive.

Installing Xspim on Ubuntu

Installing Xspim

download tar.gz file from this location
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~larus/spim.html


(to get xmkmf)
>>>sudo aptitude install xutils-dev

(required for compiling)
>>>sudo aptitude install flex bison

(required for windowing system)
>>>sudo aptitude install libxaw7 libxaw7-dev

go to xspim directory

change Imakefile as follows

set the following directories to whatever locations u want
I think u can skip this step

first create directories E-Dir,B-Dir,M-Dir
>>> mkdir E-Dir B-Dir M-Dir
Then edit the Imakefile in xspim directory as follows:

# Full path for the directory that will hold the executable files:
BIN_DIR = /opt/spim-7.4/xspim/B-Dir

# Full path for the directory that will hold the exception handler:
EXCEPTION_DIR = /opt/spim-7.4/xspim/B-Dir

# Full path for the directory that will hold the man files:
MAN_DIR = /opt/spim-7.4/xspim/B-Dir

then

type at command prompt
>>>xmkmf
>>>make
>>>make install

To run
>>> cd B-Dir
>>> ./xspim

Some Tips And Tricks

Recently I came across a problem with my gmail in firefox. It didnt load all the features i.e my chat was disabled. To solve this, I went to Gmail Lab settings in gmail, randomly enabled and disabled some features.
Next time when I logged in, the problem was gone. I could chat again :)

Phrase Translation

It has been long known...............I haven't bothered to check the references
It is known..........................I believe
It is believed.......................I think
It is generally believed.............My collegues and I think
There has been some discussion.......Nobody agrees with me
It can be shown......................Take my word for it
It is proven.........................It agrees with something mathematical
Of great theoretical importance......I find it interesting
Of great practical importance........This justifies my employment
Of great historical importance.......This ought to make me famous
Some samples were chosen for study...The others didn't make sense
Typical results are shown............The best results are shown
Correct within order of magnitude....Wrong
The values were obtained empirically.The values were obtained by accident
The results are inconclusive.........The results seem to disprove my hypothesis
Additional work is required..........Someone else can work out the details
It might be argued that..............I have a good answer to this objection
The investigations proved rewarding..My grant has been renewed