Mashups
Posted onMashups seem like an awesome idea (I know I am a little late on the scene). Thinking of dipping my legs into the Mash(up) Sea.…
The Classy Struct
Posted onSo what exactly is the difference between a class and a struct in C++? After wondering and debating internally for quite a long time, I looked around the net and found the (simple) explanation that: “The only difference between a struct and a class is in the default access.” That…
File extensions in ruby
Posted onIs there a more efficient way to extract the file extensions in ruby? I currently do the following. ext = File.basename(filepath).reverse.split(‘.’)[0].reverse…
Building an “include” graph
Posted onHow easy would it be to build include graphs in ruby? Here’s my first attempt: $list_of_files = Hash.new $list_of_files.each {|node| node = Array.new } def store_includes(pathname) lines = IO.readlines(pathname) lines.each {|line| if line.include? “#include” include_file = line[line.index("…
Welcome to Tech-no-Spark!
Posted onWelcome to Tech-no-Spark! This is primarily a tech blog. I will be putting my random thoughts as well as discourses and discussions regarding information technology.…
Managing multiple mail accounts
Posted onI am having hell managing 5 different mail accounts. Since I hop from PC to PC, I can’t afford a desktop client (fyi, i prefer Thunderbird). So it really irritates me having to log into 5 different pages to check all my mail. Yup, this means a lot of…
The Son That Harvard Forgot
Posted onAn all time favourite true story: “A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston and walk timidly without an appointment into the Harvard University President’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that…
The City of Dreams
Posted onHe threw his satchel onto his unmade bed and sat down at the table. The deafening silence was broken only by the ticking of the ancient clock on the table. A hard lump was forming in his throat. He had been rejected again. They said his work was too abstract…
Favourite Hero No. 7 - The Thing
Posted onBenjamin Jacob “Ben” Grimm was born in poverty and hardship. Orphaned at an early age, he was brought up by his uncle Jake and Aunt Petunia. His life in the rough streets of New York, moulded him into a street-wise scrapper. Excelling in football in high school, Ben received a…
Favourite Hero No. 8 - The Incredible Hulk
Posted onDr. Robert Bruce Banner was a military scientist working on a new weapon called a “gamma bomb”. During the first testing of the gamma bomb, Bruce watched with horror as a teenage boy strolled casually into the fenced test area. Instructing his assistant to cease the countdown, he rushes out…