After HashPix [https://blah.42quirks.com/hashpix], I have been working on yet another side-project – this one is called @updt_me [https://twitter.com/updt_me]. What @updt_me [https://twitter.com/updt_me] is an RSS [https://blah.42quirks.com/read-the-feeds] reader via Twitter. The idea is pretty simple
The other day, I was trying to pick up nuances of DOM manipulation in JavaScript. As an assignment for myself, I set myself the task of capturing the value of an input box immediately after the TAB key had been pressed. It should be simple even for a n00b like
Have you heard of the army-kids phenomenon? Okay, so that doesn’t exist and I totally made it up, but you know what I am talking about right? If parents keep shifting bases, the kids never seem to settle down either. This blog has shifted from shared JustHost server to
Here’s why the blog has been silent all this while: I’ve been teaching myself software programming since last November and I’ve been pretty enthusiastic and rigorous about it all this while. Nothing big, just a bit of web-development using Django [https://www.djangoproject.com/] & Python [http:
Just read an article on some news site and a very interesting bit jumped out at me: The fines in this country for flouting rules as a matter of day-to-day offences are ridiculously low. In fact, most netas and irresponsible fat-cats easily get away with paying amounts that are a
So, I cancelled my SBI credit card today. Last night, I tried to buy a few apps on the Google Play store and found, much to my surprise that my SBI credit card got declined. Thinking that it was probably a mistake, I tried again. Same result. I called up
I had signed up to Yahoo! Contributor Network a while back and they recently changed their ToS. I don’t recall their previous ToS (and they haven’t provided a comparative copy highlighting the changes) but the new ToS has some interesting points that struck me as odd. I realize
I can’t tell you how proud I am of the fact and how happy I am for the guy! He definitely deserves it and I sincerely hope he brings massive success to Sporting Lisbon! Now, is there a channel that shows the Liga Zon Sagre matches? I hope Ten
They say writers need to have a keen sense of observation. That writers need to be hyper-aware of what happens around them, all the time. They are right. Well, almost. You see, you only become hyper-aware of your surroundings once you become a writer. Until then, you only have a
…is probably one of the best shows on Indian satellite TV at the moment. If you haven’t caught it yet, catch it on BBC Entertainment, weekdays at 10PM. The premise is this: You are a millionaire and your ‘mission’ is to find someone/some cause to ‘help’. To do
Tribute to Madhubala on NDTV Good Times! Brilliant songs! She’s definitely the most beautiful woman to have ever walked this planet!
“Opinions are like a******s; everybody has one & they all stink.” To add to the, (already disgusting) imagery: the ones that are closed harbor a lot more shit than the ones that aren’t.
