Carthik Sharma

Garrett LeSage points us to The free (and 99% foolproof) method to rid windows computers of spyware, adware, and malware that bogs the computer down. The 7 steps described in the article are all good advice.

I got rid of my Windows malware problem in one big step. I got rid of Windows, and got the not-so-popular but ever-so-dynamic Linux OS! So, my friends, get rid of your problems, in seven smaller steps, or one big leap!

I met a lot of remarkable people in my four years of undergraduate education, but I met the best (excluding my batchmates), in the first year. One of them was the Secretary of the Quiz Club, (I wish I could name people here, but I desist,) lets call him N. He was one of my favourite seniors.

He spent most of his childhood in the Andaman islands, in the Bay of Bengal. He was extremely intelligent, his intelligence only matched by his extreme “devil-may-care” attitude about everything. Never too good at working hard, he always got through, and is doing quite well today. He appreciated all sorts of small pleasures, and was great fun to be with. A complete man, I would say, one of those that live life fully, and have a few stories to say…

http://andisles.blogspot.com is where he is writing about his days in the Andamans. Brace yourself for them stories of valour and adventure!

I love the idea behind transporting sunlight from without to within.

Imagine a room, with light like you find in a forest – some diffused, some parallel beams.

Oh, and by the way today is New Year’s day according to the traditional Malayalam calendar we follow. So Happy Vishu, everyone.

The Calendar followed in Kerala starts a new year on a different day, ever since Raja Udaya Marthanda Varma “declared” a new era, and a new new year’s day circa 825 A.D. The new year’s day celebration occurs on the traditional new year’s day. Confused? So am I, a little, when it comes to all things traditional. The “Hindu” calendar is totally different from this Malayalam calendar, too. Read that article carefully and you will find a month that shares it’s name with me. Thousands of years are too long to conveniently call history, so some of it becomes tradition, some myth, and some religion.

Today I was supposed to wake up and see some flowers/fruits first thing in the morning. I made-do with my face, which is not too bad, really.

Yesterday, a program I was writing gave in to my will. It’s working in the background as I write this. I have some other writing to do, too, but have to wait for some results. Today’s gonna be a good, busy day. I hope the rest of the year is as good as well.

The MSN Spaces logo looks like a rip-off of Ubuntu’s logo. What amazes me is that the heads in the logos are at the same angle!

Check out this superimposition to see what I am talking about.

I should mention that the Scripps logo looks a look alike the other two, and probably came before, too.

Thanks to the investigators at the ubuntu-users mailing list!

I read that intel’s offering a reward for a mint condition, April 19, 1965 copy of the Electronics magazine. The magazine was the first place the Moore’s Law was stated.

Back to work, now.

Go get it! Just released, hot cakes!!!

I don’t remember waiting for something with such anxiety. I can’t wait for the reviews. I probably know everything they are going to say, but I still can’t wait to read the good things. 5.04 (Hoary) is amazing. I know since I have been using it for a while now.

Finally, there is a news story at Distrowatch that tries to reason why Ubuntu got to the #1 position faster than many other distros. A lot of what is said there is true, as is the fact that Ubuntu just works, and puts the fun back in learning Linux without risking productivity, or downtime.

Monkeys in Mumbai is a look at life in Mumbai from the male in a couple that lives there. Nice photos, and some humorous write-ups. The article with intricate details regarding how to deal with beggars/urchins is funny.

Can’t wait to go to India – it’s been a while. Haven’t started counting the days yet, but will, shortly, I guess.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Please welcome Sumant – the man with the biggest heart in the world. Sumant was my roommate before he outgrew his Masters and found a job. I wait for updates to his blog, anxiously.