2009 1

Lee in the CC

I had lost and won some minor bets with Lee. It was time for a major coup. There was an RS/6000 installed at our Computer Center, and practically everyone had an account in it. So did Lee. (And so did Pavithra, but Jani told me to keep quiet about it, and besides, that’s another story.) Lee was probably a bit irritated that I interfered with his talk sessions, and I was feeling too bored. We struck upon a bet. The deal was again a challenge on my computer abilities. I had to sneak into his ID within 15 days. The stakes were the crux of it. If I won, I’d get to photograph him with his arms around Pavithra (he didn’t mind. Why would he?), and if he won…? Shom picked just the wrong time to walk by. If I lost, Lee would get to photograph me without anything on, with Shom holding my… (you get what I mean). The stakes were steep - for both of us. ...

2003 1

The ubiquitous Peter Weinberger

The ubiquitous Peter Weinberger. A man whose face was etched on CDs, circuit boards, walls, tables, and even watertowers. via RobotWisdom

2002 2

Technical skills in demand

What technical skills are in demand? Just a quick sketchy search by Keith. Intruiging that the top 3 technologies in demand are SQL, UNIX and Oracle, followed by C and Java.

The real reason for .NET

The real reason for .NET: taking Windows to UNIX.

2001 1

Apple to release OS X

Apple releases a UNIX-based operating system – OS X.

2000 1

My academic reports

Because of a shortage of disk space on unix2.iimb.ernet.in, my reports are now at briefcase.yahoo.com/root_node. Long live Yahoo!