cp command implementation and benchmark in python, go, lua

   |  708 words  |  Kracekumar

I was wondering how much will be the speed difference between cp command, rsync and implementation in python, go, lua and so wrote this code. Background python has two versions one with gevent and without gevent. Both the version uses shutil for copying files and directory tree. go uses https://github.com/opesun/copyrecur for copying recursively. lua uses lfs - LuaFileSystem module. lfs has support for creating directory but not for files, in order to copy the files low level file opening and writing to file technique is used. [Read More]
cp  go-lang  python  gevent  lua  rsync 

Reliance filed 420 case against me in Delhi consumer court

   |  393 words  |  Kracekumar

22, June 2013 I woke up like any other morning thinking of closing a github issue.I went out to pick up food items for the weekend, once I was back my friend said “ You got a call on Tamil Nadu number”. I reverted the call and the person said “I am calling from Delhi consumer court, confirmed my name, address where I stayed in feb, 2009, added RC Gowtham has filled a 420 case against you(dc801/2013, couldn’t find status in http://164. [Read More]
reliance  consumercourt 

Little spoof of Kannukku Mai Azhagu lyrics

   |  232 words  |  Kracekumar

Today my sister was cleaning her contact lens in front of mirror. I suddenly remembered Tamil song Kannukku Mai Azhagu and lyrics and little poet in me whispered Kannukku Contact lens Azhagu. This induced me to spoof little bit of lyrics pertaining to current trend. I will spoof lyrics which I could. Kannukku **Contact lens** Azhagu, Kavithaikku Poi Azhagu Kannathil Kuzhi Azhagu, Kaar Koonthal **Kandalae** Azhagu Ilamaiku **photo** Azhagu, Muthumaikku Narai Azhagu Kalvarkku **phone number** Azhagu, Kaathalarkku **facebook** azhagu ** are spoofed ones. [Read More]
lyrics 

Quora : I hate you for this

   |  132 words  |  Kracekumar

I have been using quora for almost two years. I have connected my Facebook, twitter, wordpress, tumblr accounts. Unless you are logged into quora you cannot read the post, on the surface this is true. If you are web geek you know you can look into the source code and read the page content and by pass. The Problem Now I am logged into facebook in tab 1, tab 2 is loading quora url, after few seconds dialog box appears and I am automatically logged into quora account. [Read More]
quora  ux 

How much does it cost to spend 10 days in Mcleodganj

   |  585 words  |  Kracekumar

At HasGeek we decided to spend part of summer in McleodGanj. This trip’s main focus was to code and enjoy beauteous mcleodganj surrounding. Trip We(Kiran, Supreeth, Haris, Praseetha, me) started from Bangalore 13, April, 2013 and returned on 1, May, 2013. I have uploaded the photos in FaceBook, notes of food items I had in the trip, list of places visited in McleodGanj. Following is the breakup of the trip cost. [Read More]
mcleodganj 

hardest feature request

   |  367 words  |  Kracekumar

I was working on Hgtv feature, syncing slides and videos, when video is viewed slide changes automatically. Seems easy but guess what someone has to take pain to watch entire video and collect the details about timings of the video and slide number . Then pass on the info to presentz.js which syncs video and slides. Iframe If you look into source code how slide show and video is inserted, it is iframe. [Read More]
javascript  facepalm  iframe 

coding from balcony

   |  108 words  |  Kracekumar

I live in 5th floor, my table is near window. I spent saturday by watching 3 documentaries and 1 tamil movie Sindhu Bhairavi, yes no single line of code. Once I am done with movie it was 00:30 AM, now stepped into the balcony was mesmerized by breeze. I felt like a poet and casual thoughts. Yes breeze indeed brought a new thought seed from distant place, “How about coding from balcony”. [Read More]
coding  experiment 

Avvaiyar now International Icon

   |  70 words  |  Kracekumar

கற்றது கைமண் அளவு, கல்லாதது உலகளவு - ஔவையார்.

Yes, you must have read this is tamil text book in standard 1. Now this is translated into english and referenced in NASA. From NASA - Cosmic Questions Exhibit

What we have learned
Is like a handful of earth;
What we have yet to learn
Is like the whole world
    - Auvaiyar, 4th C poet, India

Wikipedia has an article about Avvai paatti.

Auvaiyar  Tamil 

How much will it cost to attend Hacker School ?

   |  247 words  |  Kracekumar

Hacker School is a three-month, full-time school in New York for becoming a better programmer for free, but stay, travels is yours. I have no idea how much it will cost for travel from India, stay, food, internet, transit so I asked the question in Quora. I got pretty good answers. Then I started do my lame math. Monthly Expense(USD) Rent = 1000 Phone = 80 Transit = 100 Internet = 40 Electricity = 40 Food = 250 Snacks = 100 Outing = 120 Misc = 100 Total = 1830. [Read More]
hackerschool  money