False dichotomy of generation degradation
A lot of people say, 2nd generation of feminists had genuine concerns, 3rd generation of feminists are all about victimhood. Make no mistake – it is because your mother was a feminist...
JetBrains CLion
After a million years of trying out different IDEs, that I could use seamlessly on different machines with different operating systems, it seems I have finally found the right thing. To keep...
Anti Hindi
Personally, I believe that all states should be declared a nation and India should simply dissolve. I think we all deserve it. As far as language is concerned, I am not a...
Utopia won’t happen, forget it
The utopia won’t happen, here is a thought experiment to prove it: Imagine two men – A and B. Now imagine A has $100 and B has $0. This is to model economic...
VSTO for Visual Studio 2013 (works with Community Edition also)
There are two ways to get Microsoft Office Developer Tools/VSTO for Visual Studio 2013: Download Visual Studio Tools for Office that works with Visual Studio 2013. As of today, file to be downloaded...
Satyamev Jayate, really?
Many people have trouble reading what I post or share. Most people are living a life of lie and can’t see the possibility of being exposed. Hence exposure becomes a noble cause...
The Day – Mar 20, 1978 – When Colonel Sanders won his empire
On 1978-03-20, Colonel Sanders – the guy whose recipe founded the multinational multibillion-dollar empire of chicken – won his rights to criticize those who changed that recipe. Chicken suit vs. Col. Sanders...
Practical UML: A Hands-On Introduction for Developers
Abstract This tutorial provides a quick introduction to the Unified Modeling Language. The heart of object-oriented problem solving is the construction of a model. The model abstracts the essential details of the...
Ettina Bhuja – The planning
Ettina Bhuja is a peak in Karnataka that is well suited for a 2-day trek. It is close to 300 km from Bangalore and hardly an overnight journey away. Rohan, which not...
Power dynamics – finding your place
I see a lot of people talking about differences. What they hold dear, what they despise… sometimes it is language, sometimes religion, sometimes it is how they treat women, and sometimes it...