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Archives for year: 2013

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December

Comedy actor Senthil
A portrait of the famous Tamil comedy actor, Senthil
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Mon, Dec 30, 2013 @ 14:42 IST
(last updated: Mon, Dec 30, 2013 @ 14:42 IST)
Year end style change
A year-end theme change on this site
Site management Mon, Dec 23, 2013 @ 19:08 IST
(last updated: Mon, Dec 23, 2013 @ 19:08 IST)
Linux vs BSD - a view of their respective user communities online
My thoughts on the differences between Linux and BSD open source online communities
Software and Technology Sat, Dec 14, 2013 @ 16:04 IST
(last updated: Sat, Dec 14, 2013 @ 16:27 IST)
What defines a desktop system?
How do you define a desktop system as opposed to desktop usage
Software and Technology Tue, Dec 10, 2013 @ 10:14 IST
(last updated: Tue, Dec 10, 2013 @ 10:18 IST)
Bringing an old system to life is satisfying
It is indeed satisfying to re-use an old desktop by replacing or adding a few components
Life and Leisure Sun, Dec 1, 2013 @ 15:21 IST
(last updated: Sun, Dec 1, 2013 @ 15:30 IST)

November

PHP troubles
A bug in this site that caused some pages to fail to display (without any apparent error)
Site management Mon, Nov 11, 2013 @ 10:42 IST
(last updated: Mon, Nov 11, 2013 @ 10:50 IST)

October

A man showing documents
Another attempt at a single panel comic in ligne claire style
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Thu, Oct 24, 2013 @ 21:34 IST
(last updated: Thu, Oct 24, 2013 @ 21:34 IST)
Bhima the Warrior
Impression of Bhima the Warrior, one of the five Pandavas from Mahabharatha
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Thu, Oct 17, 2013 @ 20:42 IST
(last updated: Thu, Oct 17, 2013 @ 21:04 IST)
A second attempt at Ligne Claire style
Another attempt at drawing in the ligne claire style
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Thu, Oct 10, 2013 @ 14:38 IST
(last updated: Thu, Oct 10, 2013 @ 15:31 IST)
Attempt at Ligne Claire style comic
An attempt at drawing a comic in the style of the French ligne claire school
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Fri, Oct 4, 2013 @ 12:41 IST
(last updated: Thu, Oct 10, 2013 @ 14:39 IST)

September

Is Gnome/Udisks mounting your removable media read-only? Check fstab
A subtle problem with automounting utilities like Udisks and /etc/fstab entries
Tutorials and HOWTOs Mon, Sep 16, 2013 @ 19:07 IST
(last updated: Mon, Sep 16, 2013 @ 19:24 IST)
Musings on Functional Programming and Haskell
Some of my musings on Haskell and functional programming
Software and Technology Sun, Sep 8, 2013 @ 11:25 IST
(last updated: Sun, Sep 8, 2013 @ 11:50 IST)

August

Tic Tac Toe (a.k.a Noughts and Crosses) in Haskell
A Tic Tac Toe program implemented in Haskell
Tutorials and HOWTOs Fri, Aug 30, 2013 @ 10:21 IST
(last updated: Mon, Sep 16, 2013 @ 14:33 IST)
A revival of interest in PC games
A revival of interest in PC games recently
Software and Technology Sat, Aug 17, 2013 @ 11:41 IST
(last updated: Sat, Aug 17, 2013 @ 11:41 IST)

July

An alternative view on the whole keyboard layout business
My view on alternate keyboard layouts and why they sometimes miss the point about comfort and ease of use
Software and Technology Fri, Jul 26, 2013 @ 21:46 IST
(last updated: Wed, Jul 31, 2013 @ 14:23 IST)
More keyboard tales: learning an alternative layout
A trial run of learning an alternate keyboard layout and why I am cautious about adopting it full time
Software and Technology Thu, Jul 25, 2013 @ 08:59 IST
(last updated: Thu, Jul 25, 2013 @ 09:00 IST)
Mechanical keyboards - rediscovering the joys of typing
Rediscovering the joys of typing with a mechanical keyboard
Software and Technology Tue, Jul 16, 2013 @ 17:19 IST
(last updated: Tue, Jul 16, 2013 @ 17:19 IST)
Concept portrait - Intellectual Uncle
A portrait concept of an intellectual uncle, drawn entirely from imagination
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Thu, Jul 11, 2013 @ 15:38 IST
(last updated: Thu, Jul 11, 2013 @ 15:38 IST)
Viswanathan Anand
A portrait attempt of Viswanathan Anand, legendary Indian chess player
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Wed, Jul 10, 2013 @ 21:00 IST
(last updated: Wed, Jul 10, 2013 @ 21:00 IST)
Imran Khan
A portrait of Imran Khan, former Pakistan cricket captain and politician
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Mon, Jul 8, 2013 @ 21:40 IST
(last updated: Mon, Jul 8, 2013 @ 21:40 IST)
Tamil Actor and Comedian Santhanam
A portrait attempt of Tamil movie actor and comedian Santhanam
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Mon, Jul 8, 2013 @ 13:10 IST
(last updated: Mon, Jul 8, 2013 @ 13:10 IST)
Ronald Reagan
A portrait attempt of Late US President, Ronald Reagan
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Sun, Jul 7, 2013 @ 15:00 IST
(last updated: Sun, Jul 7, 2013 @ 15:00 IST)
Kapil Dev
A portrait of former India cricketer, Kapil Dev
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Fri, Jul 5, 2013 @ 17:07 IST
(last updated: Fri, Jul 5, 2013 @ 17:07 IST)
Lal Bahadur Shastri
A portrait of Lal Bahadur Shastri, political leader, freedom fighter and India's second Prime Minister
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Thu, Jul 4, 2013 @ 13:12 IST
(last updated: Thu, Jul 4, 2013 @ 13:12 IST)
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
A portrait of Rajagopalachari, also known as Rajaji
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Wed, Jul 3, 2013 @ 17:43 IST
(last updated: Wed, Jul 3, 2013 @ 17:43 IST)
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
A portrait of Hollywood Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson back when he was a full-time wrestler employed by the WWF/WWE.
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Mon, Jul 1, 2013 @ 15:22 IST
(last updated: Mon, Jul 1, 2013 @ 15:25 IST)

June

Late Tamil Actor Nagesh
A portrait of late Tamil Movie actor and comedian, Nagesh
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Thu, Jun 27, 2013 @ 21:30 IST
(last updated: Thu, Jun 27, 2013 @ 21:30 IST)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
A portrait of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of India's great statesmen and freedom fighters
Artwork/Portraits/Caricatures Wed, Jun 26, 2013 @ 21:23 IST
(last updated: Wed, Jun 26, 2013 @ 21:23 IST)
How to re-create your Claws Mail contact list and inbox
Some issues I had with Claws-Mail recently and how I fixed them. Hopefully somebody will find this useful in the future.
Tutorials and HOWTOs Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 20:21 IST
(last updated: Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 20:22 IST)

May

How dependent are we on online services today?
Some thoughts on how dependent we are today on online services: from my post on the Flickr forum
Internet and Blogging Sat, May 25, 2013 @ 19:17 IST
(last updated: Wed, May 29, 2013 @ 17:15 IST)
Forgive me for not being shocked or outraged by racism
Why I cannot be horrified or shocked at instances of racial discrimination, although I remain sad and angry at its existence
People and society Sun, May 12, 2013 @ 10:05 IST
(last updated: Sun, May 12, 2013 @ 12:28 IST)
Eight years of blogging
Yes, eight full years of blogging and 660 blog entries to show for it.
Site management Sat, May 11, 2013 @ 17:25 IST
(last updated: Sat, May 11, 2013 @ 17:25 IST)

April

Free Software/Open Source photo editing/management toolkit
My present photo editing toolkit.
Software and Technology Fri, Apr 26, 2013 @ 21:10 IST
(last updated: Fri, Apr 26, 2013 @ 21:22 IST)

March

Why online interaction is about the people, not technology
Why online interaction is about the people and not the technology behind the application driving the interaction
Internet and Blogging Sun, Mar 17, 2013 @ 18:18 IST
(last updated: Sun, Mar 17, 2013 @ 18:18 IST)

February

Why Linux Distro flame wars ultimately don't matter
Why Linux distribution flame wars ultimately don't matter and it all comes down to one or two factors
Software and Technology Wed, Feb 13, 2013 @ 16:59 IST
(last updated: Thu, Feb 14, 2013 @ 17:38 IST)
Has social networking removed anonymity from the Internet?
Social networking combined with integrated login to multiple services online have effectively stripped most of us of anonymity online
People and society Mon, Feb 4, 2013 @ 15:05 IST
(last updated: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 @ 15:17 IST)

January

A call to bloggers to return to blogging in 2013
Why I feel bloggers should get back to blogging and not waste time on social networks where creative verbal expression is either discouraged or plain impossible (by forcing character limits for individual updates)
Internet and Blogging Sun, Jan 27, 2013 @ 21:13 IST
(last updated: Sun, Jan 27, 2013 @ 21:13 IST)
Xfce: the only sane desktop environment left on *nix?
I prefer to keep sticking to a traditional desktop on my laptop and workstation and Xfce is the sanest choice
Software and Technology Sat, Jan 26, 2013 @ 09:02 IST
(last updated: Sat, Jan 26, 2013 @ 11:32 IST)
The long-term benefits of financial accounting
Why the benefits of financial accounting accrues over time
People and society Sat, Jan 12, 2013 @ 16:43 IST
(last updated: Sat, Jan 12, 2013 @ 16:44 IST)