Unison is a file-synchronization tool for Unix and Windows. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or different disks on the same host), modified separately, and then brought up to date by propagating the changes in each replica to the other.

Feld Thoughts: Discovering Work Life Balance

Really a great essay. A must read for everyone, How to be creative

Network Theory Ltd: An Introduction to GCC
Network Theory Ltd: Comparing and Merging Files with GNU diff and patch
Network Theory Ltd: Version Management with CVS
Dirk Vermeir Free Software Manuals/Tutorials

Long break from blogging.

I was reading IEEE Spectrum special report on China’s tech revolution.
Very interesting and the point that strike me most :
“In China, Engineers Rule“
(Quoted verbatim from above mentioned article in IEEE spectrum)

For the first time ever, all the members of China’s elite Politburo Standing Committee, the highest tier within the Communist Party, are card-carrying engineers. Although the country’s push toward science and technology development began well before the current group came to power, it’s safe to say the Politburo will continue down the same road. The nine members are:

• Hu Jintao, 62, president of the People’s Republic of China, graduate of Tsinghua University, Beijing, department of water conservancy engineering.
• Huang Ju, 66, graduate of Tsinghua University, department of electrical engineering.
• Jia Qinglin, 65, graduate of Hebei Engineering College, department of electric power.
• Li Changchun, 61, graduate of Harbin Institute of Technology, department of electric machinery.
• Luo Gan, 69, graduate of Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Germany.
• Wen Jiabao, 62, premier of State Council, graduate of Beijing Institute of Geology, department of geology and minerals.
• Wu Bangguo, 63, graduate of Tsinghua University, department of radio engineering.
• Wu Guanzheng, 66, graduate of Tsinghua University, power department.
• Zeng Qinghong, 65, graduate of Beijing Institute of Technology, automatic control department.

Why does this matter? Compare with the 99% of the dickheads and morons leading India. Thinking just about how to win next election using “muslim vote”, “yadav vote” , do stupid things like open bus route from Kashmir to Pakistan. We have a scientist as President, but with no powers, been there just to watch and endorse the clown show.

I think best solution is have certain percent of seats reserved for each profession. Like reserving 50% of the seats for Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, Farmers, Businessman and so on who have at least 5 years experience in their filed and no criminal record, leaving rest of the 50% seats as open(potentially to morons).

BTW from previous post, I finished reading “The Da Vinci Code” just next day after finishing “Angels & Demons”, another terrific thriller.

Done with “The Da Vinci Code”. Good read. Good plot, Dan Brown is really realy good story teller. I really don’t give a damn for the level of puzzles. I learnt a great deal about christianity and realted stuff. All the way I was refering to Wikipedia and google for related paintings, history …

Yesterday I received a copy of “Angels & Demons” and “The Da Vinci Code” both by Dan Brown from Amazon.

Woo! just finished “Angels & Demons”. Wow what a great plot.

More in next post.

Unto breaking the code …

Yacc/Lex- - : C++ Wrappers for Bison/Flex