“Speak only If you can improve upon silence.”
Busy !
I am not as busy as to use it as an excuse for not blogging.
EQ
| Your EQ is 127 |
51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you’d have better luck understanding Chinese. 71-90: You’ve got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely. 91-110: You’re average. It’s easy to predict how you’ll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that. 111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt. 131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin. 150+: Two possibilities - you’ve either out “Dr. Phil-ed” Dr. Phil… or you’re a dirty liar. |
Career Personality
| Your Career Personality: Independent, Insightful, and Ingenious |
Artist Business strategist College professor Computer programmer Mathematician Neurologist Philosopher Photographer Video game developer |
The Quick and Dirty Career Test
I guess I have chosen the right career… :p?
Love
Starts unknowingly,
Flourishes skeptically,
Culminates decidedly
and then…
Fades gradually.
– Akky
Does anyone agree?
Pune Ruby Hackathon !
To start with I said to myself, “I have tried the Half Marathon! Why not try the Hackathon too !! - 22nd July”
I was not sure of taking part in the hackathon as i had never treid RoR, there was still a week to go and not many participants had signed up on their wiki. Even then I just happend to put my name there in the list of participants. There was a faint chance of me going for the hackathon if Shweta (intern at my office) would join in as she has been trying out Ruby on Rails (RoR) for over a month now. I asked her and she was going to leave for Hyderabad a day before the hackathon. I had almost left the idea of joining the hackathon as i had to work a lil harder the same week to meet project deadlines. To cut things short I was surely going to miss the hackathon. Later in the day (I guess Tuesday) something happened (I am not sure wat) but I decided I would give it a try. So, here I was having no clue of RoR but wanting to attend the hackathon a core no-frills geek meet. I took a 15 minute tutorial (LoL) from Shweta on RoR and also got the Agile Web Programming with Rails book (thnks to my office). I would read the book while travelling in the bus and late at night. I could only read it for 3 days.
It was around 11am on 29th July and I typed the first command to start a project in RoR… $ rails mars
If I do not discuss the positives from the event then I won’t do justice to the thought behind organising such an event.
To keep things short
People !
- I met quite a few interesting, friendly and like minded people around.
- Vaibhav Domkundwar from Better Labs who was one of the organisers, was really interested in the proceedings and made everyone feel comfortable. One of the things he stressed on was taking this initiative forward. He also discussed the future potential of the applications with each one personally. He even discussed about his latest initiatives like dealplumber.com and how he wanted the Tech community in India to develop and grow.
- Satish Mishra again from Better Labs made sure that everything was in place. Later after the hackathon he also shared his views on what Better Labs was all about and their india2.0 initiative.
- Pratik who also happened to come down for BarCampMumbai was participating. I had read his blog and even commented on the BarCamp posts. Never happened to to know/speak him (didnt happen to start a conversation with him at the BarCamp). He has been actively involed wtih RoR for around 3 months now. BTW he won the hackathon !
Learning !
- Yup, being there was a learning experience. Though I was not sure of how I would fair at the hackathon but I was sure that I would try to experiment with RoR for 24 hours. Everyone present was helpful and alway ready to share what they knew.
IDeas !
- Everyone was working on their own ideas. The positive vibes around were contagious. Being there was really encouraing.
Future !
- I am sure something like this will catch up soon in other cities too like the BarCamp. Looking forward for more of such geeky encounters.
Deliverables !
- I would surely be realeasing Mars soon to the open source community. This is going to be my second initiative after Qikblogger and I am excited.
Thnks !
Yup, thnks to the organisers and congratulations for a super-successful event.
The MaRaThoN has just begun 😉
HaCKaThoN OveR bUt MaRaThoN bEgiNs
Have been following Ruby and Ruby on Rails(RoR) for some time now. Today (in the last 24 hours) I finally treid it out live at the hackathon. Ruby is coOL and Ruby on Rails is even coOLer! Like there is no smoke without fire… RoR really stands up to the hype (wateva) around it.
I also liked the whole concept of a hackathon. Cheers to Better Labs for initiating it and hearty congratulations for its success.
More about it later…
Hey I was selected as the SiLver Hacker at the hackathon after the evaluations ! Cheers !!! I built a planet application using Ruby on Rails in 36 hours and named it Mars (any guesses y ?). You can know more about it here.
I guess I was waiting for a excuse (?) to start using RoR. Now I am sure its going to be a MaRaThoN run with ruby for company.
Live testing from punehackathon !
Yup I am at the punehackathon !
Hackathon.in
A no-frills geek meet, an effort from Better Labs, a tiny geeky company in Pune.
Check some live pics and action at http://punehackathon.pbwiki.com/FrontPage
This is a test post for my application Mars which I plan to build as a part of the hackathon
Now even I can VotE !
Remember my post ‘ iNcLuSiOn of name in VoTeR LisT ‘ a couple of months back ?
Today, i recieved a mail in my inbox saying,
Your online Application no XXXXXXXXXXXX dated 2006/05/16
The name of has been included in 42-Goregaon Assembly Constituency in Part No 88 at Serial Number 958
wOw now even I can vote. By the way whom shall i vote? This is a question I have been asking myself as there is not much choice. Haven’t found a suitable answer yet.
To blog: dilema surrounding voting
Rajmachi – NoT JusT aNoThEr TreK !
Treks are usually unique. Not only the place but also even the whole experience is always unique. To put it straight Rajmachi was not just a trek but a complete adventure.
An adventurous trek in the rains
Another weekend and another monsoon trek in the sahayadris. I was sure it would be rocking especially considering the rains were here in full swing. The destination this time was Rajmachi, which has twin forts at the top.
Picnic/Trip
I traveled from Mumbai to lonavala. Didn’t have a clue about people who would be joining in for the trek. Seeing the trek group (me, Amit, Anand who was wearing just slippers, Anu and Amit’s mother) I thought it wasn’t going to be a gruesome trek. I thought it would be more like a trip/picnic (a fun day out).
A gypsy was waiting for us at the Lonavala ST stand
We would be going by jeep to the base (Rajmachi - ‘machi’ is a place at the plateau of the fort). Therefore, it would save us the long walk but then we would be missing the opportunity to get wet in the rains.
The ride in the gypsy starts…
We all got into the gypsy. It was difficult to fit into the gypsy considering a couple of heavy weights (yes including Amit). The person driving the gypsy started the music at full volume. The volume/noise was near deafening. Initially it was getting into my brains but later I liked it. I guess it was trance from my very limited (negligible) knowledge of music.
The dirt track begins
After a short ride towards Rajmachi, the dirt track began. Due to the rains, the track was sticky and at some places, it was so sludgy that if one stands he would have his feet shin deep in mud. It was exciting. The driver of the car was none other than Afzal Khan (also know as Afzal Paani).More about him here. It was an 18km ride to Rajmachi. It was full of turns, streams crossing the track and slopes (where sometime we had to get down and walk). One stream was a feet deep and had enough force. Seeing Afzal maneuver the car through the rocky terrain of the stream was an experience in itself. There were times when the back portion of the gypsy would wobble on the mud.
Trek
Yes, finally we started our trek (Amit’s mom stayed at the base). The trek was not strenuous at all, as we took a ride to the base but the scenery it offered was breath taking. Greenery everywhere and pure white streams of water add to it the occasional drizzle and wind.
Food
Food in treks is always special. It surely tasted different. The menu was Nachni chi bhakri, paneer burji, usal, kanda, loncha, thesa, dal ani bhat (read in marathi).
Ride back to Lonavala
Ride back to Lonavala was roCkinG ! This time we (Amit and me) were on the back of an open Gypsy and Amit was shooting Afzal maneuvering his car on the track.
Road Trip
Imagine a dirt track racer on the highway and the road. May be u guessed wrong. On the road he was completely chilled out, no hurry no speeds anything. However, whenever he would get a chance to show his skills in maneuvering the car through the traffic he was spot on. He was driving his car as if we would ride our bike through the traffic.
All in all a complete experience!
Pictures taken from Amit’s camera can be found here.