ஜனநாயக தர்மம் - இடைத்தேர்தல் 2009

இட்லி வடைக்கு (Blog) - நன்றி .

http://idlyvadai.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post_21.html

பாராட்ட பட வேண்டிய விஷயம்

இந்நிலையில், தேர்தலில் வாக்களிக்கும் ஜனநாயகக் கடமையை ஆற்றாமல் வீட்டிற்குள் முடங்கிக் கிடப்பவர்களுக்கு வேட்டு வைக்கும் விதமாக குஜராத் மாநில சட்டசபையில் ஒரு தீர்மானம் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டுள்ளது. உள்ளாட்சிக்கான தேர்தல்களில் அனைவரும் வாக்களிக்க வேண்டும். அவ்வாறு வாக்களிக்காதவர்கள், ஏன் வாக்களிக்கவில்லை என்பதற்கான காரணத்தை ஒரு மாத கெடுவிற்குள் விளக்க வேண்டும். காரணம் அரசாங்கத்தை திருப்திப்படுத்தாவிடில் அவர்கள் தண்டனையை சந்திக்க நேரிடும். இதுதான் தற்போது நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டுள்ள சட்டம். வழக்கம்போல் எதிரிக்கட்சிகளின், குறிப்பாகக் காங்கிரஸின் எதிர்ப்புக் கூக்குரலுக்கிடையே இச்சட்டம் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Train journey that I cherish

Travelling in train is not a new thing to me. Yet, I am fond of travelling in trains. I have also felt that, travelling in a day train gives more opportunity to view scenic beauties.

The route I have cherished the most is the railway line stretch between Omalur and Dharmapuri. (for those who wonder where these places are.. this is enroute salem to Bangalore travel path). The train passes over the beautiful thoppur ghats. Will post the pictures soon.

What happened to Jack , when driving thru rains ?

How careful can I be when driving my bike thru rains ? It was a spoiler show.. when I was thrown out of my bike. I was examining the cause...

if it doesnt rain ? No problem.. roads provide nice grip.
When heavy rains lash ? Roads are thoroughly washed and we have to be carefull of water logged roads.
What if, it has just started raining ? BE ALERT ! I am saying this out of experience.
Why ALERT ? : On a usual day, vehicles like cars/bikes/bus/trucks drip some oil on roads. When it just begins to rain, oils float to the surface of the road, offering a slippery surface.

I realised after I skid on one such slippery surface on an unfortunate occasion. (Ha ha ha)

My tech blog is live and active now. (Database Tiger)

With inspiration drawn from authority figures in my professional field, I started blogging my technical experiences and case studies.

The blog is live at http://databasetiger.blogspot.com/.

All your comments are welcome and any suggestion you offer will be deemed valuable, as I strongly believe that your ideas will elevate the quality of my blogging.

Names of the TAMIL years - Publishing it on the Tamil New year's eve (14th April 2009)

Deleted this list .. It was dragging the whole page out. Apologies for removing this.

Dental problems are suicidal - Learn and know early

Of late, I realised, Chocolates are not the only stuff that are responsible for tooth decay.

Nature wasn't a little fair in my case... I had to get my wisdom tooth extracted (both sides) on the lower half, due to decay. May be this isn't common ailment, to know of the problem I am talking about, please visit .. http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/wisdom-tooth-extraction
or google for "Wisdom tooth extraction".

This write-up is not to scare anyone, visit a dentist periodically to diagonise problems early and avoid painful procedures. I thank god, for giving rest of good health in all other means.

Whats wrong with Floating point numbers ?

http://www.javaranch.com/journal/2003/07/MoneyInJava.html

This URL specifies what is wrong with Float implementation in Java. Is it that Java alone has this problem or is it there for ages ?

Actually, the problem is much older than Java and can be found in the IEEE 754 specification that defines how floating-point numbers work.

Special thanks to my development team peers for this info !

YSlow ! - Know performance statistics of your web application.

YSlow caught my attention recently.

http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/

If you are wondering why your web application runs very slow, probably you are missing a tool like YSlow. This gives you bunch of statistics about your web app.

So, is there a reason why you shouldn't give it a try ???

:-) Good luck.

PS: I neither endorse products nor brands.

Cloud Computing

I am amazed by the developments in the distributed computing space !

Few links that could throw some light on cloud computing...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing
http://clouddb.info/