Bought New Computer - AMD X2

I bought a new system today - the configuration is…

Component
Brand
Price

Processor
AMD 64bit X2
4100

Motherboard
Asrock MB AM2NF6G-VSTA
2800

RAM
DDR2 RAM 1GB(677) x 2
7160 = 3580×2

Hard Disk
Seagate SATA HDD 160 GB
2475

Cabinet
Cabinet KM
1250

Optical Drive
DVD Writer Sony
1750

UPS
UPS 500A Wipro
1683

Mouse
Mouse Logitech Optical
365

I spend a total of 21583 Rs on this. I still have not assembled it - I will do that tomorrow.
If the [...]

Bought “The Mythical Man-Month”

I have been meaning to by “The Mythical Man-Month” by Frederick P Brooks for some time now. Yesterday, I read a post on how to be a better programmer which recommended this book. That was the tipping point for me. Today, I went to Ernakulam and bought this book.
I bought it from “Computer Book Store” [...]

PTR or Partial Time Reversal

In the last post, I promised to show you the way to beat KSEB and their nefarious schemes. I called that method TTR - or Total Time Reversal. But in the days between the promise and this post, there is a small change in plans. I found that total time reversal was not for me [...]

Power Struggle - Electricity, KSEB and Me

After my announcement about retirement from active rat racing, KSEB have begun a campaign to make me regret my decision. I can see them sitting in fancy chairs and stroking white felines saying stuff like So, Binny thinks he can escape the rat race, huh. We will show him, won’t we.<Evil laugh>
After laughing for a [...]

Quit the Rat Race

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
Lily Tomlin
A week ago, I quit the rat race. Now I am an freelance web developer. One week - no complaints yet.
After two years of service, I decided to leave Reubro International. I joined there around March 2005 as [...]