Comments for Soliloquy

Comment on Configure NS-2 with Eclipse in Linux by Rodrigo Pantoni

Rodrigo Pantoni — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:03:13 +0000

Hi,
I have tried to follow your procedure in your blog to compile ns2 using eclipse galileo. I am frustrated because I did not find the “normal” eclipse, where everything was fine. Do you know if it is possible to use that instead of eclipse galileo?

Related to eclipse galileo, I can not see the options you described in the IDE:

“Select Project Type as Makefile Project -> Empty C++ Project.
Toolchains: Linux GCC”.

My eclipse galileo version Version: 3.5.2 Build id: M20100211-1343.
Could you help me?

Comment on அது by eskay

eskay — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:02:28 +0000

thanks a lot

Comment on exists… but does not exist… by Balder

Balder — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:42:59 +0000

My thoughts on this: There are many types of existence as there are many realities. As for God, the Devil, Santa Claus and Mickey Mouse, – they *exist*, but not for real. Even though they are children of human imagination, they still have influence and even power in the real world.

Comment on அது by radhika

radhika — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:08:22 +0000

the four verses starting from the last but nine are exemplary:) keep it going!

Comment on Questions to ponder… by Abinaya

Abinaya — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:29:34 +0000

From janani le! Even I wanted to update it somewhere!

Comment on செம்மொழியான தமிழ்மொழியாம் by adarsh

adarsh — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:18:40 +0000

Love this song.. though i am not a tamilian.. would love to understand the lyrics.. can u please translate it to english plz..

Comment on The Platinum Post – ‘My 75′ by Abinaya

Abinaya — Mon, 31 May 2010 06:31:33 +0000

how can you both a hypocrite, and hate double-faced people?
nice write up though. and reminder, you still have to give me chocolates

Comment on SENSEX – my understanding by Nishant Singh

Nishant Singh — Sat, 29 May 2010 11:22:55 +0000

Ah you indeed made it simple in this one post. Though I wonder why the Index Divisor value isn’t made public? Can it be tampered with or did miscreants use it for their benefit at some point in time?

Comment on செம்மொழியான தமிழ்மொழியாம் by Joshi Mukard

Joshi Mukard — Fri, 28 May 2010 04:52:16 +0000

cool kavithai boss. My thanks to you, our chief minister, and Isai puyal

Comment on Karthik Sankar – v21.1 by Karthik

Karthik — Wed, 26 May 2010 05:29:16 +0000

Very Creative !

Comment on Karthik Sankar – v21.1 by eskay

eskay — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:50:48 +0000

Thanks a lot, Sharadh !!

Comment on Karthik Sankar – v21.1 by Sharadh

Sharadh — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:46:56 +0000

Hehe… typical… happy birthday!

Comment on Dear teachers … by Ravi Srinivas

Ravi Srinivas — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:19:03 +0000

@Khalid –
1. Talking in circles does not change the fact that the american economy example was in no way a direct or indirect analogy for the failures of our teaching system. Given two words, anybody can find a seemingly semantically correct link which has absolutely no relation whatsoever to the issue at hand. You seem to have already proved my point in this regard.

2. Did any part of what I’d written say I’d settle only for the best? It only said I’d settle for something RATIONALE and not something STUPID. Hence the above example. Please read it at least now before commenting again.

3. 1530?? MIT?? You’ve completely lost me. Please don’t expect people to understand from hanging sentences. In other word, (Fragment. Consider Revising).

4. Agreed, last sentence is my opinion. I find many people agreeing that it is a sensible one. You concur on that or do you disagree?

@SMK: I guess we all should. You and Me too.

Comment on Dear teachers … by khalid

khalid — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:41:50 +0000

@Ravi – and greed leads to corruption..!! Greed for power, greed for money etc etc – that being the point of the blog…

If you really are the kind who would settle only for the best, why NIT-T over IITM..?? why 1530 over 1600..?? why not MIT..??
dude… its cos u once felt at least NIT-T if not IITM… some engineer over not being an engineer..!!

And personally, I think your last sentence is just a reflection of your own thoughts.

Comment on Dear teachers … by Smk

Smk — Sat, 22 May 2010 20:05:25 +0000

@eskay: Neat Article…something straight from the heart of every NITTian, passionate about his institute!…i would like you to do a follow up giving your views and ideas for implementation because if there is a problem there has to be a solution…The challenge is to not stop thinking:)..

Comment on Dear teachers … by Ravi Srinivas

Ravi Srinivas — Sat, 22 May 2010 19:00:43 +0000

@Eskay: First of all, People from ICE should be the ones complaining.. Well written article but kinda waned in the flow eventually.

@khalid: Corruption in education is what matters in this regard – you’ve completely missed the point here. No idea why the american economy needs to be dragged here – it didnt fall cos of corruption but cos of greed. http://www.crisisofcredit.com

Something better than nothing? Absolute trash. You’d eat mud if you didn’t have food? Point said for the sake of making a point.

Comment on The Platinum Post – ‘My 75′ by Jeyaganesh T S

Jeyaganesh T S — Sat, 22 May 2010 04:24:48 +0000

Your 64th point is absolutely true.. other symptoms are there..

Comment on Dear teachers … by khalid

khalid — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:35:26 +0000

Agreed that you do have a very good point about corruption n power hungry people. But then, these are natural instincts of the human mind. The American economy fell cos of similar issues…

I just want you to look at it from another angle – the dearth of teachers in our country. You do know the quote “something is better than nothing”…

We have an extremely fast growing population… a 100 kids are born in India every minute. Now that means you need at least one new, good, non-corrupt, friendly teacher born every minute.

I think sometimes you just need to know what to learn from your teacher and what not to.

Comment on Dear teachers … by hema

hema — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:23:51 +0000

good one! You have neatly pointed out the ills plaguing the system. Let us hope things will get better.
As Shyam suggests a change in the mode of recruitment will help.

Comment on Dear teachers … by Shyam

Shyam — Sun, 16 May 2010 02:58:38 +0000

Few suggestions, some of them u have mentioned urself.

1. Recruitment of faculty through assessment of teaching as well as research skills. To prove his/her teaching skills, he/she must be made to teach a selected bunch of students from the dept. comprising of under performers, avg performers and high achievers. The students must be allowed to give feedback and evaluate every candidate. For proving their research aptitude, he/she must be made to show sustained research aptitude and work to a body (say the senate) tht has the interests of college in its mind.

2. Performance based evaluation at the end of every year of the faculty. Bonus and allowance over the basic pay must be fixed only on the basis of their contribution to the college for that year. Faculty under-performing consistently must be subjected to strict action as in the case with private firms.

Although it can be a very harsh take on the teachers, such an evaluation scheme will ensure that the penetration of corruption and money-mindedness in the education system wil be regulated.

cheers!