Thursday, November 29, 2012

shell.function to download all files from any GITHUB GIST URL

a shell utility to download all files part of a GIST url at provided download path

usage e.g. $ ddl-gist https://gist.github.com/4165864 /etc/profile.d/

howTo install
$ curl -L -o /etc/profile.d/ddl-gist.sh https://gist.github.com/4165864

actually, if you had this utlity... the usage example would install the utlity... chicken-egg

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

auto-download all media from RSS - DefCon20 Talk Videos

a shell utility code for download all media present as enclosures in any RSS

eg. usage to download all slides video of DefCon20
$ ddl-rss-media https://www.defcon.org/podcast/defcon-20-slides.rss

to install it
$ sudo curl -L -o /etc/profile.d/ddl-rss-media.sh https://gist.github.com/4156364#file_gistfile1.sh

auto-download all videos of any Event at Confreaks.com

Auto-Download all smallest size Videos of any provided Event in Confreaks.com

to install it either run
$ sudo curl -L -o /etc/profile.d/ddl-confreaks.sh https://gist.github.com/raw/4137843/e6c6c93ef1c4cbf4cb735de821b74fcec467c170/gistfile1.sh

or copy+paste the shell function below in your shell-load-conf file.

suppose the event resides at URL:
http://confreaks.com/events/rubyconf2012

and you just need to run
$ ddl-confreaks rubyconf2012 ~/Downloads

and it will download all Talk Videos from Ruby Conference 2012 at your ~/Downloads directory...

would download all small Videos found at all talks under that Event Page


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

why re-invent the wheel... Music Analogy

have been a curious kid...
used to spend hours finding new mathematical formulae ending up knowing it will be taught in higher class...

have been hearing a preaching since childhood, don't try to re-invent the wheel... but as any other kid never listened
and still don't.....

it's like Religion asking people not to find out how man came into existence as the Book already told...
and it's also like don't improve over it as there is a way to do it by someone very respected.....

now why I suddenly decided to blabber on such a topic where everyone already have there opinion and so.....
again, just trying to re-invent the wheel (else it would remain the multi-gonal irregular shaped)

so, here is a new analogy for people believing in it or not...

Music.....
no no, I wouldn't discuss about different Genres evolving through centuries... that will be very deep and philosophical..... and also not particularly my area of expertise

would just give some example of same (urdu) poetry sung (not re-mixed) by different legendary (Indian/Pak) singers... and not describe anything as for people capable of forming there own opinion, this much is enough... for others, I don't care

Poetry (Ghazal by Mirza Ghalib) : Har Ek Baat Pe Kehte Ho Tum Ke 'Tu Kya Hai?'
#ing is 7,6,5,4,3,2,1 to give a contemporary, old and back flow


(7.) Papon, KarshKale, MidivalPunditz:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bPU07RQuYA



(1.) by Kundan Lal Saigalhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkQ0poMB0as


(2.) by Lata Mangeshkarhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zFw7YMJUSk


(3.) by Ghulam Alihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcrWgjLguQ


(4.) by Aabida Parveenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi6tSZFIf2o


(5.) by Jagjit Singhhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DinEYZvLuxk

Saturday, November 19, 2011

heard of Bro.grammer programmers ~ what makes one

recently there was a lot of hyped discussion over what one thinks of Brogrammer

@Quora: huge discussion over everyone's definition for a brogrammer
http://www.quora.com/Brogramming/How-does-a-programmer-become-a-brogrammer

@Hacker's News: if it's a sexist term (.....seriously)
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3168038

@facbook: Get with the brogram
http://www.facebook.com/getwiththebrogram

well according to the general discussion
A Brogrammer is a programmer who instead of acting like a nerd, acts cool like a bro..... dude.

Symbols of a brogrammer
  • look good, always: stylish shades; dress like a hip-hopper or rockstar or be shirtless
  • code hard, test hard: don't leave anything un-tested
  • have a bro-tein: an energy drink
  • fine gadget choice: a cool rig to use technology
  • get a blanket: add on to exclusive look

Monday, November 14, 2011

Let's first make it work.....

Instead of knowing the REQUIREMENT.....

We love to show our capabilities and on our intention of delivering a better product to Client, add a lot more considerations to that Requirement.

I ended up creating an entire socket-programmed Custom HTTP Service and scrapping it off. :(

It's good. But what is not..... Is the act of delivering our considerations along-with the Requirement.

What Client wants is a robust implementation of just & just the requirement stated.
Finish that. Finish whatever more is required.

You'll always have time to come back if there is time and work on your considerations.

Several times it might happen that your considerations get served with the future requirements or get changed with the coming restrictions.
In both cases, you'll end up doing more work on it.

Though you might think Client doesn't understand but requires it.

Work on what they require first, and any problem that might come up because you didn't tackled your considerations can always be presented to them if there are collisions.

Implementing your considerations might become an overkill for actual requirement if not controlled.