Jagadeesh VP

Running Android in VirtualBox

2012-10-15T16:56:00.001+05:30

Connecting Android4.0 in VirtualBox to a network

Initially you have to get root user access to do these changes.

Root User Permission

Manual Assignment

Setting IP for your android machine

ifconfig eth0 netmask 255.255.255.0 up

Setting Default Gateway IP

route add default gw dev eth0

DHCP Setting

dhcpcd eth0

Setting DNS

setprop net.dns1

You can see your DNS IP using the command ipconfig /all

To see IP settings in android

ip a

Politics And People

2012-05-26T14:16:00.001+05:30

War Crime

2012-03-15T21:09:00.004+05:30

There are a lot of discussing going on in Indian Parliament and in media (obviously).

I just listened to the discussion.
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-buck-stops-here/un-vote-against-sri-lanka-indias-moral-dilemma/226187

Two peoples who in that discussion are Subramanya Swamy and G Parthasarathy are supporting the investigation council created by Sri Lankan government LLRC [Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission]. Not only them, the people who care about the investments in Sri Lanka done by Indian Govt and people who want to suppress the rights of Tamils both in India and in Sri Lanka supports this LLRC.

In this video in particular they both made a point. If we approve the US's bill in UN HRC, tomorrow it might turn towards India [problems going on in Kashmir & North-East]. Meena replied to this question perfectly "If there is human rights violation happened in those places that should be investigated". Does India has the gut to do that? I don't think so..

To make their stands clear they keep on saying if there is a war the loss of civilians life is inevitable. Accroding to the reports, death count given by LLRC is eight thousand; UN report says it is nearly fifty thousand; the other human rights organizations and NGO's says its more than hundred thousand.

Why the figures is so diverged. The count given by LLRC is not even close to fact.
Then how come we can believe that committee?

To defend the Sri Lankan side many says LTTE used people as shield. Even UN accepts that. Then why you are blaming Sri Lankan government alone?

For the sake of this argument, Though the LTTE used people as shield, that is an terrorist group. Even Sri Lankan government accepts it. In that case a government is there to protect the people. Basically they should have contacted UN or other NGOs to save the people. But the Sri Lankan government also acted like a Terrorist group and killed even more civilians.

Rajapaksha and Gotabhaya Rajapaksa have to be summoned in this case.
(Ctd..)

periyarism

2012-02-21T15:50:00.002+05:30

பெரியாரோட சிறப்பு அல்லது நுட்பம் என்பது, இரண்டாயிரம் ஆண்டுகளாக எல்லோரும் கவனிச்சிக்கிட்டிருந்த ஒரு செய்தியை அதுவரையாரும் பார்க்காத கண்ணோட்டத்தில் பார்த்தது.

அதுக்கு ஒரு உதாரணம் சொல்ல வேண்டும் என்றால், குசேலன் கதையை சொல்லலாம்.
சமீபத்தில் வந்த குசேலன் கதையில்லை. ஒரியஜனல் குசேலன்.
ரஜினியின் குசேலன் படத்தை திரையிட்ட தியேட்டர் அதிபர்களில் இருந்து, திருட்டு வி.சி.டி போட்டவர்கள்வரை எல்லாரையும் குசேலனாக மாத்திடுச்சாம் இந்த குசேலன்.

ஆனால் அந்த குசேலன், 24 குழந்தைகளை பெற்றதால் வறுமையில் வாடுகிறான். அதனால் தன் நண்பன் கண்ணனைப் பார்த்து உதவி கேட்க போகிறான். கண்ணன் அவனுக்கு உதவி செய்கிறான் என்பது கதை.
24 குழந்தைகள் என்பது வறுமையை காட்டுவதற்காக புனையப்பட்ட திரைக்கதை.

பெரியார் கேட்டார், “வருடத்திற்கு ஒரு பிள்ளை என்ற வீதம், பெற்றிருந்தாலும் நான்கு பிள்ளைகள் 20 வயதுக்கு மேல் இருக்கும். தோளுக்கு மேல் வளர்ந்த தடிமாடு பிள்ளைகளை வைத்துக் கொண்டு ஒருவன் பிச்சை எடுக்கிறான் என்றால் அவன் யோக்கியதை என்ன? அவனுக்கு பிச்சை கொடுக்கிறானே அவனுடைய யோக்கியதை என்ன? பாரப்பனர்கள் எவ்வளவு கஷ்டம் வந்தாலும் உழைத்து சாப்பிட மாட்டர்கள். என்பதற்கு இந்தக் கதையே சாட்சி”

இந்த சிந்தனை முறையை பெரியார்தான் துவக்கி வைக்கிறார். பல தமிழறிஞர்களுக்கும் ஒரு விஷயத்தை எப்படி பார்ப்பது? என்பதை பெரியார்தான் சொல்லித்தருகிறார்.
ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகளாக யாருக்கும் தோன்றாத சிந்தனைதான் பெரியாரின் சிந்தனை முறை….

I got this from http://mathimaran.wordpress.com

Google's Evolution

2011-11-29T11:29:00.001+05:30

This is Google's video, shows what are the major changes and achievements in search from the beginning

Google's time-line (Click for high resolution pic)

Sep 9 Death Penality

2011-09-28T23:46:00.000+05:30

I think this is a important discussion. In Tamil Nadu last execution was 16
years ago. Do we sitll need this kind of punishment?

That too these three need this after spending 21 years in prison. In india the punishment next to execution is 14 year of Jail. But they have spent 7 more years.

This is the discussion about the death penality of three people arrested
for the assessination of Rajiv Gandhi.

The news channel name is Pudiya Thalaimurai. Mr Subaa Veerapandiyan
and Subramanian Swamy are in this discussion.

Listen to Swamy's words, also some of the points given by Mr Subaa
Veerapandiyan. I think those points are not been exposed by the medias.

Lets hope for those three [Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan] will get justice.

Steve Jobs - Resignation Letter

2011-09-13T12:21:00.001+05:30

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

Steve.

Holy Crap!

2011-08-31T14:51:00.000+05:30

Actually this video title should be "Holly S***".

You may wonder why such title or why this post. Pls see the video fully, then you will realise why the Crap[s***] is holy for them, one day may be for us.

George Hart : About classical language

2011-07-06T16:37:00.000+05:30

Sirs:

I read with dismay that Kannada is to be recognized as a classical language. Like French, English, and German, Kannada is a rich and worthy language. But India has only two true indigenous classical languages -- Sanskrit and Tamil, each of which is considerably older than the other Indian languages and has an independent literary tradition. Tamil, not known as well as it should be in the rest of India, has an early literature that is entirely independent of Sanskrit, both in its literary forms and its vocabulary. This is not true of Kannada, whose earliest writings are deeply indebted to and imitative of Sanskrit. The earliest work in the language is Kaviraajamaarga, whose title and content are entirely based on Sanskrit. Kannada does not satisfy two of the criteria listed by the Government of India for a classical language. First, it is not 1500 years old. The fact that a Kannada dialect may have possibly influenced some Tamil form hardly means it has texts 1500 years old. Nor is it possible to claim that its literary tradition is original. Unlike that of Tamil, which is genuinely original, the Kannada tradition follows Sanskrit quite faithfully. It is not original by any stretch of the imagination. A comparison of Kavirajamarga with the Tolkappiyam would make this point perfectly clear. The Kannada scholars feel they have achieved a victory, no doubt, but in reality all they have accomplished is to foist on the world and on Kannada speakers themselves a myth. To ignore the true richness of one's language and to base one's appreciation of it on a falsehood does no one any good. The study of language and literature in India is highly political -- Kannada is hardly the only language that suffers from this situation.

Sincerely,
George Hart,
Professor of Tamil,
University of California,
Berkeley, CA, USA

Sirs:

I read with dismay that Telugu will be recognized as a classical language. Like French, English, and German, Telugu is a rich and worthy language. But India has only two true indigenous classical languages -- Sanskrit and Tamil, each of which is considerably older than the other Indian languages and has an independent literary tradition. Tamil, not known as well as it should be in the rest of India, has an early literature that is entirely independent of Sanskrit, both in its literary forms and its vocabulary. This is not true of Telugu, whose earliest writings are deeply indebted to and imitative of Sanskrit. The same can be said of Kannada. The rush to label languages as classical that are nothing of the sort can do nothing but harm those languages. I could claim English, my own native language, as classical (with at least as much justification as the Telugu scholars have for claiming their language is classical), but I would only succeed in detracting attention from the true worth of the language while propagating a myth. Telugu and Kannada are not, by any rational criterion, classical languages. That its scholars insist on what is patently false seems bizarre, for it is utterly unwarranted by the great literary traditions that they study. This rush to mythologize language suggests to me that the study of literature in India is still immature. No English or French scholar in the West would question the classical status of Greek or rush to give the same status to their own language. Rather, scholars study Greek in order to better understand their own literatures. If only scholars of modern Indian languages had such an unbiased view! If Telugu and Kannada scholars would study Tamil, they would find their understanding of their own traditions multiplied many times. The same is true of Tamil scholars, who often eschew the study of Sanskrit and of other Indian languages. The study of Sanskrit will broaden the understanding of Tamil just as the study of Tamil will benefit Sanskrit scholars. I find myself at a loss to understand why scholars of Indian languages must be so parochial. To claim one's language is something it is not, or to fail to study other languages and traditions that throw light on one's own, are, to my mind, marks of a scholarly culture that is still undeveloped and immature.

Sincerely,
George Hart,
Professor of Tamil,
University of California,
Berkeley, CA, USA

Rice is healthy!

2011-07-06T13:57:00.000+05:30

Do you love eating rice but scared about the health quotient? It would not be shocking to accept that nutritional benefits of rice have broken the common belief that rice is not healthy and is only good for increasing your belly.

Rice is healthy! Benefits of rice are numerous as it is a good source of proteins, vitamin D calcium, phosphorous, fiber and iron. But many customers prefer cosmetic rice in daily life as they are free from germs and bacterias and close their eyes when it comes to health.

Different types of rice like the very beneficial brown rice, red rice and black rice are packed with nutritional benefits. Following are the details of rice benefits in terms of nutrition.

Brown Rice: This is an unpolished rice which has a brownish layer over it known as bran. Nutritional benefits of brown rice is that it is rich in Thiamine (vitamin B), niacin, Vitamin B6 and K, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, carbohydrates and proteins which help control blood sugar and cholesterol. The rice is rich in fibers, and is an easily digested starch food. Its mineral content supplies nutrients for the hair, teeth, nails, muscles and bones thus making it a body building food. It is also beneficial for curing diarrhea and stomach or intestinal ulcers.

Black Rice: Also known as 'Forbidden Rice' in China, black rice also has the bran cover which is removed to make white rice. Black rice is rich in iron, fiber, antioxidants and anthorcyanin (a cancer fighting agent). These nutrients protects the body from heart diseases and improves memory. The noir colored food is low in sugar and its higher concentration of anthorcyanin makes the antioxidants have great affect on the body than other oil soluble antioxidants like brown rice. Therefore, a nice nutritional benefit for the body.

Red Rice: Red yeast rice, another name of red rice is an inexpensive herbal remedy against the expensive medicines. It is made by growing red yeast on white rice and then powdering it. This rice has been used in China as a traditional medicine for centuries to cure ailments such as digestive problems, circulatory problems to high cholesterol level control and triglycerides in the blood. Red rice contains monacolins (naturally occurring statins) which are known to limit cholesterol synthesis. Lovastatin, a content of yeast rice is used in pharmaceutical drugs. Health-wise it has been used as a remedy to lower total cholesterol, LDL levels and triglyceride levels. Few people consider it as a strong pharmaceutical drug so doctors advise before consuming it, will be good. Even pregnant or breast feeding women should not consume red rice.

Rice should be soaked in water for 25-30 minutes before boiling it as this process is necessary to soften the bran layer on the rice seed. It sustains the nutritional benefits of the rice.

e-Patient

2011-07-02T16:05:00.002+05:30

Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer, he found a medical treatment in internet that even his own doctors didn't know. It saved his life.

UNLOCKING a 4,000-year-old language

2011-07-02T14:31:00.001+05:30

Rajesh Rao tells how he and others like Asko Parpola decoded the
Indus Scripts.

Science in Classical Tamil

2011-06-16T21:33:00.000+05:30

அறிவியல் தமிழ், தமிழில் அறிவியல்

Dr.T S Subbaraman holds a doctorate in Physics and was a former Head of the Physics department at Anna University, Chennai. This is one side of him. His specialization may be Physics, but his fervor in his heart is inscribed with Tamil. He always had the passion to write dramas, articles and stories in Tamil. He is also an expert in writing poems in English. Dr. Subbaraman has acted in Tamil plays from the age of nine

Don't insist on English!

2011-04-01T11:30:00.000+05:30

Is English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages ?
Patricia Ryan, an English teacher in Gulf shares her view.

Developerment Of Words

2011-03-26T20:35:00.000+05:30

Dark Matter & Dark Energy

2011-03-26T16:05:00.000+05:30

This is a nice video which explains you about Dark Matter & Dark Energy.

Using nature's genius in architecture - Michael Pawlyn

2011-02-17T14:13:00.000+05:30

Image resize - Preserving Image Size : Java

2011-01-20T21:10:00.000+05:30

Resizing the image by fixed width and height some times go bad. The dimensions of the image should be preserved while resizing.

I thing the below logic will help to solve this problem.

private BufferedImage resizeImage(File imageFile) {
   int width = 250;
   int height = 250;

   BufferedImage image = null;
   try {
      image = ImageIO.read(imageFile);
   } catch (IOException e) {

   }


   if (image.getWidth() < width && image.getHeight() < height) {
      return image;
   
   } else if (image.getWidth() > image.getHeight()) {
      float percent = (250f / image.getWidth()) * 100;
      height = ((image.getHeight() * (int) percent) - image.getHeight()) / 100;
 
   } else {
      float percent = (250f / image.getHeight()) * 100;
      width = ((image.getWidth() * (int) percent) - image.getWidth()) / 100;
  
   }


   BufferedImage resizedImage = new BufferedImage(width, height, image.getType());
   Graphics2D g = resizedImage.createGraphics();
   g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, width, height, null);
   g.dispose();
   return resizedImage;
}

Image resize : Java

2011-01-20T20:53:00.002+05:30

Here is the code to resize an Image


private BufferedImage resizeImage(File imageFile) {
   int width = 250;
   int height = 250;

   BufferedImage image = null;
   try {
      image = ImageIO.read(imageFile);
   } catch (IOException e) {

   }

   BufferedImage resizedImage = new BufferedImage(width, height, image.getType());
   Graphics2D g = resizedImage.createGraphics();
   g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, width, height, null);
   g.dispose();
   return resizedImage;
}

To write an image as file

ImageIO.write(image, extension, file);

image --> RenderedImage; My case this is BufferedImage
extension --> file type
file --> your output file object

Jason Fried: Why work doesn't happen at work | Video on TED.com

2010-12-16T15:07:00.000+05:30

Archaeological and literary sources of Kongu Region

2010-08-11T15:31:00.001+05:30

*During the classical period (i.e. Sangam Age) Kongu was under the rule of the Chēra kings and many vēļir chieftains. The society of those times is well represented in the Patiṟṟuppattu and other akam and puṟam anthologies. During that period this region was technologically well advanced and was visited by the traders of the East and West. Evidence suggests that this region was occupied right from Iron Age (1000 BC).

*The Potiṉi hill (Paḻaṉi), the abode of the Tamil God Murukaṉ,is in this region.

*Ayirai, another famous hill of the Chēras mentioned in Patiṟṟuppattu(30,79) as the “Ayirai where dwells the fearful deity” is located in Kongu region.

*Kumaṇaṉ who donated his head for the cause of benevolence and Pēkaṉ, one among the seven great philanthropists of Sangam Age who ruled over the Potiṉi hills of the Kongu region were eulogised by famous Sangam poets Perun͂cittiraṉār and Peruntalai-c-Ca̅ttaṉa̅r.

*Kāmūr (present Kangayam) ruled by Kaḻuvuḷ is mentioned in Akanāṉūṟu and Patiṟṟuppattu. It is situated in Kongu region.

*The Kutiraimalai region ruled by Pittaṅkoṟṟaṉ alluded in Puṟananūṟu(168-172) is situated in Kongu region.

*Poruntil Iḷaṅkīraṉa̅r , a famous Sangam poet is located near Paḻani in Kongu region. Recent excavation conducted by Pondicherry Central University brought out many evidences to attest the flourishing activities of this region in those days. During the excavation, about 2 kgs., of paddy of Sangam Age has been recovered. Large quantities of beads of precious and semi precious stones and glass beads, have been brought out from the excavation, besides evidence for glass bead industry in the habitation mound.

*The Industrial and Trade centre of Koṭumaṇam (present Kodumanal in Erode District), recorded in the Patiṟṟuppattu belongs to the Kongu region. This place was excavated by Tamil University during 1980s. The megalithic burials have yielded many semi precious stone beads, iron implements, brass objects, and potteries with graffiti marks. The excavations in the habitation area yielded evidences for the existence of metal furnaces. Besides, many pottery inscriptions of old Tamil characters (Tamil-Brahmi) dated from the third century B.C. have been obtained.

*Pavaṇanti Aṭikaḷ who wrote the grammar work Naṉṉūl, lived in present Sīṉa̅napuram (Jainapuram) in Kongu region and Aṭiyārkunalla̅r the famous commentator of the Cilappatika̅ram lived in Nirambai which is also situated in Kongu region. The famous Jain work Peruṅkatai was written by the poet Koṅguvēḷ who hailed from Kongu region. The Jain temple of Vijayamangalam indicates the spread of Jainism in Kongu region also.

*In Kongu region there are many megalithic burials of Iron Age found in the form of stone circles and stone heaps. This region was a nodal region for the trade between the East coast ports and West coast ports of Ancient Tamiḻakam. A large number of Roman coins were recovered around Veḷḷalūr, Chāvaṭippāḷaiym, and Pollachi region. In fact, only Kongu region yielded the bulk of Roman coins found in the whole of India. This attests to the fact that Kongu region played an important role in Maritime Trade with Roman world through Palghat Pass in the Sangam Age.

*The famous Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions found at Pukaļūr, near Karūr, corroborate the Sangam evidence relating to the Chēra dynasty. A third century inscription on musical notes is found at Aṟachalūr, which is in Kongu region.

*The excavations in the sites near Coimbatore namely Pērūr and Poluvāmpaṭṭi have brought to light many stone, glass, and shell beads, iron implements, terracotta objects, ear rings, the potteries with the graffiti marks and so on.

*A Punch-marked coin found in Sūlūr near Coimbatore attests to the trade connection between North India and Tamilnadu during the Sangam Age. Distinguished scholar Iravatham Mahadevan is of the view that a symbol found on an old pot at Sūlūr is similar to an Indus Script symbol.

*More than 250 Iron Age and Sangam Age sites have been so far identified in the Kongu region (Old Coimbatore District) by various scholars during their field work.

*It is generally agreed that Karūr Van͂ci (Karūr), the capital of Chēras was situated on the bank of Āṉporunai (present Amarāvati River), which is in the Kongu area.

*The famous port Musiṟi, alluded to in Sangam Literature situated on the West coast of Ancient Tamiḻakam, belonged to the Chēra Kings. Only recently, this port has been discovered and excavated by the Kerala Council for Historical Research. The findings would go to prove the maritime activity of Musiṟi, as noted in Akana̅ṉūṟu (149), which mentions that the ships (from Rome) laden with gold visited the port and returned with pepper. In this excavation, Roman potsherds, gold objects, Chēra coins, Brick structures, Boat wharf and wooden boat of 2200 years old have been unearthed. It may be remembered that this port was the important emporium for exporting the semi precious stone beads of the Kongu area.

*The above evidence suggests the importance of hosting World Classical Tamil Conference at Coimbatore the seat of Kongu region.

Courtesy: Naveen Kumar

Nice Animation

2010-06-24T11:37:00.000+05:30

I got this link by mail...
Nice creativity.....

Give Earth A Hand

2010-06-05T10:44:00.001+05:30

Ocean's glory and horror

2010-06-03T12:38:00.000+05:30

Brian Skerry reveals ocean's glory -- and horror | Video on TED.com

The Forgotten Sands - Prince Of Persia

2010-04-13T19:36:00.019+05:30

Frnds, Prince is back.... Prepare your PC's again....

This year we get two Entertainment from the Prince series.

Prince Of Persia - The Forgotten Sands [Game]

Prince Of Persia - Sands Of Time [Movie]