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Mock Aptitude Test Discussions - July 24!

H.Alithere was a save and continue button at the bottom, which can be use any time during the exam. thats the key which saved me.. because...

What does the binary code in CE logo signify?

Hi, The original idea behind the logo (when it was first designed years back on a CE thread about designing a new logo 😀) was to...

Happy Birthday Rahul AKA eternalthinker !

Thank you #-Link-Snipped-# 😀

National Skills Registry (NSR) Registration | Payment | Renewal | BlackList - Truth?

Not all companies ask for NSR registration. Most service based companies do, I believe. If your career goes through product based companies, NSR blacklisting won't really...

Commit To Stick - CrazyEngineers Stickers Giveaway!

Received the stickers at Bangalore and had a quick look at them! Will figure out the most appropriate places to stick them once back in the...

Unveiling The New CrazyEngineers

Kaustubh KatdareWas this intentional?Yes. This has been discussed when the first draft of the logo was posted in a much earlier thread 😀

Unveiling The New CrazyEngineers

Kaustubh KatdareThat's a strange discovery! We had no clue. #-Link-Snipped-# - was the number chosen randomly or did you deliberately choose it to be 'K' ?...

The Epic Split Card - Hand Crafted To Perfection

Hey, thanks everyone for the warm wishes 😀 Will upload some photos of the card here:

[Suggest] Best Bike to Buy

I would go for Unicorn any day 😁 The quick differences I observe between the two bikes are: * Trigger has digital panel * Trigger seems...

Chris Guillebeau and The $100 Startup are in Bangalore 7PM 3/12/2012

He's a Japanese author, and the writing is more of a fantasy, surreal type. Often the storyline has some supernatural element in it, but not explicitly,...

Chris Guillebeau and The $100 Startup are in Bangalore 7PM 3/12/2012

I've written a brief blog post on the event. It isn't very long, rather just the essence: #-Link-Snipped-#

Chris Guillebeau and The $100 Startup are in Bangalore 7PM 3/12/2012

It was a nice environment to be in. Other than the lively discussion with Chris, people came forward and shared ideas, and many new possible joint...

Chris Guillebeau and The $100 Startup are in Bangalore 7PM 3/12/2012

Will be there around 7! I was aware of the event, but never knew it was today. Never been to the place though. Looks like another...

What is the actual shape of the universe? And what existed before Big Bang?

Talking about universe and its origin, we'll surely end up quoting a lot of Stephen Hawking. Or at least, before contemplating about it further, it is...

CrazyEngineers Meet In Mumbai - Memories Unlimited

Thanks akd! The print came out quite well. Looking forward to high res pics.

Invite Your Friends To Check Out CrazyEngineers!

A much required feature now that CE's growing in good pace ! Hats off to the Chris for all the coding 😀 Some suggestions on the...

How many of you are in for CE Weekend discussions?

Got into the discussion just now! As of the timings, I think night time can guarantee more participation than any slot in the morning.

CE Bengaluru Meet On 29 July 2012 - Photos, Updates & Goodies

Prashanth_p@cchiReally nice design 😀. For, those who do not know what it depicts. The building in blue towards the left, is the UB City building which...

CE Bengaluru Meet On 29 July 2012 - Photos, Updates & Goodies

Oh here's some closer look at the Bengaluru meet coffee mugs!

CE Bengaluru Meet On 29 July 2012 - Photos, Updates & Goodies

#-Link-Snipped-# has taken down the discussion points. Durga, do share those points here. And we'll elaborate on that 😀

CE Bengaluru Meet On 29 July 2012 - Photos, Updates & Goodies

Sorry for being late on photo updates folks, required to recharge the laptop first 😀 Before we get to the discussion points, here are some pictures...

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

Is AKD online? Can we set up a google hangout or skype video chat?

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

So! Me, #-Link-Snipped-# and #-Link-Snipped-# are here at Cubbon park 😀 Unfortunately #-Link-Snipped-# and #-Link-Snipped-# couldn't make it Starting up with some CE discussions...

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

Updated the date 😀 So folks, the meet shall happen in Cubbon park on July 29th Sunday, 2012 ! The starting time is 4pm. Be there...

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

#-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# has confirmed. #-Link-Snipped-# has informed of not feeling quite well. Hope she'll be able to attend tomorrow 😀

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

CEans of bangalore, now that we have more flexibility with the meet timings (since no one is travelling from outside), let us make sure everyone can...

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

We can do a quick switch to Sunday. But we'll need input from Sandy regarding this.

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

Prasanth, will you be able to attend by late evening?

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

So below is the expected final list of attendees. Please confirm: Durga Silverscorpion Prashanth Sandy Adivi Rahul

Python or C++??

#-Link-Snipped-# has given a clear explanation of the distinction between Python and C++ Learning Python need very less time investment compared to other languages. Once you're.....

New Feature: Awesome Notifications!

We can introduce gradients without using images. CSS3 ! Gradients, shadows, rounded corners 😀

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

Of course yes 😀

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

Ankita, I have updated the venue (Cubbon Park) in the event map. As Cubbon Park is a vast area, I'll be more specific. We're planning on...

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

So the venue/agenda need to be planned only for Saturday afternoon to late evening right? I'm assuming that everybody plan to leave on Sunday morning..

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

Everything seems to be going great! The idea of 15th came up just because some date had to be (almost) confirmed to get the opinion from...

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

Yes, let the head count begin 😀

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

Everyone, do comment on this date. Those who can't, please do specify a convenient time (may be weeks later as AKD said) when they can attend....

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

Folks, according to the date suggestions in the replies, what about focusing on 14th-15th. Those who might be having issues with the above weekend please reply.

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

We can always move the main part of the meet to a sunday. And plan two-day activities including the CEans who can reach early in the...

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

Yes. People, place your votes on either 16th-17th or 23rd-24th Personally I'd prefer the earlier date 😁 But let the choice of date be one that...

CE Bengaluru Meet, July 2012 at Bangalore, karnataka on Jul 29, 2012

Hello CEans! The CE Bengaluru meet 2012 is being planned to be held during July. We are setting a flexible date between 15th and 25th. More...

Ce Meet Bengaluru

#-Link-Snipped-# Always 😀

Done is better then perfect - True or False?

When I do something, I try to analyze how much perfection is actually required for this particular task. We have only few hours in a day,...

How use two Internet connection on a same PC

#-Link-Snipped-# Cool! Which one is that?

How use two Internet connection on a same PC

Check out Damn small linux : #-Link-Snipped-#

How use two Internet connection on a same PC

Okay! There are also some very very light versions of linux which you can run inside windows without a virtualization software. I doubt to what extend...

How use two Internet connection on a same PC

This is an experimental suggestion: If you want two connections but don't want to use two different computers, try simulating two machines. I mean to say,...

Lets learn Python

Just felt like sharing a code snippet here. I was reading about functional programming paradigms in Python (the stuff that you'll find in LISP), and came...

Absolute Zero: The Engineering-Exam-Study Curve

1.5 hours before college exams, I used to be in my long bus journey to college. We tried to study sitting and standing in the heavy...

Building a search engine here !!

I think the book 'Programming Collective Intelligence' would be a good read in this topic (haven't read it myself) It covers all the search engine /...

Drawing by hand is obsolete?

The_Big_KGuess what? No matter how many tasks I wrote on the 'notes' app on the phone or made tasks lists online; nothing seems to beat the...

Ce Meet Bengaluru

Hey, what happened about this event? Any updates posted in some other thread?

Absolute Zero: People you meet at your coaching center

I think the image size (of the comic) is about 1+ MB.Could do with some optimizing! 😀

Necessity is the Mother of Invention - Batch Job

Cool ! And for future uses, we may code a simple loop which takes content and link as inputs in each iteration 😀 (And create necessary...

how to create facebook like dilog boxes ?

Praveen-KumarTry jQuery Boxy: #-Link-Snipped-#That's a good find! 😀 Anyhow, if he needs only static dialogue boxes with just a close button, I think writing some CSS...

How to make .exe file or installable file from any program code...???

@Abhishek and @Praveen Guys, although the suggested installer creation programs are really good choices, I think the priority here is to create an EXE in the...

Ce Meet Bengaluru

Dancer_Engineer@Mandy, There are 5 of you for the meet as of now I guess: Durga, SS, Kishan Gupta, ET and Mandy. 😀My participation is not confirmed...

Absolute Zero: Evolution of a typical final year engineering project

As more comics come up, I think we can give a separate place for the comics in CE so that everyone can navigate easily using next,...

Absolute Zero: Evolution of a typical final year engineering project

WELL documented! 😁 (I have added all the emphasis I can on the 'well' 😉 ) (Although things are bit different in our college. For example,...

How to handle variable number of request parameters in PHP (or any other server side script) ?

To quote a familiar example, consider uploading multiple photos in facebook: We upload a random number of photos, and after upload they all show up in...

browsing website without browser? possible??

There are some text based browsers. But I don't know how much this answer is valid since they're also called 'browsers' in a way 😁 After...

System shuts down suddenly when pen drive is connected to it.

Sudha WaradThe problem is resolved. The device driver files were corrupted, after restoring the Operating System there is no problem with the system .So all is...

How to make .exe file or installable file from any program code...???

In C++ console the exe file is in the same folder as program source code (as said above by Deepika!) And there might be libraries which...

how to create facebook like dilog boxes ?

CSS and bit of jQuery should do it without much hassle

System shuts down suddenly when pen drive is connected to it.

Also, do try the USB pen drive in various USB ports in the PC. This might actually help you to pinpoint a single problematic USB port!

Exactly how much does money matter?

SadaSatisfaction = Work + Money! I should be satisfied with my work and money.A simple and nice point there 😀 The hard thing is perhaps the...

Exactly how much does money matter?

We all have different perceptions about money (we need in store). How much should we prioritize on making money? Pursuing your passions not always guarantee you...

Ce Meet Bengaluru

Bengaluru calls! I might be able to attend if the meet happens soon enough. I'll be busy after a few days into February though.

How To Access Wikipedia During Blackout Today

I think the black out page was controlled in JavaScript. I had new scripts disabled by default using noScript firefox addon, and Wikipedia was simply accessible...

Happy Birthday eternalthinker !!

Warm thanks to everyone above for your wishes ! 😀 @Praveen Whoa! 👍 @Biggie Hm, I've attempted to make a comic on previous birthday too, but...

How to store linked lists structures in a file ?

Which language are you using? Many languages have libraries which enable you to dump whole datastructures to a file and re-build the datastructure from such a...

JAVA or RUBY?

Praveen-KumarIt is hard-coded that "I hate Java"I second that 😀 It got hard coded when I did one of my projects in Python and another in...

Discovery Curiosity - Can You Live Forever? [Debate!]

Simple Talk with SimplyCoder!

Really liked the interview, great to know you Simplycoder 😀 Also, Sada's interview skills level up with every new one 👍

Can you find an efficient solution to this bit manipulation problem?

@Praveen I was updating it now! Check it again.

Can you find an efficient solution to this bit manipulation problem?

@Praveen I like the idea of storing all the patterns in an array once, and only referring to it subsequently. Anyhow, did you check the bit...

Can you find an efficient solution to this bit manipulation problem?

@Praveen Bit operations shouldn't be very different throughout languages, I suppose. Or does PHP have any special operators which makes the solution easier? In any case,...

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

It depends on the way we look at it. In a broader sense, it could mean the perception of an information. If no one hears the...

Can you find an efficient solution to this bit manipulation problem?

The problem at hand is to map a number pair to a binary map: For a length of 5, Map (1,5) to 01110 Map (1,4) to...

How to make a webpage compatible to all the browsers?

IE can be weird with CSS and even with JavaScript. It's a hopeless piece of software. But if your JavaScript in Chrome has problems in Firefox,...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

Should You Tell Your Personal Goals To Others?

I associate sharing goals also to the current progress in that particular goal. Sharing goals in their very early days is a no-no for me. It...

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

Praveen-KumarI need the confirmation, people say it as University of Calicut! 😛Cochin university it is. The full version was there on FB !

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

The_Big_KThe question paper was hilarious! Which University?CUSAT, Kerala 😉

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

Okay this is the missing image in the last post by me

The Laugh Out Loud Thread

This might come in handy 😛

Discussion Thread - December 01, 2011 Won't Be December 01, 2011 Anymore!

Ah, no restrictions on signature 😏 Let there be images and colors 😀

Discussion Thread - December 01, 2011 Won't Be December 01, 2011 Anymore!

I mean, the Alert link itself on the menu bar, perhaps along with other selected items. So we don't have to stay alert to 'catch' the...

Discussion Thread - December 01, 2011 Won't Be December 01, 2011 Anymore!

If the 'Alerts' could be made static on top of the site, CE will surely have a facebook-like addictive effect 😉

Discussion Thread - December 01, 2011 Won't Be December 01, 2011 Anymore!

The_Big_K@ Still trying to reproduce the broken link error. Which browser are you using? Could you try it with Chrome or FF? It seems to work...

Discussion Thread - December 01, 2011 Won't Be December 01, 2011 Anymore!

AbraKaDabraI guess you guys have noticed by now that all our "likes-received" & "likes-given" have vanished. We all start gaining them from ground zero!Oops! The Likes...

Discussion Thread - December 01, 2011 Won't Be December 01, 2011 Anymore!

IssueHmm. Checked whole site and the design is 'clean' and I must say I am loving it. 😀 Zoomed out but Big K Can you make...

New Site: Questions & Answers

AbraKaDabraYes. The friends are converted to followers. 😏But now there are no Friends feature right? Instead we have members following each other one-way? 😏 Another doubt:...

New Site: Questions & Answers

What is the logic behind initial Following/Followers count? I see that I already follow a random few, and a considerable number follow me. How is it...

Discussion Thread - December 01, 2011 Won't Be December 01, 2011 Anymore!

Oh the new smileys, I almost forgot them! 😲 😁

Happy Birthday AbraKaDabra!

Happy Birthday AKD 😀

Grand Quiz Question #14

Or if you were looking for a deeper analysis of the episode, Bird is The Word 😉

Grand Quiz Question #14

The screenshot from Family Guy episode "I Dream of Jesus" QR code reads to: <SNIPPED 😀 By Jesus >

Grand Quiz Question #10

l=3 o=1 m=4 r=2 p=9 n =6 q=8

Do We Need New Smilies?

The_Big_KWe'll have to search for the best looking smiley set.The best looking smileys are indeed the gmail ones 😁 The above set reminds me of tango...

Python script to detect new CE grand quiz question

While waiting for today's CE grand quiz question - reloading, and reloading - I wrote a python script to automate the process 😉 Here is it:...

Grand Quiz Question #9

Drew's and Nancy's brother is alive = atleast one guy is alive Victim is married. Jim is married. Jim's wife is alive (she's screamed at) =...

Solution to Grand Quiz Question #7

b)P has married a divorced woman who is the mother of the wife of his father, from which he had a son. P married his grandmother...

How Do Moderators Work? - Ever Wondered?

AbraKaDabraI am sure other mods will agree with me on this. At the end of the day, It's the fight against the evil. All the efforts...

Best PHP Editor & Why?

I haven't yet used an IDE for PHP editing, but Notepad++ works awesomely for me in all web related development. How much an IDE would be...

Grand Quiz Question #5

x = 6 Logic: The sequence in itself has multiple sequences alternating in between. 1, seq2, 2, seq3, 3, seq2, 4, seq3, 5,.. seq2 is again...

Grand Quiz Question #3

If I am standing here, where am I? Quarten, Switzerland. The lake beside me is called #-Link-Snipped-#. A hungarian composer named Franz Lisz was inspired from...

Grand Quiz Question #2

The thumbnail was from previous attempts to answer. Auto-saved!

Grand Quiz Question #2

Can't find a logical way to x! Appreciate the question anyways 😀

CE forums mouse gestures / keyboard shortcuts !!

I assume many of the CEans will be using mouse gestures in gmail. If you use it, you'd already know that how naturally we get used...

Grand Quiz Question #1

1. Greyscale 2. Asus 3. Ergs 4. Transceiver 5. James 6. Alice 7. Cell

A Story about using Lisp in a Startup Company

This is an interesting article I found in MIT open course ware. Majority of the programmers look at LISP as "a weird AI language, with a...

New Logo For CrazyEngineers Fan Page

I've been away for a while. Posting a polished version of the previous logo (now in CE red!):

Self-Pardon...Is it possible???

I relate 'self-pardon' to 'growing up', which is essentially the creation of solid experiences and actually utilizing them. As kids, when we think back we would've...

New Logo For CrazyEngineers Fan Page

anoopthefriendIt's for the Facebook Fans Page right? Maybe we can just keep a few people. Your logo is actually superb for the CE Homepage. As for...

New Logo For CrazyEngineers Fan Page

The_Big_KTo tell you the truth, you're more awesome than lot of professional graphic designers I've met in recent past! This is quite an interesting idea for...

New Logo For CrazyEngineers Fan Page

This is just some logo idea I made today. It could be edited upon and made more neat. Anyways, let me know your comments 😀 The...

Help me in jsp.........

Yeah, do post the jsp code you used to connect to mysql, so that we can check the error!

Just group the numbers! Can you?

Nicely done, Reya! Actually, we were having some issue regarding the above question. But now it got cleared! 😀

Engineering Student Vs Parents - On Going Out

I could change the conversations of 'me' as: Hey mom, can I go out to town? and Hey dad, can I go visit the Himalayas? 😛

Just group the numbers! Can you?

Here is a simple puzzle. My friend made this question for a mathematics quiz and asked me to solve it. The question is: You are given...

CE Great Quotes Collection 2011

Any early success that you may have results in higher expectations and a pressure to deliver. This pressure often obstructs our true vision and a healthy...

CE Great Quotes Collection 2011

We spend too much time trying to convince others, instead of believing in ourselves - De La Vega

CrazyEngineers Project Word Quiz Launched!

~ @AKD, I did go underground for a bit due to some chores! CEans, it's nice to see that you have tried and liked the game....

CE Great Quotes Collection 2011

Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything...

Happy birthday sada!

Wishing you a most warm birthday Sahithi! 😀 SadaThank you so much, Miss K 😀And since when did everyone start using Miss.K? 😛

Our Own Quiz Engine

Praveen bhai, just a few things I noted while going through the current implementation: * After sign-up, since there wasn't any notification, I thought something went...

Our Own Quiz Engine

Praveen-KumarSomething like Banshee Screamer??? Okay, as ET says, I can do one thing, which beeps every minute!If you're implementing any time alert, please make sure it...

Our Own Quiz Engine

Instead of alarm, you could implement some timebar or similar, which changes color (like, from green to yellow to orange to red). The users will then...

Echo, Eternal Thinker here :)

Thanks harshad bhai, @cooldudeiet, and Nim 😀

Suggestions regarding light intranet website

Recently a friend asked me for help in developing a small website working in their their company's intranet. Basically it has the following features: Admins can...

Core Difference Between Fedora & uBuntu?

Ubuntu is designed to be utterly simple for normal users. In a KDE software (usually in Fedora) you can find a large number of options to...

3 Movies You Dont Mind Watching 100 times

Into the Wild Eternal sunshine of the Spotless Mind Pink panther 2 😉

the last movie you've seen

Million Dollar Baby. Yes, too late. I know! 😉

the New Girl in Town ;)

A warm welcome to you, Cher 😀

https://nextstep.tcs.com/ Registration & Application Form

Yes, it's better to always use Internet explorer with the TCS portal. Many parts of the site explicitly states this as well.

Has Anyone Ever Tried Applying To A Job With A Very Creative Resume?

As far as typical job interviews are concerned I think the dry resumes are safe. The interviewers will be more used to the black and white...

Echo, Eternal Thinker here :)

Praveen-KumarWow dude, nice comics,.. 😁Glad you liked the comic! Issue*dumbfounded* I do not have words! Waiting for your word game. Great work with graphics and answers...

Echo, Eternal Thinker here :)

The_Big_KWoa! Awesome Interview. But I'm not able to read the text in the strip Update: Hilarious! ET Rocks!Thanks a lot Biggie 😀 Reya@Rahul: A.W.E.S.O.M.E @Sahithi: Great...

Echo, Eternal Thinker here :)

SadaReally you have a Very Good Patience; answered all the questions *in-detail* even Rapid fires too 😀 All the Very Best for your Successful future. Thanks...

Our Own Quiz Engine

praveenscienceSome more options like: 1. One Time Security Key 2. Sending Emails to the Quiz Takers 3. Auto Save and Close after Time Ends+1 to Option...

Lets learn Python

praveenscienceWow!!! Looks so small!!! Great!!! 😀Power of Python 😀

PHP Version of FLAMES Ready!

praveenscienceYes, but I am still in the situation of where to initialize the counter and its value! 😲In the python code, I kept track of the...

FLAMES code

I'm just linking the python version here 😉 #-Link-Snipped-#

PHP Version of FLAMES Ready!

I just made the python code. It's posted in #-Link-Snipped-# The counting logic is slightly changed 😀

Lets learn Python

I just wrote some python code for FLAMES as discussed in #-Link-Snipped-#thread 😀 (With the correction mentioned #-Link-Snipped-#) This uses some python data structures and all,....

PHP Version of FLAMES Ready!

The whole code is nicely written 😀 But when we do count%strlen, the counting is always starting from the beginning right. Or suppose if we stop...

PHP Version of FLAMES Ready!

In a straightforward way, we'll have to simulate the actual counting using a count variable. But I'm sure if we process enough mathematics in our brains,...

PHP Version of FLAMES Ready!

I was trying to implement FLAMES in python seeing this thread, but then I met with a doubt. While counting, we strike the FLAMES letter where...

Does Zeitgeist Movement Make Sense?

I have gone through the first movie. It suddenly reminded me of reading Atlas Shrugged. As in, the intensity of the ideas, the determination of the...