The Plucky Programmer

And we’ve done it! Yes peeps, we’re national winners in SpaceSet (ARSSDC)  level 1 and all set to go for the next level :D. Looks like the CS did pay off, eh? The concept of level 2 sounds extremely exciting. The basic idea is that there are 5 companies that will be formed from 15 teams. Each company comprises of one Indian Winner team, one Non-Indian Asian Winner team and one Indian  [ Read More ]

I was using FRAPS for taking these  two very short clips. But the problem is that I took them at 1600×1200 resolution at 60 fps. The result? The 17 second clip turned out to be 300 MB and the 6 second one was 100 MB. O_o Now this is what I would call HIGH Quality. Except that now I regret not taking longer clips :p It feels really, really shameful publishing  [ Read More ]

I just finished COD Modern Warfare 2 today and it was definitely one of the most exhilerating games i’ve played. The story was very captivating, the gameplay is very enjoyable and visuals were absoloutely mind-zarking on my rig. And since I don’t need to qritr a review as the guys at IGN will probably do a better job than me, what I can share is a few screens. Excuse the  [ Read More ]

One thing I haven’t talked about on my blog yet is my love and fanatic passion for cars. What with the expo going on (Sadly I can’t go this time :S) and all the hype about it, I needed something ro fulfill my desire for plated metal and the sounds of revs of those monstrous engines. Thankfully, I have Top Gear. It is the quintessential guide to anything that has more than one wheel  [ Read More ]

I haven’t posted since the last 5 days, though I managed to make 8 drafts of unfinished posts which are still calling out to me desperately wanting to be finished.  Feeling bad about that, but its still fine, let them suffer a little more. Life’s been pretty nasty in the meantime, and by nasty I mean, of course,  loads of fun and a bundle of laughs. After school started, I  [ Read More ]