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Bitnami + Virtualbox – Host Only Network
Bitnami Stacks are a convenient way to get quick VMs to test out some piece of code or another and with Virtualbox, it works out great as you get a free quick pre-installed stack to develop / test your application. Â Recently I downloaded a few of these to help me out in my classes and…
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[Arch Linux] Root device mounted succesfully but /sbin/init does not exist
So I decided to install Arch.  Installation was relatively straightforward following this EXCELLENT beginners installation guide. Had no issues whatsoever as I wasn’t going for anything fancy, no dual boot, removed windows all together and just did a simple partition of the harddrive, though left Dell’s recovery drive in there and made two new partitions, SDA2…
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Geeta Saar (The essence of Bhagwat Geeta)
The Bhagwat Geeta Saar is the essence of Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta, the song of the God that included the teachings of Lord Shri Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshestra during the Mahabharata. As Arjuna dropped his weapons upon seeing the plethora of relatives, friends and family members that he was to wage war against,…
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Some useful Sublime Text 2 Plugins
I have been trying different setups and IDEs to do some python development work and while Eclipse remains my favorite for Java, I decided to start using Sublime Text 2 for proper python/ruby development.  These are the plugins that I have been using so far that make ST2 even better than what it is. Package Control You…
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rahi haiN daad-talab unkii — Ghazal – JaaN Nisaar Akhtar
A lovely Ghazal by JaaN Nisaar Akhtar rahii haiN daad-talab unkii shauKhiyaaN ham se adaa shanaas bahut haiN, magar kahaaN ham se [daad-talab = wanting praise, adaa-shanaas = those who can appreciate beauty] sunaa diye the kabhi kuchh Ghalat-salat qisse voh aaj tak haiN usi taraH bad-gumaaN ham se [bad-gumaaN = mistrustful] ye kunj kyoN…