Ajitabh Pandey's Soul & Syntax

Exploring systems, souls, and stories – one post at a time

Author: Ajitabh

  • Jonathan Liningstone Seagull

    Jonathan Livingstone Seagull ImageRead it somewhere in 2002. My manager gifted this book to me. Highly encouraging book and an entertaining story as well.

    Seagull are creatures which are known to fly from shore to food and then back to shore. They can not fly high and their life is limited to do the routine tasks that they are meant to do. This is the story of a seagull who gave importance to flying higher than eating because he enjoyed flying. And he continually strives to fly higher and higher and in turn seeks new heights where no seagull have ever been before.

    This fable teaches two important lessons –

    (1.) Motivate one’s own self to continuously seek higher purpose
    (2.) Continually try to improve and find newer ways to seek greater heights and not be limited by conventional wisdom and knowledge which surrounds you.

  • Setting Filesystem Quota in linux

    I recently activated quota on my slicehost slice and it was quite simple and fast to do. The only disadvantage is that I needed to set quota on the only filesystem I had, which is /. If there is a choice then it is advisable to set quota on non-root filesystem such as /home, /var etc. The primary reason for this is that while performing the quota check the filesystem needs to be mounted read-only temporarily by the quotacheck utility. Since the root filesystem can not be mounted read-only while the system is running we need to do a force quota check on the system which might result in in-accurate figures and can cause corruption to the quota files.
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  • The Duel – Pakistan On The Flight Path Of American Power

    The Duel : Pakistan On The Flight Path of American Power ImageThis book is a great analysis of the current situation of Pakistan with historical background. The author demonstrates his great knowledge of political and social situation in Indo-Pak region.

    I used to get very agitated by the name of Pakistan mainly because of the trouble they created and are still creating for India. After reading this book, I feel sympathetic for the people of Pakistan. The current condition of Pakistan is primarily because of the Army, Politician and religious extremists.

  • Until We Meet Again

    To My Colleagues / Friends at ITC / BGI / Blackrock

    Today (16th Dec 2009) is my last day at ITC Infotech as I have decided to explore opportunities elsewhere in India. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all and let you know that I have enjoyed working with you over the past almost three years and am greatful for the opportunity to work with you.
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  • Creating VPNs with OpenVPN

    Introduction

    A VPN is a set of tools which allow networks at different locations to be securely connected, using a public network as the transport layer. A VPN produces a virtual “dedicated circuit” over the internet and use cryptography to secure it.
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