http://rajaseelan.com junk food for the brain ... Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:47:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I haven't blogged in a long while, so I thought I'd just add something random. This damn son is playing in my head since I accidentally heard it again on radio. So what better thing to do than spread it among my friends and get them hooked to this as ... http://rajaseelan.com/2008/06/07/the-romantics-talking-in-you-sleep/ Hi, this is my second screencast. This time I talk about parted, an alternative to fdisk. There is audio skipping towards the end of the screencast, which I discovered only after uploading this video to youtube. :( I'll add a link to the full video on rapidshare once I have posted ... http://rajaseelan.com/2008/02/02/creating-partitions-with-gnu-parted/ One of the most catchy songs I've heard recently, A Perfect Lie (Gabriel & Dresden Remix) by The Engine Room deserves a very special mention. My friends and I have nicknamed it 'The Perfect Song' in reference to its lyrics. Heck, I even blogged about the soundtrack in an earlier ... http://rajaseelan.com/2008/01/27/the-perfect-song/ And my friend Abi is running a contest with the prize being a cool wireless mouse. The cheapskate in me forced my brains to rack up something. The garbage that came out wasn't too pleasing, but here's my shot at something free:- Rajaseelan spotted a hog, Wanting a good picture to blog, He ... http://rajaseelan.com/2008/01/25/i-need-a-wireless-mouse/ In my first ever screencast, I 'enlighten' the uninformed few on facebook badges. I'm not really happy with myself in this screencast, however, it was a good chance for me to learn about screencasting in linux. You should also check out my friend Danny, who has done quite a few quality ... http://rajaseelan.com/2008/01/23/how-to-create-facebook-badges/ While I'm on a roll, here's another freaking catchy song, was popular in the Ministry Of Sound compilations in 2003 - 2005. http://rajaseelan.com/2008/01/22/somebody-to-love-boogie-pimps/ Heard this song in the club, so I thought I might as well post the youtube link. The lyrics are included in case you care ;) "World, Hold On" - Bob Sinclar feat Steve Edwards Oh yeah, yeah... Open up your heart, what do you feel Open up your heart, what do you feel... ... http://rajaseelan.com/2008/01/22/world-hold-on-bob-sinclair/ Holy Cow!!! I just saw this on youtube. I had to post this, anyone who grew up as an 80's SBC child will instantly recognize this. One of their locally produced cops & thieves dramas, with an uber-catchy theme song. The one posted on youtube is the mandarin (?) dub, ... http://rajaseelan.com/2008/01/17/crime-passion/ My friend Abi is having a contest where some people will get free WordPress stickers if they meet certain criteria. Too bad I didn't follow this earlier on. This is what happens when you dont read your RSS feeds. :( Oh well, he's promised to have more contests in the coming ... http://rajaseelan.com/2008/01/13/contest-abineshs-delirium/ My friend Danny wrote about this new torrent search engine, YouTorrent. With Malaysia's frustratingly slow internet connections, with the many accusations of throttling or traffic shaping when it comes to torrents, direct downloads maybe be an alternative option. This is where one-click-hosting sites comes into play. These sites allow you to ... http://rajaseelan.com/2008/01/10/alternatives-to-torrenting/