http://pravin.insanitybegins.com Harumpph! Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:04:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had no plans to fight the dragon. Or of rescuing the princess. I didn't even know there was a princess until the dragon told me so. Perhaps I ought to start at the beginning. My name is Dee. And this is the story of my life. It was a bright ... http://pravin.insanitybegins.com/posts/it-hurts-bad.html The following snippet returns the euclidean distance between two places on the globe using the Yahoo Maps API. Replace API_KEY with your Yahoo Maps API key. #!/usr/bin/env python # Distance Module # by Pravin Paratey (pravinp at gmail dot com) # Code is licenced under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 India # http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/in/ import urllib2, cgi, ... http://pravin.insanitybegins.com/posts/euclidean-distance-calculator.html By day, he was your average teenager in geeky glasses and by night, he was SooperDee - fighter of crime and upholder of justice. Like all superheroes, SooperDee had his own set of super powers. He could lift small objects, swim real fast and flick his tail in an enticing ... http://pravin.insanitybegins.com/posts/an-origami-tale.html One merger Two acquisitions Two splits It's been a gruelling two weeks. And I'm tired. Very tired. But then, a whole new world awaits. http://pravin.insanitybegins.com/posts/hilfe-mich.html What was 2007 like? And there’s no need to hurry Take your time I’ll still be here - Dido - Closer For the most part, it was laid back. I didn't do much, but I did accomplish a fair bit for myself. I crossed a bridge that I thought uncrossable, and in doing so, ... http://pravin.insanitybegins.com/posts/new-year-greetings.html I couldn't have said it any better! http://pravin.insanitybegins.com/posts/point-of-life.html I've been tagged 8-things by Aditi and Amy. I happen to like Fridays more than Tuesdays. I also happen like cake more than ice-cream. I also happen to have four fingers. And a thumb. On either hand. Don't let the dorky exterior fool you. I'm a superhero in disguise - ... http://pravin.insanitybegins.com/posts/8-things.html Have you ever walked along the beach and caught your foot in sea weed? Only to realize it was dog poo. But then to save face made up a story about an electric eel, a chocolate bunny and a jug of precariously balanced milk? No? I thought as much. You guys ... http://pravin.insanitybegins.com/posts/another-day.html You feel there's no tomorrow As you look into the water below. Its only your reflection And you still aint got no place to go. -- Deep Purple (Sail Away) (Yes, I took the pic) http://pravin.insanitybegins.com/posts/antiquated.html Ka sisaliku tee kivil jätab jälje Kuigi mi seda ei näe. (A lizard's track over a stone also leaves a trace Even if we do not see it.) - Karl Ristikivi http://pravin.insanitybegins.com/posts/small-things.html