http://chakravir.net/ 2026-04-18T07:12:08+00:00 http://chakravir.net/ http://chakravir.net/lib/tpl/minima/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-06-03T03:21:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/acupuncture?rev=1212488464&do=diff Acupuncture tops Conventional Therapy for lower back pain (original article) - This is good information for back-pain sufferers (including myself, though mine is low-intensity and infrequent). It means that acupuncture is a valid, proven treatment alternative. Even more interesting is the fact that it really doesn't matter where the needles are placed. So in theory a drug addict (who presumably has some experience with needles ) will be just as effective as an experienced, trained practitione… text/html 2008-06-04T00:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/armageddon?rev=1212563108&do=diff A Newsweek June, 1999 poll showed that 52% of Americans believe that “Jesus will return during the next millennium” (2001-3000 CE) . Assuming that the coming of Jesus is concurrent with the end of the world, this is a scary fact. The majority of the citizens of the most powerful country in the world believe that the world will end in the next thousand years. text/html 2007-09-29T14:50:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/articles?rev=1191102604&do=diff Articles This is a list of news articles that I have found interesting and sometimes a brief comment about them. I typically archive these articles locally but because of copyright reasons I can't link the archived copies here. Medical * Acupuncture tops Conventional Therapy for lower back pain (original article) - This is good information for back-pain sufferers (including myself, though mine is low-intensity and infrequent). It means that acupuncture is a valid, proven treatment alter… text/html 2007-10-18T11:28:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/bc_cheat_sheet?rev=1192732088&do=diff GNU bc Cheat Sheet Overview * bc is a command-line calculator and primitive language * bc is a POSIX standard but the GNU version has added functionality * bc by default runs in integer mode (scale=0) and with no trig functions, running bc -l loads trig functions and sets scale to 20 text/html 2010-04-29T19:46:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/books?rev=1272595619&do=diff Reading I've been an avid reader most of my life. This is a list of books I've recently read and a list of books I plan to read soon. My Amazon Wishlist contains books I want to read (or reread) but do not currently own. Currently reading * Hacking - The Art of Exploitation text/html 2008-06-03T22:54:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/creationism?rev=1212558866&do=diff Gallup polls over the past 25 years have shown that that percentage of Americans that believe that “God created man in present form” has stayed constant at about 45%. However, the percentage of people that believe that “the idea that God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years text/html 2008-08-21T00:18:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/css_cheat_sheet?rev=1219303134&do=diff CSS Cheat Sheet This is a summarized form of the CSS Tutorial. For reference this is the CSS2 Specification . What is CSS * CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. * Styles define how to display HTML elements. Style sheets are collections of styles. * Multiple style sheets will cascade into a single style definition. text/html 2007-10-05T18:34:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/dtd_cheat_sheet?rev=1191634489&do=diff Document Type Definition (DTD) This is a cheat sheet for the DTD language. It is a follow up to the XML Cheat Sheet and summarizes this DTD Tutorial. There is also an XML Schema Cheat Sheet. For reference this is the XML Specification (which also documents DTD) and the version annotated by Tim Gray. * A Document Type Definition (DTD) defines the legal building blocks of an XML document. It defines the document structure with a list of legal elements and attributes. text/html 2008-06-03T03:16:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/female_hysteria?rev=1212488184&do=diff Female hysteria used to be treated as a commonly occurring disease (up to 25% of all females) caused by sexual deprivation or dissatisfaction. It was treated by “pelvic massage” of the genital area until “hysterical paroxysm” (now better known as orgasm) by a doctor or midwife. So the vibrator was originally designed as a medical device which was sold before many other electric appliances such as the vacuum cleaner and the iron. So the urban myth of a sexually dissatisfied female expressing cert… text/html 2008-06-11T16:56:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/funny_country_song_titles?rev=1213228574&do=diff Funny Country Song Titles I've been listening to country music recently and it definitely spans a much wider range of topics than most other genres. Possibly because of this and a general attitude of not taking oneself too seriously, the funniest or most unusual song titles are found in country music. text/html 2013-02-19T13:00:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/history?rev=1361307659&do=diff History This is my attempt at a cheat-sheet approach to remembering key historical or periods from the Big Bang all the way up to world war 2. I will divide this into several sections : * History of the Universe * History of Life * Pre-Civilisation Human History text/html 2008-08-15T02:59:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/html_cheat_sheet?rev=1218794397&do=diff HTML Cheat Sheet This is a summarized form of the HTML Tutorial. For reference this is the HTML Specification . What is HTML * HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. * An HTML file is a text file containing small markup tags telling a web browser how to display the page. It must end with text/html 2008-06-04T18:33:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/interesting_facts?rev=1212629598&do=diff Interesting Facts This is a collection of facts I have run across that I have found interesting and often surprising. I usually am motivated to find out a bit more about them and hopefully can collect the findings here. I have divided these up into several categories. text/html 2008-06-03T03:19:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/islamic_technology?rev=1212488349&do=diff For several hundred years (~ 800AD - 1500AD) the Islamic world was at the forefront of medical knowledge and technology with great medical scholars such as Avicenna and Rhazes - part of a greater Islamic Golden Age in sciences and arts (~ 9th - 13th Centuries AD) . Within the past 500 years however, there has been a decline in science and technology in the Islamic world . text/html 2008-09-07T02:39:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/javascript_cheat_sheet?rev=1220780362&do=diff Javascript Cheat Sheet This is a summarized form of the JavaScript Tutorial. For reference JavaScript specifications can be found here . What is Javascript * JavaScript is the most popular scripting language on the internet and works in all major browsers. * It is a lightweight, interpreted, object-oriented language that is embedded into webpages to add interactivity. text/html 2008-06-03T03:15:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/line_x?rev=1212488104&do=diff A CIA operation ( NYTimes article , Wikipedia article ) starting in 1982 fed tailored misinformation to a KGB technology espionage program called Line X. This included “Contrived computer chips found their way into Soviet military equipment, flawed turbines were installed on a gas pipeline, and defective plans disrupted the output of chemical plants and a tractor factory. The Pentagon introduced misleading information pertinent to stealth aircraft, space defense, and tactical aircraft. The Sov… text/html 2014-03-03T01:49:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/lpic-1_notes?rev=1393840167&do=diff LPIC-1 / Linux+ Cheat Sheet LX0-101 101 System Architecture 14% 101.1 Determine and Configure hardware settings (LCN-3 CTL-3) * Enable and disable integrated peripherals * Configure systems with or without external peripherals such as keyboards text/html 2008-06-03T03:42:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/marijuana_does_not_cause_cancer?rev=1212489733&do=diff The largest and most comprehensive study on the topic shows that smoking marijuana does not cause cancer, although it may cause other lung diseases (bronchitis, wheezing, and general difficulty in breathing). The same study confirms the strong link between smoking cigarettes and cancer (as expected). text/html 2007-09-22T14:58:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/n770?rev=1190498302&do=diff My Nokia N770 Internet Tablet I recently bought a Nokia N770 Internet Tablet which looked like a fun, useful toy to play around with as an ultra-portable computer with a touch screen and wireless access. I had been thinking of getting a portable web browser for a while but neither the PSP or the Nintendo DS seemed ideal, so when I heard about the N770 internet tablet for about $100 I had to have it. text/html 2007-09-25T04:53:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/online_snooping?rev=1190721235&do=diff Finding Personal Info Online www.radaronline.com had an article on online snooping. Some of the techniques are probably common knowledge, and some have nothing to really do with snooping (hiding your tracks is a different topic). This list includes some tips from them and some of my own on finding personal information online. text/html 2013-09-22T19:28:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/perl_cheat_sheet?rev=1379903292&do=diff Perl Cheat Sheet Perl is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language with over 25 years of development. These notes follow the path of the Learning Perl book. * First line should be #!/usr/bin/perl or #!/usr/bin/env perl * Perl compiles to byte-code before executing text/html 2009-12-18T18:06:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/python_cheat_sheet?rev=1261188386&do=diff Python Cheat Sheet Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language with extensive standard libraries. These notes summarize the Python 3.1 tutorial. * python/python3.1 is the command-line interpreter with readline where available. * python -c command runs a single command. text/html 2015-01-10T15:25:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/r_cheat_sheet?rev=1420932305&do=diff R Cheat Sheet R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. These notes summarize the free R CodeSchool tutorial. Basics * R is the command-line interpreter * install.pa­ckages(“gg­plot2”) to install additional packages * Expressions are evaluated and displayed e.g. 1, 1+1, text/html 2007-10-03T16:27:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/random_facts?rev=1191454062&do=diff Random Facts Every so often I come across a very interesting fact or topic that I hadn't known of before. This will be a collection of those so they don't just slip away. * For several hundred years (~ 800AD - 1500AD) the Islamic world was at the text/html 2007-11-14T03:19:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/soap_cheat_sheet?rev=1195039168&do=diff SOAP Cheat Sheet SOAP is a popular protocol for accessing a web service. My interest in this arose when I needed to schedule a web service using the Oracle Scheduler. This SOAP client had to be written from scratch using PL/SQL so I needed to become familiar with the protocol first. text/html 2010-04-29T19:38:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/trinbago_radio_streams?rev=1272595100&do=diff Trinidad & Tobago Radio Streams This is a list of direct links to radio streams from Trinidad and Tobago. * Wack 90.1 FM <http://jamar-media.net/wackfm> * Talk City 91.1 FM <http://www.ctntworld.com/livestream/talkcity.asx> * Trini Bashment 91.9 FM mms://jamar-media.net/soca919 * Hott 93 93.1 / 93.5 FM mms://hott93.gnxnetwork.com/hott93 text/html 2009-01-05T15:53:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/video_games?rev=1231199608&do=diff Video Games I have never really been an avid video game player but have played a couple. This summarizes the games I have conquered and the ones on my to-play list. Non-PS2 I have played video games on the following systems * VIC-20 * Nintendo (Mario 1 & 3, Super C, TMNT, Megaman3 etc) text/html 2010-04-06T16:33:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/vim_cheat_sheet?rev=1270596817&do=diff Vim Cheat Sheet Overview Vim is a powerful, lightweight text editor which is primarily keyboard driven. Because it is keyboard-driven its power is often not fully realized. This cheat sheet will explore some of vim's features as well as serve as a quick reference. text/html 2007-09-25T17:43:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/win32config?rev=1190767390&do=diff Windows XP Initial Configuration At work I don't have a fixed Windows environment. So every time I need one I get a newly imaged machine and need to reconfigure it. These are the steps I always go through to configure my Windows XP environment to prepare it for development work. text/html 2007-09-25T18:50:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/win32software?rev=1190771408&do=diff Flash Drive Tools This is a list of contents of the flash drive I carry around with me. I also carry a bootable Linux CD card in my wallet :) . Index of Flash Drive * PortableApps * Installers * Utilities * Personal PORTABLE APPS * text/html 2008-08-13T03:15:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/xhtml_cheat_sheet?rev=1218622543&do=diff XHTML Cheat Sheet This is a summarized form of the XHTML Tutorial. For reference this is the XHTML Specification . What is XHTML text/html 2007-11-13T23:31:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/xml_cheat_sheet?rev=1195025490&do=diff XML Cheat Sheet I stumble across XML documents intermittently and every time I need to review the basics again. This is a cheat sheet so that I can review it whenever I need to. This is a summarized form of the XML Tutorial. Also see the following related cheat sheets : text/html 2007-10-05T18:51:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://chakravir.net/doku.php/notes/xml_schema_cheat_sheet?rev=1191635502&do=diff XML Schema This is a cheat sheet for the XML Schema language. It is a follow up to the XML Cheat Sheet and summarizes this XML Schema Tutorial. There is also a DTD Cheat Sheet. For reference this is the XML Schema homepage including specifications and a primer. * XML Schema is an XML-based alternative to DTDs. It is the successor to DTDs because it is richer and more extensible. It describes the structure of an XML document.