Sunday 23 August 2009

nam-1.11 patch

Just this line.

Manual Edit:
At line 73 of agent.h under nam-1.11 folder, change NULL to 0.

from this, double &corner_x, double &corner_y) const = NULL;
to this, double &corner_x, double &corner_y) const = 0;


Patch file:
http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/dist/nam-1.11.patch

WiMAX module for the ns-2 simulator

Whew! Another interest. I have to go back to ns-2.28 to run WiMax simulation. Though, the first try is a mess. Installing ns-allinone-2.28 is a piece of cake. Just needed to apply a patch to nam-1.11. nam is working fine before updating the package with WiMax modules. After the update, it freezes even with the simple tcl programs. Gotta try more. May be it is because of Windows. It may work in Fedora.

Wednesday 12 August 2009

Another 1 1/2 year of house arrest

Ms Aung San Suu Kyi
In May 2009, as the latest period of detention was due to expire, the NLD appealed to the government to release her, saying she was suffering from low blood pressure and dehydration, but the appeal was rejected.

Shortly after, a US national was arrested for swimming across a lake and breaking into her compound.

Then, a few days later, Ms Suu Kyi was herself arrested and charged with breaching the conditions of her detention, although the man had apparently not been invited to visit.

After a trial, she was convicted and sentenced to a further 18 months of house arrest.

Critics say the arrest and continued detention were designed to keep her away from the public eye until elections scheduled to take place in 2010.

The sentence was roundly condemned by the international community.

Come on, be a man. Sissies!!

Monday 10 August 2009

Bart Got a Room (2008)


Director: Brian Hecker
Writer: Brian Hecker
Cast: William H. Macy, Cheryl Hines, Steven Kaplan, Alia Shawkat


Synopsis by D-Man2010 at imdb.com
Bart Got a Room isnt the first movie comedy about nerds, high school, and the senior prom, and it undoubtedly wont be the last. It may not be the best, either, but writer-director Brian Heckers 2008 concoction has enough laughs, charm, amusingly-drawn characters, and winning performances to more than hold its own. For Danny Stein (Steven J. Kaplan), a high school student in Hollywood, Florida, the imminence of the prom is the source of considerable distress; even more distressing is the prospect of booking of a hotel room for himself and his date at the end of the evening. Problem is, Danny (whos a bit of a schlub, but far from a total, like, loser), doesnt have a date yet. The obvious choice is his best friend Camille (Alia Shawkat), whos available and clearly interested, but Danny thinks he can do better--say, with Alice (Ashley Benson), the sophomore hottie who drives to school with him every day. Wrong. As the days, then the hours, dwindle down, Danny, whose parents separation is an added distraction (William H. Macy and Cheryl Hines are perfect as Ernie, whos looking for love on the internet, and Beth, who has a new beau), realizes hes in big trouble, not least because even the titular Bart--a geek so geeky he makes Danny look like Tom Cruise--already has the room thing covered. All of this plays out in ways that are neither surprising nor especially hilarious, but the movie has heart, not to mention a number of cute, quirky scenes (many involving Dannys well-intentioned, but mostly clueless, family). Movies like Bart Got a Room arent really about the destination, anyway; theyre about the journey, and this ones a fun ride.


As a comedy, this movie does not have much interesting things. The funny thing is when I first saw Camille and Stein in front of the class, I thought she is the teacher. Though I do not like it much, I memorized a few quotes. Here they are.


Stein: Craig, he was brainwashing me. He was...
Camille: God, you're in control of your own life.


Stein: We can't choose our memories.
The best ones just happen.