Ubuntu 12.04 on Thinkpad T440

Nov. 19, 2014 |  ubuntu  thinkpad  precise  trim  wifi  t440 
Being a slightly dated OS release, mating Ubuntu 12.04 to Thinkpad T440 hardware throws up a few challenges. This post lists these and how those can be worked around. Disclaimer: I  don't claim to have solved all these issues by myself. Instead all of them

Adding timedelta to a datetime.time

June 26, 2014 |  python 
One of Python's strengths is its exhaustive library. And date and time management is an integral part of this, provided by the `datetime`. Logic suggests that `timedelta`. That is code like this would produce an error: So how do you add (or subtract) a `ti

Convert time string to datetime.time object

June 23, 2014 |  python 
I'm still finding my way around the rather vast Python standard library. And today, I discovered a quick way to convert a pure time string (of format HH:MM\[:SS\]) into a standard `datetime.time` object. That's it! A single, rather short line of code does

Why we choose to

May 4, 2014 |  poem  life 
Well, the context might look very obvious. But if you think a little deeper, you'll realize that there are many themes in life where this can be applied. At least for most Rearing is less fun Except for most Yet we want to Yet we dare to Out of need Or wan

Bliss!

May 2, 2014 |  poem  tapei  life 
Was out on labor day for a medical appointment and had a chance to wander around an underground mall by myself, for couple of hours. The key thing here is 'by myself' -- I haven't managed to do this for quite a while. At least not since the arrival of our