Setting up website on server at IITB

Paste all your files in the public_html folder.

if you can't do that. run
~$ ls -l
and see if have ownership rights on the folder. If you dont, send a email to admin[at]ee[dot]iitb[dot]ac[dot]in and ask them to give you those permissions.

Once you can copy into the folder, you are almost done.
go to - http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/student/~loginname/

If your CSS file is not loading, then ssh to your account from a terminal, then run
~$ chmod -R 755 public_html

(the -R is very important)

Should be all working now.

Peace.

Increasing number of workspaces

For Ubuntu 12.04, with gnome session fallback

To increase the number of workspaces,

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces 8

Peace.

Latex related links

Writing a pseudo code-
http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/163768/write-pseudo-code-in-latex

Getting the algorithmx package
http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=21070

Post graduate study in Germany

Few details from a seminar I attended on the topic.
1. No tuition fee. Scholarships available enough to pay for lodging and travel.
2. Deadline for application - 2nd October. Entire process is online.
3. Few important links.
    www.daad.de
    www.daad.de/international-programmes
    www.daad.de/research-explorer
    www.phdingermany.de
    www.research-in-germany.de
    www.funding-guide.de
   Major institutions - Maxplanck Society, Leibniz association, Helmholtz association.
4. Resource person in Mumbai
    Shubhada Choudary
    c/o UHDE India pvt ltd.
    3rd floor, A wing,
    Jolly board tower,
    I-think techno campus,
    Station Road, Opposite Crompton Greaves
    kanjur Marg East,
    Mumbai 400042
    mumbai@daadindia.org

Genius Child by Langston Hughes

This is a song for the genius child.
Sing it softly, for the song is wild.
Sing it softly as ever you can-
Lest the song get out of hand.

Nobody loves a genius child.

Can you love an eagle,
Tame or wild?
Can you love an eagle,
Wild or tame?
Can you love a monster
Of frightening name?

Nobody loves a genius child.
Kill him - and let his soul run wild.

-Langston Hughes

Solution : System time conflict between ubuntu and windows.

1. Open terminal

2. type the command
~$ gksudo gedit /etc/default/rcS

3. In the gedit window, edit the BIOS clock section to what is below.

 # assume that the BIOS clock is set to UTC time (recommended)
UTC=no

4. Save and exit.

Source. 

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