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First on the list was the ITC exam...the first of several back papers I'd accumulated....I really wasnt motivated to study it... i knew some of it , and really expect a revaluation to save my skin-not that it would...its more random, It would make the parameters for randomness in ITC seem like nothing!but then again, KU is worth a rant all to itself, which shall be published when I'm free of its clutches! The second Exam was CS, which i got undersessionals , and re-heh-heally bad marks due to a tiff between me and the teacher concerned.Seriously,there should be some form of accountablity..Never mind

This post isnt about any of that , neither is it about the last one, the one which i have been writing for Eons , the one about which I'm eminently scared.Another battle,another day!What this post IS is about the course VIVA which happened in between!Now this is one occcasion all the resident bookworms fear , for it has been said that all but bookish things be on the menu, and that , they certainly cant digest! And me , study?and that too for a viva, when i have a back paper before and after the viva?
NOT! Slept all the previous day, then studied for the following days exam at the viva while people were opening books they'd never seen in their entire lives!

The actual viva went off without a hitch! Frantic was first up... he handled it quite well, and came out quite happy..Then others started getting off topic questions, and by the time my time was up, i was literally jumping up and down with anxiety!Either way, my time came , and i got in


where are you from?

Sir.....
Oh, ok
tell me about your main project!

Sir it was basically a development of our mini... after we developed the mini, we felt we could do it a bit further...3~30 cm range , dimensions 25x25 cm.. 3d user interface,bunch of rangers, for virtual reality, ease of use , simplicity, reliablity, blah..............

ok, ok good . Tell me about your mini then!

Sir a simpler version of the one i told you about, 10~80 cm range, one dimension,series of detectors simple , easy to use , flexible , addable as OEM, future of the interface ...more blah...


hmmm , your seminar, what was it about?

Sir digital audio systems sir..

Okay, tell me about noise reduction

OH?(feeling in my element ) 2 ways , equalization, companding , dolby a , b, c ,hx pro, magnetization+ tape transer magnetization curve,b in audio tapes, 120uS eq in tapes ,DBX , dynamic noise redn,compression, AGC, transmit, recieve, inverse characteristic, better noise performance

hmm... how about dolby, digital theatre systems ...DTS right?

Yes sir , in addition there is SDDS (sony) and THX(lucsfilm)
All of em are multi channel sound formats , typically 5.1.. lossy compression codecs, use redundancy in multi channel sound, dts-1.5mbps ,DD 448 kbps , dts on cd , dd on film only sync pulses for dts films..

what are the sampling rates in studios

44.1Khz, or usually oversampled, now dvd's take 48 or 96 or even 192... depends . Old story about how 44.1 was chosen becos VHS tapes were used and sony wanted some 74 minute orchestra to fit ..

hmm... digital radio?

hm... Digital broadcasting in AM band , low bitrates, SBR , better frequency range, am not used a lot(floundered a bit here , thankfully, he asked me about )

Software radio?

Well, normal radios-> baseband tuners , IF tuners , am demodulators, FM demodulators, diff circuitry, hardware , need to switch, costs , bulk etc

s/w radios -> RF-> DSP doing RF work, to give baseband signal, one rx can recieve entire band independent of modulation technique, ex my tv tuner can get TV and FM cos its the same freq band , diff modulation techniques , same hardware, only change of s/w ...

um... thats about enough...you may go now .. ask the next student to wait for a few minutes...(phew!)

me + the other guys went on a scavenger hunt for a bunch of signatures, (no dues certificate:- to prove that i dont owe anything to SCT...I do actually, but Shhh!)

we were so busted after that, we went to the nearest shop, and drank it dry...(seriously... there wasnt nething else left there to drink) we drank to the college , to our exams , to drinking competitions(which i usally lose ), heck... we drank a whole lot (of cola btw, for those who were wondering )... finally after settling the three digit bill(its just a bakery people !), we carried each other out ...I for one was all bloated and burping :D!

When I came back, a whole mob was waiting...IDIOT ... you PWNED him... now he's taking it out on everyone else... fat lot of good you did us!!!!!
We beat a hasty retreat soon!


The day after , i had an exam, which was ok, and more importantly, mock interviews..NO, i wasnt attending them,I for one was pulling the shots !! The juniors who i talkd to seem quite all right,We can already plan to drop the work we're gonna be given soon onto them when THEY come after one year !Here's to the next generation of intrepid SCT'ians !


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  • Thats right. The last lab session in this long drawn out college life has ended and its the same old story.. Zero to output in < 45 minutes! Its been a long standing tradition, and i wanted to keep it that away!And I'm sure glad i did..Being able to figure out stuff, and ace in things practical is one of the things I'm proud of .Every lab exam till date, I've come out within the hour (remember these are three hour lab exams ) most people might manage this for SOME labs, but I'm talking about all of them..be they laughably easy or forbiddingly hard, I've come out of labs faster and less unscathed more than most!(and With top marks i might add !) My passing the theory papers is a matter of probability, but i can say with certainty, this lab has been finished! Now for the Course viva... the man to be faced is apparently the Barton Hill college E&C HOD..We've locked horns before(during a project presentation at CET... would you believe the guy wanted the volume control to reset itself when you removed your hand?!!!!!!) Anyway, I have tons of back papers to clear... but there are these little things in life which make a geek feel that his life is indeed , worthwhile:)


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  • Concept Gamer
    You scored 215 skilled, 115 artistic, 170 gamer, and 10 conformity!
    You know those gaming rigs that get featured in magazines because they were so cool? You build those. You have the skills and the artistic talent to design the most outlandish gaming rigs ever. They not only look cool, but they run cool too. You could probably overclock most of them without any issues.
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    My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
    You scored higher than 78% on skilled
    You scored higher than 91% on artistic
    You scored higher than 82% on gamer
    You scored higher than 0% on conformity
    Link: The Which Computer are You Test written by mridlen


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  • This has to be true...I got 29/30!I absolutely detest people Who talk like "Im lyk dat nly" or , "can u cum online"(ROFL!)!!!!
    Fellow Grammar Nazi
    Congratulations! You scored 29 of 30!
    You're a Grammar Nazi too. What more can I say? My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
    You scored higher than 86% on grampoints
    Link: The Grammar Nazi Test


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  • Now that My stint as SCT is over,and Infy is taking over, I'm passing over my mantle of college student to my sister. May she carry the torch with the same pride that i did!
    Now for the business at hand. Several of her batch have been asking me whether EC@SCT is good enough...If I had a chance to have my college life any other way, I would still have chosen then...I had a choice then , and i still have one now, But SCT stays , as the college of my choice.
    But will i choose anyone else to have the same fate?It depends. It depends on the type of student you are now. it depends on the type of student you wanna be .
    If you wanna be a student, want to spend your life as you spent in school,you're welcome to join any of the multitude of schools of engineering with AC classrooms, Uniforms , and the like. Of course , having been in school for a whole two extra years doesn't help make that choice. Among us there are those who had the privilege of enjoying Pre Degree college(not me though, I had my 12th in Sarvodaya).But they helped define the college experience , which wont be there anymore. Even our teachers tell us that the junior batches are more manageable cos they're basically school students, not college students. Guess thats a lost cause there. But still, SCT and CET and a few other colleges hold the fort of students freedom. If you want college to be a part of that transformation to an adult, to enjoy and suffer all the good and bad things the world has to offer,choose SCT. Sure , we have shortcomings. Our faculty may not be the best there is , but there sure are some really good teachers in there. But no different from, say CET.
    The real difference is that in the personality you're developing.If getting an MBA , or good people skills are what matters to you, dealing with tough situations that help bring out the best in you,and making you ready for whats out there in the real world, then SCT is the college for you.Sure there are rumours that SCT is the only college that figures in the top 5 criminal colleges in the list made by the TVM police,that there are parties in existense despite the fact theyre not required, or that we have as many (or more strikes) that CET or SCT.It is one helluva trip.but one that was worth it.The internal marking is quite strict, you wont get 45-50 most probably for internals!If youre one of those types(who i personally despise) who feel placements are all that matters, SCT should figure high on your list.if you can talk coherently in english(no, not ingleesh) and have no problems getting aong with most people , and manage a good percentage, You'll prolly be hired.We've had a pretty good record this year, and in fact , most companies relaxed academic criterion for us because gettimg marks is pretty tough when youre in SCT.Our college is like a small scale banana republic, where you enjoy a LOT of freedom..When to show up in class, when to cut it, when to call a strike, stuff which you most probably wont find in any of those "schools" of engineering.A mini democracy of sorts, shall we say?In the end, it all is your choice.batches vary....the batch you get into could be the best or the worst...I'm glad I ended up among the better ones, and found a lot of good friends.Your future depends on the choices you make.Choose to take a path of academic growth, or personal growth.Its in your hands...


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  • I've been away... for a Long time, and i didnt want to come back until after all the exams , but there is one tag which dUTtan did which i just HAVE to do, after all, I was among the first to jump onto the last.fm bandwagon:)!
    As duttan says ,
    Last.fm is the ultimate social networking site for music lovers. The interface, design and interactiveness of the site makes it far better than even Orkut, for music lovers.


    so if all you people haven't joined last.fm, do so, especially those of you who Love their music!Check out the Red last.fm button at the bottom of this page.Inaddition to the music indexing, last.fm also offers a really nice radio service!But you need to have >128kbps connectivity tho.The tag goes like this...
    Name your top 10 most played Artists on Last.fm

    1 Jim Reeves 3237
    2 Willie Nelson 637
    3 Il Divo 328
    4 Patsy Cline 313
    5 Nat King Cole 293
    6 Mantovani 273
    7 Bobby Bare & Skeeter Davis 259
    8 Tammy Wynette 255
    9 Connie Francis 249
    10 Andrea Bocelli 241


    And the questions.....

    1.What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
    Technically, It was a casette called "I cant stop loving You",which i bought from scrap,but I never could listen to it anyway,and the one i really could Listen to was "Magnificent melodies"
    Vinyl Cover

    2.What is your favourite album of 2?
    It has to be "It will Always be.."
    A recent album, with several beautiful duets including one with Norah jones!
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    3.How many times have you seen 4 live?
    never! In fact, she died on 1963,21 years before i was even born:(
    4.What is your favourite song by 7?
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    Well, to be specific, I dont know, mostly because their duets sound the same , and even George Jones's duets with Tammy Wynette Sound the same.But If had had to pick one, I guess it would have to be "Too Used To Being With You"

    5.What is your favourite lyric that 2 has sung?
    One of the most touching song's I've ever heard, not just sung By willie, but also covered byseveral country artists, Is the track"Crazy".Some of you might remember it from K-ROSE in GTA:SA
    I'm crazy
    crazy for feeling so lonely
    I'm crazy
    crazy for feeling so blue
    I know
    you'd love me as long as you wanted
    then someday
    leave me for somebody new
    (bridge)
    worry
    why do I let myself worry
    wondring
    what in the world did I do
    crazy
    for thinking that my love could hold you
    I'm crazy for crying
    I'm crazy for trying
    I'm crazy for loving you

    Unlike a lot of current artists who depend on others to do the songwriting, he is also the songwriter.In fact, in a concert version of this, he jokes, he was going to call it "stupid", instead of crazy:D
    6.What is your favourite song by 9
    It has to be Santa Lucia,one of the most famous Neapolitan songs, an ode dedicated to the city of Naples and to the Santa Lucia area which faces the Gulf of Naples.

    The lyrics are the words of a boatman describing the view from Santa Lucia: It is night and the moon is reflected in the sea. He tells us of the indescribable magic that one can feel while watching the boats in the sea; how they sail softly, driven by a gentle breezes.

    7.How did you get in to 3?
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    Il Divo being a more Recent band, I saw them on Zee Cafe I think, singing A cover of Toni Braxton's Unbreak My Heart (Regresa A Mi)
    8.What was the first song you heard by 1
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    I really dont know I've been Listening to him ever since I was conceived! ...me , My parents, and THEIR parents were all Jim reeves fans
    9.What is your favourite song by 4?
    Well, It has to be True Love...
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    While I give to you
    And you give to me
    True love, true love
    So on and on
    It will always be
    True love, true love
    For you and I have a guardian angel
    On high with nothing to do
    But to give to you
    And to give to me
    Love forever true
    But to give to you
    And to give to me
    Love forever true
    Love forever true

    Most of these songs are short, but sound very touching...
    10.How many time have you seen 9 live?
    Never. And Connie's singing career waned after 1974..
    11.What is a good memory you have concerning 2?
    It doesent have anything to Do with any songs...In the movie "Austin powers,The spy who shagged me" Willie , or a lookalike has a funny cameo:
    [Noticing Dr. Evil's spaceship on radar]
    Radar Operator: Colonel, you better have a look at this radar.
    Colonel: What is it, son?
    Radar Operator: I don't know, sir, but it looks like a giant...
    Jet Pilot: Dick. Dick, take a look out of starboard.
    Co-Pilot: Oh my God, it looks like a huge...
    Bird-Watching Woman: Pecker.
    [raising binoculars] Bird-Watching Man: Ooh, Where?
    Bird-Watching Woman: Over there. What sort of bird is that? Wait, it's not a woodpecker, it looks like someone's...
    Army Sergeant: Privates. We have reports of an unidentified flying object. It has a long, smooth shaft, complete with...
    Baseball Umpire: Two balls.
    [looking up from game]
    Baseball Umpire: What is that. It looks just like an enormous...
    Chinese Teacher: Wang. pay attention.
    Wang: I was distracted by that giant flying...
    Musician: Willie.
    Willie: Yeah?
    Musician: What's that?
    [squints] Willie: Well, that looks like a huge...
    Colonel: Johnson.
    Radar Operator: Yes, sir?
    Colonel: Get on the horn to British Intelligence and let them know about this.
    :D:D:D:D
    12.Is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
    Gotta Be "Help Me make It through the night"..
    Yesterday is dead and gone
    And tomorrow's out of sight
    I don’t want to be alone
    Help me make it through the night

    13.What is your favourite album of 5?
    Gotta be "The Velvet Voice"..His voice really is too good ...
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    14.What is your favourite lyric that 3 has sung?
    I'm not sure, I used to listen to Il Divo a Lot a Long time ago... there are Others who I'd rather listen to than them, Like Dottie west for example.
    but If .if I had to choose, it would be "Every Time I look At You"
    I used to think that I was strong
    I realise now I was wrong
    'Cause every time I see your face
    My mind becomes an empty space
    And with you lying next to me
    Feels Like I can hardly breathe

    I close my eyes
    The moment I surrender to you
    Let love be blind
    Innocent and tenderly true
    So lead me through tonight
    But please turn out the light
    'Cause I'm lost every time I look at you


    15.What is your favourite song of 1?
    Ah... so many songs,But which to choose...
    It would have to be "The talking walls"Though i heard this song only quite recently, somehow,the tone of the song hits a chord with me
    When the shades of twilight close the day in my solitute I steal away
    And a sweet familiar voice calls from the shadows of the talking walls
    The talking walls bring laughter tears and pain
    A touch of summer's love and winter's rain
    Every step we made my heart recalls you are there behind the talking walls
    [ piano ]
    As they speak to me I hear your name and a spark is kindled to a flame
    Such a vivid memory walks in and I'm reaching for the phone again

    16.What is your favourite song of 10?
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    Well, to be honest,This song has been on repeat ever since I started to write this Tag, and i still am not getting tired of it!Andrea Does A great job in the Disc "Amore".... alll the tracks are good listening!
    17.How many times have you seen 8 live?
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    Tammy Wynette's a recent discovery of mine, having laid my hands on an entire collection of vinyls that were never released as CD...Nope, still not seen her
    18.What is your favourite album of 1

    I've actually got a 16 CD set of Jim Reeves, which has pretty much ALL the songs he ever sang!Think I'll choose that one.Though his greatest Hits Vol:2 also deserves a mention!
    19.Is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
    The onlysad song by Il Divo is Unbreak My Heart (Regresa A Mi)... all the rest of them are mostly love or of other nature, and no, it doesnt make me sad, not like the way a Jim reeves song does..
    20.What is a great memory you have considering 9?
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    I caught This connie francis album in a shop in the half price section once in july.Notwithstandding the fact that it was only july,I bought that Cassette, and hid it the rest of the year, and gave it to my parents for chrismas!and they really loved it!And least surprised was dad who i had to take into confidence for the monetary assistance, as well as his opinion about her


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