Headlight Upgrade Mission (accomplished)!

This is the Phillips EssentialPower 60/55W Bulb. This is not approved for road traffic (approved only for rally circuits) but doesnt matter :) I wanted to get OSRAM Nightbreaker but couldnt find it.


The bulb is "H4" but can be directly used in HS1 sockets.

This is Avenger coil plate which I purchased from one of authorised service center in Thane. MRP is INR532. Its official part name is "Avenger stator plate". The coil plate is direct fit for Avenger (original 180cc engine) and Pulsar 180cc DTS-i fear the black version (and could be for other 180cc models except original 180cc engines)




A neighbourhood mechanic swapped out the coil plates for me for a service charge of INR100. As the part is direct fit, you may be able to do it yourself if you have all the tools.



The light is much brighter now. I haven't taken "before-after" photos though. This upgrade is mainly intended for riding in Pune city than highway riding. Hopefully the stupid pune drivers someday know road manners.

The road is calling me...

The road is calling me. Wrists are getting eager to twist the accelerator and rev the engine hard. Want to experience the centrifuge acting on body on a smooth twisting turn. Craving for that amazing adrenaline rush that i get when speedo needle sticks above 100 for a long time and odometer changes digits with each heart beat.Want to leave house early, ride the day out and come home with dust all over me and bike, empty tank and heart content with happiness of returning from a new destination!

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Interesting links for programmers

Few famous bugs of their times...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_poke
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrix_coma_bug
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F00f


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_FDIV_bug
Link to Thomas R. Nicely's (person who discovered FDIV bug and reported to Intel) page
http://www.trnicely.net/#PENT
Original e-mail message announcing the discovery of the Pentium divison flaw, 30 October 1994
http://www.trnicely.net/pentbug/bugmail1.html
and FAQ for that
http://www.trnicely.net/pentbug/pentbug.html

Some more generic bugs...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_by_one_error

..and some unusual bugs :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unusual_software_bug

And this is what happens to your code and data over time...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_rot