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We’ve submitted See’n'Report at Knight News Challenge 2009.
Here is the link to the grant application. The application not only describes our current status but also envisions our long term objectives.
I’d like to request everyone following my blog, especially the django community, to rate and comment it.

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02 Jul, 2008

Great agile development workspace arrangement

Posted by: sharjeel In: Uncategorized

Yesterday when I came to my lab I noticed a great change. Mansoor had re-arranged the semi-hexagonal table modules in a great way. Its practical effectiveness was obvious at the first glance.
Take a look:

It can easily accomodate atleast five persons. With each of them having enough room to for an LCD, a notebook and a […]

13 Jun, 2008

Lesson of the day

Posted by: sharjeel In: Uncategorized

Lesson of the day: Get your site up before you make a sales call
It not just a good idea but a must-have that your site should be up before you ask someone to open it … especially when you are making a sales call to a potential customer :D
Me: XYZ TV Channel?
Rep: Yes
Me: [Describes  See […]

02 Apr, 2008

Prank @ LUMS on 1st April

Posted by: sharjeel In: Uncategorized

Who says Nerds have no life! Nerds have the most creative minds and come up with most interesting ideas. That’s why they are Nerds. For instance MIT hackers pull the coolest hacks & pranks which fascinate people all over globe.
This year on 1st April we (2’s complement: i.e. Adil, Yaser & me) came up […]

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19 Mar, 2008

Cool Birthday Gift

Posted by: sharjeel In: Uncategorized

Creativity is something which always turns me on. And thats precisely the reason why one of the birthday gifts I received this time was one of the coolest ever.
I was in Karachi on my birthday few days back. I got a message from Yaser asking me to check 2’s Complement website. I checked the site […]

07 Feb, 2008

2’s Complement is growing!

Posted by: sharjeel In: Uncategorized

Steve Jobs says that in order to succeed you have to hire people better than you (look who’s talking!). A-Class persons attract A-Class persons, B-Class persons attract C-Class persons and C-Class companies do not succeed.
When Adil and I started 2’s Complement, we very understood it and aimed to get a great person on board as […]

02 Feb, 2008

The Starting Friction

Posted by: sharjeel In: Uncategorized

“Get an MBA degree first. You have no business sense at all!”
“C’mon. You are going to ruin your life. You can easily get into Microsoft or Google”
“Nothing can work out in Pakistan”
“Only two years? You must have atleast six to ten years of experience in industry before you do this”
“You are at the wrong place, […]



  • sharjeel: @m: I'm not discouraging, I'm just making a distinction to make things clear. @Stas Shtin: Thanks for pointing out. I hastly wrote the code earli
  • ben: bm: I went and read section 1.2.1 of SICP as recommended in the reddit comments and the distinction between forms of functions and processes makes mor
  • Ned Batchelder: You might want to read Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, section 1.2.1. There they make a clear distinction between recursive proces

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