Saturday, 1 March 2014

True Detective - Climax Clue Sheet - Part 3

The story so far seems to have garnered a lot of interest among the viewers. We covered some crucial clues in the Clue Sheet Part 1 & Part 2. This new part is not exactly a clue sheet, but more of an observation sheet. Let's look at some environmental clues from a different vantage point.

Clue 1 : Episode 1 : The African-American parish guy. He acts very normal and doesn't raise suspicion. But Rust notes the cross on the wall. The wood is tied together with ropes at the intersection. It is tied in a similar fashion like the devil's nest. Could he be one of the 5?





Clue 2 : Episode 5 : The two interrogating detectives played by Potts & Kittles inform Marty that Billy Tuttle died in 2010 due to mixed medications, right after Cohle reappears in the state. This possibly rules out Tuttle from the gang of 5. Maybe he was just corrupt but not culprit.

Clue 3 : Episode 5 : In the very next scene, Cohle sees the billboard "Do You Know Who Killed Me" about Stacy Gerhart. This billboard seems to be of some significance since it was also shown in Episode 1. Who is Stacy Gerhart? Is she Rust's dead daughter? Why does the camera focus on this specific billboard in both episodes 1 & 5. Does it have a significance to the storyline. The story so far has not discussed anything concrete about Rust's past life.




Or is this girl, Rust's dead / missing daughter - whom he sees during hallucinating in Episode 1.




Clue 3 : Episode 5 : Rust checks the database - presumably of the missing persons or the victims. Perhaps he was searching for someone.  What was he searching for? His daughter? The years on the computer screen range from 78-80-82-83.




Clue 5 : Episode 5 : Right after checking the database, Rust looks into an Incident Report sheet about a girl named Stephanie Kordish. The girl was found dead at Lake Charles and her employer is Mira Lane. Perhaps Lake Charles seems to be the area of action. Is Rust's storage unit located at Lake Charles? That's unlikely, but cannot be ruled out. Episode 7 might be a key.




Clue 4 : Episode 4 : Does the year 1982 have any special significance connecting Marty & Rust? Marty watches a special seal or coin of honor named as "All Around Cowboy 1982" in his locker. U.S.L may also refer to University of Southwestern Lousisiana.




Observations & Trivia : Well I guess we have discussed a lot of clues so far. Let's look into some less-important, trivial observations.

The full name of Rust is : Cohle, Rustin Spencer. He was interviewed on April 26th, 2012

The full name or Marty is : Hart, Martin Eric. He was interviewed on May 1st, 2012 a week after Rust's interview. Note that Rust follows Marty's car towards the end of Episode 6.

When Marty visits Rust's home, he sees a couple of books around. The two most visible book covers are "Sex Crimes" & "Serial Killers"




In Episode 6, Rust talks about the Manchusen by Proxy syndrome while attempting to get confession from the child-killing lady.

In Episode 1, Rust mentions he does not sleep. He also asks Marty if he believes in ghosts.

Friday, 28 February 2014

HBO True Detective : Clue Sheet - Part 2

The new penultimate episode 7 is just around the cornor.  In the True Detective Clue Sheet - Part 1 we saw a list of 7 clues. Those clues were seemingly too obvious. In this second part we focus on the least obvious clues. Hints that we might have totally missed. People whom we might have totally ignored. Let's talk of some alternate theories, which might totally surprise us.

Clue 1 : Episode 3 : The guy whom Lisa (Alexandra Daddario) takes home. The guy who is beaten and thrashed by Marty. Could this be our guy? It's a shot in the dark but hey you never know. Perhaps he's the guy who lures young girls and drives them towards the Yellow King for ritualistic killings. Well if he's the transport guy it would come as a big surprise. What say?



Clue 2 : Episode 3 : The gardener / mower at the old dilapidated "The Light of the Way" school which shut down in 1992 . He bears a striking resemblance to the Reggie Ledoux. I mean he too has some facial hair. Perhaps he's the real Tall Man (we can't figure out his height since he's sitting). Is he the real Reggie Ledoux? When Rust chats with him, he said that he worked for the parish and started just a few months ago. Suddenly Marty calls Rust back to the car and tells him that Ledoux skipped parole 8 months ago. I strongly feel that he is the real Reggie Ledoux. Bam ! This would be an in-your-face surprise.



The man who was shot by Marty in Episode 5 was perhaps a similar looking decoy planted by the real Reggie Ledoux.



Folks, I bet you must have watched the episode 7 preview a multiple times. Rust shows Marty the sketch of a guy with moustache and beard, saying he doesnt know where he is, but it ends with him. It perfectly matches the above gardener's looks. I feel like we might have hit the jackpot. He is the guy. 

Comments? Views? Thoughts? Theories? 

Blog Reflections

Wow. It's been a couple of months of active regular blogging. I never really thought I could write so much. But hey, here I am... IronCladZone is now almost 111 posts old and going strong :)

If you might have noticed, much of my content currently focusses on coding, programming & technology. I also do mix in some light hearted posts featuring music, movies, food, entertainment etc. I think such an approach gives a nice relaxed comfortable feel to the visitors visiting my blog. I mean imagine if you landed on my blog through some technical topic, you can also have some quick fun by reading posts on HBO or entertainment or some Hollywood movie or travel or photography. As I said previously, I plan to diversify the topics of interest so that, "there's something for everyone".

Though so far, technology appears to be the center point of this blog, I constantly think about diversifying it and widening it's scale. Folks, do drop in your thoughts, suggestions and views on how to enhance the quantity & quality of the blog so that it reaches a much bigger audience.

Info on Google Chrome with Java 7 on Mac OS X

Fact Check : Guys, did you know the following fact about Chrome : Google Chrome does not work with Java 7 on Mac OS X. Turns out that the 32-bit Chrome browser does not support Oracle Java 7 on Mac OS X.



Folks, please make a note of this, in case you're planning to upgrade Apple supplied Java 6 to Java 7.

Also note that Chrome works perfectly fine with Java 6 while other browsers like Mozilla Firefox & Apple Safari do support Java 7 out of the process.

Refer the following official Oracle Java link about this fact.

Chrome's 64-bit version is among it's future plans as listed on this Chromium Design Documents page.

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Tomcat Controller for Mac OS X

Folks, if you've installed Apache Tomcat on your Mac OS X machines for deploying webapps, this post will surely interest you. This quick byte is about a free small useful utility - Tomcat Controller, used for starting and stopping Apache Tomcat with a single mouse click.

Once downloaded, install it. Observe that it will add a new PrefPane in the System Preferences. It supports the newer 64-bit machines and older 32-bit machines as well. However, on newer 64-bit machines, am wondering why it closes and reopens the 32-bit System Preferences. Guys, do drop in your comments if you're aware of the reasons why it happens this way.


You simply have to mention the location pointing to the Tomcat instance. The current version 2.1 works like a charm for Tomcat 6 & 7 alike. Just click Start Tomcat Server. This comes in very handy if you have to bounce the server over and over again.


Finally, if you need some help with installing Tomcat & accessing the Tomcat manager, do refer my previous post. Bye.

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Repositories in Maven - A Refresher

Before covering a topic on Nexus repository manager, let's first understand the various types of repositories in Maven. In Apache Maven, there are 3 basic types of repositories :

  • Local
  • Central
  • Remote
Let me quickly cover a few basics about each one of them :

The Local Repository is the local folder on your machine that you mention in the project's settings.xml with <localRepository> tags. This is where all the artifacts - plugin jars, dependencies and other configuration files that Maven downloads, would be stored. 

The Central Repository is http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2 which redirects you to http://search.maven.org/#browse. If the dependencies are not found in the local repository, Maven attempts to download them from this central repository. This is Maven's official central repository, where you search for various artifacts. This is analogous and similar to Perl's CPAN for searching modules.

Note that at the time of build, the download of dependency is triggered only if the required dependency is mentioned in pom.xml.

On certain occasions, it may happen that the required dependency does not exist on either local or central repository. It may exist on some other Remote Repository. For instance : Jboss or Java.net repository. In that case we have to mention the remote repository url in the pom.xml so that at the time of build, Maven will scan pom.xml and download the dependency jars from the mentioned remote url.

Remember, the thumb rule for Maven's dependency management is as follows : 
  1. First it will search local repository for the dependency.
  2. If dependency is not found in local repository, it will download it from central repository. 
  3. If dependency does not exist on either local or central repository, it will download it from the remote repository url mentioned.
Guys, more Maven posts are in the pipeline. Lots of useful information is coming up. Be positive, stay healthy and enjoy your life :)

Samsung Galaxy S5 Launch - First Thoughts

Ever since the first Samsung Galaxy S I, the brand has rapidly evolved into a more matured, technologically advanced superior product. There's no doubt about it.

The latest Samsung Galaxy S5 promises to take the phone to yet another level. Bundled with a fresh new fingerprint scanner, heart rate sensor, it is powered by a faster 2.5GHz Quadcore processor.

Image Courtesy : The Verge



The phone now sports a fresh new 16MP camera with HDR recording capabilities. This seems to be an answer to Nokia Lumia camera phones.

The fingerprint sensor is a direct reply to Apple's fingerprint recognition. Though it's a bit slow, I guess this feature will improve over time ( in terms of privacy, security, reliability ).

This phone made with the tough looking industrial polycarbonate grants it a sturdy durable look from the rear. This makes it one of the perfect phones for extreme regular outdoor use. Let me explain why.

Consider the following scenario - you often visit the bars, restaurants and lounges after work or on the weekend. You often tend to use the phone while chatting up with your friends, girlfriends. You usually are inclined to keep the phone on the bar or the table - I mean the phone usually comes in direct contact with external surfaces like wood or stone or marble. Frequent usage leads to scratches on the back of of the phone. Right? In my opinion, the simple dotted polycarbonate rear cover design greatly reduces the chances of scratches and improves overall grip as well. Since you also never know when you would slip the phone from your hands while holding.

Image Courtesy : Engadget



What's more is that it is waterproof now - a direct answer to Sony's top-shelf Experia lineup. Yet another useful feature to protect the phone from spilled drinks and water. Now you can roam around the crowded bars fearlessly and worry-free.

The phone also comes loaded with a heart rate sensor - a great feature to capture a couple of health metrics. Well, reportedly it works with S-Health app for now, am wondering if it would work seamlessly with Strava. With this feature, Samsung tries to woo the niche athletics-oriented sportsmen as well as the fitness-savvy and health conscious crowd.

Overall, this product pushes the bar of the heavily crowded smartphone market. It tries to incorporate all the killer features of multiple rivals ( read Apple, Sony, Nokia ) and positions itself as the universal All-in-One multi-purpose superphone. This phone pitches itself as "Hey, I've got it all, you don't have to look elsewhere".
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