Archive for June, 2005

What would Einstein have said about PCs?

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

Nowadays Einstein’s quotes *surprise* me more than anything anybody else has ever said. This one jolted me so much that I cannot resist posting it here. Here’s what he says about machines… “You cannot love a car the way you love a horse. The horse brings out human feelings the way machines cannot do. Things […]

back to the basics – SQL

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

Every now and then its a good idea for even an experienced developer to revisit the basics again. SQL joins esp complicated ones weren’t exactly my strong point anyway, and today was a good day to get back to some basics… I found this site particularly good because of the explanation wrt the set theory […]

noise and its consequences

Saturday, June 11th, 2005

About noisy cities in general, I’ve even come across scientific proof that hearing gets affected for those living in them.

the amazing American illusionist

Saturday, June 11th, 2005

I happened to see this TV program that Rakesh had been talking about – this chap who walks around on the street casually chatting with any passers-by he encounters, and performing the most astounding magic tricks.

dealing with death

Saturday, June 11th, 2005

This is a flashback really, of something that happened in 1998… This is very delicate subject, and I’ve tried to avoid any morbidity or depression in it though thats rather tricky. One may ask why I share such personal details publicly. I thought about it, and felt that there are times when what I’ve learnt […]

Pink Floyd's The Wall explained

Friday, June 10th, 2005

This site is pretty cool and answered some unasked questions I’ve had for quite a while about the lyrics of Pink Floyd’s songs…

The People Manager Workshop

Thursday, June 9th, 2005

icope had sent me to something like this long ago by the same gentleman Kichu – then it was organised by MAYA. I’d found it pretty extraordinary – to put it in a nutshell – really started getting me thinking out of the box. “A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.” […]

the irony of Vivekananda's speech

Tuesday, June 7th, 2005

In the Parliamant of Religions, Chicago 1893, Vivekananda had made a spellbinding speech. Here’s an excerpt…

communication and understanding – with oneself

Sunday, June 5th, 2005

If there’s one thing I can think of to improve Indian culture it is this – and I believe it should be taught right in school itself, or atleast during the degree level of education…

ultra-serious girl

Sunday, June 5th, 2005

Saw a couple of girls (for arranged marriage) today.