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Schumacher showed the world what being #1 means. One finish in three races and words floated all around that Schumi was a spent force. I can still recall the wicked smile on the faces of the 'McLaren Fans' for whom it didn't matter if 'their' team wasn't winning but what did was that Schumi and Ferrari weren't. And then that spectacle of a race, one of the best drives of the recent past, the terrifying pace of the F2005, that just about left them all stunned! I picked up this interest in F1 during my schooling days. At the time I was in Bangalore, one of the very few cities in India where F1 was a passion. Of course, access to the Internet was a luxury then and Star Sports ' splendid television coverage was the only gateway to the world of F1. In fact all newspaper coverage F1 managed those days was a single column at maximum in the then 8-column The Times of India (Things are quite different now that Karthikeyan is on the circuit.)At the time I was ...

Just read the recent issue of Time Asia and came across this article that proclaims that India needs to envy and fear China should it continue to harbour those dreams of being a 'superpower'. First few lines of the article and I couldn't make too much of sense out of it, for always had been taught that co-operation, and not competition, tends to bring out the best of results and propels you to achievements. But as I read along, things started sounding meaningful. Go and read it here . It is true we have achieved a lot in the past 7-8 years. And not just in IT but infrastructure, healthcare, even R&D to an extent. Something we have all to feel proud of. But then a mild comparison with our big neighbour and it all seems so trivial. They outnumber us in everything. What are the buzzwords today? FDI. They are way too ahead. Teledensity. Nothing that we can boast of compare to them. They even got on the F1 circuit. And if we are organizing the Commonwealth Games, then the O...

Remember Professor Jasper Rine of UC Berkeley whose laptop was stolen recently by someone after exam data? What the Prof had to say after the incident indicated that the thief was in for some serious consequences. (You may read the transcribed Professor Rine's speech here .) However the Prof has admitted that all he was trying to do was to scare the thief into returning the laptop. From The Inquirer : In fact a University spokesman told ABC that Rine had indeed made the whole thing up to scare the student into handing over the laptop. Seems like the thief knew more about technology than the Prof did!

Updates here will be sporadic at best and none at worst over the next few days. The reason: It's the end semester examinations. And after that I'll try to break this spell of real small postings. Going through my archives I've observed this trend of short and shorter posts, and feel that some things here will have to change. Perhaps my Internship Blog that I'll be stating soon will be the first step.

Why worry about the future when the present around you is ever-changing? Suddenly I realize that college life is not just about attending classes, writing examinations, and night-outs. Why should life confront you with crisis everytime you think you have things under control?

I just came across this wonderful document on making accessibe pdf documents . With nothing else to do, I am aimlessly strolling the web. Some screwed up registration system says I can't appear for my end-sem examinations on Monday. Those responsible say they have to play by the book. WTF! Its a course in my undergrad curriculum and... :(

One ought to go through this special section on " A centurt of Einstein " in MSNBC Technology and Science. It's a 100 year since 1905, Einstein's Miracle Year and this report is all about " how the revolution in Physics trigerred by his theories is still playing out, and at Einstein- the man and the brand. " ...it’s possible that in today’s scientific world, Einstein would have trouble getting his ideas heard. Science today is an institutionalized pursuit, regimented by a hierarchy of credentials. What are your degrees? What university or research institute are you affiliated with? How much peer-reviewed research have you published? How much grant money can you command?