north east

Anybody remember Manipur? from hindu

as much as i would like to take pride in our armed forces... these incidents need proper attention if we do not want another kashmir in the north east.

anonymuncule

jeene ki asha,
kuch karne main umang,
rishto per vishwas,
nahi hai to kyo?

chaera per muskan,
bevajh kushi tamam,
her pal badalte rang insan,
hai to kyo?

kab badal gaye ye sawal?
kaha milege ab jawab?

--shob
(first draft)

time travel

Remembrance of Things Future: The Mystery of Time from nytimes

"There was a conference for time travelers at M.I.T. earlier this spring.
I'm still hoping to attend, and although the odds are slim, they are apparently not zero despite the efforts and hopes of deterministically minded physicists who would like to eliminate the possibility of your creating a paradox by going back in time and killing your grandfather."
...
"The mystery of time is connected with some of the thorniest questions in physics, as well as in philosophy, like why we remember the past but not the future, how causality works, why you can't stir cream out of your coffee or put perfume back in a bottle."
...
"She added in an e-mail message: "I have always thought that there has to be some basic fundamental notion of causality, even if it doesn't look at all like the one of the space-time we live in. I can't see how to get causality from something that has none; neither have I ever seen anyone succeed in doing so.""
...
"But nobody knows if phantom, or exotic, energy is really allowed in nature and most physicists would be happy if it is not. Its existence would lead to paradoxes, like negative kinetic energy, where something could lose energy by speeding up, violating what is left of common sense in modern physics.
Dr. Krauss said, "From the point of view of realistic theories, phantom energy just doesn't exist.""
...
"Being a good physicist, Dr. Polchinski phrased the problem in terms of billiard balls. A billiard ball, he suggested, could roll into one end of a time machine, come back out the other end a little earlier and collide with its earlier self, thereby preventing itself from entering the time machine to begin with. "

very very fascinating indeed.

another crucial court judgment

Supreme Court rules against file swapping from cnet (yesterday)

"In a unanimous decision issued Monday, the nine justices said companies that build businesses with the active intent of encouraging copyright infringement should be held liable for their customers' illegal actions"
...
"The decision isn't likely to eliminate file swapping. Many of the most popular services are decentralized enough that they can exist even if a parent company disappears. Many peer-to-peer services also are based outside the United States or have been created by overseas programmers.
U.S. courts have shown their willingness to reach overseas companies in some cases, however. Already, a Los Angeles court has ruled that Kazaa parent Sharman Networks, based in Australia, maintains enough business connections in the United States to be sued in American courts. "
...
""To the P2P operators, the LimeWires and the eDonkeys: We want to work with you," said Mitch Bainwol, chief executive officer of the Recording Industry Association of America. "This is time to come forward and start filtering. We can build a better digital age together.""

follow up on the cnet story...

India's tech Renaissance from cnet

this is excellent observation and a very good read.

quotes

I like to speak my mind. That’s why I speak less.
--Ajay Devgan

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.
--Oliver Wendell Holmes

Never be content in not knowing why.
-- from http://wehaveforgotten.blogspot.com

song

bhooli bisri yaadon mien -- viruddh

commendable effort

Art forms find a saviour in Margi from hindu

hopefully in future more of the intangible heritage that we posses will be preserved.

quote

The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.
--Hannah Whitall Smith, 1902

India's tech Renaissance form cnet

"Tata recently won a deal to create an environmentally friendly cell phone for a U.S. carrier, for example, while rival Wipro Technologies is designing MP3 players for Europe and a flat-panel TV for an American company. Such entrepreneurial ventures in the consumer market are not confined to the largest players: Mumbai-based Celetronix produces set-top boxes for a U.S.-based satellite TV carrier. "
...
"That marathon approach is viewed as a key advantage for India. Many executives and entrepreneurs note that India's tech boom is driven by a demographic bubble that will be difficult to match for other nations. India has a large population of young people who are driven, well-educated and work for relatively low wages.
...
"For the first time," he said, "there is confidence that tomorrow will be better than today.""

church and state

Supreme Court rules on government Ten Commandments displays

right or wrong????

quote

The Earth As It Is
Leonardo Boff

Is it possible to live in peace and happiness when you know that two-thirds of human beings are suffering, hungry and poor? To be human we have to have compassion. This solidarity is really the defining factor of our humanity and is gradually being lost in a culture of material values. It’s not only the cry of the poor we must listen to but also the cry of the earth. The earth and human beings are both threatened. We must do something to change the situation...
There won’t be a Noah’s Ark to save only some of us. To meet people’s fundamental concerns change is needed. The world as it is does not offer the majority of humanity life but rather hell. I believe that change is possible, because I cannot accept a God who could remain indifferent to this world, but only one who cares about the poor and the suffering.

thought

it is letting ur gaurd down and giving someone else the right to hurt you...
and they do.
there is no other way

quote

"aathigam paesum adiyaarkelaam sivamae anbaagum
naathigam paesum nallavarukelaam anbe sivamaagum"
(meaning as per shethra
for believers "GOD IS LOVE"
for atheists "LOVE IS GOD ")

quote

Even with the best of maps and instruments, we can never fully chart our journeys.
--Gail Pool

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
--Mark Twain