quote

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.
--Robert G. Ingersoll

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
-- Erin Majors

intangible cultural heritage

form hindu-
Rajasthan's wealth of intellectual capital

"As far as the tangible cultural heritage of the State is concerned, commendable work is being done in various parts, at different levels, to protect, revive, conserve and preserve these monuments. But in this age of globalisation and fast moving technology, geographical barriers are fast melting. Traditions and cultures no more remain hidden or guarded by strict geographical boundaries. Thus protection of one's intangible heritage also assumes huge significance. Since this State is rich in both tangible and intangible heritage, the former being taken adequate care of, conservation and protection of its intangible cultural heritage requires immediate attention. "

"one stark reality that hits us is that Rajasthan — the State with probably the greatest wealth of GIs — has not procured even a single Geographical Indication so far. "

"As against most other forms of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), which are basically individual oriented, the Geographical Indications have the advantage of benefiting the entire community of producers"

thought

some things will never be the same...

universe in a computer

a very intresting article from hindu:
A universe in a computer

"In the last few years, they have been able to determine that all the stars, galaxies, black holes and their radiation add up to a trifling five per cent of the universe. Around a quarter of creation is mysterious stuff called cold dark matter. The other 70 per cent is now known to be the even more baffling "dark energy," a kind of anti-gravity that is pushing the universe apart.
Prof. Frenk said: "We programmed the biggest computer in Europe with these ingredients and the laws of physics and we just let it compute a universe. We let it churn away — in fact we shut down all science in Germany, we excluded all German science for a month while this very large machine ground away — and at the end we got this beautiful universe, which for all intents and purposes looks like the real thing."

thought

its the little things that people do for you, that makes the big differnce.

you look worried what is the matter?
so is that problem fixed?
take a day off or two if you want.
i will send an email and check.
i will take you.
let me page him.
let us try once more.
if it works out fine if it does not fine too.
so what happened?
i am listening.
kya hua... how come no reply to my mail?
this can be worked out
i am happy for you.
i understand.
i will get it for u.
go ahead and get it done.
let me walk this over for you.
so finally done?

some things were said by friends and others by complete strangers... thanx, a little concern goes a long way.

geekiness gene????

few days ago i was reading on autism and now this.
both the articles are extremely intresting...

The Geek Syndrome

Would you have allowed Bill Gates to be born?

really blogging :)

Cambodia's ex-king has computer, will blog