Arun Hampapur has been recognized as a Distinguished Engineer at IBM. Distinguished Engineer’s are one grade below IBM Fellow. Of the 220K technical professionals in IBM, there are 520 DE’s. This is also an executive position within the IBM company. Arun has been recognized for his work on Video Surveillance. I am proud to see [...]
Marshall MuLuhan had many interesting insights about media. His argument — that media are “extensions” of our human senses, bodies and minds — has always intrigued me. I read his books long ago — decided to revisit them again. Just started going thru Gutenberg Galaxy. When I looked at it first time — several years [...]
I have been reading lots of books related to experience, knowledge, insights and related things. one message that comes out loud and clear is that experience is the beginning of most scientific and other knowledge. Whether it is an apple’s fall or Arhimidese’s bath, trivial looking experiences have resulted in profound insights leading to revolutionary [...]
Since I am a bit more in front of TV — particularly ZTV giving Indian Soaps and other programs — I am watching a bit more of Indian programs. Otherwise also I watch ZTV from time to time and enjoy their ‘special effects’ and their story lines. But this time I am spending more time [...]
I knew that I was allergic to Iodine dye in CT scans. I was not aware, however, that this could happen in many different ways. On 19th May when I looked at my bandages, I found that there was rash as some reaction. I contacted Dr Warden who suspected that something has caused this reaction [...]