It was expected that some people from Google will try to develop better search engines and one of the new efforts is the search engine CUIL.
I like the look and feel of the results. Of course Cuil people claim that they search more pages and are much better than Google — I am sure [...]
NYT reports on Antikythera Mechaism that could be considered analog computing in 100 BC. Interesting that:
the device not only predicted solar eclipses but also organized the calendar in the four-year cycles of the Olympiad, forerunner of the modern Olympic Games.
So human quest for computing has truly been very old.
I am in Singapore with Sudha and Neil. Things have been a bit hectic and hence I was not able to keep up with some of my routine things — including reading and posting. Hopefully now I am back to normal.
Singapore is the gateway to Asia for non-Asians. And it is a [...]
Neil calls ZeeTV as Zoom-Zoom TV. This is a good description of the TV station — aptly describel their most programs.
The special effects on most programs are really intense and it seems that their only purpose is to take a 10 minute program and make it 20 minute and add to it another 10 [...]
Peer reviews is an established process in scientific communities to evaluate quality of research. It is is used at many levels but the two most common are the evaluation of scientific publications and scientific proposals. Both these are extrememly important areas for the advancement of sciences and technology. Both these also are [...]