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Archive for January, 2009

Unplanned Expansion of IITs

Posted by Ramesh on January 30th, 2009

It is not at all surprising that Govt of India decided to double number of IITs without really planning the expansion. An article in Chronicles of Higher Education describes the situation for those of us who care.

New iLife and face recognition

Posted by Ramesh on January 28th, 2009

Apple’s new iLife has been receiving lots of attention, particularly their iPhoto that has many new features. I don;t have this so I am relying currently only on the media to inform me — intend to get it sometime soon — maybe in February. There is very nice write-up on this bt Walt Mossberg of [...]

Obama’s popularity

Posted by Ramesh on January 27th, 2009

Obama’s popularity seems to be consistently increasing — not only in USA but all over the planet. Here is a link to enjoy and see his popularity in India: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCaooPfLgsA Enjoy.

Research at Fuji-Xerox Lab (FXPAL)

Posted by Ramesh on January 25th, 2009

I came back from a visit to FXPAL lab on invitation by some friends, including their President Larry Rowe — or Prof. Larry Rowe. This trip gave me a chance to share m,y views, but in my selfish interest, more usueful was to see many of their current projects. Of course being a company, they [...]

Kingdom of Context

Posted by Ramesh on January 22nd, 2009

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