Once again I was amused, and slightly irritated, when a good friend of mine, who thinks that he is a scientist, once again commented — My thought about XYZ model is that it is not a formal model. It is…
A Japanese view on the Japneses Crisis
In an opinion piece in NYT, Mr. Masaru Tamamoto has very thought provoking analysis of Japanese crisis. He points out that this is crisis is not what historically Japan has been, but is what Japan has become after the second…
Slumdog
Reactions to Slumdog Millionaire in India as well as among Indians in USA has been very diverse. SOme people are very upset about the movies, while others are ecstatic. For example in an article author says: Make no mistake, I…
Protectionism in difficult time
USA knows well that protectionism is detrimental to its future. In fact USA has been the most open county and has become what it is because of its open policy. From time to time, however, some politicians start talking about…
Grand Challenge Problems at ACM Multimedia 2009
ACM Multimedia 2009 is starting a very innovative session: Grand Challenge Problems sponsored by Industry. See the announcement. This is truly a very good idea and I am proud to see that ACM Multimedia has started this.