There is a lots of talk about the situation of Indian Cricket, the coach, Greg Chappel, senior players, selectors, and the dismal state of the team. Considering what happened to Indian Hockey and how we do In Olympics, we should…
On Hiring an Australian to become an Indian
Phone as modern Swiss Army Knife
NYT has an article that shows how phones are the modern equivalent of the Swiss army knife. In their new incarnation, cellphones become a sort of digital remote control, as one CBS executive put it. With a wave, the phone…
Towards natural interfaces
Computing indusrry is definitely due for a new interface technology that will make use of computers more natural. Mouse and Keyboards have been with us for quite some time. The attached video (thanks, Arjun Satish for sending me the link) from…
Long Tail using Recognition by Crowds
Virginia Heffernan says in NYT Et tu, YouTube? The mellow Silicon Valley “video-sharing site,â€? once styled as nothing more than a converted loft space for oddball videos, is looking more Hollywood by the minute. Back in the day, say, six…
Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Bollywood
Yesterday I had a chance to attend screening of VV Chopra’s movie Eklavya and hear his interview and question-answers with him on UCLA campus. This was a great experience. Mr Chopra is definitely a very different director than others. This…