This was in August 2010. I had just finished buying all the Tintin albums. Procurement was a dreadfully slow process, bottlenecked by the small stipend that I was getting from my University. Back then I posted this on Facebook and wrote – “All 24 official books of Tintin laid out on two pieces of plywood … [Read more…]
Cal Newport on his Study Hacks blog highlighted why he doesn’t prefer joining Facebook. His rant can be read here and here. He even gives an advice as to why one should quit Facebook. I agree with most of the things he has outlined. I spend less time browsing through unsolicited junk. A deviation in … [Read more…]
I call the likes of me accidental cooks. When I moved out of college, I had no idea how to cook a proper meal. In due time, with some help from my friends and mom, I managed to scrape together edible concussions on my plate. Here are my tips to help you survive the ordeal. … [Read more…]
Some of my friends are either switching to cycle as their primary mode of transport (while most of them are busy looking for cars!). I often see people as being clueless to the whole notion. They usually have a budget and they want to buy something that would help them commute to their workplace and … [Read more…]
In a process to declutter my physical space, I have chalked out a few things. Today I spent about an hour to turn this to this (you can still see the junk at the lower left corner). The workstation contained a lot of items that I haven’t used in a year. The primary one was … [Read more…]
The following piece of writing originally appeared on my earlier blog. I have been observing people lately who do similar work as mine. The core engineering group is highly dependent on simulation of physical problems. All of it is to essentially de-risk actual physical events or worse, to evaluate the root cause of a real … [Read more…]
I was a latecomer to the world of anime (anime : animated work originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style). I had earlier watched a lot of animation movies and cartoon series by the time I was 20 but for some reason the whole Japanese culture of anime and manga had alluded me until … [Read more…]
A few week ago, I came across the image of some manga collector’s shelf. I saw one huge volume of Chobits. I was not aware of the series. I hadn’t even seen the TV anime. I wondered if the subsequent volumes were available. A quick search said that after the expiry of Tokyopop’s license, who … [Read more…]
On page 95 of the book, Amrutha Patil writes “Overall, the heart of an atom is positively charged. Orbiting it are negatively charged particles – or are they serpent-like waves? – which outnumber the positive particles by far.” In truth, for a neutral atom, they are exactly the same. I hope the publisher corrects this … [Read more…]
Non Non Biyori is one of the best slice-of-life anime I have ever come across. This little gem that aired last fall did not get as much attention as it deserves. Well, maybe in its home country but not outside. The summary on the Crunchyroll page is very very deceptive. It is hard to write … [Read more…]
