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Biking in Bangalore: What to look for when buying and operating a new cycle.

Print This Post March 17, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: Bangalore, commute, cycling

Cleaning my Workstation

Print This Post March 16, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: Productivity Tagged: cleaning, living space

Textual automation in a simulation industry

Print This Post March 16, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: Coding Tagged: automation, coding, workplace

10 Anime for a Beginner

Print This Post February 20, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: Animation Tagged: Akira, Anime, AnoHana, Cowboy Bebop, Death Note, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Hajime no Ippo, Hotaru no Haka, Naruto, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, Steins;Gate

Questioning the difference of programs in DNA and Android brain: Chobits

Print This Post February 2, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: Comics Tagged: android, Chobits, CLAMP, Dark Horse, Manga

A scientific error in Adi Parva

Print This Post January 22, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: Comics Tagged: Adi Parva, Amruta Patil, Graphic novel

Non Non Biyori: Slice of life doesn’t get better than this

Print This Post January 11, 2014 by Sauvik Biswas 2 Comments

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…]

Posted in: Animation Tagged: Anime, Atto, Non Non Biyori, Shinya Kawatsura, Silver Link, slice of life

Why it is Difficult to Collect Garfield Volumes.

Print This Post December 29, 2013 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

I have tried buying a lot of Garfield collections – mostly for my sister. I faced considerable difficulty in collecting the strips. This can be primarily attributed to the fact that these strips have been irregularly collected by various publishing companies. First off, we have those licensed by an Indian publisher, Euro Books. The back … [Read more…]

Posted in: Comics Tagged: Ballentine Books, Euro Books, Garfield, Jim Davis, Ravette

Does Disney/Pixar Graphic Novels Match up to their Movies? Monsters, Inc. and The Incredibles

Print This Post December 25, 2013 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Quite some time ago, I came across these books – graphic novel adaptations of Monsters, Inc. and The Incredibles. I am almost sure that Disney has released graphic novel adaptations of other movies (especially those by Pixar) but I am yet to come across them. The books have very unique looks to them. Monsters has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Comics Tagged: Brad Bird, Disney, Graphic novel, John Lasseter, Monsters Inc, Pete Docter, Pixar, The Incredibles

Evolution of Caricature of Julius Caesar in Asterix’s First Album

Print This Post December 22, 2013 by Sauvik Biswas 1 Comment

In Asterix the Gaul, Goscinny and Uderzo opens up the story with an exposition. One where the provinces and independent tribes literally (and figuratively) laid their arms at Caesar’s feet. In these opening sequences, Uderzo depicts a (nearly) victorious and thoughtful Caesar. During the end pages, Caesar makes another appearence. This time he is angry. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Comics Tagged: Albert Uderzo, Artwork, Asterix, René Goscinny
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