eBay is a shark in the ocean We are a crocodile in the Yangtze River. If we fight in the ocean, we will lose. But if we fight in the river, we will win. Jack Ma There are two processes of designing in engineering. The first is based on iterations to an already existing template …
It isn’t often that I come across a word that I am unfamiliar with. Today – chanced upon “perambulator”. Or pram as we know it. I love reading up on origins, and so I dived straight into the perambulator and came to understand that we had to thank William Kent, who designed the first “thing …
As I was driving down from a client’s place late this evening, a few thoughts crossed my mind. Yesterday, I had read about Apple’s AR headset that is expected to debut in 2022, and I was pretty excited about it. “Can’t wait”, as they say. It is rumored to cost upwards of 2,500 dollars. Today, …
Time that runs away! Ricardo Gondim I counted my years and found that I will have less time to live from now on than I have lived until now. I feel like that boy who was given a bowl of fruits. The first ones, he sucked carelessly, but realizing that there are few left, he gnaws the kernel. …
Every once in a while, there comes across a piece of news that has deeper implications than what most people realize. Today’s announcement by the UAE Government is one such instance. UAE announced on Tuesday that it will transition to a four-and-a half-day working week, with Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday forming the new weekend. All …
The importance of the ability to learn is understated. And the importance of the ability to learn continuously is grossly understated. Gone are the days when one could study for 10-15 years, and then spend the rest of one’s life milking the benefits. Now, what you learn today is obsolete tomorrow. I believe that textbooks …
Best laid plans sometimes come to naught. And with babies, this is even more pronounced. As parents, we want to provide the kid with the best, and this includes the toys that they play with. Or don’t. As most of you may have experienced, kids like toys, but absolutely love boxes. Empty boxes. Wrappers, tissues …
As I lie back and watch the blue sky Clouds, shapes, a bit of sun peeping from around the corner… A beautiful sight, a moment in time, frozen, my own, just for me. I capture it on my phone, and instantly work on optimising it more color, less glare, in pursuit of the perfect picture… …
Another blast from the past. I was reading a blogpost that I had written around the time that a BBC documentary on the horrific Nirbhaya murder came out. While the topic was relevant, the documentary was very prejudiced and showed a whole country in poor light, something that I did not appreciate. At that time, …
Rajinikanth has been coming out with a lot of movies since the past few years. Earlier, it used to be once in 2-3 years, now it’s a lot more frequent. These movies have now become a sort of template – one pretty much knows how things will play out through the three hours of runtime…yet …
