It was written 600 years ago. It’s 234 pages long. It’s been studied by cryptographers and codebreakers alike. And yet, we still have no idea what any of it means. This is the Voynich manuscript. The Voynich manuscript has been studied by many professional and amateur cryptographers, including American and British codebreakers from both World War I and World War II. …
Meta – denoting something of a higher or second-order kind. There has been a lot of talk about the metaverse lately. The word “metaverse” is often traced to Neal Stephenson’s 1992 dystopic, cyberpunk novel Snow Crash, and many see a more recent inspiration in the dazzling warren of experiences at the heart of Earnest Cline’s …
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जना: पर्युपासते ।तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥ २२ ॥ ananyāś cintayanto māṁye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁyoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form – to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have. 9.22 मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु …
We have seen a lot of activity in restorations post 2019. First was the Ram Mandir, and now the Kashi Vishvanath corridor. Mathura is next, say sources. What goes around comes around. History is written by the victors, but is witnessed by time. And unlike men, time cannot lie, nor can it defend, nor can …
It’s uncanny that I have such encounters when reading a book on the subject. As some of you may be aware, I am reading about the future of banking – where archaic procedures meet their nemesis in new-age agile technology. And today, the universe conspired to demonstrate that what I read was indeed waiting to …
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 …
