I came across an article on this counter-intuitive idea: Should the U.S. Air Force Bomb Forest Fires? Here is the article: Earlier this summer, the Swedish Air Force dropped a laser-guided bomb on a forest fire to help suppress the flames. Now there’s a proposal for the United States to do the same, using the might... Continue Reading →
TRUST = Character + Competence Character: ————— intent integrity caring honesty transparency fairness openness authenticity Competence: —————— capability results skills reputation knowledge capability experience performance
Apple recently touched market capitalization of $1 trillion! Here are some interesting facts: Apple IPO valuation (Dec 12, 1980): $1.2 billion Apple valuation on 2nd Aug 2018: $1 trillion Stock return since IPO: 50,000% Apple va Nokia rivalry: Valuations today: Apple: $1 trillion Nokia: $30 billion Valuations when iPhone was released in 2007: Nokia: $110... Continue Reading →
Ubuntu is a free and open source operating system and Linux distribution based on Debian. Their logo shows top view of three people extending arms to form a circle - indicating collaboration which is a key attribute of Open Source system. The dictionary meaning of African word Ubuntu is as follows: But I came across... Continue Reading →
Few weeks ago I had written a blog in Marathi on GDP. There is a lot of apprehension on the GDP numbers reported by the current Government of India, and the methodology is dubious. However, there is a wider (and Global) concern whether or not the GDP is a right metric in the first place.... Continue Reading →
I like Art. Be it music, or dance, or photography, or sculpture or painting/sketching. I consider myself a curator of Art...in fact curator of good ideas and thoughts (refer Thought of The Day initiative) and good things in general. I like to explore the art material on internet, particularly Twitter. Here is a collection of... Continue Reading →
If you are a fan of Hindi Pop music (which I am not. Hindi Pop is similar to Indian Chinese food...it's Indian. Chinese is for namesake. Similarly, Hindi Pop is just Hindi song, Pop part is misleading!), you might remember a song composed and sung by Pakistani singer Adnan Sami - Mujhko Bhi To Lift... Continue Reading →
“I no longer have patience for certain things, not because I’ve become arrogant, but simply because I reached a point in my life where I do not want to waste more time with what displeases me or hurts me. I have no patience for cynicism, excessive criticism and demands of any nature. I lost the... Continue Reading →
Today is 125th birth anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis - noted applied statistician and scientist. Google has posted a doodle honoring PCM's contribution in the field of Statistics and Mathematics. He is considered as the father of Indian statistical research. Here is a brief biography of PC Mahalanobis: Mahalanobis was born on 29th June 1893 in West... Continue Reading →
You must have heard about Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y and Generation Z. I knew these categories of generations at high level but didn't know the exact definition. So I found it out. Here it goes: Gen Y is also called as "millennials". Many parents of millennials belong to Baby boomer generation. This generation is... Continue Reading →
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