Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Globalisation – is it really a new concept? And if not what should we learn from the past?
I am just about to finish reading a rather interesting book about the history of Samurai (The Religion of the Samurai – A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Kaiten Nukariya.) It talks about how … Continue reading
The coming of internalised Superpowers
China and India are the most talked about emerging economies of the world today. China is already the second largest economy in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) and India is close to edging out Japan to be number three. … Continue reading
Thought for the day!
Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. – Eleanor Roosevelt
In pictures: Papua’s ‘lost world’
Update: While still quite an interesting find, the whole thing was hyped up. It seems this place was found quite a long time back by some other scientists and now the team was just revisiting the same place. I wonder … Continue reading
Thought for the day!
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, to discover … Continue reading
Life and coffee
An interesting story. I am not sure of the source though. A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university lecturer. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering … Continue reading
Sudocritters – evolution of a new board game
An interesting experiment. The evolution of a board game based on Sudoku. Check it out at Marginalien, its creators’ blog .
52 billion animals killed in an year!
Just heard this on BBC News – that 52 billion animals are killed every year – thats a billion a week – for feeding 6 billion human beings! And even more interesting that most of these billions doesn’t even see … Continue reading
How to destroy earth!?
Ever wondered how could you go about destroying earth? Well, I am pretty sure you haven’t. Neither had I. Until I read this thesis that is. Its a guide with a very specif objective – how to destroy the earth. … Continue reading
Think Different!
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can … Continue reading