ICIP 2012
I did something I have wanted to do for a long time. I submitted a paper to ICIP 2012 as first author. I’ll post a description + explanation of our idea once I hear back from the ICIP folks. Hopefully the idea was solid :)
TIL For January 16
The Messier Catalog: Charles Messier was interested in cataloging comets. Frustrated with his hunt, the compiled a large list of non-comet objects that he saw in the sky. This became one of the top referenced list of astronomical objects. These objects are given Messier numbers (M1, M2, M3…). So a list entirely of objects that the author [...]
The Copyright Nonsense
I spend a good 1 – 2 months in Singapore every year (family lives there). I got a Kindle for my dad and it is a joke that even Project Gutenberg stuff is not available on AMZN’s Singapore site. This is the 21st century and we are talking about a developed country with a very [...]
CRA
I didn’t get anything (which is ok since I never expected to get anything :D ). Also, here’s a post I wrote on online-learning for my final ML project. It is about an SVM-ish Online Learning algorithm : http://shriphani.posterous.com/online-learning Apping is hard, but it really helps you evaluate some stuff very well. More updates on life [...]
TIL – November 23, 2011
Here is a document from 1904 (!) suggesting that the metric system is superior to the british units: http://bit.ly/MetricSuperior Surprisingly I didn’t learn much the last 2 – 3 days…
TIL for November 20, 2011
Emil Post actually invented a deterministic computation model. In this model, the machine operated using a FIFO queue. You would read the first symbol in the queue. Delete the appropriate number of symbols from the head Append a string corresponding to the symbol looked up in step #1.This machine has only 1 state. It is [...]
TIL – November 19th 2011
Pope Gregory XIII – Responsible for the Gregorian Calendar : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIII Where does ABC come from : http://ilovetypography.com/2010/08/07/where-does-the-alphabet-come-from/ Boustrophedon : Alternate lines are written in opposite directions. Characters may be reversed or mirrored.
Apping
I took my GREs recently – 600 – 700 Verbal 750 – 800 Math So now I don’t need to care about that shit anymore (phew). I need to now go and write out an SOP and talk about letters of recommendations. If someone who reads has advice to offer to a motivated student [...]
Anti-Intellectualism
I had a very stressful experience with someone last week about this. 90% of my idea-clashes with society stem from the fact that I equate education with scientific temper while the society around me equates education with being a nerd in school. Claiming to be scientifically trained and then taking cues from popular-culture about how [...]