Irritation
I was writing a WP7 app in which I needed to talk to my Windows 7 machine. So I thought Bluetooth might be a good solution. Here is what I discovered after a couple of hours: WP7 does not offer an API for devs to use Bluetooth WP7 does not detect ad-hoc wifi connections. I [...]
Works in IR
For my internship @ MS, I am working on SP Search. Here’s a collection of interesting documents that are freely available and relevant to Information Retrieval. My plan is to TL;DR each of these since that will ensure that my understanding is tested as well. I found these papers immensely accessible. They are good for [...]
New phone
i have joined the smartphone revolution i got an HTC hd7s from the at&t store on the Microsoft campus. Posted from WordPress for Windows Phone
Kid of Your Dreams – My View of Parenting
Over the last week I had the chance to interact with kids and contrast parenting styles today and from my own childhood / adolescence. Two things have changed since the time I was 12 (I am 19 now): Indians now are a lot more optimistic about the future of the country. When I was a [...]
Shigeru Miyamoto
Watashi wa kono reporto wo watashi no RSS Reader de mimashita: Shigeru Miyamoto. Kore wa omoshiroi desu. Now, 5 internets for you if you can find mistakes in my Japanese and correct them for me. :D
Barkhagate
My opinion on the 2G spectrum scam is not clear after I discussed the matter with a friend but the idea that Barkha Dutt served in the Nira Radia nexus is just unacceptable. And of course the great Indian media (the worst private organization cartel in the country) refuses to cover the matter. Here’s info [...]
Mid Sem Situation
Well, here we are. I think the semester is going well… CS 314 is being taught just as bad as I expected and on the bright side it hasn’t gotten any worse so that’s an added bonus of sorts. In addition to that, I am adding stuff to my Japanese vocab. In CS352, I have [...]
CS Career Fair
So, after a not-so-scintillating session at the CS career fair last year, I decided to take things seriously. Well since life is not without its spice, I realize that AT&T deactivated my number (this is sort of my fault) and I was forced to give my dorm phone number. Well anyway, the career fair was [...]
Hayabusa Re-Entry Video
NASA’s jetliner flying over Australia captured Hayabusa re-entering the atmosphere. Here’s a link to the original:HayabusaRentryVideo.avi
Making A Difference
I found this video on facebook. It is about a banker in the state of Tamilnadu in India who changed the lives of a lot of people in his state. It is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. Banking On Change (12 min version) from Pilgrim Films on Vimeo.