Fake paper accepted at IEEE

I couldn't lay my hands on the complete text
but here is an excerpt :

We proved in this paper that the acclaimed real-time algorithm for the evaluation of the Internet by Williams and Kobayashi [5] is Turing complete, and Toe is no exception to that rule. We constructed a game-theoretic tool for synthesizing Scheme (Toe), which we used to verify that the location-identity split and superblocks can synchronize to achieve this ambition [20].

And, here is the summary:
Recent advances in cooperative technology and classical communication are based entirely on the assumption that the Internet and active networks are not in conflict with object-oriented languages. In fact, few information theorists would disagree with the visualization of DHTs that made refining and possibly simulating 8 bitarchitectures a reality, which embodies the compelling principles of electrical engineering. In this work we better understand how digital-to-analog converters can be applied to the development of e-commerce.
Read more here.

Free Or Rs. 112

I had two accounts with ICICI and closed one of them recently.
I needed a statement of the closed account today.
And I was handed the statement without any charge.
I also needed the statement for the currently open account.
And I was told that I need to pay Rs. 112/- for that.
Strange !
No charges for a closed account's statement
but pay for the account which is open !

Jodhpur Girl Chanda Kochhar is new CEO of ICICI

Read the story here.

IITs and Coaching Classes

Why do a lot of IIT Professors hate coaching classes?
I have one more answer.
Coaching centers have made it possible for the non-elite
(read non English speaking) students to enter IITs.
And, there is a considerable communication gap
between the students and the faculty due to this
reason, in the starting. Although the gap narrows
over a period of time, the tinge lingers on.

Infoaxe and Delicious

Few weeks ago, a new web memory management tool, infoaxe
was launched. One of the two developers behind this, Vijay Krishnan,
happens to be a batchmate.

One thing for sure, it's worth a try, and much easier to use, as compared
to Google Web History. In a nutshell, infoaxe indexes and remembers
all the web pages you have visited, from any browser equipped with infoaxe
and your login. So, whenever you search for a specific query on google, infoaxe
will show you pages that you have earlier visited containing that keyword.

This reportedly has resulted in shorter google queries for some infoaxe users
(as reported on their website).

Another offshoot of using infoaxe could be the reduction in usage of delicious.
I use both delicious and infoaxe at present.
Only time will tell, which turns out to be more useful.

Kath Gulab

Watched this play yesterday, as part of the ongoing
Rajasthan Sangeet Natya Akadmi Festival at
Jai Narain Vyas Town Hall, Jodhpur. It's based on a
novel by the same name by Mridula Jain Garg. I
couldn't grasp it completely, as the same actors were
constantly switching to different roles throughout the play.
And at any given moment, there were 2 to 3 activities
happening in parallel on the stage. So, overall a good exercise
for your brain. But I got the basic idea. Theme of the play
and its cast is listed in detail here, since Sambhav Arts Group,Delhi
had performed the same play almost 3 months ago at Panchkula as well.

There were many memorable moments in the play. For one, when
the protagonist changes her name from Seema to Aseema, since she
no longer wants herself to be confined to the boundaries decided by the society.

Parent advisory : Theme of the plays is highly adult and some
expletives and adult words are used quite often.

Rajasthan assembly elections 2008

Here is the complete list of newly elected MLAs.

Some recent good tracks

1. Mausam & Escape - Slumdog Millionarie
2. Paper planes - Slumdog Millionarie
3. De taali - De taali
4. Jaane Kyon - Dostana
5. Maan da laadla - Dostana
6. Aye Bachchu - Ghajini

dilbert's hobbies

the big picture

In the Gobero Area of the Sahara Desert in Niger, a 6,000 year old "Tenerian" skeleton was found with his middle finger in his mouth for reasons that are unknown. The daily high temperature in this part of the Sahara Desert was 120 degrees, a far cry from the Green Sahara 4-9,000 years ago. (© Mike Hettwer)

So true..

Any terror attack is condemnable but I was surprised at
the response received by the recent Mumbai terror attacks.
Aditya Nigam echoes the same sentiments.
Wasn't it because this time the "english speaking" elite of
India were hurt?
What is the amount of coverage given to the people
who were killed at the Shivaji Terminus as compared
to the ones who died in Taj?
Because their faces are not as attractive as the ones
who belong to the wealthier sections of the society?