Data Transfer @ the speed of light!

Breakthro' in electronic data transfer by use of light. An excerpt from BBC's news report.

Data speeds inside computers or across continents could get a boost from
Intel research into hybrid processors. Intel researchers have solved a
manufacturing problem that has delayed the creation of devices that can both
generate and route light. The breakthrough could mean cheaper and higher speed
computer networks and help to speed up the transfer of data inside
computers.

Perpetual Futility

Link: http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/museum/people/people.htm

Perpetual Motion Machines (PMMs) have been the craze for many scientists for centuries. Despite the fact of today, that you cannot get output more than what you input, people have continued to believe for centuries that it is possible and attempted to create one. This link will take you to a page that traces the history of the futile efforts on PMM in making.

What it takes to recognise beauty

Link : http://www.beautycheck.de/english

Some faces we categorise beautiful, some otherwise. But how do we do? This link takes you to a study on this.

Photoshop Wars

Link: http://www.elemanyak.com/chelov.swf

All Work and No plan. Just click that link, sit back and relax and enjoy.
You'd simply love that.

'Model' signboard

What do you feel about this signboard! Very useful - Huh!

More Fonts

Link : http://www.dafont.com/top.php


In some of my earlier posts, I had provided links to pages on a variety of fonts. Here is one more.

Ich liebe Dich

Link: http://www.rosefloral.com/love.htm

What better way to say "I Love You" to my newly found sweetheart, without getting a rough response until I explain her what that means in German. By the time I would tell her, I only wish she appreciates my creativity.

Visit this site, to tell your sweety that you love her, in all the languages of the world. One per day should be fine, to keep up the tempo and keep her guessing.

"Egg First" - Mystery Solved

Link : http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/05/26/chicken.egg

Age old question that baffled all alike, is purportedly answered. The famous Chicken first or Egg first problem seems to be solved, with a team of geneticist, philosopher and chicken farmer concluding that it was egg that came first. Read the link above and post your comments to this blog.

Apocryphal stories

http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/

You would certainly love this. A good one to take time off and laugh and enjoy the day.
My favourite is Bears 2, Rams 4

Have a look at the Darwin Awards's Urban Legends.

Computational Origami

Link : http://www.theiff.org/oexhibits/paper01.html



To the paper folder, the square is the origin of all form. Where others see only the void – dull, blank, meaningless – the folder sees a world already overflowing with possibilities.

- Peter Engel, Origami: From Angelfish to Zen

Computational Origami, a relatively young field which describes about the use of mathematical means to lay crease on a piece of a square paper and fold along it, to develope complex polygons like insects and spiders more realistically holding the shape intact.

A read thro' is interesting.

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin you may know is a multifaceted personality who has shown himself a printer, inventor, scientist, and politician, and more than anything else, an excellent manager of his time, which we lack in today's fast paced world, particularly in the knowledge industry.

Inspite of his varied interests, Franklin shone brighly and more importantly, was successful in all the endeavours he attempted. The Link takes you to an e-server, where you get to read an online version of the The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

Opensource Software Listing

Here is another link that help you find opensource softwares of various categories. BTW wikipedia is turning out to be a real favourable destination for encyclopaedic searches.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_software_packages

For your SODOKU appetite

http://www.websudoku.com/

A very nice online SUDOKU site, that should be able to feed your sodoku appetite, from the easy to the evil. When and how it came to India, I don't know but it has been a rage all along in any newspaper or magazine I see. So let's go with the tide. Visit and feel free to post your comments.

Bit Font Maker

If you had long wanted to create your own fonts but wondered how to, this should certainly be of interest to you.

This link takes you to a page from where you can create your own fonts.

FAQ on Grammar

http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/

You sure will like it. All those who are confused of the use of the English language, and have many small small doubts, should not hesitate to look into this. This is a handy site for reference.

Why don't to look into this and post your comments on this blog?

How things work - Explanation of physics of everyday life

http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/

You might be very familiar with the How Stuff Works site that explains almost anything under the Sun, as to how it works. The link I have provided above is also worth being visited, for understanding the physics of everyday life.

10 most beautiful Physics Experiments

http://physics.nad.ru/Physics/English/top_ref.htm

A real good web page, that comprehensively lists and describes the beautiful experiments in Physics, most of which we have done during our high school course.

Worth a visit

Open-source Windows Applications

This is one of the very good sites I stumbled upon. This gives a comprehensive list of the open-source applications available for windows, which includes, E-Mail clients, browsers, Personal Finance manager, games etc.

http://www.opensourcewindows.org/

Back to Mechanical Means

Still people (like me) seem to be interested in the building of mechanical devices for those that were easily solved by the modern day computers.

Impressive mechanical machines that calculates - Difference Engine

Firefox Extension - Fuzzy Time

One of the fantastic and simple to appear extension to firefox that I found is the Fuzzy Time. I would love many such clocks are available that tells you time like this.

It has three levels of fuzziness - Fuzzy, Very Fuzzy & Extremely Fuzzy. Want some sample time it says? Say the time is 1:41PM ... it says

1. Twenty to Two (Fuzzy)
2. Half past One (Very Fuzzy)
3. Early Afternoon (Extremely Fuzzy)

Nice is itn't?

Here is the link.

Worth Exploring

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/lifecycle/teenagers/

Try your art skills

Really Cool. Helps you draw on a canvas. You have the option to save your drawings and even replay. That is pretty COOL.

http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/

Commit and Deliver

Excerpt from http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/06101?pg=0

"...I believe the Commit and Deliver choice is viable for many public companies. But it takes a lot of energy. Most business executives have learned to resist being driven by their inbox. It’s easy to get trapped, spending your time dealing with everyone’s problems, the pressures of the day, and the insistence of squeaky wheels. But this strategy sets you up against the agenda of shareholders, who, after all, own the company; you represent them as a director and chief executive. You can’t ignore them, even if you feel they’re wrong. Instead, you must make the case that your agenda is the best one for everyone. I now understand more completely why some companies seem to act without mooring and purpose. In the absence of a strong agenda of your own, others will fill the vacuum."

I believe this is equally applicable for an individual. What do you say?

Nice Pic - Thoughtful drawing

Interesting to know

Look at this URL. This tells that, according to a research, the human brain can understand words provided the first and last letters are in place, no matter how dis-organised the letters in between.


http://viral.lycos.co.uk/attachments/3561/Reading_Test.jpg

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Been a long time since my last blog was here. So just thought I can stay alive over blog by this post. Please don't expect anymore than this in this post.