There is an ancient Egyptian poem, written in the 19th century BC, which translates to:
Had I unknown phrases
Sayings that are strange
Novel, untried words
Free of repetition
Not transmitted sayings
Spoken by ancestors.
I wring out my body for what it holds,
Sifting through all my words;
For what has just been said is just repetition,
What has been said has been said…
-The [...]
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A rant
I went to a show today at the Price Center ballroom in UCSD. It was a humorous, informative effort at raising awareness about social issues like violence against women in some parts of the world with a distinct undertone of strong feminism. Now there is nothing wrong in advocating equality of opportunity and status between [...]
Research
I must say I have been slacking off in the blog department for the last few months, part of the reason for which is my relatively busier schedule as a post-doc. But that’s definitely not all. Writing, like sketching, reading, or any other hobby, is just an alternate reality for me. In both ordinary and [...]
Let there be humans…
I was talking to MV about evolution and he recommended a Nat-Geo documentary titled ‘The human family tree’ for me to watch. To anyone who is interested in knowing about the origins of us humans in a lucid and interesting way, I would also recommend this highly engrossing documentary.
I have an intense peeve against most [...]
Orange!
In the screeched symphony of cursive love the ebonimous violas strum their swan songs.
The nervous bows in shivering fits dot the dark with disdainful disobedience and the breathless flute is but the sound of a scratched nail on a blackboard.
There is a Wagnerian march of drums like bullet holes in a gossamer – a lover’s [...]
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Elementary, Dr. Ankit
So now that I’m allowed to officially add the prefix of Dr. in front of my name, it would be interesting to look back and evaluate the 4 years which culminated in this title. Because we do not do it often, stages of our lives which are like liquids of different densities often merge into [...]
Chess-Men
K: Now that we are standing here, with some time remaining for the battle to begin, I’d like to know how you guys are feeling. It’s very important that we act as a unit and everyone does what he’s asked for. I remember the last time, because of your sheer incompetence, I was humiliated by [...]
Tim Burton’s Doodlings
I came across this article from Wired and got fascinated by Tim Burton’s sketches/drawings. I have included here the ones that I liked the most. If you want backgrounds on the images, better just go to the Wired article. But it’s a hassle moving across pages to view all the images,
…and now that the gallery [...]
I wish…
In these horrid times of set schedules and clock-work precisioned timings, I, more than any other time, dream of a world devoid of all logic and rationale. A world anarchic in thought and color. With discordant notes permanently in the ambiance following gallant, glorified sonatas and garish, illogically colored sky. A world where sunset is [...]
Linear Least Squares Fit
…it’s the stuff Ph.D. dissertations are made of, as I am in the process of realizing . How little our world would have made sense if Least Squares fit wasn’t around? It’s philosopher’s stone, panacea, and elixir, all ground into one Euripidean ‘deus ex machina’ incarnate for grad students.