Archive for July, 2008
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
In a cricket match, they award man-of-the-match for that key player who made the difference. Rewarding just one player, inspires other men in the team, instead of letting them down, to try hard and win that title in coming matches.
Let me try draw parallels to a corporate setting. In a ...
Posted in Curious, Others | 6 Comments »
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Have you ever been told that you are a look-alike of so and so… ?
Recently, one of my colleagues told me that I look like Kumara Sangakkara, and some time back I remember some stranger telling me that I resemble Sanjay Manjrekar.
So I placed all of us next to each ...
Posted in Others, People | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
You also may have noticed this year on year. It's a City of evening rains. In Bangalore it starts raining just after the sun set. It happens very consistently. There must be a scientific reason for this recurring pattern. Do you have any theory ?
Posted in Bangalore, Curious | 11 Comments »
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Am in the process of reviving the abandoned work.Thanks for encouraging words from many of you. I received calls and messages from far-off places to finish the book. It's a nice feeling.
I had a re look at the document. It looks I can rescue. Whether this work is going ...
Posted in Wireless, books | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 21st, 2008
I booked a new domain today. .com extension for a personal blog was not looking appropriate. Moreover, i needed a much shorter name, leaving out TM from the domain name.
So, from today call me arvind.me
Posted in Uncategorized, blog | 2 Comments »
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
This was my 'underground' project for two years. To publish a non-technically-technical book.
It was about simplifying the understanding of wireless communication. Ever since I started working, I used to look for books which would compliment and possibly enhance understanding of my work at office and things around in general. I ...
Posted in Wireless, books | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
This is quite common in most of North Karnataka. Their Display boards. They have english version and the same translated in Kannada. It's funny, the way it sounds in Kannada. Kannadised names do not have sharp endings. Like Laydija tailorsa (for Ladies Tailors), jharaxa pyaxa ( Xerox, Fax). Took this ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
I took a day break to visit my college in Bagalkot. A visit coming after nearly five years. Imagine an excitement equaling meeting up your old flame.
College is painted with it's new look and one could see buildings sprung up throughout the campus. Our E&C department is relocated to a ...
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
The Black Swan - The Impact of the Highly Improbable is a book about randomness and uncertainty by epistemologist Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Created an invite for my nephew's First birthday. Join in.
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