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July 2012
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A geek's view of everyday things . Sunday, 15 July 2012. Three Wise Monkeys (dont: see, hear, speak evil). Three Wise Monkeys : Reexamining an Ancient Teaching. The proverb of the "Three Wise Monkeys" has existed for long. It is often interpreted as Them that (do not see, hear or speak) evil shall be spared the three Vajras. There is a connection to body, speech and mind made. Here is what I fathom. This is what the original was supposed to say (and was lost in literary translation.). If you went to scho...
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January 2013
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A geek's view of everyday things . Thursday, 10 January 2013. Stagnating Education in India - Can we make it work? An Education would imply a system that imparts knowledge, skills and habits. These in turn would help an individual with the ability to think abstractly, express new ideas and evolve new habits. Almost every education system I have seen in India involves an autodidact. Who supervises the entire education process. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Subscribe to updates .
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February 2012
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A geek's view of everyday things . Wednesday, 29 February 2012. Wed, 29-2-2012: Thanjavur Power Cut Forecast. The Tamil Nadu Government cannot proceed with any reduced power cut models. They have resorted back to the earlier model of power cuts, which is now totaling 9 hours a day. Projection for Thursday, 29-Feb-2012. Is based on the following premises of data of 4 x 45 minute and 2 x 180 minute (3hr) power cuts. Links to this post. Tuesday, 28 February 2012. BSNL Low Cost Tablet. Links to this post.
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September 2012
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A geek's view of everyday things . Saturday, 29 September 2012. The Theme of the week ending today, at least to me, is 'Fire'. The object that started the fire was an alarm installed internally whose objective was to alert everyone that the State provided 'Electricity' (something more precious than water or food) is available - and inverters can be switched to charge, generator-sets can be switched off. The solution is for people to stop relying on Governments and develop resilient communities. The Centr...
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GNU/Linux: Is it immune to Malware?
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A geek's view of everyday things . Tuesday, 26 November 2013. GNU/Linux: Is it immune to Malware? When someone switches to GNU/Linux, one of the attributes assigned to GNU/Linux and other Open Source Operating Systems (that are free [as in freedom]) is that GNU/Linux is VIRUS or Malware free. I have been answering (some of the misunderstandings in this respect) at multiple forums and lists, but here is the comprehensive answer. The truthful answer is YES, writing. Most security experts know the answers t...
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Identity: Part 2
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A geek's view of everyday things . Friday, 29 November 2013. The first part ( Identity - Part I. Of this blog post discussed the parameters of our Identity that are either difficult or impossible to change. Exploring alternate parameters defining our Identity by our actions and behaviors can lend us more control in how we are perceived. A crisis is slowly creeping into such actively defined parameters of our Identity as political and social orders try to extend their control over people. Of ourselves) he...
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June 2013
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A geek's view of everyday things . Saturday, 15 June 2013. A Church, its Cemetery, its Flock . Dad used to take me, along with mom and my sis, to a Church in town every Sunday. He was brought up as a devout christian and wished the same for me. Once I reached adulthood, or was rather old enough to take a communion, he insisted that I attend a course in the same church to prepare myself for the communion. I attended this and received in whatever worthiness was expected. Links to this post. At first when w...
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Rights, gender, violence, Imbalance ...
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A geek's view of everyday things . Thursday, 5 December 2013. Rights, gender, violence, Imbalance . I have been watching the trend of converging feminist. Movements. Equal status across genders and immunity to (or protection from) violence is called for in a nation wide movement. A call for stopping violence (of any kind). Is what we need. The World did not see the deaths of civilians in Syria as victimization until the ' red line. Of usage of conventional weapons deploying chemical weapons began. Evolut...
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December 2012
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A geek's view of everyday things . Monday, 31 December 2012. 2012: A travelogue and last words . For those who tried to use calendars from mesoamerican times hoping for catastrophes 2012 has been quite a disappointment. Astronomical phenomena for stargazers were perhaps the most dazzling for the last year in its entirety. Links to this post. Friday, 28 December 2012. Links to this post. Saturday, 1 December 2012. Discrimination in India, by every name . Each form requires one to provide. Further, walk in...