June 30, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Adults can be taught to think pretty much like a dog can be taught to walk upright on its hind legs. It is a nice amusing trick but does not get the dog very far. DeBono’s books are the equivalent … Continue reading
June 30, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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I have started categorizing the posts on this blog a bit at a time. I just added a category My Favorite Bits. One such is something which I call The Triple Point of the World at Zero Degrees Humanity. What … Continue reading
June 29, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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I have been reading and writing on the usenet for donkey’s years. It is a wonderful mine of information and an amazing sink of time. You could waste time like there is no tomorrow (or should that be the other … Continue reading
June 28, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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The beautiful things we shall write if we have talent are inside us, indistinct, like the memory of a melody which delights us though we are unable to recapture its outline. Those who are obsessed by this blurred memory of … Continue reading
June 27, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Via Saheli:
June 26, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Vipassana is a 2500-year old Buddhist meditation practice that claims its lineage to the Buddha himself. Various institutions carry on the tradition of teaching Vipassana and one such is led by Shri S.N.Goenka. Goenkaji, as he is known by his … Continue reading
June 26, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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At times I despaired but I don’t think I ever fully gave up hope that one day I will get internet connectivity from home. After a month and more calls than I would like to remember to VSNL, I did … Continue reading
June 19, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios, epitomizes what I believe about life. It is a random draw. Recently I came across a commencement speech he gave at Stanford University. There is a connection between Steve … Continue reading
June 16, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Haldiram’s is perhaps the only brand known around the world which comes from Nagpur (my home town). They make a great variety of wonderful namkeens (traditional Indian salty snacks), sweets, and other stuff which can be lumped as Indian junk … Continue reading
June 12, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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My friend Reuben over at ZooStation wants to spread the word about a $10,000 fellowship fellowship set up by SAJA for anyone wanting to do aTsunami aftermath story. The details are here. This has been a Public Service Announcement brought … Continue reading
June 10, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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I have started on Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography. Absolutely fascinating. No doubt that he was a remarkable man. I find the book un-putdown-able. The reason I started on it is rather pedestrian: I am out of reading material and went to … Continue reading
June 8, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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{via Sonal Vidya.} From the New Scientist: 11 Steps to a Better Brain. One of which is: Sleep on it Never underestimate the power of a good night’s rest So I am doing that a lot. I will have to … Continue reading
June 7, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Stanislav Andreski in Social Sciences as Sorcery (1972) So long as authority inspires awe, confusion and absurdity enhance conservative tendencies in society. Firstly, because clear and logical thinking leads to a cumulation of knowledge (of which the progress of the … Continue reading
June 7, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.” – Samuel Johnson quoted in Boswell’s “Life of Johnson.” If you come to think about it for a moment, what … Continue reading
June 2, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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They beat him up. According to the MidDay report of June 1, “after a thorough beating,” they handed him over to the police in Mumbai.
June 2, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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My Dear Abhishek: You, like everything else, are a little bundle of energy, aren’t you! Let me tell you a story. It was a very long time ago, by some estimates about 15 to 18 billion years ago, this universe … Continue reading