March 17, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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One of my pet peeves is the idiotic mixing of English and Hindi words in advertising copy which is cropping up everywhere on billboards and in print. Perhaps it is considered cool. But it is cool in only the way … Continue reading
March 17, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Charles Babbage (1791–1871), the English mathematician was the father of the idea of a programmable computer. Babbage built a mechanical computer called “the difference engine.” He once corresponded with Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Sir, In your otherwise beautiful poem “The Vision … Continue reading