I found this quote while reading Exploring the State of Education Now. “in 1920 being illiterate meant not being able to read or write. In 2010 being illiterate means not knowing how to surf the net.” That got me thinking. Going beyond literacy, what are some of the new basic skills you need? So here… [Read more…]
October 11, 2010
Once in a while I look at the top 20 search terms on my blog. I need to correlate it with the most read posts. This combo tells me a lot about what I need to focus on in future posts. innovation process multiple intelligence(s) dorai (and dorai thodla) programming language trends python intelligence synesthesic… [Read more…]
September 18, 2010
We had great un-conference, the first ever in TiE Chennai, yesterday. The energy and enthusiam were awesome. It is nice to see people engaged, deep in discussions. The whole thing was self organized. You decided the topics, you participated in discussions, you hung around in hallways and started conversations. There were some great discussions. I… [Read more…]
August 11, 2010
Here is from a recent tweet of mine. Seth Godin and Tom Peters on why blogging matters to any professional. http://bit.ly/9ZBx4v via @ducttape Here are some reasons why I blog: It is a great thinking tool. I think it has something to do with sitting down and writing. Some times, I just pick a link… [Read more…]
July 27, 2010
I was re-reading Paul Graham’s essay on “Organic Startup Ideas” today. Paul (as usual) gets you thinking. This essay, may in fact trigger a lot of posts. I will share one of our own experience on an organic startup idea. The best way to come up with startup ideas is to ask yourself the question:… [Read more…]
February 22, 2010
Is internet changing the definition of human intelligence? In a survey that explores whether internet is making us smarter or dumber, there are several interesting opinions: Experts and stakeholders say the Internet will enhance our intelligence – not make us stupid. It will also change the functions of reading and writing and be built around… [Read more…]
September 12, 2009
I was listening to the Tech Nation Podcast where Moira interviews Chris Mooney, the author of Unscientific America. The book deals with a fascinating topic – How Science illiteracy threatens our future. In the interview they discuss a variety of topics including: Minimalist Science What the average citizen needs to know Impact of Science on… [Read more…]
January 14, 2009
I just wanted to leave a comment on By What Metric Comes Success?. But the spam filter threw some funny message that did not make sense. So here is my comment. To make sense of this post, you may want to first read the original post. Traffic is good but it is not everything. Intelligent… [Read more…]
January 5, 2009
Once a year, I pause and look at what people are reading from my blogs. WordPress is great. It provides you these stats. This list tells me a lot about readership but also tells me that people who read blogs also want to know about the blogger. I don’t keep the About page updated, but… [Read more…]
July 7, 2008
AMK’s Transient Life of Software makes you pause a bit and think about your life – of building software. I think the days of massive e-mail blasts are drawing to a close; in 10 years we’ll be more concerned with other methods — generating RSS feeds, posting to Twitter or some equivalent site, SMSing to… [Read more…]
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