I hurriedly tear open the packet, eager to see my new US visa. Nothing warms an immigrant’s heart like unfurling to the world a spanking-new H1-B. What is this what is this! A green slip. Oh. No. My beautiful passport… Read more ›
Boston’s best restaurants for cheap eats are: Butter Chicken at Man-O-Salwa, Somerville – Best on list. Eat with Butter Naan. Closed on Mon/Tue. Maach Jhol at Royal Bengal, Somerville – Bengali food which means good fish (mind the bones!) Falafel… Read more ›
I initially struggled learning JavaScript. This catalogues why. Coming from a C++/MATLAB background, it’s not intuitive. Corrections welcome. First off, learning JavaScript is hard! For your first language, learn Python. Then consider Java or Go. Then maybe look around. Avoid… Read more ›
Large sets of structured documentation face unique technical communication challenges. This list is based on my technical writing experience at MathWorks. All opinions are my own. I’d love any insights on these challenges. Background MathWorks creates technical computing software based on… Read more ›
Summary The problem with science popularization is that science isn’t made fun. Educating oneself on science feels like work, no matter how clever the article or video in question is. No one wants to sit in from of their computer… Read more ›
The ‘Stream‘ is a collection of interesting links I come across. Reality is fundamentally information theoretic – John Wheeler – Information, Physics, Quantum: The Search for Links Deciphering ancient epidemics – Popular Science – Scientists just uncovered the cause of… Read more ›
World War II memoirs of my grandfather, P.S. Gill, in NWFP and Burma, comprising 4 essays: 7th Indian Division – Some Memories – NWFP-1942 7th Indian Division – Some Memories – Jungle Warfare 7th Indian Division – Some Memories –… Read more ›
Actionable life advice. Criticism/suggestions are welcome. In General To be effective, being capable isn’t enough. You must also have strong emotional drives. Because emotions are what motivate you. Only once motivated can you use your abilities to fulfill those motivations.… Read more ›
A description of world geopolitics at Trump’s inauguration since it’s an interesting point in history where the world was finally becoming multipolar again, when several old alliances and balances of power were being tested, and where geopolitics has become considerably… Read more ›
Liberal today bemoaned the publicity Trump generates while simultaneously sharing a clickbait tweet from Trump saying “I don’t understand how he gets so much publicity?“. Liberal, who has never shared anything that Obama or Clinton has done, has religiously shared… Read more ›