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 ›
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 ›
Most Beautiful Travels Full moon over pagodas in Bagan, Myanmar: This was impossible to capture and impossible to describe. The full moon, low on the horizon, centuries-old pagodas outlined against it. Unbelievable. With Haksing, Karn, Eric, Ma. Worthington glacier hike,… Read more ›
Most people who read Ayn Rand intuitively feel that her philosophy of Objectivism is wrong. However, I have not seen a good rational argument against it yet. I’m sure they exist, and here’s mine. Objectivism, on a superficial examination, appears… Read more ›
The alarm rings, it is midnight A breakfast hastily downed We set out to climb Kilimanjaro A few distant clouds tease the horizon Into the darkness we are flung up against the mountain Just as the stars Are glitter flung… Read more ›