The butterfly effect says that a butterfly flapping its wings causes enough disturbance to make accurate weather prediction impossible even a continent away . But the butterfly in the title is an intended pun. Continue reading
I’ve been living through a terrible experiment for the past few months. And here is a summary of the results. Doing “nothing” is easier said than done. The idea of doing nothing after a while of doing everything is extremely appealing. But apparently, there is no joy in doing nothing. Continue reading
The usage of the Laws of Incomplete Information is the conversational equivalent of hoarding and black marketing. The idea is simple. You withhold information manipulating supply thus incrementing the value of your information. Continue reading
Did you hear about the madman coming down from the hilltop shouting “God is dead”? What is the connect between Superman (the man of steel), Adolf Hitler and a famous Parsi saint ? Read on this essay I wrote an year ago about a very interesting bit of philosophy.
One of the central ideas developed by the German philosopher Fredrich Nietzsche, Perspectivism is a philosophy which says that there can be various different conceptual schemes or perspectives towards anything, none of which is more correct that its rivals. Continue reading
And as if it wasn’t good enough that our apartment is on the 16th floor in Goregaon, eagles soar around it and it has 4 balconies, we decided to push the limits of awesomeness. The result is a list of things we shall acquire in the next 1-5 months which including pet eagles, bows and helicopters. And here is our 5 month plan to attain pure materialistic bliss. Continue reading
The country’s commercial capital bounced back to life just over 12 hours after three blasts shook the city, as the people of Mumbai responded splendidly to the latest terror strike… … …The spirit of Mumbai residents was lauded by Union … Continue reading
Thanks to WordPress 3.2 and customizability of its themes, I now have a fresh look around here. Hope it cuts out the clutter and keeps up with the changing times. Twish
Way back in school, there was a time when I thought too much. And when thinking became heavy, I wrote these random essays. So here is one of them which I wrote in class Xth. I would like to share … Continue reading
Now amongst the very few things good about dengue is all this extra leisure time I have with this little computer on my lap. So finally, I can take some time out of doing lukkha in my hostel wing, watching … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from my Philosophy presentation, part of a course I had last semester. I found it interesting enough to share over here. If you choose to read through it, please have the patience and take the … Continue reading