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Should we spend $1.5 Billion on 2012 General Elections?
As per Granderson on CNN, the general election 2012 is going to cost upwards of $1.5 Billion. Is that going to help us get a little bit less broke?
Why not force the candidates to just post their opinions online? They can debate on TV – that doesn’t cost them anything.
PS: Web hosting is not free either, but Google (through Blogger), Facebook, Twitter, WordPress and other companies provide enough free channels that and recoup through advertising.)
May 6th, 2012
Rural Museum, PAU, Ludhiana
During my recent visit to Ludhiana, I had a chance to visit the Rural Museum in PAU. Like any other city with millions of people, Ludhiana needs great arts. Here are some pictures.
February 26th, 2012
Smart or Dumb? ¿Debo sentir inteligente o estupido?
Asi es la vida que cuando no necesitamos pensar en nada, tenemos pensamientos buenos. Caminando en las calles de Bogota, vi un seña para carrera septima. Y es muy increible que nunca pensé antes de ver esto seña que septiembre, octubre, noviembre y deciembre corresponden al siete, ocho, nueve y diez! (Si, gracias por felicitaciones!) Aún en inglés, la conneción entre palabras September, October, November y December no es dificil de ver. Pero, no mis queridos, nunca esto pensé! Creo que es muy posible que casi toda la gente sabe los significados, de estas palabras, especialmente esos que pensaban en los nombres de meses.
Asi, ¿debo sentir inteligente o estupido?
Y, una otra pregunta – ¿porque los meses numeros 9, 10, 11 y 12 corresponden a los numeros 7, 8, 9 y 10? Cuando tuvimos este cambio de dos meses?
February 19th, 2012
My Margherita Pizza does not have Basil!
(Although it does kind of give away where I was.)
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February 11th, 2012
I am saving all my love for you – RIP Whitney
This was one of the very very very first songs that I was enamored with. (Was 9 when this song came out.) Feels so sad to know that an era has ended tonight.
Drugs – there is never a joke around them. When I was studying in Delhi, at least three of my friends, who were all *extremely* gifted people and top scientist material, lost their way after having “tried” drugs. Rest in peace Whitney.
January 29th, 2012
English vs Espanol: Second person vs. third person conjugations
Contrast these English and Spanish sentences
| Person | English | Español | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | I sing. | Yo canto. | ||
| 2nd | You sing. | (Tu) cantas. | “s” in Spanish | |
| 3rd | He sings. | Él canta. | “s” in English | |
| – | ||||
| 1st | I eat. | Yo como. | ||
| 2nd | You eat. | Tu comes. | “s” in Spanish. | |
| 3rd | He eats. | El come. | “s” in English | |
This general notion that verbs for the second person end in “s” and for the third person do not end in “s” is fairly standard in Spanish. The reverse is fairly standard in English.
The obvious question follows: is this kind of conjugation fairly common in the respective Romance and Germanic families? Is the contrast a common contrast between those families?
January 22nd, 2012
Those were the days my friend – Nando’s Last Dictator Standing
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
If you like this one, then also consider watching the Nando’s chicken breast commercial.
January 22nd, 2012
Politics and Algorithms rarely mix, but when they do, they involve food stamps and bin packing
