“There are two types of genius. Ordinary geniuses do great things, but they leave you room to believe that you could do the same if only you worked hard enough. Then there are magicians, and you can have no idea how they do it.”
- Hans Bethe, Theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate
A very, very inspiring quote! [...]
Entries from October 2006
October 30, 2006
On Geniuses…
October 25, 2006
The Code Book
Surprise is an invaluable weapon for a commander to have at his disposal. But if Bletchley could break into Enigma, German plans would become transparent…. The Bletchley decipherments were of utmost importance. For example, when Germany invaded Denmark and Norway in April 1940, Bletchley provided a detailed picture of German operations…. Bletchley would send all [...]
October 9, 2006
Ne0’s useless revelations…
DISCLAIMER: The writer of the following should on no account be held responsible for the wasted time of the reader.
When I get bored, I start getting weird revelations about stuff. Yesterday, I got this one about missed calls. Let’s start with definitions. In a telephonic conversation, two parties are involved – the caller who places [...]
October 6, 2006
Life last week
Fri: Hunted for camouflage after work in and around Koramangala. Couldn’t locate one. Disappointed, went to Forum and bought a book – Professional C# 2005.
Sat: Went and collected my GATE material finally.
Sun: Went to Brigade Road with Johnny and bought a camouflage. Felt really good. Also bought a book worth some 1500 bucks for 200. [...]
