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The new war zone

I am beginning to realize that civilian life is becoming the new war-zone. Yes there are war’s being fought all over the world as we speak/sleep but the number of people killed as a result of war is paltry compared to the number of people killed in peace. The soldiers of this new war are […]

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The Krazzy Martians at the Regionals

Had an exciting day at the FLL Regional competition yesterday. I coach a team of 11-14 year olds who call themselves the Krazzy Martians. The objective of FLL is to get children interested in science under the guise of a robotics competition. All teams are given a series of tasks, and they have two and […]

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National Entrepreneur’s day, epithet by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in AntiFragile

“Most of you will fail, disrespected, impoverished, but we are grateful for the risks you are taking and the sacrifices you are making for the sake of economic growth of the planer and pulling others out of poverty. You are at the source of our antifragility. Our nation thanks you”

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“Well done is better than well said." –Benjamin Franklin, American inventor and statesman

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“It is not work that kills men, it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more on a man than he can bear. But worry is rust upon the blade. It is not movement that destroys the machinery, but friction.” – Henry Ward Beecher

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Global consumer electronics markets

I read this snippet in an email I got from researchandmarkets.org “Favorable demographics, rising consumer incomes, and evolving more interconnected lifestyles are anticipated to boost the global consumer electronics industry. The market is expected to reach an estimated US $1,210 billion in 2017 with a CAGR of 5.4% over next five years (2012- 2017). The […]

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Inherent complexity of systems

I write this note as I am reading “Object oriented analysis and design with applications” written by Booch, Jacobson and Rumbaugh. I took the time out to write this note because of the cynicism that hit me approximately page 224. I have been looking for an easy way to define a system. I have believed […]

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My world record…

Getting ready to take the children to their Dance Performance at Hayward (Nov 4th 2012) there was a comment on World records…one item really hurt. It saddens me that in my struggle to do everything right I am missing out on a few of the things that I MUST SUCCEED ON! I now hold the […]

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“Reputations are history in rumour form” – 12 dates of Christmas

heard this while watching a movie.

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“In the business world the rearview mirror is always clearer than the wind screen” – warren buffet