blog
- The Dip: The Extraordinary Benefits of Knowing When to Quit (and When to Stick)
blog;books;
Book notes, thoughts, and reactions
- Schrödinger's Paper
academia;blog;publications;
Publishing a paper in academia is a lot like Schrödinger's cat where its both published and unpublished
- Pay, or Consent to Surveillance Ads - NOT the road forward
ads;blog;economics;Meta (company);privacy;surveillance;
Meta's new pay or consent to surveillance ads should not be legal - my thoughts illustrate why based on social premises alone without getting into legal explanations
- Pizza in Dublin
blog;food;personal;pizza;
Pizza places in Dublin - a culinary investigation
- Return of the Obra Dinn
blog;personal;video-games;
An intricate whodunnit rendered creatively in 1-bit graphics
- Outer Wilds
blog;personal;sci-fi;video-games;
One of the best sci-fi video games and stories, this game is a must play to experience a different universe
- The Joys of Using New Things in Routine Chores
blog;chores;joy;life;
Why do we feel good when using new things in mundane chores?
- Journey
blog;personal;video-games;
A wonderful game that parallels the journey of life
- Gris
blog;personal;video-games;
A beatiful game that became the artistic expression of an inner journey
- Accessing IEEE 7000 standard is hostile to User
ethics;standardisation;
Frustrating and annoying experience in trying to read a free standards document
- Unshackled from being enslaved at work
academia;blog;personal;work;
The perils and pitfalls of making work your self-identity.
- LotR Acronyms
academia;EU;humour;LotR;
How can someone name a research project PALANTIR?
- Somehow, I've done a PhD
academia;blog;personal;
Through a combination of many events, I've finished the PhD, something that i've always wanted to do
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
Apple-Arcade;blog;video-games;
A visually stunning narrative fused with pop songs and rhythm
- Mini Motorways
Apple-Arcade;blog;video-games;
A game simulation of traffic in a city with a lot of potential
- The Checklist Manifesto - book notes
blog;book;productivity;review;
book notes for The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
- Invisible Women
blog;book;gender-bias;review;
book notes for Invisible Women
- Are the EU's Ethics Guidelines too generic?
article;ethics;interactive;rant;
The ethics guidelines are generic enough to be applied to anything
- Why I won't eat the chemically toxic meat in India
blog;food;personal;
The rampant use of anti-biotics has resulted in chickens being pumped full of toxic chemicals
- Year in Review - 2018
blog;personal;
A summary of what happened in 2018
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***
blog;books;
Book notes, thoughts, and reactions
- Fiasco
blog;books;
Fiasco is a hard science masterpiece by Stanislaw Lem
- An introspection on Chatbots, AI & The Future of Privacy
article;privacy;
Some thoughts as I read the article on the SEED platform shared on Twitter
- Sofia
blog;travel;
Sofia, Bulgaria - a quiet place to rest and explore
- London
blog;food;personal;travel;
My visit to London to see the British Museum and taste amazing food
- Provenance Week 2018
academia;blog;conference;travel;
Provenance Week is a series of workshops centered around Provenance
- Greece
blog;personal;travel;
Being in Crete and Athens in Greece
- ESWC 2018
academia;blog;conference;personal;
ESWC 2018 conference in Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- white hair
blog;health;personal;
the sighthing of a single white hair induces old-ness
- reading without guilt (buy old books!)
books;personal;
I found Amazon sold used books and ordered a few; the joy of reading paperbooks without the guilt!
- age=>28
blog;personal;
a random blurb about my birthday
- ISWC 2017
academia;blog;conference;personal;
The top conference in my domain that took place in Vienna
- Bratislava
blog;travel;
An hour away from Vienna, this city is great for a day's walking tour
- Vienna
academia;blog;conference;travel;
A wonderful city with great culture and food.
- Workaholic - don't be working full time
blog;hobbies;productivity;work;
Working without indulging the other things I want to do is being an workaholic
- mother!
blog;movies;
mother! is a masterpiece based on allegorical depiction of mother earth set in a biblical setting with Him
- Two surprisingly productive weeks
blog;personal;productivity;
After spending two productive weeks, I sat down to think why I could get things done
- The Stanley Parable
blog;video-games;
One of the most bizzare and charming video games out there, An experience not to be missed
- INSIDE
blog;video-games;
One of the finest games, a work of art, a philosophical essay
- Lord of the Rings marathon
blog;event;movies;
LotR extended edition marathon at the local cinema; EPIC
- Wonder Woman
blog;movies;rant;
A film full of cliche; though confusingly popular and critically acclaimed
- My new custom built gaming PC
blog;gadgets;personal;
Here's my shiny new gaming PC, totally custom built, and totally AWESOME
- Just a minor setback
blog;gadgets;personal;
The ordeal of waiting for my gaming PC and finding it doesn't work
- Doom
blog;video-games;
Doom (2016) is a reboot / continuation of the iconic Doom game
- I'm a Ghost in the Shell fan, and I do not give my consent to this
blog;movies;rant;
The hollywood film manages to turn something awesome and iconic into blithering garbage that still looks stunning
- Birthdays in an adult world
blog;personal;
This birthday, I realised that being an adult changes a lot of things
- 9 Nov'16 - a wake up call to all
article;politics;
Why the day is a wake up all, especially after Brexit. A rant.
- Canon 350d
blog;gadgets;personal;
Bought an used canon 350d from the web on the cheap!
- My Macbook Air (2013) games better than my old Dell Studio 1556
blog;gadgets;
To my surprise, I found that my Macbook Air had better graphics than the old Dell laptop. Such shock!
- Mediocre but not bad
blog;movies;
Batman v Superman wasn't that bad, it just wasn't good
- Somehow, I'm doing a PhD
academia;blog;personal;
Through a combination of many events, I've landed into doing a PhD, something that i've always wanted to do
- Gratification can lead to Stagnation
philosophy;social;
Gratification can lead to Stagnation
- GTD with Wunderlist
article;productivity;
Getting things done with Wunderlist
- Where do I draw a line?
blog;personal;
Where people share what amounts to child porn in WhatsApp groups
- The pitfalls of discovering the unoriginality of your work
philosophy;project;
The pitfalls of discovering the unoriginality of your work
- Facebook patent describes how you may be refused a loan based on who you're friends with
article;privacy;rant;
Facebook's forage into finance is a disaster for privacy
- Dear Facebook, where's my freedom of choice?
article;privacy;rant;
Dear Facebook, where's my freedom of choice?
- The Dark Tower
blog;books;
The Dark Tower
- A Lasting Legacy
age;philosophy;
A Lasting Legacy
- Mindfuck Movies
blog;movies;
Mindfuck Movies
- Whatsapp Web is retarded
article;rant;
Instead of providing web messaging, WhatsApp Web relies on the phone
- The Google Interview - A dream halfway through
blog;job;personal;
Going through the Google interview process
- criticise me, please!
blog;personal;
criticise me, please!
- Submitting my thesis - at the end of one journey and the beginning of another
academia;blog;personal;
Submitting my thesis - at the end of one journey and the beginning of another
- The Feeling
philosophy;social;
The Feeling
- How companies promise white lies
Apple;Portal2;smartphones;technology;
The misadventures of advertising
- Smile
philosophy;social;
Smile
- Just tell them they are wrong
article;rant;
Just tell them they are wrong
- Sensationalism[LIVE]
article;satire;
The irrational sensationalism sold by news media
- 10 signs you were born to make it big
blog;personal;
10 signs you were born to make it big
- Fear is a choice
fear;philosophy;
Fear is a choice
- Completing Super Hexagon
blog;personal;video-games;
Completing Super Hexagon
- Being passionate is sexy
passion;philosophy;
Being passionate is sexy
- 101 Thought Provoking Questions
blog;personal;
101 Thought Provoking Questions on life
- Where do write-ups originate?
article;humor;
Where do write-ups originate?
- Handicapped
blog;health;personal;
Handicapped
- Why I'm glad I learnt the basics
blog;personal;
Why I'm glad I learnt the basics
- What Indian TV soaps taught me
article;humor;
What Indian TV soaps taught me
- The Plight of languages in India
history;India;language;politics;
The Plight of languages in India
- My experiences at Startup Weekend Dublin
blog;event;
My experiences at Startup Weekend Dublin
- Aims in Life
blog;personally;
Aims in Life
- The Moon Plan
article;humor;
Why I'm convinced we're going to the Moon!
- Roads and Rains
article;humor;
the literal pitfalls of rains
- Relationship Development Life Cycle (RDLC)
article;humor;
how to develop a relationship based on software engineering principles
- Letter by a Computer Engineer
article;humor;
Letter by a Computer Engineer
- How to make a killer ad
article;humor;satire;
How to make a killer ad
- Adventure at the mall
article;humor;
Adventure at the mall