Two years ago, when I watched Terminator 3, I reminded myself of the great Hollywood prophecy of human species being ruled by artificial intelligence at some point in future. It has been repeated so often in movies that we have almost taken it for granted. Watching The Matrix, I Robot, and A.I. does not even… Continue reading Taken it for granted
Month: June 2007
The Monsoon
The Monsoon has started bombarding Manipal. It’s highly unpredictable. Sometimes it just gives a sweet KISS and goes away, and more often tries hard to perforate the umbrellas, raincoats, and even the skin (Okay! That’s taking it a bit far) !! So those who want to test their Raymond shirts and Rayban sunglasses, and Woodlands… Continue reading The Monsoon
The College Library
The New college library building was completed in 2004 and is a six storeyed building with separate sections for the various colleges in the university. It has most of the latest books and has ample space to accomodate all the students in the campus at one go. As this plaque suggests, Manipal has now become… Continue reading The College Library
3 Most Common Types of Biking Crashes
1. Riding out of a driveway without stopping first and looking for traffic.2. Not stopping at a stop sign (rolling stop) and looking for traffic before crossing the street or turning.3. Turning left or swerving left on the road without checking behind for traffic. ***In addition, riding against traffic is a major contributing factor in… Continue reading 3 Most Common Types of Biking Crashes
THE HURT LOCKER by Will Caroll
Athletes often ask themselves, when it comes to racing “why am I doing this?”, “it really hurts”, and “do I want to hurt that much?” Nearly always at the 30k of every Ironman they say “I’m never doing another one of these!” So how do you deal with this? The truth really lies within you.… Continue reading THE HURT LOCKER by Will Caroll