Sayan’s BlogWorld

This is a very relevant topic considering that I have resorted to running a firewall and anti-popup browser (Mozilla Firebird) apart from the compulsory anti-virus to stop being deluged by pop-ups, pop-unders. Right now my firewall is reporting every 2 minutes that it has blocked an illegal access. Inspite of all this there seems to be end in sight to the problem of spam.
I however disagree with the authors’ take on productivity loss due to Instant Messaging - in fact corporate IM is a killer app.

I also want to apologize for my decrease in blog-activity for the past few days. My cable internet connection at home is going on and off the past few days.

A new Dutch invention can make cars, buses and other vehicles no less than 50 percent more efficient and thus more environmentally friendly. Better still, the technology is already available; it all comes down to a smart combination of existing systems.

What makes this article eminently readable is that it is newbie friendly.

Researchers have developed a process to create wires only 50 nanometers. The smaller fibers will allow devices to transmit more information while using less space and thus have immediate applications in nano-technology.

Apparently the scientist is an excellent teacher and so this article mentions: One researcher I met at a Physics Frontiers center was able to successfully transition from plasma physics graduate research in Mazur’s lab to a post-doctoral project on experimental neuroscience….. What good is a scientific breakthrough if one cannot convince the public, let alone another scientist of its value?

The much hue and cry over the ethics of using embryonic stem cells may come to an end. This research maybe the seed for humans to acquire the legendary regenerative capacity of the starfish or the salamander. It may sound outlandish but remember that 100 years back human flight seemed the same.

India now joins an exclusive club of nations (only 4 so far). Lets hope that the burgeoning foreign exchange reserves are used to disseminate the fruits of economic prosperity to one and all.

This is a beautiful compendium of search technologies.

Microsoft has yet to release a patch for this IP spoofing exploit which is very critical so in the meantime you can use this open source patch.

IBM is leading the way to reinventing email - the killer app of our age.

Tilak Agerwala, vice president of systems at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center, is trying to take some of the pain out of supercomputing. Nothing better than cheaper, faster and easier to use.

This is but just a vignette of the melange that is India. Don’t forget to browse through the links to other similar articles at the bottom of the page.

Takeo Igarashi’s research project to make a user-friendly and lightweight 3D modelling and character generation software. This really small (1.5MB) java application reminds me of the open-source Blender project (Blender development site).

Close friend and former colleague R Aravamudan recalls his association with India’s 11th President. Very interesting read. Our President Dr. Abdul Kalam’s dedication and sincerity is a perfect leading by esample story- which needs to be idealized by politicians in everywhere.

Better late than never. With a burgeoning population and limited resources India’s natural resources and enviornment are under tremendous strain. Hopefully, awareness will promote enviornmentally sustainable development.