Novice Academician

Evaporation of rain water from newly laid tar road

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:54:00 PDT

You are looking at a mobile snapshot of the newly laid tar road in our insti near to the boys hostel zone. It rained briefly, but quite heavily, as soon as the road was laid at this stretch which resulted in the evaporation of rainy water. Beautiful picture eh?This picture was taken using my Nokia 7210 Supernova mobile which has a resolution of 2 Mega Pixels.

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Impossible then, possible now.

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:26:00 PDT

Scoring 300 runs in the last day to win a game is impossible in test cricket (90 overs), but possible in one day game (50 overs). Scoring 80 runs in 30 balls to win a game is impossible in one day cricket, but possible in twenty20 cricket (20 overs). It is interesting to see that the shorter version of the game is changing what is impossible then to possible now!

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ramanujamblog.blogspot.com is henceforth noviceacademician.blogspot.com

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:55:00 PDT

For those who have not noticed my facebook, orkut, twitter or gmail status messages; ramanujamblog.blogspot.com is henceforth noviceacademician.blogspot.com.Feed url has been changed accordingly and so there should not be any problem in receiving any updates, provided you have subscribed to my feeds.

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A not-so tricky question

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Sat, 23 May 2009 09:26:00 PDT

If 'x' is the experience based on which I make a statement 'y', is it ok to say that I experienced 'x' because of the statement 'y'?

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Search Engine Optimization Services from Boston

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Sun, 17 May 2009 04:48:00 PDT

Search Engine Optimization is one of the strategies followed by many companies to increase the traffic to their website. In the era of online marketing, a website that appears in top listings in search engines means a proportional increase in the volume of sales. A company can achieve this by simply designing their website with relevant and specific keywords which the user will use while searching for a specific product. But is this strategy good enough to work always? The answer is 'no'....

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Quick Updates

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:13:00 PDT

Much has happened (or about to happen in near future) between the time of my last post and the time when I'm typing this. From the academic side:I have successfully completed all my course works prescribed by my doctoral committee members [see note].I've secured 'A' grade (9 / 10) in three subjects, and 'S' grade (10 / 10) in the other one.Next ahead is the comprehensive viva-voce, which I guess will be held at sometime in the month of August.Some of my friends who did their B.Tech and M.Tech...

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Jam's Quote

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:09:00 PDT

You don't argue because you are right; rather you argue to know which is right. -Jam

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My Winning Streak Continues

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:54:00 PDT

Its my second win in a row with comparable damage from both the sides :). Now it really seems like I have learnt how to win a chess game against my laptop with just a horse and a rook!

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Powerless but yet You Can Win

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:41:00 PDT

Its been a very long time since I last played one of my all time favorite game, chess. By taking a break from continuous preparation for the end semester examination since today morning, I started to play the chess game against my laptop. I think this is the only advantage of using windows vista instead of windows xp, since the chess game is bundled with vista! Initially my strategy was to be defensive, though I chose to play with white. After several moves, I found myself to be in a very...

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Webhosting Choice - A Free Research Guide to Find a Suitable Web Host

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:22:00 PDT

Unarguably the best place for a novice to start up his own website is at the free site creators wherein one can learn how to design various sections of the website without paying any money for it. But such options comes with a limitations that the user will not have the liberty to design the page elements on his website of his choice, but will be allowed to choose only from the predefined layouts. Moreover the domain of such websites will be named after the site creator. Will it not be nice to...

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Gambhir - A Video Game Character?

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:56:00 PDT

After the end of second test match between India and New Zealand, I asked my friend about the India's performance. He said "its one of the worst match I have ever seen. Few boundaries and no sixes. Poor fellow Gambhir stood at the crease for very long time, but could not find gaps to score runs!" I was stunned to hear such a comment from him. The situation under which Gambhir played his marathan innings is this. At the end of day 3, India were all out for 305 runs, in their first innings,...

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Is there a better way to commit suicide Mr. Dyson?

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:59:00 PDT

End of over 46. West Indies still needed 28 runs to win the match against England. Its an achievable target. All that is needed at this hour is to score run-a-ball and pick a couple or a boundary when possible. History have shown that even tail enders are capable of handling such situations, and so we hope we can count on Ramdin and Samy. Here comes Stuart Broad to bowl out the 47th over. First ball: No run. Second ball: Wide Seems like conditions are not favorable for the actions. Its very...

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Management Lesson

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:44:00 PDT

One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops - a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well. At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet eight,built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the driver and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back. Did I mention that the driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek? Well,...

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Quote of the day

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:12:00 PST

We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children. Ancient American Indian Proverb

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Kid Singing the National Anthem of India

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:01:00 PST

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Restricted Access to Jam's Photo Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:57:00 PST

After reading this and this articles, I have decided to restrict the access to my photo blog only to the invitees in order to avoid possible copyright infringement. I have already sent invitations to some of my friends and regular visitors, who can now visit my photo blog after accepting it. If you have not recieved my invitation, but still would like to keep updated with my recent photos, you can always look for them in the slideshow present in the right side bar of this blog. Since the...

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Minimal Invasive Education - Hole in the Wall Experiment

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:48:00 PST

"A computer was connected to the Internet and embedded into a brick wall near a slum" "...most of the slum children were able to use the computer to browse, play games, create documents and paint pictures within a few days. Thus, it was observed that, even in the absence of any direct input, mere curiosity led groups of children to explore, which resulted in learning..." More from this paper, or hole in the wall website. Via Twilight Fairy.

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Quote of the day

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:04:00 PST

It would be a divine injustice to allow only those people who were learned and who had the time and money to buy expensive books to have access to true knowledge. -Paulo Coelho

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Two Mistakes

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:33:00 PST

Mistake # 2: In the recent railway budget speech, Honourable Railway Minister has announced that the garib rath which runs between jabalpur-mumbai-jabalpur is extended upto Allahabad. However, the garib rath between jabalpur-mumbai-jabalpur which was proposed in last year railway budget speech, was never flagged off! Mistake # 1: Government of India has recently conferred the Padma Shri award to a person named Hashmat Ullah Khan from Kashmir, who (according to the investigation conducted by...

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If Aussies Degrades, England Disintegrates

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:45:00 PST

After seeing Australia losing their second match to New Zealand, I told to my friend that this Ashes season will be really interesting. I think the bad time for australia started since Indians visited them at their own place, which is followed by couple of controversies. Recently South Africans added salt to the wound by white washing Aussies in their home soil. The demoralized team is now facing a difficult situation as they are on-the-verge of losing another series, this time against New...

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Atithi Devo Bhava

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:53:00 PST

The uninvited guest to my room, looks like she [or he?, lets settle down, it looks pretty and so its 'she' ;) ] is very hungry.

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Novice Academician Nominated for Two Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:50:00 PST

Julia Scissor have nominated Novice Academician for the following awards: Brilliant Weblog Triple Awards!! Take my thanks Julia :). Now, here goes my nominations... Bad AstronomyCocktail Party Physics E=mc2Nanopolitan NonoscienceNot Exactly Rocket ScienceProfess Or It Heats Science@Nasa I frequent all the eight blogs that I have nominated, which contains academic and/or hardcore geek stuffs, but for E=mc2 which is mostly political bashing.

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Day After Tomorrow's effect on Prime Minister's Today's Departure to ICU

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:14:00 PST

1230 hours: The two kilometre road from Race Course Road to AIIMS is cleared of traffic for the prime minister's convoy. The departure gets delayed as astrologers say there is a solar eclipse on Janaury 26 between 1230 and 1500 hours and hence, Dr Singh should not leave without performing a pooja (prayer ceremony). 1330 hours: After performing the pooja, the prime minister gets into his car. Just then Congress President Sonia Gandhi [Images] rings up and speaks to Dr Singh's wife Gursharan...

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Connect to a New Social Network from Acobay.com

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:06:00 PST

Acobay.com is a new social network which allows users to share their stuff and get connected with each other. All you need to do is to register at acobay.com and start sharing the stuffs that you've bought with a short review about them. Worried about sharing your email id? Unlike other social networking websites, acobay does not ask for your email id's and that means no spamming business. So register now, and start sharing.

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The Original Video Game

noreply@blogger.com (Jam) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:15:00 PST

This original video game was developed in Brookhaven National Laboratory, more than 50 years ago. The video shows the tennis game being played by a couple for recreation, where the movement of the ball is seen through an oscilloscope!

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