Wealth destruction is worse than taxes
Most developing/underdeveloped countries usually lack sufficient wealth creation, but it does not stop there. They suffer a lot from man-made wealth destruction as well.
Traveling on Indian passport
An interactive map of where all one can easily travel an Indian passport. I have added separate layers for those of you who have a Schengen, a UK, or a USA visa. Short link: bitly.com/visa-indians Data Sources: Wikipedia Mahesh Murthy’s sheet
Mac OS X Primer (Part 3) – Window Management
Default window management scheme in Mac OS X is not well-polished. For example, there is no way to make an application occupy left half of the screen or to make an application always stay on top. To improve on that, my personal setup includes […]
Learnings from IIT Global Leaders Conference (IITGLC) 2015
Day 1 Great leaders are great because they handle challenges and setbacks well – John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Real education is like building a house – you set a good foundation first and then you build the house, floor by floor. Traditional […]
American vs Indian doctor
Indian doctor After having continuous hiccups for ~24 hours, I walked to a nearby doctor’s clinic. “Uncle kaafi der se hitchkiyaan aa rahi hai, iska…” (I am having hiccups for a long while, can something…) [interrupted] He replies in a loud […]
Ownership vs Control
Ownership is an innate human desire, except, we make the mistake of confusing it with control. In the name of ownership, we end controlling things, and then we end up wasting disproportionate time reasserting our control. How to differentiate between ownership and control? A simple rule […]
The clash of cultural expectations
“I need the address.”, the immigration official shouted at her, as she, a septuagenarian Indian woman, with her limited English, repeatedly, pointed to the paper containing the phone number of her daughter.
Winter Trip to Mt. Whitney (Feb 2015)
Day 1 – Reach the Outpost Camp (3.8 miles, 10.4K ft) Day 2 – Started at 8 AM Reached consultation lake at noon Reached trail crest at 2:20 PM Reached summit at 6 PM Returned to Outpost Camp by 11:35 PM […]
Thoughts on Tizen
Users won’t buy a phone till they know that their basic set of apps is available on the device. That pretty much rules out players like BlackBerry 10, Jolla, Ubuntu OS, and Firefox OS. Even Microsoft is still struggling. OEMs like Samsung, HTC, LG, and […]
Book summary: The science of happily ever after by T Y Tashiro
The book is an interesting take on what it takes to attain a happy marriage and why only ~30% of us end up in happy marriages. The book is divided into three sections – what is love, why we fail in the game of love and what […]