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On this date in 1887 mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was born in Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. Ramanujan had nearly no formal training in mathematics and was largely self-taught until he was a teenager. As an adult his work quickly gained attention from other Indian mathematicians who spread his work to Europe. He independently proved several theorems Read more

Excellent point of view backed with data. I believe its a way of life. To inculcate this kind of lifestyle and values organically, would take a generation to live through it. The other possibility is to rebuild in an entirely new way after a calamity (as you indicated in the article). I personally like this Read more

Brace for the news this THUR (2/11/16). Whatever the outcome, it is set to be a milestone on the cosmic calendar. It has been 100 years since Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity that married Gravity to Space-Time. LIGO has measured the last of the predictions made by this theory, ie, the presence of Read more

Pros and Cons of modelling a ready only query system with Multiple databases vs Multiple schemas? I have the following scenario where an SQL Server database (D1) is being replicated to D1_p (on-premise SQL Server). I have another on-premise oracle database (D2) being replicated to D2_p (on-premise SQL Server). I am trying to understand the Read more

 Piers Morgan’s interviewing Justice Scalia back in 2012. I liked how openly people at this level spoke their mind. My view of the politicians has been very different and was expecting similar behavior but it was delightful to hear his point of views and how others were opening disagreeing (respectfully or not in a few Read more

Happy Pi Day 2016. Let’s spare a few moments for Ramanujams work on pi on this auspicious day! He gave a practical way of calculating “pi” using a ruler and compass only. It was quite an achievement of those times when people thought circles and spheres (involving pi) symbolized heaven and the descent of the Read more