(Karthik Narayan)
As usual I was browsing the newspapers, looking for that little bit of info that would help me in my quizzing pursuits and I came across a rather unusual name - Karia Munda.
In case you didnt know like I did (before writing this piece) - Karia Munda is India's current Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. His name and position are unique in the sense that the name if spoken by a tamilian would mean - "is there any purpose?". So - is that a name or a question that we should ask ourselves?
Monday, July 06, 2009
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Invent, do not invert
All around me, I see nobody crying foul about the depletion of electricity resources across the globe. Imagine how our nxt generation - techno rich kids will remain clueless as to how to use the gadgets they keep buying every other day when there will be no power!!
Nobody thinks of all these when they go and buy the gadgets and then also buy stuff like inverters that will help them use it in the case of powercuts!! All people think of is how do I buy this and buy that!!
To realise that inverters and similar gadgets are only consuming the resources faster might help. Every night I see the lights dimming out - its a mere reflection of our own actions, but we cry even more and go out there to buy more inverters!!
I think the proverbial - "Let there be light" will be taken off our lingo. The dark forces are catching up fast and there is nothing that we can do about it...
Nobody thinks of all these when they go and buy the gadgets and then also buy stuff like inverters that will help them use it in the case of powercuts!! All people think of is how do I buy this and buy that!!
To realise that inverters and similar gadgets are only consuming the resources faster might help. Every night I see the lights dimming out - its a mere reflection of our own actions, but we cry even more and go out there to buy more inverters!!
I think the proverbial - "Let there be light" will be taken off our lingo. The dark forces are catching up fast and there is nothing that we can do about it...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Buzz 140 - the micro-blogging event on June 21
As announced earlier, we are hosting a unconference event on micro-blogging in Chennai. The objective is to bring people together to talk about how to share information in 140 characters. Buzz140 is the official name for this event...
When : On Sunday the 21st June 2009 between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Where : Photon Infotech Private Ltd. Location : No. 2/102, Photon Towers, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Karapakkam,Chennai.
More about the event is here
Directions to the venue is here and here
Participation is absolutely free, though you may not bother to spend US $ 1 towards your lunch expenses.
Catch you at the event.
Oh by the way - did I forget to tell you that there will be a quiz??
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Unconference - Buzz 140
Hi
I am proud to announce the Buzz 140, an unconference in Chennai on June 21. People who know me will know that where there is KN, there is a quiz... so you wont be disappointed here :)
Here are the finer details:
Event is scheduled on 21st June 2009 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
at Photon Infotech Private Ltd.
No. 2/102, Photon Towers, Old Mahabalipuram Road,
Karapakkam,
Chennai,
India
View Google Map for direction
A sketched-out Venue Route Map is put up here
All further info is available at: http://tinyurl.com/buzz140
I am proud to announce the Buzz 140, an unconference in Chennai on June 21. People who know me will know that where there is KN, there is a quiz... so you wont be disappointed here :)
Here are the finer details:
Event is scheduled on 21st June 2009 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
at Photon Infotech Private Ltd.
No. 2/102, Photon Towers, Old Mahabalipuram Road,
Karapakkam,
Chennai,
India
View Google Map for direction
A sketched-out Venue Route Map is put up here
All further info is available at: http://tinyurl.com/buzz140
Friday, May 08, 2009
The Supreme Speed Braker of Mylapore Contest
(Karthik Narayan)
Speed breakers are called so because of the way you brake and not the literal meaning that we have come to know. It was originally speed brakers but you know these American spellings...
There are a few roads in Mylapore/ Mandavelli that bear testimony to this new finding. One is the Thiruvengadam Street that has more speed breakers than the number of sixers in a T20 match (featuring big hitters like Sehwag, Hayden). The innovative thing about these speed breakers is that the distance between two of them is less than 5-6 metres!!
The major competitors to the Supreme Speed breaker of Mylapore Title are: Luz Avenue, the lane behind Nageswara Rao Park, and Kennedy Street, near the Luz Church.
More research coming up on the physics of speed breakers.
Speed breakers are called so because of the way you brake and not the literal meaning that we have come to know. It was originally speed brakers but you know these American spellings...
There are a few roads in Mylapore/ Mandavelli that bear testimony to this new finding. One is the Thiruvengadam Street that has more speed breakers than the number of sixers in a T20 match (featuring big hitters like Sehwag, Hayden). The innovative thing about these speed breakers is that the distance between two of them is less than 5-6 metres!!
The major competitors to the Supreme Speed breaker of Mylapore Title are: Luz Avenue, the lane behind Nageswara Rao Park, and Kennedy Street, near the Luz Church.
More research coming up on the physics of speed breakers.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Back to basics
(Karthik Narayan)
I thought I was going the next level as a quizzer - what with knowing complex stuff like puns and tributes in Asterix to etymologies of the English Language. I was wrong - I am still wrong!!
There are loads of things we do not know, things and stuff we come across in our daily lives. I had my eye-opener in the form of a simple question from my cousin as to how an AC works; the question triggered few more questions - how do we measure the capacity of an AC, what is meant by 1 ton, 1.5 ton etc, what is the difference between an AC and a refridgerator, what is the capacity of refridgerators, how is it measured and so on...
Soon we both found ourselves gawking at the number of questions that came our way - for which we had no answers. Along the way, we tend to gather so many facts, we conveniently do not question the basics. We take it for granted - now is the time to unleash to understand those basics. The reason why I have started the Back2BaSIX quiz....
The Classroom beckons - bye now!!
I thought I was going the next level as a quizzer - what with knowing complex stuff like puns and tributes in Asterix to etymologies of the English Language. I was wrong - I am still wrong!!
There are loads of things we do not know, things and stuff we come across in our daily lives. I had my eye-opener in the form of a simple question from my cousin as to how an AC works; the question triggered few more questions - how do we measure the capacity of an AC, what is meant by 1 ton, 1.5 ton etc, what is the difference between an AC and a refridgerator, what is the capacity of refridgerators, how is it measured and so on...
Soon we both found ourselves gawking at the number of questions that came our way - for which we had no answers. Along the way, we tend to gather so many facts, we conveniently do not question the basics. We take it for granted - now is the time to unleash to understand those basics. The reason why I have started the Back2BaSIX quiz....
The Classroom beckons - bye now!!
Monday, April 06, 2009
Of locks without keys
Karthik Narayan
Still scratching your head and your windowpanes wondering how to get your keys out of the car? Or getting locked outside your home with keys inside?
Sometimes you even run the risk of (ugghhhh) someone stealing your footprint for biometric locks!!
It's time to move on - welcome to the world of keyless locks. "What?" you ask. Locks and keys were best friends, until now!! Read on...
A remote keyless lock system is a system designed to remotely permit or deny access to premises or automobiles. There are several RKE systems on the market, including but not limited to KeeLoq by Microchip, HITAG by Philips, and AVR411 by Atmel.
In the case of automobiles an RKS performs the functions of a standard car key without physical contact; power door locks can be locked or unlocked from several feet away or even from inside a building. (In this regard, the term "keyless" is a misnomer since the fob acts as an electronic key. Locking it in the car is just as much of a problem as doing the same with a mechanical key.)
A remote keyless lock system can include both a remote keyless entry system (RKE) and a remote keyless ignition system (RKI).
Remote keyless systems first began appearing as an option on several American Motors vehicles in 1983, including the Renault Alliance. The feature gained its first widespread availability on General Motors' W-platform vehicles (the Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme and Pontiac Grand Prix) in 1989.
Keyless locks and technology, hip hip hooray!!!
Still scratching your head and your windowpanes wondering how to get your keys out of the car? Or getting locked outside your home with keys inside?
Sometimes you even run the risk of (ugghhhh) someone stealing your footprint for biometric locks!!
It's time to move on - welcome to the world of keyless locks. "What?" you ask. Locks and keys were best friends, until now!! Read on...
A remote keyless lock system is a system designed to remotely permit or deny access to premises or automobiles. There are several RKE systems on the market, including but not limited to KeeLoq by Microchip, HITAG by Philips, and AVR411 by Atmel.
In the case of automobiles an RKS performs the functions of a standard car key without physical contact; power door locks can be locked or unlocked from several feet away or even from inside a building. (In this regard, the term "keyless" is a misnomer since the fob acts as an electronic key. Locking it in the car is just as much of a problem as doing the same with a mechanical key.)
A remote keyless lock system can include both a remote keyless entry system (RKE) and a remote keyless ignition system (RKI).
Remote keyless systems first began appearing as an option on several American Motors vehicles in 1983, including the Renault Alliance. The feature gained its first widespread availability on General Motors' W-platform vehicles (the Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme and Pontiac Grand Prix) in 1989.
Keyless locks and technology, hip hip hooray!!!
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