Most of us have no idea what’s really going on inside our heads. How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget – and so important to repeat new knowledge? With the Brain…
Earlier, I wrote about the SaaS [https://www.nilkanth.com/archives/2008/03/20/pain-in-the-saas/] (Software as a Service) model of software application delivery, and it drew the attention of Lars Leckie [http://larsleckie.blogspot.com/] who writes about SaaS, and more recently wrote about DaaS (Data as a Service)…
The science of sleep [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep] has been a bit intriguing for me [https://www.nilkanth.com/archives/2005/10/19/amount-of-sleep-needed/] in the recent past. Yawning may be contagious [https://www.nilkanth.com/archives/2007/07/12/why-is-yawning-contagious/], but the biggest question is — why do…
Ben Yoskovitz shares his experience with SaaS [http://www.instigatorblog.com/lessons-learned-running-a-saas-business/2008/03/10/] (Software as a Service), in which he suggests that vendors should charge their customers monthly, or offer discounts for longer term commitments. In my opinion, a more efficient option will be to offer a PAYG…
The KISS principle [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle] (“keep it simple, stupid”) is not new to the tech world. It’s the basis of many successful innovations. The principle is somewhat similar to Occam’s razor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor] (“entities should not be…
For a long time I’ve been fascinated [https://www.nilkanth.com/index.php?s=tibet] by a land called Tibet. Now, there’s a state of unrest [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/world/asia/16tibet.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin] is the most peaceful…
Technology Review (published by MIT) presents a list of 10 technologies [http://www.technologyreview.com/specialreports/specialreport.aspx?id=25] that they think are most likely to change the way we live. From Offline Web Applications to Graphene Transistors, most of the stuff is darn interesting.…
I came across this website called CyberEconomics [http://ingrimayne.com/econ/TOC.html] the other day, that explains the various aspects of micro and macro economics. I studied economics back in school as well as in college, but the approach quoted below made much more sense than before: > People…