A day after my birthday last week, I came across an article, ironically, titled ‘Why Does Time Go Faster As We Get Older? [http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/volume_9/v9i39_yaffe.html]‘ by Philip Yaffe, in which the author contemplates: > It seems as if there is never enough…
Earlier this year I worked on an experimental sci-fi short film, “Memoirs of a Spore [http://www.vimeo.com/5445784]” (Chapter I, The Rains). Plot Summary: Once in a long past future, a cyborg ponders their rehabilitation in a metabolic society ravaged by the war, continuous rains, and other artifacts.…
Thanks to the thousand odd people for subscribing the blog feed [https://www.nilkanth.com/feed/] and following me on Twitter [http://twitter.com/voidmonk]! I’ll try to keep up the occasional rants. Recently, a friend was exhibiting his paintings for the first-time. At the small gallery, he was…
I met Kuldeep about 6 months ago. It had just been a few months since he arrived in Melbourne. As we conversed, Kuldeep mentioned that he’s studying cookery at one of Melbourne’ lesser known universities. He didn’t like cooking much, but this particular course, expensive as it was,…
Have you ever met someone who has lost their job due to a recession? Did they have a family to support? A mortgage for their dream home to pay? Did it all make you any more cautious? We realize for obvious, that during a recession there is a higher probability…
Airbus A380 Superjumbo [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380] — the largest passenger airliner in the world, with one mind-boggling “flaw.” Apparently, the Superjumbo is so quiet that the pilots have complained about the lack of engine noise [http://www.smh.com.au/travel/a380-is-too-quiet-say-sleepless-pilots-20081205-6s1x.html] , which is preventing them…
Updated: Now with trailers! It’s that time of the year again. 2008 brought us [https://www.nilkanth.com/archives/2007/07/15/10-most-anticipated-movies-of-2008/] some great films. Let’s see what’s in store for 2009. Here are the 10 most exciting movies to come in 2009: 10. Terminator Salvation…
As much as I like thought provoking films [https://www.nilkanth.com/archives/category/entertainment/movies/], I also like thought provoking animations. Yesterday night, lying in bed, I was pondering over how the day went, and what I have for tomorrow, for the weekend, for the next few months. Caught…