This blog discusses the experiences of a consulting professional currently working at EmPower Research, a firm that provides decision support services to clients through offices in NYC, San Francisco and Bangalore, India.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
DYK 1 in 1000 earthlings gets bitten by a snake every year or that snakes are becoming more venomous? http://tinyurl.com/Snakesssss
All of us are familiar with GUI for our day-to-day tasks on gadgets. Say hello to the next generation - NUI. http://tinyurl.com/NUICometh
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thanks Vivek. A brilliant TED talk on work life balance - a necessity. How many of us will do this? Jury is out. http://tinyurl.com/WLBNeeds
All ye smart phone users - beware. Mobile ads will be swamping you soon. Caveat emptor. http://tinyurl.com/5wfgcqe
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Retweet @amitsomani: Swap senior exec roles to keep everyone fresh and on their toes http://bit.ly/gjtEcq. Powerful idea!
Is FB hurting the practice of blogging? The jury is not out. Considering higher attention in FB, it is likely! http://tinyurl.com/62nnbgj
Monday, February 21, 2011
For someone who committed crimes in cold blood, why is India taking so much time to punish him? Beats me! http://tinyurl.com/HeMustDie
A new device for monitoring BP more accurately is on its way. Nice works, folks. http://tinyurl.com/BPMeter
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
DYK the human body can fail in 13600 ways? We have 6000 drugs & 4000 medical/surgical procedures to counter them. http://tinyurl.com/238wddd
Friday, February 18, 2011
DYK, OK was born on 23/03/1839 in the Boston Morning Post, as o.k. (all correct). Today, it has many avatars. http://tinyurl.com/684cpv2
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Nokia chief's memo says "crisis on", given success of the iPhone and Android. Kind of a "Wake Up, Sid" call. http://tinyurl.com/5t6pqhs
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
DYK organized crime is a $2T industry globally - 2X India's GDP. India is also a heroin channel. http://tinyurl.com/6y5ro8y
Sunday, February 6, 2011
DYK nursery admissions in Indian cities like Delhi are tougher than Harvard, because of Ivy League psychosis? http://tinyurl.com/6cgb5k2
Friday, February 4, 2011
The Internet has run out of space using IPv4 capacity. If they switch to IPv6, there will be no dearth of addresses. http://ping.fm/omZvq
Amazon rainforest is suffering. Homo sapiens is not doing enough to protect Mother Nature, increasing drought risks. http://ping.fm/uoMyC
The Amazon rainforest is suffering. Homo sapiens is not doing enough to protect Mother Nature, increasing drought risks in future. http://ping.fm/uoMyC
Thursday, February 3, 2011
DYK hedge fund managers are the best paid on the planet. They have to earn that money, literally though. http://ping.fm/bUiFz
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
DYK zebrafish can grow their own hearts within weeks. Under research now to help human heart attack patients. http://ping.fm/inGqj
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Very interesting to know dogs can sniff and detect early bowel cancer from breath and stool samples. http://ping.fm/GCUHw
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Immigrants in top 25 US metro areas = 20% of population & 20% of GDP. Uncle Sam, immigration is healthy for you, FYI. http://bit.ly/fwOhOu
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Benefits of meditation proven scientifically as it alters brain structure, favorably. Such a powerful mechanism. http://tinyurl.com/63lyk4p
Glucagon, a hormone produced by pancreas, can control Type 1 diabetes, when suppressed. Bye-bye insulin. Hope it works. http://bit.ly/frZokO
Welcome, personal solar cell @ $15-$20 hopefully. Amazing concept for people whose energy needs cannot be met. http://bit.ly/if1W44
And now - plants can detect explosives. A small change in a plant's protein architecture enables this! Cool! http://bit.ly/e77fMM
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
China's growth to slow down similar to Japan's behavior after 3 decades of scorching pace, says FT. The debate is on! http://bit.ly/gaD1eC
How Mother Nature can cause havoc in our lives by playing with our onion supply revealed in detail! http://bit.ly/gypGzd
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
A glass-based solar-power harnessing highway system can eliminate snow automatically from roads. Innovative idea!! http://ping.fm/hSslO
A glass-based solar-power harnessing highway system can eliminate snow automatically from roads. Innovative, I must add!! http://ping.fm/hSslO
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
India planning Asia's first tidal power station at Gujarat. Jai Ho. Go India, GO.....show them all, we can do it! http://ping.fm/NKdbc
Apple shines with $6B profits in Q4 till 25 Dec. Steve Jobs health is a cause for concern, tho. Get well soon, Steve! http://ping.fm/U0zRd
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
The 101 most useful websites by labnol is available here as a pdf. Great stuff. http://ping.fm/3c3vT
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Math can explain why groups split into factions. Cool way of understanding group behavior. http://ping.fm/jTTf9
Sloppy at math? Please practise and improve. Not so for circuits. Sloppy circuits can still be VERY useful. Amazed? So was I. http://ping.fm/qYPQP
10 year old girl discovers supernova - she is the youngest to do so. How awesome and inspiring that is. http://ping.fm/VObZ8
Friday, December 31, 2010
Among top 10 transport trends in 2010, I like cars that drive (and stop) on their own: autonomous cars! Even Google is on this. http://ping.fm/6ceI4
The 10 Things That Science Fiction Promised That DID HAPPEN in 2010 Are Here. Enjoy a thrilling read. http://ping.fm/g5M9w
Here is how Malawi succeeded in putting behind drought and becoming a food-surplus nation. http://ping.fm/WJBBn
Forrester has named EmPower Research among one of the "vendors with proprietary social analytics tools and professional consulting teams that write custom research reports based on social media data".
Great news to end 2010 with and to begin 2011 with. Read on here for more. http://ping.fm/Goozo
Great news to end 2010 with and to begin 2011 with. Read on here for more. http://ping.fm/Goozo
Here is hoping stem cell transplants become as common as band-aid in the future so that more diseases can be cured predictably. http://ping.fm/nCniQ
Thursday, December 30, 2010
New York, are you ready to welcome the new taxi in your city? Bye bye, Ford Crown Victory..we will miss you. http://ping.fm/AoutW
Stem-cell transplant cures man of HIV - for the first time in the world. Great news. What next? http://ping.fm/kkm0J
The next 5 predictions to watch out for - says IBM. Here is hoping these become reality rather than wishful thinking! http://bit.ly/iiKsfw
Sahara can fuel 50% of world's electricity if these two solar power projects take-off. Let's hope they do! http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-sahara-aims-power-world.html
DYK that comp-aided "algorithm" trading makes up 70% of volume on Wall St. Wow - that is so scary! AI alert! http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/ff_ai_flashtrading/
Now man makes a machine that mimics how plants break down sunlight. This can transform energy acquisition, going forward. Kudos! http://ping.fm/t1nAE
Hats off to JK Rowling. The sport that she wrote about - Quidditch, is now going mainstream. Amazing to see that. http://ping.fm/ndcqT
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
DYK that computer-aided "algorithm" trading accounts for about 70% of trade volume on Wall Street. Wow - that is so scary! AI alert! http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/ff_ai_flashtrading/
Want to know what fidgetal, misApp, wikisqueak, dreadsheet or disgracebook mean? Read on. Hilarious take on new words! http://ping.fm/uLLdL
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
An excellent article on the hits and misses of futurologists in the past. Amazing to see how man thought about the future. http://ping.fm/Q318G
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Global economic giants woo India as they look for more business. Sadly, India is not able to manage to keep its house in order! http://ping.fm/5YAtU
A lunar eclipse that was the first to fall on the winter solstice since 1638. The next solstice eclipse won’t be until 2094. WOW! http://ping.fm/84HrD
Monday, December 20, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Interesting to see how IBM's Watson supercomp will perform against men in Jeopardy quiz on 14th Feb. http://ping.fm/pNtz7
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Want to know how our lives could change? Check this video out - this firm has been purchased by RIM now! Amazing is not enough!! http://ping.fm/fbq0g
DYK the mother of PC demos happened 42 years ago? Many features that we have now were shown then. Doug Engelbart, take a bow! http://ping.fm/CN4sc
Another idea for solar power - this time the panels go on TOP of the freeway. Wherever they are, tapping the sun is important. http://ping.fm/h1551
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