I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted. Alan Turing. All right folks, I am willing to reluctantly concede that there must be some deep-seated logic …
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The Boxer
‘Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth.’ Mike Tyson. Ever since Muhammad Ali passed on into the great boxing ring in the sky, I evince scant interest in the pugilistic sport. Cassius Clay, as we first came to know of him, was a fast-talking, fast-punching and, for good measure, a handsome …
On the other hand
What is the sound of one hand clapping? Zen Buddhist paradox or koan. While doing a bit of surfing on the net, I came across this amusing anecdote. A man meets a friend in the street, looking worried. ‘What’s the trouble?’ he inquires. ‘Quick,’ says his friend, ‘I need help – do you know a …
That’s Entertainment!
Why is it that no one, and I mean not a single, solitary person, has anything good to say about anyone on our television news channels? Politicians naturally are the prime targets, crosshairs clearly emblazoned on their backs inviting us to take aim and shoot. We elect them every five years to represent us in …
Mango Melody
Underneath the mango tree / Me honey and me can watch for the moon / Underneath the mango tree / Me honey and me, we plan marry soon. Monty Norman’s calypso from the film Dr. No. The mango season is upon us, and if it were not for the IPL, the recently concluded assembly elections …
Let the dead past bury its dead
It is downright cussed, if not plain ridiculous, that those of us who live in the Garden City of Bangalore, a gross misnomer if ever I came across one, should keep whining and going on about the unpleasant weather during the months of April and May. Yes, the heat and humidity, once unknown in the …
To SIR with love
The assembly elections in five of India’s states, which includes one Union Territory is now, mercifully, over. Or, is it? The aftermath of this enfranchising exercise will linger on for several days, if not weeks. Chief Ministers have to be named, hopefully without acrimony. Where there is little doubt as to who the CM will …
Some chicken! Some neck!
Forget about Donald ‘No more Mr. Nice Guy’ Trump and Bibi Netanyahu threatening Iran with dire consequences and Iran returning the compliment with interest. Forget about Trump escaping yet another assassination attempt. Some cynics are going, ‘Third time lucky, maybe.’ Cruel, cruel. Then again, forget about Trump barefacedly denying to the CBS ’60 minutes’ channel …
The Ballet of the Ballot
Kids want a saviour, don’t need a fake / We’re gonna rock to the rules that I make / I wanna be elected, elected, elected. 70s rocker,Alice Cooper. Elections for various state assemblies in our country have just been done and dusted, barring the 2nd phase voting in Bengal. We are still waiting for the …
Plug me in
I can state, without fear of contradiction, that my expertise at my desktop computer can at best be described as passable. The same goes for my mobile phone. The latter contains a wealth of goodies which, for the most part I loftily ignore. A spot of messaging, checking out what the stock markets are doing, …
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