This is part 2 of a series of articles. Part 1 is here. After a tragic encounter with the principal over the contents of my Super-Villain collection, I was forced to enroll in the weekly art class. As you’ll recall, my…
Monthly Archives: May 2012
The Hobby Dilemma – Part 1
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My childhood was partially ruined because I went to one of those snobbish schools that tried to “develop well-rounded personalities” and “instill leadership qualities” in their students. This was very inconvenient for me, because all I wanted to do was…
The Annoying ID card checks
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I work in a large office complex, and the security is supposedly very tight here. However, looking at the state of the security guards that stand at the entrance to the office complex, I’m not so sure. One of the…
Pointless News
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In Pointless news this week, I made some splash with Drinivas. He was so impressed with the post, that he “gifted” me a framed picture of one of his pictures. I think it is the same bird that was so…
Jedi Mind Tricks
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I remember the first time I saw the movie Star Wars. I was so impressed with it, that I fashioned light sabers out of rolled up newspapers, colored them in with sketch pens, and pretended to have light sabre fights…
Aditya’s Advice Column – Global Problems Edition
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Q: Out little country, Greece, has had a little bit of a recession lately, and our debt is out of control. Our country is on the brink of default and the Euro is threatening to throw us out. What should…
The PhotoWalk
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Right after people get their first jobs and start making money, they go through this phase I call the “Batman Phase”. Basically, people start to think they are playboy millionaires, and start to wonder what they can do with all…
The Pointless Law of Gift Management
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I have a friend who recently got engaged. I did send him my deepest condolences, but he would have none of it, because he was delusional with happiness. This delusion can often be very dangerous. I tried to warn him,…
Maths vs Soap Operas
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I don’t understand the way Maths is taught in schools. My teachers always tried to teach maths like it is some dry alien subject. Here’s a typical question from a Maths text book: If Rahul has 20 mangoes and then…
Pointless News
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In news this week, as you’ve probably noticed, I’ve started writing this blog again. I redesigned it, added the new social stuffs among a bunch of other small improvements on the blog. Plus, this blog is now served from Amazon’s…