Once in a while people ask me what was the first computer I could get my hands on. Â Mistakenly, I’ve often answered that it was Commodore 64. Â But today I did some digging and realized that it wasn’t true. Â I did use Commodore 64 too, but that was mostly for playing games – my uncle … Continue reading First computer – Tesla PMD 85-1
Apparently, both dental fear and dental phobia are a thing, and not something I made up in my head: It is estimated that as many as 75% of US adults experience some degree of dental fear, from mild to severe.  Approximately 5 to 10 percent of U.S. adults are considered to experience dental phobia; that is, … Continue reading On dental fear
The trolley problem is an ethical and psychological thought experiment. In its most basic formulation, you’re the driver of a runaway trolley about to hit and certainly kill five people on the track ahead, but you have the option of switching to a second track at the last minute, killing only a single person. What … Continue reading The trolley problem
It’s been a long while (almost two years in fact), since I posted a movie review. Â It’s not that I haven’t seen any good movies in this period, but more of the fact that I tend to sound repetitive when I write these. Â Watch that, this one is awesome, etc. Last night I’ve watched “Citizenfour“, … Continue reading Citizenfour
Cost Obsessions Around the World Google’s autocomplete function provides suggestions derived from common Google searches by other users. Comparing autocomplete results for searches on different countries reveals how certain places are perceived by people around the World. Make sure to scroll through the original article for continental breakdowns. I’m thinking these stats are somewhat off … Continue reading Cost Obsessions Around the World