https://jasdeep-singh.com/categories/notes/ Recent content in Notes on Jasdeep Singh Hugo -- gohugo.io en Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:38:00 +0000 https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/ada-lovelace-day-leah-culver/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:38:00 +0000 https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/ada-lovelace-day-leah-culver/ Though internet spreads the word at lightening speed, but i came to know about Ada Lovelace Day 3 days late. Pardon my ignorance. To quote from website http://findingada.com/ Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology Who was Ada ? Ada Lovelace wrote the world’s first computer programmes for the Analytical Engine, a general-purpose machine that Charles Babbage had invented. https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/daily-links-120109/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:36:29 +0000 https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/daily-links-120109/ Why Sat Nav(s) are not for Indian customers : Intersting article and conversation on viability of GPS devices in India What type of feminist are you? : An argumentative conversation on noida rape case and incidents like this Quillpad has improved its multilingual editor . tweet : #punjabi word for the day : high spirits = chardi kala = ਚੜਦੀ ਕਲਾ Crossposted from https://jasdeepsingh.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/daily-links-120109/ https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/why-sikhism-fears-christian-conversions/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:00:03 +0000 https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/why-sikhism-fears-christian-conversions/ In my Google Reader, I have subscribed to the articles feed of http://www.sikhchic.com/ , which is an online magazine run by Sikh/Punjabi Intellectual elite from North America, and I came across “ Beware… Punjab is being Invaded …Again!” which states and provides reference to a report by Tehelka.com : The people of Punjab and India are being sold an ideology(Christianity) which has already proved bankrupt elsewhere, and now threatens the very existence of a society shaped by the incomparably rich and unique philosophy of the Gurus. https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/the-stress-market/ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:15:41 +0000 https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/the-stress-market/ “Take a free Stress Test” was the board on small makeshift table , at this busy market in my city. I ignored it for few days . But my friend got lured by the stress meter, books and the girl counsler.So he took the test , She asked him to hold too cannes connected to the ‘Stress Meter’ and asked some common psychometric questions . Then she interpreted the meter readings to him and hats off to he skills , She sold two self help books to my friend who is hard core non-reader. https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/delhi-barcamp-4-take-aways/ Mon, 19 May 2008 13:38:03 +0000 https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/delhi-barcamp-4-take-aways/ After being postponed 2 times , The Delhi Barcamp 4 started at Amity audi quite well as scheduled. All credit to Piyush and volunteers the people behind it. I reached the venue much early and met this guy Nilesh and IITK and IIML product , He has just started a startup and runs a music school and he was to perform in the evening beer party . https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/how-to-fight-traffic-chaos/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:58:56 +0000 https://jasdeep-singh.com/note/how-to-fight-traffic-chaos/ Some years back when I came to City Beautiful ‘Chandigarh’ . Like everybody who comes here I fell in love with the place. For its planned Living,Gardens, Broad roads with trees along sides. There was hardly any traffic problem those days. There is a duet Punjabi songs which goes like : “To drive on roads of Chandigarh is like, paper boat sailing on water flow” “The decorated round abouts are like , The embroidery done by you "