Down Memory Lane
Posted by anas on Dec 21, 2008 in Life | 14 comments Saturday mornings are invariably lazy here in London (for me). The day is dedicated to do all the stuff I wouldn’t like to do during the weekdays during heavy workload. Not much of grocery was needed today and the success of Operation Cleanup meant some free time today. Not to forget, I managed to achieve a great feat my going a step ahead on my major coursework (I won’t bore you guys...read more
You're An Engineer If….
Posted by anas on Dec 13, 2008 in Humor | 15 comments I found these interesting points about engineers on a website which I’m reproducing here with my own comments in italics on some of them. You’re and engineer if: You have no life – and you can PROVE it mathematically. Atleast we can prove it You enjoy pain. We can take it! You know vector calculus but you can’t remember how to do long division. Errr…true!! You...read more
Homo Nerdus
Posted by anas on Jul 28, 2008 in Geek Speak | 5 comments “Nerds are the ones who don’t go to the party so they can stay home and do homework; geeks bring their homework to the party.” —David Anderegg, Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them (2007) Is the word nerd an insult or ...read more