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As We May Think

"As We May Think" is a visionary article authored by Vannevar Bush. It was released during 1945. So you might think what is so special about an article published more than 60 years ago. Because most of us might have an opinion that computer science is a volatile subject i.e. a concept/theory which sounds valid today might not be so an year after (some times even days after). It may look correct at the peripheral level. If you have a deeper look in to the things, you might understand that only the representation and executions have been modified and the good old concepts remain the same. For example data structures like Stack , Queue etc.. If you take any programming language it's gonna be the same.Even for that matter, Ethernet is still the mostly used communication channel in most of the organization's Intranet. Coming back to "As We May Think", it provides an unbelievable vision that the author had during 1945. He speaks about "Memex" - a col...

Challenged...

I love to be challenged.. So I am ... Yes .. I agree that it is difficult to lead an "Ordinary" life with being challenged physically.. But it is a constraint only for an ordinary life not for some thing special.. Thought of listing few challenged persons whose achievements are phenomenal: American cyclist, Lance Armstrong , won the Tour de France cycle race seven times consecutively from 1999 to 2005 after suffering from cancer that damaged his brain and lungs. British pilot, Douglas Bader , established himself as a war hero and an ace flyer after losing both his legs in a plane crash. One of the world’s greatest music composers, Ludwig van Beethoven (known for his legendary composition “symphony”), composed music even after he became completely deaf in 1817. Sarah Bernhardt , a French actress, continued to act in movies after she lost a leg in 1914. Being blind did not prevent, Louis Braille , from inventing the Braille printing technique which uses raised dots to enable ...