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Madurai is an enchanting city (temple city). The road signs are in English and Tamil. The iconic autorickshaws have even pictures of mickey mouse on them ! The Meenakshi amman temple is the jewel in the crown. There is a point where only Hindus can enter. There is a point where people in lungis cannot enter. The Thirumala Nayak temple is an architectural marvel. The Gandhi museum is an eye opener..... Rating :   😜😜😜😜😜😜😜

Madurai is an enchanting city (temple city). The road signs are in English and Tamil. The iconic autorickshaws have even pictures of mickey mouse on them ! The Meenakshi amman temple is the jewel in the crown. There is a point where only Hindus can enter. There is a point where people in lungis cannot enter. The Thirumala Nayak temple is an architectural marvel. The Gandhi museum is an eye opener..... Rating :   😜😜😜😜😜😜😜

Achieved two more significant milestones .... The graphics speak for themselves ....... 700 wins on chess.com in the blitz mode  800 posts on Yahoo answers 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

Achieved two more significant milestones .... The graphics speak for themselves ....... 700 wins on chess.com in the blitz mode  800 posts on Yahoo answers 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

Robot "feeling" ☝ A robot cannot be ascribed to be a creature with emotions. (as of now). But I think that using a task-reward architecture, feeling can be simulated in a robot. Scenario -------- Consider a room cleaning robot. Here is the flow diagram - bool Scan_for_dirt = scan_for_dirt_status (using imaging sensors) do if (found)         give audio feedback "Hmmm - It seems that there is still work to be done...."     Continue Cleaning Else     Flash lights and give audio feedback "Wow - The room is clean Sir...."     Stop while (true) Using feedback - audio and visual a robot can not only simulate happiness but create the same in the owner. Is this then not an example of a robot entering the human emotion space ? Popularity paradox Charles Bronson was a popular cine artist well into his eighties. Newton was popular and enigmatic in-spite of being of a nervous disposition. Unstable individuals on account of ce...

Robot "feeling" ☝ A robot cannot be ascribed to be a creature with emotions. (as of now). But I think that using a task-reward architecture, feeling can be simulated in a robot. Scenario -------- Consider a room cleaning robot. Here is the flow diagram - bool Scan_for_dirt = scan_for_dirt_status (using imaging sensors) do if (found)         give audio feedback "Hmmm - It seems that there is still work to be done...."     Continue Cleaning Else     Flash lights and give audio feedback "Wow - The room is clean Sir...."     Stop while (true) Using feedback - audio and visual a robot can not only simulate happiness but create the same in the owner. Is this then not an example of a robot entering the human emotion space ? Popularity paradox Charles Bronson was a popular cine artist well into his eighties. Newton was popular and enigmatic in-spite of...

Rahul Gandhi Ratan Tata Salman Khan A P J Abdul Kalam India is known for (or at least assumed to be famous for....)   - arranged marriages - lavish weddings   In this context the ideal of remaining a bachelor (unsullied, so to speak) remains a questionable paradigm.   However, there are some truly exceptional Indians who have never taken the plunge.   Here is a brief listing of the same :   1. Rahul Gandhi - Scion of the Gandhi family, grandson of Indira Gandhi (ex-PM), son of Sonia Gandhi (de-facto head of the Congress Party). He has decided to go it alone, possibly putting an end to the dynasty politics associated with his family.   2. Ratan Tata : Scion of the Tata family, which is a multi-billion dollar conglomerate holder, and Chairman of the Tata group. In spite of company politics, affecting recent fortunes of the group, he remains a mystical and enigmatic figure.   3. Salman Khan : Son of Salim Khan, a Hindi movie icon and promoter of socia...

Rahul Gandhi Ratan Tata Salman Khan A P J Abdul Kalam India is known for (or at least assumed to be famous for....)   - arranged marriages - lavish weddings   In this context the ideal of remaining a bachelor (unsullied, so to speak) remains a questionable paradigm.   However, there are some truly exceptional Indians who have never taken the plunge.   Here is a brief listing of the same :   1. Rahul Gandhi - Scion of the Gandhi family, grandson of Indira Gandhi (ex-PM), son of Sonia Gandhi (de-facto head of the Congress Party). He has decided to go it alone, possibly putting an end to the dynasty politics associated with his family.   2. Ratan Tata : Scion of the Tata family, which is a multi-billion dollar conglomerate holder, and Chairman of the Tata group. In spite of company politics, affecting recent fortunes of the group, he remains a mystical and enigmatic figure.   3. Salman Kha...

Weak King Side Pawns Reached the position described in the graphic  [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] Date "2017.01.16"] [White "Ard44"] [Black "petrushka_googol"] [WhiteElo "792"] [BlackElo "827"] [TimeControl "300"] [ECO "C41"] [Result "0-1"] [Termination " petrushka_googol won by checkmate "0 [CurrentPosition "r4rk1/ppp2ppp/3p4/4b3/2P1P3/1Q1B1bPq/PP3P1P/1R3RK1 w - - 1 17"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bd7 5.Bd2 Nc6 6.Be3 Nxd4 7.Bxd4 Nf6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6  9.Bd3 Be7 10.c4 O-O 11.O-O Qh6  12.Nd2 Bf6 13.Rb1 Be5 14.Nf3 Bg4 15.Qb3 Bxf3  16.g3 Qh3 17.Qxb7 Qg2#  0-1 My opponent from Turkey moved the pawn in front of his King, and I in turn, moved my Queen into a key position. Mate in #1.

Weak King Side Pawns Reached the position described in the graphic  [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] Date "2017.01.16"] [White "Ard44"] [Black "petrushka_googol"] [WhiteElo "792"] [BlackElo "827"] [TimeControl "300"] [ECO "C41"] [Result "0-1"] [Termination " petrushka_googol won by checkmate "0 [CurrentPosition "r4rk1/ppp2ppp/3p4/4b3/2P1P3/1Q1B1bPq/PP3P1P/1R3RK1 w - - 1 17"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bd7 5.Bd2 Nc6 6.Be3 Nxd4 7.Bxd4 Nf6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6  9.Bd3 Be7 10.c4 O-O 11.O-O Qh6  12.Nd2 Bf6 13.Rb1 Be5 14.Nf3 Bg4 15.Qb3 Bxf3  16.g3 Qh3 17.Qxb7 Qg2#  0-1 My opponent from Turkey moved the pawn in front of his King, and I in turn, moved my Queen into a key position. Mate in #1.

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Completed 20000 blog views..... 💘 7 years of blogging....... Blog developed. coded and supported by ME.... (Man in the Mirror) Blog Statistics HO HUM ☺

Completed 20000 blog views..... 💘 7 years of blogging....... Blog developed. coded and supported by ME.... (Man in the Mirror) Blog Statistics HO HUM ☺

How effective is google image search ? I tried searching for my anime avatar (upper torso) as an image search and .... Suggestions were all animes ( good ) Suggestions were all torsos ( good ) One of the suggestions was an alien .... good heavens ... is google surreptitiously supporting the SETI program (Search for extraterrestrial intelligence) ? ( see circled image ) Feedback : This needs improvement P.S. google search did not find a single proper match although I have posted the image several times on the internet, in the public domain. -->

How effective is google image search ? I tried searching for my anime avatar (upper torso) as an image search and .... Suggestions were all animes ( good ) Suggestions were all torsos ( good ) One of the suggestions was an alien .... good heavens ... is google surreptitiously supporting the SETI program (Search for extraterrestrial intelligence) ? ( see circled image ) Feedback : This needs improvement P.S. google search did not find a single proper match although I have posted the image several times on the internet, in the public domain. -->

The Admiral: Roaring Currents  The movie is a 2014 South Korean war film directed and co-written by Kim Han-min. Based on the historical Battle of Myeongnyang, it stars Choi Min-sik in the lead role of the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin. In October 1597, a Japanese fleet of 330 ships tried to attack the small Korean fleet of 12 ships.As the Japanese moved toward the Korean fleet, Admiral Yi enticed the Japanese fleet to a long and narrow strait which has fast and strong wave-flow and he hampered the Japanese fleet’s navigating by blocking the strait with steel chains. Therefore, many Japanese ships were gathered and stuck in the narrow strait, as the tide shifted. The cannons on Korean warships outside the strait bombarded the Japanese ships. The Japanese fleet, having lost more than 31 warships, retreated to the east and they finally gave up advancing toward the west by sea. It set a record for achieving 10 million viewers in South Korea in the shortest amount of time. What is...

The Admiral: Roaring Currents  The movie is a 2014 South Korean war film directed and co-written by Kim Han-min. Based on the historical Battle of Myeongnyang, it stars Choi Min-sik in the lead role of the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin. In October 1597, a Japanese fleet of 330 ships tried to attack the small Korean fleet of 12 ships.As the Japanese moved toward the Korean fleet, Admiral Yi enticed the Japanese fleet to a long and narrow strait which has fast and strong wave-flow and he hampered the Japanese fleet’s navigating by blocking the strait with steel chains. Therefore, many Japanese ships were gathered and stuck in the narrow strait, as the tide shifted. The cannons on Korean warships outside the strait bombarded the Japanese ships. The Japanese fleet, having lost more than 31 warships, retreated to the east and they finally gave up advancing toward the west by sea. It set a record for achieving 10 million viewers in South Korea in the shortest amount o...

Socratic.org dashboard helps you to see the impact of your contributions globally. This is achieved through a GUI interface with a world map as background, and subscriber locations as tool tips. Very impressive I must add.... HO HUM ☺

Socratic.org dashboard helps you to see the impact of your contributions globally. This is achieved through a GUI interface with a world map as background, and subscriber locations as tool tips. Very impressive I must add.... HO HUM ☺

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