“Listen! And understand. That Terminator is out there! It can't be bargained with, can't be reasoned with! It doesn't feel pity or remorse or fear, and it absolutely will not stop. EVER! Until you are dead!” – Michael Biehn a.k.a Sgt Kyle Reese in The Terminator The chilling lines set out above have now attained … Continue reading A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence – Kartik Hosanagar
Month: March 2019
The Conundrum
Neither a bullet fired from the most powerful gun nor the thrust of the sharpest blade Could induce any fear in him as he courageously called a spade nothing but a spade But it was the possibility of her rejection that posed for him the greatest dilemma An unfulfilled life’s unmitigated anathema (Word Count: 52) … Continue reading The Conundrum
The Introduction
(Photo Credit: Travis Grossen on Unsplash ) Every single one of these now homogenous family was a child of the greatest leveler. Parvenus to Paupers; Saints to Schizophrenics; One Percenters to Outcasts relegated to the rust belts, all lay in a perfect Geometry of methodical harmonization and precise symmetry. Even though there was a distinct label of seniority … Continue reading The Introduction
Station Blackout: Inside the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Recovery – Charles A. Casto
On the 11th of March, 2011, an earthquake of a magnitude hitherto unseen, ravaged the prefecture of Fukushima. The dust had barely settled upon the havoc wreaked by the mega earthquake, before monster tsunami waves as tall as 45 feet whipsawed the region decimating everything that was in its wake. Unfortunately standing in the wake … Continue reading Station Blackout: Inside the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Recovery – Charles A. Casto
Come undone; Come unhinged
Treating agony and ecstasy in a manner that would have made Kipling proud Viewing both misery and munificence as siblings of a passing cloud; With a demeanour so incredible and an attitude indefatigable He never viewed any situation as one that was insurmountable or insoluble But love finally ensured that the poor man came … Continue reading Come undone; Come unhinged
BlogchatterA2Z 2019: Theme Reveal
(A Random image of My Workstation) Personally, writing for me has been an exercise in excelsis. While the art of writing itself infuses me with a joy that is unadulterated, imbibes in me a passion that is pure and inculcates a habit that is lasting, I realised that this very act of putting pen to … Continue reading BlogchatterA2Z 2019: Theme Reveal
Life’s Cauldron
(Photo Credit: Dale Rogerson) A Ferris Wheel. What could a slowly, irritatingly, lugubriously rotating hub with sitting capsules - containing within their confines a horde of screaming, shrieking, howling bunch of humanity - at the end of its multiple spokes mean other than chaos and confusion? Venky wanted to fling himself out the cauldron of … Continue reading Life’s Cauldron
.22 Caliber Bore Diameter
(Photo Credit: Crispina Kemp) “High Noon Lane” – a glorified name for an inglorious location. An unassuming resting place for an unknown segment of humanity. They all lay here surrounded by an untenanted and untended grassy mound. The reluctantly sprouting flowers hid many secrets. Secrets brimming with euphoria and bursting with angst. My neighbor had … Continue reading .22 Caliber Bore Diameter
NEPHTHY’S CHILDREN
Attempting to search for George Orwell or Aldous Huxley on the Cabinet supplied sleek electronic self-powered and booster enabled “V-Book-Ups” was rewarded by three weeks of isolated detention behind one of the hermetically sealed Ministry of Justice dungeons. Repeated offenses triggered even graver consequences ranging from forced labour in Gulag styled labour camps to execution … Continue reading NEPHTHY’S CHILDREN
Wednesday
(Photo Credit: Anshu Bhojnagarwala) What was once a paean to melody was now a monument to melancholy. A perfunctory examination of rotting wood, the asymmetric smattering of mud on top and a reluctant profusion of motley crew of flowers made the top of what was earlier a piano now seem a spontaneous grave. The keys … Continue reading Wednesday