Philip Emeagwali

Today I met Philip Emeagwali (emeagwali.com, wiki) Met as in, heard a lecture of his. The man, by the way, is some very high-funda guy in supercomputing. The lecture, however, was quite pathetic for quite a few reasons. First of all, his African accent made comprehending him quite a challenge. He began with congratulating himself [...]

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You can’t always get what you want

Yet another short, impulsive post. This one is about a song called “You can’t always get what you want” by The Rolling Stones. I had heard it many times before. But I had not heard carefully enough I guess. The lines which I absolutely loved goes something like this: You can’t always find what you want… [...]

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