Summer projects for students

Google's summer of code is an excellent way for students to get into real serious programming projects. Here is a list of similar contests/programs:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programming_contests

There are, in fact some more places where students can take up good internship projects. I would be hapy to share this information, if you ask me. Just send a mail, giving details about yourself and your studies, and your interests.


partha

Please visit India, Mr. Clinton

Sir,

I saw in the papers today, that you are organising a raffle for raising funds to settle the debts of Mrs. Clinton. I wish I could help you, but I am too far away to join such a fund raising event. Wish you all the best.

But, Sir, I have a better suggestion. Please come to India. Our politicians and government bureaucrats will teach you how you can get away from all this trouble. In India, our politicians will never have to borrow money for elections, the money comes just like that. Even if they borrow money, they will never have to return the money. They make sure that there is enough money in stock for several generations. Just come to India, we know how to create wealth. No raffles, no fund raising events. Americans can learn a few things from our Indian politicians and bureaucrats.


partha

PS Please also see my blog "The stink in the system"

The stink in the system

A few months ago, it was the Chief at our "All India Council of Technical Education" (AICTE) who was arrested for taking bribes. AICTE governs and regulates all engineering/technical/managemant colleges in India.

Now, it is the Chief of the "Medical Council of India" (MCI) who goes to jail for bribery. MCI controls medical education in India.

We should be proud of such agencies and organisations.


partha

PS : Please see my blog on "Please come to India, Mr. Clinton"

THE WORLD AS I SEE IT by Albert Einstein

I just read a lovely article -- "THE WORLD AS I SEE IT",
by Albert Einstein. It shows how great minds think. This article was found in the most unexpected of places -- the web site of IITD Linux Users Group.

You can get a copy of this article from me, or from the IITD-LUG website.

partha

My lucky day...lucky find

I found the most impressive and most well organised Linux Users Group (LUG), today. I am happy I stumbled on to the LUG at IIT Delhi. Here is the URL ::

http://www.lug-iitd.org/Main_Page

You get many interesting articles, tutorials and news. You can also join their mailing-list where you can interact with young Linux gurus.

I am proud to announce that I am an alumnus of IITD. I have discovered an interesting portion of my alma mater today. Today is my luck day !

partha

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Born again....

Google restored my drpartha AT gmail DOT com account ! Please use this mail ID for contacting me.

I now know how it feels to die and come back to life.


partha

Dig for gold

I located one more amazing gold mine for info on mathematics:

http://www.numbertheory.org/ntw/gateways.html

All those who love maths, or want to learn maths, should visit this site and dig out the gold which is hidden here.

partha

How to design programs

To all my students and colleagues....

Here is a book, worth reading...

"How to design programs", Matthias Felleisen, Robert Bruce Findler, Matthew Flatt, Shriram Krishnamurthi , Pub.: MIT Press

The book is now available on line...at....

http://htdp.org/2003-09-26/

Uses PLT Scheme as the programming environment.

partha

Death of a giant ..... Robin Milner

I have just now come to learn that Prof. Robin Milner is no more. He died of a heart-attack, in Cambridge, on 20 Mar. 2010 (just a few days ago). He was born in Jan. 1934. His contributions to computer science are enormous -- we list the three/four biggest ones :: LCF (Logic of Computable Functions), ML (Meta Language), CCS (Calculus of communicating systems), PI Calculus. His well deserved decorations include FRS (1998), Fellow ACM (1994) and the ACM Turing Award (1991). He spent his life at Cambridge Univ. and Univ. of Edinburgh. What is amazing is that he did all this, without ever having earned a Ph D !

May his soul rest in peace. May his life continue to inspire me and all my students.

There goes a Caesar, when will we see another ?

partha

Doomed to obscurity

"Doomed to obscurity" is a webcomic that gives the geek culture just what it deserves!
Published every odd-numbered calendar day.
by "Penguin" Pete Trbovich, 2009.

Here is the URL::

http://penguinpetes.com/Doomed_to_Obscurity/

Open Source fanatics can now laugh/smile at their own pranks.


partha