A first and last experience — I leap, embracing the void. Exhilaration floods — a dance with gravity’s absence, a fleeting waltz in the sky’s embrace. But then, a jolt of terror - A stark, unyielding truth. No parachute clasps my back! I fall, A constant acceleration, a relentless surge, Speed mounting, fear escalating. In this…

On how to focus interviews — Recently, I’ve been listening to a lot of interviews by the late Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew. While I don’t necessarily agree with his politics, I do like a certain technique he constantly uses in interviews, especially with journalists. This “technique” is responding to a question with the observation that…

8 Paradoxes — In an era where rapid consumption and constant connectivity define our daily existence, a paradoxical trend emerges: the pursuit of immediacy and abundance often leads to a deficiency in depth and quality. This article delves into these contradictions, offering a thought-provoking exploration of our modern lifestyle. 1. Longer content, less time. In the fast-paced world…

Form Analysis — “Beau Soir” is one of Claude Debussy’s most beloved art songs (mélodie in French). Based on a poem by Paul Bourget, the song exemplifies Debussy’s early impressionistic style, which he developed further in his later works. Lyrics By Paul Bourget Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivières sont roses, Et qu’un…

A comparison — Making coffee in a Moka pot and a French press are two popular coffee brewing methods that offer distinct flavor profiles and characteristics. Read on for a comparison between the two. 1. Brewing Mechanism Moka Pot: Uses pressure to push boiling water through coffee grounds. It consists of three chambers: the bottom for…

A Fiction — 6:00 AM Dr. Pennyworth wakes up to his alarm clock. It’s one of those antique mechanical contraptions because the digital ones became too expensive when batteries started costing as much as a small car. He remembers buying it just yesterday for 50 Inflatos. By today, it’s a priceless heirloom. 6:30 AM Breakfast is a…

Tracking the progress of the Cricket World Cup — How many teams are still in the “running” at the 2023 Cricket World Cup? In theory, the answer is “10” because no team is as yet eliminated. In practice, a few teams (e.g. India, South Africa and Australia) are far more likely to qualify — and so the answer should…

Answered by a 10 year old playing LEGO — What is React? Imagine you have a big box of LEGO bricks. Each little LEGO brick can be like a small piece of a website, like a button, a picture, or a piece of text. Now, let’s say you want to build a little LEGO house. Instead of building the house brick by…

How to do our own analysis — Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties, that consistently stump the statisticians. World Cups, like the 2023 edition currently underway in India, are no exception. That said, a bit of analysis is fun — and this article describes how we might do our own. To aide our analysis, I’ve built…