September 04

Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives by John C. Hull

How to Talk to Women: Get Her to Like You & Want You With Effortless, Fun Conversation & Never Run Out of Anything to Say! How to Approach Women ... (Female Psychology: What Women Really Want) by Ray Asher

August 30

Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know but Were Too Afraid To Ask | Hal Leonard Guitar Method with Audio Access | Scales and Chord Theory | TAB Guitar Guide with Exercises by Tom Kolb

August 24

August 23

It is perfectly normal for such books (and their authors) to be direct and unrefined, but this book had that notion tuned a notch higher. It asks and answers questions that might throb the minds of those who desire to delve deeper into non-trivial pu It is perfectly normal for such books (and their authors) to be direct and unrefined, but this book had that notion tuned a notch higher. It asks and answers questions that might throb the minds of those who desire to delve deeper into non-trivial pure mathematics - might even demotivate them.

Doing ugly mathematics does not make someone absolutely incapable of recognising the beauty of the specific kind. ...more

Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) by John L. Hennessy

August 22

I had begun reading this book long back (albeit with a different title), and since, I always wanted to finish reading it. Every chapter of this book was a treat.

Locks that were lockpick proof reminded me of my share dealing with pickpockets, lockpick I had begun reading this book long back (albeit with a different title), and since, I always wanted to finish reading it. Every chapter of this book was a treat.

Locks that were lockpick proof reminded me of my share dealing with pickpockets, lockpicks and related ruffian racketeers. Each time I ended up a loser and felt talentless. One time a lock costed me quarter the price of the backpack it was supposed to keep safe - got picked quicker than the lock seller's sales pitch.

I particularly enjoyed the stories of the Henrys of manufacturing and automobile industry. I found the method of taxing vehicles based on their engine specifications gratuitous. Perhaps, it was to compel the engineers to focus on efficiency, and squeeze more horsepower from similar dimensions.

Chapter 6 had me dream of lying happily on a hammock on a tropical island, humming songs while reading this book, when suddently I am served with pieces of efficient high-bypass turbofan engine with fuel on the side, from the skies - what pleasure it would be to dabble in kerosene, and metal alloy shrapnels on a vacation. At least I was not one of those people up there who probably had it worse - I wish I could be of help.

I once thought of designing a positioning system for my footwear, to retrieve them later, especially outside temples and inside trains, but I abandoned it. Nevertheless, the doppler effect went on to become more prominent in aerial vehicles, specifically in pulse doppler radars for determining the relative velocity (direction and speed).

I used to think that the standards of cleanliness in biolabs and for deep space instruments were extreme. In comparison, the ISO numbers for semiconductors (according to this book) are insane. So, if one wants to keep their semiconductor chips from being cooked, then they must avoid munching fried chips near them, in the least.

I wish I had read a similar book before I was learning to operate machine tools and perform photolithography; I would not have cut as many corners with such imperfection as I had done back then.

I need to do a course on lock picking, so that next time I need a lock, I can try picking the sample display locks at odd hours in a lock shop - those I can pick under ten minutes will comprise my null hypothesis.

If I ever get a chance, then I will make attempts to visit LIGO or any of the INDIGO observatories. First, I need to understand the underlying mathematics of quantum logic and optical clocks. ...more

August 19

Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction by Richard S. Sutton