Well, in my spare time I like to indulge in one of the following-
Tennis - This is what I'd want to be doing if I weren't typing on a computer for a living. I'm no contender for a grand slam, but I do like the sport. There are plenty of good outdoor courts in Seattle, so I try to get some practice during the weekends (of course, when it's not raining :-()
Photography – I'm miles away from turning pro, but I'm trying to get better in my spare time. Check out my pics on flickr
Music - I have varied tastes, ranging from rock (U2, Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses, Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard ... yeah, rock rules) to Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, The Corrs, Queen, Simon and Garfunkel ...
Reading - I used to be a big fan of science fiction (Isaac Asimov in particular), now I've grown to like various other styles as well (may I add including technical papers). I'm also trying to understand all things relative
Trivia/Quizzing - again, a modest interest. Someday perhaps I'll post some interesting trivia here
Some interesting links -
How to write a good research paper: http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/ (this link is more fun than you might expect)
A list of significant Computer Science publications
"Is hell exothermic or endothermic? Support your answer with proof."
"The
most expensive hyphen in history"
The above link gives an
amusing (and somewhat scary) list of all that a programming "bug"
can cause. Computer scientists beware! In particular, the hyphen in
question is one conspicuous by its absence on Fortran flight systems
aboard the 1960 NASA Mariner 1
Mile
sur mera tumhara (the MIT version - requires Windows Media
Player)
(The above link may make sense only to Indians)
A work of art for Def Leppard fans
Some of my favorite quotes that I keep collecting from time to time:
For some years I have been
afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man
- Wilbur
Wright in his letter
to renowned engineer, Octave Chanute
Be lucky, guess the corner,
close your eyes and hope there's a God. You have to be a little
religious to break his serve.
- Magnus Larsson on how to break
Pete Sampras' serve, Cincinnati '98
You don't win silver, you lose
gold.
- a Nike ad from a while ago
Who is John Galt?
- Atlas
Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Life is what happens to you when
you're busy making other plans.
- John Lennon
The woods are lovely, dark and
deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I
sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
- Robert Frost
The answer to the Great
Question, the Ultimate Question - of Life, the Universe and
Everything.. is forty two.
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The sublime and the ridiculous
are often so nearly related that it is difficult to class them
separately.
- Tom Paine
Part of the inhumanity of the
computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working
smoothly, it is completely honest.
- Isaac Asimov
Universities need teachers, not
academic 'stars'
-an article in NYTimes by Prof David Kirp (Oct
27, 2003). Unfortunately, the article isn't available for free
online. Nevertheless, I do endorse the views put forth in it