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Astronomical Unit in Hanuman Chalisa

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I had come across this forward message that made tall claims for hanuman chalisa. The forward read as follows: Any one knows the Hanuman chalisa? In Hanuman Chalisa, it is said : "Yug sahastra yojan per Bhanu! Leelyo taahi madhur phal janu!!"   1 Yug = 12000 years 1 Sahastra = 1000 1 Yojan = 8 Miles Yug x Sahastra x Yojan = par Bhanu 12000 x 1000 x 8 miles = 96000000 miles 1 mile = 1.6km 96000000 miles = 96000000 x 1.6km = 1536000000 km to Sun NASA has said that, it is the exact distance between Earth and Sun (Bhanu). Which proves Hanuman ji did jump to Planet Sun, thinking it as a sweet fruit (Madhu phal). It is really interesting how accurate and meaningful our ancient scriptures are..Unfortunately it is barely recognized. The estimate of 1 astronomical unit (au) - the distance between earth and sun has a long history. The first estimate only came during the transit of Venus in the 18th century. Before this event, we did not have any estimate for the ...

Computer crash or: How I learned to stop worrying and back up my data

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I recently faced a computer crash and lost all the data in my computer. We have so much data like photos, videos, documents, tax forms, that we don't even recollect what we lost until we actually do. I ruled out the option of external Hard Drive Drive. I heard from a my friend of mine that his external HDD crashed and he lost data as well. So I am ruling it out. What good is a backup if it is not a reliable? So the only viable and reliable alternative is that I should use

Wonderland

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At the boundaries of sense and propriety there is a shore.. which the busy minds and the rigid hearts fail to perceive, where no words in any language can capture my emotions! Amidst that silence - that purity of expression - I shall wait for you.. Till then I will build our castles in the sands of time.

Monotonic functional mapping

I have n functions f_i(x){i=1,...,n} which do not preserve the monotonic mapping order i.e. if x_1 < x_2, then in general, f_i(x_1) is not less than f_i(x_2) (for all i = 1,2,...n). So can I construct a function g mapping on fi's such that g(f1,f2,...fn) is monotonic? If yes, please elaborate on the method for the same. Even if g is a unimodal function, it should be fine. Put differently, for every value of x over an interval, I have the (n) outcomes of some physical process denoted by f_i (i = 1,2, ..., n). Now given such a set of f_i's corresponding to an unknown value of x (but known to lie within an interval), I have the task of estimating x. Since these f_i's are not monotonic in nature (no set pattern), I felt it would aid in this estimation task of mine if I could construct a monotonic function g using the f_i's. Please do convey your ideas.

Carpooling by google?

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I think one area where Google Plus can contribute is car pooling. Need less to say car pooling saves money, natural non-renewable resource, pollution, driving stress, traffic jams, parking problems and of course provides an opportunity to make new friends.

Psychoacoustics

A concise article about "How audio codecs work - Psychoacoustics" Link:  http://www.audiodesignline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=175800470 Here are the links to detailed articles about "Psycoacoustics" presented in three parts.

Ship of Theseus - Movie Review

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'Ship of Theseus' (SOT) is an awesome movie that too coming from an unexpected place, the Indian film industry known for its 'run of the mill' inane and insipid movies. SOT is a movie about three different stories united by a single narrative. Each story exploring different aspects of human existence and karma. SOT starts by posing to the audience the titular thought experiment "Theseus' ship paradox". This is to do with the question of identity