Computer Science is facing a major roadblock to further research. The problem is most evident with students, but afflicts many researchers as well: people simply have a tough time inventing research topics that sound sufficiently profound and exciting. Many PhD students waste needless years simply coming up with a thesis topic. And researchers often resort to reading documents from government grant agencies so they will know what to work on for the next proposal!
Good news for the CS community: the problem has at last been solved. The table below provides the answer.
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
integrated mobile network
parallel functional preprocessor
virtual programmable compiler
interactive distributed system
responsive logical interface
synchronized digital protocol
balanced concurrent architecture
virtual knowledge-based database
meta-level multimedia algorithm
optimized binary toolkit
active object-oriented display
parameterized secure technology
conceptual high-speed solution
scalable real-time language
dynamic functional agent
high-level parallelizing theorem prover
collaborative watermarking work cluster
type-safe proxy cache
To generate a technical phrase, randomly choose one item from each column. For example, selecting synchronized from column 1, secure from column 2, and protocol from column 3 produces:
A synchronized secure protocol
Best of all, two phrases can be combined with simple connectives, making the result suitable for the most demanding use. Possible connectives include:
for
related to
derived from
applied to
embedded in
For example, one could generate a thesis title by selecting a second phrase and a connective:
A synchronized secure protocol for an interactive knowledge-based system
The technique described here for selecting a research topic is far superior to the method currently in use because it can be automated -- a computer program can be written to select a phrase at random whenever one is needed. Furthermore, thanks to an enchancement by Ian Stark at The University of Edinburgh in Scotland, it is possible to automate an additional step in the research process by performing an automated literature search. Try the system by first generating a random topic and then performing an automated literature search.
This article's original location : http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/dec/essay.topic.generator.html
Follow the above link for a JScript implementation.
The above mentioned page is maintained by his highness - Douglas E Comer :)
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
A psycho-analysis of spiders on crack.
Starts off in the lines of a standard wildlife documentary .. turns out to be more interesting than those ;)
Friday, March 21, 2008
For the utterly jobless (3) - Watch insane videos on YouTube
Hello !! Welcome to the third edition of "For the Utterly Jobless" . I hope that you've wasted your time reading the other 2 editions of FTUJ :D . This one features some unbelievably stupid clips from commercial movies which went down the drain ,enacted by a "leading artiste" of the South Indian Film industry. Such clips provide really good pass time for the utterly jobless souls.
*STATUATORY WARNING* Please donot try these at home .Parental guidance is highly recommended :P
Open heart surgery with mobile phones:
This clip shows the latest advancements in heart surgery , demonstrated by Vijaykanth (who will be referred to as Capt. from now on) . Capt. demonstrates that mobile phones can be used for more than just yakking with another person. See how the powerful light emitted from the phone's screen helps the quacks er.. doctors to perform the surgery.
The next clip shows paranormal physics , superbly demonstrated by Capt. The baddie points a pistol (fake) at our hero , who pays no heed to the baddie's threat and keeps walking , gets shot and no, it doesnt end with that.. amazingly, our Captain survives and the bullet ricochets back to the baddie ,killing him instantly. Our modest superhero Capt. then reveals his secret that saved him - a plate stolen from a nearby hotel, which he then flings away with style. Capt. thus makes a fool out of Stephanie Kwolek.
This amazing clip shows that even Bill Gates or any other geek at microsoft have no clue that the software named Windows Media Player has mutated. Our Supergeek/Superhero Capt. makes the best use of this mutation to type in commands and lo and behold - WiMP becomes an interactive software thus clearly showing that it has a mind of its own. Screw you Billy.
This next video shows Capt.'s electrifying performance as he beats the crap out of electricity. The baddie approaches menacingly towards Capt., brandishing two electrodes , which donot blow the fuse even when it's repeatedly shorted by the baddie. He then places the two ends on the cheap helmet which our Capt., is forcibly made to wear. And to everybody's surprise , instead of limping in his chair , Capt. starts reeling out his award-winning dialogue (shown in the subtitle).
*STATUATORY WARNING* Please donot try these at home .Parental guidance is highly recommended :P
Open heart surgery with mobile phones:
This clip shows the latest advancements in heart surgery , demonstrated by Vijaykanth (who will be referred to as Capt. from now on) . Capt. demonstrates that mobile phones can be used for more than just yakking with another person. See how the powerful light emitted from the phone's screen helps the quacks er.. doctors to perform the surgery.
The next clip shows paranormal physics , superbly demonstrated by Capt. The baddie points a pistol (fake) at our hero , who pays no heed to the baddie's threat and keeps walking , gets shot and no, it doesnt end with that.. amazingly, our Captain survives and the bullet ricochets back to the baddie ,killing him instantly. Our modest superhero Capt. then reveals his secret that saved him - a plate stolen from a nearby hotel, which he then flings away with style. Capt. thus makes a fool out of Stephanie Kwolek.
This amazing clip shows that even Bill Gates or any other geek at microsoft have no clue that the software named Windows Media Player has mutated. Our Supergeek/Superhero Capt. makes the best use of this mutation to type in commands and lo and behold - WiMP becomes an interactive software thus clearly showing that it has a mind of its own. Screw you Billy.
This next video shows Capt.'s electrifying performance as he beats the crap out of electricity. The baddie approaches menacingly towards Capt., brandishing two electrodes , which donot blow the fuse even when it's repeatedly shorted by the baddie. He then places the two ends on the cheap helmet which our Capt., is forcibly made to wear. And to everybody's surprise , instead of limping in his chair , Capt. starts reeling out his award-winning dialogue (shown in the subtitle).
Wicked Cool Java - The JScience API
JScience is a hardcore Math-Science library which provides a wide range of methods and datatypes related to Measurement (Converters , Quantities , Units) , Economics , Geography (Co-Ordinates) , Mathematics (Functions ,Numbers,Structures,Vector) and Physics.It provides data types to store numbers with a very high precision. Classes such as the LargeInteger can hold numbers of immutable sizes with arbitrary precision.
Though they may sound similar to the BigDecimal class provided in the java.lang.Number class , the org.jscience.mathematics.number.Number.LargeInteger has the following advantages:
* It is optimized for 64 bits architectures. But still runs significantly faster on 32 bits processors.
* Real-time compliance for improved performance and predictability (no garbage generated when executing in StackContext).
* Improved algorithms (e.g. Concurrent Karabutsa multiplication in O(nLog^3) instead of O(n^2).
Links :
API List -> http://jscience.org/api/index.html
Source Code -> http://jscience.org/jscience-4.3.1-src.zip
Download Library -> http://jscience.org/jscience-4.3.1-bin.zip
If you find it useful, say thanks to the Project Owner - Jean-Marie Dautelle
JScience is powered by the Javolution library (for real-time/fast performance, parallel computing etc.)
The library is open-source (BSD License). Everyone can participate by submitting new modules as long as those modules are integrated with existing modules.
I'd like to end this post with a video of a mechanical calculator for simple binary arithmetic operations :)
Though they may sound similar to the BigDecimal class provided in the java.lang.Number class , the org.jscience.mathematics.number.Number.LargeInteger has the following advantages:
* It is optimized for 64 bits architectures. But still runs significantly faster on 32 bits processors.
* Real-time compliance for improved performance and predictability (no garbage generated when executing in StackContext).
* Improved algorithms (e.g. Concurrent Karabutsa multiplication in O(nLog^3) instead of O(n^2).
Links :
API List -> http://jscience.org/api/index.html
Source Code -> http://jscience.org/jscience-4.3.1-src.zip
Download Library -> http://jscience.org/jscience-4.3.1-bin.zip
If you find it useful, say thanks to the Project Owner - Jean-Marie Dautelle
JScience is powered by the Javolution library (for real-time/fast performance, parallel computing etc.)
The library is open-source (BSD License). Everyone can participate by submitting new modules as long as those modules are integrated with existing modules.
I'd like to end this post with a video of a mechanical calculator for simple binary arithmetic operations :)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
For the utterly jobless (2) - Uncyclopedia
Are you tired of playing CS 24x7 and wanna take a break?
Are you tired of working like a slave in your office and wanna blow your boss's brains off?
Are you feeling lonely because none of your messenger buddies are online?
Or.. are you plain bored of everything being normal?
Yes people .. the remedy for all this and more is here --- UNCYCLOPEDIA ---
Uncyclopedia
1) What is it ?
Ans : It is the ultimate parody of the ultimate nerd site called wikipedia.
2) What stuff does it contain?
Ans: The most sarcastic , slanderous , humorous , sexist , 1337 stuff eva!
3) Quick.. Dont keep nagging and gimme the link
Ans: www.uncyclopedia.org
The home page is loaded with totally insane articles .. a hint of things to come.
Start with the "Today's featured article" and check out the UnNews .. where every bit of information is falsified to parodical levels. Make additions to the "On this day" section and move on to the "did you know" and "featured picture" and try your best to make it to the "noob of the month" hall of fame :P Search for articles of your interest using UnCyclopedia's search tool.
*Statuatory Warning* : Articles are totally insensitive and may even be racist, but guaranteed to be hillarious.
And yeah.. dont forget to read the quotes by Uncyclopedia's gay mascot - the homosexual Oscar Wilde.
Check out Uncyclopedia's "SISTA Projects"
UnNews - The news source on crack
Undictionary - The ick!tionary of all things best left unsaid
UnTunes - Where noisy things can live and prosper
The Uncyclopedia Store - Buy unnecessary items to support Uncyclomedia
UnMeta - How Uncyclopedia doesn't work
UnBooks -Content-free books
Unquotable - Useless misquotes galore
Uncycloversity - If it makes sense, we don't want it
Yes people .. this edition of "For the utterly jobless" needs advanced technical knowledge of "switching on a computer". This makes it even more complicated and challenging than the game of "pen fight" . Anyway .. take up the challenge and i hope that everybody who reads this succeeds in being Totally Jobless , no matter where you are from or what you do for a living.
Are you tired of working like a slave in your office and wanna blow your boss's brains off?
Are you feeling lonely because none of your messenger buddies are online?
Or.. are you plain bored of everything being normal?
Yes people .. the remedy for all this and more is here --- UNCYCLOPEDIA ---
Uncyclopedia
1) What is it ?
Ans : It is the ultimate parody of the ultimate nerd site called wikipedia.
2) What stuff does it contain?
Ans: The most sarcastic , slanderous , humorous , sexist , 1337 stuff eva!
3) Quick.. Dont keep nagging and gimme the link
Ans: www.uncyclopedia.org
The home page is loaded with totally insane articles .. a hint of things to come.
Start with the "Today's featured article" and check out the UnNews .. where every bit of information is falsified to parodical levels. Make additions to the "On this day" section and move on to the "did you know" and "featured picture" and try your best to make it to the "noob of the month" hall of fame :P Search for articles of your interest using UnCyclopedia's search tool.
*Statuatory Warning* : Articles are totally insensitive and may even be racist, but guaranteed to be hillarious.
And yeah.. dont forget to read the quotes by Uncyclopedia's gay mascot - the homosexual Oscar Wilde.
Check out Uncyclopedia's "SISTA Projects"
UnNews - The news source on crack
Undictionary - The ick!tionary of all things best left unsaid
UnTunes - Where noisy things can live and prosper
The Uncyclopedia Store - Buy unnecessary items to support Uncyclomedia
UnMeta - How Uncyclopedia doesn't work
UnBooks -Content-free books
Unquotable - Useless misquotes galore
Uncycloversity - If it makes sense, we don't want it
Yes people .. this edition of "For the utterly jobless" needs advanced technical knowledge of "switching on a computer". This makes it even more complicated and challenging than the game of "pen fight" . Anyway .. take up the challenge and i hope that everybody who reads this succeeds in being Totally Jobless , no matter where you are from or what you do for a living.
Guess Who's Back!!
It's been a week since i came online .. i had a great week in Goa with a bunch of totally bindaas people from SVCE. But no.. this post is not about ME getting back from wonderland. This is about a person ,whom i've never met before , never thanked for his kindness , a hero to thousands of leechers and yes .. the ultimate enemy of the bastards - MPAA . If you've been downloading movies illegally , you need no further introduction to the one and only .. king of movie torrents - AXXO.
Often imitated but never replicated , AXXO has established himself as the Demi-God of piracy. With his 700-MB-A-Movie rips , he has captured both the hearts and bandwidths of several thousand people , worldwide.
He has uploaded as many as 399 movies (as on 10-11-2007) . I guess he got pretty tired after uploading all those .. and he decided to take a break from his philanthropic-self and went into hibernation for 3 months. The MPAA leaped in joy as he made public his decision to take a break.
the torrent-world was plunged into darkness,
for her knight in shining armor had retired.
and MPAA guffawed with all its might,
for , the hero of the masses had disappeared in the night.
And then started the reign of his duplicates
who tried a lot to use his name ;but in vain .
And one nearly managed to overthrow the king .
Klaxxon was his name.
He grew and built up his fame.
but wrong did he .
by releasing rips sized more than one cd.
But now the king has returned,
to vanquish the evil and kill the beast,
the beast that was named MPAA.
(Damn.. i had a poet in me all along :P )
Anyway.. here is the link to his torrents
Mininova.org --> http://www.mininova.org/user/aXXo
Torrent Box --> http://www.torrentbox.com/account-details.php?id=277561
Please use ONLY the two links above to get hold of his torrents , both the old and the new ones. All other sites are bogus and are full of crap.
Happy leeching :D and yes .. please dont forget to upload after downloading. Dont be selfish.
Often imitated but never replicated , AXXO has established himself as the Demi-God of piracy. With his 700-MB-A-Movie rips , he has captured both the hearts and bandwidths of several thousand people , worldwide.
He has uploaded as many as 399 movies (as on 10-11-2007) . I guess he got pretty tired after uploading all those .. and he decided to take a break from his philanthropic-self and went into hibernation for 3 months. The MPAA leaped in joy as he made public his decision to take a break.
the torrent-world was plunged into darkness,
for her knight in shining armor had retired.
and MPAA guffawed with all its might,
for , the hero of the masses had disappeared in the night.
And then started the reign of his duplicates
who tried a lot to use his name ;but in vain .
And one nearly managed to overthrow the king .
Klaxxon was his name.
He grew and built up his fame.
but wrong did he .
by releasing rips sized more than one cd.
But now the king has returned,
to vanquish the evil and kill the beast,
the beast that was named MPAA.
(Damn.. i had a poet in me all along :P )
Anyway.. here is the link to his torrents
Mininova.org --> http://www.mininova.org/user/aXXo
Torrent Box --> http://www.torrentbox.com/account-details.php?id=277561
Please use ONLY the two links above to get hold of his torrents , both the old and the new ones. All other sites are bogus and are full of crap.
Happy leeching :D and yes .. please dont forget to upload after downloading. Dont be selfish.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Interesting Caricatures
Mahabharatha - the re-run :P
Indian cricket , auctioned off :
Indian cricket , auctioned off :
(D)Evolution of cricket?
Lalloo , Putting a smile on aam admi's visage. 
Laloo , P.C , PM and Sonia
Fidel Castro :)
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