Books Engineers Should Read

Bob Colwell compiled a list of books that he thinks engineers should read. The list and the article are posted here.

Stanford on iTunes

This is very interesting. Students can listen to lectures on their iPods.

Crash

Crash is one of the best movies I have seen so far. It is not about racism. Every human being is prejudiced about something or the other.

All roads lead to the campus

Allergy Time

It is spring and green. But, my allergies are flaring up with the wind.

Jones Parking Lot

If they keep closing every parking lot for no apparent reason, I might spend more time walking in the campus than the time it would take should I walk from home.

Energy Savings

I guess the administration did not change the timer for these street lights after the daylight saving time kicked in. There is enough sunlight till 8:00 pm. But, the lights were on from 6:00 pm.

Morning sky with no winds

Today is a typical day that I would wish for; a pleasant Sunday morning with clear sky and no winds.

Change of role

It is common to see parents who act like martinets enforcing manners on their kids in public places. The following is a real-life incident that I encountered yesterday, which shows that kids too can teach parents. It happened at a restroom in Wal-Mart, which had both paper dryers and automatic electric hand dryers. A four year old kid and his dad walk into the restroom. After performing the customary duties the dad was about to use paper to dry his washed hands. The kid uses the electric hand dryer and preached about the benefits of using electric dryers (environment friendly) and made his dad use the electric hand dryer.

Soul Selling

I thought Bart Simpson was the only funny guy around doing bizarre things. This guy beats him. May be someone should show him The Simpsons episode of Bart Sells His Soul where Bart sells his soul for $5 and repents.