Editorial Published in a Bengali Language Paper

This is a brilliant piece of analysis of what's going on in India now, the imbalance or rather the ugliness of imbalance in the distribution of wealth and plenty across Indians. The income gap has widened across the world, this is restrictive of growth. The scriptures and the epics proscribed this imbalance (at least in the context of Indian epics), but it continues unabated.

The article is in Bengali language.


আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা - সম্পাদকীয়:

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The bright side of sitting in traffic: Crowdsourcing road congestion data | Official Google Blog

This is a brilliant concept of how to crowdsource traffic data

The bright side of sitting in traffic: Crowdsourcing road congestion data | Official Google Blog:

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(3) Data: Where can I get large datasets open to the public? - Quora

(3) Data: Where can I get large datasets open to the public? - Quora:

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This is a great discussion on datasets.

Data-Driven Diagnosis: A Google for Your Health Symptoms - medGadget - The Atlantic

Symcat is a brilliant app for data driven diagnoses and a great application for likehood ratios. It's nice to see that the site advises that one should see a physician for final diagnosis. Even as a starter, it's great. Here's a nice article to read about it:

Data-Driven Diagnosis: A Google for Your Health Symptoms - medGadget - The Atlantic:

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Batch Conversions of Address to Latitude/Longitude in One Step (Forward Geocoding)

Batch Conversions of Address to Latitude/Longitude in One Step (Forward Geocoding):

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Google Maps API tutorial list from Geocodezip

Geocodezips has put together a great list of different V3 Google Maps tutorial. Worth checking out:

Google Maps API links:

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How Can I Turn My Mess of Ideas Into Something Organized and Useful?

How Can I Turn My Mess of Ideas Into Something Organized and Useful?:

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This is a great article on idea banks. I usually use simplenote (notational velocity) to take notes and keep ideas. Works for me as well, but the other ideas expressed in this article are worth considering.