If humans were for sale they would go by models. The model would be determined by the date of birth (DOB) such as 60, 70, or 80 models, etc. The price would be based on many factors. Illness may decrease the price whereas talent or skills make the price higher. A price calculator would be... Continue Reading →
Chapter 15: Hollywood Or Heaven
In May 2014, I find a job on a Jobsite. The position is a Research Scientist at Quantum Gravity Research, California. In the job description, it says that they are looking for an outside-the-box thinker to join their team. They study consciousness at quantize spacetime level, a scale called Planck’s scale. I didn’t know that... Continue Reading →
Chapter 14: The Stop Sign
Once started in 2009, the manic episodes occur almost every year. Either in winter or summer. One would blame the weather for it, but I know my triggers. It returns whenever I solve a problem. Usually in breaks – summer or winter. When it happens, it happens in the early night. I get an idea... Continue Reading →
Chapter 13: Recurring Episodes
In fall 2008, a professor in our department gives a talk on Question Theory in a Friday colloquium. Question theory is useful in artificial intelligent, for machines to ask relevant questions. Questions are essential to request information. In 1978, Richard T. Cox defined a question as the system of assertions that answer it. The professor... Continue Reading →
Chapter 12: Again Ph.D. Again Coursework Again Comprehensive Exam
In the summer of 2006, my ex-roommate Daud, returns from the United States. It is said that Quaidian once Quaidian forever. Quaidians have so many associations with the university that when they come from abroad, they definitely visit the university, to have lunch at Majeed huts and meet with friends. Daud motivates me to apply... Continue Reading →
Chapter 11: Wedding
October and March are ideal months for wedding. Not so hot not so cold. Most people wait for these months. My marriage is set in March – March 6, 2004. It is two-in-one marriage. On a very short notice, my eldest brother decided to have his son’s marriage too. I’m a little upset with it.... Continue Reading →
Chapter 10: Recovery
On the eighth day of treatment, I feel a severe shoulder pain, and so the ECT is discontinued. I remember those eight days like a dream. I remember only early evenings and mornings. In the evening when I woke up and looked up at the fan and other things in the room, they looked to... Continue Reading →
What Is A Question?
This post is based on my article at https://arxiv.org/abs/1006.2481. References therein. According to Richard T. Cox, a question is the set of assertions that answer it. Following R.T. Cox, we identify a question with a topology on a given set of irreducible assertions. It appears that a question is expressed in the form of multiple... Continue Reading →
God And The Complete Theory Of Everything
First note that the complete theory of everything (CTE) is different from the theory of everything (TOE) in physics. The latter talks about the unification of natural forces whereas the former describes our knowledge of everything. CTE is defined in terms of an entity, call it God. We can understand the universe to the fullest... Continue Reading →
A Universal Call Center: A New Business Idea
In this post, I give an entirely new call center idea that may replace the conventional call centers. A call center interacts with inbound and outbound call makers. Generally, a contact center provides information in the form of emails, chats, and websites. When a caller contacts a call center, first they encounter Interactive Voice Response... Continue Reading →