<p>came across an interesting definition of RISK:</p>
<p>Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we don’t know we don’t know."</p>
<p>what you know in that is unknown to me</p>
<p>Isn’t that a quote by George Bush Jr?</p>
<p>hahahahha. mercurysqad, i am laughing my a** of!!!</p>
<p>no…it is actually a quote by Rumsfield at a press conference discussing the unknown nuclear threats against the US…I am reading an interesting book where this quote actually made sense…the book is called Catastrophe: Risk and Response…interesting read…</p>
<p>ohh btw akash here is something tht you’d be totally thrilled by…
<a href=“http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1060478.cms[/url]”>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1060478.cms</a></p>
<p>i guess they want to demolish taj mahal the same way they demolished babri masjid…(or like talibans demolished the Buddhas…)</p>
<p>or like Qutbuddin Aibak who demolished 12 temples to construct the Quwwatul Islam mosque</p>
<p>but if you just happen to read the article closely,u will find that he is not asking for it to be demolished.And I notice that u dont raise any objections about the claim of the Shias and Sunnis over it while actually it belongs to the entire nation</p>
<p>i do raise objections about the shias and sunnis claiming that its theirs…(although according to the law…they have justifiable arguments in their favor) I strongly believe that it is a national heritage property and should remain that way…</p>
<p>bout qutbuddin aibak…my gr8 grandpa was hurt in the independence struggle by an unknown british soldier in early 1930s…the injury was one of the cause of his death…does that incident give me rights to go and kill that unknown british’s whole family tree…??? wht wud u do in that situation…</p>
<p>the world does not (and IMHO should not) run on eye for an eye, life for a life principle…in everything including personal relationships…some1 has got to be the ‘bigger person’…when u disagree or fight with your friend/girl friend…u dont go out and bring down their house or kills their parents…more often than not…one of u give up…sayin that …its all good in the name of our relationship…friendships, dating, marriages, n even societies…last on these ‘bigger people’ …who are more willing to let go and let live…than those who carry the hatred in their hearts for days, weeks, months, years and decades…from my hindu and indian upbringing…i was taught to let go…and be tht bigger person…n i’ll stick to it…</p>
<p>how does your example have anything to do with the whole issue at hand?</p>
<p>But correct me if I am wrong,didnt Mahatma Gandhi support the rebuilding of the Somnath temple over the mosque that stood there?</p>
<p>Time for reviving the BJP vs Congress thread</p>
<p>and any news from Caltech?</p>
<p>the example relates coz if we apply the same principle everywhere…america and britain should be enemies…germany n france shouldnt look at each other…india should go out and nuke half of the world…including the british, french, portugese, german, etc…all who colonized india for decades…</p>
<p>the point i am trying to make is…let it go…u got bigger problems on ur hand…rather than raising these petty issues…try to educate 10 poor kids…try to provide clean drinking water or 2 square meals to some ppl…tht is when the elected officials can say tht they have truly made a diff…it is very easy to play with ppl’s emotion bringing these sensitive topics…but i wonder if these guys have actually tried to step down (except before elections) of their air conditioned cars…and ever wondered about how they can reduce poverty rather than how to raise these controversial topics…</p>
<p>caltech - news??? hell no…i think i have got all the ‘news’ that i was supposed to…not expecting a single more acceptance than what i already have…so to answer ur question - no news…and not expecting anymore ‘news’ (except for non-good news…)</p>
<p>Just asking :p</p>
<p>no need to get offended</p>
<p>anyway the standard worst of luck to you</p>
<p>thx for ur kind words…i do wish u best of luck so tht u can start getting ‘educated’ from a good college and clear ur mind of the garbage tht u hold right now :p</p>
<p>ahh-dont u know that when I usually wish a person the best of luck-it backfires?</p>
<p>Thats why I wish evryone worst of luck</p>
<p>anyway-check ur email now for the caltech decision</p>
<p>meh…as expected…regret to inform you…blah blah blah…<strong>shrugs</strong> who needs them neways…</p>
<p>heh-wont it be fun if both of us get into the same college?</p>
<p>Well have a gr8 time fighting and debating with each other :p</p>
<p>5 decisions out
12 to go</p>
<p>april 1 and march 30 are supposed to be very lucky for me according to 3 horoscopes I have read so far-nothing about March 31</p>
<p>so I guess Ill be rejected by most of the colleges I applied to</p>
<p>i am all for a healthy debate…although…for tht to happen…u will have to get in on chicago…coz with mit, caltech off the table…it is fast climbing up the charts (it was #5 and now is #3 with almost 0% probability for the current #1 n 2)</p>
<p>and why are u posting the same message again and again</p>
<p>the site is very slow…****es me off…so i kept on pressin submit button…every other site is workin fine…its only cc thts actin up…</p>
<p>the site is very slow…****es me off…so i kept on pressin submit button…every other site is workin fine…its only cc thts actin up…</p>