Posts by Azuka
The Bum
I had just crossed the street and was heading towards Hogan Hall. I had my take-out dinner in one hand, a 33oz can of lemonade in the other. Someone called out behind me. I turned around to look – I’d never seen him before. I’m short-sighted but I hate wearing glasses so I took a […]
Blues
There comes a time in my life when I have to sit down and think — really think — about my life. I suddenly come to realise that things aren’t going the way they’re supposed to. Wait a minute — I know it’s always my fault. This time I look at myself and what I […]
Gmail Flaws
I just read this morning about a flaw Google had in its Gmail system. It was uncovered by a 14-year-old boy called Anthony. Google seems miffed that he decided to make it public instead of telling them directly. It might be to save some face – or to ensure the word doesn’t go around among […]
Women
I was accused of being a misogynist in my high school days. I never denied the accusations, but I never encouraged them either. I guess, due to my exposure to lots of books when I was young, I got into looking at the behaviours of humans in general (you need to study this if you’re […]
The Abstract
From time to time I suddenly stop thinking, stunned at my thoughts – they’re so abstract that they defy description. It is this abstract thinking that makes me program well. Something very absurd about me is that I grow faster when I fall ill. I also do more “abstract thinking” when I’m ill. I can’t […]
Into the Human Mind
I have studied people over time and one thing I’ve come to see is that no two humans are alike. Identical twins may be alike in many ways but their thoughts, modes of reason and any other thing dealing with the mind are entirely different. I was prowling Wikipedia today and for some reason, while […]