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Observations on the State of Physics and AI Research

Recent Nobel Prize discussions have sparked debates on the "death of physics" and the rise of low-quality research papers in both Physics and AI. Here’s my take on it.

Remembering Samsung's Camera Legacy: An Untimely Exit?

Some thoughts on Samsung's exit from camera market and how open-sourcing their camera firmware could have spurred further innovation, like Magic Lantern for Canon cameras.

The Case for Disappearing Emails

Numerous articles propose “effective” methods to handle bloated email inboxes. However, managing such inboxes is not a one-time task, but an ongoing process. With over 67,000 unread emails in my inbox, no email management strategy is as efficient as the implementation of Disappearing Emails. Astonishingly, this simple yet effective feature is absent from all email services.

ChatGPT: Beautiful Liar!

It appears that ChatGPT LLM (large language model) algorithm incorrectly overrides the learning with its interpretation and does it so repetitively that ChatGPT responses look far more erratic than Russian Roulette.

Did I make the Internet faster? Perhaps I did! The first prototype of HTTP compression

Today, I came across an [article](https://www.yahoo.com/now/inventor-email-asks-elon-musk-165114509.html) about the ‘Inventor of email’ expressing his interest in becoming Twitter CEO to Elon Musk. I have no such intentions, but it prompted me to write this short article about the ‘Inventor (or co-inventor) of Internet compression’, so thank you, Mr. ‘[Inventor of email](https://www.inventorofemail.com/)’, and here is a piece of history about my contribution to your faster browsing experience!

Goodbye Blackberry, Finally!

Some notes from my working with RIM and Microsoft mobile platforms!

VoiceXML — Good, Bad & the Ugly

I came across this post while checking_ [_my inactive blog on archive.org_](https://web.archive.org/web/20150524164034/http://blog.motiwala.com/2009/02/15/voicexml-good-bad-the-ugly)_. Although the_ article is dated (2009) and some of the technologies, specs, and links may not be relevant today_, the VoiceXML part is still relevant as much as it was in 2009 and hence thought it is worth sharing — please read keeping in mind that it was written in 2009 and posted here ASIS.

Why UAE should open VoIP, and How they can do it without losing Telco Revenue!

In this article, we have described our experience with VoIP services in UAE, why UAE should lift the ban on VoIP, and finally, a disruptive…