GRAND SLAM Press Release, November 21, 2017 The Grand Slam Board (“GSB”) completed two days of Meetings in London on November 15-16. A significant portion of the GSB Agenda concerned possible Grand Slam Rule amendments and trials in 2018: It was unanimously agreed to support 2018 Australian Open’s application to the ITF for a waiver […]
Author: N. Datta
Justice League : Doing justice to the Earth’s mightiest superheroes
There was much hype and expectation leading up to the release of the Justice League movie. And understandably so. When you are creating a congregation of the Earth’s mightiest superheroes in one place, expectations are obviously going to be high. It’s a project of epic proportions, and nothing less than an epic spectacle would suffice. […]
Justice League is set to be the shortest DCEU movie so far
Justice League is scheduled to hit theaters on 17th November. There is obviously much hype and speculation regarding what many hope will be an epic spectacle. The runtime of the movie has also been a matter of great speculation, especially after the Dawn of Justice saga. Now, based on reports from various theater chains, including […]
Mark Ruffalo accidentally live streams parts of Thor: Ragnarok in epic goof up
Last night, Mark Ruffalo attended the premiere of Thor: Ragnarok, and accidentally live-streamed a good portion of the movie on Instagram. The actor, who plays Hulk in the movie, was introduced by a recording of Jeff Goldblum’s character, The Grand Master, to spark excitement at the film’s Los Angeles premiere. As is quite common with […]
Lionel Messi’s Argentina career – A tale of unparalleled individual brilliance and heartbreak
Heading in to the last round of the South American qualifiers, qualification was far from certain for the Argentine national team. They were sitting in sixth spot, needing a victory away against Ecuador to guarantee at least a playoff spot for the 2018 World Cup. Argentina needed to win, and they did, beating Ecuador 3-1. […]
How many iPhone X can you buy by actually selling a kidney?
We’ve all heard the jokes about selling your kidney to afford an iPhone. Unfortunately, no one I know has ever really done that. And probably no one you know either. But don’t worry, if you are planning to sell off one kidney to finance your next iPhone, here’s all the economics you need to know. […]
Everything you need to know about the Laver Cup
The Laver Cup, named after the legendary Rod Laver, is set to get underway on Friday. Here’s everything you need to know about the unique star-studded event coming up: What is it? The Laver Cup pits the top players of Europe against the top players from the rest of the world. Thus it is a […]
Pikachu Programming Language – Syntax Rules
Here are the syntax and language rules for the Pikachu programming language explained in the human language of English: There are only 3 syntax elements – pi, pika and pikachu. Repeating the same syntax element 3 times in a row is not allowed. Pikachu makes use of 2 pikachus(stacks) – Pi Pikachu and Pika Pikachu. […]
Introducing The Pikachu Programming Language – A Programming Language Made For Pikachus
I am proud to present to you the Pikachu programming language. It is a language designed specifically to be usable by Pikachus. Motivation and Objective In today’s job market, most Pikachus are forced to live a life of obedience and servitude to cruel Pokemon trainers. They are regularly forced to fight other Pokemon for sport, […]
Update on Federer’s back injury – Looks like good news for tennis fans
Since Roger Federer withdrew from Cincinnati with a back injury, the tennis world has been anxiously waiting for further updates on his fitness and schedule for the rest of the season. His original schedule has him slated to play the US Open next, followed by the Laver Cup, Shanghai and Basel before the World Tour […]
Top 20 Strangest Programming Languages (10-6)
10. Whenever Don’t you love it when, as a programmer, you tell the computer exactly what to do and when, and it just obeys your every command within milliseconds? Well, the Whenever language doesn’t. Whenever is a lot like your pet cat. It has no sense of urgency, and does what it wants, and when […]
Top 20 Strangest Programming Languages
In this article, we take a look at some truly bizarre programming languages. The first thought in your mind when you come across these programming languages would probably be “someone had way too much time on their hands.” Some of these languages actually were created to serve a specific purpose, while some of them were […]
Top 20 Strangest Programming Languages (5-1)
5. Piet AsciiDots and Grass have nothing on Piet. Piet is a programming language in which programs actually look like abstract paintings. The language is named after Piet Mondrian, who pioneered the field of geometric abstract art. The program is compiled by a pointer that will move around the image, from one section to the […]
Sara Errani receives reduced doping ban because of her mother’s pasta cooking methods
Earlier this week, Italian newspapers had reported that former French Open finalist, Sara Errani had failed a doping test. Errani had tested positive for letrozole, a drug often prescribed for the treatment of breast cancer, but is also associated with the promotion of muscle tissue in female bodybuilders. The tests were carried out in February […]
Players Who Have Accumulated The Least Ranking Points As ATP World No. 1
The current ATP World No. 1 Andy Murray is set to lose his number 1 ranking following next week’s ATP Masters 1000 event at Cincinnati. Following his stellar run last season to clinch the No. 1 ranking for the first time in his career, he has failed to maintain his form and fitness this season. […]
