The fiasco of seeking suggestions

I sought suggestions to my friends to buy a camcorder through the group mail. No one responded, and mean no one did. It is something that I can contribute by writing a camera/camcorder buyer's guide myself, as I consider myself to be "knowledgeable enough" now to buy one for me.

I spent a few days reading things out and understanding different parameters that come into play. A lot of gotchas! As Richard Feynman states, "Its a pleasure to find things out!"

Bertrand Russel Autobiography

For quite sometime in the past, I had been reading the quotes and random publications by Sir Bertrand Russell. And I should admit that I am bewildered by the profanity of his thoughts and the clarity and command of the language. One of the quotes that I simply loved was, "the problem with this world is that the fools and fanatics are so sure of themselves where wise men are full of doubts."

I doubt there are not many men in this world who have made so much contributions to myriad fields like mathematics, philosophy, education, etc. One of his significant contributions had been in the field of nuclear and atomic weapon disarmament by mighty governments of the world. He preached and advocated for that.

Recently his autobiography and many other writings are available in Indian prints. I bought his autobiography and started reading. Its entertaining and engaging.