The Head That Became a Symbol

A powerful Rajput legend of honor and sacrifice, this article explores the story of Hadi Rani and Mewar’s Senapati Ratan Singh Chundawat during the reign of Maharana Raj Singh I. Set against the political tensions of the Mughal era and Aurangzeb’s imperial ambitions, the narrative blends history and oral tradition to recount an extraordinary act of devotion that continues to resonate in Rajasthan’s cultural memory. From Princess Charumati’s defiance to the battle near Ajmer, this story examines duty, courage, and the personal cost of political resistance — and how the legacy of Hadi Rani lives on today in the Rajasthan Police’s Hadi Rani Mahila Battalion.

Scrum in Action: An Adaptive Leadership Case Study from Tour de France: Unchained

The Tour de France mountain stages represent a complex system in action. Terrain, weather, fatigue, psychology, and competition interact in unpredictable ways. It is impossible to fully predict these interactions upfront. This is the environment depicted in Tour de France: Unchained (Season 1, Episode 4). It is the complexity that borders on chaos under extreme uncertainty. Scrum was designed to tackle through empiricism, self-management, and continuous adaptation. This case study views the race through the lens of Scrum. It provides an insight into how the Scrum framework is applied in a real situation.

Geld

Ohne Moos nix los! Usprunglich wurde es nur in der Gaunersprache verwendet und spater in die Studentensprache ubernommenn Geld kleinmachen Geld (in kleinere Scheine/in Munzen) wechseln Nicht fur Geld und gute Worte um keinen Preis; keinsfalls Zeit is Geld Was Zeit in Anspruch (exchange) nimmt, kostet Geld.  Jede freie MInute sollte sinnvoll(meaningful) genutz werden ein … Continue reading Geld

MultiChain platform

Dr. Gideon Greenspan introducing MultiChain platform, Sep 24, 2015   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PoHCwfjNGs Introduction ·         Enables you to create your own block chain, group of the entities come together to form a private block chain ·         Public vs Private BlockChain (MultiChain vs Public BlockChains) a.       MultiChain has Integrated permissions system; Permission changes written into the block chain … Continue reading MultiChain platform

The Secrets of Power Negotiation

The post below summarizes the book "The secrets of power negotiating and closing the deal", by Roger Dawson Negotiation Skills 1.1    The secrets of power negotiating and closing the deal, by Roger Dawson Background on Roger Dawson One of America’s top negotiation expert Author of “The secrets of power negotiation”, largest selling business audio cassette program … Continue reading The Secrets of Power Negotiation

Defining Distributed Consensus & Challenges in achieving it

Bitcoin's Key Challenge Key Technical challenge of a distributed eCash System is Distributed consensus Why distributed consensus?  Reliability required in distributed systems. 10 or 15 different nodes, all of them record the action or none of the nodes should record it. If we were able to build a distributed key value store it would enable … Continue reading Defining Distributed Consensus & Challenges in achieving it

When is decentralization a good idea?

  Definition: Technological alternative to human institutions - legal, social and financial What are the problems with car ownership and trade? Security (theft)? Dispute about sale terms What happens in a smart property model? Security has 3 components Preventive - Steering wheeling lock Detective - Car alarm system Corrective - Law enforcement In real world, … Continue reading When is decentralization a good idea?