Blogs/Books/Movies-I Like

This is just an index of my recommendations for Books, Movies & Articles/Blog Posts on the Internet. Obviously, the list is incomplete because I am not putting in much effort into moving older stuff here.

Online Stuff

Below is a list of blogs I like in no particular order:

Books

I don’t read a lot but I am trying to change that. My reading lists along with some reviews are available on Goodreads.

Currently Reading:

• AIMA 3rd Ed as a preparatory exercise for GSoC 16.
• iWoz – Steve Wozniak’s Autobiography. I will resume after the comprees are done. So far the book has maintained a really exciting tone.

All Time Favourites

• Surely You are Joking – Made me realize profs can be cool people too. I have read a couple of more books on Feynman and watched a couple of documentaries.
• The Last Lecture – Prof Randy Pausch managed to change my opinion about several things in life with this little book. I still don’t have a clean desk but I now realize the merits of one.

Movies

Like most BITSians I tend to watch a lot of movies. I use tastekid for movie recommendations. It has the functionality to import movies from Facebook which came in pretty handy in my case.

Here goes the list of nice ones I have watched this semester:

• Million Dollar Baby – Really inspiring in the beginning but the ending is really sad. Best movie I watched this semester (3-2).
• Warrior – Another fighting movie (MMA). I really liked the soundtrack. The movie has a lot of family drama (which I tend to dislike) and for me, the fights were the best part.

I also watched some other among them I would say King’s Speech was very average and in my opinion is hyped.

All Time Favourites:

• October Sky – I cry everytime I watch the last scene. Also makes me realize the opportunity I am wasting by not working hard enough at college.
• Schindler’s List – Got me interested in reading about World War. Great Movie! WARNING: The movie is really sad and graphic.
• The Pianist – Same as above.
• Dead Poet’s Society – Like 3 Idiots but only 100 x better.
• Mary Kom – Very inspirational boxing movie. The book is even better. Book Review