Invented in the mid-1990s by English computer scientist Alan Paskett, the Snickometer is used in a slow motion display to determine whether the ball did touch the bat , even slightly to determine if it was out. Although this was used earlier in UDRS, but unlike Hawk Eye and Hot Spot currently not used in UDRS. This is also known ...

What if you have to send a message to some person you don't know directly and communication mediums such as email, mail or telephone were unavailable? Then the only method of communication will be via personal contacts. We can search for a friend of us who directly know the intended the recipient. But what if, none of our friends know ...

I follow the MoskvaDown to Gorky ParkListening to the wind of changeAn August summer nightSoldiers passing byListening to the wind of changeThe world is closing inDid you ever thinkThat we could be so close, like brothersThe future's in the airI can feel it everywhereBlowing with the wind of changeTake me to the magic of the momentOn a glory nightWhere the ...

Today is the "Pi DAY". We have dedicated special dates to celebrate various reasons. And March 14 (or in numbers 3-14) is the day dedicated to celebrate the mathematical constant "Pi". The representation of this date consists the first three digits of the mathematical constant "Pi". Thus it is selected as the "Pi" day. It is a day celebrated by ...

As humans we tend to own everything. When dividing something among people we need to own a fair portion, if not a bigger portion. Thus problems regarding dividing has become the source of many conflicts, wars and sometimes crimes. Cake Cutting problem is an interesting thing in mathematics which deals with dividing a cake between several people such that each ...

There are few things in the world that I hate too much. One such thing is to prove a stupid computer that I am really a human , not a bot. The way we have to prove it, is so much annoying. Most of the time we have to read some distorted letters and enter them to a text box. ...

JavaCV is a set of wrapper classes used for openCV. Using javaCV any C code used for Image Processing can be converted in to a java code. For a person who have an expertise knowledge on java and a little knowledge on C, javaCV will be very useful as he only have to worry about the logic of the code ...

"O Holy Night," also known as Minuit, Chrétiens (Midnight, Christians) or Cantique de Noël.The original French lyrics were written by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877) and the melody was composed by Adolphe Adam (1803-1856) who composed the score for the ballet Giselle. The song was first performed in 1847 during a Christmas Eve mass in Roquemaure. It was later translated from French ...

"The end of the world on December 2012" , probably the most feared and widely discussed thing these days. This has been probably aggravated by the recent natural disasters faced by the world such as hurricane Sandy. Though there are no scientific evidence to suggest the end of the world on 2012 most of the people reluctant to accept it ...

© Ron Gaunt/SPORTZPICS/SLPLThe inaugural session of SLPL finished yesterday with "Uva Next" crowning as the champions in a rain shortened match. Although the final was highly affected with rain the thrill of a final was never lost mostly due to the unbelievable batting cameos by Mathews and Dilshan Munaweera. Probably the use of the "Duckworth-Lewis Method" in this match would ...

Inaugural SLPL is now in it's halfway stage. 15 matches out of total 24 matches have been completed and two teams have been already knocked out and one team have already qualified to the semi finals.Other four teams are playing for the three slots available in the knockouts. Here are some of my opinions on the SLPL so far.The attendance ...

This is a simple card trick and it's correctness can be easily shown using the Pigeon-Hole principle.For details about Pigeon-Hole Principle visit http://shashindrasri.blogspot.com/2011/11/pigeon-hole-principle.html. Card Trick based on Pigeon hole principle from Shashindra Silva

Today (August 13) is International Left Handers day. Here are some interesting facts about left handers.

Coursera is a great place for online learning. This has subjects varying from Computer Science to History , Sociology, Medicine and Music. All the subjects are offered from the top ranked Universities in the world. Currently there are 16 Universities affiliated with Coursera and this includes MIT, CIT , Stanford University and Princeton University. Some available courses The courses offered ...

One of the main technology used in Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in cricket is the Hawk-Eye technology which tracks and predicts the path of the ball. Other main technology which is not mandatory under current cricketing laws is the Hot Spot technology. Hot Spot is the best available technology to establish the contact between the ball and the bat ...

One of the main technology used in Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in cricket is the Hawk-Eye technology which tracks and predicts the path of the ball. Other main technology which is not mandatory under current cricketing laws is the Hot Spot technology. Hot Spot is the best available technology to establish the contact between the ball and the bat ...

Although the Duckworth-Lewis method is widely used in international and first class level there are many criticisms about this method.One of the main criticism about the DL method is that it gives a higher weight to number of wickets remaining rather than number of overs left. As an example DL par score jumped from 117 to 140 at the end ...

The last Venus transit for this century will be visible to Sri Lanka Tomorrow (June 6th). This will be a great opportunity to us.Following details may help to observe the transit safely and correctly.Viewing SafelyIt is very important to use the safety procedures while observing the transit.Inappropriate viewing methods may result in blindness and other eye problems. Following link contains ...

Technology has become an integral part of our lives. The use of technology in sports have also been increased. At first it was about broadcasting events worlwide. But in the modern times technology is used to increase the fare-play in sports. Cricket has been one of the sports that uses technology extensively. The first instance of using technology in cricket ...