Chameera DedduwageNeo-Ponzi Schemes: A PrimerWe are all aware of Ponzi schemes. The classic Ponzi scheme has been analysed a hundred times over. You would not be reading this if you…Apr 20Apr 20
Chameera DedduwageA Critique of Sri Lankan University Admission PolicyIn my last article titled “Sri Lankan University Admissions Demystified”, I outlined the basics of how GCE A/L students are selected for…Apr 19Apr 19
Chameera DedduwageSri Lankan University Admissions Demystified: Z-score, District Quota, and Other FactorsThe Sri Lankan university admission system has been (and still is) the subject of much debate. It is surprising how many people are…Apr 19Apr 19
Chameera DedduwageA (Short) Story about Ogilvy and the Hathaway ManIt was 1951, and C.F. Hathaway had been making shirts for 114 years. Yet, practically nobody outside Waterville, Maine, had heard about…Apr 9Apr 9
Chameera DedduwageThis is a joke and it was (almost) entirely written by ChatGPT.A human astronaut, a cyborg, and an android walk into a bar in a space station. The bartender, an AI, asks the astronaut: “how was your…Apr 9Apr 9
Chameera DedduwageWill AI Replace Human Jobs?“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905.Apr 8Apr 8
Chameera DedduwageThe Case for Economic Justice in Sri LankaRecently on Twitter, one of my ex-colleagues, Chrishan R Jayakody said,Apr 6Apr 6