Author Archive for Sasanka De Silva

Unsolicited Short Messages

Wednesday, July 19th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya I believe I’m alone in receiving unsolicited electronic mail and text communications often. Despite internet service providers’ best efforts to keep spammers out of their customers’ accounts, some unscrupulous people manage to slip through the cracks. On this basis, internet service providers’ efforts should be lauded. On the same point, despite […]

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Bitcoins යනු බොහෝ විට cryptocurrency ලෙස හඳුන්වන ඩිජිටල් මුදල් වර්ගයකි

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

සසංක ද සිල්වා පන්නිපිටිය Bitcoins යනු බොහෝ විට cryptocurrency ලෙස හඳුන්වන ඩිජිටල් මුදල් වර්ගයකි. ඒවා පවතින්නේ ඩිජිටල් ආකාරයෙන් පමණක් වන අතර ඔබට තබා ගත හැකි භෞතික කාසි හෝ නෝට්ටු නොවේ. සාමාන්‍ය මුදල් මෙන්, ඔබට භාණ්ඩ හා සේවා මිලදී ගැනීමට බිට්කොයින් භාවිතා කළ හැකිය, නමුත් ඒවා ප්‍රධාන වශයෙන් අන්තර්ජාල ගනුදෙනු සඳහා භාවිතා වේ. Bitcoins නිර්මාණය වන්නේ […]

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Bit of Bitcoins Facts

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya. Bitcoins are a type of digital currency, often referred to as cryptocurrency. They exist only in digital form and are not physical coins or notes that you can hold. Just like regular money, you can use bitcoins to buy goods and services, but they are mainly used for online transactions. Bitcoins are […]

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Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds

Friday, June 30th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya. Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds are both types of debt securities issued by the government to finance its operations and manage its cash flow. However, there are several significant differences between the two: Maturity: Treasury bills have a maturity of one year or less, typically ranging from a few days to […]

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භාණ්ඩාගාර බිල්පත් (T-බිල්පත්) සහ භාණ්ඩාගාර බැඳුම්කර

Friday, June 30th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya. භාණ්ඩාගාර බිල්පත් (T-බිල්පත්) සහ භාණ්ඩාගාර බැඳුම්කර යනු රජය විසින් සිය මෙහෙයුම් සඳහා මූල්‍යකරණය සහ මුදල් ප්‍රවාහය කළමනාකරණය කිරීම සඳහා නිකුත් කරන ලද ණය සුරැකුම්පත් වර්ග දෙකකි. කෙසේ වෙතත්, දෙක අතර සැලකිය යුතු වෙනස්කම් කිහිපයක් තිබේ: කල්පිරීම: භාණ්ඩාගාර බිල්පත් වල කල්පිරීම වසරක් හෝ ඊට අඩු කාලයක් ඇත, සාමාන්‍යයෙන් දින කිහිපයක සිට සති 52 […]

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Dunning-Kruger effect (බලපෑම).

Wednesday, April 26th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited knowledge or skill overestimate their own competence and ability. This phenomenon was named after social psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger, who described it for the first time in 1999. According to the Dunning-Kruger effect, people who lack knowledge […]

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The First Ever Tooth Relic Temple in Sri Lanka

Sunday, April 23rd, 2023

Sasanka De Silva, Pannipitiya In the fourth century CE, King Guhasiva of Kalinga in India possessed a precious relic, a Gautam Buddha’s tooth. For hundreds of years, the tooth was thought to confer a divine right to govern whoever owned it, causing political unrest. Fearing that the object of his Buddhist worship might be removed […]

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Vermicomposting යනු පස් පණුවන් යොදා ගනිමින් කාබනික අපද්‍රව්‍ය කොම්පෝස්ට් කිරීමේ ක්‍රියාවලියකි

Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya Vermicomposting is a process of composting organic waste materials using earthworms. In this process, earthworms consume organic waste, such as food scraps, paper, and other plant-based materials, and then excrete it in the form of vermicompost, a nutrient-rich fertilizer that is beneficial for plants. During the process of vermiculture, the earthworms […]

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An Open Letter to Minister of Power & Energy Sri Lanka

Monday, April 17th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya Mr Kanchana Wijesekara.Ministry of Power and EnergyNo:72,Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha,Colombo 07.Sri Lanka. Dear Mr Wijesekara. The purpose of this mail is not to discuss the tariff hike but to bring to your attention the neglect and unfair treatment we, the solar power generators (home installations), received after the price hike. Tariffs have […]

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නිර්මාණාත්මක විනාශය

Monday, April 17th, 2023

සසංක ද සිල්වා නිර්මාණාත්මක විනාශය යනු නව සොයාගැනීම් සහ තාක්ෂණයන් පැරණි, අඩු කාර්යක්ෂම ඒවා විස්ථාපනය කිරීමේ ක්‍රියාවලිය විස්තර කිරීම සඳහා ආර්ථික විද්‍යාඥ ජෝසෆ් ෂුම්පීටර් විසින් නිර්මාණය කරන ලද යෙදුමකි. වෙනත් වචන වලින් කිවහොත්, එය නව සහ වඩා හොඳ නිෂ්පාදන, සේවා සහ දේවල් කිරීමේ ක්‍රම නිරන්තරයෙන් හඳුන්වා දීමෙන් වැඩිහිටි ඒවා යල් පැනීමට හා අවසානයේ වඳ වී […]

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Creative Destruction

Monday, April 17th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya Creative destruction is a term coined by economist Joseph Schumpeter to describe the process by which new innovations and technologies displace older, less efficient ones. In other words, it refers to the idea that the constant introduction of new and better products, services, and ways of doing things inevitably leads to […]

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Boomerang and Karma Vipaka

Saturday, April 15th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya A boomerang is a curved, flat, or angular-shaped tool that is traditionally used as a weapon, hunting implement, or for sport. It is typically made from a variety of materials such as wood, plastic, or composite materials and is designed to return to the thrower after being launched. Boomerangs are commonly […]

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Aquaculture a Double edged Sword ?

Friday, April 14th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic species in controlled habitats such as ponds, tanks, and oceanic cages, including fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants. It entails growing aquatic creatures for commercial, recreational, and subsistence uses. It has become a vital source of food for humans, and it provides a sustainable alternative to overfished […]

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Cowards Die Many Times / දැළි පිහියෙන් කිරි කෑම

Friday, April 14th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva සසංක ද සිල්වා  There is no mistake about it: your vote is private. But what about social awareness and responsibility? A few days ago, a video of a guy confronting a young woman after she threw her household rubbish on the side of the road and strolled away as if nothing had […]

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Genetically modified (GM) foods Good or Bad ?

Monday, April 10th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya Genetically modified (GM) foods, also known as genetically engineered (GE) foods, are foods produced from organisms that have had their genetic material (DNA) altered in a way that does not occur naturally through mating or natural recombination. This genetic modification is achieved by introducing new or altered genes into the organism’s […]

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Giving and Merit Accumulation

Sunday, April 9th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva, Pannipitiya Giving” can be defined as providing something to someone else without expecting anything in return. It is a selfless act that can be done in many forms, including donating money, volunteering time, or simply offering a kind word or gesture. Giving has numerous benefits, both for the recipient and the giver. One […]

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What is Fiscal Stability ?

Friday, April 7th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Fiscal stability refers to a condition or state in which a country’s government manages its finances responsibly and sustainably, with its revenues and expenditures in balance or in a stable and manageable relationship over time. It is often characterized by a government’s ability to effectively manage its fiscal policies, including taxation, spending, […]

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Ageing Population & Fiscal Stability

Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva, Pannipitiya The ageing population in East Asia and the Pacific is poised to have significant implications for economic growth and fiscal stability in the region. With a rapidly ageing population, countries in this region are facing a myriad of challenges that will require careful planning and policy interventions to mitigate the adverse […]

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Effect of Colour on Behaviour

Tuesday, April 4th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Professor Tsuneo Suzuki is a researcher and psychiatrist at Keio University in Japan. In the 1990s, he conducted a study on the effects of colour on people’s mood and behaviour, specifically looking at the relationship between blue light and suicide rates in Japan. Suzuki and his team found that areas with more […]

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The Vending Machine is a Modern Marvel of Convenience

Monday, April 3rd, 2023

Sasanka De Silva The vending machine is a modern marvel of convenience, allowing people to purchase everything from snacks and drinks to electronics and even cars with the simple press of a button. The invention of the vending machine is credited to a man named Hero of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician and engineer who lived […]

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ඩොලර් මිලියනයක මුදල් සම්මානයක් සහ “ෆීල්ඩ්ස් පදක්කම” පිළිගැනීම ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළ ගණිතඥයා

Sunday, April 2nd, 2023

සසංක ද සිල්වා, පන්නිපිටිය. ග්‍රිගෝරි පෙරෙල්මන් දක්ෂ රුසියානු ගණිතඥයෙක් වන අතර ඔහු ජ්‍යාමිතිය සහ ස්ථල විද්‍යාව පිළිබඳ ඔහුගේ පෙරළිකාර වැඩ සඳහා වඩාත් ප්‍රසිද්ධය. ඔහු 1966 ජුනි 13 වන දින ලෙනින්ග්‍රෑඩ් (දැන් ශාන්ත පීටර්ස්බර්ග් ලෙස හැඳින්වේ) හි උපත ලැබූ අතර හැදී වැඩුණේ ගණිතඥයින්ගේ පවුලක ය. පෙරල්මන්ගේ වඩාත්ම ප්‍රසිද්ධ ජයග්‍රහණය වන්නේ සියවසකට වැඩි කාලයක් ගණිතයේ නොවිසඳුණු වැදගත්ම […]

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Mathematician who refused to accept a million dollar cash award and the “Fields Medal”.

Sunday, April 2nd, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Grigori Perelman is a brilliant Russian mathematician who is best known for his groundbreaking work in geometry and topology. He was born in Leningrad (now known as Saint Petersburg) on June 13, 1966, and grew up in a family of mathematicians. Perelman’s most famous achievement is his proof of the Poincare conjecture”, […]

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“ලන්ඩනයේ දැනුම” පරීක්ෂණය ලන්ඩන් නගරයේ බලපත්‍රලාභී කුලී රථ රියදුරන් වීමට කැමති අය විසින් ගනු ලබන දැඩි තක්සේරුවකි.

Saturday, April 1st, 2023

සසංක ද සිල්වා පන්නිපිටිය. “දැනුම“ ලෙසද හැඳින්වෙන, පරීක්ෂණයෙන් ලන්ඩනයේ භූගෝල විද්‍යාව සහ වීදි සැකැස්ම සමඟ අයදුම්කරුවෙකුගේ හුරුපුරුදුකම මෙන්ම නගරයේ වැදගත් සන්ධිස්ථාන සහ උනන්දුවක් දක්වන ස්ථාන පිළිබඳ ඔවුන්ගේ දැනුම ඇගයීමට ලක් කරයි. මෙම පරීක්ෂණය ලෝකයේ එවැනි ආකාරයේ වඩාත්ම අභියෝගාත්මක තක්සේරුවක් ලෙස සලකනු ලබන අතර, සමත් වීමට ඇදහිය නොහැකි තරම් දුෂ්කර වීම සඳහා කීර්තියක් ඇත. පරීක්ෂණය සඳහා සූදානම් […]

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The “Knowledge of London” test is a rigorous assessment that is taken by those who wish to become licensed taxi drivers in the city of London.

Saturday, April 1st, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya The “Knowledge of London” test is a rigorous assessment that is taken by those who wish to become licensed taxi drivers in the city of London. Also known as “The Knowledge,” the test evaluates an applicant’s familiarity with the geography and street layout of London, as well as their knowledge of […]

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කුලී රථ සහ පොදු ප්‍රවාහන රියදුරන් සඳහා පෞරුෂ පරීක්ෂණ මනෝරේඛය අනිවාර්ය වියයුතුය

Friday, March 31st, 2023

සසංක ද සිල්වා  පන්නිපිටිය Checklist Personality Profile(CPP) යනු පෞරුෂ මනෝරේඛය පිරික්සුම් ලැයිස්තු සඳහා වන අතර එය ගුවන් නියමුවන් ඇගයීම සඳහා ගුවන් සේවා කර්මාන්තයේ භාවිතා කරන පෞරුෂ පරීක්ෂණයකි. CPP තක්සේරුව සැලසුම් කර ඇත්තේ නියමු කාර්ය සාධනය සහ ආරක්ෂාව සඳහා අදාළ වන පෞරුෂ ලක්ෂණ හඳුනා ගැනීම සඳහා ය. චිත්තවේගීය ස්ථාවරත්වය, අනුවර්තනය වීමේ හැකියාව, කණ්ඩායම් වැඩ කිරීම, නායකත්වය, […]

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Personality Tests Mandatory for Taxi and Public Transport Drivers

Friday, March 31st, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya CPP stands for Checklist Personality Profile, which is a personality test used in the aviation industry to evaluate pilots. The CPP assessment is designed to identify personality traits that are relevant to pilot performance and safety. The CPP is used to assess the pilot’s personality traits such as emotional stability, adaptability, […]

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The Korean Way !

Wednesday, March 29th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya In late 1997, South Korea was hit by a severe financial crisis, which led to a sharp devaluation of its currency, the won, and a shortage of foreign exchange reserves.  To address this crisis, the South Korean government sought assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which agreed to provide a […]

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If “Seethawaka Odyssey” Is to Survive And Flourish,

Monday, March 27th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya My experience of taking the Seethawaka Odyssey to see the natural wonders of the Seethawaka region in Sri Lanka was very mixed. The train ride was uneventful and peaceful, but once we reached the designated drop-off point at “Waga,” the continuation of the next part of the odyssey was nothing but disappointing […]

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The ancient Romans Credited with Inventing the First Version of Concrete.

Sunday, March 26th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya They used a mixture of lime, volcanic ash, and water to create a building material that was both durable and easy to work with. The word “concrete” comes from the Latin word “concretus,” which means “compact” or “condensed.” Over time, the recipe for concrete was refined and improved, and it is […]

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What is a Human Library

Saturday, March 25th, 2023

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya A human library is an organization or event that promotes dialogue, understanding, and respect among people from various backgrounds by allowing people to “borrow” other people as “books” to learn about their experiences, perspectives, and identities. The idea behind the Human Library is to create a safe space where people can […]

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