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Daily Capsule | 9th Decemeber Hello Can you believe that we're a week into December? Time sure flies! Seems like only yesterday that we were welcoming 2018, and it's already time to say goodbye. While December may now be the 12th month of the year, did you know that it used to be the tenth? The year would start in March, and the winter days after the then tenth month were not a part of any month! Weird, huh? Today, we want to talk about Douglas Engelbart. This American inventor was truly ahead of his time. On today's date - 50 years ago, Douglas presented what is now known as the "Mother of All Demos" - a demo that changed the way technology is used. At this demo, the inventor and scientist set out to show that computers need not be room-sized industrial tools used only for crunching numbers. Douglas and his team built a system that had a complete hardware and software interface, and was named oN-Line System, or the NLS. The machine had all the features of a computer that we take for granted today. It showed the main components of a complete GUI with graphics, hypertext, word processing, video conferencing, etc, and even had a mouse! While this may not seem like that big of a deal now, but the "Mother of all Demos" was the first time any machine displayed all these computing elements together. Douglas' work eventually inspired MS Windows and even the Apple Macintosh. Fun fact: The scientist actually quit his full-time job because he wanted to make the world a better place. Here's to Douglas Engelbart and to all the other changemakers of the past, present and future. Cheers, Team YourStory --------------------------------------------------------------- Stories you shouldn't miss It’s tea time! [Anu Acharya, Founder and CEO of Mapmygenome, has a tea for every mood.]( A WEF Young Global Leader and a trailblazer in the industry, Anu is just as nerdy about tea as she is about genomics. Over the years, she has experimented with different kinds of tea, studies their properties and effects, and has perfected her understanding of various types of tea. Apart from tea, Anu likes poetry, experimental cooking, cycling, photography and reading. Every story can be as extraordinary as we choose to see it, and founders shouldn't be afraid to show their authentic and vulnerable selves, says Shradha Sharma, of YourStory in [this episode of #BuildingItup with Bertelsmann](. Working alone is the new normal! Once upon a time, you to be extroverts to be successful. For ages, people who are bold and audacious, who thrilled crowds with their oration skills, collaborated and worked in teams were the best. [But, times have changed now, and working alone is the new normal. Today, experts say introversion and qualities of introverts]( like being intense, nerdy and quiet are what makes us creative. Entrepreneurship - the Vikram Vetal way. This week, [we will discuss the concepts of organisational behaviour of an entrepreneur based on the legend of Vikram and Vetal](. One of the most powerful tales that children have grown up on, this duo is infamous. Now, our columnists will, in a fun way, use these tales to teach basic concepts in organisation behaviour, which will help founders transition from entrepreneur to leader. What should be on your Christmas menu this year? Before you know it, Christmas festivities will be upon us. Three things define this holiday season: Amazon, shopping and the economy. [Our columnist describes the different Christmas foods he enjoyed as an innocent little boy who still believed in Santa, to as an adult as he travels the world](. Right from plum pudding, duck giblets mushroom ragout, prawn cocktails to rich ginger cakes, it has been a feast for the senses and a joy to the heart. Who are Ally Matthan’s heroes? Entrepreneur Ally Matthan turns her passions into business enterprises. She began with fragrances with Areev. Now she has turned to textiles, textile art and history into The Registry of Sarees – the only resource and study centre for textiles in South India. [In her Proust questionnaire, Ally talks about her loves, her heroes, her regrets, her aspirations and much more](. Wondering how to upgrade your holiday wardrobe? [Here are some tips from The Monkey Brain’s Co-founder, Vijayta M Ratusaria](. Whether it is owning your look in a maxi dress, or enhancing your simple outfit with statement jewellery, we have you covered for what to wear to this year’s Christmas party. She offers fashion tips for the season and much more. --------------------------------------------------------------- [The India-UK FutureTech Festival]( is bringing together businesses, academicians, and policy makers from the two countries to enhance partnerships in the areas of healthcare, innovation, digitisation, electric mobility, clean energy, and cyber security. The Festival will also see the launch of key initiatives that will enable startups to get international business development support and facilitate exchange of mentorship, tech and investment. Internshala, the internships and training platform, has launched an initiative 'India's Best Startup Internships’ to help startups build their teams and students land exciting startup internships where they will get to work on innovative projects, gain real-time experience, and learn practical skills which are changing the Indian business scenario. The 10 exciting startups include Myraa Technologies, ACSIA, Inc42 Media, SoCheers Infotech, Rockmetric, GST Edge, Shipsy, WoodFlake, ZoloStays, and Enfrosun Power with internship in varied profiles like Smart Metering, Machine Learning, Entrepreneurship, AI Solution Engineering, and Autonomous Driving Software Development. Students from any academic background currently enrolled in an Indian college/university can apply by December 13, 2018. 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