Vijay Krishna's Notes http://vijaykrishna.posterous.com Most of my notes as a student of computer software and everything around it. posterous.com Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:16:45 -0800 Character in Technology http://vijaykrishna.posterous.com/character-in-technology http://vijaykrishna.posterous.com/character-in-technology No sorry, this is not the Data Type "char" that i am going to talk about. Rather, this is related to the ethical and moral strength we must hold out in the world of technology. Talking about something like this can take a lot of time, due to the sheer range of contexts it touches. However, I am going to talk about one particular context that i came across time and again in this technological industry. I found, that for all the professionalism and maturity that people talk about, or rather boast about, there is no sense of responsibility or accountability for the work done and product delivered. And then i wonder, as to what has changed since the good old days of learning and ideating  in school. And that precise fact, is a bit of a let down after all the talk of being professionals. Like every other walk of life character is something that should be upheld no matter what. However, what i found in the industry was something different. A lot of work is decided as per the client's wishes and whims (to say the least). There is no real brain storming taking place at building genuinely better products which change lives. It is all about getting done with the deliverables and ensuring that the check enters the correct account. Post delivery services are next to nil, let me not even go to standards. And the immediate concern is to get the next guy in the loop, to whom we can sell our so-called earth shattering plan. I do not care how evolved or sophisticated the technology has become. The the sad fact of the matter is that the way in which technology is being built does not exactly  inspire you. And if this were true for a very long time now, then it is definitely disappointing. I wrote once before that technology and business are too intertwined with each other. To speak of one, you have to touch upon the other, and in some cases dwell deep into it. I guess, due to this dependency, we have lost track of the true purpose of technology. Most of the industry has become more of a money making machine rather than a powerhouse of innovation and advancements. I, at times wonder if we have become too myopic. But then my mind supports such a tact. Simply because when it comes to making a living, it is important to be myopic to start with. I only hope that this is more of a transit, where we are learning and are prepared to move forward and be more mature. For the contemporary has ensured a stagnation in the era of invention. How big a price are we about to pay in this loss of the most fundamental ethic in the world of technology, the ethic of new thinking? As a coder and developer, i sometimes believe in letting out my work, making the source truly open. For then there is no fear of profit or loss. But there is a constant attempt at possessing the best idea for the day, which leads to assured growth and assured profits. That is the absolute. For, i am an individual, and take from me what you can, but i daresay, you cannot take away my thought process. And that is the one true source of my sustenance and ethics.

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Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:23:41 -0800 Science, Technology and Business http://vijaykrishna.posterous.com/science-technology-and-business http://vijaykrishna.posterous.com/science-technology-and-business We have been witnessing the emergence of a new technology in the mobile and smart phone industry. Its called Android. There are new reviews, comparisons, sales figures, statistics about the new age mobile OS. Its brilliant really. The manifestation of some of the smartest work on the planet, everyday in a new form. What makes it more interesting is the competition between Android, iOS and Win7. Its amazing! It is actually more interesting than the technology itself. (Or should i say science?) The business being affected, the transition in the way people work. It drives your interests to some crazy levels. In a simple word, its awesome \m/ !! However, amidst this whole race of being the best, i am reminded of the differences between a science and a technology. You wonder why? Simply because half the people on whom this technology has an impact are more concerned with its business aspect. Neither do they understand the technology behind it, nor do they  understand the science behind the technology. Everything is business oriented. The technology we know is because of the businesses we do. The science we know is because of the technology we need, for those businesses. And there in lies the difference. Many think that science is more theoretical, while technology is its practical version. But, let me ask such people this: are you implying, that the process of evaporation, not a practical phenomena? Or for that matter, a nuclear reaction in Uranium? Do you consider the planetary motions just textbook gibberish and not actual happenings? Let us look at it the other way. Is the technology behind Space Trips for Tourists a practical venture. We do have the means to do it. But, is it practical at this stage? Is is not wise to look at other places for tourism? This fundamental difference in Science and Technology is the same as that between, Existence and Purpose/Need. While science exists, it is the technology that gives it a purpose.  A purpose that is drawn from a need of surviving, which has taken nothing but the shape of business in the most of todays world. Look at it this way. Information Technology was not even a branch of engineering 30 years back. Why was that? Because 30 years back computers were not used in businesses. Makes sense? No? Then you are not a businessman.

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Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:15:19 -0800 God & E=mc2 http://vijaykrishna.posterous.com/god-emc2 http://vijaykrishna.posterous.com/god-emc2 We has a pooja (prayer ceremony) at my house today. May be that is why I could not help but wonder about this article i wrote long back in college. It is a different read than most of my blog posts so far. Hope you enjoy it. The most interesting and fascinating question that has always intrigued us: What is GOD? Is he a supernatural force? Where is he? What does he look like? Does he have super powers? These are some of the questions that we have always asked ourselves. We have satisfied ourselves with answers like: Yes, he is a Supernatural force who resides above the skies in the Heavens and he is always looking after us from there with his super natural powers. God is omnipresent. He is everywhere. This is another popular notion that many believe in. Man has established so many forms of GOD with multiple hands and faces. He has let his imagination go wild in this department. From the Hindu Goddess Durga to Christ, from Buddha to Allaha, man has artistically molded God’s forms with his imagination. Well, even I am a firm believer of most of these things. Yes, I actually think that GOD is a supernatural force who is omni present and has super natural powers. How and can I explain myself? Yes, I think I can. The stress of my explanation will be the fact that he is omnipresent. Let us see what God is again: A supernatural power or a force of nature, so basically a FORCE or ENERGY. Because, according to the simple laws of physics, power is dependent on energy, which is further dependent on force. Now, let us take a look at Einstein’s popular Mass-Energy Equivalence. He drew a brilliant linear relation between MASS and ENERGY. He said that: Energy=Mass x (Speed of Light) 2. Simply speaking, he said that Mass is Energy. Now answer this question: What is the one thing you will always notice or see around you? The answer is MASS. Now what is Mass? Energy. What we agree Energy was? GOD. Thus any body of mass is nothing but GOD. This supports the popular notion that God resides in all of us. This also supports the notion that God is omni present. Now let me explain how he is looking after us. Every body of mass exerts some force, namely Gravitational Force, upon its surroundings. Now, you are in a vast endless universe with limitless Mass and energy. Now all this Mass will exert its energy or force on you. Thus, most of the actions that we end up doing are due to force exerted by this energy or what we call GOD. Let me elucidate. Why is the earth in the green zone of the solar system, where life is possible? It is because of the force exerted on it by sun and the 8 other planets present in the solar system, right? Now imagine yourself to be earth and the vast universe and anything beyond it to be the solar system. Thus what we do, our position is all an equilibrium created upon us by all these forces being exerted up on us by the entire universe. Then comes the big question of God’s form. Well the answer to that is pretty simple, don’t you think? Like I said before, any body of mass is God. Now a body of mass can have different shapes and sizes. Thus, it doesn’t really matter what God looks like. We can give him any shape and size as we wish. Thing is that they will all be correct. This is what I think God is. You might disagree. But you can not ignore that most of what I just said makes some amount of sense. And in the end what does it matter what God is or what does he look like? As far as we believe that there is some power beyond our understanding and it is that power that is running the vast universe, I think each of us have the right to mold God in our own way.

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