Thursday, March 26, 2009

Starting from a Scratch :)


I was teaching a Java concept to my friend and i used the phrase when you design stuff from a scratch! you ought to take many things into consideration.He casually asked me why to design from a scratch and why the word scratch came into being !!'

I was left scratching my head :-) LOL

I had to explain to him that not long ago there were absolutely no computers and people had to use the Pencil and Paper to design new things.Nobody had seen a keyboard and something called Software back then. Now we have Spice, Matlab, Simulink, Excel etc etc. Nowadays an engineering problem is always looked to be solved in Software first and then if not possible.looked at from the Hardware point of view.
Probably thats why when it comes to Engineering design, Software Engineers are in demand. ( Well lets say for Arguments sake Software Engineers solve Engineering problems in software, I am aware that nowadays all that is being done through out the world is Software Maintenance and its mostly redesigning stuff to suit your new requirements which keep changing often.)Currently the Silicon Valley is Frozen and despite that there are innovations coming now and then.This shows that every day we have new Engineering problems and its our quest to solve them in a better way that will give us immense Satisfaction.The Engineer in me is poking his head out and peering into the wilderness :-)

Adios!

Thursday, March 05, 2009

IT the industry



Its been more than 8 years for me working in the IT industry.
I have seen it all from Sun Solaris to Oracle DB to the Embedded Systems industry.
The Latter one being the Longest of them all.
What is fascinating is that some abstracts models which are purely theoretical have been constructed and work wonders. And I know that this industry is not that old.

I feel sometimes if we have the same kind of improvements or enhancements in Human lives we might someday become immortal ??
Why I think so ??

Read this http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/01/are-we-close-to.html

^P^

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

EOIAW - Every once in a While.



Every Once in a while I type general nonsensical stuff and call it a day.
{Of course it shows up here :)}

I wonder sometimes should I have an email address at all ?? I feel email addresses serve to distract more than help. I mean if you are working on something and there is a related email then it matters but sometimes it throws your attention span out of the window.
I think I should check email once every 2 hours.

it might help me work better, focus better, concentrate better !!
This is something which has dawned on me after working @ Ericsson Mobile Platforms.
At EMP, one is given or provided with all the tools, Knowledge & guidance which helps him or her to do her Job Better. They also provide a Table whose height can be elevated. Which means I can stand and work for hours.
Well. ... Thats my kind of the "Stimulus Package"....(not the kind US economy gets though).

Coming to news in neighbouring pakistan, the Stri lankan cricketers were targeted by pakistanis and i feel they should be thanking their stars today for their survival.
Chris Broad, the ICC Match referee was quoted as saying that Pakistan had promised "presidential-style security" but "it was not there when we needed it".
Apparently they were promised "presidential-style security" which is akin to being butchered in broad daylight in pakistan :-)
Remember the history of Zia-ul-haq, Zufikar ali Bhutto & Benazir bhutto.
Death is like always round the corner in Pakistan.
The Srilankans are scared to death by now. hell i am not even hypothesizing...!
I guess the Srilankan government will know better not to trust pakistanis from now on.

These days its just bad lay-off or bankruptcy filing news from everywhere...I often wonder whether I have ever seen such harsh times before. Never mind, I forget the bad times too often.
Its been awhile since i read a News paper physically. well News without paper is boring sometimes...Isnt it ?

You know 1 fact is that not every once in a while I walk in snow trying to learn Swedish.
Tired of my blog ? It smacks of lethargy hell yeah I am tired!!!

And !!! one more fact I purchased a cycle and bicycle my way to work or around the city, that way I contribute a little less to the Pollution - Call it a life less ordinary :)

One practical thing would be for me to hit the bed. Thanks for reading.
( Did I just hear you scream 'Good Ideaah' ?)

Endgame - Smile like one size fits all :)