Road Ahead

The other day I saw a video of pranay misthri at ted.com. It just blew me off. I saw something similar in these lines when Microsoft discussed surface technology. Information about information, meta information. As always, I am not taking for or against stands, but generating an insight for the consquences on both sides. When there are soft wares that can predict customer buying patterns, softwares that suggest what you can do, softwares on browser that suggest singles in your area using information got from your laptop ip address, softwares such as twitter that give near real time updates, where do you think exists the thin line between privacy and so called meta information. An article that substantiates my thoughts was in business week where in the emphasis was on sharing user information by facebook with third parties. Of course there was a voluntary disclosure by the user, but are they really aware of it, noting all the above have become a hit with millions of users. Now the main question, all these babies of invention, are they helping people who really look for such information or is it paving a way that everyone "will" or "have to follow".

Coming to sprint layoffs, I have been working on developing automated business processes. I personally know guys who used to use my tool and work earlier with certain range of qualification and skills. Its not about sympathizing but expecting one to be on steep learning curve, at all stages of life, be it in college, happily married or settled. Struggle for existance has been an undeniable atomic concept, but how they prepare for it is what matters, and how often they have to be on it. Essentially getting a feeling that learning curve need not be steepest in college. Converging towards automation, with technologies such as cloud computing coming up firms can use pay per use services, that may lead to much more work force reduction on the user side, but may create opportunites who develop and suppot these.

The above paragraphs are unrelated yet have pointers to dynamics of technology.My opinion is not against technology, I dont say wheel shouldn't have been invented to make our travel simpler.Its is an argument within, wondering the downside consquences as well, as technology in earlier era and now are not the same, lets say in terms of consquences.

I enjoyed writing this post, sitting outside the apartment, enjoying the perfect pleasant weather of spring relishing the coffee. Only few days in a year you can see pleasant weather throughout a day, wanting to play volley ball or cricket. Summer evenings are also good, but my definition of pleasant is user defined :P

Interesting news today relevant to the above where one's loss is another's gain ... (4-13-09,Businessweek)
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc20090410_637212.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_top+story


"Wireless Carriers: Your New PC Retailer?
Move over, Best Buy. AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and other mobile-phone providers are moving swiftly into the business of selling computers "

"The emergence of carriers as computer distributors could spell changes, good and bad, for PC suppliers. On one hand, consumers who may not have bought a $500 PC may be tempted by a $50 one. "It's about getting the next billion people online"