The more I Learn, The Less I seem to Know

When I started off with HTML a few years ago [std 10], I knew it’s not even the tip of the iceberg. After more than 6 years [cut-to engineering final semester], I still feel the same!! The irony here is, I learnt a lot in those years…

Having said that, I feel at any point of time, there are lots more to learn than what you currently know…

I delved into the rather unknown (for me) world of Linux a couple of weeks ago and now I’ve become a great fan of it!! I deleted most of the songs and videos from my computer (I’m happy I did,) to install Fedora Core 8 on my 40 GB hard-disk , and the experience of using the same added a different dimension to my thoughts.

The user interface, for which “Windows” is much more popular, seemed so trivial vis-a-vis the power of command line!! [Suddenly I sound like a developer.. ] I don’t intend to make any comparisons, but the work I’ve been doing since last month would have been much more difficult and costly, had it not been under Linux platform…

There are unexplored things awaiting, but for the time being, “I’m loving it!!”

Few hours in the BarCamp

I got this chance to attend the BarCamp 5 by fluke.. One of the students from IIIT, Hyd was supposed to give a demo on “Mobile phone as Universal Remote Control.” I just thought to join him and I am happy I did..

It’s good to be there at the Google campus. Initially I thought it would be very technical stuff but to my surprise, topics like blogging and startup companies were also there. I enjoyed some of the talks and demos (and the food too )

Even the walls there yelled “It’s the Google office!!” I’ve had chances to visit offices of some more companies here, but none matched the elegance!

Coming back to the demo (They showed a prototype in which all the electronic gadgets, from electric bulb to DVD player, were controlled using cell phone through bluetooth), it got good response and many ppl came to talk to us about it.

I enjoyed the session on rich internet applications where the guy showed a mind blowing movie trailer demo, with high definition sound effects, in browser and the user interface for the travel website which was awesome!!

We got BarCamp t-shirts too!!

Life in Fast Forward

Life is not going the way it should (read, the way you want it).. Can I skip it and switch to something better(if only life were a TV channel ) déjà vu!!

Suppose if we could fast forward our lives, would you skip the time you don’t enjoy or would you rather enjoy life the way it is? I personally believe there is lots to learn from each moment the life offers, but given an option I’d rather skip some things. Life seems better after a year; what about the things I miss in the 1 yr: 1 spring, 1 B’day, few cricket matches..is that all??!!

It’s not the b’day thats the big deal, it’s the moment of happiness we enjoy together with friends or family; it’s not about few cricket matches, it’s about the excitment it brings that remains in our sub-conscious for ever.

Imagine if Mr Edison would have skipped his tough time of creating light bulb, the world wouldn’t have been the same!! There is wisdom in the words:

“I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb.”

One can still cherish those moments, after all it’s the attitude that matters!! It’s like the glass being half full or half empty… did someone say: “The glass is not half full or half empty, its just double the size it should be!!”