The D-I graph

What is a D-I graph? Its a graph between the total discovery against the total inventions an average person makes in his life time. Its not one or the other but higher the better. The more discoveries you make or are familiar with, a better consultant one can be. The more invention you do better engineer you would be. And these are just two roles. The most successful people I have met score very high on both. Most of the time an average software developer does is discovery. Solution already exists he/she works through its implementation. Where do you lie?

Edwards should not have quit, Or should he?

I didn't like the idea of John Edwards quitting the presidential race. He was nice to hear. Ideas that come from the grass-root America and not a corporation mouthpiece. People who are still not comfortable with an idea of a first black or woman president have lost a choice. Who gained? McCain of course. Edwards should soon endorse one of the Candidates and position himself as a Vice Presidential candidate. After two races I think he deserves that.

Nuiances of Software deployment

The least well thought component of any software is how it is deployed. Even documentation is getting better but some of these deployment architects remain with questionable sanity.

Application related files are deployed in numerous different places and not in one single directory that you asked it to deploy itself in.

Stringent dependency on having super-user or root privileges. WHY? What are you trying to do that you can't with "an alternate" way?

Using System environment variables without telling it that they are used. If I eventually end up reading the scripts then why the heck do you have an "installer" for?

Using hidden directories like "$HOME/.abra".

If the CPU light is madly blinking then please notify me what the heck are you doing?

Pak not hunting Osama - So where did the Billions go?

Revelation: According to Pakistan's President Musharraf, Pakistan is not hunting Osama. So lets do a little math:
1. US didn't have any problems with Taleban only if they had relinquished Al-Qaida.
2. US invaded Afghanistan not in search of Taleban leaders but in search of Al-Qaida leaders.
3. US pumped in billions of dollars to Pakistan to help them for what?
4. Musharraf's priority is to hunt down Taleban entrenched in Pakistan. Al-Qaida don't matter.
5. Taleban is important for Mr. M because they threaten his government now. Al-Qaida don't matter.
So why don't they fight Talebans themselves? Why should US send in any more Tax payer's money to them when their priority is different from US'? Why should US residents risk foreclosures when their hard earned money is being burnt in some remote inhabitable mountains?

The magic of Brahmastra - A story of Clinton

Folks who are familiar with Ramayana and in general Hindu mythology would know about a weapon called Brahmastra. Brahmastra means: Brahma's weapon (Astra in Sanskrut). This is a weapon that never fails but what matters is what for, how and where it is used. Also they are not in plenty - just one and once used it goes back to its real owner Brahma. Indrajeet, the son of king Ravana had one. Before going to war that Brahmastra had to be used otherwise it could have been used against Rama. Shree Hanuman plotted its use by Indrajeet much before they go to war. He used it on Shree Hanuman with an intention to capture and humiliate him. A powerful weapon used to fulfill a pity ego.
Enough said about the story. Bill Clinton happens to be a Brahmastra in Hillary's presidential bid. A person that carries so much of respect not only by American democrats but the entire world. It was important how and when did Hillary use him? And she used him at the wrong time. His rhetorics against Obama, his fairytale comments and that too this early in the primaries not only had very little effect but has now at risk of being permanently neutralized. From now on what Bill says will have lesser and lesser affect. Hillary's goal is not just winning a few primaries but to go all the way. She just hit the panic button and that too this soon. Imagine what Bill could have done when Edwards had pulled out and from then taking straight on Obama and later finishing off the republican candidate. A powerful weapon just being wasted.

The root

Have you seen a Tree? Branches that spread far and high? But the root which is responsible for it most part stays underground and invisible.

The sweet sixteen

Its a number which is a pinnacle of recklessness. A number when we start looking at the world in a different way. Sixteen is the number a lot of folks just wish to stay at. I guess Aussies thought so too.