Showing posts with label technological revolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technological revolution. Show all posts

Sunday, September 20, 2015

App kahaan ho?

With every passing decade, we are witnessing the change in fads and trends. Some things are going up while others are scaling down. Apps are going up while CDs/DVDs are scaling down. So much so that we might be needing an app just to help us find the app that we were looking for. No, no, App Store is useless in this particular regard. In the world of apps, there is always space for one more good one. So, here's my idea for an app: 

Since we spend a significant amount of our time online, we often end up promising people (friends?) that we'll visit them if we are in proximity. Whether these promises are made with honest intentions of meeting that person or not is secondary. The primary concern is we may not remember these promises made in the first place. So, an app that would remind you of those you are supposed to meet will come in handy. It'd be very simple. All a user has to do is enter the person's name and location. The app will coordinate with GPS and whenever you are traveling nearby the person you've bookmarked to meet, it will give out a notification with the exact distance you are at from that friend (people?). Of course, it won't force you to meet anyone no matter how close you are!

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Part-time human, full-time crazy

One of the stupidest acts in our recorded history is our attempt at convincing ourselves that we're not crazy. But the trick is to know—before somebody else does—that you are crazy. The moment you begin to calibrate your sense of acceptance on the societal scale of lunacy, you're sold. And it steals your veneer of craziness while leaving you duped of your individuality. Because the nicest part about these folks is they don't pretend to be somebody else. They say what they want and do as like. 10 out of seven of them are harmless and mathematically challenged. They don't keep their words while trying their best to make up with action. They are the last hope of humanity. The level-headed ones had their chances and they clearly blew most of them. So now it's up to the not-so-sanes to keep the ball rolling. All they need to do is gain power. Time is a witness to the fact that those powerful enough to make a difference haven't been crazy enough. Comparatively speaking, the crazies get things done quickly, not by relying on others but by doing stuff themselves. High time people come out of their crazy closet and own up responsibility. Besides, being different won't do. Making the most of it is a completely different racetrack.