A good virus will not crash a machine. It simply attaches itself to executable parts of the software inside our machines. It’s triggered by an event and will do whatever it has been designed to do (payload) and simply let the machine continue where it left off. The virus is a parasite. It feeds on…
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Fear is a deep emotion that all of us have. Right from our birth, we feel this emotion whenever we encounter something dreadful. It may be real or imaginary. The amygdala at the base of the hippocampus in our brain is the fear center. When threatened it sends signals to the hypothalamus to secrete adrenaline…
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In life, there are two rules you must follow: First, never give up. Second, never give up. Maybe today was not the day for you. There is always a morrow that you can hope for. The problem is that life is a million-piece jigsaw puzzle and each of us has about 10-15 pieces. With these,…
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There is a small difference between a thought and an emotion. Both are neurological aggregations found in our brain, gut, and heart. But an emotional complex is denser than a thought. Hence emotions are nothing but a juicier version of a thought. A thought can trigger an emotion and vice versa. In a situation caught…
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Expectations and Outcomes There may be several reasons you are not feeling up to it. Maybe that job you have is stressful. Maybe your colleagues at work do not appreciate you. Maybe your friends keep telling you about your shortcomings. Or that speech that you gave did not get you the applause that you think…
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All cells have life. Viruses and some forms of borderline crystals also have life. So, what is life all about? Is it a DNA strand? Some viruses don’t have DNA, just RNA. Here’s my definition: Life is that which is in motion – outside or inside. Change is life. Replication is life. And most important…
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Excel is a good ‘analytic’ tool. So are some data mining tools that help us slice and dice the information into perspectives, or should I say views. A dashboard consisting of related views can tell a hidden story. But all stories have something in common viz. assumptions. The story holds water only if certain pre-defined…
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We get confused sometime, and this happens because of conflict. Our mind has accumulated many things that we consider right or wrong. When we are in a situation that does not agree with our values, we get confused. The problem particularly happens when what we are experiencing seems contradictory to what we hold inside us.…
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1. Programming will be completely outsourced to machines In the future (5 years), programming will not be done by humans. Instead, machines will rise up to the challenge and make 100% automation possible. Already 40% of the code on GitHub is generated using co-pilot (Microsoft AI tool). In the age of AI, there will be…
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Who am I What’s my purpose How can I be happy What should I do Where is the end Who am I Ask yourself this question from your heart, and you will get just one answer – consciousness. You are not your name, address, driving license number or other artifacts, which you uphold so dearly.…
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