Monday, June 25, 2012

The (not really) Evil of Branded Clothes and Branded stuff

Couple of days ago i heard an argument from one of my friend and his argument was sensible at first and convincing too. He said it is wrong to blame the government which we have elected unless we ourselves are doing something good to the society. We should do charity instead of buying expensive branded clothes and he is so right in saying that we should do charity; Instead of buying expensive branded clothes we can buy a good non branded clothes and support the locals and use the same money for charity or even investment. The only problem that i have with this argument is the majority of the non-branded clothes were sold by those who do not want to pay taxes or evade taxes (especially in india). The people who make and sell these non branded clothes usually label their products resembling a branded product like lee, wrangler or adidas. The quality is only as good as what you have paid but still even the brand won't stay for more than a year. Every year the name of the brand changes in these shops because for the first 1 or 2 years of your business you do not have to pay tax on manufacturing goods. The shops which sell such unbranded fake products usually do not pay taxes and the concerned government officers are paid off too. The small factories which manufacture such goods do not pay taxes and they dont keep an account of the actual number of products that they make or sell so that they can pay far less than what they are supposed to pay, if at all they decide to pay taxes. So by buying unbranded goods such as these we are directly supporting illegal activities, tax evasion, crime and who knows where this illegal black money goes?, obviously for some black shady activities and may be even terrorism.Most of these branded clothes like lee, adidas, fila are made in india by arvind mills and then they are distributed through out the world.
Most of these arguments which say that you dont have to buy branded clothes but use the same money for charity comes from those people who will never say that stop using petrol/diesel/gas which pollutes the environment because this oil is produced by them but these branded products are not made by them.
When did the charity became only about money. What about charity of knowledge? What about the charity of your precious time for the society? What about free clothes to your poor neighbors or construction workers?. If you give 100Rs in india to a poor he will go and spend on a drink or gambling and even if we assume that he uses it to feed his family it will only last for a day or two. If we equip him with the knowledge to earn his own leaving that is a far noble charity compared to any amount of money given to him since that knowledge will lead to his children education and his entire line of family from there onwards might have that power of education and knowledge. I believe a tech blogger like me who takes time in posting articles online on blogs or youtube, so that others can use them to solve their problems is also doing a charity because i am using my time to contribute something to the society rather than go on a hot date or spend time in a bar. A mean may satisfy a beggars hunger for a moment but a knowledge to earn his meal will never make him stay hungry again.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

MAN RULES

[courtesy : netizens/anonymous]
At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down
  Finally , the guys' side of the story.
( I must admit, it's pretty good.)
We always hear "the rules"
From the female side....
  Now here are the rules from the male side.    

These are our rules!
Please note.. these are all numbered "* "
ON PURPOSE!  
*.   Men are NOT mind readers.
( FIRST & FOREMOST RULE)

*.. Crying is blackmail.

*. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!

*. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

*. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.


*. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become Null and void after 7 Days.


*. If you think you're fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.

*. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the   other one

*. You can either ask us to do something
Or tell us how you want it done.
Not both.
If you already know best how to do it , just do it yourself.

*. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials. .

*. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

*. ALL men see in only *6 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve color is.
*.   We guys may stink, and it perfectly alright with us. We don’t need to bath everyday,
 why to bother when a Deo can solve the issue.

*. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle..

*. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.

*. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine... Really .

*. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as Football
or Cricket.

*. You have enough clothes.

*. You have too many shoes.

*. I am in shape.   Round IS a shape!

*. Thank you for reading this.
Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;


But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

An IT Guy's Guide to Happiness


Reservations and Appeasement: A conspiracy to destroy India

The best way to destroy a country is to make it destroy itself by its own people who feel righteous about themselves when they do it. The western countries like USA and other European countries need talent to drive their countries, corporations forward so that they stay ahead of the curve and this can be achieved only real talent. When in countries like india bring forth laws which will make sure that the important key positions in the government sector are based on discrimination, color, caste, language, creed and origin the real talented youngsters will obviously turn to the private sectors and a lot of these youngsters and talented youth is being grabbed at a high price from many western institutions and corporations like NASA, Google, Microsoft etc., which will only benefit the west and its interests because now we have indians working for western companies and countries in competition with india. It is in the interest of these western countries and private corporations that india has such laws of bias which makes the real talent elope to a better place like US or europe finally leaving behind a 2nd grade talent which will spend more of the countries money to buy products from the west possibly made with the help of the talents of our own country. 
One can say it is the Brits who are the pioneers of 'Divide and Rule' strategy where you first divide a large organization or a country into pieces and create envy between them and rule. When Britishers left India and gave it to congress; Congress from then onwards has won almost every election in the country and has been the ruling party for almost every term after independence except on a very few occasions where other parties have tried to run a decent government.
In india it is a popular belief that congress is a pro minority party especially a party which pampers muslims, christians and other backward casts for their votebank. Majority of the nation (mainly hindus) who are well placed in their life especially youth don't vote and during their absence their votes will (proxy) voted for congress. Unlike the popular belief congress or any political party or a front which favors a reservation or fights for special rights for the people of a particular religion or community is the first hater of that community or the religion. Let me explain how and why?

consider the above picture. According to congress in this race of 100 meters a muslim or a christian will have to run only 90 meters, and other SC(Scheduled caste)/ST(scheduled Tribes) have to run just 80 meters to be declared as a winner and a GM (general merit) athlete has to run 100 meters to be declared as a winner. Obviously each of them know how much they have to run, GM athlete prepares too well & works extra hard to win this race thus becoming the strongest of all, a muslim who has to run only 90meters, does only 90% of the preparation and puts just 90% of the effort compared to a GM athlete thus making him only the 2nd strongest athlete and SC/ST athlete will be weakest. In this run let us say a SC/ST athlete wins the race since he did 82% of the preparation & he has put 82% of the effort needed to win the 100 meter race; 82%(his own)+20%(govt reservation)=102%, thus he wins.
Consider the same situation in a real life environment where all these athletes are in a jungle and they are being chased by a very hungry ferocious tiger and there is a safe place which is 100 meters away. In this real life scenario the GM athlete is more likely to run away from the tiger and save his life since he is the strongest and his fellow muslim and SC/ST athletes do not have an unfair advantage based on their religion or creed since a tiger just won't care.
So, in the above scenario in 2 different life events we know why reservation or special rights are more harmful to its beneficiary since it makes them useless and weak over a time period and thus their community will become useless and weak too. In a govt. sector like BSNL [bharath sanchar nigam ltd] which is the biggest telecom company in india, people will be hired based on reservation, religion and caste and hence the high scoring GM candidate will only go to private companies like airtel, vodafone or tata docomo which pay him well and in the mean time they offer a better service than BSNL.
Let us consider another incident where you have a cardiac arrest and you need to get it operated immediately and you have the option to choose between 2 doctors. option 1. A GM doctor who has studied harder than others (100%), who paid more for his doctorate than others (100%),  who has to score more than others (100%) and his entry into this hospital was 100% competitive.  option 2. A SC/ST doctor who has to study only 80% of the syllabus, who paid only 20% of the fees, who scored only 60%  in his studies since he knew that he will get a job anyway since he is the minority and his religion or creed has reservation, and his entry into this prestigious hospital was easy since it was reserved for him because his caste was SC/ST. Now obviously you will choose the first GM doctor even if you belong to a SC/ST community because it is a question of your life.
Please use the same theory of doctors with engineers. A bridge constructed by a GM engineer has more chances of being safer and stronger than a bridge constructed by a SC/ST engineer who only has to score 60%, pay 20% of the fees since he was supposed get that job anyway since there was a reservation.
If you are still wondering how this affect the SC/ST or muslim community which enjoys this special rights and reservation since it only seems to affect the other GM and their society? then you should read next....
Only 2 hard rocks can create a great spark and in the same way the people who have to struggle harder than others like GM will eventually become stronger than others like SC/ST or muslims who have to work very less or sometime almost nothing at all to earn their living.  A strong GM with high IQ gained with his studies marries another girl with a high IQ from a GM category and produces offsprings who will have a higher IQ or 2 strong GM athletes produce a stronger GM athlete who can finish the 100 meter race faster than their parents but 2 muslim or SC/ST athletes who have to run only 80 or 90 meters for a 100 meter race will produce weaker offspring or athletes and the chain continues. These reservations may work in govt. sectors but no private sector is ready to submit itself to this vicious circle. It is very much evident that all governments across the world want to privatize everything or slowly weaken the govt. sectors like BSNL, HMT, BHEL etc., and at the same time give private companies opportunities to compete with them. Let us assume BSNL hires engineers based on reservation and also based on bribe and other factors since it is a govt. sector and airtel a private company hires candidates based on their potential irrespective of them being GM or muslim or SC/ST, then obviously airtel will grow faster than BSNL which is exactly what is happening in india. Many of the govt. sectors like hmt [hindustan machine limited] are gone who once produced legendary hmt tractors which were known for their agility and power which no tractor even after 20 years can dare to match.
Let us remember what azim premji the chairman of wipro said about it...

"I think we should have job reservations in all the fields. I completely support the PM and all the politicians for promoting this. Let's start the reservation with our cricket team. We should have 10 percent reservation for Muslims. 30 percent for OBC, SC /ST like that. Cricket rules should be modified accordingly. The boundary circle should be reduced for an SC/ST player. The four hit by an OBC player should be considered as a six and a six hit by a OBC player should be counted as 8 runs. An OBC player scoring 60 runs should be declared as a century. We should influence ICC and make rules so that the pace bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar should not bowl fast balls to our OBC player. Bowlers should bowl maximum speed of 80 kilometer per hour to an OBC player. Any delivery above this speed should be made illegal.

Also we should have reservation in Olympics. In the 100 meters race, an OBC player should be given a gold medal if he runs 80 meters.

There can be reservation in Government jobs also. Let's recruit SC/ST and OBC pilots for aircrafts which are carrying the ministers and politicians (that can really help the country.. )

Ensure that only SC/ST and OBC doctors do the operations for the ministers and other politicians. (Another way of saving the country..)

Let's be creative and think of ways and means to guide INDIA forward...

Let's show the world that INDIA is a GREAT country. Let's be proud of being an INDIAN..

May the good breed of politicans like ARJUN SINGH long live...
"
Please do remember Dr.B.R. Ambedkar one of my favorite idol figure did not have reservation rather he has much stronger oppression but then he achieved more than any brahmin or a GM candidate and wrote indian constitution but after the reservation has started you can see that there has been no one of half of his caliber came into light or fame or glory from the same community.
None of the people realize that the likes of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar are produced only through hard work and struggle but not through reservation or special consideration. The only use of this reservation and special considerations are to make a community weak and dependable on these politicians which only cares and remembers them during the time of election. It mainly serves the purpose of communal hatred too which is a big bonus benefit for politicians. A hindu is made to hate his fellow citizen who is a SC/ST since he will lose his job to him even though he has scored more than him and his children will not get seat in a good college even though they have scored better than a muslim friend's kids. A GM Hindu is also made to envy a muslim since they have to pay less interest in the banks compared to him, they get 40000 per muslim to go to a pilgrimage once in 5 years, their masjids are not taxed or replaced for infrastructure or road development but
his temples are taxed and owned by govt. from which the money will be spent on pilgrimage of muslims or to pay 30000 per month to imams where as their hindu priests have stopped training their kids due to the harsh poor living condition of a brahmin priest. So as long as the pampering of the minority continues the majority hindu GM society in a country like india will feel like being bullied. When crores of money is spent on terrorists like kasab (who killed many indian cops and civilians) and afzal guru (mastermind behind the parliament attach) for their well being, protection, food and accommodation instead of hanging them according to the court order
it makes the many wonder is it because they are muslim? but when you ask any muslim almost all of them say that these people like kasab and afzal guru are a shame on islam and most of them mean what they say. They are tired of being labelled with these radicals who have done more harm to them than good but it it all good for the government since people will be so busy hating each other that they will not pay attention to the mega scams like 2g, cwg, coal scam etc., They do not want people to unite and stand against them but they would rather want us to stand against each other and they will loot the country when we are not looking at them. It is the peoples fault who do not want to be aware, who elect the same shameless goons every time over and over again and blame it on god who gave these people a brain to use which they refuse to use even after many warnings by the creator himself.
I would like to list some of the things which are solely created not just to get the votebank of the minority but to create a hatred in the minds of the majority Hindu community in india thus instigating communal hatred which will do the trick of dividing people and when people are divided they are too busy to hate & fear each other to notice the corrupt activities of their elected leaders.
*A mosque of a muslim or a church of a christian is not taxed but a temple will be taxed and can be taken over by the govt. at any time and they return a very small % of the huge amount of money which amounts in millions for any activity for their hindu community or even to improve the infrastructure of the temple.
*A muslim priest in some states receive 30 thousand to 40thousand salary from the government where as many of the hindu priests have stopped training their children due to poverty and humiliation.
* All the tax money collected from these Hindu temples will be used for the Haj pilgrimage of Muslims.
* Bus & other traveling vehicle's fare and other such expenses are increased suddenly by all private and government sectors during hindu festivals like deepavali (deewali) where as the same govt. spends 40,000 per muslim for his haj pilgrimage.
* The worlds oldest language which many countries like germany have embraced by creating a university of sanskrit is declared as a dead language where as a foreign language like arabic is sponsored with crores of money in universities like aligarh university with the same Hindu's tax money.
* A muslim is allowed to marry 4 wives where as a Hindu worshipping krishna (who supposedly married 16000) will be jailed for marrying anyone more than one for any reason.
* In a country where more than 80% are Hindu, a Hindu pilgrimage like amarnath yatra is being shortened and cut down by the government which is in a muslim majority state thus creating a stir between muslim and hindu communities.
*A Muslim girl in an Indian state (U.P.) receives 30 thousand after she passes her 10th std of schooling where as this should have been for any girl irrespective of religion or cast.
* A reservation for jobs is being pitched by lobbyists for muslims which will further creates a distance between the majority hindu community and the muslim community since the reservation which is already in place for SC/ST and other backward classes of hindu did not help the political parties with much conflict between their communities to exploit it for their agenda so now they are playing the politics of religion rather than the politics of casts.
Sikhs, Jains and budhists constitute less than 5 to 6% of the india's population but none of them have ever asked for any reservation or any political party has gone to butter them up since their number is small enough to be neglected in a votecount and they have always been self reliable.
*On an average according to india's sensex a muslim's production ration is more than others with no regards for family planning sometimes with multiple wives causing poverty which results in low or uneducated children who will be an easy target for those who want to misuse their poverty to force them into criminal or illegal activities.
* Terrorists like kasab and afzal guru who have been sentenced to death by the court are still alive with maximum security and costing crores of money per terrorist with premium food which may create a false impression that any criminal if he is a muslim will not be punished and thus creating more enmity between the communities.
A common hindu, muslim or a christian may want to live in peace with no regards to all this but unless he speaks out his mind peace will only be available to him in pieces.
Finally i would like to leave you with a note by Nehru the ancestor and the supremo of the congress party of india.

Corrective or vengeful reciprocation

 Over years, I have become convinced about "corrective reciprocation" being the safest moral principle that an individual or a gro...