How safe are our skies ?

I was seeing an episode of the air crash investigation in National Geographic. Somehow a disturbing thought was coming to my mind.
The points I got from the series were, aircrafts are very sophisticated machines built on failproof mechanisms. There are hundreds of small components in this aircarft which make us fly through the sky and they have been engineered to perfection. Also most of the systems are redundant - to make them fail-proof, means, a single component failing can not cause an accident. So far so good. I was happy.
After that certain points caught my attention. About 70% of the accidents are caused by personnel errors - made by people. Some of the components really depend on proper inspection, maintentance and replacement, rather than redundancy to be fail-proof.
Are you wondering where am I going with this? Giving a transcript of tv series or showing you I see National Geographic.
Really no. Most of the components have a stipulated service and replacement period.
The above points I mentioned becomes very important in time of recession - Personnel error and maintenance. We have been seeing many offers of cheap tickets. This may have been possible when the boom was there. But what about now ? How will the industry cope with the pressure - particularily in developing countries ? Develped countries may have many watch-dogs for industry standards and regulations.
Like any industry, the airline industry can also take steps to see off recession. Decreasing staff, Increasing the work load, increasing the uasge frequence of a carrier, therby decreasing the maintenance time and frequency. Replacement of components can be delayed. Faulty components which should be replaced may be left behind for the next maintenance period, as more maintenance time , means more time off the air.
This may or may not be happening, but this was a thought that came to my mind.
Really do not want my fears to be true.
Hmm............how safe are our skies through this recession period ?

Ways of robbing common man

All through human history, there were daring robberies. - armed robberies , which was basically confrontational. But with development of technology, these became irrational. Try robbing a store, you are bound to be in jail. But still robberies go on, who tries these insane ones ? People who do not have enough to eat, who are so desperate in life that they will try anything to live. People who are driven to the edge by society.
Banks have always been a good target. Many a film have come out, where you see people all dressed up in balck going for the loot with cutters. Ha ha, what are you going to do with the marked notes if you succed also ? Hmm..... films are not concerned about the life after robbery..Once the mission accomplished, their job is finsihed.
So where are all the smart crooks ? The ones who have been successful throughout in robbing common man. Have these technological advances and sophistication put an end to crime ? If you think so you are gravely mistaken.
Now it is safe to be on top of the bank and loot it, rather than outside. Better what, you will also get a large pension for your robbery. Hmm........... jail for robbery? no no , that is for common man robbing a common man. Here is an extra special, robbing common men, so no jail for him. In fact we have to double the pension for him to thank him for the job he has done for the economies of the world.
Welcome to the world of white collar crime, where you will not get punished. Now scenario had changed, but has our laws caught up ? No. We can not do anything to these guys. Now people specialise in killing common men not using guns, but driving them to their death in desperation and unemployment.
Welcome to the world of shares. Collect money from common man giving him all promises. He is always greedy, whatever you do to him, he will come back and buy them. Even if he is cheated in front of his eyes. Asatyam computers may be one example. The collected money you deposit in your various other companies and fiinally confess you had cooked up all books. Be sure to give politicians money. One important thing. When you do these new robberies, you do not take political sides. Both ruling and opposition should be in your pocket. You should help both campaigns.
Always have a good doctor handy. The moment some thing goes wrong, you are supposed to have chest pain. Five star prison, you deserve it, after all this clever looting.
If you are a politician, you can loot from anywhere. People have mastered it so well, I do not have any comments to make. When you are exposed, take out a procession with all your followers. Blame everyone other than you.
Hmm ....... are these the only ways? There is still a new way. Try to establish democarcy in another country. This you can try out only if you have enough fire power. Now to establish democarcy, you need to first destroy everything in that country. Now to rebuild it, take money as tax, from common men. Now be sure that all contracts go to your companies. Put some oil into the mix, and be on the director board of an oil company, you are in perfect position to rob common man.
Who said crime does not pay ? That person did not know how to do it :)

Why am I here ?

Always wanted to use time effectively. But after 5 years of software engineering, it all looks the same. Do not have the genius or flare in me to leave a mark behind. May be had some good solutions, but can it be credited to me ? Definitely no.

It was with the help of google I was coding. The better you can search, the better programmer you are. Ya, you need to know what you are looking for.

So where was I ? Ya about leaving a mark behind. Always wanted to be something original. Still in the search for it. But I know, it is still a distant dream.

Got fed up with Indian software industry. The daily politics and craze for positions.

Everyone forgets that God created the 'CODE' first. He saw it was beautiful too.
Then whoever did not have the aptitude to code or did not want to code invented everything around it. QA, Management, HR .................... at last the programmer was sacrificed.

At least there was an advantage. You made quick bucks. You could hope around, always for a better offer. Everyone was wanting to become a software engineer. Now that also has changed. Everyone had forgot about the cyclic nature of the industry. The dreams are coming crashing down. We made the 'city of flowers', the most worst place to live in. Made the living expense high with our quick earned money. Now what ? Software industry is coming down. But expenses, will they come down.

Had seen a lof of 'engineers' working on stocks and real-estate in office. Wonder what they are doing now ?

Hmmmmmmmmmm.......... onsite opportunity .... if you are lucky. Again it is not a mass onsite like before. You may end up in Norway alone seeing no-one. with no sun light too.

May be a direct job abroad. That also looks bleak now. Unemployment is a problem for them too. If they can not find jobs for them selves how will they give it to you ?

Lucky are those who were befor us. Are they really ? How much they missed. Technology, sophistication and comfort have always favoured the late comers. So who is lucky ?


Ha ha ha............. Hey is this all very important? There are so many things I had missed. Now is the time to return to them. More important things.

This will all clear up. Wait for the next cycle. Take it as a reality check. At least this will keep away people away from software, who just comes here because of pressure. Let us also find alternare industries. Otherwise it will be a huge mistake. It is just till another nation picks up English and starts to offer cheaper labour.

Just wanted to write some thing, some things that were in my mind. So here I am .....................