Google Is Life

The dependence on Google came to light on 16th August. The service from Google was disrupted for 5 min from 4:22 AM to 4:27 AM. Many couldn't believe it, and first tried to check their internet connection, rather than thinking that, Google may be down. Twitter reported a flurry of activity in just those 5 mins, concerning the disruption of service. The report from GoSquared's real-time tracking recorded a huge dip of 40% in global page views. The estimated time for continuation of service was 10:37. However Google with its awesome engineers came back in just 5 mins. Now that's what's called fast-service.

Some of the outrageous tweets can be seen on: http://www.zdnet.com/google-services-go-down-internet-panics-7000019516/

Foundation Day

Whew!!! What an amazing event. The start was a little slow and redundant with the scholarships being distributed. Therefore, most of us owing to the air-conditioned auditorium and sofa seats, just plain fell off asleep. Well our black hard invigorating coffee wasn't that far away. Thank you Shiva and Shishir for making the awesome video that lightened us up like a light bulb: Effervescence Video. However, what was really sad, was replacement of NFS MW with Split Second. The hall was brimming to the top and pretty hot(if you know what I mean), and all of us enjoyed it. Then came the drama of the Second Year, and did they rock it. They totally blew our minds away with their performance. The most special mention goes out to Gaurav. Buddy, never knew you were such an awesome actor. You deserve a commendation for it.

Why I Hate Apple

Well many of my friends know that I am a serious hater when it comes to Apple products. Today I tell you the reasons for my being so:

• To take what was originally free, then modifying it and selling it for far more than ethical. They are a ripoff of the Linux, and undermine the work of Linus Torvalds.
• Agreed that, Apple started to combat the anti-trust issues of Microsoft. However, the iTunes upgrades have led many to downgrade their software. Now, is this what is called freedom? Is this the freedom we so deeply desire?
• Well, the iTunes now doesn't have any support for other MP3 players. This is simply to reduce competitors. Now this has led to stagnation in media players by other companies. Think for a moment if any OS only allowed its own developed media player to be connected, what would be the outcry. So why is Apple being allowed free rule over our rights?
• The Apple app store has draconian policies. After we have already paid a huge amount for the iPhone, we have to pay a huge lot of bucks to get an app. Also every app needs to be Apple authorized to even work, without rooting the phone. Again an example of how Apple is allowed free rule. This has led to many starting app developers to die out before even properly starting.
• Another case of breach of ethics is not allowing other browsers to work on their systems. Now aren't the consumers enabled enough to decide for themselves what is best? We already have fast browsers like Opera, Chrome and Firefox available in the mobile world, and are better than Safari. So, are they that petty, that they are afraid of the competition?
• Apple is under investigation for blockage of Google Voice from their app store. It wouldn't be far-fetched to assume that they may make up their own version of Facebook app, that you may have to pay for.
• Also, the apple products are ridiculously delicate, to the point of where they have to be treated as diamonds. Now, is this what we pay for? There may come times, where some accident may happen, and the phone may break. Well, you are in luck if you are under warranty, hey have a policy of no questions asked. (Huge plus) However, if you aren't, you are literally condemned. The screen is not that easily available in the local markets, and the service centers take a fortune to fix up your phone.
• The updates also cost out of your pockets. Well lets see, we have played games, used Android, Blackberry and Windows phones, used other software. None of these have ever asked us for a dime, after we have bought them, so what makes Apple so high-headed, that they believe they have the right to?

Well now you know, why I hate Apple so much. :-P

Placement IIIT-Allahabad 2013

The placement season of IIIT-Allahabad has started with a bang. With parties being thrown by the seniors every other day, it is quite true that the college is making a name for itself among the country's top elite institutes such as IITs and NITs. The most favorite company of all software engineers to work for, i.e. Facebook, has already taken two people from our colleges, and its just the starting. The coding culture here is one unbeatable force, and is probably more helpful than anything else in the name of the college.

References:
http://placement.iiita.ac.in/mainpage.php?page=statistics
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/careers/job-trends/FB-hires-two-IIIT-A-students-for-Rs-60L-per-annum/articleshow/21495167.cms

Summer vacations

Summer Vacations

    Well, 2 months away from my college, and i started to get bored the 2nd week. I got an internship for developing a webpage in ASP.Net. It was awesome and made me a learn a lot. Though the database entry of 600 people was a little tedious. Then cam the time many of my friends returned home too, and it was heaven.

    Going on night drive on bike everyday, stopping at bridges, and you know what....

    Then came the time to go on a visit to Diu. The calmest beach i have seen in India, and I have been to Mumbai, Goa, and a lot of southern beaches. 6 of us went out there to party, we hired scootys(for anyone who doesn't  know, they are scooters without gear shifts), and drove at breakneck speeds most of the time. We sometimes went out at 12 to Diu Fort, just sat down and talked, and sometimes went out to eat. Though, the hotel we stopped at provided awesome and cheap food. It was a time to catch up and make new friends, as I only knew 3 of them, 1 of the other 3, became a very good friend. Well, many of you know what else happens in beaches. However what happens in Diu, stays in Diu (*winks). Then a bus journey back, where 3 people slept in the space of two, and man, was it cramped up. The bumps really broke our backs.

     However, it was near time to get back to my college, but left home with happy memories. Now 1 month in college, but still remember those happy moments spent in Diu.

    Well another thing, have gotten really close to the girl I like, and would propose her the next time we meet. We have already agreed to go out, so maybe she would say yes, but who knows. Lets hope it goes the way I like.

Adios fellas, see you next time!!!