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The Impact of AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and other animals.
-Wiki
AI will certainly replace monotonous repetitive work, but it doesn’t stop there. Do you think the current Self-driving systems just replace a monotonous repetitive driver Job? AI is heading to more complex Jobs!
Will AI collapse the world economy?
On a long run, as AI takes over, people become unemployed or their wages fall, consumers will have less purchasing power to buy the products and services produced by the economy. As a result, there will be less and less demand.
Example if Netflix incorporates AI, Then a few Netflix engineers might lose Jobs and will not have the income needed to buy Netflix services.
Fortunes of the companies incorporating AI will raise drastically to see it fall then on.
You might be more interested to know on 'Post-scarcity economy'
Will AI replace jobs only in the developing economy ?
Yes, most of the monotonous repetitive work that’s currently outsourced to developing economies will be taken over by AI, but a relatively inexperienced, but a smart worker in a developing economy with these very powerful artificial intelligence-enabled tools will be able to compete with a much more experienced worker in the developed World.
The last job on Earth: imagining a fully automated world | Guardian Animations
If you think your Job is safe from AI ., Then this video is for you
Humans Need Not Apply
Net Neutrality in India
What is Net Neutrality ?
Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet equally, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or mode of communication. - Wiki
Where Does India Stand in Net Neutrality ?
As of DEC 2014, There are no laws enforcing net neutrality in India.
Typical Example of Net Neutrality Violation :
AIRTEL: Differential rates for VOIP calls like Skype over cellular data
"All Special Tariff Vouchers (STVs) for data services (through which customer can avail discounted rate) shall only be valid for internet browsing and will exclude VoIP. To avail VoIP services, customer would need to purchase a separate STV for VoIP."
Source - Airtel Webpage
AIRCEL: Differential rates for Facebook and WhatsApp against the base tariff of 10p/10KB
"If you're new to Aircel, then you can get to enjoy free Facebook and WhatsApp for 60 days. (Up to 100MB/month,post which, data on Facebook will be charged at 2paise/10KB)"
Source - Aircel Webpage
Why is this happening ?
Radio frequency spectrum has become a scarce resource. The 2G spectrum scam and the following spectrum auction ended up the cellular companies paying a high premium to get the spectrum and cellular companies are losing a large chunk of their SMS and Call revenues to companies like whatsapp, skype and others. With call rates in India said to be the lowest among the world, diminishing profit margin will certainly result in poor quality and slow rate of technological adaptation which will eventually put the smaller players out of business, hence the Cellular companies are fighting with Differential rates for contents to keep up their profit.
But this is bad, because
- We already pay for the DATA and what we do should be none of their concern.
- What cellular providers are doing is slicing up the Internet into types of services, and charging for those separately. Today its for VOIP, facebook, whatsApp and soon it will extend to gmail, youtube and others.
- Also there is a privacy issue Instead of having a dump pipe, cellular providers will start doing do deep packet inspection to check what we are doing online.
- Chance of Discrimination and Favoritism for various online services like bing over google , Amazon over flipkart and so on.
- While the Profit due to SMS and call has declined, Profit from Data has contributed to growth in cellular companies revenue.
In the not near Future :
Google and Facebook has many initiatives going on like Google fiber, project loon and Internet drones by which they can have their own internet infrastructure and also can extend Internet access everywhere.
NOKIA C6
Nokia C6
The new Nokia C6 is a full Touchscreen mobile phone with slider QWERTY keypad.
With a 3.2-inch HD touchscreen display and a slide out four-row QWERTY keyboard, the new C6 brings the best of messaging together with instant access to your favourite contacts and communications.The Nokia C6 boasts a customizable home screen which will also play host to your favorite contacts, your latest emails and your friends’ Facebook updates. With Nokia Messaging on board, you have support for up to 10 email accounts from your favorite email hosts including Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail and Ovi Mail.
There’s a 5-Megapixel camera that should be capable of excellent snaps, aided by autofocus and an integrated flash, and there’s also an integrated radio. Wireless functionality comes in the form of Wi-Fi, letting you easily connect to home and office networks, and you’ll also find Bluetooth,3.5G and A-GPS. The latter lets you use the Nokia C6 as a satellite navigation device, with Ovi Maps 3.03 pre-installed as standard.It also has 3.5mm audio jack and support for up to 16GB of storage on microSD.
The Nokia C6 phone is expected to be priced around 13,000 to 14,000 INR
Nokia C6 vs Nokia N82
SPECIFICATION
GALLERY
COMPARISON
C6 vs N97mini
C6 is basically n97 mini minus some features like
* Carl zeiss optics absent in c6.
* 8 gb internal mem in n97mini vs 200 mb in c6
* 14x digital zoom in n97mini vs 4x in c6.
* Dual led flash in n97mini vs single led flash in c6
* Digital compass & tvout in n97 mini. None in c6.
* Metal body in N97 mini vs Plastic body in C6.
* Tilting screen in n97 mini vs non-tilting screen in c6.
* Metal body in N97 mini vs Plastic body in C6.
* Tilting screen in n97 mini vs non-tilting screen in c6.
It is a more affordable version of N97 mini.
Nokia C6 vs NOKIA 5800
Nokia C6 vs Samsung Corby pro
ADVANTAGES
* TouchWiz and Cartoon UI in Corby vs outdated UI in C6
* Three different homescreen panes that you can alternate by sideways sweeps.
* Around 2500 INR cheaper than Nokia C6
DISADVANTAGES
* 2.8" touchscreen in Corby vs 3.2" in C6
* 3-megapixel Fixed-focus camera without flash in Corby vs 5-megapixel auto-focus with flash in C6
* MicroSD slot is under the battery cover in Corby vs Hotswapable in C6
* No ambient light sensor to adjust the display brightness in Corby vs ambient light sensor in C6
* Cheap looking plastic body in corby vs comparably better in C6
* Java platform in Corby vs Symbian+Java in C6
(Comparisons based only on physical dimensions)
Nokia C6 vs Nokia N82
C6 vs N900
NOKIA C6 VIDEO PROMO
ANDROID LIVE
Live CD image of Google Android has been developed that will enable you to try this new operating system in a virtual machine environment such as VirtualBox, or any other computer that could be booted of a CD or a USB stick(not supported right now).
Step 1 – Download the two parts of the Live CD liveandroidv0.3.iso.001 and liveandroidv0.3.iso.002 from the project site.
Step 2 – Combine the two segments into a single one using a specialized application (HJSplit).
Step 3 – Burn it on a cd, ( DvD won’t work ), insert cd to the cd drive, and reboot the computer/laptop.
(else)
Step 3 – Download and install the virtualization software(virtualbox).
Step 3.1 – Create a new virtual machine using the virtualization software
Step 3.2 – Inside the virtualization software, select the virtual drive on which the LiveCD image has been mounted as the boot drive.
Step 3.3 – Start the virtual machine.
For some reason a warning about 15% battery power left is what you will get first, but dismissing this gets us into the Android environment. Navigating around is done with a combination of using the mouse and some special keys,
arrows = movement in the party
Enter = confirm (as the press trackball on the G1)
Window key(the Windows logo) = home key
Escape key = back (G1 to the arrow keys back)
Key menu (between the right Alt and Ctrl
Alt + F1 = entry into the console
Alt + F7 = input to GUI
SCREEN SHOTS:
Note that the project is still at a early beta stage so don't expect full feature set (wifi, bluetooth, audio are typically not yet supported).
TrackMania Nations Forever
TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.
TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks. TrackMania Nations Forever will unite an even larger number of players than the original Nations thanks to its engaging multiplayer modes, innovative online functions and revolutionary interactivity between players.
For TrackMania Nations Forever, Nadeo studio chose to take advantage of the PC's capacities as a gaming, creative and communications platform in order to allow a greater number of players to share a unique gaming experience:
Features:
* A completely free game.
* A captivating solo mode with 65 brand new tracks.
* Join millions of players online and compete on thousands of tracks on the TrackMania servers.
* One complete TrackMania environment: Stadium "Forever".
* An in-game editor to create your own tracks, video studio to realize your own movies and a paint shop to customize your vehicles.
* Official ladders for solo and multiplayer.
* Compatible with TrackMania United Forever (profile and multiplayer servers).
System Requirements
Minimum:
- Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP/XP-x64/Vista/Windows 7
- Processor: Pentium IV 1.6GHz / AthlonXP 1600 +
- Graphics: 3D accelerator 16 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card
- DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c or better
- Memory: 256 MB (512 MB with Vista/Windows 7)
- Sound: 16 bit DirectX compatible sound card
- Hard Drive: 750 MB free disk space
Screenshots
FREE RUNNING
Free running is a form of urban acrobatics in which participants, known as free runners, use the city and rural landscape to perform movements through its structures.Free running is like parkour except that the former is more expressive than the latter. parkour is the efficient movement through space Whereas free running adds acrobatic flair for aesthetic purposes. It is commonly practiced at gymnasiums and in urban areas that are cluttered with obstacles.
Moves specific to free running are not easy to define, as most free runners use a combination of street stunts and parkour techniques. Free running focuses on freedom and beauty of movements, so many parkour techniques, such as vaults, may be carried out in a more aesthetically pleasing way, despite the fact that it may decrease the efficiency of the move.
Parkour techniques explained.pdf
# The action film Casino Royale (2006 film), stars Sébastien Foucan as a bombmaker near the beginning trying to escape through construction.
Parkour conditioning(1.5Gb)
Videos on how to prepare your body for Free Running
http://rapidshare.com/files/327474776/Parkour.part01.rar
Videos on how to prepare your body for Free Running
http://rapidshare.com/files/327476553/Parkour.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/327476999/Parkour.part03.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/327477405/Parkour.part04.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/327477462/Parkour.part05.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/327478105/Parkour.part06.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/327478012/Parkour.part07.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/327477991/Parkour.part08.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/327477965/Parkour.part09.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/327477962/Parkour.part10.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/327478667/Parkour.part11.rar
Parkour Techniques
Videos
PDFs
Films
# The action film Casino Royale (2006 film), stars Sébastien Foucan as a bombmaker near the beginning trying to escape through construction.
