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gansai | 10 years ago | on: Scientists to nudge asteroid off course as practice for protecting Earth

Understood that scientists would be able to break asteroid into pieces using many ways. I guess what they could take advantage of this asteroid is to put a drone or some sensor material on asteroid so that it would help space scientists for space research. Its almost like unmanned space mission, just put a drone-sensor on asteroid. It goes with the asteroid and sends down information which might be helpful. Any space scientists here in hackernews? What do you say? Would it be possible and beneficial?

gansai | 10 years ago | on: Artificial Neural Networks for Beginners

Just got 'Database Error'while trying to connect to this page. Error establishing a database connection. So, the number of connections to this page is limited? or what could be the issues throwing this kind of error?

gansai | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Where do you see web and desktop apps in 5 years?

IMHO, Prediction of software sustenance depends primarily on following points: a) Current Usage b) Current set of users c) Availability of internet d) Kind of exposure to apps

Current Usage: Current desktop apps are used by the majority for purposes such as documents, presentation, image modification, watching videos. If these purposes are served in fullest and flexible enough to adopt, then web apps will start dominating.

Current set of users: By numbers, if we go, majority of current set of users for desktop apps will fall in the category who might not be aware of a browser turning to be a replacement for all their needs. It will take 5 years for web apps to expand and become popular enough and reach out to this majority for extinction of desktop apps.

Availability of internet: Currently desktop apps are predominantly used for offline purpose, since connection to internet is not required. And places where there is no connectivity to internet is present, still desktop apps would survive. But web apps requiring internet connectivity at all times for each request-response will not be able to reach out to places where there is lack of internet connection. Web apps will need to provide a offline environment similar to desktop apps, then web apps would dominate. Otherwise, if internet connection is provided to everyone like how sun provides light to every corner of the planet, then web apps would burn down desktop apps.

Kind of exposure to apps: Currently, majority of users tend to sit in a cubicle and perform work, which is more related to desktop apps. If majority of users tend to become more mobile, for example, all the personal PC boxes become tablet/iPads/smartPhones then web apps (mobile apps) would need to replace desktop apps.

gansai | 11 years ago | on: Facebook's software architecture

just curious: "learned heaps" --> did it just improve your knowledgebase or it actually helped you practically to solve a problem which you were facing.? I am just curious, as I am a starter to reading these kind of papers. thanks.

gansai | 12 years ago | on: Stanford study finds walking improves creativity

Creativity or innovation - the icon for these two words is Steve Jobs, atleast in our contemporary. That's why I guess he was chosen as a primary example, so the audience would easily gel with the context of the study.

gansai | 12 years ago | on: Free Programming Books

Does this github project handle the scenario where some of the URLs become dead links or some of the domains expire? Automatically, these links/domains need not be shown to the user.

gansai | 13 years ago | on: Show HN: My weekend project - inspirational quotes

Hi, You may move this button 'Sign up to receive a quote a day!' elsewhere. Currently, the center of attention goes to this green button. But, make this button look small, atleast. Just like you have this floating array of buttons for sharing, you can create a floating button just for Signing up. This way, the initial attention to this website is on the first inspirational quote, rather than on the Sign Up button.This way, any inspirational seeker is driven from the beginning. Hope you understand. These are my suggestions. Anyways, a nice, clean design.

gansai | 13 years ago | on: Avoiding “Smart Guy” Syndrome on Team Projects

I think it is the same with Linus. He feels he is clever and he is being clever too. Just saw his tech talk on git the other day on youtube, which he gave in Google. He does not care. He is damn opinionated. My point is being smart does not ignore other people's views.
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