tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31175546.post7132247759925547296..comments2023-04-28T20:46:03.759+05:30Comments on Psychedelic's Paradise: 'We got the whole moon in our hands!' :P :DDirectionless Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667536436929439838noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31175546.post-58563124922147483282008-12-12T01:33:00.000+05:302008-12-12T01:33:00.000+05:30@ Ananth Iyer (Dad): Thanks for visiting and leavi...@ Ananth Iyer (Dad): Thanks for visiting and leaving your comments. I appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>The reason I chose to highlight the social and scientific dichotomy is simply because I am pained by it. It is sad to see so many of our fellow country-men in absolute destitution and in their desperate struggle to survive on a daily basis, they unfortunately do not recognize the importance and indeed the novelty of a space launch as big as this! The fact that a country that is priding itself with launching satellites to the moon and achieving increasing technological domination, has a majority of its populace living in abject circumstances, unable to partake in this celebration because they are unable to comprehend the supposed importance of the said launch is a tragedy onto itself!<BR/><BR/>Also, it is a well known and popularly accepted fact that innovation an scientific breakthroughs alone doesn't create jobs and thus doesn't move the economy forward. It is the innovative use of innovations and scientific breakthroughs that facilitates job creation, increasing purchasing power, thus creating impetus for moving the economy forward. The computer that you mentioned was originally a mathematical abstraction called the Turing Machine. Its earliest physical realization made it suitable only for extremely heavy numerical based applications and for esoteric research. It was the genius of a few innovators (who were most likely computer engineers/scientists turned astute businessmen) that lead to its widespread adoption as a word processor. Slowly, the computer has lost the semantic correctness over its name, as today's computers are frequently used for everything but their original, pure, unadulterated goal - computations!<BR/><BR/>So, in a nutshell - I am all for pure sciences! In fact, I aspire to be a pure scientist some day! But I really feel that we need applications that create a tangible difference in the way society functions.<BR/><BR/>And it is like I mentioned in my previous comment (refer the comment above for a more detailed explanation), a matter of scientific accountability.Directionless Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667536436929439838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31175546.post-50989912861350903012008-12-12T01:21:00.000+05:302008-12-12T01:21:00.000+05:30@Dinesh - I am not quite sure if this is my cousin...@Dinesh - I am not quite sure if this is my cousin bro in the U.S. or the college friend I know .... I am guessing its my cousin bro .... proceeding with that assumption:<BR/><BR/>Thanks a lot for the appreciation. I am glad you are finding an improvement in my writing with age/experience. As far as the issue of nation being bigger than the people .... that issue doesn't arise here at all! My question is not between the sanctity of individual freedom versus the larger common good of a nation .... My question simply is regarding my concern on excessive expenditure of scanty financial resources on scientific tasks/endeavors, which are more window-dressing than hardcore scientific scrutiny .... There is a real danger that our eager scientists, in conjunction with a public pleasing political class overspend money and other resources into projects which don't yield commensurate scientific insight.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The question is thus one of scientific accountability - just because we have the capacity to do a task X, which is supposed to be a big deal internationally, we shouldn't be compulsively doing it. There has to be a strong scientific rationale behind it backed up with concrete plans and feasibility studies. I am all for science that is productive and cost-effective. Let the U.S. and the richie-riches do all the expensive space work.Directionless Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667536436929439838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31175546.post-74328119320225309602008-12-03T14:11:00.000+05:302008-12-03T14:11:00.000+05:30You ready for Critical analysis and assesment arti...You ready for Critical analysis and assesment article ? <BR/>Suggest you read this up.<BR/><BR/>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1985/AS1.htm<BR/><BR/>I will give the rights provided credited on your blog :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31175546.post-27389705557592371242008-11-25T14:42:00.000+05:302008-11-25T14:42:00.000+05:30Dear Rajiv,Indian mission to Moon saga is well wri...Dear Rajiv,<BR/>Indian mission to Moon saga is well written by you.<BR/>On one hand you are praising the efforts, but on the other hand you are reminding us of the social problems prevalent in our country.<BR/>What exactly is your stand, is not clear.<BR/>If you feel that such efforts are not worth the money because of large scale poverty in our country,then i beg to disagree as scientific innovations have been done throughout the ages which have brought better life to our people.<BR/>Examples are computers without which the world lived & did things twenty years ago, but now we seem to disbelieve that the world could have existed without the wonder innovation called computer.<BR/>Also the whole polity has benefited with the advent of computers.<BR/>Who knows may be the exploration of the Moon could open new things which would benefit our earth.<BR/>Only through continued exploration in science & texhnology can mankind prosper.<BR/>Regards,<BR/>ananth iyerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31175546.post-22947515544732728692008-11-05T10:23:00.000+05:302008-11-05T10:23:00.000+05:30Is the nation bigger than the people or vice versa...Is the nation bigger than the people or vice versa? Who makes the call?<BR/><BR/>Terrific post btw. You seem to be getting better with age. :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31175546.post-5402497716944988422008-10-22T23:26:00.000+05:302008-10-22T23:26:00.000+05:30hey.....is by any chance G.nagarjun involved in th...hey.....is by any chance G.nagarjun involved in this project..:P<BR/><BR/>anyways on a serious note..this mission has announced the entry of india in exploration space...Happy that the funds is been used for some serious exploration(Btw i didn't know some countries have already worked on the same project..thanks for the info. )<BR/><BR/>I guess chandrayan -1 will at least show the world india's technical capability to partner with others in future space exploration.<BR/><BR/>Hope it just does well..prashanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630740645126060393noreply@blogger.com