Need great phones at affordable prices and great quality

There is a hunger in the market for great quality phones with great quality services. And of course it better come with affordable price. Precisely that is what Republic wireless is attempting. see http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/19/republic-wireless-open-to-all/.

Will there be great phones? Will there be great quality coverage? Will there be good customer satisfaction past the initial lower price appeal? Time will tell.

We are living in exponential times - on the world view

See ths video to get a broader view of the world and emerging economy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUMf7FWGdCw

Two days back over lunch, we were chatting about how our focus changes. Oviya is nearing 8 years old. And she is inquisitive about everything in the world. She is reading Harry Potter books, painting nice pictures, dreaming about her birthday and reading weird but true facts National Geographic book. And we adults are concerned about what to buy for groceries this weekend, what to cook for her birthday party, etc.There is sometimes a contrast. At our young age, we are all eager to learn about the most things in the world. As we age, we seem to know a LOT about little things in a niche area. Is that how the world evolves?

For sure focusing on little things does pay off. One becomes a specialist in the area of work and hence can earn a living. And can be recognized and rewarded as well.

Innovation and flow (a poem)

Innovation was slow,

Compensation was low,

We saw some people outflow.

And then magic happened …

Innovation picked up,

We got the glow,

We got more profits went up,

Compensation has a positive flow,

Starting the people inflow.

 

Visualizing Carnatic Ragas

I have a newly found interest in visualizing the carnatic ragas. Music is a fantastic language of expression. Listening to sound is one thing; Singing out is another; Visualizing can be another form. The third form can connect the dots between music and visual arts. More on music visualization here.

Also check out this site - http://www.swarasindhu.in - that has good collection of primer materials on music.