Interviewed at DigitalVidya

Here is my latest interview, this time at DigitalVidya.com

http://www.digitalvidya.com/blog/interview-with-ajay-ohri-data-scientist-kogentix-inc/

 

Why do people go to America

Why do people go to America? Moving involves tremendous emotional, financial and physical expenditure. It is a very different and unique culture full of surprises, your savings will vanish in the expensive dollar economy, and you will have to adjust to a car driven, credit history driven existence.

Why move to America?

The answer lies in the small notion of American dream-

  1. Freedom of speech
  2. Freedom of worship
  3. Freedom from want
  4. Freedom from fear

I can criticize, mock , insult  the American president when in America- a freedom I am denied in most other countries on the planet

I can worship anyone and anything, openly, loudly and not be afraid.

I can get a good living even as a blue collar worker and have unlimited opportunities to start y own business or startup with atmost ease.

But above all,

I am free from fear when I am in America. The FBI needs a warrant and the CIA wont hurt me. That is not true of other countries.

Yet with threats of deportation, there is no more freedom from fear.  Even to children. Hate crimes against minorities is an unprecedented high (by American standards) and even the press is now mocked (reversing traditional American politics or even  politics in other democracies). The Putinization of America is on  way and all we do is twiddle on Twitter.

So why move for the American dream?

As someone said, to dream the American dream, you first need to go to sleep.

Amen

How to easily diagnose your computer’s hardware

Simply go to crucial.com , download the scanner (agree to terms) and then scan. It then gives you info on what hardware can be upgraded.

 

No Hacker is a Bandit

When bankers in suits can lose billions, and be bailed out by tax payer money and pay themselves and each other millions- why should the common man , the middle class be left out of the gravy train that economic productivity created by digital revolutions.

A hacker is a highly skilled person, why should he be exploited for visas, billing rates, sub contracting but have no recourse in normal outdated legal processes

If spies can hack ala Stuxnet and get golden medals

If companies can hack and be rewarded by IPOs

Why cant humans hack and be rewarded for it

Hackers and malware creators are highly talented individuals who have been failed with the system, one in which corporations and governments collude for deliberate vulnerabilities on unsuspecting tax paying software buying people

No Linux user is complaining of a virus if you noticed. But you cant sue people for defective software. Yet!

A Healthy Routine for Hackers and Tech Workers

  • Meet people for dinner
  • Sleep
  • Do until