Cimarron's thoughts

I went to Bangalore for my December vacation from Chicago. A lot has changed in the city that I had grown up. Old beautiful houses of Bangalore were being broken down and replaced with beehive apartments. Increased population has resulted in more pollution and the ever frustrating traffic seemed to have gotten worse. On either sides of the wide roads, where trees once stood to provide shade, now had cars packed in a line. In spite of all the impending issues, Bangalore still is my favorite city as it’s my hometown. I ensured that I had CTR Benne Masala Dosa and Loki’s Sai Ram Chats every time I visited home. Couple of weeks of vacations flew by as I spent quality time with family and friends. I arrived at Bangalore  airport  to depart to Chicago. I checked my bags, got my boarding pass and cleared security.  Soon after immigration was completed, I decided to freshen up and went to the ladies washroom. Bangalore International  Air...

Exploding technology should account for the safety of mankind. There maybe a time down the lane, when self driving cars will become an in-thing. Being a millennial in the 21st century, I am trying to embrace the concept of self driving cars. However, I strongly feel that a robot can function only as much as it is programmed to do so. The human instinct - this can never be programmed.  Humans are born cautious. We are always aware of what's happening around us and absorbing the smallest movements. A robot will not be able to the same thing since there are only so many permutations and combinations of scenarios you can program it to react to. The human instinct is such an important factor and this for instance may have not caused the mishap at Arizona! Additionally, driving is a source of income for so many people around the world. Snatching away an occupation that feeds families by advancing technologically will lead to an unemployment epidemia!  There are many other ways...