Neeru's Formulae

Letter to God

I wrote a letter to God
But I didn’t know his address
I asked the lightning and he said
He lives in the light
The cheetah said
He lives in the speed
The air said
He lives in the oxygen
The tree said
He lives on the leaves
And
The road said
He lives at the end
But
I gave the letter to mom
Because He lives in her heart

This particular poem is written by my little brother Neeru. He is just 9 years old and has his own blog. Please do visit it. He really wants people to come to his blog. A link to his blog is in the blog list in my blog named 'Neeru's Formulae'. Otherwise go to 'http://www.neerusformulas.blogspot.com//' .

:D

In Memo

Dr. Randy Pausch

Born: October 23, 1960-10-23)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died: July 25, 2008 (aged 47)
Chesapeake, Virginia
Pancreatic cancer

Citizenship: United States

Fields: Computer science

Institutions: Carnegie Mellon University

University of Virginia

Alma mater: Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University

Doctoral advisor: Alfred Spector

Known for: Creator of Alice software project
co-founder of CMU's Entertainment Technology Center
Virtual Reality Research with Disney Imagineers
Inspirational speeches regarding life
#1 best-selling book
Battle with cancer

Notable awards: Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award
ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education
Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education
Time Magazine World's Most Influential People List

Global Warming

The End of World

Has the 'Countdown To Doomsday' started ? Sorry to say it, yes it has.
Just for your information, 'doomsday' is a term used as an alternative to 'the end of the world'. Biologically, it may happen millions of years later, when the hydrogen supply of the Sun finishes and it blows up into a Red Giant. But don't be so happy about it. The end of the world could take place ten years later, next year, next month, next week, today, or even NOW!
End of the World can take place in many ways. Some may finish Earth off in seconds and others may take their own sweet time:

- World War III-
If this occurs, it will be the most violent war ever. And don't expect anything to be left over in the end.

-Terrors of Nature-
Something we great humans still cannot control. Cyclones and Tornadoes are waiting to spread havoc. Don't forget Tsunamis and earthquakes.

-Global Warming-
The same old boring subject. Why does anyone even have to care. That won't do! We do have to care. Global Warming is another threat to the earth. The more it affects the ozone, the more close is the end. One may even not know when he's contributing to the evil. Using an Air Conditioner, Refrigerator and even to using a correction pen!! Actually YOU are contributing right NOW by using your computer(don't forget me!)!

-Alien Invasion-
There is bound to be another planet with life in this vast universe. And when they come to Earth, don't expect them to walk on Earth carrying zapper guns blowing off our heads, or like ones like in the film 'E.T'. If they manage to come to Earth, it proves they have higher means of technology. If they invade us, it may be the end.

-Robots-
I'm not talking about the films. This could actually happen. Humans are trying to make more advanced robots. And we will keep on doing it. What if one day, a robot with emotions is made. Why not? And if it's made, what if it suddenly gets aware of it's surroundings. What if some virus in it makes it bad? What can we do then. Something or the other. But what if we finally find out that there is an army of robots heading our way?

-Solar Flares-
The Sun occasionally sends out flares which are incredibly hot AND dangerous. Although none of it's flares have been big enough, even to damage Mercury, it may happen once, and the earth would - literally - be fried.

-Flu-
Yeah, this one's the odd one out. But scientists have said that flu is another danger to the human race. I don't know much about this topic, but it does sound bad.

-Gamma Ray Blasts-
This is a phenomenon few people have know. Gamma Ray Blasts are highly dangerous, gigantic blasts which occur when two stars collide. The impact produces a huge..... wave, which can blast off planets. If such a blast occurs inside the solar system, earth would become nothing.

-Black Holes-
These can be formed anywhere in space and they suck everything around them, even our own Sun. Then what is Earth before such a black hole?

-Asteroids and Comets-
Everyone knows about these menaces. Big Asteroids, which are wider than 2 miles, can cause great damage to the earth. Comets are even more dangerous. Unlike asteroids, they have a lot of gas and travel through space in high speed. If one enters our orbit .... you now what i want to say.


So all I want to say is that live your life to your full, and enjoy every moment of it. You never know when a huge flash occurs in the sky and then you get to know that you're dead.

(Come on cheer up a bit. I may have scared u a little. Sorry for thatp . :)

Science Fiction

Science Fiction. What is science fiction? Is it a contradiction? What is fiction that cannot be science and science is certainly not fiction. (Confused isn't it? Even I did not understand this myself!)
Science Fiction is a widely used term. the correct definition would be- 'Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and capitalization) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology.'
Yeah, yeah, we understand. But why called science fiction? Why not something else? I mean, it doesn't sound right isn't it? Science and fiction do not match together at all. The world of science has no room for lies, only for true facts. But fiction is all imagination. Take an example, the 'Time Machine' by H.G Wells talks about a scientist who makes a time machine to boost up into the future. There he meets the new kind of species which are our descendants. Ok, but this may not be true!! It may be just fantasy. Then how call it science ? How? Can anyone explain? Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' (not as scary as dracula), is abot a fiend created by a scientist. A robo, maybe. But a robo with emotions? That is the future dude, (according to what scientists say) but it may not be completely true. But wait a second. What if it were true. What if these perticullar robots, whom humans are wanting to make more and more, really turn against us? Um.... scary, isn't it?
So, talking abou the term, 'science fiction', the term itself is kinda' wrong, according to me. Why not...... um....... anything else? That must be it. The same stupid person who made the term, may have not got anything else? But who cares...... 'science fiction' is just fiction for us. We really do not care much about the boring facts, isn't it (really!! my mind was boggled after i read the first chapter of 'The Time Machine'. a fourth dimension? space warps? what was that again? Mr Wells, u sure are great, but have pity on me!! [i'm not saying anything against him, u know])

Now lets ask the authors themselves.

Author and editor Damon Knight summed up the difficulty by stating that "science fiction is what we point to when we say it".

Vladimir Nabokov argued that if were we rigorous with our definitions, Shakespeare's play The Tempest would have to be termed science fiction.

Um.... yeah, right....... I understand.