K's Learning Diary

I often feel more creative and more inspired when i am on holiday. It is very easy to sink into our daily routines and mistaken the same repetitive rhythms of our working life as all that life has to offer. A holiday is what it is, a "break" from the routine, a time to relax and step outside the box and "experience".  From time to time i forget the importance of holidays (every time actually), which I think are costly and all the traveling can be tiring. However, we grow with each step we have taken, each mile distance we have traveled. Being in different surroundings stimulates us in different ways. I find all the traveling enriching; the soul searching and self discoveries can be priceless. It is good to know who you are. So g o out there to explore and find your self within! 

The coleseo, a true man made masterpiece that stood against the test of time, a great example where the spirits of civilization and culture captured within the bricks, and the grand arches continues to inspire artists, poets, intellects, historians, philosophers with its presence.  Lord Byron, the famous poet visited the site in the 19th century. There were many before him and many after. It is a weird feeling that you have somehow shared a similar experience to so many people throughout different generations. Here is how Lord Byron's puts it: But here; where Murder breathed her bloody steam; And here, where buzzing nations choked the ways And roar'd or murmur'd like a mountain stream Dashing or winding as its torrent strays; Here, where the Roman million's blame or praise Was death or life, the playthings of a crowd, My voice sounds much--and fall the starts' faint rays On the arena void--seats crush'd--walls bow'd-- And gal

This is a rather interesting experiment. Personally I don't think I use the voice recognition function of my phone frequently enough. It’s amazing to see how the different technologies are now really coming together, from processor speed, voice recognition to Big data analytics and correlation technologies for finding the most appropriate answer to the most random questions we can think of. This quick comparison shed some insight into the technologies behind the two biggest players in the market, especially the background search algorithms. You can already see that they are good at different things and there are cases where one is significantly faster than the other. With the amount of data that Google is collecting, I have the feeling that it’s search results will become increasingly accurate (and faster) as we continue to teach it how to answer our questions. Enjoy the short video clip! 

Google NOW  helps relay information to you throughout your day just when you need it, whether you are on holiday, on your way to work, or simply loafing around. It assists you in planning your day, setting reminders, or performing searches based on the context of your situation.   Emirates Airline  now offers pre-flight information about users' destinations through Google Now. Once again, I believe Google is a step ahead of its competition by delivering information in a more personalized manner. Now that Google is taking care of your day and predicting how we make decisions in real time, the amount of anonymous (I hope!) data that Google is collecting can be somewhat alarming. I don't think anyone in the history of mankind has ever been able to understand how people live their days all at once. Google's Big Data capability is truly impressive. ********* Monday.com  is a powerful and versatile platform that can help you work smarter and improve productivity. You can si