Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday 29 March 2020

Singularity : an Indian Concept ?




Thousands of years ago , our Vedas  / Puranas , spoke about this concept in terms of :


Ø  Omnipresent…………… [  present everywhere at the same time / सर्व व्यापि ]

Ø  Omniscient ………………[  knowing everything / त्रिकाल ज्ञानि ]

Ø  Omnipotent……………  [  power over everything /  सर्व शक्तिमान  ]



Here is how those  “ OMNIPRESENT / OMNISCIENT / OMNIPOTENT “ are getting rolled out :



[ A ]  ………..  सर्व व्यापि 

What3Words , dividing the entire surface of the Earth into 57 Trillion squares ( 3 Meter x 3 Meter ) and giving each a unique geographical address, using just 3 words


Elon Musk’s “ StarLink “ project to deliver high speed internet to each of those 57 Trillion squares , as reported below :


“ As of 1 March 2020, SpaceX has launched 302 Starlink satellites. They plan to launch 60 more per Falcon 9 flight, with launches as often as every two weeks in 2020. In total, nearly 12,000 satellites are planned to be deployed, with a possible later extension to 42,000. “




What does this mean ?

Within next 2 years , any internet – connected device / sensor, present on each of those 57 trillion earth-squares, will transmit all kinds of data ( including LIVE VIDEO STREAMING of what is happening in that square ), to anyone in the World, in real time !


Like Sanjay of Mahabharat , all of us will be able to SEE in real time, what is happening on any street-corner of any city / town / village or a piece of land / ocean , by just typing into Google :


 [  ///shifts.track.backdrop , address of what3words ]  >  Map



We will also be able to project our VIRTUAL AVATARS to any of those 57 trillion squares by just pointing an AI enabled smartphone towards ourselves ( like Video Calling but in 3D )


We can be PRESENT [  सर्व व्यापि  ]  anywhere simultaneously at the same time !

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[ B  ]……..  त्रिकाल ज्ञानि

Internet connected devices found in our homes will “ SEE / LISTEN “ everything in our homes and transmit those data to some OMNISCIENT server – may be of Google !


No more privacy of “ VISION / SPEECH “


Omniscient server will KNOW everything that you do in your homes and every word that you utter ! It will become an “ All Knowing “ Google !


Even today, servers of our Mobile service Providers are storing every single word we have ever spoken in the past – speaking currently – or will speak in future !


Report :

The number of devices connected to the internet reached 22 billion worldwide at the end of 2018, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics

The report predicts that 38.6 billion devices will be connected by 2025, and 50 billion by 2030



A few year later, OMNISCIENT will be able to READ your thoughts and emotions


What does this mean ?

Ø  Will people stop thinking or talking badly about others , especially their relatives and friends ? – for fear of being exposed ?

Ø  Will people become more honest / transparent ?

Ø  Will BAD thoughts ( of bad persons ) get neutralized by GOOD thoughts ( of good persons ) ? – much like Community Transmission of Corona Virus ?


Reference :

Fast  Forward  to  Future  [ 3F ]  …             [  20  Oct  2016  ]



“ In twenty hundred and twenty four
  A Sea of Waves will roar,
  Light will follow Sound :
  And , in Smell and Taste
  Earth will abound ,
  Brain will hide no more
  Your secrets gore  “



 “ BRAIN WAVES “ ( EEG ) :

Scientists are attaching a few sensors to your head, capturing your Brain Waves , and accurately interpreting these as “ Specific Thoughts / Sentiments “ !

It is only a matter of time before the bulky wired headset gets replaced by a mobile or a wrist band , capable of capturing your “ BRAIN WAVES “ and ( without your explicit permission ) , transmitting any of your thoughts which it considers “ EVIL “  to a CENTRAL SERVER of the ESTABLISHMENT !

And it will do this SURVEILLANCE , 24*7  ! – even when you are asleep !

On  07 July 2017 , I re-envisioned above prophesy ( no doubt, cooked up by me ! ) in :




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[ C ]……….. [ सर्व शक्तिमान  ]


WHO will become “ All Powerful Omnipotent “ and when ?


Look out of your window. There are no people in the street ( despite thousands living in your street ). Nor people peeping from their windows or sitting on their building terraces


It is same situation in hundreds of cities / towns / villages around the world


Reason ?

Prime Ministers / Presidents of many countries have declared LOCKDOWN to fight the Corona Virus and save their citizen


But some Prime Ministers / Presidents are refusing to admit the threat ( at least, as of today ) . According to their “ Knowledge – Understanding – Perception “, the probability of millions dying due to Corona , is very low ( nothing worse than people dying from many other diseases )


May be, they compare the probability of risk to lives due Corona , as no worse than due to potential natural causes like an Asteroid strike / Super volcano eruption / Tsunami etc


They are extrapolating their “ accumulated past wisdom “ to predict the unknown future


But their “ human wisdom “ is unable to envisage a future where :


Ø  Past is no guide to future [ neither for a person, nor for a nation , nor for the World ]

Ø  Law of “Cause and Effect “ ceases to operate, viz: Events happening without Causes


Ø  Artificial Intelligence is not “ Reacting “ to future but capable of “ Scripting “ future

Ø  Brain Computer Interfaces ( BCI ) do not wait for Prime Ministers / Presidents to determine the human course of  “ Thought ( मन )/ Speech( वचन  )/ Action( कर्म )  “ in face of calamities but dictate that, having reached ,

SINGULARITY




Here is how Ray Kurzweil defines Singularity :


Kurzweil describes his law of accelerating returns which predicts an exponential increase in technologies like computersgeneticsnanotechnologyrobotics and artificial intelligence

Once the Singularity has been reached, Kurzweil says that machine intelligence will be infinitely more powerful than all human intelligence combined. 

Afterwards he predicts intelligence will radiate outward from the planet until it saturates the universe.


The Singularity is also the point at which machines intelligence and humans would merge.



 And this is how Peter Diamandis , describes it :


I asked the smartest people I know for their tech predictions for the next 20 years (2018 – 2038). What are the breakthroughs we can expect on our countdown to the Singularity ?

I compiled 50 predictions in a document distributed to my Abundance 360 and Abundance Digital communites.

If you’d like a copy of all 50 predictions, you can download them here. “
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Hence that SINGULARITY will become the OMNIPOTENT [ सर्व शक्तिमान  ] , as envisaged by me in :

Faith Renewed in ARIHANT                                                          [ 23 Dec 2019 ]



I hope that happens before humans self-destroy themselves through their ,


Kaam (  Sex  )  -  Krodh ( Anger  ) – Lobh (  Greed  ) – Moh (  Desire   ) – Mad (  Ego  ) – Matsar ( Envy  )

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References :


From  Tele-phony  to  Tele-Empathy  ?                                          [ 27 Mar 2018 ]

Equalizing / Distributing / Transferring , Pain ?                               [ 03  Dec  2017 ]

PRIVACY : A Lost Battle                                                                [ 15  Jan   2018 ]







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30  March  2020

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

Friday 27 March 2020

Remotely measuring Body Temperature




Rise of body temperature is the first SYMPTOM of Corona virus


Only persons identified as having “ above normal “ body temperature, need to be administered Covid Test ( very few test kits available – and cost approx. Rs 4,500 / kit )


If, at any given time , say just 1.3 million Indians ( 1 in 1000,  out of a population of 1300 million ), are running high temperature, we need to check them for other symptoms associated with Corona , such as sore - dry throat / persistent coughing etc , before administering Covid Test to decide positive / negative


Currently , body temperature is being checked using a hand-held THERMAL IMAGING SCANNER


A few thousands of these are available with our hospitals / nursing homes / moholla clinics / peivate medical practitioners / airport staff etc


There is an acute shortage with online price ( despite uncertain delivery date ) having jumped from earlier Rs 3,000 to Rs 10,000  !


Individuals cannot afford , even if these were available at Rs 1000 and across the counter



That is why, I suggested :


And later :

Mobiles for Tracking Corona Movements ?                 [  23 March 2020 ]

 

Now , Thermal Sensors ( for measuring body temperature ) embedded in Mobiles have surfaced from time to time, over the past 3 years, but nothing very reliable so far


But, now that Corona has thrown up this as a necessity ( and a huge business opportunity for manufacturers )  , I am sure , one day soon, this will happen . Let us hope Indian manufacturers of mobiles, take a lead in this


Of course , it may take YEARS for millions of people to discard their existing mobiles and replace the same with such improvised versions


But , here is one more innovation :

 

Continuous Temperature Sensor


The continuous temperature patch is designed for multi-day 24 hour continuous monitoring or retrospective analysis of axillary body temperature.

The temperature patch is available with a software development kit that enables easy integration with remote patient monitoring applications whether on location or in the cloud.

 

Accuracy:

+/- 0.1 C between 37 to 39 C

+/- 0.2C between 35 to 37 C and 39 to 42 C 


HOW IT WORKS
Working with VivaLNK solution partner Yijing Health, the temperature sensor is applied directly onto the patient and allows for continuous, real-time monitoring of changes in body temperature. The data is then sent electronically from the patient to a remote observation dashboard at the nursing station, which allows nurses/healthcare staff to monitor them easily and safely. Instead of physically checking the patient's temperature every few hours with a mercury thermometer, temperatures can be monitored remotely and automatically, thereby limiting patient-to-caregiver contact.

And another innovation :

Singapore-based Veredus Laboratories is working on the development of the VereCoV detection kit, a portable Lab-on-Chip application capable of detecting Wuhan Coronavirus in a single test, MobiHealthNews reported. The detection kit is slated to be commercially available by Feb. 1 this year

Source : 

https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/asia-pacific/combating-spread-coronavirus-china-through-continuous-temperature-monitoring


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Dear Dr HarshVardhanji,

May be you are aware of the above-mentioned developments

If not , you may want to talk to the INNOVATORS and ask them to tie-up with suitable Indian Manufacturers for starting local production on a WAR FOOTING


With regards,

Hemen Parekh

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28  march  2020
hcp@RecruitGuru.com



Account Aggregator Framework




Context :



Extract :

Ø  Account aggregators are responsible for transferring, but not storing, client data. An AA ecosystem, as envisaged by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), would be a platform for financial services companies to reach out to the consumer to seek consent before using their personal data to optimise their product offerings.

Ø  “As we speak we are launching a pilot with our employees before we launch it for our customers. We see many use cases for seamlessly integrating personal finance journeys. We want to see how employees across entities are using it so we can fine-tune the experience,” Kotak Mahindra Bank chief digital officer Deepak Sharma said.

Ø  The company has designed a testing app for the pilot, where employees can generate an AA ID and view their portfolio across all its entities. It sees use cases in lending including to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), personal financial management and underwriting.

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It is only a matter of time before this ACCOUNT  AGGREGATOR  framework, morphs into a Mobile Wallet  [ AutoInvestAlgo  ?  ], as described in my following blog :

 A Matter of Time    / 03 Jan 2017

Extract :

So, just wait to find out which Mobile Wallet comes up with following " innovations " first :

*  All bank accounts of a person ( in different banks ) become inter- operable / fungible ,
   through seamless interlinking , using Aadhar / UPI Interface in a Mobile Wallet
   No need to " select " a particular bank name

  
*  All transactions using a Mobile Wallet, automatically entered in BLOCK-CHAIN database
   commonly shared by ALL banks


Wallet based algorithm will  move funds across different bank accounts  for best yield ,
   constantly searching for best interest rates offered by banks on Fixed Deposits

   This will happen automatically , much like algorithm-based sharetrading , taking
   advantage of price differences in two bourses located 300 km apart ( in one thousandths
   of a second ! )

{ Above link added on 19 May 2020  }


   No rocket science here considering availability of " best price " apps for thousands of
   goods and services


  And since computing power of mobiles are doubling every 18 months ( Moore's Law ),
  nothing will stop algo-trading through a Mobile Wallet , as well ! ( Demat A/C on Wallet ? )

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27  March  2020

hcp@RecruitGuru.com


Wednesday 25 March 2020

India trumps USA ?




It seems so

Here are a few examples :


[ A ]……. In USA

US Congress has passed ( but Senate still debating ), a $ 2,000 billion Economy Stimulus package

[ source : Coronavirus: US Senate snag holds up $2tn disaster aid bill  ]



Highlights :

Ø  The plan includes direct payments of $1,200 to most American adults and aid to help small businesses pay workers.

Ø  Individuals who earn $75,000 or less would get direct payments of $1,200 each. Married couples with household income of up to $150,000 would receive $2,400 and an additional $500 per each child


Objections /  Reservations :

Ø  Republican senators Tim Scott, Rick Scott, Ben Sasse and Lindsey Graham said its major expansion of jobless benefits provided "a strong incentive for employees to be laid off instead of going to work

Ø  They said they would oppose the bill unless it was fixed to ensure workers could not have a higher income while unemployed than in a job

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[ B ]………… In India

[ source :  Modi govt’s largest ration subsidy scheme for 80 Cr Indians  ]

Highlights :

Ø   Narendra Modi-led government has approved the world’s largest food security scheme to benefit 80 crore people across the country

Ø  Every person will get 7 kg ration per month for the next three months, including wheat at a cost of Rs 2 per kg, instead of Rs 27 per kg; and rice at cost of Rs 3 per kg, instead of Rs 37 per kg

What would this cost the Government by way of SUBSIDY ?

Subsidy Rates :  

For RICE     >    Rs 34 / kg  [  Rs 37 – Rs 3 ]

For WHEAT  >    Rs 25 / kg  [  Rs 27 – Rs 2 ]

Monthly Ration ( Kg ) :

800 million ( 80 Cr ) persons x 7 kg / month = 5600 million Kg = 5.6 million tonnes

Total Subsidy Amount / month :

If entire ration was ,

Ø  RICE

          Rs 34 / kg x 5600 million kg = Rs 19040,0 million = Rs 19040  Cr

Ø  WHEAT

    Rs 25 / Kg x 5600 million kg = Rs 14000,0 million = Rs 14000  Cr

Therefore, taking average outlay to :

Ø  Rs 19040 + Rs 14000 =  Rs 33,040 cr / 2  =  Rs  16,520 Cr / month 

Ø  Total subsidy burden over 3 months  =  Rs  49, 560  Cr ( = $ 661 Billion )

Ø  If this program was extended for 12 months , burden  =  $ 2,644 Billion

If extended for a full year, our plan is even bigger than the USA plan of $ 2,000 billion !

And I believe, much better too ! With millions of daily workers having rendered jobless , this subsidized food will help them enormously

Question :

Do we have enough food-grains to sustain such program beyond 3 months ?

Answer :

We need 5600 million kg / month =   5.6 Million tonnes / month

For 3 months , we need              =   5.6 x 3 = 16.8 million tonnes

For 12 months , we need             =  5.6 x 12 = 67.2 million tonnes

By April , we expect FCI ( Food Corporation of India ) food-grain stock = 100 million tonnes

Expected production of food grain in 2019-20  =  292 million tonnes

Hence , no worry on this count !

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Even as I await the press conference of Smt Nirmala Sitharamanji at 1pm this afternoon , I urge fellow citizen to appreciate that , when it comes to caring for the poor , Shri Modi does not waste time , in sloganeering [  Garibi Hatao  ]


He acts upon what Mahatmaji taught him :

“ In the hands of the poor , God appears in the form of a Roti “


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26 March 2020

hcp@RecruitGuru.com