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Freelancers and Star Wars: Reality and Fiction get closer

March 27, 2016

Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences, CHESS, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Dick Tracy, DRDO, Freelancers

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The most recent Star Wars movie is excellent. It combines the elements of the past Star Wars movies (the past actors and robots) with the newcomers. It allows us to join the past with the future. Luke Skywalker is resurrected. Its great.

But how about real life? How close are these things to real life? Well, science is quickly catching up to science fiction. Those of us who are old enough to remember, can recall an old TV detective comic from the past called “Dick Tracy”. In that series the main character, Dick Tracy, had a wrist-worn “walkie talkie” which, in 1931 when the comic was first launched, seemed like a far-off impossibility. Well, say hello to my Apple or Android Watch. It can make phone calls and read text messages as well as email. Science fiction meets Science reality.

The same can be said for weapons of the future. We have seen images of lazers used as weapons for about as far back as we can remember seeing science fiction movies. However, in a recent report from the New Delhi based Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), they note that indeed they are close to having developed something called a DEW which stands for a Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) and is something between a high-energy lasers and high-powered microwaves aimed at something. The Hyderabad-based Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences (CHESS) noted that such DEW systems, in their hands, can have a reach of as much as 800 meters. 800 meters? That is almost a kilometer? Does this mean that this device can beam up and destroy an aircraft almost a kilometer up in the sky? Well, at this point the answer to that is “possibly.”

What does all of this have to do with the excellent Freelancers we have on IndiaFreelancers.com? Well the connection is that our outstanding programmers and developers are the bridge that is bringing science fiction and science reality together. Our superb programmers, developers and Internet geniuses on IndiaFreelancers.com may very likely be discovered on our website and asked to take part in what may very well be the future defense of India.

So please do not stop thinking and wondering. Our outstanding programmers and web developers on IndiaFreelancers.com certainly do not – and neither do the people working on DEWs or CHESS.

Ranjiv P for IndiaFreelancers.com

Freelancers and Aircraft: Up in the sky?

March 20, 2016

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Aircraft, Airlander 10, Freelancers, Hindenburg Disaster

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What in the world can our excellent freelancers on IndiaFreelancers.com and aircraft have in common? How does one mix, as my mom used to say, rice with mango? Well the answer is in the programming.

As our lives continue to move to the IT and computer world, pretty soon, regardless of whether you are operating an airplane, a car or a toaster, there will likely be a software component to it. More and more “smart” homes are equipped with things such as “remote” operating door openers, air conditioners which you can operate from your mobile telephone and other such devices. More and more cars are becoming mobile computers and, of course, airplanes are no different. Regardless of how different the airplanes or the cars look, IT and programming will play an increasingly important role in their make up and function.

Take, for example the recent announcement of a very unusual aircraft. In London today, March 20th, 2016, the company Airlander announced the creation of a very strange looking aircraft which they have called the “Airlander 10.” In an article in the Daily Mail this new aircraft, which is billed as “part aircraft, part helicopter” and a “flying bum!” is pictured and described.

This is an aircraft filled with helium (in order to avoid a repeat of the Hindenburg disaster). This very long and odd looking contraption is reported as being almost 100 meters longer than the longest passenger jet flying today, capable of transporting 50 tonnes of freight, up to 48 passengers and able to remain in the air for up to 3 weeks at a time! What a contraption!

However, as varied and unusual and groundbreaking as this Airlander 10 appears to be, we know one thing with certainty. There is undoubtedly IT and programming on board. No question about it. And if there is IT and programming on board, then our excellent and outstanding programmers on IndiaFreelancers.com are capable of creating, writing or perfecting whatever software runs that thing.

That is one of the beautiful things about IndiaFreelancers.com. We have some of the best minds working as freelancers on our website – all capable of taking part in the most varied of things. Even a large helium-filled unusual aircraft.

Ranjiv P for IndiaFreelancers.com

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Freelancers and Aircraft: Up in the sky?

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