“Photography is bringing order out of chaos.” – Ansel Adams

Me: So how long will it take to finish
Geek: 6 weeks
Me: OK I will quote 8 weeks
Geek: Hmm… make it 9 weeks.

This is a real life conversation between me and my senior programmer. While at first glance it might seem funny BUT is in fact a reality of estimating release dates and scheduling software projects.

We learned it the hard way but those interested can read up this and this

Tomorrow we leave for Delhi to attend a marriage. Aasim is all excited that he will be traveling by train and also that his mama (thats mother’s brother in Hindi) is getting married. Aasim has a special status as he is the only child of this generation in her family

Swati tried out her payals and dresses today had taken some pictures but most of them did not turn out too well. She might post them if she has time… ….

  • what does your post have to do with it’s subject; “Photography is bringing order out of chaos.” – Ansel Adams apart from Payal’s pictures not having turned out too well?

    • what does your post have to do with it’s subject
      Nothing. Is it supposed to? In *my* journal it does not!

      Hmmm… now curiosity has got the better of me..

      Do I know you?

      apart from Payal’s pictures not having
      I dont think you read the post closely 😉

  • Aasim is all excited that he will be traveling by train

    When I was Aasim’s age it used to be other way round 😉 I used to get excited whenever we went in plane.It all used to depend on dad’s LTS/C whether we get to travel by plane or train.

    • You were lucky that you could fly – we as children only dreamt that someday we should be able to 🙂

      Aasim, on other hand, between Nov and Dec has taken no less than 10 flights and is throughly bored with the airports. Plus his complaint is “you cant really go anywhere inside a plane”

  • We tend to overquote the time required to develop things as unforseen events might occur which could setback the development.

    • Yes, even the most carefully laid out specifications and plans can mutate into multiheaded hydras. With experience we learn to pick the strange ones right at the begining 🙂