misc thoughts and memories from the past Posted in January 2026 by Engineer KhalidMahmood in Ottawa Ontario Canada K1G3P2 , Updated in February 2026.
In my opinion human beings should consider to define a new time clock system on this planet earth independent of movement of earth and sunrise and sunsets. A system in parallel to the existing system but to see a same date / time stamp on certain events all around the planet earth (to eliminate the differences of the time zones). Not just the newly defined time, should include newly defined date month year as well. Not necessarily 24 hours based, may be different. Something like Unix time but not just a straight counter should be more advanced than that.
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When people ask for someone else's money or wait for someone else's money is clearly malicious intentions, they may be working for crime gangs, representing a crime gang or they may declare themselves a crime gang after succeeding in getting someone else's money through their puppets or by blackmailing puppets. It was another method of robbing someone by getting unauthorized money through a position of power.
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Internet profiles showing name differently than the names on the a card such as the one issued by an airline, can result in assuming that person was using some oneelse's card. In the past, 50 years ago when these systems were setup, staff was trained differently (and in my opinion had no domestic influence of households of that time on how to function in the work environments) and no issues with such discrepencies. New generation of staff in the industry were raised differently, perhaps and has different style of looking at things so they can make an issue of such discrepancies or interpret differently, might say hypotgetical statements such as was using some one else's card etc.
Businesses should consider to add clarity by making these cards etc more consistent with what the workers see on their displays/screen and what the information was contained on the documents and wallet cards issued by the business and person using when present physically, all these factors should relate to each other without much research or investigation in critical moments. Instead of showing name in different formats for the same person on different screen/displays, avoid showing names, they should show only account numbers. In computers and data bases every individual, every account is number based.
When I noticed such discrepancies, I submitted my request to businesses to cancel such cards, can result in hazardous situation.
My personal information which is used to identify a person has not changed since the start of my documentation process in my country of birth by school registration, ration card registration, doctors records, National ID card, domicile registration, various educational institutions and university registration, travel records etc, are all identical except chabges due to progression of life. Over the years prople who look at the information have changed, which causes problems, the same information in the system did not cause any issues for me, but now it does. Disputes in people's mind most of the time, name issues- in computers everything is numbers based.
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New born babies, infants, toddlers, humans of a certain age do not need anything (in fact they need everything), because they have elders and care takers around them to provide for their needs. Taken out of context, crooks, swindlers, criminal minds, master illusionist will say s/he do not need anything because we heard that by his/her parents, to steal what belongs to babies. Although positive interpretation of it implies self sufficiency, maturity and independence but self-sufficiency and Independence, maturity takes time. Or dead or virtual beings do not need anything. Also People created by just belongings/possesdions, data, information without actual physical presence do not need anything, something to think about.
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45 years ago when I went to Eindhoven Netherlands for higher studies at the age of 25 years western people around me (I was eastborne) who used to see me (or observe me) on daily basis in the city in the neighborhood and at Philips were senior than me perhaps 20 years senior age wise than me etc, over the years similar age senior people who were observing me around would also have grown older as I grow older in age. Now that I am 70 years of age people doing the same thing should be at least 90 to 100 years of age. Younger people or same age people will not be able to understand my life style and they will always be confused and at a loss. Something to think about.
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Before the invention of type writer people used pen to write their thoughts on paper. After the invention of type writers instead of writing people started typing. Typing was stenos work which was non-technical work but fixing and maintaining a type writer was technical worker. Using a printing press was highly technical work. After advancement of technology people started using computers to type and print, but using a computer for typing and printing was not technical work rather was secretarial work, manufacturing computers and writing programs for computers was technical work. Using technology as a user is not technical work but creating, manufacturing and producing technology is technical work.
All technology and high tech products have users (which may and may not be technical) and producers/manufacturers which are highly technical people.
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I learned in my school in Pakistan (GPS) in one of my Urdu literature classes that people retain in their memory what was important for them ( also word "remember" is used for this purpose) and what was not important becomes forgotten but remains in the memory. Sometimes people lie about it and use the word "forgot" or others interpret it as "forgotten", when someone changes priority of something for personal reasons. But real reasons for changing the priority of forgetting something can be found. If others were NOT required to remind someone than it was not forgotten, was just due to change of priorities.
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Word "Subscribe" is a method to opt-in to get updates and promotional information about products etc. when available which was free of cost (in other words volunteerily accept the soliciting attempts), whereas variation of same word Subscribe", i.e. word "Subscription" was used to opt-in to receive regularly such as on monthly basis etc, products or services in exchange for a monthly payment. A person subscribing for either of these options will be a subscriber but these two terminologies in the context of youtube were developed after the invention of internet, social media, emails etc. Before internet and social media, newspapers and magazines in printed format used to be on paid subscription with the consent of the consumers before starting the service. Since after the use of internet, a terminology "monetize" is used to get electronic payments from the user of the services as a subscriber of the services, e.g. Hollywood movies, Old TV series and Serials, Films, Google TV, Crave, Primevideo , Netflix, tubi, Paramount, Disney+, other electronic media etc, service providers do not ask for payments in person, it is all done electronically as pay before using/consuming, services become available after the payment by the subscriber succeeds otherwise NOT. They are all on pay before system because of monetization of their contents, but illiterate people will not understand this system. I am sure all the contents providers to google/YouTube or other such services on the internet were already aware of it. I pay my subscription to google/YouTube to get premium version of it, after login I am eligible to watch the contents without any further payments, I do not watch all the contents, just some. I am paying for a monthly subscription, On pay before system not pay after system. Many years ago in the past people used to go to cinemas or theatres, but used to buy a ticket before entering, that was pay before system. These content pushers on YouTube promote themselves and their work and their idealogy at no cost.
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Smart phones and AI based consumer or specialized products should have the ability to fix the input responses and errors contained in the responses, instead of flashing or permanently storing violation prompts/messages, or else should not accept the input response until a corrected response was input to the system. Storing/archiving violation messages can lead to serious complications after a long period of time because people will forget the context of the violation and they might just focus on the word "violation".
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Engineer (male) KhalidMahmood lived with his parents until the age of 24 years and childhood or teenage behavioral issues (which are very different in Pakisan than the western raised children) such as childhood lies, childhood stealing, childhood cheating from each other at home or in family settings, childhood ethics, morality, obedience, etc, etc were taken care of by his parents, coaching etc to do the right thing avoid troubles etc. When committed such mischiefs in adult life would be more serious and would be dealt differently. Since he was NOT (NOT) involved in any criminal and serious issues, completed Engineering Degree program was considered safe and eligible to proceed to West for higher education after Engineering degree. Few years after studying in Eindhoven, he got the opportunity to travel to Japan for advanced level work. Although Japan is a country in the East of Pakistan but it was more western/advanced than Eindhoven among my technical and social circles. (Travelling to Japan from Vancouver Canada will make Japan a country in the West).
In Japan use of technology in every day was higher than in Eindhoven, whereas in Eindhoven, I remember a turn style counter to keep track of people in and out of Evoluon museum and trash bins on the streets and in parks telling passers by to feed the trash bins papier etc. Leaving aside the course work of the study and teachers which was highly theoretical and condensed in short period of time and the sumner lab project assignment, magnetic key insertion was used every class day at the entrance of the building.
So, anyone who has even slightest concern about such issue should first be clear in their mind about the time period of such issues before immigration to Canada or after immigration to Canada before the age of 24 years or after the age of 24 years. Etc. only than looking into such issues/past will be meaningful otherwise not.
Honest people do not and should not discredit competition and better people rather they should do better to go above their egos.
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When people irrelevant to a matter ask identical questions as were asked by others in the past, means that they were asking overheard questions or they were reading a script from some where such as from a text file, messenger or chat just as a fortune hunter attempting to score onemanship or to corner someone to extract or blackmailer benefits, such people should be ignored and should not be glorified by answering.
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When some one wishes to be above others should be reminded of the saying "deserve than desire" meaning they should have their own personal ability and qualities to be above others just because they know someone, or offspring of someone etc is not sufficient to be above others.
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Urdu word "bay ghar بے گھر" meaning not owning a own home, when mis pronounced by children (not grewup in Urdu speaking environments), may sound like "bey gar" but not the English word beggar, not even remotely. Like urdu words "bay car بے کار" meaning not owning a car or use less/ worth less.
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It was not a confidence building or bully raising technique/strategy to let grown ups do what they want to do even when it was wrong from every point of view. They can do anything within a framework. Perhaps it will be a desirable technique at early age of children, but after a certain age they should be corrected and blocked from wrong doings in the interest of other as well. In child hood children are rewarded by parents for wrong doings and mistakes but temporarily just for confidence building, other relatives and Grand parents intervene to teach the children what was right. After a certain age children are held responsible and face consequences for their actions, if not than there was no end to disputes among people.
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I wonder what is the on going current rate of salary for falsely accusing men of imaginary, theoretical, fictional. Fabricared crimes.
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When people break into emails, communication etc, working under legal authorization to prevent harmful activities such as attacks etc which could negatively impact people's life makes sense, but if the same people under the same authorizations start stealing information, money and other assets electronically by breaking into or reading on the servers than it becomes unacceptable and negative use of technology and negative use of authorization and trust. Matter of Scope of work and focus and understanding of Scope.
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After effects of transferring my membership to R-7 Ottawa Section of IEEE in Canada circa 2006, although I lived in Ottawa since 1996 but did not renew membership regularly after arriving in Canada 1993 due to other priorities and financial issues.
1) IEEE Ottawa section AGMs registration required a payment to be made at the time of online registration using a card if the member chose to attend the dinner part of the AGM. More than 15 years ago in Ottawa, When I arrived at the AGM most likely at Westin Hotel but not by the Hotel Staff rather by the IEEE desk outside the AGM hall, I was asked how I paid for the dinner and receipt was required as a proof of paynemt on the spot, which was very disturbing. There was NO advance informatiin about it that members would be required to show the receipt of payment upon arrival, in addition to the membership card. On other occasions only memberdhip card was deemed sufficient to verify such information. To ask for payment receipt was very unusual, I am not sure if people carry their receipts to show on such occasions.
2) one of the reasons (among many) for not considering me for paid employment was my volunteer role with IEEE. They thought Volunteers can not be paid.
3) After my IEEE membership was elevated to Senior Member when my age was not 65, people were questioning the word senior in my membership. Membership elevation is not age dependent rather it was past work related. During the process, I believe they look at the original membership as well (perhaps), i.e. membership which was being elevated to the senior level.
4) Technology Irrelevant/insignificant people did not know the difference between email aliases and name aliases. IEEE did not issue email addresses until 2013, before 2013 IEEE issued only email aliases.
5) People who heard bad mouthing and negative information (i.e. NOT connected to my parents) thought my offsprings will be better than me as was said to me face to face, for no known reason, in one of the Ottawa Section outing/picnic meetings at Andrew Hayden Park in Ottawa Ontario Cananda. Was not asked by me about it. My offsprings were not around me, I did not show him my before marriage or after marriage family, How would he know who my offsprings were.
6) "Alert" on the profile instead of gentle and polite reminders by email or phone call or in person, for membership renewals for the next year as early as month of September/October (4 months before thr actual expiry/renewal date. Even after expiry of membership, a grace period takes over). Word "Alert" conveyed a message which was not compatible with the situation، because IEEE membership was not a mandory membership for Engineers. In general when members see a value in a membership they renew it without any alterted pressures.
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Few recent incidents made me think that the people responsible, businesses, employers, community and society as a whole should encourage people to live a honest life by reducing/eleminating incentives from frauds and crimes and increasing incentives for honest living and making a living by honesty. Such people should be rewarded to encourage others. It may take some time to turn it around but it was possible and is still possible. As a matter of psychological study they should be paid for honest living what they make by dishonesty, frauds and crimes to determine their natural tendency, and to determine if this was some kind of addiction.
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