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    Written by Coding Defined who lives and works in India building useful things. You should follow him on Twitter

    Discussion : Should you Save for your Future

    November 28, 2018
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    I usually hear this question popping up in our office discussions or even saw in some Q/A site. So let's discuss both the aspects of it. Let's Say there are two freinds let them call A and B both earn $100 in a month. One save $50 and other did not save anything but he creates memories by enjoying his life from that $100. A being a conservative one does not go out to eat much, does not travel often and saves as much as possible whereas B is totally opposite of it. So the question is should you become A or B. Both are good in their spending patters, one spend for future and other for his memories. Now since we all might have heard once that Life is Short, I.e. enjoy as much as possible, so if we think that way then B is good. Bit what if you live for 70 years and you dont want to work after 50 and just relax after 50 then the path taken by A is good. As far as I know, you should live in your present and keep an eye on the future. That's what i do most of the time, I try to save as much as possible but not at the expense of today. What I meant to say I do save money for the future but not to retire early but just to play safe, though I enjoy my life too either by travelling or doing what I like. Since you cannot predict future you need to be prepared on both fronts, and that's what I try to do. Let's hear from you, what you think?

    Cat Fish in Lake

    November 24, 2018
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    We see a lot of fish in Aquarium either in a park, in friend's place or even in some restuarants, though we usually do not feed them. But what if there are 100s of fish who wants you to feed them. This happens in JP Park Lake in Bangalore where people usually feed some bread or buiscuit to the Cat fish. All the fish wait for their food by just keeping their mouth wide open. They too fight for their food with each other. It was a nice scene where not only the people love to feed them but fish love to eat what they have been fed. Some photos: ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/rli8mixju2.jpg) ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/hj1avi4u0g.jpg) ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/xv7yeq53wy.jpg) Camera : Canon 200D, No Editing

    When Steemit made you a Billionaire

    November 22, 2018
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    A Glitch in Steemit made us all Millionaire, Billionaire or Trillionaire. Though it was a wrong calculation, but it made is think that we are a billionaire. ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdc144UU5HW5CzXWCfvf9zauRwxy166NJjkGsUrwvfjCA/image.png) What you can get if you have so much money, I think 1000s of Lamborghini for everyone.

    Search Functionality in KnackSteem

    November 14, 2018
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    #### Repository https://github.com/knacksteem/knacksteem.org #### Pull Request https://github.com/knacksteem/knacksteem.org/pull/41 #### New Features - Added Search Functionality in KnackSteem. We had the Search button on the top bar but the search was not implemented. Being a newbie in React, I asked @knowledges if I can work on some task and then after getting a go-ahead to implement Search functionality I started working on it. The endpoint of searching against User and Post a.k.a. Articles were present, we just have to connect them to the frontend. I started with creating a function which will take a search term and give us data from the API for both User and Posts. Relevant Commit : https://github.com/knacksteem/knacksteem.org/pull/41/commits/75dc176bb8ee69743ef78048e436ff6e5c0188f9 Next was to create a new route for search, '/search?q='. So whenever a user clicks on a search button, the user will be taken to that page itself where searched posts and users will be shown. ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWA8fk8TA1fNTzbDVXUZmFUZ9tdet4nhBN8MdQL8JtWM3/image.png) We also have to take care two things out here, which are written in the if condition. 1. We will not search if the search term is less than 2, because then the search will be meaningless. 2. If the user has searched and if he clicks again, we should not initiate the search again. Relevant Commit : https://github.com/knacksteem/knacksteem.org/pull/41/commits/b83c90d96cb53dce10fd4a911810a5d0deaee7e4 Next was to show the Search Posts and User. Since I do not want to reinvent the wheel, I just use the existing component to show the Post, though for user I have to write a couple of lines. Relevant Commit : https://github.com/knacksteem/knacksteem.org/pull/41/commits/76e1b04a907963ec619e6587205b588b79c1558e #### Lessons Learnt A lot of lessons has been learned for creating this functionality, like how to send the data from one component to other, how to use Redux etc. I guess it will be a good leaning curve to continue working on this. #### GitHub Account https://github.com/codingdefined

    Beautiful Looking flowers

    November 13, 2018
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    While going for my evening walk, I saw some beautiful looking white flowers. They were not in single s but found in bunches. It was all over the bush, where they had a lot of similar flowers. I tried to take few macro shots of the flowers using my smartphone. ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/vjukynnzvr.jpg) ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/h0d4527g8d.jpg) ### Camera: Nokia 6

    32 Feet High Idol

    November 10, 2018
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    Being a Saturday I had few idle hours where I can roam around. I had heard a lot about Hanuman Idol but never went there. So today I decided to utilize my time and visit the temple. Though it was not far away but trusting Google Maps was my biggest mistake, it shows temple which is like 29 kms away but in reality it was only 13 kms. Though because of that I have ride more than 60 kms. Never mind it was a happy ending as I got to see the idol and spent quality time in the temple. The best thing about temple or any worship place is that your mind and body get relaxed, and you feel energetic. Front side of the temple. The idol is 32 feet high and it's carved out of single granite stone, which is awesome to see. ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/ru7fu3n2i5.jpg) The idol. ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/n9k9gjtss9.jpg) ### Camera: Nokia 6

    MacroPhotography - White Flowers

    November 08, 2018
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    As a beginner and exploring DSLR camera, I thought of not using Auto feature but directly diving into Manual. It took some time as well as the number of clicks to get these two pictures. Though they are not best, but I think its good enough to get started. Though there is not much difference in these two photos, but if look closely you will see the 2nd image is a bit sharper than the first, I think the main reason is the ISO. ## Which of these two, you like more and why? ---- ![20181101140208_IMG_0043-01.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTCC9TsykA9VhMNsBEX3c2WruizT98ewJodxf2JNubmpE/20181101140208_IMG_0043-01.jpeg) ### Camera : Canon 200D, f/5.6 1/160 ISO 800 ---- ![20181101135603_IMG_0032-01.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNs8eBzZ6SmcZ4MDi7PaZ7wkWaTEUrs74shurrHFEayi4/20181101135603_IMG_0032-01.jpeg) ### Camera : Canon 200D, f/5 1/160 ISO 400

    A Happy Diwali

    November 07, 2018
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    Hello Guys, A Happy Diwali to you all. In india today we are celebrating Diwali which is a festival of light. If you have been to India in Diwali time, you might know that all the houses small or big are decorated with Lights or Diyaa. Diwali is one of the favorite festivals of India where we just try to get rid of darkness from our life and from our house. And according to the report people tend to gain a lot of weight in these days because of so much food they eat. We light Diyaa and Candles, we burst Crackers, we eat varieties of food and have a lot of fun. So if you are coming to India anytime, do consider coming in Diwali time, you will love to be here. A photo of a Cracker started burning. ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/b52tgy8r0j.jpg)

    A View from the Top - SkyDeck

    November 04, 2018
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    It was a beautiful Sunday where I have spent the evening in the Top View Restaurant. It was a party organised by the Office in terms of Diwali. It was nice restaurant but the best thing was the view, it was outstanding, spectacular etc etc. I would not say it was on too much height, but being on 15th floor it was really cool. A nice wind were flowing which makes it a nice combination with food and drinks. Some of the photos : ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/pb4fwf0cnb.jpg) ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/02lvwjp6hh.jpg) ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/rm4z6vg9fu.jpg) ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/bd95i4baiv.jpg)

    Festivity All Around

    November 02, 2018
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    So the festive season in India has been started, first one was Navratri or Durga Puja whereas in a week's time it will be Diwali. Diwali is most celebrated festival in India where everyone will light up their home and surroundings, it is just like good fighting the evil. We light up our homes to keep the darkness away, we pray to keep everyone healthy, safe and prosperous. We eat without worrying about getting fat and we burn crackers. So as the festive season has started a lot of malls will be decorated, one such mall which I visited today was Garuda Mall in Bangalore. In the entrance there was a kind of lighting which denotes a Grand Gate of a palace. ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/p2cuv5bkub.jpg) Then we have few sculptures here and there which are truly art and made by hand. ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/5kqo2wi8j8.jpg) ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/z9zwukrkoh.jpg) These shots are not great as I was in a hurry, sorry about that. Camera : Nokia 6