The first interview after magna tirade

I came to shimla after resigning from magna infotech and tried my luck in several places from delhi.
I got thru only one interview with Juventus Soft in the last effort and I realized later that it was a bad decision.The job was entirely on a new set of tools (IBM technologies) and I couldn't really grasp the new technologies.I worked there for only about 10 days and then subdued to my baser instincts and gave a resignation soon. I was not even paid for it.
There after I became slightly disillusioned and I thought of giving the UGC NET exam. and I have been preparing for it seriously.Today I got a call from Infogain regarding an interview and I half heartedly decided to take the call. the call was interesting and I thought i might clear it. Now waiting for the result and hoping it would be positive.I impatiently gave the HR person two calls on skype .
I have my fingers crossed.

finding the previous record with the highest id

this is the SQL query for finding the previous record with the highest id.
SELECT model1.current_period_reading FROM utility_billing model1 WHERE model1.utility_bill_number=(select MAX(model.utility_bill_number) from utility_billing model where model.meter_number = 1)

Robotics vs Business Implementation

Creating an ERP software is a form of  creativity that is different from robotics whereas the latter is an apllication,robotics is in engineering.
Anywayz both are equally important but they require a different  set of tools.
Understanding the application domain is primary in ERP  whereas understanding human function and mimicking that behaviour is what u ought to know in robotics.Implementing for an ERP product requires business domain knowledge more than the low level details.

Creativity and time

creativity is often hindered by time constraints and as correctly noted in harvard business review it is time to go slow and do one task at a time . I can give some insight into this with my experience in software acquire a lock on an object and don't release the lock untill the task is finished. If u have multiple threads running wait for them to join and then proceed. though it is a very advanced step in achieving artificial intelligence. there are numerous humanistic approaches to achieve this and it is quite necessary to make the distinction.. The HBR also notes that electronic innstruments are a nuisance factor so the artificial intelligence concept is an atemp which has to be retro-reverse-engineered and has to be put pack in the place where it rightly belongs as a slave of humans and not as contrarily believed to take over humans as a superior race.After all generating a love hormone for the robot is not an easy task.though I strongly feel that if a robot can taste and smell drugs he/she may be successful in feeling love or angst if not the other variety of emotions.. though its not clear to me that how to develop the digestive system of a robot.. can any one dare to think about that.. my answer is only crazy people po this.. there will be no use of emotions for a robot and developing a sense of smell or taste is a 10000 years project.