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by ashwinaj 8y ago
Whenever there is a post on H1B, there are two contrarian views: 1. Let everyone in 2. Let no one in There has to be a middle ground, skewing on either side depending on economic conditions, job availability etc. You have to concede not all
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by ashwinaj 8y ago
> RE:R&D, that's... not true. At the mega-scale, Cisco will fund regular moonshots that they'll "acquire" for ~$0.5B upon success. Yes they are external entities, not part of Cisco. Cisco I believe calls them &quo
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by ashwinaj 8y ago
> > and take moonshots to enter new markets big enough to make a dent If you're talking about FAANG, which I assume you are, that's possibly true. But they aren't the only "big companies". There are tons of bi
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by ashwinaj 8y ago
Well put. Another stupid "Hate China" propaganda piece; no wonder people have lost faith in journalism.
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by ashwinaj 8y ago
This was told to me by someone who recently got into Google: "It is irrelevant whether you can come up a solution all by yourself. Being able to understand and remember the optimal solutions for those questions is the key. All the inte
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by ashwinaj 8y ago
> Pro: You get to build things from scratch, I like this one most. That hits the nail in the head! Having exprience in building things from scratch has to be invaluable down the road in your career.
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by ashwinaj 8y ago
Well he doesn't have a job now, does he? ;)
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by ashwinaj 8y ago
> It's not healthy to equate the two - as the 'startup' scene in America is actually very vibrant, while there may be an issue with small business formation A very valid and smart observation. I read the subject title and
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by ashwinaj 8y ago
> Github Think of it as simply a place in the “cloud” to store our code and provide use with free hosting for our website. Cost? FREE forever What?? If you want your code to be stolen, sure it's free i.e. public repos are free, not
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by ashwinaj 8y ago
Well, I meant the person or persons who discovered yogurt, may they rest in peace. My comment in no way was denigrating Bulgaria...come one, you guys gave us yogurt and Hristo Stoichkov ;)
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by ashwinaj 8y ago
Whoever you (they?) are I hope you RIP. Yogurt is my life saver....
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
Sure, he rightly points out that you need a plan. My comment to "just quit" was specifically to convice yourself that it's time to leave, with the assumption that you have a plan in place.
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
How about just quitting because you don't get good work (whatever that definition might be)? I find it hard to believe that most people in so called "top tier" tech companies do compelling work. Not everyone gets to work on d
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
> They are not unique, precious snowflakes of rare skill, they are replaceable cogs in a machine that exists for a single purpose, profit Totally agree > Massive IT education programs now underway everywhere in the world will ensure t
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
Thanks, that sounds like a good way to screen someone.
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
I've thought a lot about this (and I'm sure others have to); I think candidates generally fall in two buckets: 1. Can code: a. Gifted: These have a natural talent for coding and can crank out code at the drop of a hat
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
> startups should NOT hire and give large 'management' roles to. Namely middle managers who come from large bureaucratic, declining public companies. Couldn't agree more, and the worst part is that they're unable to a
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
I reluctantly agree with you. Employees are smart, especially the ones that harass others and they need to be exposed.
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
Well put! Instead of downvoting the authors comment, take a moment and think about it... The same analogy can be made for NYC with the finance industry.
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
> Be Marcus Aurelius. Become a stoic. Great advice. I was naturally stoic, but the daily rigors were chipping away my stoicness. A book I'd recommend reading "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy" to rese
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
Oh...those lovely childhood memories using MS Paint on Windows 3.1 (although this looks like the Win 98 vesion)..thanks this is awesome!!
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
> In the sense that you are cautious to accept What anyone eats is their own business, me or anyone should not judge. My point was there is a slanderous judgement on one's character based on personal diet choices which is ridiculous
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
Cool so you had to make a "throwaway" account to make your point, very brave. If you see my other posts I am not sucking up to white people or any other people. I call a spade a spade.
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
How so? The example I used for myself is the typical group/herd mentality that people have (unlike individuality). The assumption is I'm a Hindu Indian, hence by definition I should not eat beef. And if I do I'm a "bad&q
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
No. I used them as an example to highlight them as a group who had to assimilate in a mainly protestant country.
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
See my example of assimilation to my reply to "ryanianian" in the thread below.
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
I can bet my bottom dollar that Indians (who are Hindus) give me weird looks and comments, not based on environmental destruction but some moron who came up with this rule that Hindus are not supposed to eat beef (but meat from other animal
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
Yes they aren't, and I'm arguing is that it should. My point was specifically towards "For MS and PhD students staple their passports with a green card immediately", although the op did not use this phrase it is somewhat
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
When I mentioned assimilation, I meant a certain acceptance of the American culture. I did not in any way mean complete abandonment of your "native" culture. One of the most obvious things I saw different about Americans is their
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by ashwinaj 9y ago
> So? You're criticizing chinese people pretty explicitly. Don't try to hide behind your race. No it's true for Indians too. I said "It's hard not to overlook the fact that a lot of would be immigrants make no ef

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