ashwinaj

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by ashwinaj 10y ago
Sure, but what fight are we talking about? We can't vote and we have zero influence. The general sentiment on immigration is negative and has been negative since the recession of 2008. The US Congress can't even pass a budget, goo
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
Thanks for listing it out. It's a shame that people in this dilemma tend towards hyperbole, even going to the extent of calling it slavery. There are hurdles no doubt, but life is unfair. Deal with it.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Parsing/indexing on Ubuntu 14.04 with an NFS mounted drive with a mix of C++, js and python is really slow. https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/5282 I'm really hoping they look into this. I m
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
I would recommend using mosh+tmux, rather than ssh+tmux, especially if you're using a laptop to connect to your remote development machine.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
This is why you need a counter balance to monopolistic tendencies of the free market. Be it in the form of regulations or making companies liable for their greedy actions. It has been proven time and time again that systematically removing
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
I guess it depends on what you want. I think it's fair to say that most work places outside of SV have less innovation (with some exceptions of course). I'm saying this as someone who moved from Texas to SV. For me personally, the
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Ok, fair enough. How do you define a tech hub? Is it R&D or is it operations (maintenance/sustaining, DevOps, tech support, biz dev)? If it's R&D, clearly Austin is no tech hub. Only a handful of semiconductor companies an
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Just my opinion, I'll take the Bay area suburbia any day over NW Austin, Cedar Park, Round Rock etc.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
You enjoy it since you're a visitor. It isn't necessarily the same as living there. > live music everywhere Only in downtown Austin.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
As someone who's lived in Austin (left in Sep 2012 to the Bay area and still have friends there) I chuckle when people say Austin is a tech hub. Sure there are satellite tech offices and a growing startup scene, but it is nowhere close
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
> 1) Vim and Emacs are already on your production servers so a large number of people have to use them anyway so that's extra mental overhead. Production servers usually have no vim plugins. Basic vim editing is good enough to get b
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Having a Pomodoro [1] app on your desktop/laptop helps. It sounded lame to me initially (do work in 25 min chunks), but it seems to work for me. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
So it's just like Wall Street, tax payers take the losses while the team owners take all the profits. Brilliant, when will the so called "fans" comprehend this?
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
This. While I agree that generally in SV there is some misogyny, that doesn't mean any injustice against males should be seen as a red herring.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Since this post is about race, isn't it obvious it would be ethnic diversity of a place?
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Like? The Midwest and South (minus urban areas i.e.cities which are few and far between) there aren't many diverse places.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
250k total compensation or base? I can only imagine a good senior developer (10-15 years) getting paid 250k base.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
> That we are all so busy (or just pretending to be busy) I see this in two different contexts: 1. Urban area: Some people are genuinely busy, while some are busy doing "busy" work (useless meetings, facebook, twitter, <inse
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
How about actually finishing my quote? Please explain to me how a 7% cap per year on all countries is discriminatory and not fair? As I've mentioned earlier to secondtimeuse, please don't compare the challenges of H1B workers to e
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
If I'm retarded, please explain to me how a 7% cap per year on all countries is discriminatory and not fair? Would you propose 50% or 100% going to India? That would be discriminatory to other countries. Stop being emotional and falli
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
> "It comments like these that make me believe you like to stereotype people." And you don't? If you were in a dark alley and saw a guy in a hoodie what would you think? Exactly, it's called stereotyping :) You can tw
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Replying to x0x0: Wait a minute, I re-read my initial statement, this is what I said: > "I am replying to those who make claims that H1B workers are being paid below market rate, hence driving down salaries." I mention specifi
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Haha..I love debating with you. Your hyperbole gets even better. >"Why should birthplace of a person be allowed as a criteria for discrimination." Because that is the law of the land and it is fair since the number of green car
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
I am fully aware of these historical facts and I'm also aware of racist people (I used to live in Texas for 7 years). But how are these related to a US govt. issued legal immigrant visa i.e. H1B? Did you arrive in the US in a clunky bo
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
See my EDIT above. I am no economist to parse all this information, but in my experience and people I know the wage argument for "genuine" H1B applicants is hyperbole.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Yes of course, how could I forget that an H1B worker is going through the same plight as a colored person pre-civil rights time and what Jews faced during Hitler's reign :) Wow! Hyperbole at it's best. > "To claim that by
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
> "What is the minimum wage required for a H1B software developer in California [2]? What is the actual mean pay?" How many years of experience (0,5,10,15,20?)? What is the education level required (PhD vs bachelors/master
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
> "then some company agrees to sponsor H1B under the condition that no payslips will be given and hence you can not transfer the visa" "Some company"? No law abiding company can do what you're saying, let's
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Sorry? How is scrutinizing applications for employment a naive view of the situation? Isn't it obvious that if an application is not genuine it should be cancelled (eg., working for a "client", where the "client" is
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
I am replying to those who make claims that H1B workers are being paid below market rate, hence driving down salaries. There is a minimum wage requirement as I mentioned which is approved by the state department of labor. Again, these &quot

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