ashwinaj

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by ashwinaj 11y ago
When will people realize that they live in a "society" and they need to co-exist with others. The stone sculpture story made me chuckle; if this sculpture was on the creator's property why the hell would you ask him to bring
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
I'm not defending anyone, my point is that this is a societal problem. How do you propose to change people's thinking? People in the our (tech) industry fight over coding standards, programming languages, frameworks etc.; good luc
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
I don't understand why this is a tech industry issue? I can imagine this being a problem in all industries (esp. finance). Douchebags aren't exclusive to the tech industry.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
So true. Not everyone in the world is a programmer, developer or a "power" user. Internet consumption and most applications are run within a browser today; so what does the author mean my ecosystem for everyday users? I'm pr
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
I didn't mean designed for diversity historically (say before the civil rights act) And by the way, there are limits to family based visas that you are alluding to. The wait time for a Mexican national to get a green card is a lot less
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Of course by definition there is no corruption in western countries ;) On a serious note, the country limits make sense since it was designed for diversity (both lottery and employment based). It is unfair to give preferential treatment to
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
> That's an incredibly awesome way to have a huge target painted on your back. A lot of employers get really pissed at this tactic but won't say so to your face. They will gladly give you that new salary for just enough time to
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
> I think people call meetings so they can have people’s mindshare Yup, so true most of time. Rather than doing something productive, people resort to showing off in a meeting (especially when their superiors/executives are present)
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
This unfortunate event is a microcosm of the society (in the US) we live in: - Most people love to be PC and no one has the cajones to have a frank conversation about race issues as adults (especially in the red states). - A lot of people l
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
> It's not much of a stretch to say that this applies not just to LGBT people but to all kinds of people that the crazy right-wing fundamentalists dislike, including smart people and Muslims. From my personal observation having live
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
It is Nassim Taleb. The irony is, with his name he would've been rounded up in the same school just like Ahmed.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
There is a large Muslim population in the Dallas area. The problem is a combination of (self or social) segregation and poor integration of the immigrant communities. Not knowing members of your society just because you have preconceived n
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Let's not pretend that his name had nothing to do with it; it's all cute acting PC but let's get real. I've lived in Texas and the racism/segregation is very subtle but it's there (generally speaking). I find i
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
To me it's kinda obvious that any "major event" i.e. merger, large acquisition, split, extremely bad quarter etc. in a big company is an excuse to let people go. IMO the only way to survive these "events" in a big c
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
That's so true. Believable explanations like "shareholder value", "revenue growth" etc. trumps everything else. As if the one and only valuable asset in life is making money.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
My sentiments exactly.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Yup, this kinda confused me too, but I got used to it and I started doing it too. Now I only say "hi", because I think it's disingenuous to ask someone "how they're doing" when in reality I don't really ca
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
I agree, but my point is that it should be done conservatively. And you're ignoring the plight of people employed by these companies entirely (which could be you). Here's Uber in the news just lately: http://fortune.com
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
This seems like an outdated story (seems like it's a 2001 article). (I'm ignoring fundamental problems like corruption etc. below) As far as the anti-foreign investment sentiment goes, it sounds repulsive on face value, but those
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
This is awesome, thanks!
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
> pseudonymity online will be looked back on by future generations as our time's Klan hood I don't think we'd like to trivialize online abuse and threats, but comparing it to the klan? Seriously. With Ms. Pao, she's s
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
He's talking about racism specific to black people in the US.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Mind blown! Awesome work.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Well he only mentions that the higher ups wouldn't sponsor the employment based green card. The only thing he mentions about H1B is that it is renewable only once for 3 years. Where do you see that his H1B wasn't being sponsored?
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
As a foreigner (including myself) the OP should have realized what's required to stay in the US beyond the H1B. In his case, it was applying for the green card lottery and employment based green card. Since he is a citizen of NZ, if he
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
"During a trip to Palo Alto earlier this week, we spoke with another high-profile venture capitalist who said he also expected talent to flee Google in increased numbers during 2015 — but only if the company is unable to get its stock
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
We unfortunately (IMO) live in a world where offending someone even the slightest is considered a social crime. I think it's perfectly fine to correct people and for people to correct me. It's all about communication; stop assumin
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Have you encountered anyone outside? Sure there are talented engineers there but so are engineers in startups and other companies. I'm afraid that's a very myopic statement.
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
As a football (soccer) fan myself, this is one of the things I hate about the hyperbolic media; not withstanding the blatant ignorance of not knowing that none of the top players play in the Brazilian league. Possibility of being beaten or
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by ashwinaj 11y ago
Okay thug is exclusively reserved for Indian people. It's our word, stop using it :p I've never heard it in a racial manner either. The play of words is silly, it just shifts the attention from the real issues at hand i.e. excessi

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