geekzgalore

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by geekzgalore 15y ago
It may not be really true. Indians are a "greedy" lot, always looking for ways to improve their lifestyle. So, the 2nd generation Indian programmer will be looking to work lesser than his (or her) parents and make more money.. and the softw
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
> This is dead on.Independent thinking is strongly discouraged by institutions and companies alike. Independent thinking is never embedded in a classic "Indian" setup. Asking questions is considered an insult - right from the time one i
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Another libraries vs frameworks(dhruvbird.blogspot.com)
15 points by geekzgalore 15y ago|7 comments
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
I would say that don't consider it realistic, just an exaggeration of reality. Good for laughs.
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Interesting C code(a1k0n.net)
225 points by geekzgalore 15y ago|29 comments
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2010-05/you-built-what-rea...
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
The socratic method seems to be more effective and intuitive. I was about to paste the same reference.
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
1984
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Vodafone sues a customer in India(epaper.livemint.com)
25 points by geekzgalore 15y ago|7 comments
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
I have personally experienced a slight bias towards women (esp. married women having children). Throw in unemployment, and the picture is doubly glum.
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
You need to check Indian traffic to understand why self-driven cars cannot be used.
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
Windows XP - Firefox 5.0a2. Works today though.
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
Seems that the author needs to do some serious research and reading for MapReduce
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
Being a woman in IT/software development and unemployed would count as two strikes then..
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
I agree. The tab hogs memory and kills the browser.
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
An excellent point.
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
http://marcgrabanski.com/articles/long-live-the-hacker-entre...
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
Learning something is not a creative process, but finding better ways at doing it (after learning) makes you an artist. Same rule applies to learning following skills: - Music - A programming language - Cooking
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
Exactly my thoughts.
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Drivers(theinquirer.net)
3 points by geekzgalore 15y ago|0 comments
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
I agree. Cheapskate != frugal.
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
http://www.softwarequalityconnection.com/2011/03/fabrice-bel...
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
Excellent read!
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
Interesting viewpoints.
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
Yes
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by geekzgalore 15y ago
An excellent summary of a very moving post.