keerthiko

103 ms·

691.
by keerthiko 13y ago
Everytime I'm reminded a country like this just spurned me an honestly-applied-for work visa, it brings the taste of sour grapes back up my throat, now that I'm leaving in a few months. It's unfortunate that as others mention
692.
by keerthiko 13y ago
Sigh, it's this hard even being a citizen and resident of the country. As a former international student, and now just living here and working (and soon to be booted because...immigration laws), this experience is so commonplace whenev
693.
by keerthiko 13y ago
I have so many things to say about this. I'm glad someone came out and wrote about how violating and disturbing living -- actually living -- in another country can be. I'm happy this article is getting the attention it is. I&#x
694.
by keerthiko 13y ago
So a friend of mine interned at this small company nearly 3 years ago, and made this app over his summer: http://iphonehangtime.com On my mobile device so couldn't really look through the comments to see if someone already
695.
by keerthiko 13y ago
Our product is transitioning from closed to open beta. Among other reasons, a) We would want to set up tracking for referrals and to better gauge the effects of different distribution channels, among other things. b) we will have an expli
696.
by keerthiko 13y ago
Bookmarked! We may submit our product on here once I consult with the rest of my team.
697.
by keerthiko 13y ago
That is flipping amazing if true. Also, that "Crossbar Chip Design" graphic made me chuckle. It is nearly meaningless by itself, and is placed so far away from the context it's discussed in, it almost remains that way unless
698.
by keerthiko 13y ago
The comment at the bottom about the US weekend tickled me. I never really thought about it, but holy guacamole, is it weird that Americans have the week starting on a Sunday, and consider it part of the weekend. Why the HECK are calendars p
699.
by keerthiko 13y ago
Theory of education systems is really complicated, and something I tried to read a lot about, and hypothesize about. I used to think along your exact lines as well. However, this is a very instrumentalist [1] approach to education. I don&#x
700.
by keerthiko 13y ago
This is amazing. I do think there's a lack of breaking the norm in web practices (for several good reasons, but not enough), resulting in us not taking advantage of what the most amazing newest iterations of the internet can offer. Thi
701.
by keerthiko 13y ago
A big factor in homelessness is also just weather. You get far more homeless people in a location with year-long homogeneously nice weather like SF, because you actually won't die being homeless. Swedish winters are harsh, and the co
702.
by keerthiko 13y ago
Not for me in Chrome.
703.
by keerthiko 13y ago
Is this open source? I would love to poke around adding some real time collab features.
704.
by keerthiko 13y ago
I'm really happy this is happening. Is the static nature of the playing field actually a good thing? Does a single game even need to survive more than 2 Olympics (I also don't think video games need to be incorporated into the Oly
705.
by keerthiko 13y ago
I grew up in the Middle East, and in India, and came to America for the first time 6 years ago for college, and have been here for a while since then. There has been dispelling of a lot of myths from both sides, but I do strongly feel all 1
706.
by keerthiko 13y ago
Isn't just wrapping the phone in aluminium foil (as many layers as needed to make you feel comfortable) enough to act as a faraday cage? And leaves the cellphone still portable, you can unwrap if/when needed. And then bury it in a
707.
Forbes H-1B related post from 6/13/2012 more relevant today than then(forbes.com)
1 points by keerthiko 13y ago|0 comments
708.
by keerthiko 13y ago
You would think, but I have been researching the variety of visas available to folk in the tech industry. Theoretically, the L1 [1] is supposed to fill the role for business trips based on partnerships and relationships between companies. B
709.
by keerthiko 13y ago
This article is extremely poorly written. While the conversations around visas (specifically H1Bs) are especially relevant to the HN community, the conversation this article is trying to spark is rote and shortsighted: "Percentage-wise, fas
710.
by keerthiko 13y ago
I am an Indian national, based in the Bay Area for now, and until my OPT expires in October 2013. Thanks for the ideas! I really have no concerns with weather having gone to school in New England, so that is an option. However, from my init
711.
Ask HN: 4th member of startup. I missed out on the H1B lottery. Options?
11 points by keerthiko 13y ago|7 comments
712.
by keerthiko 14y ago
I saw this on a Naruto episode first ( http://www.hulu.com/watch/36407#i0,p20,s1,d0 ), about 6 months before I started college. For those who don't want to watch the episode, it's a written exam ninja trainees (genin) need to take to be pro
713.
by keerthiko 14y ago
I would also like to point out that Category 1 (maybe not necessarily your "average" small company) may include extremely early stage startups that are still in pre-series-A funding. Some (smart or stupid, but capable) risk-takers are willi
714.
by keerthiko 14y ago
I was in a very similar situation to you - international visa, interested in innovative/startup work, few opportunities to develop my skills before coming to the states for college, coming from a developing country with narrow opportunities