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There is similar Java based solution http://restsql.org/doc/Overview.html with MIT license. I only used it to create quick back end server to present database driven testing framework at local JUG and it worked very we
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But the site says: ... [sages] wrote Vedas - the manual of vibrations. Following this many field of science evolved ... I have provided references to show that the basic 4 vedas are tribal in nature and there is no basis to claim them as th
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>Where? They do mention it as "astrology". //Astronomy - Rig Veda (2000 BC) refers to astronomy. Astronomy is called Jyotish.// The site claims Jyotish as astronomy. I'm saying it is just Astrology and
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It is really pathetic to see how people try to defend their fundamental beliefs without any substance. People are brainwashed to believe that vedic scriptures are full of knowledge (I was a victim too. I used to recite some parts of the scr
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//Ancient India was a land of sages, saints and seers as well as a land of scholars and scientists. Rishis were the sages who built our great culture. They devoted their life, energy and experience for the welfare of people. They
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I think down syndrome may come close to the perfect genetic engineering of happiness IF its negative aspects like learning disability can be taken care of. (disclaimer: have one with it in family)
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I have read about C.V Raman's objections to space missions in Tamil language sites only. I dug up the following for your reference: http://new.modernrationalist.com/2012/07/science-vs-religion...
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India's superstitions are far more deeper and affect common people in their daily life. Kudos to ISRO on this mission, as they might have faced lots of opposition to their operations from many sides. Even the Nobel laureate scientist C
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I haven't read the article yet as Google+ is blocked at work. I'm coaching young kids for First Lego League tournaments this year and witnessed that the Legos Mindstorm robot platform ( http://www.lego.com/en-us&#x
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This is a well established formula: Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs - Niklaus Wirth 1st Edition February 1976
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I have been very happy with MyBatis in Java projects and will use its scala version if I start on a Play framework project.
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The documentary India Untouched http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgDGmYdhZvU covers the plight of people exploited for generations over hundreds if not thousands of years.
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I'm not endorsing this. Just pointing out that Eastern medicine have promoted many questionable items like this and others. More recently a well known spiritual organization started selling sakthi drop - a cure for all medicine too. h
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One may have heard the medicinal properties of cow urine: http://www.gomataseva.org/pure-cow-products/gomutra-cowurine The advantages of Gomutra are: It works as antibacterial agent Boosts the immunity of the body Usef
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Even the top institutes like IITs engage in superstitious and fraudulent activities. Here are some very recent examples. Pseudoscience unchallenged at IIT Kanpur: http://nirmukta.com/2012/08/06/pseudoscience-
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I quoted what the poster said. It is _naive_ for a person born into low caste, to believe that the reservation system is corrupt. On the other hand it is _mischievous_ for the elitist to claim that it is corrupt. Indian popular media and th
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//Seats denied to general category students due to reservations// I mostly agree with the rest of your post, but bundling the reservation system among corruptions is naive and mischievous. Reservations for the low caste
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I finished the course when it first came out last year. This appears to be the third session of the same class. I'm also eagerly looking for an advanced course. I used Scala in "Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 1" progra
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I would elaborate that, a version control system must assist in code review process by allowing to version control the unverified/reviewed code also in private branches. With RTC, it is hard enough to review the change history in trunk
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//All code had to be reviewed before it was checked into the team's version control software.// Their first rule above is based on how incompetent their RTC tool sets are. I wouldn't say this is a best practice
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Sanskrit is an artificial language. No wonder why it resembles programming languages.