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by rgovind 11y ago
Kind of true. It is called a book. But I want something in between a book and a blog post/tutorial. Not sure what it is though. And if it is structured as a course, I am more likely to stick to it and complete it.
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Ask HN: Courses like Coursera or Udemy but without the videos?
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Worlds Largest Container Ship Visits Los Angeles(comptonherald.com)
1 points by rgovind 11y ago|0 comments
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by rgovind 11y ago
Thats a great writeup. I have a followup question. It seems like Gujaratis are looking at everything from business perspective rather than "problem solving" perspective like in SV. Is this true?
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by rgovind 11y ago
Totally agree with this. We would like to know how much of this is survivorship bias? I have heard enough stories about Gujaratis committing suicide when stock markets or gold market in India go down.
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by rgovind 11y ago
Can you please elaborate?
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by rgovind 11y ago
OP says its easy to produce. Kickstarter may not be good.
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by rgovind 11y ago
Actually, Most people relate to this behavior and rationalize it as just 30 seconds!
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by rgovind 11y ago
If China is anything like India, corrupt elite are interested in things like money and power rather than quality of life. long term health, etc. Most people want to live in an urban environment inspite of traffic problems. Its just the min
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by rgovind 11y ago
Actually, you can extract some info from the recruiters. Just ask them, tell them you need it to prepare better next time, tell them you know the reason but want to cross check etc. They will tell you
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by rgovind 11y ago
Someone posted a link here saying only 10% of houses were sold to chinese investors, meaning not enough to influence the bids.
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by rgovind 11y ago
Try this http://www.forecastwatch.com/ I once bought data from them for couple of hundred dollars.
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by rgovind 11y ago
And his father is an engineer in India. Definitely not a bad life.
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by rgovind 11y ago
Even though dozens of companies have your data, when a new company comes, you will evaluate whether or not to give them your data.
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by rgovind 11y ago
Great move. But What does this mean for Pigeon.ly?
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by rgovind 11y ago
A related view expressed by India's central bank governor http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-11/rajan-urge... "Cash would empower the poor to choose where to buy goods, providing an alte
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by rgovind 11y ago
I second this. I have a friend who is leaving Google after spending one month there. His reasoning was exactly this.
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by rgovind 11y ago
Can someone here comment on how we can take advantage of such conferences. I am a techie...so I am not great at making new friends or approaching people and talking 'business' with them. How should we get $250 worth value out of i
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Why do India and China have so many people?(nalandau.com)
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Ask HN: Where can I get list of valid US zip codes for free?
2 points by rgovind 11y ago|1 comments
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by rgovind 11y ago
So, Bit background about me. I am a compiler developer who has over the years picked up HTML/JS & CSS by reading/doing various tutorials. Now, I am good with HTML & JS but I am not able to make good looking websites. I kno
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by rgovind 11y ago
Fair point. I didn't consider that it is a full time program.
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by rgovind 11y ago
I have a gripe with all these online courses. They only target beginners or they target advanced users. I have done hours of googling to find a stuctured course which teaches "intermediate" CSS...I am not a CSS newbie but I am als
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by rgovind 11y ago
You lost $10k+ of earnings in the meanwhile. Compare that with their fees
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Sam Altman foresees India spawning multiple $10 Bn startups in the next 5 years(inc42.com)
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by rgovind 11y ago
Sometime employers try to beat this logic by saying..."when we are making hiring decision, we want to move very fast and have all the information ready. Thats why I want you to give your salary info right away" I don't know h
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by rgovind 11y ago
Just an FYI for any one reading this. Here in USA, when Apple does background checks, they also get your saary from former employee Source: A friend who recently joined Apple
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by rgovind 11y ago
1. You need very large fences to keep elephants in. You just dig ditches around the farms.
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by rgovind 11y ago
If I am a meat eating animal like a wolf or something, Do I just have to wait at this bridge to hunt?
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German woman aged 91 charged over Nazi death camp allegations(theguardian.com)
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