thewisedude

9 ms·

1. 31.▲
   by thewisedude 15y ago

   Genius: one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration : Thomas Edison
2. 32.▲
   by thewisedude 15y ago

   I understand what the author is trying to say! But the title is so different from the content. Its great and its a compromise? its neither here nor there?
3. 33.▲
   by thewisedude 15y ago

   <Quote> Time in bathroom spent reading on your phone [Side note: how freaking scary would it have been to explain to your great-great-grandfather that people would carry around computers and look at them while in the bathroom or dri
4. 34.▲
   by thewisedude 15y ago

   True... are we not taught to NOT judge based on prejudices? There are so many stereotypes not just about women and men that is. There are also stereotypes about Black, Latino, Asian communities etc. Sometimes they are spread by the peopl
5. 35.▲
   by thewisedude 15y ago

   <Quote>...who has read that nonsense, he may be thinking, consciously or subconsciously, “she doesn’t really want to work at this startup because she wants to have a baby.” </Quote> Based on the above quote, looks like the a
6. 36.▲
   by thewisedude 15y ago

   In my experience, its over abstraction that is the real hard nut to crack. I have heard people using very abstract statements which everybody seems to agree on, but most of them understand it differently.
7. 37.▲
   by thewisedude 15y ago

   Kudos to Slashdot! It had a great impact. That is the word I would choose to use, rather than the word "Better". It is because "impact" can be quantitatively measured. "Better" is subjective.
8. 38.▲
   by thewisedude 15y ago

   Is it not going to reduce the wait time for a majority of people at the expense of minority of people?
9. 39.▲
   by thewisedude 15y ago

   I am trying to understand the implication here. Does this bill mean Indians and Chinese ppl will have to wait 3-4 years only now? Also, I am not sure how its detrimental to Koreans (Some OP here seemed to imply that) ?
10. 40.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    I think just talking about only hard work being a means to success is a over-simplification of working of this complex world. Working smart as opposed to working hard is also important if you want to benefit financially. Lets say a kid work
11. 41.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    I concur. Another question to think over is...lets say you hand out a brand new pack of cards which come arranged in a certain order. Now you hand them out to one million people and ask them to rifle shuffle it 'N' times. What are the chanc
12. 42.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    I am trying to think of applications of such a product? Can anybody help me here?
13. 43.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    Informing FBI whatever you do every time is such a pain. Dont you think it makes living less fun? Also, in the future we could have sophisticated computer systems that could analyze data if everybody started revealing everything. His soluti
14. 44.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    I am sure this was an interesting article. But I did NOT read the whole article. Let me reason that in a fair way. The internet has a plethora of interesting information. the style used here makes me spend 20 minutes on this article without
15. 45.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    Thanks dude... everybody has their own evaluation criteria in their mind (which is not disclosed) and people start calling things good or bad. Most of the debates end up being a very unscientific way of evaluating something!
16. 46.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    I dont see why a great product cant have a great market share which seems to be an implication. Google search was one example. I am sure there have been other examples. I am sure there are many lessons to be learnt from Steve Jobs, but I th
17. 47.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    I agree. IPhone is clearly a great smartphone and I pretty sure it has a very good market share... can somebody quantify this please?
18. 48.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    I see that the context is missing. The alternative is two wheeled vehicles (scooters and motorbikes). In India a big percentage of people use two wheelers for commuting. Nano seems to be a slight upgrade from two wheelers. However with ris
19. 49.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    I really want to know what the plan is? How will poor people who cant afford a decent computer have access to WiFi? Its not like India has free Wifi spots in many of these locations. Is there a plan to provide Wifi in the schools where thes
20. 50.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    I couldn't agree more. In software engineering, I have seen people read books on design patterns and use it EVERYWHERE possible. Even the most simplest and straightforward development work is matched to a pattern and implemented as a design
21. 51.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    I dont think he hates software....he seems to hate the unnecessary steep learning curve that he is faced with when he is out to do something simple with an existing platform like unix. I think this argument is perfectly sound. As a software
22. 52.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    OK...like many countries with big population...there is significant income inequality. 400 of the richest americans have more wealth than 150 million americans. Getting back to your point -> So how should that affect the fact that Indi
23. 53.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    There will always be problems. You think USA does not have significant problems ? You think Europe does not have significant problems? I dont think any country at any time was "perfect" and I dont think the headline is conveying that in any
24. 54.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    True...only in the cities.
25. 55.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    Doesn't "Exploiting the System" capture the same idea? I think basically what people are doing here is understanding the core weakness that is intrinsic to the system(which probably is not perfect) and using(abusing) it to their advantage.
26. 56.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    2 out of the 3 girls seem to be of south Asian origin(Indian?). Does that not seem like a statistical anomaly considering the percentage of south Asians in the US? Any comments?
27. 57.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    You are right that regular mirrors absorb or scatter light energy. However, to get 100% reflection it should possible with a setup where the light is getting refracted or bounced off critical angle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_inter
28. 58.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    A good analogy no doubt! But you should be careful when using analogies. Every behavior of the analogy might not be applicable to the original problem. Analogies can only help make people "understand" something. Normal brains try to relate
29. 59.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    First of all, I dont think the analogy is apt. Also, your claim that Apple seems to be setting terms is not true at all. Android has captured a big market share and from what I read last time it was more than Apple. I also think that if you
30. 60.▲
    by thewisedude 15y ago

    In Sanskrit -> Koopa Manduka [Frog in the well]. I googled it up and found this link http://www.balagokulam.org/kids/stories/koopa.php It tries to captures the idea that it is very difficult to accept something that is very radically