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by truth_be_told 7y ago
>Don't bother with Arduino I wouldn't say that. Yes the Arduino "libraries" abstract away a lot of the complexities and hinder true understanding. However for a beginner it is a perfect platform simply because of the
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
I think in a sense you are proving my point. Real knowledgeable people have done the hard work to simplify much of technology so that it is easy to get started on. But the moment you are past the "commoditized" part, the "lea
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
Nice! However your last two paras are a little too succinct; can you elaborate a little bit more?
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
I am sorry, you are very wrong. A complete "Embedded System" (HW+SW) is orders of magnitude more complex than "Web Client Design and Implementation" (unless you approach Google/Facebook scale). The malleability of S
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
True. This is what i dislike about the "market". There is no reward for knowledge, hardwork, solving complex problems etc. Just "commoditization" and "supply and demand dynamics".
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
Very good article. The bit about his cognitive dissonance in India really hit home for me. I have experienced the exact same thing where it really feels immoral/unethical to spend so much on one's selfish wants (eg. all sorts of c
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
Fact. All you need to do is look at the horrors of various "Ethnic/Communal Cleansing/Riots" etc. in various countries across the world. Eg. 1) Ethnic cleansing during breakup of Yugoslavia 2) Communal Riots in some of t
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
Well said. The "Human Animal" has a "dark side" which only needs a suitable environment where it is condoned without repercussions for it to flourish. In a small group (eg. a Village) since every person is personally ide
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
It is an impossibility. Protocols are layered and so at one layer you can add features to detect possible MITM (eg. IPSec, SSL etc.) but cannot always be eliminated. I suggest you consult a book like "The TCP/IP Guide" to get
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
I hate Horror/Serial Killer movies and avoid watching them. I find them morbid and do not understand the American fascination with them. To me it is an indicator of something intrinsically wrong with modern American society. Other coun
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
You have nailed it! A lot of us are suffering from the above same mindset but because we don't even put forth the time to step back and reflect, we don't realize that we are simply running in place without advancing towards our go
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
What!!! Is this some sort of a joke? Do not troll here.
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
My intent was to shine a spotlight on a specific mindset (whether real or imagined, the external effect is the same) which affects Engineers/Management in the Tech. Industry. One has to face realities on the ground whether one likes it
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
Excellent! They were the true Titans of the Tech. industry. How i wish "modern" tech companies followed this advice. This passage in particular should be memorized by every "Manager". Over the years we have developed th
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
You have brought up something that most Americans don't want to hear i.e. "The Truth"! I have worked for well over a decade in the US (but i did not study there) and had always wondered about the dearth of "Americans&quo
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
This sounded interesting and so i read-up a little on "Phage Therapy". From what i could gather, it didn't take off in the West because of its narrow applicability and hence consequent economics weren't profitable. What
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
Excellent read! Never knew about this. Thanks for posting. When i read stuff like this, i wonder how much knowledge has been lost due to the Western Press' quest to undermine/badmouth/putdown/hide and label everything So
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
Without giving you simple platitudes, here is some advice; First read and keep a copy of Rudyard Kipling's poem "If" always at hand - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%E2%80%94 Root Advice: Do not compare
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
Please do try and find the article/chart/video. I think it is very important to give it wider publicity. The reason is that, contrary to what the media might sell, "Small Businesses" make up the majority of Entrepreneurs
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
True to a certain extent. However it is not just a matter of labour. The nature of Software Development is so very different from other jobs that we need to study it from first principles. The main issue is the tremendous cognitive effort d
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
The answer is simple; if you do NOT need the money from working as a SE in the Tech Industry, don't go in. You will burnout. It will affect your brain and health in ways whose consequences we do not yet fully understand because the eff
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
Spot on! Nothing has changed from the colonial era except having been dressed up in "genteel" clothes of "rule of law as long as it is to OUR benefit". Every country is learning from this and nobody is going to trust the
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by truth_be_told 7y ago
Jeez; What a disingenuous comment insinuating that there can never be any decent news about the "big bad" Chinese company and its people.
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by truth_be_told 8y ago
Absolute worst unnecessary redesign! Reddit's charm was its simplicity and information density on a single screen. The new redesign has completely gutted it and made everything worse. I ONLY use https://old.reddit.com/
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by truth_be_told 8y ago
I am not sure what your agenda is, but your response is disingenuous. You have taken a specific and rare incident which was reported for its "shock value" (it is quite easy in India to publish a story with an agenda) and have pres
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by truth_be_told 8y ago
Excellent Article! The "Genius" of "Simplicity" exemplified.
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by truth_be_told 8y ago
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) overall and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) in the Network. As an example, Look at products from McAfee/Symantec for DLP and Sandvine/Procera for DPI.
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by truth_be_told 8y ago
IMO, The best example of designing and implementing a "small" language can be seen in Chapter 8 of "The Unix Programming Environment by Kernighan & Pike" where they walk you through the construction of "hoc&quot
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by truth_be_told 8y ago
"Software Engineering" is merely a collection of principles, techniques, heuristics, structure and practice all validated by trial and error. As such you have to read a variety of books to get the overall picture. Specifically boo