zhaphod

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by zhaphod 12y ago
I think moderncv has a very pleasing format. My own based on modern cv: https://github.com/zhaphod/Profile PDF: https://github.com/zhaphod/Profile/blob/master/cv_ksrini.pdf...
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by zhaphod 12y ago
I am already on this. Not gonna stop till I read up on all of his code. Its a plane, its a bird, No its kick ass python programmer. :).
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by zhaphod 12y ago
Scott writes very well. And he writes some of the lengthiest technical posts I have read. I find writing one paragraph of technical writing akin to chewing diamonds. Don't know how he does it. I have been lurking on his blog for some t
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Fish of creationist nightmares(motherjones.com)
1 points by zhaphod 12y ago|0 comments
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by zhaphod 12y ago
Thanks for posting these links. They do help framing the debate on carcinogenic effects of Graphene better than hearsay.
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by zhaphod 12y ago
Is there any peer reviewed study supporting this claim?
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by zhaphod 13y ago
I don't think this is a good move. Who will fill the role of the Steven Colbert the character. We desperately need his current show to continue.
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by zhaphod 13y ago
People who beat drums of war have so many dollars stuffed in their ears that they can't hear the cries of people killed by bombs and bullets.
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by zhaphod 13y ago
I was indifferent towards all the hate/worship Jobs got. But seeing that smiley in response to some one getting fired makes me think he was a douche. He could simply have said that Google handled it the way he wanted. No need to take s
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by zhaphod 13y ago
Actually it is far better to minimize the number of launches to complete any mission. For example, Elon Musk has repeatedly mentioned that he is not currently a fan of in-orbit assembly. So having a really powerful engine is of great utilit
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by zhaphod 13y ago
Looks like your comprehension is suffering. No wonder you said 1wpm. Read what I wrote again will you: >Most of the gen-pop is around 200-250 wpm which is why I >said it is good enough. Don't be a troll. At around 200-250 wpm you
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by zhaphod 13y ago
If you had said you do just fine at 150 wpm may be i can accept it. But you are saying 1 wpm which means you are not trying to give constructive criticism. Most of the gen-pop is around 200-250 wpm which is why I said it is good enough. Don
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by zhaphod 13y ago
I am from India and I am really happy that IIT and IISc are putting these online. However, I have a feeling that American audience will be put off by the accent, speed, or just the teaching style. I saw some pretty awful comments for these
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by zhaphod 13y ago
It may be sour grapes, but why should any one read at such high speeds. What is the virtue of reading at 500 wpm. I don't think that the time saved is such a big deal unless one is reading 40 - 50 books a year or reading 300+ technical
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by zhaphod 13y ago
I admire Elon for what he is trying to do. But selling to Apple would be a complete U-turn to what he has said. On many occasions he has mentioned that he won't change ownership of Tesla till the mass market electric vehicle becomes a
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by zhaphod 13y ago
This kind of sky high prices necessarily deprives a large number of intelligent and brilliant people from ever getting a college education in USA. This directly has an impact on the economy in the long run. Instead of funding an expensive m
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by zhaphod 13y ago
We will see Buckbeak {Hippogriff} flying in the sky before this.
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by zhaphod 13y ago
Empirical information is sorely missing from our discourse to the point that the general public doesn't question any more the pontifications of pundits. Case in point is the recent claim made by Stuart Varney on Fox that since two ship
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by zhaphod 13y ago
I initially thought that this essay is taking on the advocacy of torture by liberals as in progressives. But then I did a quick read and found that the author uses liberal as in freely. I will be going through this in detail. I think you ma
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by zhaphod 13y ago
How is the determination made that the subject does have the sough-after information. Because the subject may give what ever information the interrogator is biased to receive. The following pdf " http://www.cgu.edu/pdffi
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by zhaphod 13y ago
People who coined the term enhanced interrogation should be subjected to the said interrogation. Joking aside, I agree with the overall point the author is making. There is a torture creep in the culture and people are getting insensitive t
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by zhaphod 13y ago
70% of people {think 800 million people} live on less than $2 per day in India. It would be naive to think that Indian govt will care about IP of Pharma companies. I understand it takes a billion dollar or more to create these block buster
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ISRO's MoM back on track after glitch(firstpost.com)
1 points by zhaphod 13y ago|0 comments
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by zhaphod 13y ago
If that were the case I would be dead just about now. And I haven't even done half the things I would like to before I die.
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by zhaphod 13y ago
This anecdote tells you how many good people still work at ISRO. I have been in SW industry in India for the last 13 years and I have seen more than a couple of dozen ISRO employees quitting ISRO and joining the SW industry. I guess ISRO ca
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by zhaphod 13y ago
I have fond memories of ISRO. I did my internship there working on wavelets and remote sensing data. ISRO is a shining diamond compared to all other government agencies here in India. Go ISRO.
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by zhaphod 13y ago
I hope you are consistent and feel the same about the peace prize to Kissinger
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by zhaphod 13y ago
For orbital supplying cargo to ISS is a purely business decision. Make money doing it. Nothing wrong with that approach. It is clearly one reason why they are using 30+ year old stock of Russian engines for Antares. There is no reason for t
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by zhaphod 14y ago
>> Because the alternative to funding Solyndras is clearly wars? What I meant was that it is important to have perspective. My problem is that Solyndra and Tesla are being held to a different standard altogether when it comes to Gov
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by zhaphod 14y ago
You know what. I will take 100 failed Solyndras over one war of lies and death and destruction.

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