UsNThem's comments

Books ??? - Its kind of funny on my front. I live the nomadic lifestyle and the box I have never opened since my last move has been my books. I plan never too and possible avoid any more technical book purchases. ( My bit for the environment )

How do I manage technical dilemmas ??? Google ... Seriously - Google like mad.. And i end up learning/reading a whole lot more in the general direction of my problem.

Good books include : 1. Barrons GRE 2. princeton review

thanks cdr ! U need to sigup to read the article.

>> Well if it matters - not being on facebook is very acceptable. I form the generation that is "expected to be" on facebook but I dont use facebook and most social networks.

Issues of privacy, and the right to be wrong is atmost important and I think with facebook/mysapce/twitter it makes your life totally accountable to atleast 300+ friends, if not more.

On the basic topic - Ok for a ceo to be on facebook ? >> Well if your ok to the scrutiny of your peers, pals and foes alike then what the hell ? Upload and let the world know. But remember you lost your right to be wrong.

There seems to be a total flaw in this article.This strategy would make sense if you are hiring someone just to code aka pure code monkey. On the contrary it makes sense to hire someone who is "good (tending to) very good" in his 9 - 5 job and then spends time after work creatively pursing other interests. These people have the most wide ranging spectrum of ideas / creative in their thought and just make more interesting co-workers to have !

I find this useful - Many times, I apply my comp sci ideas and solutions to solve other mundane ( non work )problems.

My 2 cents

>>"Fundamental lack of understanding of programming the languages (one project C++, the other Java)"

99.9% of the time , I doubt if engineering has a say - who takes the project. The failure of the project according to me , is when biz guys decide which firm/person gets the project depending on the cost !

The title is misleading, implying something to the high-tech arena , rather it is generalized article.

I would recommend some of the tracks by the group All india radio http://www.myspace.com/allindiaradio . I use it effectively to differentiate the signal from the noise ! :) Anything without lyrics works for me

I will be there !

Just curious : For the monday event - how many are taking time off from work ?

Wasnt there talk of a HN meetup on monday OCT 12 9 am ? at MIT ?

The free masons or the building ?

Ever wondered how chicken farmers in Missouri affect are affected by un-intended consiquences ?

Good idea ! We need some better way to share email !

This should open up a very interesting debate.

- The US wireless market is one of the most expensive for the consumer. - Competition has been highly limited - with extremely high barriers for entry. - The prepaid market ( a hit in many places) world over is nearly non-existent here. The prepaid market is a very disloyal non-forgiving market for the service provider but extremely sensible for the consumer.

I am curious what are the changes needed to improve the state of the wireless telcomm business ?

Also at http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10319483-38.html

I do believe that there is a serious negative perception about diesel in the US and combined with low availability of diesel pumps/stations + higher cost/gallon - There seems no incentive to move to diesel.

I am no expert but how does diesel stack up against gasoline on the environmental front ?

I agree with you. India's education system is too complex to be quantified by the traveling westerner - however often he/she has visited India.

I think the mushrooming of such vast numbers of Management and Tech Institutes reflects the aspirations of the generation. Considering India's population , its apt that we have such large number of tech / mgmt learning centers. Yes even though they are not of worthy "ivy league" quality. Imagine if we had large numbers of "Institute of philosophy & history " - what would we do with so many philosophy/history majors? I am sure we currently have sufficient number of such graduates.

The real challenge for India is to step these private "Bob" Institutes to something which is not just world class but world beating !

Bangalore N Boston -

How about a Boston Meet ??