User: jawahar

Dollar is pegged to OPEC oil

On: United States Loses S&P AAA Credit Rating

No need to be the world's policeman anymore.

How is it possible when dollar is pegged to OPEC oil?

Delphi method

On: Wikipedia Losing Contributors, Says Wales

I think Wikipedia moderation should use https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Delphi_method

Re:He's not the only one

On: Linus Torvalds Ditches GNOME 3 For Xfce

The problem with developers is that they prefer to listen/respect superior developers.

Re:What happens?

On: Was .NET All a Mistake?

Java = Platform agonist
.Net = Programming language agonist
JavaScript = Platform + Programming language agonist

Re:Dumb question...

On: Missouri Law Says Students, Teachers Can't Be Facebook Friends

I'd say Senate/Governor should focus on Missouri economy instead of Facebook.

Re:Why not both?

On: Is Google+ a Cathedral Or a Bazaar?

Google is an advertising company.
They'll pick which ever enhances their ad revenue.

It all started

On: Debt Deal Reached

in 1971 when USA unilaterally cancelled the direct convertibility of the dollar to gold and "persuaded" Saudi to remain only US dollars in return for oil.
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=308999&cid=20762065

As a result, rest of the world started hoarding dollars so that they can buy oil from OPEC.
Unlike Reagan era due to Globalization Americans have to compete with the World to earn US dollars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Revenue_and_Expense_to_GDP_Chart_1993_-_2008.png

Truth

On: Ask Slashdot: Do We Need Pseudonymous Social Networking?

"There are only two ways of telling the complete truth--anonymously and posthumously." -- Thomas Sowell

Re:Paypal has no rivals

On: LulzSec Calls For PayPal Boycott, Spokesman Arrested

Paypal do have rivals.
It is called https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Hawala

MBA

On: Is the Master's Degree the New Bachelor's?

Writing software (GNU) != Selling software (Microsoft)

I think MBA is useful in connecting and selling to customers in globalized economy.

True

On: Gates: Not Much To Show For $5B Spent On Education

Unlike parents, teachers consider students asking why as indiscipline.

Sales

On: Study Shows Programmers Get Better With Age

I think as your grow beyond 40, it is better to shift your career towards https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Sales_engineering

Exclusive Islamic Social Network

On: Google+ Growing As a Social Backbone

http://www.madinah.com/ is an Islamic Social Network, abiding by the highest Islamic principles

I've to disagree

On: Study Shows Programmers Get Better With Age

Scientists at the University of California Los Angeles are reporting that while some people may think "life begins at 40," all it seems to do is slow down.
http://science.slashdot.org/story/08/10/27/1630225/Brains-Work-Best-At-Age-of-39

You nailed it.

On: Study Shows Programmers Get Better With Age

Job != Career

Employer offers a job and we have to convert it into a career.
We need to tune our mindset is to keep learning new languages, concepts, and technology viz .Net, J2EE, Cloud etc

Re:Won't quiet the racists

On: Neanderthal Genes Found In All Non-African Populations

genetic superiority = https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Supremacism

Jobs

On: Bill Clinton Says 'Paint Your Roofs White'

The problem is about creating jobs in the economy and not about roof paint.

Re:Bias/self-selecting sample

On: Study Shows Programmers Get Better With Age

Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. --Oscar Wilde

Obligatory

On: Google Launches News Badges

"If you don't read a newspaper you are uninformed. If you do read a newspaper, you are misinformed." Mark Twain

Their thinking and work habits are untainted

On: Study Shows Programmers Get Better With Age

Many of the firm's 30 employees are not yet 25.
They were hired straight from college to ensure their thinking and work habits are untainted.
Now they're making Wall Street's latest fortune, a fraction of a penny at a time.
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/printthread.php?threadid=184387

No intrinsic motivation

On: Mass Psychosis In the USA?

As per research studies there is no such thing as intrinsic motivation.
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/inmotiv.htm

Re:Just that pesky Constitution

On: Slate: Amazon's Tax Stance Unfair and Unethical

American forefathers couldn't anticipate the proliferation/impact of Internet, Cell phones and Globalization.

Re:Think harder...

On: The Cost Of Broadband In Every Rural Home

I agree subsidies for farmers should stop, only if Govt doesn't stop farmers from exporting their crops to foreign countries.

Wondering

On: Women Arrested For Refusing TSA Search of Children

Wondering will TSA do the same to Malia and Natasha.

Toilets of Japan

On: Bill Gates Looks to Reinvent the Toilet

I believe Gates is influenced/impressed by https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Toilets_in_Japan