He was poor and from a poor country, but he did go to school and learn math there. He just happened to be fascinated by it and continued to work on it, neglecting everything else. He obviously also had a knack for math. That has nothing to do with poor or rich.
Math, being theoritical, does not require a lot of external resources (like laboratories etc.)
When i google for "finance", the top link is for yahoo finance.
Also, when I search for a stock symbol (say, MSFT or GOOG) the top of the result page includes links to other financial sites besides google finance.
Doesn't seem anti-competitive to me.
Also, their web clips on gmail etc. often include entries from yahoo answers.
Reports of google misusing their monopoly are greatly exaggerated.
The absolute atrocity in this category has to be Ben Kingsley, an Englishman, playing Gandhi, an Indian, in the movie Gandhi, where he leads the Indian freedom struggle and wins freedom from the Englishmen!
If you hate google, you could easily avoid using it. That is harder to do with Microsoft. Therefore, google has a much heavier penalty if it turns evil (like yahoo did, to some extent).
You could choose not to use MS products as well, but it is harder for regular people to do so.
Yes, the dal issue is more important and more stupid that the ban on blogs. If the dal price goes through the roof what will all the Non Resident Indians do? Where will the vegetarians get their protein?
It is amazing how many of these "inventions" are of following form - "Even though such-and-such was probably invented in India or China, it was the muslims who [wrote it down/polished it/revealed it to the west].
The truth is, until Vasco De Gama discovered the sea route to India, Arabs were the conduit for all communication and trade between the West and India. Hence, many inventions and goods that are actually Indian are often misnamed as Arabic. The so-called "Arabic numeric system" is an excellent example.
One would think, after all these years, there would be more clarity on this issue.
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Actually, you couldn't be more wrong about libertarians. Libertarians see their fellow men and see hope. That is why libertarians think people can be left alone and will still help each other without needing a central authority that operates by force.
It is, in fact, the leftists who have so little faith in fellow human beings that they believe a strong forceful central government is needed to get everything done. Of course, that government is also filled with human beings, but that fact is often forgotten.
In fact, as human beings go, the people who make up the government (politicians and bureaucrats) tend to be the worst.
Ideally, freedom is freedom. Socialism (or any of its leftists variants propped up by control freaks) is as far away from freedom as you can get!
Sorry it took me so long to reply, but it is pronounced Gaandhee - and the dh is pronounced together. I cannot think of an english word that uses that sound.
In companies with strict processes around design documents, usually there are rules to make sure design documents are written and approved before coding happens.
However, most of the time, the code rarely stays true to the design. Things come up and the code has to keep adapting and changing. By the time the software is released, the design document reflects the original intent and not really the actual design of the system.
As a result, it less useful and may even be misleading to someone new.
If we do the opposite and let developers write design docs after coding, there is often very little interest in work that is already done, so the docs turn out to be very sparse.
IMHO, the best design documents are closely tied to the code itself and constantly gets reviewed as a part of the code reviews as well. That is the only way to make sure relevant information is documented and that the document stays fresh.
And who exactly would do that "balancing"? The government? The first amendment (and in fact, the entire bill of rights) was written in to make sure the individual continues to be more powerful than the state.
Years of kool aid has slowly eroded that and now, we have posts such as the parent. Your example of fist and face deals with how my rights can interfere with similar rights that you have (between two individuals).
The situation here is totally different and involves the state and a website. The state has no "rights".
The country is slowly turning into a police state, but it is being done using the "boiling a frog" process, so very few seem to notice it. We keep singing "home of the free" even after it has lost all meaning.
I am sorry, Sir, but you are a moron and an ignoramus.
India has been fighting terrorists similar to the 9-11 ones for two decades now. Only America didn't notice because anything that happens outside the USA doesn't matter, does it?
I know I'll get modded down for this, but in reality, only the government can censor. A private corporation or individual can never censor anything because you can always turn to someone else.
At the same time, everyone has the right to publish or not publish what they want - Google has every right to do that as well!
That's right. Things you agree are bad, should be filtered and censored. Rest of them should be left alone - because that would set a bad precedent? Come on.
Either you have free speech or you don't. Being able to only say things that are generally accepted to be fine IS NOT FREE SPEECH.
Truth is, Germany is not a free country in any sense of the word. Americans think their country is (because it was originally founded to be that way), but is actually becoming less free by the day but the sheeple never realize it because they have been indoctrinated that theirs is the "land of the free."
I usually don't post this way, but which idiot moderated this post down as flamebait? Come on guys, moderation should not be based on whether you agree with something or not. This is ridiculous.
As a principle, I oppose software patents. However, for some time now, western countries have been bullying India under the guise of Intellectual Property Rights. May be it is time for India to get patents of its own and level the playing field.
For doubters, consider the field of encryption and the amount of tight control US government has over it.
Actually, the people who come over would love not to be considered temporary or have the sword of "visa expiry" hanging over their head.
It is the American law that forces them to be that way!
So, if you write to your congressman recommending that all H1B workers be given permanent immigration status, no H1B holder will be upset. They will cheer you!
Interesting that your diatribe should be about companies, given that your link takes me to a website about atrocities committed by the chinese government (which is true but totally irrelevant).
Why is the percentage of H1Bs a key question? I don't get it. Is this just another xenophobic rant or is there a relevant point to this question?
If a company honestly does its business, thus providing valuable services to willing companies, is that not enough? Why is it important for corporations to support your favorite charity? A corporation is not a person, so why personify it and assign moral points to it?
Sorry, I just don't get your post. Could you kindly expand on it?
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Yes. Growing up in India, I was taught to use this phrase in formal letters at school.
He was poor and from a poor country, but he did go to school and learn math there. He just happened to be fascinated by it and continued to work on it, neglecting everything else. He obviously also had a knack for math. That has nothing to do with poor or rich.
Math, being theoritical, does not require a lot of external resources (like laboratories etc.)
These are the same tamils, ethnically speaking. Different country, sure. But the same people nonetheless.
When i google for "finance", the top link is for yahoo finance. Also, when I search for a stock symbol (say, MSFT or GOOG) the top of the result page includes links to other financial sites besides google finance. Doesn't seem anti-competitive to me. Also, their web clips on gmail etc. often include entries from yahoo answers. Reports of google misusing their monopoly are greatly exaggerated.
The absolute atrocity in this category has to be Ben Kingsley, an Englishman, playing Gandhi, an Indian, in the movie Gandhi, where he leads the Indian freedom struggle and wins freedom from the Englishmen!
If you hate google, you could easily avoid using it. That is harder to do with Microsoft. Therefore, google has a much heavier penalty if it turns evil (like yahoo did, to some extent). You could choose not to use MS products as well, but it is harder for regular people to do so.
Yes, the dal issue is more important and more stupid that the ban on blogs. If the dal price goes through the roof what will all the Non Resident Indians do? Where will the vegetarians get their protein?
Where is the outrage over that?
It is amazing how many of these "inventions" are of following form - "Even though such-and-such was probably invented in India or China, it was the muslims who [wrote it down/polished it/revealed it to the west].
The truth is, until Vasco De Gama discovered the sea route to India, Arabs were the conduit for all communication and trade between the West and India. Hence, many inventions and goods that are actually Indian are often misnamed as Arabic. The so-called "Arabic numeric system" is an excellent example.
One would think, after all these years, there would be more clarity on this issue.
Actually, you couldn't be more wrong about libertarians. Libertarians see their fellow men and see hope. That is why libertarians think people can be left alone and will still help each other without needing a central authority that operates by force.
It is, in fact, the leftists who have so little faith in fellow human beings that they believe a strong forceful central government is needed to get everything done. Of course, that government is also filled with human beings, but that fact is often forgotten.
In fact, as human beings go, the people who make up the government (politicians and bureaucrats) tend to be the worst.
Ideally, freedom is freedom. Socialism (or any of its leftists variants propped up by control freaks) is as far away from freedom as you can get!
Sorry it took me so long to reply, but it is pronounced Gaandhee - and the dh is pronounced together. I cannot think of an english word that uses that sound.
By the way, it is Gandhi, not Ghandi. I don't know why westerners keep mis-spelling his name. Why is that?
I am seriously interested in finding out.
People in IBM obviously think differently and they are entitled to their opinions as well.
Makes a lot of sense. Thanks.
I get an install script not found error when I try to install the extension.
However, most of the time, the code rarely stays true to the design. Things come up and the code has to keep adapting and changing. By the time the software is released, the design document reflects the original intent and not really the actual design of the system.
As a result, it less useful and may even be misleading to someone new.
If we do the opposite and let developers write design docs after coding, there is often very little interest in work that is already done, so the docs turn out to be very sparse.
IMHO, the best design documents are closely tied to the code itself and constantly gets reviewed as a part of the code reviews as well. That is the only way to make sure relevant information is documented and that the document stays fresh.
And who exactly would do that "balancing"? The government? The first amendment (and in fact, the entire bill of rights) was written in to make sure the individual continues to be more powerful than the state. Years of kool aid has slowly eroded that and now, we have posts such as the parent. Your example of fist and face deals with how my rights can interfere with similar rights that you have (between two individuals). The situation here is totally different and involves the state and a website. The state has no "rights". The country is slowly turning into a police state, but it is being done using the "boiling a frog" process, so very few seem to notice it. We keep singing "home of the free" even after it has lost all meaning.
I am sorry, Sir, but you are a moron and an ignoramus. India has been fighting terrorists similar to the 9-11 ones for two decades now. Only America didn't notice because anything that happens outside the USA doesn't matter, does it?
I know I'll get modded down for this, but in reality, only the government can censor. A private corporation or individual can never censor anything because you can always turn to someone else. At the same time, everyone has the right to publish or not publish what they want - Google has every right to do that as well!
That's right. Things you agree are bad, should be filtered and censored. Rest of them should be left alone - because that would set a bad precedent? Come on. Either you have free speech or you don't. Being able to only say things that are generally accepted to be fine IS NOT FREE SPEECH. Truth is, Germany is not a free country in any sense of the word. Americans think their country is (because it was originally founded to be that way), but is actually becoming less free by the day but the sheeple never realize it because they have been indoctrinated that theirs is the "land of the free."
I usually don't post this way, but which idiot moderated this post down as flamebait? Come on guys, moderation should not be based on whether you agree with something or not. This is ridiculous.
One good thing that came out of all the recent spyware is the emergence of firefox as a viable alternative to IE.
Similarly, if the holes in Windows continue to get exploited, maybe people will consider moving to better OSes.
Rather than forcing things using the iron hand of law, we should let the free market have its way.
In the end, the invisible hand is the most gentle and effective hand of all.
ZipGenius (www.zipgenius.it) is a better and free replacement for WinZip.
For doubters, consider the field of encryption and the amount of tight control US government has over it.
It is the American law that forces them to be that way!
So, if you write to your congressman recommending that all H1B workers be given permanent immigration status, no H1B holder will be upset. They will cheer you!
Why is the percentage of H1Bs a key question? I don't get it. Is this just another xenophobic rant or is there a relevant point to this question?
If a company honestly does its business, thus providing valuable services to willing companies, is that not enough? Why is it important for corporations to support your favorite charity? A corporation is not a person, so why personify it and assign moral points to it?
Sorry, I just don't get your post. Could you kindly expand on it?
Thanks.