I read the article, and it has some useful ideas, not necessarily new.
Jared is a skilled performance tuner and its a good discussion to read.
What is disappointing is the flambait on this slashdot discussion board.
Axiom 1: Urban communities will be liberal and rural ones will be conservative, comparatively.
Axiom 2: Communities that send more people into the armed forces/war (per capita) will be more conservative, comparatively.
I think the above 2 axioms can be applied to almost any country in the world.
India is a failure.. because its culture is a failure
Not sure what your point is here - how can anyone label *any* culture (or country ) in this world to be a failure.? !!
But you do have a point in saying that it could be a waste of money.
why would I buy a more expensive piece of hardware to run an inferior operating system like windows?
I second your opinion.
I recently bought a laptop with XP and the bells and whistles . I should say that its not too annoying, but Windows is pretty much the same from my old laptop running NT4.
Things configure a bit easier, such as Network cards, and maybe the whole thing is more secure and stable now, but thats hardly a revolution in about 6 yrs time !. (Ok 4 yrs if you want to start from Win2k).
I cant understand what Microsoft's legions of programmers are upto. And quite a few of the software that runs on XP, be it from Microsoft (such as office) or Norton Symantec, while being capable enough in terms of features, seem to bloat and take a sizable chunk of RAM and cpu cycles.
I dont think I am getting any better bang for the buck.
I installed Debian Linux on my desktop and the thing runs like a beauty.
Microsoft has gotten too big for its own good. Its a victim of its own success.
climates change...
two years ago, or whenever it was that the invasion got under way, the winds in american public opinion (and the media) were blowing one way and only one way.
Now they have changed. Its not just slashdot, its a lot of different people that are voicing a different opinion.
so get used to a different wind blowing, and it will grow and will get to you sooner or later.
politicians will always be politicians - slimy bas***rds. Bush and Kerry included.
that dont change the fact that things have changed.
That was not intelligence, it was political arm-twisting, to get the intelligence agencies to say what the White House wanted to hear.
That means that those big-wigs like rumsfeld, wolfowitz etc. are such a bunch of morons, way past their best years, to be holding positions of such power and impact.
I heard an american diplomat returning from Iraq say, for every American soldier killed, there are 25 iraqis that are killed.
This is inhuman. 90% of the U.S soldiers killed are in their early 20s. How could these gray haired men in their 60s and 70s do this?
And then to claim that we are good Christians!
What a piece of Crap!
How does this compare to RedHat - does RedHat provide free ISOs. ?
I think SUSE does not. I did not see the free isos on Suse's ftp server.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Costs less than $10,000 including post-operative care. If you want to get fancy and do advanced surgery on the beating heart (i.e. no heart lung machine used ) for bypass surgery, add 5k more.
My uncle had this kind (beating heart) of surgery done in Bangalore around the time I read an article about it in the scientific american . Five years since, he is in robust health.
Indians laugh for the reason its way different living in India, when compared to states. Its not arrogance. Dust, traffic and bribery are some things you need to get used to. Then again, each person can be different. Its a really inexpensive place to make a living - 50,000 (annual rent for not-upper middle class quarters ) + 50,000 (food/yr) + 100,000 (incidentals;-) ) - thats 200,000 indian money, covering a lot (if not all ) of your stuff - five thousand US dollars are expenses for an entire year.
If you are living in the larger cities, you can lead a comfortable life. In the smaller cities, salary will be lesser but life will be simpler and more enjoyable.
Tons of beautiful places to visit, at bargain prices. Great food.
thats my take
40hrs a week for Techies in India . I am afraid not accurate at all.
I worked in the IT industry there for 6 yrs. Average 50hrs per week, I'd say on a flat salaried basis - no Overtime was paid.
Last time I visited (4 months ago), I checked this out specifically from my chums in IT. If you are in one of the top companies that has a culture of 'you have a life outside work' - then you *may be* talking 40hrs per week, else please feel free to put in 50hrs per week, anything else could be misconstrued as slacking , or as having too much of a good life.:)
I have heard this from more than one friend that went to Bangalore for a visit.
I agree - cheating students, corrupt politicians, rapists, sex offenders. You dont need anti-trust for those things because they can never be monopolized by one country and one culture.
sure there is a geek culture out there. You may not recognize it if you see it, because like other imports it may have been indianized .
i remember geeks early in my career who would work different and work alone.
Its been a long time and i may be out of touch. if anything respect for authority has diminished over the years, and you know how that impacts.
might work.
i would not get a tan if i were you - with Indians crazy to grab all things american (including jobs), you would be in demand on the Bangalore social circuit .
the color line, unfortunately is everywhere.
When it comes to entrepreneurship - its becoming more and more like the us. A handful of my cousins, friends in their 20s , 30s have started their own businesses.
But I speak for the cities - where the average indian is just as entrepreneurial as the average american. The bug is as strong as ever.
I liked eclipse during my little use of it. I dont think there's any problem in IBM and Sun doing different things - more products is better over the long run.
I'd choose 'split and fight' any day over 'embrace and extend'.
US politics looks like a Microsoft - no choice . only two political parties. the cathedral.
Indian political system - many parties. lots of choice. is like linux. will be poor , but will thrive and be creative. (as long as it does not have close political co-operation with US - the friend of despots and dictators worldwide)
The cathedral and the bazaar - one more reason why indians thrive these days.
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I read the article, and it has some useful ideas, not necessarily new. Jared is a skilled performance tuner and its a good discussion to read. What is disappointing is the flambait on this slashdot discussion board.
it was a laptop remember ... so where does the monitor come from.
USA today only prints graphs that show USA winning by a wide margin.
How can that be a "No offense"?
perhaps you got a bit carried away there.
Axiom 1: Urban communities will be liberal and rural ones will be conservative, comparatively.
Axiom 2: Communities that send more people into the armed forces/war (per capita) will be more conservative, comparatively.
I think the above 2 axioms can be applied to almost any country in the world.
India is a failure..
because its culture is a failure
Not sure what your point is here - how can anyone label *any* culture (or country ) in this world to be a failure.? !! But you do have a point in saying that it could be a waste of money.
why would I buy a more expensive piece of hardware to run an inferior operating system like windows?
I second your opinion.
I recently bought a laptop with XP and the bells and whistles . I should say that its not too annoying, but Windows is pretty much the same from my old laptop running NT4. Things configure a bit easier, such as Network cards, and maybe the whole thing is more secure and stable now, but thats hardly a revolution in about 6 yrs time !. (Ok 4 yrs if you want to start from Win2k). I cant understand what Microsoft's legions of programmers are upto. And quite a few of the software that runs on XP, be it from Microsoft (such as office) or Norton Symantec, while being capable enough in terms of features, seem to bloat and take a sizable chunk of RAM and cpu cycles.
I dont think I am getting any better bang for the buck.
I installed Debian Linux on my desktop and the thing runs like a beauty.
Microsoft has gotten too big for its own good. Its a victim of its own success.
climates change... two years ago, or whenever it was that the invasion got under way, the winds in american public opinion (and the media) were blowing one way and only one way. Now they have changed. Its not just slashdot, its a lot of different people that are voicing a different opinion. so get used to a different wind blowing, and it will grow and will get to you sooner or later. politicians will always be politicians - slimy bas***rds. Bush and Kerry included. that dont change the fact that things have changed.
That was not intelligence, it was political arm-twisting, to get the intelligence agencies to say what the White House wanted to hear. That means that those big-wigs like rumsfeld, wolfowitz etc. are such a bunch of morons, way past their best years, to be holding positions of such power and impact. I heard an american diplomat returning from Iraq say, for every American soldier killed, there are 25 iraqis that are killed. This is inhuman. 90% of the U.S soldiers killed are in their early 20s. How could these gray haired men in their 60s and 70s do this? And then to claim that we are good Christians! What a piece of Crap!
How does this compare to RedHat - does RedHat provide free ISOs. ? I think SUSE does not. I did not see the free isos on Suse's ftp server. Correct me if I am wrong.
Costs less than $10,000 including post-operative care. If you want to get fancy and do advanced surgery on the beating heart (i.e. no heart lung machine used ) for bypass surgery, add 5k more. My uncle had this kind (beating heart) of surgery done in Bangalore around the time I read an article about it in the scientific american . Five years since, he is in robust health.
Indians laugh for the reason its way different living in India, when compared to states. Its not arrogance. Dust, traffic and bribery are some things you need to get used to. Then again, each person can be different. Its a really inexpensive place to make a living - 50,000 (annual rent for not-upper middle class quarters ) + 50,000 (food /yr) + 100,000 (incidentals ;-) ) - thats 200,000 indian money, covering a lot (if not all ) of your stuff - five thousand US dollars are expenses for an entire year.
If you are living in the larger cities, you can lead a comfortable life. In the smaller cities, salary will be lesser but life will be simpler and more enjoyable.
Tons of beautiful places to visit, at bargain prices. Great food.
thats my take
40hrs a week for Techies in India . I am afraid not accurate at all. I worked in the IT industry there for 6 yrs. Average 50hrs per week, I'd say on a flat salaried basis - no Overtime was paid. Last time I visited (4 months ago), I checked this out specifically from my chums in IT. If you are in one of the top companies that has a culture of 'you have a life outside work' - then you *may be* talking 40hrs per week, else please feel free to put in 50hrs per week, anything else could be misconstrued as slacking , or as having too much of a good life. :)
I have heard this from more than one friend that went to Bangalore for a visit.
I agree - cheating students, corrupt politicians, rapists, sex offenders. You dont need anti-trust for those things because they can never be monopolized by one country and one culture.
sure there is a geek culture out there. You may not recognize it if you see it, because like other imports it may have been indianized . i remember geeks early in my career who would work different and work alone. Its been a long time and i may be out of touch. if anything respect for authority has diminished over the years, and you know how that impacts.
might work. i would not get a tan if i were you - with Indians crazy to grab all things american (including jobs), you would be in demand on the Bangalore social circuit . the color line, unfortunately is everywhere.
I think they would - and if you are a single guy who lives out of his cubicle, they might love you.
When it comes to entrepreneurship - its becoming more and more like the us. A handful of my cousins, friends in their 20s , 30s have started their own businesses. But I speak for the cities - where the average indian is just as entrepreneurial as the average american. The bug is as strong as ever.
I liked eclipse during my little use of it. I dont think there's any problem in IBM and Sun doing different things - more products is better over the long run. I'd choose 'split and fight' any day over 'embrace and extend'.
US politics looks like a Microsoft - no choice . only two political parties. the cathedral. Indian political system - many parties. lots of choice. is like linux. will be poor , but will thrive and be creative. (as long as it does not have close political co-operation with US - the friend of despots and dictators worldwide) The cathedral and the bazaar - one more reason why indians thrive these days.