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  1. Re:I have a plan... on IBM Moving Developer Jobs Overseas · · Score: 1

    you'd be perfect as an intermediary between the Indian developers and the American company. Why would you need an intermediary when they know and speak english equally well? From what I have seen, Americans at the managerial level are really welcome there since major companies prefer to have their own upper management instead of hiring locally. So as a programmer, you might find yourself competing against a million equally or more competent professionals, but as a manager willing to go there, you'll be among a minority and will have a better chance. As for the life, it can be a huge shock, or a pleasant surprise. Culturally, you have the freedom to do anything you wish and in a city like Bangalore, no one will even care, and economically, a little goes a long way, but the sights, smells and traditions can take a little getting used to (or a lot getting used to)

  2. Re:I have a plan... on IBM Moving Developer Jobs Overseas · · Score: 1

    Trust me, these indians are good at their jobs

  3. Microsoft Recommends on Instant Messaging Giveaway · · Score: 2, Insightful

    While installing MSN 6 it gives me a check box with the blurb "Set my home page to msn(recommended)"
    why recommended? does it improve the performance of MSN Messenger if my home page is msn.com? or does it make IE load faster?

  4. Re:Excellent! on Online Voting In 2004 To Require Windows · · Score: 1

    should be more like UPDATE candidates SET votes=0 WHERE name='Your Opposing Candidate'
    Anyway, who cares... glenebob was making a joke, and obviously he knows his SQL, who cares if he forgot to put a quote

  5. Re:When is a picture not a picture? on 9th Circuit Court Finds 'Thumbnailing' Fair Use · · Score: 1

    what if the original image was as small as a thumbnail? Like a corporate logo?

  6. Use the new google toolbar on Gator-style Overlay Ads Are Legal, Says Court · · Score: 1

    Use the new google toolbar with its popup buster and other goodies... makes the web a much nicer place and is not shitty like the Yahoo! screwbar

  7. Re:aside from the scenes of maiming, dismemberment on Nobel Prize Winners on Sci-Fi Flicks · · Score: 1

    T3 caused a bit too much suspension of belief too. Like the scenes where the female 'Terminatress' seemingly 'hacks' into systems by just inserting her probe like finter into them - looked like the director was trying to find an easy way out by giving her powers that were very convenient in every situation. Also the scenes where she blasts things in her way by just pointing at them.. why then would she have to run after John Connor and his girlfriend when she could have just blasted them from afar?

  8. Re:damn the science on Nobel Prize Winners on Sci-Fi Flicks · · Score: 1

    well, not the idea of the virus being transmitted as such, but the way they showed it in the movie - a drop of bodily fluid and the guy is infected in 20 seconds - that sounds more like snake venom, than a virus :-)

  9. Re:You don't have to pay $9 for this movie on Nobel Prize Winners on Sci-Fi Flicks · · Score: 0

    Almost all movies that come from the east of greenwich are region free! I know for sure that all Indian movies are. Boo hoo RIAA/MPAA

  10. damn the science on Nobel Prize Winners on Sci-Fi Flicks · · Score: 2, Interesting

    '28 days later' didn't even try to be a sci-fi-horror movie.. that is, no explanations about the virus, or a long-drawn buildup to the final release (as in the Hulk). So even though, the whole idea of the virus getting transmitted to humans was insane, I didn't care. I do have some questions though.. they show this monkey being 'initiated' by showing him scenes of riots and mayhem, so I guess the rage virus is activated only if the subconscious is 'trained' by those scenes... then how come, humans go crazy within 20 seconds of being bitten?

  11. an added supplement on Addicted to Information? · · Score: 1

    Damn! to think it was so easy.. I just have to watch Discovery next friday night.