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The Namibia desert is decorated by thousands of mysterious circles(bbc.com)
158 points by fromdoon 12y ago|44 comments
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by fromdoon 12y ago
Everyone with more than 15-20 years of experience in the industry I have interacted with, more or less has the same advice when it comes to having a good work life balance and sustaining the passion for your work for a long time. They tell
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by fromdoon 12y ago
This is probably what you are looking for : Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective By Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron http://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/
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by fromdoon 12y ago
In India, when you loose a phone, you buy a new one ... often a less costly one. No one ever even thinks of trying to find who stole the phone.
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by fromdoon 13y ago
I have always wondered that why we cannot make intangibles like happiness, emotions as a currency. Even though they are more often than not treated as the real wealth a person can have, we have never ever been able to count these intangible
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by fromdoon 13y ago
You have to hear him talk ... http://www.ted.com/talks/arunachalam_muruganantham_how_i_sta... He is so full of energy and his straight talk will win your heart ... What a person ... cheers ..
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How are humans going to become extinct?(bbc.com)
28 points by fromdoon 13y ago|59 comments
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by fromdoon 13y ago
I had once had the opportunity to investigate a heisenbug. We could see that the bug disappeared after turning the optimization off, but our clients were not satisfied and wanted a more detailed explanation and exact root cause analysis. We
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by fromdoon 13y ago
I had read all these, before I got to know about ESR. I was like, Wow!!, and it never ever came to my mind who wrote this or why. It was just some cool stuff and as a linux newbie I really liked these micro-stories or unix zen fables. It ha
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Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea(ohchr.org)
1 points by fromdoon 13y ago|0 comments
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by fromdoon 13y ago
As someone already said, we should not worry about our planet, for it is going to be here, long long after we are finished. We should be worried about ourselves. We rely on our planet for our existence and the current state of our planet ha
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by fromdoon 13y ago
I find this very interesting. Most of us who have crossed the 25 year mark, would already have read/seen something like this. But this is an awesome way to teach some valuable lessons to kids. The analogy of life to a game is something
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by fromdoon 13y ago
>> but it depends on the person And what makes the person? A Person is an amalgamation of inherited genes and collated personal experiences. Most of the personal experiences are a direct result of your location. I think it is very im
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by fromdoon 13y ago
Just asking, how can a new CEO change Microsoft's directions. Or What suggestions would you give Satya, if you were to meet him today?
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by fromdoon 13y ago
Hi, Is there any resource on Web or even any book that documents all the risks. I had once seen a talk given by you .. was good !! Any other such resources out there ??
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by fromdoon 13y ago
I had started with using MS Visio at my job. Though I had absolutely no experience in making diagrams, Visio was quite easy to get started and become comfortable in quick time. The downside of course is that it is not free. I would also li
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by fromdoon 13y ago
I highly recommend Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Systems-Programmers-Perspecti...
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by fromdoon 13y ago
They are currently over Hongkong/South East Asia, where it is night time. Too bad, the background with earth lit up would have been awesome ... Edit: In about 15 minutes, they are expecting orbital sunrise. That would be great !!!
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by fromdoon 13y ago
Here in India, we have also witnessed a series of street agitations against a corrupt political system that runs most of the country. Though, It hasn't crossed the line, yet, and turned into violent protests like Kiev. There are many t
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Ask HN: What are the most inspirational blog posts you've ever read?
148 points by fromdoon 13y ago|58 comments
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Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided(coursera.org)
1 points by fromdoon 13y ago|0 comments
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by fromdoon 13y ago
The Mars Trilogy ... it made me come to closer to hard science fiction than ever before ...
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by fromdoon 13y ago
This is typical western philosophical bullsh . As life becomes easier in Western world, people have more time to fret about such inconsequential things. Please carry on!
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by fromdoon 13y ago
let them push the envelope dude
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Mars Orbiter Spacecraft Successfully placed in Mars Transfer Trajectory (isro.org)
2 points by fromdoon 13y ago|0 comments
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by fromdoon 13y ago
I had a panic attack recently. Let me tell you, it is worst feeling in the world. The urge to reset your life after such a event is almost natural. It's like, If I don't change right now, I would not be able to live any longer. I
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by fromdoon 13y ago
Thanks for your comment Kamaal. I think most of us realize the intangible value that ISRO creates. Space Tech is here to stay. The cooperation between NASA and ISRO is commendable and shows the weight ISRO carries in the current Space Tech
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by fromdoon 13y ago
Thanks Arjuna.
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by fromdoon 13y ago
Thanks for your advice. Can you point a relevant link with regards to Zed Shaw.
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Ask HN: Alternate Careers for a Software developer
15 points by fromdoon 13y ago|8 comments

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