gkamal

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   by gkamal 1mo ago

   It is not just the time. Having kids (dependents) consciously or subconsciously lowers your risk threshold. Makes you less flexible in a lot of aspects. All these little things will lead to tempering your ambitions or take on additional str
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   by gkamal 1mo ago

   This looks like measuring what is easy to do, rather than what really matters. PR open counts, issues created , ceos/founders spending more time on linear don't automatically lead to better outcomes (in my experience they are ofte
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   by gkamal 8y ago

   "Are your lights on" ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1044831.Are_Your_Lights_... ) is my favorite Weinberg book. It had a very profound impact on how I approach problem solving.
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   by gkamal 9y ago

   correction Working Effectively with Legacy Code is by Michael Feathers
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   by gkamal 14y ago

   I take up assignments on odesk and I like this very much. In my experience the screenshots are only reviewed when the work expectations are not met - I don't think anybody looked at those in most of the work I have done so far (apart from
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   by gkamal 14y ago

   Thanks. I appreciate the difference and understand the need for taking other things into consideration for allowing immigration. But most of the arguments made in this thread and other similar debates - the main point is about the economics
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   by gkamal 14y ago

   After reading the section below from the WTO site I can't understand how such a practice of discriminating against foreign workers is compatible with free trade espoused and taken advantage of by developed countries. Protectionism in terms