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by gsk 11y ago
Oh my! That was harsh and cleverly concealed too! My observation was lost in translation. I have nothing against Africa. I read Achebe and consider Things Fall Apart to be one of the best books I have read along with Hundred Years of Solitu
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by gsk 11y ago
Yes, If I may: in countries like Africa, dogs are usually on their own (even if they are nominally someone's pet) and quite often get run over on the road. They are left there to rot before someone buries them or throws them over to ro
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by gsk 12y ago
irishcoffee, you should listen to this http://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/382451600/entangleme...
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by gsk 12y ago
"This is, I recognise, a romantic view of dying, but it is achievable with love, morphine, and whisky." Oh, tell that to a 7 year old who has terminal cancer. What an amazingly blinkered view this guy has!
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by gsk 12y ago
They are talking about helping blind people and you are talking about terrible scrolling and closing the website?
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by gsk 12y ago
What's bus factor?
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Google Glass hack allows brainwave control(bbc.co.uk)
4 points by gsk 12y ago|1 comments
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by gsk 12y ago
I started https://filespin.io when employed. We are doing well in enterprise space. Getting ready to release for developers. One advice I could have used when I started: It is unnecessary to worry about your current employer. Th
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by gsk 12y ago
I assume it was unintentional. Your last paragraph appears rather opaque to my tired mind.
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by gsk 13y ago
This is great. Years ago I used to help out at Honey Bee Network http://www.sristi.org/hbnew/ and saw hundreds and hundreds of innovative solutions by people from all over India. If you can navigate the rather clunky i
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CES 2014: Sony shows off life logging app and kit(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by gsk 13y ago|0 comments
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by gsk 13y ago
This is very well said. Thank you for posting.
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by gsk 13y ago
Of course, it's quite important that you are not made to spit on your keyboard. Shame on Bill Gates.
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by gsk 13y ago
An oft-repeated well-meaning but rather ignorant objection. Read this http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/08/why-explore-space.html
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by gsk 13y ago
>Bacteria don't desire anything, and they don't seek out anything or plan anything. When you say this, aren't you are making precisely the same mistake you claim the expert was making?! I am sure Dr Arjun knows very well t
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by gsk 13y ago
I understand you don't want to be Elon Musk. But, surely, you are not suggesting Elon Musk is a dumb worker, are you?
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by gsk 13y ago
Life is built to maximise survival, I suppose. Note that Life is not the World (I refer to the physical non-biological things as world). I would say, as far as science can probe, world isn't there to maximise anything.
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by gsk 13y ago
Graham Greene said: "Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness, evil - or else an absolute ignorance." This world isn't built for maximising happiness of humans, this is true whether you
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by gsk 13y ago
From my experience at a very large bank. No one can do anything significant (such as connect to a database) without leaving a audit trail at said bank. It is very much possible to audit and it is being done routinely in places, at banking s
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by gsk 13y ago
Thanks for the link. Had this installed on iPad and 5 yr old daughter can't stop coloring the pages and watch them come alive! Well done.
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by gsk 13y ago
Thank you!
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by gsk 13y ago
>What was he indoctrinated into thinking? The parent did not say that. You did.
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by gsk 13y ago
This sounds patronizing. As adults, you make your choice and face the consequences. That you may have dependents does not reduce your moral responsibility one bit.
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by gsk 14y ago
Heinlein has used it. "By His Bootstraps" is quite enjoyable for it's recursive time paradoxes.
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by gsk 14y ago
>wasted lifes? You should learn more about Gates foundation. Here's a passionate speech he gave recently in London about eradicating polio http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=R-JRogtrwRk
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by gsk 14y ago
Yes, I'd suggest http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Last-Blue-Mountain-Authorised/d... where the founder himself explains how
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by gsk 14y ago
That's not true. Communication(what email is for) is a basic need. Consider how much you spend on your mobile phone every year.
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by gsk 14y ago
Don't know if Derek has children. They sure make you intensely local. While raising a family, if you have a company/product that is aimed globally as well, then you don't have much of a choice in focussing globally if you are to succeed. Th
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by gsk 14y ago
I understand the pain (I have been in a similar position, less harsh than yours though, now things have turned out OK). There is one thing that has helped me through: showing unconditional kindness, regardless of the situation. I also read
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by gsk 14y ago
This is in-line with my own experience as a 37 year old founder (married, one child). The biggest hurdle is "lack of willingness or ability to take risks" and the biggest advantage is "Professional networks". Most often, this is reversed if

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