nilsimsa

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by nilsimsa 12y ago
So a stable release is too unstable for them? And now the first thing users will have to do is after install, apply all the bug fix packages to bring it to 14.04. But that will bring no unstability concerns? Or will they just not patch it a
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
If you cared about you job at IBM, you would have long left. They have been downsizing for ages.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
I think it is already in the plans to extend to San Jose and then to Santa Clara.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
Now the number affected got reduced to 400 employees.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
The hardware was not quite standardized at that time so CP/M had a layered structure consisting of a BIOS, BDOS and the command line processor. The BIOS was the hardware abstraction layer and was ported to the specific combination of h
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
Curious what kind of optimizations you did for SSDs.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
As I understand it, the US is the only country that taxes you on income abroad. So why would there be double taxation elsewhere?
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
The motion chip is a separate package.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
This has been brought up before and lots of issues were raised. Including multiple 0s and lack of normalization.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
Watches are strapped to the wrist most of the time so less likely to fall.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
Okay let me give you a specific case. There is a drug for Hepatitis which is crazy expensive in US at $85K. They are licensing it for $2K in India. Even when you factor for cost of living differences, it is still less expensive in India. Th
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
Please read what I wrote. I never claimed anything about hotel chains, restaurants, etc being located in the US.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
Do you have a list of these thousand drug companies and the countries they are located in?
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
I think it happens with medicines though not voluntarily. Basically in the US the drug companies have bought out the politicians so the price of medicines are sky high. Meanwhile in many countries like India, the government has negotiated o
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
That is no longer true. You just have to sell your startup to someone with more money.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
I used to get a pretty clear view of the milky way in Flag Staff, AZ a decade back. I wonder if that is still possible now.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
The one thing I like about my current watch is that is is solar charged. I haven't had any issues with replacing batteries for nearly 7 years. I'm not sure if I'm ready to charge yet another device on a regular basis.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
Basically any middle management position in a large enough company.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
Does Switzerland have any restrictions to people for work permits or immigration?
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
I've used it for new hires. Helps get quick closure on those whose decision is right on the edge. Also you get to know how strong an interest they have. But if they ask for more time, I usually give it. They just have to be confident e
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
Where are they located?
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
This company has a CEO, CTO, Chief Engineer and Chief Architect. With any luck they will be acquired by Google, Amazon or Apple for a billion dollars.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
If all you need is _land_, there is plenty of cheap land in the US. But you just have to live away from the big population centers. But then if you are going to be self sustaining, you don't need to near a big population center.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
Mostly up to highschool and standardized exams. In college usually there was no constraints though many professors stated that we have to clear the memory before the exam. I used to have an HP48 for most of my college years.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
I have a 1998 Honda Civic Sedan which other than an oil change and tuneup, has been running fine. More than once people have asked me if I was interested in selling it most likely due to how reliable these cars are.
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
o_O
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
How do they handle it when cables cross over each other and they need to do repair on the one on the bottom?
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
How does docker actually make money?
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
Shouldn't derivatives by respect to change of another variable. For example d/dx of f(x).
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by nilsimsa 12y ago
I wish this software was still around to play with in some sort of simulator.

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