pav7en

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by pav7en 11y ago
What happens to the concept of service? Public service is not meant to be completely and perfectly safe. Hell, life doesn't come with any guarantees. How does being in a constant state of stress and fear about life help you in preserv
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by pav7en 11y ago
Thanks, very good advice.
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by pav7en 11y ago
On the same lines of the previous comment, I've found this book to be very useful: http://www.amazon.com/Wherever-You-Go-There-Are/dp/140130778... Was recommended on one of HN's threads about meditation.
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by pav7en 11y ago
Yup, and this led to an imbalance in the officer corps too, with sikhs being disproportionate to their population. Though it's generally not talked about, that imbalance in the officer corp has been corrected. Started during the 1980&#
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by pav7en 11y ago
Haha, that's kind of ironic, someone downvoted you for this.
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by pav7en 11y ago
Doesn't seem negative at all. And makes a very good case.
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by pav7en 11y ago
It's always a good thing to question. Unless of course you belong to the camp who choose to be wilfully ignorant and closed in light of overwhelming evidence. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9679537
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by pav7en 11y ago
Had a few moments of such afterglow. And then the anguish. And then the thought that, is that not ok too? That the point is not to live in an eternal state of bliss, but to be more forgiving and compassionate when we do slip. And not let it
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by pav7en 11y ago
In short these are not real H1Bs. But a glaring example of how the system is being gamed. And also stigmatising legitimate H1Bs in the country and the American product (mostly) companies which champion their cause.
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by pav7en 11y ago
No, these 250 H1Bs are not direct petitions filed on behalf of Disney. That would've been great for Florida and the Federal govt. What these companies do is insidious. Say, you're working for HCL in India, HCL files a H1B for you
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by pav7en 11y ago
So why can't lawmakers agree on preventing these consulting companies from applying for H1bs? Corruption all the way through: US Congress/Senate: "oh wait India is going to buy defence h/w worth $47B, we got to get in on
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by pav7en 11y ago
Seems like a valid point of view. Not sure why it got downvoted. Though there are very big kinks to work out in getting Hadoop production ready. So the thesis of the parent article is valid too and not just propaganda.
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by pav7en 11y ago
No, it's not speculative http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall#Estimated_ca...
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by pav7en 11y ago
@kungfooey And you wonder about ageism in the industry?
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by pav7en 12y ago
Sure: "Two things changed. The first was the rule of law. For most of the world's history, if you did somehow accumulate a fortune, the ruler or his henchmen would find a way to steal it. But in medieval Europe something new happe
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by pav7en 12y ago
Oh and courage, well it's nothing. War is all about working effectively with fear, that's why the emphasis on training, the more and more you train, the better you're able to keep fear as a background process and not panic.
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by pav7en 12y ago
You misunderstood me. Whom do you consider a truly professional soldier? In my view it's a marine, a SEAL, or another military member of a modern state. Heck even a Pakistan army soldier is a professional soldier. So what drives thes
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by pav7en 12y ago
Not sure if it had been shared earlier. Relevant to optimising for personal happiness. Since that's the ultimate variable to optimise for.
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Abundance without attachment(nytimes.com)
1 points by pav7en 12y ago|1 comments
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by pav7en 12y ago
Hmm, mercenaries, 'soldiers of fortune', a very romantic concept. I'd like to be one, but then not. Military training is tough and if the only thing you're fighting for is a paycheck, then you won't hang in there wh
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by pav7en 12y ago
Judah, very nice effort. Two points of note for me: 1. When I click shelter it shows a very small nbr of beds available when compared to the nbr of beds shown when I click the Search icon on the homepage. Also agree with cpeterso's co
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by pav7en 12y ago
Good article. Saviano writes from the heart and avoids platitudes. He covers most everything when someone does something never done before or does it better: 1. Intimidation, in this case with threats to life. 2. Anger and a sense of irrita
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by pav7en 12y ago
Thanks for the link. Was illuminating, humanizes the people of USSR and their government. A reminder that not all stories are stereotypical.