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Why must everything end up being a utilitarian pursuit? I don't think it is surprising to many that the brain is plastic enough to absorb certain details subconsciously, but isn't …

Maybe I'm being a prude, or maybe it's just inertia, but does everyone have an easy time replacing a textbook with an electronic device? An argument can probably be made about how …

Does anyone else find it ludicrous that they allow new subscriptions online, but not cancellations? Their FAQ asks me to call customer service to cancel, but when I call on a weeke…

If an individual decides to be highly competitive by working crazy hours, is that considered bad? Will her colleagues complain to the labor department? A capitalist country's inhab…

Too predictable...

Reading the entire article would be a good first step in practicing his ideas. :) Interesting read...

No no, I think he speaks of 50 requests from the get go, i.e., 50 requests of 100 friends each, irrespective of the number of servers. These 50 requests is unrelated to the number …

Well, this is the underlying logic indeed. What the author mentions is seeing 50 requests for 100 friends, where these friends might be divided into 3 servers. So, the keys are has…

I think the advantages of a university education have been chronicled elsewhere. However, to your specific points: Yes, it is about building efficient and reliable software, and th…

I agree to what you say, but by economic divide in India, I meant, the rich get richer, the poor, frankly cannot get any poorer there and are untouched, maybe even adversely affect…

In fact, he does mention Peron's protectionism being a root cause (along with depression and wars) for Argentina's financial woes today. He states that protectionism, regulation, l…

"...just ask India and China before they modernized and liberalized their economies." Well, modernization and liberalization of economies have increased the economic divide in Indi…

This is another economist trying to beat the capitalistic drum. Apart from Peron's protectionist policies (which some call a drive toward self-sustenance), one shouldn't forget con…