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There are two things here: 1. Microsoft does not make decisions (mostly) based on fairness to prospective employees. It DOES make decisions based on having a good public image, par…

What about YouTube? Or Zynga? Or Facebook for its photos? I think when people hear the phrase "digital media", they think of it has traditional-media-delivered-digitally. But I thi…

China is less socialist than India? Citation?

I'm a professional programmer who feels like he maybe shouldn't be. Articles like these are encouraging, even if never wind up quitting.

Just one really shitty cubicle.

C'thulu?

Perhaps... I'm not entirely sure why this is the way things are. The histories of specific Indian communities are often completely fascinating, and I wish there was more literature…

Ok, I looked it up, you're right. I've never lived in a village, my perception of Panchayats was wholly informed by the news.

Well, I mean, obviously. Not that it's passable, but do you want to spend energy bringing every pickpocket to justice or do you want to spend energy bringing justice to ONE man who…

I especially love the part about Panchayats losing their authority -- those old fucks need to all resign, and quickly. I'm not being anti-tradition or whatever. Panchayats routinel…

Let's not forget the slave trade.

No, resource strip-mining was a HUGE problem, and was compounded by the fact that India missed the Industrial Revolution at least partially because the British willfully sabotaged …

I take those literacy and poverty numbers with a grain of salt -- they're manufactured by the govt to make itself look good. While literacy and poverty have both been addressed som…

That's a nice observation, and definitely true in India's case. Out of curiosity, is this a robust thing? Is corruption a good indicator of 'brain-drain'?

Ironically, I agree with the comment you're replying to but not with you. Political hypocrisy favoring people you like is seen everywhere. Even if that were NOT the case, I find it…

Well, most people around the world are averse to business. Is there really a bigger proportion of Chinese or Russian or Egyptian businesspersons than Indian? (In fact, India has a …