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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 s…

Thanks, very good advice.

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 th…

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 off…

Haha, that's kind of ironic, someone downvoted you for this.

Doesn't seem negative at all. And makes a very good case.

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.ycombina…

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…

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) com…

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 …

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 def…

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…

No, it's not speculative http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall#Estimated_ca...

@kungfooey And you wonder about ageism in the industry?

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 st…

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 …

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 s…

Not sure if it had been shared earlier. Relevant to optimising for personal happiness. Since that's the ultimate variable to optimise for.

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 payche…

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 Sear…

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 th…

Thanks for the link. Was illuminating, humanizes the people of USSR and their government. A reminder that not all stories are stereotypical.