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Hi HN, I built BrickCheck because I got tired of having 20 tabs open every time I found a house I liked. I wanted to see the actual data (crime rates, internet speeds, school ratin…

http://www.xmsxmx.com - blog on things I find interesting and do.

Down voting comments by people with higher karma without any contributions --- is how the hypocrites work. If you do not agree with someone - use your power and down vote! That is …

Amazing to see an authentic source like the BBC! It is the same publication that cannot complete any ISRO/Science related article without highlighting first how poor india is! So, …

The point is not about covid per se. The point is veracity of the institution that are cited all over the globe and orgs like amnesty. These are created, based and are funded by we…

None of his previous work is on the subject of freedom and democracy btw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumit_Ganguly

You seem to know more about the natives it seems; where are you quoting this from? "Indian nationalism is all about bringing back the "varna system" " ---- You have done a Phd in t…

"Journal of Democracy", Lancet and "Global Health Security Index" ---- I put them all in same category. Take whatever they say with a pinch of salt. The reports published by these …

Previous govt had huge concerns as well. PM Singh said "The atomic energy programme has gone into difficulties because these NGOs [non-governmental organisations], mostly I think b…

Every provider has their own walled garden. Several offerings just tie companies to the vendor. For example, with AWS - services like ECS, EKS or even Redshift go very well with th…

There is no doubt that AWS is more mature. You make few points: - poor documentation - no security auditing tool - API limits. In my experience 1 and 3 are true for AWS as well. AW…

Hi, I have had couple of interviews where i did not succeed for an enterprise architecture role. The questions were very normal and such that one can logically answer. For example,…

It is amazing to see how we declare something as too obvious or natural. Like trunk based development, so obvious that questioning it makes one a fool :-) Git and its model was the…

At least on two occasions i have seen configuration as literal code (like in config as java, scala, python code). While config as code could be beneficial, using it as literal code…

Interesting discussion here. Excellent post. If coding is such an art and so important to the industry, why are all people at the top do not have a git hub account to show? They mu…

5K is 5K for Americans as well, as per Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/5K_run

yes, do not take a 1-2 year contract on a low rate. But mathematically: Lets say: Desired rate: 150 Available rate: 100 Sit idle for desired rate: 30 days (20 working days in a mon…

Adding my two cents. I have been a contractor for almost 3 years now. My personal opinion: - Contracting pays a lot more than a perm role. - You do not deal with politics, which is…