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Since Google has named it 'confidential mode' and not 'secured mode', it is evident (to me at least, the word `confidential` means `me, you and anyone else you tell`) that there is…

SW has a tendency to describe features of a person which I find utterly fascinating (for eg: 'Turing used to giggle a lot', now compare that with the somber depiction of Turing in …

My adviser had suggested me a fantastic book for bedside reading - "Algorithmics: The Spirit of Computing" by David Harel ( https://www.amazon.com/Algorithmics-Spirit-Computing-Dav…

I really like this article, although I don't fully understand most of the parts, mainly because I don't know much about brokerage and investment. But, I am joining the workforce so…

May be off topic, but is this the reason why BoFA does not need us to issue a travel advisory? Because they are getting our location data and can flag fraud?

This reminds me when I was roaming around Annapolis, MD, I spotted one of the many markers around the historic downtown, about how utility workers stumbled upon clay pipes when the…

Thanks for the clarification. I basically wanted to know if database systems could make use of existing distributed-memory HPC programming models, and it seems that there is a poss…

I am following your discussions on the GraphBLAS email list. Are you interested in the distributed-memory API of GraphBLAS (for clusters, typically over MPI) or can you make use of…

I just realized upon reading this that I might have car sickness too (and that it's a real thing). It's worse if I sit at the back, usually its a concoction of strange feelings, mi…

Community detection in uncovering fake news FTW!

"I did write some code in Java once, but the code was in C and Lisp (I simply happened to be in Java at the time ;-)" - heh

Indeed it was misleading. "The basis for vaccination began in 1796 when an English doctor named Edward Jenner observed that milkmaids who had gotten cowpox did not show any symptom…

Getting job through LinkedIn, does that ever happen? For the past many many months, LinkedIn has been consistently sending me one job posting - "Data Center Operations Intern at Am…

One reason Patanjali products are popular is because they are significantly cheaper than alternatives from Unilever or similar companies. With demonetization in India, middle class…

About "reality distortion field": https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Reality_Distorti...

I have used this mail forwarding service thrice and every time I have wondered what prevents me from forwarding my annoying neighbors' mails to Denali National Park. The answer is,…

I've seen consultants in Houston enticing Masters students or spouses of H1-B holders (holding some technology degree) with H1-B promises [Masters students on F1 visa are good targ…

Very true, I recently bought the book ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596007191/ ), and my at-home productivity is all time low. I crack up every time remembering -- "I Invent…

Similar to FB Newsfeed recently introducing an "i"-circle for posts by news organizations (QED), that sort of helps to verify the source, we need something similar in Google search…

These are the ones right next to me now: 1. Design Patterns (GoF) - This book is all about design, someday I aim to really understand all the patterns. 2. High Performance Parallel…

This is a case of government authorized genocide. I just don't understand how shifting blame toward Facebook as a data sharing platform solves the problem. If someone sends hate fi…

Before Netflix stopped showing the number of stars next to content, I used to sort of depend on it for choosing a movie. In fact, I sort of miss it now, and spend more time sifting…

I'm paranoid when I'm on a bike. Any road with a dedicated bike lane may be classified as bike-friendly, but I can't consider it so if cars are on the same road. IMO, the only bike…