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Comment · 8 years ago
Absurdly easy to get a "computer science degree" in India

It wasn't easy at all for me. I spend three years doing graduation in Bachelor of Computer Applications in India (early 2000). The coursework alone was so much that you would have "learn" something. On top of that, I did private diploma from NIIT for "practical" exercises (at that time NIIT and Aptech were quite popular among students)

While I came to Australia for Masters, most of my friends did Master of Computer Applications (three years) in India. Six years of computer studies are bound to give you some knowledge!

Comment · 9 years ago
Great to see some sanity among all these comments!
Comment · 9 years ago
Great! I was having trouble taking full size screenshots using UI last time I tried (apart from adding a custom device for desktop). This time I found "Laptop with HiDPI screen" as well which I believe was not there earlier.
Comment · 12 years ago
Thanks for the link. I always found it hard to know what is happening in new versions of chrome and which feature became available when. This is exactly what I needed - Thanks!

Also found chrome dashboard easier to use than IE dashboard but that's understandable as this is new effort.

And, if anyone from IE team is here, how about some consistency with developer tools with other browsers as well. The web developer UI in IE 11 is so different that I struggle to found simple things - maybe I am not good in recognizing new icons :)

Comment · 13 years ago
This is partly why I wonder if people can get the same emotional experience... Songs play such an important role in the Indian media and it can be very hard to describe. On the other hand I am glad to see that people still find it very moving (even from other cultures/languages).
Comment · 13 years ago
This is a beautiful ad and will make you emotional. As a person of Indian background I was able to relate to it easily but I wonder what others think of it? Are you able to feel the strong emotions based on reading subtitles or does language hamper the feelings and it loses its impact.

Kudos to the team involved in this and thanks for posting this.

Comment · 13 years ago
Wow, a long article but still relevant. As I was reading this I realised how closely it matches even the latest metro ui fiasco (for developers). Indeed "MSDN Camp" has won. Thanks for the link!
Comment · 13 years ago
I am in Australia and these acronyms are not well understood by the public. Luckily jdaley explained these well in his comments above.
Comment · 13 years ago
There was an episode in "Through the wormhole" where it showcased some experiments in how the subconscious mind can be utilized more. I bet this will become normal in coming decades.
Comment · 13 years ago
Considering the amount paid for Motorola by Google, isn't it cheap?
Comment · 13 years ago
I screamed after seeing this headline in hacker news!

I knew my colleague is looking for a mobile as he lost his one last weekend. He wants a mid range one as he keeps losing/breaking his mobile! I told him about this one but he had already ordered one yesterday. Well, he cancelled his order and has now placed the order for Nexus 4!

Comment · 13 years ago
From the article - "we would be having sex with robots in five years - and be capable of falling in love with them within 40 years"

Let's start the "Human-Robots Marriage Rights" petition now... might take some time for society to accept it!

Comment · 13 years ago
Replace "NSA" by "China" and the whole world would have gone into frenzy.
Comment · 13 years ago
Wonder when will GoSQL appear from Google?

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