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Comment · 9 years ago
AFAIK this is used in embedded chipsets that come with preloaded software like modems.
Comment · 9 years ago
Interestingly IPCs are also used to verify new chipsets in embedded companies. Run the same code with newer generation chipset and see if IPC is better than the previous. IPCs are one of the main criteria if the new chipset is a hit or miss (others are power..)
Comment · 9 years ago
I said most Indians are recent immigrants (not all). I cared about most Indians because when you are speaking about median income it is the most that matters not outliers. How is the Bhagat Singh case is anyway related to when you are speaking about median income?

I did not say more degrees makes you smarter but there is a direct correlation between education and income. That was the point being discussed

Comment · 9 years ago
thank you cscurmudgeon. Only you seem to get it. I included Jews to prove that being model minority is quite complex and not all minorities can be compared. I think most missed the point and went into genetics which i don't believe in. I was expecting people to understand that if your parents are educated, you are more likely to be educated which proves to be the case for Jews and Indians in US.
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Comment · 9 years ago
https://medium.com/@smsowmya/harassment-at-apple-my-perspect... For all the delete Uber folks do you also throw your iPhones?
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Comment · 10 years ago
I am new to Microservices, any good place to learn about major patterns/anti-patterns?
Comment · 10 years ago
As an immigrant who lived in south(NC), midwest(Colorado) & west(CA), each of the regions are very unique. In south most people greet you & nod at strangers while walking on streets. I got used to this habit & in midwest/west when i nod, many times it will be met with blank stares. Some of my friends who nodded out of practice in India got into hilarious situations where people became suspicious. Overall my impression is Americans of all ages/sex are very outgoing (except for young women who probably are afraid of getting unwanted attention) when compared to people in Europe/India/China.
Comment · 10 years ago
Carriers want diversity so that they can do better bargaining with the phone makers. ex: My HTC M7 phone came with lots of preloaded shitty apps made by AT&T which i can't delete, Apple will not allow AT&T to twist their arm like that. Similarly they want diversity in the chip makers as well. If the phones are subsidised most people will go with iPhone.
Comment · 10 years ago
I worked for a big chinese telecom/networking company & went to SZ for about 6 months in 2008. I liked it a lot except for the language barrier but i was able manage with broken mandarin. At that time it was not that polluted when compared to Bangalore(India)
Comment · 10 years ago
Indian banks have their own problems. I have spent lots of time dealing with Indian banks which want me to show up in person to handle certain account issues while i was in US. Security works more by obscurity where you have to provide lots of details, which can be bad if you don't regularly use the accounts. Customer service depends on situation. When i deal with private banks, i will be treated really well (with offer for tea/cold drinks/snacks :) & personal attention from manager. My dad, who deals with public sector banks in rural area tells me that he dreads to go near banks. The managers apparently are super rude, with a condescending attitude towards rural people.
Comment · 10 years ago
Comment · 10 years ago
H1B system is broken. It is especially hard if you are from India or China. Although you can change employers, you need to restart the green card process from scratch which introduces lots of uncertainties. Obama wanted to allow H1Bs to change employers easily by giving them better portability but USCIS came up with a bad rule which i believe is due to lobbying by employers. Australia & Canada have better immigration systems where they give PR quickly.

It is bad for US as well. Immigrants are generally more risk taking than citizens & H1B does not allow them to take risks when they are young because they will be waiting in the line for PR (Green Card). By the time they get green card it will be decade or more and their risk appetite would have reduced due to having family/children.

In general, I don't believe most of the high salaries in tech may not be sustainable. Lots of tech jobs will move to India & China (or any low cost country in future which has a good pool of educated people), that is just capital chasing good enough talent which is cheap. Moving up the value chain is the only option.

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