neel980

185 karma · joined November 10, 2011

neel980··on At 16, Ganesh got a job in Qatar. Two months later he was dead

Seems to be the case across the surrounding region

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/johann-hari...

neel980··on Ask HN: Your best passive income sources?

A supportive working wife, nothing beats that :)

This is the first piece I have read by Pico and it reminded me of a quote by Gandhi I had noticed on the London Underground "There is more to life than increasing its speed".

neel980··on 50 Skills Every Real Geek Should Have

If there is a "real-geek" certification I'm sure I'd fail.

neel980··on 50 Skills Every Real Geek Should Have

A little outdated but still has some useful tips in there.

neel980··on Ask HN: Most engaging forms of online interaction between strangers?

Trying to understand the most effective ways in which users online engage with each other, especially with people we don’t know. They could be games, groups /forums or comment threads. Conscious that this is context dependent. Commenters on Scobleizer/Kawasaki Google+ posts are engaging in an online experience which is very different those playing WOW.

neel980··on There's no tomorrow

Half-hour animated documentary about resource depletion, energy and the impossibility of infinite growth on a finite planet.

neel980··on Ask HN: PHP or Ruby?

Thanks for the responses folks.

neel980··on Ask HN: PHP or Ruby?

Sense-check succeeded.

neel980··on Ask HN: PHP or Ruby?

You are right, partly. Am more of a DB person with a minimal understanding of scripting languages. Hence the reach-out. About building the next facebook, I would love to.

neel980··on Ask HN: PHP or Ruby?

Am considering Ruby at the moment. But reminded of Twitter dropping Ruby due to certain reliability issues. Hence having second thoughts. Or am I a little ahead of myself here worrying about something that may never affect me?