sean_the_geek

well said! I consider that I fit into "Some are completely turned off by the entire concept that quality work can't stand on its own" group and want to move to "Intuiting and playing the power dynamics in an organization is a critical skill for managers especially.." group. Sun Tzu it is :)

many thanks! looks good!

Couldn't agree more on this "The resources for self-study are gigantic, lots of great books, youtube videos per topic and entire courses from Harvard ..."

upvoted because I loved the honesty! I am 30 something and these are the exact sort of reasons which are holding me back from pursuing MBA. I have met people who have NOT done MBA (or any formal management education FTM) and are running successful businesses or are in management positions in good corporations. And I have met MBAs who are doing the job I would not consider if I have an MBA. I guess the point is to do it for right reasons. Like when you want to switch career to a new field and MBA can be your gateway. Having an MBA does not guarantee a high salary or that coveted management position IMHO.

Just spent past few hours listening to OTT, thanks for recommending and +1 to them!

Great list! - Bookmarked! I recently found out Entheogenic[1] and so far loving the music.

[1] : http://www.entheogenic.net/index.html

thanks for mentioning dc.js. I am looking for D3 wrappers which will make life a bit more simple. Care to mention more?

thanks for pointing that out! Completely missed it.

Couldn't' agree more! I am interested but struggling to get exactly what it does..is it like Gephi..who knows???

Thanks to the author. Just what I was looking for!

Thanks for that link, bookmarked, will definately watch. I don't exactly remember where the analogy came from so could very well be from him.

I was in the same boat when I was 26-27. I was passionate, better than most in programming and had a better job than most. However, I was not happy. There was this constant fear that somebody would overtake me or somebody is x-years younger than me but earns y times more or he is so young but achieved so much more than me blah blah blah. This eventually led to mild depression(or at least that's what I think it was). Then I started doing meditation. I don't want to preach but trust me it works. It made me focus on what's important and what's not. It made me realize that I am externalizing my happiness, that I am comparing myself to others when such comparison is not fair,that whoever I am comparing to might have problems of their own; nobody's life is perfect. But most importantly it made me realize that all my adult life I have been preparing to be happy without actually being happy. It's like this. If I do this project and publish my web app, I will be happy. Or if I conrtibute x-lines to some OSS and get my name on the contributers list, I would be happy. It was sort of like preparing your bed but never actually sleeping in it. So the TL;DR is start with a little bit of meditation.The Art Of Living Sudarshan Kriya and mindfullness would be my humble recommendations.

Interesting indeed! especially the Excel part!

I have Nexus 4 and can confirm the issue. Never had it in the previous version. So much for the Lollipop update

do you understand enough "science" to fathom "scientific achievement"? If the people behind the mission explained to you "science" in it and what are the "scientific achievement", would you understand them?

proud:feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated.

you conveniently left the second part "or those of someone with whom one is closely associated."

T-h-a-t is awesome if it is true. Soon spacex will outsource satellite building to india as well :P

Nice list, bookmarked!I am going through the SHARK paper and would say that its definately worth a read.

IMHO, the concept is novel. Having worked in BI/data analysis fields, I have seen a fair share of large xls files with complex calculations. Can't really try now since blocked at work but will definately give it a shot on home pc.

non-native : 67% It's good to hear that I know 67% of English words.