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New comment by RamanathanR in "Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview"

RamanathanR — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 06:20:46 +0000

Well said! The old adage; "if something seems too good to be true; it probably is" is a truism. The outliers are very few. The Internet is used to amplify every small exaggeration and falsehood into banner headlines and for some reason even sane people default to believing them. Being sceptical takes effort while belief is wired into our DNA.

New comment by RamanathanR in "Chip wars: China, America and silicon supremacy"

RamanathanR — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 05:04:21 +0000

No, You SHOULD blame the "Management" who cannot think past lining their own pockets.

New comment by RamanathanR in "Chip wars: China, America and silicon supremacy"

RamanathanR — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 05:01:48 +0000

You are quite right though i fear most Americans will find this truth unpalatable.

My prediction: If and When the demise of American Tech. supremacy happens, the main culprits will be the American "Management" and "Finance" industry folks. Hubris and Complacency have been legitimized and are ruling the roost.

New comment by RamanathanR in "Chip wars: China, America and silicon supremacy"

RamanathanR — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 04:38:22 +0000

You have hit the nail on the head.

The reason that Silicon Valley has so many of the Chinese/Indian/Other nationalities is simply because of the volume of available "Good Enough" Engineering talent. In most of these cultures a Master's degree is almost the norm. With this in hand, the practical aspects can often be learnt in training/on-the-job. Given that much of Modern Engineering has been systematically streamlined and commoditized, you really don't need very much "Creative" and "Out-of-the-Box" thinking as much as people who can manage and contribute within the existing framework and systems.

New comment by RamanathanR in "Ask HN: What is a good book to learn about the network stack?"

RamanathanR — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 05:30:00 +0000

In addition to the TCP/IP books commonly mentioned, i highly recommend the following two, both by Srinivasan Keshav;

* An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking: ATM Networks, the Internet, and the Telephone Network.

* Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking