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Re:Google’s caste-bias problem on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:20AM (#32426042)
OBC - Other Backward Class [1]

BJP - Bharatiya Janata Party (the current ruling political party of India)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class

Re:Ask HN: What games are you playing? on Thursday May 05, 2022 @01:20AM (#31269811)
Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Still fun.
Re:Safer, yet More Afraid Than Ever on Thursday March 24, 2022 @04:47AM (#30787493)
Nostalgia is a seductive liar - George Ball.
> Therefore, we must move away from any conception of democracy that has it representing “the will of the people.”

Instead, can we say that democracy represents "the will of the people, most of the time"?

One of the main problems is - How to know if someone is actually looking for a friendship? In other words, how to effectively filter out scammers.
Definitely. You can try stuff like - UI/UX design, backend development, app development etc.
Re:Why coding interviews aren't all that bad on Thursday March 24, 2022 @01:25AM (#30786600)
I'm actually fine with coding interviews as long as they don't involve bespoke data structures.
Re:I have quit my job on Thursday March 24, 2022 @12:31AM (#30786390)
"If you can let go of the goals, you can quite enjoy the act. Counter intuitively, the result is often much better."

This applies to many things in life.

Not necessarily. Research requires a different combination of skills - 1) ability to quickly read a research paper to get the main gist, 2) ability to estimate if a contribution is incremental or novel, 3) writing a coherent research paper, 4) defining a good experimental setup etc.
Re:Thoughts on Hiring from a Relative Newbie on Sunday January 02, 2022 @04:19AM (#29767169)
> Man, there is no ego boost like interviewing several people who have 7+ years of experience and seeing that they’re absolutely inept.

Getting ego boosts from others' lack of skills can often cloud the recruiter's judgement about a candidate. This can result in not-so-great recruiting decisions sometimes. My two cents.