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nbakshion Base salaries offered to software engineers in SF, NYC, and Seattle

Do you have data to show if there is any delta in base salary for folks on visa vs others?

nbakshion H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules

100K in Bay area is not equal to 100K in some other part of US. Also H1B is not only used by the IT industry but other industries as well, where paying 100K may be tough.

nbakshion Amazon Posts Another Blockbuster Profit

I do that too, and with the Amazon App you can even scan the barcode of the product you are looking in the market to compare prices and look at reviews right there. Don't even have to go home for that.

nbakshion The “Chad” bug

This reminds me my favorite name while testing: "McNulla". I have seen quite a few webforms which had a regex to remove any NULL string, because of which it would not take this name as it has a "Null" string in the name.

nbakshion G is for Google

From his blog: "Unless you're so big that your reputation precedes you, a marginal domain suggests you're a marginal company."

nbakshion Stenography & Reversing Multilayer .NET Malware

Nice article. Its easy to confuse but I think you meant Steganography.

nbakshion Doubling down on stress: launching a startup while going through a divorce

I thought it was a more tongue in cheek statement.

nbakshion I just got a job offer for less than I asked for, what should I do now?

This video by Ramit Seth gives a good view on how to do salary negotiation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elbjLyz1SHI&list=PLD14FA0C81E...

nbakshion Tesla Model S Outperforms Aston Martin

Automobile did a comparison with BMW M5. Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvHTN0Yi1t4

nbakshion Github: Major Service Outage

it was down for a little time. http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/uh-oh-youtube-sp...

nbakshion A myth called the Indian programmer

4 out of the 5 you mentioned are from IITs. The education quality of IITs vs other institutions matters a lot in India.

nbakshion Is it wrong not to interview all very qualified candidates?

If you are really sure what you are looking for (which in this case looks like you are) I do not see much value in interviewing others.

On the other hand if someone were not that sure about what exact qualities one is looking for then it would make sense to interview a wide set of candidates.

nbakshion What's the worst job you've had outside technology?

I am surprised with how you are surprised my _my_ preference. Well I guess its each man to his own.

nbakshion What's the worst job you've had outside technology?

I came to USA for my masters degree in Computer Engineering. Coming from a financially weak family, I had to work in my university's dining hall for my day to day expenses. There were variety of jobs in the Dining hall, one could be a Chef's assistant, a salad bar attendant, or cashier. The job I hated the most was that of dish washing, just because you don't have to use any brain, its a very mechanical job. Looking back at my career now, I think this is the worst job I ever had.