Happy birthday to G Karunakar many more happy hacking years to come!!

@Karunakar – the captcha on your blog sux 😉

Will you be there at freed.in

I and Swati will be there – will you be? Anyone interested in any informal, in the corridor kind of BoFs? @Kishore – are there corridors at the venue that can be conviniently crowded 😉

41!

I had mentioned that 40 is considered a watershed and many who have crossed it still say “It feels no different”. Is it the same for me? ummm…. no not really there have been two very major changes in the past year. #1 We moved into our new house and office – the sheer fact

Parenting dilemma

A couple of your son’s friends have been caught flinching CDs and DVDs from his collection. You go and have a talk with the parents of the offending children and things are sorted out. BUT what do you tell your own son who has never faced such distrust and betrayal in friendship? What do you

The Specialists

Over the years I have been involved with many a hiring selection for ______ specialists at all levels, and I can share an observation that I believe will surprise nobody.There is an abundance of ______ job candidates with impressive resumes who do not possess even the minimum basic ______ skills. Resume inflation is only partially

It is not that I am not a “people person” just that I am not a “stupid people person”

Making Work Fun!: # Employees need to know they are working on worthwhile things # Employees need to know they are appreciated # Employees need to receive compliments on their work # Employees need to know their input and opinion is valued # Employees need to know their work makes a difference # Employees need

Yeh Hum Nahin

https://www.yehhumnaheen.org/ Yeh Hum Nahin [This is not us] Not sure if this will make a difference but they are trying!

Most often it is after you have won the war you realise that the battle has just begun.