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[Tue, 16 Sep 2003]
Worst jobs in science
Popular Science has a
list
[via Slashdot]. They even have "postdoc" in it somewhere :-))
- Give laptop to a Bihar MLA: Rs 120,000
- Give assistant to the failed-5th-standard Bihar MLA: Rs 60,000/year
- Probability that the said assisant is not a close relative: 0
- Probability that the said laptop will re-appear in Bangalore in 2 months under new ownership: 0.9
Who'd have thunk!
Seriously, I still think India has more babus than necessary, whatever this
article says. I agree that we do need more people of some type- judges,
teachers and docs in rural areas etc. OTOH, the article does concede that
we have too many Class III/IV people, and that some Indian states have a
tad more departments than they really need (>70 for U.P.!!). It also
makes the observation that many Indian public sector jobs pay better than
the corresponding private sector jobs- kind of an anomaly when you think
they provide better pay *and* better security.
Earthquakes or Isabel: pick your coast...
So whats
the difference between an earthquake and a hurricane ? Buildings fall
on trees in one and trees fall on buildings in the other. Go read the whole Slashdot
thread, its classic Slashdot humor. After all, "Hurricane Sauron"
does sound terrifying ;-) I wonder if the Nazguls had individual names-
maybe we can start naming the bachcha hurricanes after them.
Its business, this ain't personal
Yeah,
right! [via SSS]
A Ferrari or a Mini ?
Ok, bad comparison. But seriously, even my Ford Escort (it does have a
sport-tuned suspension, mind you) can go fast enough to land me a couple
of hefty tickets. Ferraris are totally useless in a country with speed
laws. Useless for driving fast on I-405 in LA, that is. They definitely
have other advantages ;-) So the car's styling should matter more. LA
Times has two articles: one
about SoCal's car culture, with special reference to a Ferrari and another
about the growing importance of design over speed.
The Real Greenhouse Effect, as per Dubya
Every once in a while I'm struck by how masterful the Bush team is. You
have to admire
their audacity, if not their politics. This really is a stroke of
pure political genius: two birds with one stroke. Microsoft could learn a
little about FUD from these guys.
I want to live in a country where the pets are fat
The fat
epidemic
in American pets. No, my title isn't meant to count as the 11th reason why America is great.