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Would be nice to have a ‘scramble!’ button so it makes it slightly easier when we get stuck

It's a (clever) reference to an event that happens every four years.

Thanks. This would be a nice thing to explain in the document that's open sourced.

Selling water in plastic bags is actually a common practice in India. This happens in bars and when you order to-go (or parcel as it's called there)

In India, I remember submitting a passport size photograph with all the resumes I submitted during college/campus interviews. When I moved to US, I realized that was not a requirement.

Is there a way for US/Canadian long term visa holders to check their visa requirements? E.g. Indian citizens are normally required to get visa for Mexico/Philippines. But with a H1B visa from USA they can travel visa free / visa on arrival.

Microsoft does have a lot of Linux VMs https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-machines/

Mornings on weekdays and weekends Make my bed Meditation for twenty one minutes Exercise for 15 mins Smoothie Coffee and hacker news. Get ready to work.

Evenings on weekdays Have some snacks (usually nuts) Meditation for 21 minutes. PBS news for about an hour while having dinner Maybe some more YouTube for about an hour. Reading and relaxing before bed.

Weekend If the weather is good make it a point to either run or hike If it's bad just walk in the city

There are a few organizations which do this, including United Way, Goodwill. I did this through United Way. Here is the link to find volunteering opportunities near your area, http://www.unitedway.org/get-involved/volunteer

I helped file taxes during the tax season here in the US, for the past four months. It was specifically targeted towards low income families. I was definitely able to learn some of the economic effects of the current healthcare system, especially from the penalties. It was definitely out of my bubble, and wouldn't have known a lot about how many ways the low income families are trying to earn to make ends meet, even at a very old age.

Just in case if anybody needs :) https://www.microsoft.com/developerblog/real-life-code/2016/...

But how much do the PDF versions of the technical books cost ? And where do you get them? I am also trying to calculate the costs and see if I can throw the bookshelf away.

If you click through the links you can find out the actual number of people who are accepted from different countries (not just from India). http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/04/announcing-acc... I guess a few here would be interested in that.

The cat doesn't look that fluffy :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQCrBUIscug

True. The link is http://www.1800gotjunk.com/us_en/

I am also on H1B. After we get the job offer from the new employer, it takes 2-3 weeks to switch. The employer takes care of the formalities. It also gives us time for the usual 2-week notice to the older employer.

There is also Bloglines. I recently switched from Google Reader to Bloglines' beta version, since I felt the latter was slightly faster, and it is supported in my blackberry browser.

what's a ride? full tuition waiver?