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Comment Re:Is there any GOOD news from Dubai? (Score 1) 171

Excuse me. I am from India, and in India, people who live on $2 a day send their children to government schools, which are funded and run by the Government. Of course the quality of education is not at par with other privately run schools which attract better instructors, but you get the point. Additionally, there are various NGOs that patronize schools like these, and provide free food, clothing and books for children. Do you know which countries in this region are in a worse condition than India? Bangladesh is, Pakistan is. Bangladesh is to us what Mexico is to you. Another thing. ISPs everywhere are heavily regulated and controlled by the government, and they DO try to control the traffic by limiting access to websites as and when the Government directs them to. Perhaps you have never heard of a country called China.

Comment The right question (Score 1) 525

Your focus is not correct. You should think of the long term goal. Should you have your child learn a language or is it something else that you want to achieve? A language is a medium. Eventually, you would be proud that you picked a language for your child early in his life, that by the time he is 16, he has a stronger understanding of systems and their interactions. He is able to figure out the logic flow of data in the mot abstract of systems.

That brings us to a few constraints: layers and platforms.

Start with a language, which follows OOPS. Also, decide whether you want him to start with the web-dev side of things or with system programming.

In any language you choose, make sure it is present across multiple layers. That way, he will face lesser roadblocks in his self-leaning.

I personally suggest he leans Java. The reasons:

  • Good OOPS concepts
  • Standard C-style syntax
  • Extremely powerful API
  • Non-exhaustive help content online
  • Presence across desktop and web

Comment Re:fake? (Score 1) 2

Well, no one can confirm that she works at Google, and she has changed her name thrice, each time right after the one-month restrain gets over. Moreover, the image on her profile is of someone else! All in violation of Google+ profile TOS. Another thing. Her about page looks kiddish, with Google written in every field. I think, it is just one of those spam accounts that got too much attention.

Comment I use this for 2 years now (Score 1) 1

I use Lastpass. It is safe, it is secure and it is wonderful. However, there was no way to know how awesome Lastpass was unless it came under a threat. Lastpass behaved in an extremely mature manner and actually informed its users about the tiniest of the details. I am not going anywhere else than Lastpass after their responsible crisis handling.
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Submission + - Google tweaks algorithm as concern over Bing grows (theregister.co.uk)

SharkLaser writes: As Bing gets closer to capturing almost 33% of the market share in the US, Google has again made a large tweak to its algorithms to provide more up-to-the-minute search results. The change affects around 35% of queries and is intented to give users more recent news and stories. For breaking news stories the search engine will now weight more heavily the most recent coverage, and not just those sites that are linked the most, and for general terms the search engine values fresh content more than old. Google is hoping that these recent new changes will provide better search experience and stops users from switching over to Bing, which just recently launched its own GroupOn like site.

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