Potpourri

I am a twenty-something working in tech and interested in all sorts of subjects other than tech. Aiming to contribute on the areas where they intersect.

Potpourri is a collection interesting links and information I come across. I also write on Wordpress and Posterous (see links).

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  1. University education: Coming to America | The Economist

    The average annual growth rate of students going to America. Over 40% of the 106,123 foreign students in US during the 2007-08 academic year came from just three Asian countries: China, India and South Korea.

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  2. Has anyone seen the possible crisis in Nepal's economy coming?
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  3. Business: The end of the affair | The Economist

    The decline of the MBA will cut off the supply of bullshit at source. In 2010, for the second year running, tens of thousands of overqualified MBAs will emerge with nowhere exciting to go.

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  4. Ali G funny momments

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  5. Ali G in the FBI Academy

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  6. ali g interviews noam chomsky

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  7. "50% of voters now say they prefer having him as President to George W. Bush, with 44% saying they’d rather have his predecessor."
    —Bush closes the gap - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com
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  8. nepal.gov.np

    With OTRC’s intervention, http://nepal.gov.np is now being redirected to http://nepalgov.gov.np instead of http://nhp.com.np

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  9. Cell Phone Searches Require Warrant

    Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that police officers must obtain a search warrant before scouring the contents of a suspect’s cell phone unless their safety is in danger.

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  10. Two new states Momoland and Tuppiwaan declared in Nepal
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  11. A Walled World : Great visualization of the world map. Shows that a part of the world that has 14% of world’s population consumes 73% of the world income. The same part of the world has the world’s most heavily guarded border-zones that separate it from the “rest of the world.” I loved this visualization.

    A Walled World : Great visualization of the world map. Shows that a part of the world that has 14% of world’s population consumes 73% of the world income. The same part of the world has the world’s most heavily guarded border-zones that separate it from the “rest of the world.” I loved this visualization.

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  12. Microsoft Steals Code From Microblogging Startup

    The story has been covered in multiple media sources. The software theft is hypocritical, given Microsoft’s past threats against Chinese software piracy.”

    PS: Today looks like a bad day for Microsoft in Slashdot :(

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  13. How to avoid being blinded by the idea aura

    So, how do you know if you’re doomed to failure? Brant Cooper over at VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner has some bright ideas: First, set parameters, then ask the customer.

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  14. Marrissa Mayer gets married

    One of the most beautiful women in technology is no more single.