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Saturday, June 14, 2003

I feel like a high-end computer with a freshly installed operating system: brimming with capability, but of no good use unless additional software is installed.

So then, where are all the really smart people? Surely everyone around me can't be at the same stage or behind? Either they really don't exist, or they are right in front of me but I can't see them because (a) they are being really modest or (b) they have no means of expressing their capability to a lay audience. In either case, the silence is not good for the ego.

Something must be done to get them out of the woodwork.

frozenaftermath — Jun 13, 2003 5:55:55 PM — # ↩

Have to say I did not really get what the second para meant, so just a RFC. Is it the lack of resonance to your ideas or the lack of ideas that interests you, that is bothering you?

..but of no good use unless additional software is installed: Missing apt-get already? ;-)
- Kiran Jonnalagadda — Jun 13, 2003 6:01:21 PM — # ↩
  
  Lack of smart people with original ideas, despite this being the most important city for IT in India. Logically, they have to be in a larger proportion here. So where are they?
  
  The first bit was in reference to the post subject.
  - ravi — Jun 13, 2003 9:11:58 PM — # ↩
    
    So where are they?
    
    My guess: San Fransisco, California, U.S.A.
    - mmk — Jun 14, 2003 7:30:34 AM — # ↩
      
      Thank you thank you. :))
      
      Muhahahahah
      - Anonymous — Jun 16, 2003 5:24:02 AM — # ↩
        
        definitely not you dude!!
  - frozenaftermath — Jun 14, 2003 3:41:02 PM — # ↩
    
    Thanks for the explanation.
    
    Logically, they have to be in a larger proportion here.: Methinks you can blame that on the codemonkey and call center mentality that is sp'sedly our interpretation of the IT revolution.
    
    Everywhere you always are asked to concentrate more on theory and implementation than innovation or ideation. Anything more than what is just enough get by is seen as unnecessary.
    
    The first place where I worked had techies who used to code really fancy stuff in VB, yet have no clue about how to configure a DSN. You are not encouraged to poke around and find out.
    
    Till we get out of that mode or until you have a concrete idea of what you are looking for and an even better way of getting you message across, it is most likely that you would be disappointed.
tariquesani — Jun 14, 2003 6:45:12 AM — # ↩

Something must be done to get them out of the woodwork.

Considering you do find the smart people, why do you think they will want to listen to you?
- Kiran Jonnalagadda — Jun 14, 2003 6:46:57 AM — # ↩
  
  I don't want them to listen to me. I want to find the smart people and listen to them.
  - tariquesani — Jun 14, 2003 7:55:59 AM — # ↩
    
    Hmm...
    What I meant was listen to you about getting out of their woodwork.
    - Kiran Jonnalagadda — Jun 15, 2003 4:44:46 AM — # ↩
      
      That's the part that needs figuring out.
mmk — Jun 14, 2003 7:31:24 AM — # ↩

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