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Quotations on Professionalism
1) "The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession." – Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) in "The Valley of Fear" 2) “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” – Oscar … Continue reading
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Quotations on Politics
"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’" – Isaac Asimov
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Hiding inside a refrigerator…
It got crowded in heaven, so, for one day it was decided only to accept people who had really had a bad day on the day they died. St. Peter was standing at the pearly gates and said to the … Continue reading
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Three months to find a priest up here!
On their way to getting married, a young couple is involved in a fatal car accident. They find themselves sitting outside the Pearly Gates, waiting for St. Peter to process them into Heaven. While waiting, they begin to wonder: Could … Continue reading
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The Vatican Hall of Shame
The Catholic Church has a history. Boy, does it… By Tony Perrottet “Lord, give me chastity and self-control — but not yet." — Prayer of the young Saint Augustine, c.380 A.D. The scandals may be coming thick and strong from … Continue reading
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It’s just that I gave up drinking yesterday.
An Irishman stops into a bar in New York City every day at the same time. He walks up to the bar, orders three pints of Guinness, drinks them down one at a time, and then walks out. After about … Continue reading
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Why Indian Students are attacked abroad…… …….?
It was the first day of a school in USA and a new Indian student named Chandrasekhar Subramanian entered the fourth grade. The teacher said, "Let’s begin by reviewing some American History. Who said ‘Give me Liberty , or give … Continue reading
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The Ten Commandments of Egoless Programming
These are The Ten Commandments of Egoless Programming (From a classic book written in the early 1970s called, "The Psychology of Computer Programming" by Gerald Weinberg) but most of the recommendations are applicable in a wider context.1. Understand and … Continue reading
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Allied Irish Bank: When Irish eyes are smiling
Publication: IBSJ Date: 1 February 2010 (This is the case study of the AIB implementation of which I was Technical Lead as published in IBS Journal – Tarun Rattan)
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