Comments on: Waiting for this to happen here too http://arunraghavan.net/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/ Extremely pithy tagline here Thu, 17 May 2012 17:09:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: hariputtar http://arunraghavan.net/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4605 hariputtar Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:36:50 +0000 http://nemesis.accosted.net/blog/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/#comment-4605 <p>mf-ing sobs! indian feudalistic mentality shows up somewhere or the other.</p> mf-ing sobs! indian feudalistic mentality shows up somewhere or the other.

]]> By: jd_knight http://arunraghavan.net/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4604 jd_knight Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:18:26 +0000 http://nemesis.accosted.net/blog/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/#comment-4604 <p><i>fingernail-and-handkerchief inspections every morning</i></p> <p>They did this in PESIT :p</p> fingernail-and-handkerchief inspections every morning

They did this in PESIT :p

]]> By: rythm http://arunraghavan.net/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4603 rythm Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:04:05 +0000 http://nemesis.accosted.net/blog/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/#comment-4603 <p><i>But their exacting curriculum, tough competition and reclusive campus lifestyle have taken a toll on students. </i></p> <p>When this is the reason, let them change the above and not take out the net conn. I thought only IT companies were stupid in India to provide only google net connection in office. But, these guys are worse.</p> But their exacting curriculum, tough competition and reclusive campus lifestyle have taken a toll on students.

When this is the reason, let them change the above and not take out the net conn. I thought only IT companies were stupid in India to provide only google net connection in office. But, these guys are worse.

]]> By: achitnis http://arunraghavan.net/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4602 achitnis Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:59:58 +0000 http://nemesis.accosted.net/blog/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/#comment-4602 <p>I was at IITB in January, and several students came to me and told me about this planned move. I had laughed it off, saying there was no way that the IIT authorities would be so stupid, especially given that night is the best time for any kind of online research.</p> <p>Turns out that I had misjudged the level that people would stoop to. This is incredible. Next they will ban textbooks, turn off the electricity at 9pm and do fingernail-and-handkerchief inspections every morning.</p> <p>Bah!</p> I was at IITB in January, and several students came to me and told me about this planned move. I had laughed it off, saying there was no way that the IIT authorities would be so stupid, especially given that night is the best time for any kind of online research.

Turns out that I had misjudged the level that people would stoop to. This is incredible. Next they will ban textbooks, turn off the electricity at 9pm and do fingernail-and-handkerchief inspections every morning.

Bah!

]]> By: beast_666 http://arunraghavan.net/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4601 beast_666 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:46:44 +0000 http://nemesis.accosted.net/blog/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/#comment-4601 <p>Methinks the main reason for depression in these IITs is the intense peer pressure, family pressure and competitiveness these students face, rather than being lonely and aloof.. Just goes on to show how screwed up our logic can be.. This ought to have been one of the articles for "Analysis of an Argument" on GRE.. Sheesh..</p> Methinks the main reason for depression in these IITs is the intense peer pressure, family pressure and competitiveness these students face, rather than being lonely and aloof.. Just goes on to show how screwed up our logic can be.. This ought to have been one of the articles for “Analysis of an Argument” on GRE.. Sheesh..

]]> By: aivalli http://arunraghavan.net/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4600 aivalli Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:02:40 +0000 http://nemesis.accosted.net/blog/2007/03/waiting-for-this-to-happen-here-too/#comment-4600 <p>Listen to lullaby - go to sleep! :P</p> <p>-N</p> Listen to lullaby – go to sleep! :P

-N

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