Comments for 6 AM Pacific http://6ampacific.com Basab Pradhan's weblog about business and life in a 'flat world'. 6 AM Pacific is the best time for a global conference call. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:44:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on The Broader Context of Swatting Flies by raj http://6ampacific.com/2009/07/03/the-broader-context-of-swatting-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-16362 raj Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:15:46 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=446#comment-16362 Basab, I read you so often and your name is discussed so often in Cognizant sales meets .... Basab, I read you so often and your name is discussed so often in Cognizant sales meets ….

]]> Comment on My Government School by Sandy http://6ampacific.com/2006/11/11/my-government-school/comment-page-1/#comment-16361 Sandy Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:43:44 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/2006/11/11/my-government-school/#comment-16361 Hello dr Narender, its really nice to hear frm someone frm same schol. U r my senior, i passed 10th in 1989. I think u remember me, i,m Sandeep Punia, not so good in acdemics but quite gd in sports. Pls reply Hello dr Narender, its really nice to hear frm someone frm same schol. U r my senior, i passed 10th in 1989. I think u remember me, i,m Sandeep Punia, not so good in acdemics but quite gd in sports. Pls reply

]]> Comment on The Broader Context of Swatting Flies by Surya http://6ampacific.com/2009/07/03/the-broader-context-of-swatting-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-16360 Surya Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:22:11 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=446#comment-16360 I go with voter bribery I go with voter bribery

]]> Comment on The Broader Context of Swatting Flies by Varun http://6ampacific.com/2009/07/03/the-broader-context-of-swatting-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-16359 Varun Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:46:01 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=446#comment-16359 Now I am wondering, which one is better, Trends in voter bribery or this one :D Now I am wondering, which one is better, Trends in voter bribery or this one :D

]]> Comment on Google Voice - Different and Useful by N97Nokia http://6ampacific.com/2009/05/11/google-voice-different-and-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-16351 N97Nokia Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:58:13 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=405#comment-16351 I enjoy your blog. Keep on your great work, I will subscribe. What do you think of the new Nokia N97? I enjoy your blog. Keep on your great work, I will subscribe. What do you think of the new Nokia N97?

]]> Comment on Conflicts of Interest in Healthcare by Siddharth http://6ampacific.com/2009/06/14/conflicts-of-interest-in-healthcare/comment-page-1/#comment-16347 Siddharth Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:20:47 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=430#comment-16347 Basab, valid views but "over-care" to an extent is also a result of regulation and safeguards againts potential lawsuits. Economy of scale does not favor US healthcare costs. Nor does a high calorie diet promote general well being. Simple thing - No "Hand wash" raises dental treatment costs by USD 10 billion. Medical diagnostic in US is highly investigative and less intuitive. The culture in the society also adds to rising cost - people don't want to discuss their medical cases with friends and relatives and hence rely only on hospitals as providers. In contrast to other countries, where the provider role is shared by dispensaries, hospitals, chemists, family, collegaues, neighbours. There is no money exchanged when I ask my chemist - what medicine should I take? or when patients treat each other! The choices for treatment makes services competitive. The only way out is less insurance, and less governance. Only Ingenuity is cost-effective. Obama may just transfer the problem from premiums to tax payments. I hope he does not. Basab, valid views but "over-care" to an extent is also a result of regulation and safeguards againts potential lawsuits. Economy of scale does not favor US healthcare costs. Nor does a high calorie diet promote general well being. Simple thing - No "Hand wash" raises dental treatment costs by USD 10 billion.

Medical diagnostic in US is highly investigative and less intuitive. The culture in the society also adds to rising cost - people don't want to discuss their medical cases with friends and relatives and hence rely only on hospitals as providers. In contrast to other countries, where the provider role is shared by dispensaries, hospitals, chemists, family, collegaues, neighbours. There is no money exchanged when I ask my chemist - what medicine should I take? or when patients treat each other! The choices for treatment makes services competitive.

The only way out is less insurance, and less governance. Only Ingenuity is cost-effective. Obama may just transfer the problem from premiums to tax payments. I hope he does not.

]]> Comment on Google Voice - Different and Useful by Biswajit Jena http://6ampacific.com/2009/05/11/google-voice-different-and-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-16345 Biswajit Jena Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:55:34 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=405#comment-16345 There is this ooma to watch out for in future. I know in the back end its all the VOIP doing the job. But ooma might prove to be a game changer if they are not another sunrocket. The technology is great. I know there is some security issues. But for normal purposes routing your calls on P2P is fine by me. There is this ooma to watch out for in future. I know in the back end its all the VOIP doing the job. But ooma might prove to be a game changer if they are not another sunrocket. The technology is great. I know there is some security issues. But for normal purposes routing your calls on P2P is fine by me.

]]> Comment on Protectionism Ahead? by Vivek http://6ampacific.com/2009/03/15/protectionism-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-16344 Vivek Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:29:17 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=366#comment-16344 My take on this that India ,China ,Japan etc that have U.S money in treasuary notes, will not be able to put much road blocks once the U.S start Protectionism. In order to save the debt they owe from U.S they have to dance like a tool on U.S moves. When a bank give a loan to somebody, now its the bank's responsibility to make sure the person with the money does not run away and s/he is doing good. --Vivek Puri My take on this that India ,China ,Japan etc that have U.S money in treasuary notes, will not be able to put much road blocks once the U.S start Protectionism. In order to save the debt they owe from U.S they have to dance like a tool on U.S moves.
When a bank give a loan to somebody, now its the bank's responsibility to make sure the person with the money does not run away and s/he is doing good.
–Vivek Puri

]]> Comment on Spelling Bee Notes by R. Arun Kumar http://6ampacific.com/2009/06/02/spelling-bee-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-16341 R. Arun Kumar Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:53:06 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=418#comment-16341 Basab, Others are noticing this too. Today's WSJ has this in the Opinion section on 'How to Win the Spelling Bee' by James Maguire. He says, "You don't have to be Indian. But it seem to help." The link is as below. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124398728702579459.html" target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12439872870257945...</a> WSJ.com - Opinion: How to Win the Spelling Bee Arun Basab,
Others are noticing this too. Today's WSJ has this in the Opinion section on 'How to Win the Spelling Bee' by James Maguire. He says, "You don't have to be Indian. But it seem to help."
The link is as below.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12439872870257945...
WSJ.com - Opinion: How to Win the Spelling Bee
Arun

]]> Comment on Water, No Ice by another server http://6ampacific.com/2007/03/07/water-no-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-16339 another server Sat, 30 May 2009 07:11:49 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/2007/03/07/water-no-ice/#comment-16339 I am a server and came across this article out of curiosity. I have always wanted to know why or what the significance is for ordering water with no ice" but, so as not to offend or insult my guests, I have never asked. I have lots of people of all races order their water and other drinks without ice. I don't really care if people have ice or not, or whether they have water or some other drink. It is true that getting a drink order increases the ticket price, which is the ultimate goal for most, if not all, servers. What I do care about is the tip. If I give excellent service then I expect the tip to match the service. Since most servers are paid less than minimum wage($3.13 per hour), our living is made from our tips. Most, not all, Indian customers will tip 10% or less on what is often a low total ticket price. It is this point, and this point alone, that gives a server pause when serving an Indian table. Personally, I give all my tables the same service no matter who they are or where they are from and hope that the tip I receive is just. I am a server and came across this article out of curiosity. I have always wanted to know why or what the significance is for ordering water with no ice" but, so as not to offend or insult my guests, I have never asked. I have lots of people of all races order their water and other drinks without ice. I don't really care if people have ice or not, or whether they have water or some other drink. It is true that getting a drink order increases the ticket price, which is the ultimate goal for most, if not all, servers. What I do care about is the tip. If I give excellent service then I expect the tip to match the service. Since most servers are paid less than minimum wage($3.13 per hour), our living is made from our tips. Most, not all, Indian customers will tip 10% or less on what is often a low total ticket price. It is this point, and this point alone, that gives a server pause when serving an Indian table.
Personally, I give all my tables the same service no matter who they are or where they are from and hope that the tip I receive is just.

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