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I Don't Understand What Anyone Is Saying Anymore by Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review Reminder of way we communicate not just in business but also in science & engineering. Just had first hand experience at Globecom 2011. Bit of though can overcome these & significantly enhance what we want to convey.

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I always struggle to figure out whether to use the word framework, architecture, or solution while trying describe what we developed/designed. Here's the difference among those terms based on several sources: Framework Underlying set of ideas : a set of ideas, principles, agreements, or rules that provides the basis or outline for something intended to be more fully developed at a later stage - Encarta World English Dictionary Context : the general background to, or context for, a particular action or event, e.g., legal framework - Encarta World English Dictionary System of interconnecting bars : a structure of connected horizontal and vertical bars with spaces between them, especially one that forms the skeleton of another structure - Encarta World English Dictionary A set of theories widely accepted enough to serve as the guiding principles of research within a particular discipline - Wikipedia Architecture Building design : the art and science of designing and co...

Messages could be used to communicate in application & overlay layers as well for RPC communication. A message file could contain one or more messages and end with .msg. Relevant header & source files will be automatically generated when you compile.  All messages are inherited from cMessage class & RPC calls - inherited from BaseCallMessage class. Message name must end with word 'Call', e.g., MyRPCCall packet MyRPCCall extends BaseCallMessage RPC responce - inherited from BaseResponseMessage classes. Message name must end with word "Response', e.g., MyRPCResponce

See The waiting time paradox for an excellent illustration on waiting time paradox in exponential inter arrival times or Poisson arrivals.

Must read for grad students in networking and anyone that teaches networking... The Networking Philosopher's Problem

It can be annoying when you can't delete that extract blank page at the end of your word document. This happens after you add a table or section break. Following tip can be really useful. Remove unwanted blank pages inserted after a Word table

When it clicks, a post graduate degree can carry us to new hights. But when it fails, we are over qualified & no one wants us... There is no gurantee that 4-6 years of scarifies will pay off. Read They're Mad as Hell by Leonard Cassuto for a debatable discussion on reality. Read Comments as well. A must read for anyone thinking of becoming a graduate student...

Ever wonder what should be the correct abbreviation (or what it stands for) of a journal when you write/read papers. Search abbreviations as you type at http://scieng.library.ubc.ca/coden/ .

I always thought it would be good to resign than getting fired (it has not happen to me so far & hope will never happen) because you can go to the next employer with your head up. But Job Journal recommends to hang in until you find a new job or get fired. Read more...

" The Innovation Delusion " is a reminder that a country can't survive only through knowledge & innovation. I do realized this within few weeks that I came to USA. Yet unfortunately many people (both US & international) don't think it's probable. Only time will tell... Read more at...