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Hi. This is Can. Today, I’ll be talking about consulting companies. Consulting firms are all the rage these days. I’ve never worked at one, but considered it and have many close friends who do. I am not going to lie, just a few years ago if you asked me what McKinsey did, I would … | Continue reading
Ranjan here, and this post will be kind of intense. I'll be talking about attention spans in the context of a horrifying photo from earlier this year. You probably encountered that photo this summer. Maybe it was shared on a social feed or maybe you saw it on the front page of th … | Continue reading
Hi! Can here again. Today, we talk about biometrics. One of the many joys of moving to the US is discovering the madness that is Social Security Numbers. My first experience with them was defined by my lack of one. Around 15 years ago, I was at a Cingular store in Squirrel Hill i … | Continue reading