On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 9:14 PM, Shakthi Kannan <[email protected]>wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> --- On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Nalin Savara<[email protected]> wrote:
> | I said that media exposure to technology oriented courses attracts bright
> | youngsters-- even school dropouts and people from a semi-rural
> background---
> | who may have not qualified for a formal course.. and helps them
> channelize
> | their passion for technology into something productive.
> \--
>
> The use of wrong terminology doesn't justify the cause. If you want to
> teach people that False is True, you are still wrong.
>
> ---
> | Do you know-- Larry Ellison was school dropout ?
> \--
>
> This is totally out of context.
>

IMHO the context is "Even people without formal education-- but who are
passionate about technology  can make a massive impact on the direction of
the entire technology industry"--
and Larry Ellison being the founder and CEO of Oracle-- but I feel is a
example of the same-- especially since Larry Ellison is also a school
dropout-- and of mixed race and from a poor background.

Regarding a trademarked course-name--- I feel the discussion is
philosophical rather than practical.

You can argue that "Coca Cola"-- doesnt contain Cocoa-- and hence it is
misleading-- but that is a unnecessary discussion.

Sure... even I hate how lay-people sometimes mis-interpret buzzwords-- but--
it is un-deniable-- that technology exposure can inspire even people
otherwise cut-off from mainstream academia and the mainstream technology
industry.

If you (Shakthi Kannan) want, why dont you share-- what are your assumptions
about context here-- that you feel my point is "out of context" ?

Regards,

Nalin

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