amartya916

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by amartya916 3y ago
Agree completely. Additionally, there is a massive Chromebook user base (with the default Chrome browser) that basically has a chokehold on the K12 education space. Conjecture: I think this gets students used to the model of Chrome + Google
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by amartya916 3y ago
I would be surprised if Apple does what you suggested, but I do think it's an excellent suggestion, thank you. It just won't be a priority unless some sort of legislation forces their hand.
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by amartya916 4y ago
While it might be fashionable to hate on Google, the question "What did Google bring to my life" seems really odd. I can't believe I have to say this but search, and more importantly good/fast search, is to Google's
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by amartya916 5y ago
Ah sorry, I misunderstood as well. Makes sense!
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by amartya916 5y ago
I think I know why you are being downvoted, but I just wanted to chime in and say that I get exactly where you are coming from. On certain days, I cannot shake a similar thought from my mind as well. Today though, I'd recommend skimm
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by amartya916 5y ago
This is great! I liked the "know it when I see it" comment :).
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by amartya916 5y ago
Thank you for taking the time to share this idea with us; it certainly made me think.
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by amartya916 5y ago
In case some of the community members are not fully aware of the background of the comment about mass murder: Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat when there were religious riots in 2002 [1]. Of course, him being a Hindu nationalist it&#x
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by amartya916 6y ago
Thanks for taking the time to pen a thoughtful response. I really appreciate the point about training users to enter login credentials, how it might be risky, and also that this could lead to a false sense of security. That being said, I do
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by amartya916 6y ago
Thank you to the Firefox team, this seems like a really nice release. I am very happy about the "If you don’t have a master password set up for Firefox, Windows and macOS now requires a login to your operating system account before sho
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by amartya916 6y ago
I have used both Postico and Tableplus extensively, and if you are sure that you are going to be working with Postgres only, its the better, more Mac-like app. However, both are a serious upgrade over PgAdmin :)
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by amartya916 6y ago
Thank you for a well reasoned and measured take on this situation. My parents (in their 60s and 70s, living in India) made mention of the callous attitude you refer to as well. Culturally and practically (because of population density socia
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by amartya916 7y ago
This is so neat. Like someone else mentioned already, this feature has been very useful for me countless times. In fact, when it doesn't work, I tend to blame the PDF itself :). Thanks a ton!
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by amartya916 7y ago
I am guessing the same mechanism that allows them to change the url on scroll, would be used to change/reload the ads as well.
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by amartya916 7y ago
I am glad this made it to HN frontpage, otherwise, I might have missed it; and I bet others are on the same page. Anyway, just wanted to say thank you :). This is very good stuff!
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by amartya916 7y ago
I do not know why you are getting the downvotes, but you are correct. The DoT and independent inspectors backed up this scenario. https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15125313/its-all-your...
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by amartya916 8y ago
Depending on what kind of analytics you want, Fathom is quite nice too. I recently set it up on my servers (about a month ago) and its been working well. It’s open source as well, with a public Trello board that speaks to future dev goals.
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by amartya916 8y ago
As far as I know, there are no open APIs from Apple that’ll help. However, I think it might be possible to use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) ranging as a proxy for distance. Whether the Watch acts as a BLE beacon or the linux laptop or IoT doe
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by amartya916 8y ago
"I can imagine a future when many people only have a watch as their personal device but use other larger devices that are shared, instantly personalized by a watch." This is a good idea succinctly put. Thank you. The building bloc
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by amartya916 8y ago
"I have way less trust for our tech illiterate congress than I do for Facebook." That is a perfectly fine position for you to take. But if you consider that a majority of the citizenry also does not understand the ramifications of
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by amartya916 8y ago
Completely agreed. Similarly, most cars in Jaguar's current portfolio have good Dynamics.
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by amartya916 8y ago
I like the “unmoor” phrasing. Thank you :). To truly immerse oneself, primarily communicate in a language foreign to one’s country of origin, and eat local foods (no harm in indulging in foods from back home every once in a while). And give
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by amartya916 8y ago
True, but in this case the content behind the door is obfuscated. This reveals, or at the very least reiterates, what is behind the door. In some cases, that might result in us deciding that a bigger lock was required (or moving the content
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by amartya916 8y ago
"for 1.3 seconds the system knew an accident was going to happen and failed to act on that knowledge." This is so tragic. Even Volvo's own collision avoidance system would (could?) have mitigated the crash a fair bit. From Vo
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by amartya916 9y ago
I completely agree. For a while I was wondering whether an MVNO operator like Virgin Mobile (piggybacking on Sprint) that exclusively works with iPhones (a fairly recent change) was a stealth move by Apple to test the waters. As you rightl
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by amartya916 9y ago
Thank you (& kop316 for the parent comment) for taking the time to jot this down. It made for a fascinating read for someone like me who is ignorant about how these networks/connections work. Given Android's popularity/p
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by amartya916 9y ago
Off topic a bit, but I think this is wonderful. If you are so inclined, consider trying to replace the battery on the phone. The total cost would be around $25 (including tools), and you'll have the pleasure of giving the device a new
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by amartya916 9y ago
This is very nicely framed, thank you. At the risk of going slightly off track, do you think this argument about active involvement also fits (physical and not electronic)books?
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by amartya916 9y ago
This is a fair critique. I wish they didn't sell the search placement in the first place.
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by amartya916 9y ago
I am sorry to say that you are ignoring the importance of privacy, and somewhat flippantly making the case for extensibility over privacy. Safari's (and Apple's) commitment to privacy is to be commended and we should try not to lo

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