econcon

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by econcon 2y ago
Money and Violence dictates who controls resources hence power. So, companies controlling government is no surprise.
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by econcon 2y ago
Wages do not matter anymore, i've seen guys making 300K+ a year struggling to get women interested in them. Also, if you want to lose all your assets - only then lead with your wallet.
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by econcon 2y ago
They all just write code, imho - software guys are considered very low status and have no pull compared to other professions like doctor, lawyers - i never seen a woman being excited about a programmer haha.
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by econcon 2y ago
We had that problem in barebones WP with no plugins at all. Once we installed a few security plugins, it worked out just fine!
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by econcon 2y ago
unless you collude with other companies, doesn't seem like it is.
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by econcon 2y ago
I used to waste tons of time checking man pages for Linux utilities and programs. I always wondered why I had to memorize all those flags, especially when the chances of recalling them correctly were slim. Not anymore! My brother created th
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Show HN: Option-K – Instant AI commandline helper(github.com)
3 points by econcon 2y ago|0 comments
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by econcon 6y ago
Cycling power does same
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by econcon 6y ago
I read it as perlite, the volcanic foam
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by econcon 6y ago
This is good atleast now Indians will stay in India and develop our country instead of going to the US and contributing to a country which is already ahead in everyway.
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Ask HN: Why India still doesn't have eBay like website?
1 points by econcon 6y ago|1 comments
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by econcon 6y ago
>The (income) tax base in India is about 5%; they have no voice in the politics of the country unless they are big corps. Excise on petroleum import affects nearly everyone. I am not only talking about income tax. Other than this, the so
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by econcon 6y ago
>Excessive taxation on luxury goods is one of the few ways we can still milk the rich You'll be able to milk rich if there are more mercedes on road, they'll need more repairmen or mechanics, you can be one and charge them for
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by econcon 6y ago
>As stated in another comment, most of the income taxes / import taxes etc affect a tiny fraction of the population. Not really a huge voter base there. Influential and disproportionately powerful - but not enough to swing elections
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by econcon 6y ago
Government have been tweaking excise rates. Petrol and Diesel is cheaper everywhere except India, Indian government made 30% revenue increase in exise during lockdown period when all other taxes went down. Funny enough, no one in the countr
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by econcon 6y ago
I have never seen any political party in India having "tax reduction" as their stated goal. I think if someone makes such party, people will vote for it as taxes affect them directly or indirectly.
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by econcon 6y ago
I use amazon India, sometimes I receive broken stuff and I repair it on my own and ask Amazon India if they are willing to refund the part of the sale price. Recently I had received a dented cooktop and since it was functional and my family
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by econcon 6y ago
I think we don't have a good way to transport energy which makes green energy slightly impractical as the main source of energy. If we find a way to connect the world on a common electricity grid, we might be able to skip nuclear and g
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by econcon 6y ago
Sanctions are way to starve the beast. The beast is the country and the people in power are the ones who control that beast. If the beast is powerful, the people in power can use the beast to harm other countries. Is it unfair? Maybe. But w
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by econcon 6y ago
Finland is a tiny developed country it probably has good fiber or coax penetration both of which offer better latency than 4g. So what gives? Its similar to my usage pattern, only time I use mobile internet is when I am out of WiFi range
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by econcon 6y ago
Here's what happend to me: Day 1: Fever, chills. I slept under 2 blanket and after 4 hours I started sweating so I threw off all the blankets. Day 2: Took the test and came out positive but I started feeling good. Day 3: I completely r
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by econcon 6y ago
Modi couldn't ban alibaba let alone Google play store. India today has no eBay equivalent or even Alibaba or Taobao equivalent, without these I don't see b2b or even exports growing much. eBay used to be the only way to find stuff
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by econcon 6y ago
My suggestion: 1. Go to a big city where software folks are paid a lot 2. Apply for roles at startups or small companies who find it hard to compete with big companies paying a lot. 3. Profit
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by econcon 6y ago
Ofc here assumption being made is that college is the deciding factor of success later in life. Most backward cast candidates will be unable to forge deeper connection with powerful ellite caste people and they'll suffer in networking&
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by econcon 6y ago
I hate going to physical stores specially the country where I live, the shop agents watch you like a hawk to make sure you aren't shoplifting or using stuff without buying. Other than this, in local store - shop space is limited so the
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Ask HN: What can we do lower fraud payments in Stripe?
3 points by econcon 6y ago|0 comments
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by econcon 6y ago
Or we can speculate the the societies where there is more freedom are taller. It could also be sexual selection as this stature change is too fast and usually the environment difference takes several hundred generations to show difference.
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by econcon 6y ago
>Because many on HN know and consciously recognize the facts here, my question would be: how do you all cope with surveillance? I also had this "I've nothing to hide instance" - not that I don't have my own nudes on m
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by econcon 6y ago
As a guy who works in B2B supply business. 80% tool and machinery market is owned by China. We simply can't afford German, US or Taiwan tools/machineries. And if it's gone, big players will not affected by small players will
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by econcon 6y ago
Theres word on street that Ruling party has bought Supreme Court Chief justice. China isn't dumb, Indian justice system doesn't result in any justice for businsines unless ruling party's hand are greased.

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