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by g__g 17y ago
The word is quite common in India. Here's a summary: Hawala transfers are mostly done by the underworld people (read gangsters, mafia, mob etc.) The most common application of hawala is in betting. In India, betting on sports is illegal but
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by g__g 17y ago
I'd rather go be a Somalian pirate or something like that. I read somewhere that the conditions in Somalia are so bad that becoming a pirate is the most sought after career option for young men. They believe that even European jails would b
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by g__g 17y ago
That's exactly what happens. The "travel agencies" that give this false information are like scouts, they constantly hunt for poor people who will fall for this. It is common sight at the New Delhi international airport to see workers going
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by g__g 18y ago
I use it on linux too and know way too many people who use it on Macs. I agree, its not quite right to limit it to Windows.
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by g__g 18y ago
Adding to the urban ledgend i've heard so many times: "google is the NSA" :)
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by g__g 18y ago
I live in India. Although it's not really hard for me to get a plane ticket to America, your reasoning I think correctly sums up everything.
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by g__g 18y ago
I second your take on addiction of drugs.
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by g__g 18y ago
That is so true. I live here but even to me it seems that the entire county's under construction!
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by g__g 18y ago
Peoples minds work on such a strong relative level.. You can be upper-middle-class in California and kill yourself from depression. You can live in a slum and work all day and be happy (Theoretically that is, if they weren't constantly remi
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by g__g 18y ago
Even I have not seen this yet but I have heard about the reduction of bandwidth even on the so called "unlimited" offers. I thought Airtel was the only decent ISP left in India, but they also seem to be messing things up. And btw these ads
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by g__g 18y ago
Isn't this becoming the norm now? Whether related to technology or anything otherwise, expressing opinions is becoming increasingly dangerous.
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Freed.in- FOSS Con happening at New Delhi, India(freed.in)
1 points by g__g 18y ago|0 comments
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by g__g 18y ago
+1
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Satyam Computers' boss resigns, admits fraud(economictimes.indiatimes.com)
2 points by g__g 18y ago|0 comments
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Yahoo eyes ex-Vodafone CEO(online.wsj.com)
1 points by g__g 18y ago|0 comments
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by g__g 18y ago
+1 He's a true journalist.
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by g__g 18y ago
I am well aware of the situation in India, while it is true that there are competent engineers at ISRO, it is also saddening that the govt. is not allocating sufficent money for research. Most of the brightest talent is absorbed by private
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by g__g 18y ago
What you are not getting is that while outsourcing does mean cheap labour for Europe and US, it is not necessarily cheap for India(you mentioned keeping in-house). What you think is cheap are standard wages in India. It is cost cutting for
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by g__g 18y ago
While India is booming in many ways, it still cannot be called developed. There is still a huge divide between the rich and poor and poverty is still a major roadblock.
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by g__g 18y ago
It was from a person on my friend's list.
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Spam in Facebook Chat
2 points by g__g 18y ago|5 comments
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by g__g 18y ago
I don't know if its worked for anybody else.. but i recently got the stumbleupon bar and if you choose your interest, it gives quite interesting results. Not comparable to HN or even reddit/programming.
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by g__g 18y ago
I think i'll go with both hand in hand, thanks for the advice.
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Ask YC: Python or C ?
2 points by g__g 18y ago|6 comments