rishabhsagar

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by rishabhsagar 5y ago
Isn't this the same point as "Guns don't kill people, people kill people"? While that statement is objectively true, the fact remains that Facebook amplifies and benefits from sensational posts. They are in a position to
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Endgame: Creating Backdoors in AWS(endgame.readthedocs.io)
3 points by rishabhsagar 6y ago|0 comments
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by rishabhsagar 7y ago
I have bash fork bomb engraved on my AirPods pro; it is a great conversation starter.
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by rishabhsagar 7y ago
> Mines are simple robots These tanks are not alternative to mines. Why not take a step back and ban both? Humanity has already been trying to get rid of mines [ https://www.un.org/disarmament/convarms/landmine
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BOE Report on ML in UK FS Sector(bankofengland.co.uk)
1 points by rishabhsagar 7y ago|0 comments
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by rishabhsagar 7y ago
Couldn't get arrow keys (or scroll) working on FF on Windows. If you select text and drag to select, the screen scrolls.
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by rishabhsagar 7y ago
Am I missing the point somehow? Why is this not implemented as a series of super high def camera disguised as surveillance cctvs? They could spot spills just as effectively, no?
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by rishabhsagar 7y ago
I don’t have domain knowledge, so to me intuitively it feels like the risk of this crack quickly widening is real. Experts also seem to have called out risks due to factors such as quakes, steam escape etc.
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by rishabhsagar 7y ago
The title seems to imply an active disaster is underway. I was relieved to find out out that the reactor is currently switched off and to be decommissioned in 2023. A case is being made to switch it back on as some people (with a stake in
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by rishabhsagar 7y ago
So, I 100% agree with you and think a sentence in multi-page privacy policy is not informed consent. Recently in EU GDPR regulation brought in some strict measures on how consent is requested and how data is shared and managed, I was deligh
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by rishabhsagar 8y ago
I have the (now) older model XPS and this has been the best laptop I have owned in a long time. Very reliable, nice keyboard with backlight, good battery life, lightweight and came with almost no bloatware. My only slight issue was the ca
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by rishabhsagar 8y ago
Thanks for such a detailed insight. Westpoint paper in this case appears to be clearly hiding an agenda. Don't courts have some sort of checks and balance to minimise this type of influence from expert witnesses?
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by rishabhsagar 8y ago
But does that contribute in any way to your productivity? In my experience I’d rather have the investment be prioritised towards more tangible things like additional training. Flashy and marketable perks like fruit basket often unfortunat
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by rishabhsagar 8y ago
The explanation of “This is to protect batteries from sub par quality chargers” is not particularly convincing to me. As a user, wouldn’t that be my call? Shouldn’t providing a safe charging be a charger manufacturer’s responsibility? Wh
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
So, I strongly believe that there is always going to be an arms race between the government surveillance and people who will want to circumvent such measures. Like people who use tor, VPN, cryptocurrencies etc. Advancement in technology wa
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
Some buildings (hostels and shared accomodations) have shared internet (secured with WPA2). This type of attack might be particularly profitable in such situations.
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
>> Then there's the issue of how your proposed system requires FB to show users the porn that other users are privately viewing. I think this can be addressed as "Show me all suspected compromising videos of me that is avail
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
Wait, what? I submit my nude pics to FB, so that they can hash it and identify its copies online? That sounds good, but is that the only way of doing this? Why not use facial recognition + nudity detector to on-demand find potentially com
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
For users wanting a stable laptop with secure boot in Thinkpad chasis, supplier list from Libreboot seems like a great place. There are suppliers who will sell refurbished Thinkpads with Libreboot pre-installed at relatively decent prices.
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Google payment app Tez launched in India(economictimes.indiatimes.com)
1 points by rishabhsagar 9y ago|0 comments
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
I love ST3, paid for it personally and influenced my ex-boss to stop procrastinating and actually buy it. I wonder if they could look at staggered pricing system; where you can get: N-1 release at £X; N-2 release at £(X-0.1*X) etc. Where N
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
Thank you. Here goes the 2 or so hours of me doodling away.. :)
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
Ok, I understand that the Railway Authority don't want people to guess / predict platform numbers because of various reasons (problems with platform maintenance, safety and last min changes etc. But what I don't understand is
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
We have something called 'Fuck It' days that allows any member of the team to walk out and have day to get back on track. We have almost unlimited of these (at line manager's discretion) who intervenes if you take too many
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
You make a good point and I agree and can see the correlation in so many governments. However, won't educated people in power make informed decisions for their own benefit?
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Ask HN: What blogging engine / template does antirez use?
1 points by rishabhsagar 9y ago|0 comments
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
A competent IT developer / analyst can be hired for about 450 - 600 GBP per day. Run of the mill, hit or miss offshore resources provided by TCS / Infosys etc are usually billed at 150 - 300 GBP per day.
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
"Saving stuff to txt instead of database, make download 500kb json on each login, callback hell" >> Are you sure you are not suffering from observational bias or some fallacy? With a shit colored lens, I can replicate the s
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by rishabhsagar 9y ago
That is not because Ukraine and Russia don't have bad (hence cheap) IT staff. It has more to do with IT resources from India generally tend to be the sweet spot of cheap enough and good enough (for a cheapskate, penny foolish myopic o
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TigerVPN: Lifetime Subscription(digitaloffers.androidcentral.com)
3 points by rishabhsagar 9y ago|0 comments

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