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   by _nedR 12y ago

   I agree with you partially. But Apple has taken its own interests into consideration. Apple is not doing this out of the kindness of their hearts - They take a fat cut out of each sale. Have you seen the Debian repositories or the Ubuntu So
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   YC-backed Zip Phone acquired by Indian messaging app Hike (techcrunch.com)

   1 points by _nedR 12y ago|0 comments
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   by _nedR 12y ago

   Exactly. Intel seems to be mainly interested in selling more processors and motherboards to OEMs than anything else. Intel seems to intervene on occasion to shake things up or show OEMs how its done. For eg., the Ultrabook was to help lapto
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   by _nedR 12y ago

   Certain models(I think the new-gen celerons) do. Other-wise you need to buy m-sata wifi cards.
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   by _nedR 12y ago

   Well. Intel has always pitched themselves to the end-customer. The 'Intel Inside', Ultrabook, etc., campaigns have all been so that the customer insists on an Intel device.
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   by _nedR 12y ago

   Ah. Thanks for the link. The 149$ version comes with Windows 8.1 Preloaded. The linux version is 89$.
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   by _nedR 12y ago

   I don't know, but since its form-factor and size puts in direct contention with Android Sticks (which go for about 60$), it should be priced similarly. Also it has to be cheaper than the cheapest Celeron-based Intel NUC(140$). So i exp
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   by _nedR 12y ago

   I find that Intel makes quite a few great products and initiatives. They just don't market it as loudly as others. The Intel NUC ( http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/overview.html ) is qu
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   by _nedR 12y ago

   I don't know whether the 29$ price tag (even when compared to other similar Nokias already in the market) is all that revolutionary but they certainly have pitched their product perfectly: "or as a secondary phone for just about a
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    I am using google dns, but still many of the websites such as vimeo are returning a page with contents "HTTP Error 404 - File or Directory not found" (Not an actual HTTP Protocol 404 reply)
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    It seems airtel hasn't yet enforced the block. I am using Google DNS and yet most of the websites mentioned are blocked
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    Here in Kerala github.com is up and running but gists.github.com returns "Connection interrupted"
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    All 4 seemed to be blocked from my office in Kerala. Github is up so they probably have resolved the issue. A week back Github became mysteriously unavailable (with github status showing no downtime). I guess now we know what happened.
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    Thanks for your replies (Need to think more about them) and book recommendation. These topics are truly fascinating. Many seem to consider them 'soft' compared to Physics, but in some ways, I find some of the questions involved at
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    >>unless there's a strong advantage for a species to reproduce asexually, it's likely not going to appear. I was under the (perhaps wrong) impression that asexual reproduction predated sexual reproduction in the history of l
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    As a non-bio person, I wonder what's the evolutionary reason for this not happening in more species. Sure, sexual reproduction is the way to go if you have the option, but wouldn't a wouldn't a mother capable of both asexual
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    >> He did not publish raw source material, he published his narrative: He published both. Full Unedited Footage : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Pk53Xjvtc Shortened version : https://www.youtube.com&#x2
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    "Smart, non-manipulative people shun them, perhaps even refuse to mate with them." Not helpful. All the A-hole jock-types have hot girlfriends and wives.
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    Thanks for the link. Although there were some points in the article where i was not sure he was being serious or sarcastic. Just began reading the actual book Playing to Win (Its available free for online reading: http://www.si
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    Ah ok. I wonder whether they ever truly made the transition to the web, or how successful they were at attracting new readership or driving in search engine traffic.(I am basing this purely on the fact that I had never heard of them until
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    Me neither. I am 25 and have never heard or come across this site through Google or any other way. Judging from the upvotes this article has, a lot of HN readers clearly know and care about this. I am curious as to what demographic, age-gro
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    A lot of us install ad-blockers because : 1. We want to speed up web-browsing experience. 2. Save internet bandwidth. 3. Are quite tired of highly intrusive, epileptic-seizure-inducing flash ads (some of them with audio). 4. Security reason
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    I am not a climate expert, but I think you're grossly downplaying the complexity of the climate change problem. There are so many factors in play. Its not just a matter of CO2 emissions. There is methane from animal livestock, contrai
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    Well, The average intelligence of the Hacker News commenter is a tad above that of Youtube or the Daily mail. Bill Gates himself has repeatedly stated that reducing mortality and improving quality of life has consistently proven to reduce
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    There is good news on that front too. Malaria deaths worldwide have been halved in the past decade : http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30375202
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    We are talking about Google and Apple here. They should be able to afford it. They don't have to enforce 3-D secure on everybody.. they only have to deploy it on Debit cards from India. Also they don't have to implement it themsel
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    Ha. I am a 25-year old Indian founder of a startup in a semi-ramen phase. I have no credit-card - Its hard to get a credit card in India without a consistent income (and you need to show your previous year's tax receipts to prove it).
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    Malaria deaths halved over last decade(bbc.com)

    2 points by _nedR 12y ago|0 comments
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    I keep mistaking your nick for pg's on comment threads. I am gonna call you "the other paul"(of yc) in my head from now on if you don't mind :)
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    by _nedR 12y ago

    It happens.