adarsh_thampy

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by adarsh_thampy 7y ago
Apple's strategy is simple. They want to retain control over their customers; at the same time, force the developers into relying entirely on Apple as a middle man so that they can't cut Apple out of any transactions. This way, Ap
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by adarsh_thampy 7y ago
Might be possible on less dense cities. Conjusted cities like Bangalore and reeling under bad city planning. Adding a self-driving vehicle is not going to be of much help. The govt does not have money to spend on road repairs. Corruption at
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by adarsh_thampy 7y ago
In the article, they say that it's not self-driving 2 wheelers, but rather, assistance. Couple that with 3 people sitting on the bike (quite common in India), I doubt this will work in my lifetime!
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by adarsh_thampy 7y ago
Add country to the equation, and you can easily add another 20-50 years into the already 20+ you mention. Take India, for example. -- The infrastructure is poor. -- Drivers ignore rules to suit their convenience. -- A lot of people depend o
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by adarsh_thampy 7y ago
SEO Benefits. The latter is a keyword domain that might rank well when people search for a generic term.
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What will make you adapt a Beta API?
1 points by adarsh_thampy 8y ago|0 comments
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Unpaid work is dead because Insta-obsessed Gen Y have ‘inflated self-importance’(news.com.au)
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Beware of Roboadvisors Bearing Low Fees(wired.com)
2 points by adarsh_thampy 8y ago|0 comments
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by adarsh_thampy 8y ago
I wrote about why you should not move to medium sometime back citing the example of Basecamp. https://medium.com/@adarsh_thampy/basecamp-moved-their-blog-... And basecamp is moving away from Medium. The problem with Me
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by adarsh_thampy 8y ago
Curious to know why you decided to take a pay cut. And you mentioned that you lied during the interview regarding your salary. In India, companies usually ask for 3 months salary slip as proof. Does it not happen in the country where you wo
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Zoho.com down (now restored)(zoho.com)
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by adarsh_thampy 8y ago
I am a product manager and I have been at both ends of the spectrum. Case #1: Only product manager for the entire company. Spend all day trying to understand what's the most important thing to do for the current sprint. Comes out with
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by adarsh_thampy 8y ago
Google simply wants to build a walled garden which it controls. The whole point of AMP was to speed up sites on slow networks. Increasingly, I am seeing AMP even on extremely fast networks. Why?
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by adarsh_thampy 8y ago
I have been a hands-on marketer who has handled multi-million dollar campaigns every month. Apart from the post being slightly self-promotional (a pitch to hire the author as a consultant), I strongly feel this is not the way to hire your f
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by adarsh_thampy 8y ago
Phone calls need to be in real time while Whatsapp chat can be read when you are free. Group SMS does not work because I am not aware of such functionality in Android. During group discussions (like say planning a trip), we often share scre
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by adarsh_thampy 8y ago
I deleted my Facebook account more than 2 years ago. Installed Instagram to test what the fuss was about. But uninstalled it in a day. The thing that's still Facebook and major part of my life is WhatsApp. Chit chats, group discussions
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Do you use robo advisors to invest?
2 points by adarsh_thampy 8y ago|1 comments
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The Case For a Zuck-Free Facebook(wired.com)
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by adarsh_thampy 9y ago
I have no idea why businesses think that it's a good idea to let third-party sites control their primary website pages. I have written at length here about this issue >> https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/basecam
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by adarsh_thampy 9y ago
You are using Adblockers to circumvent the primary means of making money on YouTube while enjoying the services for free. Sooner or later, they will block you from using the application. "Lacks Advertisement" is not the main point
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Uber has a tough time with surge pricing in India(business-standard.com)
2 points by adarsh_thampy 10y ago|3 comments
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by adarsh_thampy 10y ago
As usual, few companies will be invited for the face to face interview. Some will be rejected without any explanation. Business as usual.
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by adarsh_thampy 10y ago
I find the heart rate peak of 164 surprising for a near-death experience. I am 27 and while working out, I typically hit 170-180 at it's peak. American heart association website says 200 beats per minute is the average maximum for 20 -
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by adarsh_thampy 11y ago
For me, I use Scripbox for my mutual fund investments. There is no customized portfolio like betterment or wealthfront. Scripbox believes in a one-set-of-funds approach coupled with annual review and rebalancing for long term investing. It&
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Ask HN: Did Tay, Microsoft AI, give you a sneak peek of how dangerous AI can be?
1 points by adarsh_thampy 11y ago|2 comments
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by adarsh_thampy 11y ago
Expanding to more countries will be a problem. Take India for instance. Tons of regulations and you cannot do a recurring charge. It's easier for Stripe to get people to incorporate in the US and become their customer rather than try t
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by adarsh_thampy 11y ago
Stripe. We love you. Recurring billing is such a pain in India and we have been thinking about registering in the US for a while. More than the high costs some of the lawyers charge, the issue is with opening a bank account. Applied for the
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by adarsh_thampy 11y ago
Google algorithms keep changing all the time. Personally, I haven't noticed Quora results come up in Google search more often. It could be that Google is tracking your clicks with cookies and showing you more of the sites you click fre
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Company gives away free data, so users download 1,841 terabytes(mashable.com)
1 points by adarsh_thampy 11y ago|0 comments
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4M data points later, here is what it takes to hit front page of Reddit(blog.datastories.com)
5 points by adarsh_thampy 11y ago|0 comments

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