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by db1234 4y ago
Not everything is rosy anywhere in the world. One can find issues with any positive story. I would rather have expensive real estate problem due to high paying jobs than poverty.
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by db1234 4y ago
>it’s clear that Google would have bungled a WhatsApp acquisition Google Meet Google Meet (Original) Google Meet (Acquired)
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by db1234 4y ago
Zappos' experiment with holacracy was not a success https://www.yahoo.com/now/zappos-quietly-backed-away-holacra...
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by db1234 4y ago
Check out ONDC https://fortune.com/2022/08/02/why-india-could-single-handed... It's like UPI but for e-commerce. We can expect companies like Amazon to make noise about this.
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by db1234 4y ago
Chinese seem to have learned a thing or two about drug trade from their former adversary, the British. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
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by db1234 4y ago
This reminds me of 'mekedatu' ('The Goat Cross') gorge in the path of river Kaveri in India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekedatu . The water here is similarly deceptive making it extremely dangerou
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by db1234 4y ago
Visa and Mastercard complained to US Govt about Indian Govt backing Rupay. I am sure they will lobby against any attempts to break their monopoly in US too.
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by db1234 4y ago
The CEO may not be involved in hiring line engineers sure, but the buck still stops with the CEO. The least they can do is be sensitive in messaging. "Some of you don't belong here" just comes across as crass and insensitive.
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by db1234 4y ago
What if this attitude catches on? i.e. ok with working well 95% of the time? Can that break Google's search dominance? What if there is a new search engine which does a good enough job of indexing top 'n' websites and not rea
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by db1234 4y ago
There is a cultural angle as well here. Unlike America, it's quite common and acceptable in India to just ask someone directions which helps with the last mile directions so India doesn't need a perfect map solution, just a good e
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by db1234 4y ago
By the time I learnt about fake products issue on Amazon a few years ago and started paying attention, my kid had already consumed a ton of baby formula (top brand) that I ordered from Amazon. I still sweat when I think about it. Why is Ama
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by db1234 4y ago
Could this explain trends like increasing food allergies in countries where more and more people are becoming urban dwellers?
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by db1234 4y ago
US has made the "moral argument" to persuade India from not buying Russian oil https://www.dailypioneer.com/2022/india-abroad/india-s-oil-p... "India's oil purchases from Russia would not viola
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by db1234 4y ago
The hypocrisy needs to be called out. Just a few months back US put a lot of pressure on countries like India to not buy Russian oil but now it's ready to buy Russian fertilizers? US media played along with multiple reports on India bu
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by db1234 4y ago
Morning sunshine, blue sky, lush green outfield, brown pitch, dark red ball, white jerseys, nervous batsman at strike hoping to hold the fort till the ball loses its shine, main pacer with a long run up hoping to exploit the green top on th
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by db1234 4y ago
It's not just about duration. It's the hardest format in every sense. Test cricket is the format which provides an opportunity for players to reach their full potential. It's what separates great players from the good. Indian
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by db1234 5y ago
The problem with so many customization options is that it creates friction to users. We need something that just works out of the box. Just like Google did when it launched.
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by db1234 5y ago
Isn't US considering buying oil from Venezuela? What happened to human rights concerns in Venezuela? There was also a statement from an US official that buying oil from Iran is not off the table. US forced other countries to not buy Ir
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by db1234 5y ago
Also, let's talk about various attempts to chastise some countries for not caring about the conflict enough i.e. for not fully aligning with US' point of view.
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by db1234 5y ago
Why not? Canadian PM expressed support for a protest going on in a foreign country last year which was purely an internal matter of that country.
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by db1234 5y ago
I just want to say I feel blessed to work in a field where companies bombard you with opportunities. I may not reply to recruiter emails but don't consider them spam.
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by db1234 5y ago
Does anyone know if mRNA tech can be potentially used to cure food allergy in the future? I know that the pattern is to train immune system to recognize a foreign object and attack it but is it possible to train immune system using mRNA to
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by db1234 5y ago
Irrespective of green card, if you are an US resident according to substantial presence test then you owe taxes to IRS on global income.
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by db1234 5y ago
The story behind the name Ayesha: "Gayatri Devi was more commonly known as Ayesha to her friends and family. According to her, her mother was reading a Rider Haggard's novel and decided that she would name her child Ayesha, after
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by db1234 5y ago
Between meddling from an American executive and Indian government, I would any day prefer Indian government. At least I have the power to vote out the government if I don't like its meddling.
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by db1234 5y ago
Correct. The right name is 'sanaatana dharma' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%C4%81tan%C4%AB
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by db1234 5y ago
"आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः" - Rig Veda. May good thoughts come us from all sides. Full context can be found here https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/36196/context-a...