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by h43k3r 19d ago
Unfortunately, there are very few/no options in the market which don't spy on you. Let me know if you get one especially in the OLED space
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by h43k3r 19d ago
I don't think you need any software updates for your TV. I have a LG oled which I haven't connected to Internet for the last 3 years. Just do a factory reset and don't connect TV to Internet. Everything works without softwar
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by h43k3r 4mo ago
I used to think the same before I bought a hybrid (Honda CRV). It is different from Toyota but also a very simple setup (generator + ev at low to medium speeds and direct drive at high speeds). It technically doesn't even have a gear b
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A new way to create a digital wardrobe from your Google Photos(blog.google)
1 points by h43k3r 5mo ago|0 comments
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Honey's(PayPal) browser extension accused of ripping off customers and YouTubers(theverge.com)
4 points by h43k3r 2y ago|1 comments
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by h43k3r 2y ago
Paypal owned Honey seems to be using sneaky UX to get affiliate share. They are overriding affiliate links just before the checkout. They are also using deceptive advertising to users by promising them best coupon codes. But they don't
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Azure Resource Manager – Unable to Access the Azure Portal and Other Services(azure.status.microsoft)
4 points by h43k3r 3y ago|2 comments
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by h43k3r 3y ago
What a great comment. Thanks for writing this out. One more thing to mention here is that Software Engineers are paid more because the industry is able to scale well to individual engineers outputs. One thing where Software Engineers differ
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by h43k3r 3y ago
I love the engineering behind Voyager 2. Is there a good book or documentary that folks here on HN recommend to go deep on the various engineering pieces behind Voyager ?
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by h43k3r 3y ago
Public transportation is not dangerous but cycling on roads made for cars is.
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by h43k3r 5y ago
This is exactly what I did. I imported my GPad in 2013. It is still working as a pdf reader with its screen seperated. I am planning to do some DIY fix and going to donate it. There are many kids here in India who needs a digital device to
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by h43k3r 5y ago
Author has written his own router software and probably wants to continue to develop it. They are much more pro than your normal average home user.
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by h43k3r 5y ago
This has already started happening in India where thiefs are replacing QR codes which are stuck outside of a Shop
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Twitter Loses Legal Shield in India,Charged with “Provoking Communal Sentiments”(ndtv.com)
3 points by h43k3r 5y ago|0 comments
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by h43k3r 5y ago
Googler here. You are absolutely right. I would never ever do something the Google way outside of Google. Google has a dedicated organisation for maintaining all the infrastructure required for and around microservices. We are talking about
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by h43k3r 5y ago
Yes
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by h43k3r 5y ago
This is so true of me. Never really liked solving puzzles, cubes, riddles etc. But programming, oh boy I Love it. Have spent hours non stop debugging complex things in OS, Networks, Distributed systems etc. The feeling of solving it at the
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Google Play service fee reduced to 15% for the first $1M/year(android-developers.googleblog.com)
501 points by h43k3r 6y ago|334 comments
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by h43k3r 6y ago
Sandboxed containers.
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by h43k3r 6y ago
Lookup Google's Spanner. It's a distributed transactional SQL database with whatever consistency levels you are interested in Disclaimer- Google employee who is heavily using Spanner
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GameStop: The game never stops -Matt Levine(bloomberg.com)
4 points by h43k3r 6y ago|0 comments
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by h43k3r 6y ago
You are right about content. But in that case FB should have clearly communicated about violations for those pages and given a chance to correct them. Also taking down personal accounts seems more like an automated action where a graph of r
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by h43k3r 6y ago
If you have a bit of interest in programming, math and art, this is 1 hour of pure joy. Thanks for this
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by h43k3r 6y ago
There is IRC as backup
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by h43k3r 6y ago
Everything is affected. Its Gaia(Google Auth) outage, most probably. Disclaimer - Googler here whose workplace chat is not working.
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by h43k3r 6y ago
https://www.forbesindia.com/article/take-one-big-story-of-th... A good writeup by Forbes. Big ad companies and media houses need to put pressure against false advertisement. I have not seen a single article by any indi
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by h43k3r 6y ago
Pizza has really good margins
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Ask HN: What are the tools to make a quick WebApp MVP?
2 points by h43k3r 6y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: How to avoid over-engineering software design for future use cases?
243 points by h43k3r 6y ago|250 comments
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Citizenship Bill:India military deployed and internet shut down as protests rage(edition.cnn.com)
8 points by h43k3r 7y ago|0 comments

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