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by inapis 7y ago
While this post raises legitimate points, I don't think Apple disallows other browser engines or default apps for fear that they maybe more insecure. Speaking from a business perspective, it makes sense for Apple (if not for users) to
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Isn't the removal of "wrong" stuff more as a consequence of business decision to pursue the masses and thus you optimize or develop for the lowest common denominator? I don't think any company has ever straddled this lin
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I face this problem with Netflix, Spotify and Youtube too. These algorithmic recommendations just need one improper dataset to throw everything out of the window. For weeks, my spotify is overloaded with instrumental songs. Youtube keeps on
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This. It is a massive cultural problem which the Indian society has perpetuated over the past couple of decades. This competition was so intense that kids scoring 94/95% were also not good enough. 98/100 or bust. Colleges in this
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There are studies which say targeted advertising is just 4% more effective than non-privacy-invading advertising.[1] [1] https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/31/targeted-ads-offer-little-...
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I actually get the impression that the catalog IS small from the current Netflix UI.
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That's a very interesting point. But tracking-free services won't really have a major mindshare with the general public because you really can't compete with "free." And there's nothing preventing Google from l
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1. Changing your diet is not so easy when the society around you has optimised for something else. 2. Culture - if your family has historically relied on meat for sustenance, you can't exactly go vegetarian with the flip of a switch. I
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Websites are (probably) making less money because of GDPR(technologyreview.com)
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While true in a lot of cases, the answer is still not a binary yes or no. AWS/Azure/GCP still add a lot of quality of life improvements to workflows. Performance is not the only metric to compare on. There’s also productivity, tim
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Maybe if you have a dev at hand who’s willing to help. You really can't expect a non technical user to follow all of that. Shopify really simplifies all of that into an hour and a credit card. Without Shopify you'll be saving at b
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No incentive to use public transport is exaggeration. More than half of India is reliant on public transportation in some form or another. If the Delhi Metro or the Mumbai Local shuts down, there’ll be riots within an hour. Just a couple of
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They didn’t. Many companies have already found loopholes. Amazon, Flipkart and Big Bazaar have their own in house labels for sale
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Even then amazon and flipkart have their own in-house brands on the their websites. And Big Bazaar (akin to Walmart) sells its own in house items under different names. They’ve already found loopholes.
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For the past few days I’ve also been unable to read articles on the NYT app without the page jumping around to load ads as I scroll. And I’m a subscriber to boot. I’ve a Pihole on the network and it still isn’t a tolerable experience.
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Hardware is not the only criteria to fulfill when an average consumer buys a device. There's software and the ecosystem. So it's far away from being a death knell for the consumer market.
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It's not exclusively about privacy. At the end of the day Apple is still a corporation beholden to its shareholders.
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Yes. Fossil fuels for power generation, followed by transportation and industry [1] > Is there an easy way to answer the question "I just did environmentally bad thing X, now what can I do to offset that?" Little bit but to ser
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As an engineer, that is the biggest disservice you can do to yourself. Business needs a different mindset than engineering. Without actually putting it in the market and letting it stand for itself, you have no idea if it's ACTUALLY go
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I think this is just words getting interpreted differently. We just can't have strict definitions of words when it comes to contemporary conversations especially when we have to allow for ambiguity and benefit of doubt because everyone
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T-Series is not comparable to TV Shows. Yes, it has more subscribers on youtube but it doesn't have that stickiness and loyalty that channels live TVF, AIB (did?), Timeliners etc have. TVF created a series set in 90s India which resona
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You're moving goal posts. Aadhar being necessary for tax filing !== Aadhar is mandatory for operating a bank account, claims which you made in previous posts. Yes, going backwards government can indeed find your bank accounts because y
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>Isn’t Aadhar (fingerprints + iris scan) needed to have a bank account? If yes, then it’s a bit disingenuous to say there are no privacy issues. Nopes. Govt tried really hard. Attorney General didn't really sound far from Facebook&#
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Jio's business model is not exclusively dependent on direct revenue from consumers. It includes content play on films, videos, music, news + subsequent ads. They've also indicated that they will be doing deep packet inspection [1]
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> govt run mobile payments infrastructure that is literally a free Stripe+Paypal+Venmo+Alipay UPI or Unified Payments Interface. I cannot stress how innovative this payment mode is. * No risk of fraud (can't approve a transaction w
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> You could also imagine why it might be hard for Netflix, Spotify and Prime movies to compete in India Till a certain extent. Netflix, Prime Videos, Hotstar etc have much more variety and higher quality and some are VERY AFFORDABLE. Pri
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>Capitalism is about enriching yourself - not enriching your users and certainly not enriching society. Is all capitalism bad? I bought Alfred, Fantastical, Little Snitch and Better Touch Tool. I certainly feel my life has been enriched
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Ha. And here (India) I was asked to sign 7 pieces of paper by DHL/Bluedart to send a piece of package across the country and also asked to submit an identity proof. Even the government doesn't make me sign this much when issuing a
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Don't fret. Foreign aid to India is rapidly declining. In fact, for the past 3 years India has been a net donor of aid than a receiver[1]. Total US Aid to India is also rapidly declining on a year-on-year basis. $180M in 2016, $102M in
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Humans mostly synthesise Vitamin D. Plus foods like eggs contain them and milk in a lot of countries is fortified with vitamin d. Seafood is not the only source of that essential vitamin.

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