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by kranner 6y ago
But a lot of these names seem to be manufactured words that are intended to sound foreign and exotic, and thus cool. For instance, Herman Miller has just introduced the "Motia" Gaming Desk [1]. They don't offer an explanation
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by kranner 6y ago
It's a common word in a bunch of related languages: Punjabi, Hindi, Marathi, Bangla. It seems to be a tadbhava form of Sanskrit "lakuTa" meaning 'stick'.
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by kranner 6y ago
> I am not sure if this is a good state in the long run. What do you live for when everything is always/mostly positive in your head -- but reality is as sad as it ever was. Do you really have an incentive to change something to the
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by kranner 6y ago
Tibetan monks do practice Bodhicitta, which is a kind of Metta (loving-kindness) practice. This produces positive states of mind, not just peaceful ones. The most famous practitioner is probably Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk who has been
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by kranner 6y ago
What version of uBlock Origin? I'm on 1.28.4 and it is not blocked for me.
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by kranner 6y ago
Do you have a source for the claim that these mental disorders or syndromes occur due to genetic mutations in almost all cases? Also, you seem to be saying that even in the cases where a person is left with a bad brain (due to genetic bad l
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by kranner 6y ago
Thanks for mentioning the book, it seems really interesting! The book can be borrowed at https://archive.org/details/orwelllostwritin00orwe
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by kranner 6y ago
Just checked my neighbourhood. The latest image seems very old, as a house that was constructed last year only shows up as a plot of land. Sure enough, in the top-left it says the latest image is from November 2018.
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by kranner 6y ago
And you can't "grep dead trees" (search paper notes).
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by kranner 6y ago
No it was Indonesia-made. I guess I got lucky!
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by kranner 6y ago
Oh man, I thought it was familiar.
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by kranner 6y ago
A Stradivarius, but Stratovarius is a nice name for a guitar/violin hybrid!
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by kranner 6y ago
A Squier Affinity Stratocaster was my first electric guitar. This was more than 20 years ago, so may be the quality has gone down recently, but there was really nothing wrong with it mechanically. The action was perfect (and fairly low), al
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by kranner 6y ago
You have a fair point regarding not fueling a known adversary. I'm not sure about the influence part, as they have very far from a controlling share in the Indian investments I'm aware of. There is HDFC Bank, but their the Chinese
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by kranner 6y ago
Thanks for taking out the ad hominem. As for the rest, I disagree with your interpretation. It can even be argued that the Indians responded disproportionately to one guy being shoved by attacking everyone in the opposing party. Anyway we c
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by kranner 6y ago
The companies that Chinese VCs have invested in, in India, are also subject to Indian laws. No I don't think the Indian government can grab Chinese shares in Indian companies. That is why I'm asking what the problem is if the Chin
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by kranner 6y ago
Yes I read the article and your comment violates the HN guidelines.
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by kranner 6y ago
I have not said any such thing. I said GP had argued it. It is absurd because there was no such “we” at the time.
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by kranner 6y ago
The Wikipedia article is incomplete on the topic. The act applies to Chinese owned properties as well.
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by kranner 6y ago
Services provided, persons employed, employees paid etc is all the same whether Ambani owns the shares or Chinese VCs do. Ambani would no more share his profits with other Indians than Chinese VCs would. Both would be subject to the same ta
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by kranner 6y ago
That doesn’t address why Chinese money is less desirable than Ambani’s money.
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by kranner 6y ago
The point here is not the historical name of the subcontinent or any shared cultural history (which all neighbouring states have). It is the lack of a common Indian government, comparable to the present time, that made the mistake of allow
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by kranner 6y ago
If the Indian government is not afraid of contravening Indian laws, it can grab Chinese shares anyway. If it wants to maintain the appearance of being lawful and fair, there is already an Enemy Property Act, 1968 to more or less support gra
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by kranner 6y ago
Who was the us in that scenario? There was no India back then, just a set of kingdoms and 'princely states' that hated each other as much as they opposed any European takeover. The present circumstances are in no way similar.
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by kranner 6y ago
It will result in massive capital flight from other foreign investors.
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by kranner 6y ago
> Same men that ordered that escalation are investing PRC money. If they are not same they share the same boss. This is speculation, unless you have sources in which case please share them. The most detailed and seemingly authentic sourc
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by kranner 6y ago
OK, thanks for explaining your point. I still think you're conflating Tencent with China as much as you're overestimating how well-functioning the Indian government is. In my view it is grossly incompetent beyond spreading propaga
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by kranner 6y ago
I think there's a qualitative difference in somebody merely very rich and a person like Ambani who is in the top 10 wealthiest people in the world. He is not quite a 'local' that the Government can just CBI-raid into intimida
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by kranner 6y ago
> Companies being Ambani owned, while worse than a competitive market, is still much better than being Tencent owned. But better how, exactly?
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by kranner 6y ago
It's not China, it is Chinese VC money. And no, I don't see that the Government can deal with Ambani so easily, or even antagonise him with impunity. Winning elections cost money and with the new electoral bonds, Ambani can easily

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