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The two hurdles the Fediverse must cross to rule the internet(nitinpai.in)
1 points by nitin-pai 4y ago|0 comments
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
A good reminder to use tools that allow you to keep the data locally.
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
I’ve been using miniflux, and it’s quite cool. David Winer’s Feedland is nifty too.
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
I don’t know about the “year of…” but RSS readers are definitely the best option to consume information in a manner that leaves the individual with control, while being exposed to a broad range of thinking. And consuming content from a broa
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
Xi Jinping has reversed all the main features of Deng Xiaoping’s policies. Chasing away your biggest wealth creator, biggest movie star, tennis player etc is a great way to hurt the future prospects of your country. For every Jack Ma who’s
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
The alternative to The Economist is a well curated collection of RSS feeds. Identify a set of intelligent blogs/columnists who post regularly, put their feeds into an OPML file, and you have a great alternative. Added bonus: you can ha
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
The problem with moderation so far has been the lack of business models that allow new market participants to enter. Big social media companies can engage big IT services companies who will hire thousands of contract workers to do the stuff
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
Whatever the merits of reinstating Trump’s account, making policy decisions using a Twitter poll is one of the worst ways to go about it.
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
“Protocols, not platforms” is the way to go, as Mike Masnick lays out.[1] What we need is innovation & experimentation in terms of business models in the decentralised fediverse. [1] https://knightcolumbia.org/content&#x
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India's first private rocket launch on 18th November 2022(twitter.com)
3 points by nitin-pai 4y ago|0 comments
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
There is nothing unusual in this. The market for highly skilled people is global and people will prefer to work in places with higher wages, better living conditions and quality of life. English education and familiarity with democratic pol
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
The risk of a catalytic nuclear war is yet another reason to push for a global no-first use treaty. If minds and algorithms start from a non-first use standpoint (as against anticipating surprise attack), things can be a little more secure
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
Obsidian is among the best note-taking apps out there today. Backlinks make it more useful than other note taking apps, and this helps me uncover connections even if I don’t use the graph feature that much. One plugin I am wish will arrive
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
Yes, your take is reasonable going by what’s in the article alone. It does not cite Musk’s expressed desire for Twitter to emulate WeChat. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/tech/everything-app-x-musk-ch...
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
The internet is not an everything ‘app’ in the sense that it’s built/controlled by one firm. The reason the internet is good for liberal democracy is that it’s (declining) openness creates very low barriers for entry, free innovation u
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An ‘everything app’ would be bad for liberal democracies and free markets(nitinpai.in)
348 points by nitin-pai 4y ago|345 comments
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
The Calibre Sync app for iOS is pretty good.
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
Integration with Google Meet
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
The idea has potential. It will appeal to people who have to do a lot of reading, writing and thinking; and who are currently distracted by a lot of applications and features on their all-purpose devices. Theoretically, you can turn off the
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by nitin-pai 4y ago
I’m unqualified to comment on whether quantum computing is modern-day alchemy, but the geopolitical implications of Laughlin’s opinion are pretty interesting. By throwing a lot of resources at something that might be bullshit but has not ye
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by nitin-pai 5y ago
I was a paid subscriber of Evernote for several years. Then, a couple of years ago, they removed features for paid users in what they called an ‘upgrade’. I switched to Obsidian and am very happy. Obsidian Sync and Obsidian Publish are valu
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by nitin-pai 5y ago
While microwaves might produce those effects under certain conditions, the problem with this explanation is that the transmitter will be huge, loud and difficult to hide. https://www.nitinpai.in/2021/11/8/the