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901.
by pradn 6y ago
That's a popular perception but it's not totally true. You need to be able to measure improvements you make, which might make a large category of possible improvements untenable from a perf point of view. But if you can show satis
902.
by pradn 6y ago
Why is their network cheaper and more efficient?
903.
by pradn 6y ago
The observation that programs have distinct init and main phases is one reason why capability-based permissions exist. You can do initial work - read a config file, open ports - and then drop the capabilities to do those things. This way, a
904.
by pradn 6y ago
How much of Jio's dominance is just dumping? It seems unfair to cross-subsidize an industry like this. It's good for users in the short term, but if competition dwindles, it'll be bad for Indians long-term.
905.
by pradn 6y ago
Numbers are portable, switching networks is as easy as getting a new Sim in the local market, many phones support two Sims at a time, and much of India is dense enough to support several mobile carriers - these factors keep the mobile marke
906.
by pradn 6y ago
Hundreds of dollars a month doesn't seem material for a company.
907.
by pradn 6y ago
The English Wikipedia text (no images) is about ~20 GB compressed, but ~60 GB uncompressed.
908.
by pradn 6y ago
From someone who gets giddy about exciting algorithms, languages, performance numbers - I suppose we're kindred spirits, though across the pond of the hardware-software divide. Glad the world has all sorts of people in love with all so
909.
by pradn 6y ago
While India is a leader (currently #2 behind China) in units of smartphones sold, their value is only ~20 billion of the ~500 billion USD smartphone market. I don't see extra sales in the superpremium tier being a strong motivator. In
910.
Su Hui's Star Gauge(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by pradn 6y ago|0 comments
911.
by pradn 6y ago
Yes, if people are rational actors, whatever they do is rational according to their private utility function. So, if anything they do is rational, then how is it "rational", which supposedly depends on some objective metric?
912.
by pradn 6y ago
"Curry" is used by Indians to describe freshly-made solid-ish vegetable/meat dishes that are always eaten with rice or flat breads like roti and parathas. They aren't eaten by themselves. They are also meant to be eaten
913.
by pradn 6y ago
I found the cuisine of Tamil Nadu near Madurai to not be very spicy. Perhaps that's because I'm used to Andhra food, with our explosive mango pickles.
914.
by pradn 6y ago
The internal Google postmortem format does require a 1-2 sentence summary. Absolutely vital for being able to learn from mistakes. No one is going to parse walls of text when browsing through post-mortems.
915.
Police infiltrate encrypted phones, arrest hundreds in organized crime bust(arstechnica.com)
1 points by pradn 6y ago|0 comments
916.
by pradn 6y ago
Classical economics thinks of people as "rational utility-maximizing actors", which doesn't approximate reality in quite a lot of ways. There's been a move toward more sophisticated models - like that people minimize reg
917.
by pradn 6y ago
The US is not the only option if you're willing to immigrate. This policy pushes talented students away to other developed Anglophone countries. Some would rather not go abroad if they can't go to the US. Much of the benefit of an
918.
by pradn 6y ago
CC rewards seem like a indirect regressive tax. Wealthier consumers who can afford to pay on time and have better credit ratings are subsidized by poor consumers who actually use the "credit" part of "credit card".
919.
by pradn 6y ago
Meta: I don't know why you're getting downvoted. You're clearly thinking out loud; just because an idea may not be 100% "practical" doesn't mean it's not worth discussing, and it should not be downvoted. I
920.
by pradn 6y ago
99% of consumer won't even know where it's from unless they look it up. Hell, you'd be surprised by how many people don't know Android and YouTube are by Google. It's misleading to mention it's from Google and
921.
by pradn 6y ago
I don't see Microsoft PowerApps mentioned in the comments. ( https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/ ) It's one of the most significant recent entrants into the "make an app" space. It looks like Power
922.
by pradn 6y ago
It seems like a way to let people not install an app. If there's always an app clip available, why bother installing? Many apps don't need to keep the audience engaged all that time - that's what apps are good at - with annoy
923.
by pradn 6y ago
I assume this result is already known in the literature?
924.
by pradn 6y ago
It's borderline journalistic malpractice to say "Google" launched this, when it's clearly from the internal incubator, Area 120. This distinction is important - projects in Area 120 have different aspirations and fold fr
925.
by pradn 6y ago
I thought Gmail loaded images when it got the email, not when users opened it? Doesn't this prevent pixels from tracking?
926.
by pradn 6y ago
That's true, but I meant the general-purpose CPU.
927.
by pradn 6y ago
All art worlds, including the international fine art world, require an amount of buy-in, or, if you'd like, delusion. The fine art consensus about what art is and what art is worthwhile is built on centuries of conceptual, aesthetic, p
928.
by pradn 6y ago
I have been editing Wikipedia for more than 5 years now. I usually get little push back for the edits I add. I try to keep every sentence cited and use my best judgement with the POV of sources. The worst experience I've had was people
929.
by pradn 6y ago
IMHO, Apple's phones were considered fantastic for a few reasons, in order: brand (perceived quality, luxury status, pricing, "Apple"), software lock-in (iMessage, iCloud), and privacy (also a branding thing since they still
930.
by pradn 6y ago
A lower variance in peak skills/weapons is a good way to go. Then, you could feasibly have tons of weapon types, with each player picking the type they like. I, personally, have always been partial to the rogue archetype, especially du

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