rrrazdan

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   by rrrazdan 15y ago

   There is a certain market for CouchSurfing like websites. Think imdb. These sites are like the ghetto shops of Delhi or Cairo. Sure you can have all the shiny showrooms, but people will still want to buy from these. EDIT: I meant it in the
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   by rrrazdan 15y ago

   I am sorry but I can't get your point. Is the hotel of the DSK incident fame, out of business? Who would sue, who?
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   by rrrazdan 15y ago

   People want certainty, which is what I suppose you meant. That being said, I'd say that there is a significant market for the kind of travelers that couchSurfing offers. You can't beat free and there is something about travelling to a count
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   by rrrazdan 15y ago

   Well because its absurd to call them born in 1991. Tomorrow if Catalonia or Basque nation were to secede or Scotland for that matter, would you call them born in 2011 in this context and then compare them with India?
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   by rrrazdan 15y ago

   Yup. Thorium fuel cycle is the holy grail of Indian nuclear research. Its the main focus if not the only major focus. This could change but with our investments in renewable energy and closed thorium cycle, we could be looking at a more cle
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   by rrrazdan 15y ago

   And replace it with?
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   Music that makes you dumb.(musicthatmakesyoudumb.virgil.gr)

   6 points by rrrazdan 15y ago|1 comments
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   Dell XPS 15z. Macbook Pro clone(engadget.com)

   2 points by rrrazdan 15y ago|0 comments
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   Apple Granted Access to Unreleased Samsung Hardware in Patent Suit(macrumors.com)

   2 points by rrrazdan 15y ago|0 comments
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    Well PG is not really an important figure or even a public figure outside of the 'tech startup' scene. To argue that something isn't world heritage material simply based on the fact that he could 'get away' with criticizing it would be wron
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    Yes but even if we assume a figure of 30000 men and a 10 year timeline, that amounts to half a billion man hours. To reach that level Wikipedia should have a total spend of 27 manhours per article which seems improbable. Let alone other pr
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    Umm according this link http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2011/01/pyramid-at-giza.cfm the figure for the Great Pyramid at Giza is 3.5 billion man hours. Wikipedia has aroun 18 million articles. Assuming 2 hours per article, fair enough si
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    My 2 cents on this is that the decision for something to be considered a worldwide heritage cannot be taken in such haste. Time averages and moderates the opinion. Sure Wikipedia is a nice achievement. But its merits, benefits and importanc
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    Quite simply wow. As somebody with 24 holidays a year, ( sick leave included, which you tend to be a lot in India) all I can say is wow.
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    Since the process is 'optical' in nature, the latency will be very low. 'Almost' equal to the speed of light in this case. ;)
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    For me 'open' has a very strong connection to 'choice'.
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    Yup how is this different from the Lime Wire case. Basically I don't see how this will work. As an aside, except distros and open Documentaries, what all do people download legally through bit torrent?
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    But in this case there is almost a certainty that people would accept your short. I would.
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    If tablets really are the future of computing, then developing countries can bridge the digital gap quickly with inexpensive tablets. http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/35-tablet-from-india-look... Imagine 500 millions like these in every
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    The utility and scale of the idea in the future could be enormous. Imagine a giant, distributed battery grid. The only difference is that these batteries also power cars.
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    Earning Money using Electric Cars(economist.com)

    1 points by rrrazdan 15y ago|1 comments
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    Here is a link to the famous 'Game of the Century' by Bobby. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008361
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    Many times you need to look beneath the veneer of abstractions that is the modern GUI, to work with speed and flexibility. However you don't want to strip away all the abstractions. That would yield the system very unwieldy. (example: Progr
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    And people down voted you for this! Sigh!
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    RIM recalls 900 faulty BlackBerry PlayBooks(engadget.com)

    3 points by rrrazdan 15y ago|0 comments
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    I thinks a water storage dam to periodically flush the river would keep the river in its present course much longer.
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    The same technique was used later in satellites to map terrain. I had the chance to see an image of the Himalayas, in my Remote Sensing class. You don't use any special glasses and consequently experience minimal eyestrain, even when you vi
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    True, why would I want to get an iPhone when I know it won't be serviced in India. India is a very smartphone hungry market, and Apple is doing itself a great disservice by not selling here. PS:- Apple does sell, iPhone 3GS and iPad 2 in In
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    The whole system makes eminent sense. Content that has been permitted by the owner is released in your country, when the owner permits. If you are resort to piracy because of this, you are still stealing.
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    by rrrazdan 15y ago

    Excuse me but how is this not anti-competitive behaviour. The way I see it, its clear cause for at least an investigation, if not prosecution.