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   by rwbt 14y ago

   How is this cloud-enabled? It just looks like an email client.
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   Public Telephone users need to show valid ID in Mumbai(thehindu.com)

   1 points by rwbt 14y ago|0 comments
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   by rwbt 14y ago

   I agree. Its a shame since things were not like that a few decades ago. Its getting worse, but I guess the entire country is in a cultural transition, so I hope these issues go away in the coming generations.
4. 244.▲
   by rwbt 14y ago

   Not to sound cynical, but this is what happens when the majority of the electorate votes on the basis of meaningless things like caste, religion and dynasties.
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   by rwbt 14y ago

   May be its not fair to call it an isolated incident since similar events have occurred in the past, but its generally better to follow common safety guidelines whenever you're travelling. Such events can happen anywhere, but it always helps
6. 246.▲
   by rwbt 14y ago

   Really? Not going cross-platform makes you North Korea? Linkbait... Surprised it made to the HN homepage.
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   by rwbt 14y ago

   So a major company is looking for a Sr. Developer in C++ & Java and rumor sites are quick to point out Android? Linkbait it is.
8. 248.▲
   by rwbt 14y ago

   To be fair, he talked about iPhone assembly jobs. Not Mac assembly jobs.
9. 249.▲
   by rwbt 14y ago

   So if there is no GSM in the future, will there be SIM cards? I personally like GSM over CDMA just because I can swap out the SIM card with out dealing with the carrier.
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    by rwbt 14y ago

    +1. I think cheap commodity hardware and pirated software revolutionized third world more than the fancy OLPC project. I'm not trying to justify piracy here, but in many cases the academics fail to understand the requirements of developing
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    by rwbt 14y ago

    Exactly, Mobile Apps (not games) are rapidly becoming the CD-ROMs of the modern times. Too much waste of space and resources for such a minimal use. I only use email/rss and twitter apps. Everything else I always try to do in the browser.
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    by rwbt 14y ago

    I would prefer email service from a dedicated email provider rather than a domain provider. Can you imagine relying on someone like Godaddy for your email? Granted, Gandi might be much better than GoDaddy, but still not a great idea. You ca
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    by rwbt 14y ago

    Yea, Bicycles are very cheap in India due to the large scale of production. They also have specialized bikes for farmers, which help them carry around multiple bags with ease. Many, if not most of the young people in India own a Bicycle not
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    by rwbt 14y ago

    I was recently considering switching to Fastmail from Gmail (Privacy, Lack of Support etc.,) but not entirely sure about Fastmail. I've never heard of Lavabit before. I wonder how they stack up against Fastmail in-terms of Privacy, Support,
15. 255.▲
    by rwbt 14y ago

    Shouldn't the title be "WiFi strength visualized" instead of invisible signals caught on Camera? Its a cool visualization nonetheless, but the title is a little misleading.
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    by rwbt 14y ago

    Thanks for the tip. Will watch it.
17. 257.▲
    by rwbt 14y ago

    I've stopped reading many of the Aol blogs. HuffPo, TC, Engadget etc., Never liked HuffPo, but I remember Engadget and TC used to be very good.
18. 258.▲
    by rwbt 14y ago

    Half-nailed it.
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    by rwbt 14y ago

    I hope Sailfish implements the Swipe UI from N9. That was one of the best UI paradigms in recent years.
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    by rwbt 14y ago

    I like 'Nokia Maps' much better than 'Here'.
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    by rwbt 14y ago

    So what is the most secure way of online communication, short of using Tor?