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by sankara 16y ago
Piracy might be one of the reasons. But there is another possible reason - underpowered machines. Unlike the western world, owning a computer is still a luxury here (India). Most people are stuck with old machines where firefox and chrome a
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by sankara 16y ago
Starts at about $150; decent ones are about $300. ( http://www.flipkart.com/android-all-mobiles?query=android&#3... ).
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by sankara 16y ago
Chrome 11.0.686.0. Ubuntu 10.10. No issues here.
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by sankara 16y ago
Works with BBC. Thanks.
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by sankara 16y ago
Hotmail now has a limit of 25GB. Setting up an email forward to a hotmail account is an easy solution.
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by sankara 16y ago
This is big. Makes AWS a wholesome offering. Kudos to Amazon!
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by sankara 16y ago
In most cases the question is the default. The typical flow is the user tries to do a transaction - bank identifies they are not registered for 3D secure yet - a couple of questions and a OTP later - a 3D secure password is chosen. But the
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by sankara 16y ago
Well they are even planning to remove all ceiling fans: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/iit-to-remove-ceiling-fans...
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How India's banks killed the future of commerce(blog.cleartrip.com)
130 points by sankara 16y ago|58 comments
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Checkout the amazing doodle in honour of Jules Verne(google.com)
10 points by sankara 16y ago|0 comments
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by sankara 16y ago
In case you didn't know, orkut had this feature for quite sometime. I'm not sure if it's still active though.
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Paris catacombs(ngm.nationalgeographic.com)
1 points by sankara 16y ago|0 comments
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Why the TSA Screening Revolt is Like Poison Ivy(blogs.hbr.org)
2 points by sankara 16y ago|0 comments
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by sankara 16y ago
Wow. This is entirely different here in India. First of all, it has been made mandatory (it's slightly inconvenient). This is not implemented as a popup. It redirects to the Issuing Bank's website for verification. Signup should be done in
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by sankara 16y ago
May be it's foresight or may be it's just paranoid. We've always used a entirely different username/password in prod and the password for prod never sits in the config files. Kind of saved us a couple of times. Sometimes it doesn't require
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Technical Debt in startup(bijansabet.com)
1 points by sankara 16y ago|0 comments
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by sankara 16y ago
All the real money vs hyped money thing apart, I read somewhere that a 2003 decision by Steve Jobs to swap his options for a low return but safer alternative has costed him a lot. As per the article his worth would have been at least $13 bi
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by sankara 16y ago
Someone has drawn a lot of inspiration from Chrome. But seriously, I love the minimalistic interface of chrome and IE9 being surprisingly similar to it is a very good reason for me switch back.
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by sankara 16y ago
I'm in India and Paypal had a tough time dealing with the central bank here. So yes, I would agree a little that these rules are most likely imposed by regulatory authorities but that doesn't mean what Paypal does is acceptable. Have intell
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by sankara 16y ago
It works for buyers as long as you have an international card. But to register as a seller a US bank account is a must. Given the new features added to Checkout By Amazon and all the Paypal stories, they might get traction if they remove th
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The Showcase of Beautiful Pinhole Photography(smashingmagazine.com)
2 points by sankara 16y ago|0 comments
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Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Tries to Build an Eco-Friendly House(online.wsj.com)
1 points by sankara 16y ago|0 comments
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A probability based processor(technologyreview.in)
1 points by sankara 16y ago|1 comments
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by sankara 16y ago
I have a simple question. Would you do this in your company? (assuming you have the power to do it)
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Are you ready for a world without antibiotics?(guardian.co.uk)
16 points by sankara 16y ago|4 comments
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Could an Indian Hospital Help the U.S. Cut Health Care Costs?(blogs.hbr.org)
10 points by sankara 16y ago|14 comments
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A New Detroit Rises in India's South(online.wsj.com)
3 points by sankara 16y ago|0 comments
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by sankara 16y ago
Oh yes, the "long shift" issue :)
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by sankara 16y ago
Not related directly to the issue; but I have seen another issue that I wouldn't imagine being there in any payment processor. The ability to see all subscriptions in one place. The only way to stop google apps from charging my checkout acc
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by sankara 16y ago
I'm sorry if I misread. It is a combination of two. As I had mentioned in a previous comment everything from process to environment to developers has changed for the better. Thank you all for your valuable suggestions.

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