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901.
by shrikant 14y ago
Did you even read the posted link, or are you just responding to the headline?
902.
CES 2013: Booth babe debate returns [video](bbc.co.uk)
3 points by shrikant 14y ago|0 comments
903.
Power surges in Britain caused by millions of people making tea [video](bbc.co.uk)
386 points by shrikant 14y ago|275 comments
904.
by shrikant 14y ago
Not sure why there's so much noise around this. I have an old Nokia N8, and maps.google.com doesn't work (and has never worked) on either the Webkit-based stock browser or Opera Mobile. There is however a native Google Maps app which works
905.
Intelligent design think tank’s “institute” is a Shutterstock image(arstechnica.com)
35 points by shrikant 14y ago|35 comments
906.
by shrikant 14y ago
I donated as well (and got a bunch of others to do so, without any guilt tripping), but I don't really care what the operating costs are. I (personally) price goods and services by the value they offer me, and not the cost of providing said
907.
by shrikant 14y ago
I'm on 32-bit Windows 7, and it works fine. The plunger is a little sluggish to respond, but otherwise no sign of the gravity bug!
908.
by shrikant 14y ago
Haha, so true. I wrote a couple of incoherent rants about this way back in the day: http://shrik.theswamp.in/2004/03/presentation.html and http://shrik.theswamp.in/2004/03/presentation-2.html
909.
by shrikant 14y ago
I think I can safely say this is HN's Retort Of The Year.
910.
by shrikant 14y ago
> When the goal is to change behavior as a whole it helps to not point anyone out. For some reason, this reminded me of The Racist Tree. http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzx6xxNlXV1qi049to1_1280.j...
911.
The Visual Presentation of Misleading Information, Anti-Asian Bias Edition(scienceblogs.com)
1 points by shrikant 14y ago|0 comments
912.
by shrikant 14y ago
> [...] I noticed a ton of "Ask HN:" topics buried on pages 6-10. That kind of implies those should be different category area on the site, rather than being mixed in with the regular "here's a link, discuss the content on that link",
913.
I Went to Art Basel and Tried to "Get" Art(vice.com)
1 points by shrikant 14y ago|0 comments
914.
Why Cultural Fit Trumps Competence(blogs.wsj.com)
1 points by shrikant 14y ago|0 comments
915.
by shrikant 14y ago
Firefox 19 on Window 7, and the page sails by just fine. I would've hazarded a guess at a Webkit bug, but OP mentioned she developed this on Chrome..
916.
Grph.in - How are employees moving between companies?(grph.in)
2 points by shrikant 14y ago|1 comments
917.
SafeSearch made mandatory for Image Search from Google.com(reddit.com)
2 points by shrikant 14y ago|0 comments
918.
The fundamental failure of the evolutionary psychology premise(freethoughtblogs.com)
2 points by shrikant 14y ago|0 comments
919.
by shrikant 14y ago
There's a BBC radio show (which is also now available as a podcast) called The Joy of Tech, which is quite alright (and way better than Click, IMHO) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/jot
920.
by shrikant 14y ago
Gmail going down for a few hours each year doesn't count as 'real issues', IMHO..
921.
by shrikant 14y ago
Tech products and services -- free, private, profitable: pick two.
922.
by shrikant 14y ago
Gujarat may be prosperous (this is open for debate), but I'm not sure a place that still has alcohol prohibition is India's 'most progressive' state.
923.
by shrikant 14y ago
This probably didn't prompt the proposal (given that this speech was in June 2011), but at the time certainly contributed to the loss of TEDx credibility: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtNRHo_AMfM > Conventional medicine failed to h
924.
by shrikant 14y ago
They probably copied the link from the results of a Google search, which comes with the Extra Special Googlecruft™.
925.
The Dirac dilemma - communication skills vs. intellectual horsepower(livemint.com)
1 points by shrikant 14y ago|0 comments
926.
Ruling in Off-Label Marketing Case Is a Win for Drug Makers(nytimes.com)
1 points by shrikant 14y ago|0 comments
927.
by shrikant 14y ago
Either you're seeing an argument that I'm not making, or you're replying to the wrong comment..?
928.
by shrikant 14y ago
Except they did their very best to just make their 'premium' products a blatant money-grab and little else. Despite plunking down a pretty penny for premium brands or product lines, Dell and Sony would still nickel and dime you with LOADS o
929.
by shrikant 14y ago
I take it you're not a fan "Go compaaaaare!"? ( http://www.gocompare.com )
930.
Cleartrip fires PR agency after “three strikes” of spamming(thenextweb.com)
23 points by shrikant 14y ago|7 comments

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