shrikant

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Ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software(switching.software)
2 points by shrikant 5y ago|0 comments
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by shrikant 5y ago
The only implementation of OpenUI5 I've encountered as an end-user was "SAP Fiori" for managing expenses at a previous job. It looks strictly OK if you just glance at it from a distance, but was incredibly buggy across every
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by shrikant 5y ago
Wow TIL -- I'm going to try this out and see how well it works between a browser and my Roku, thanks!
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by shrikant 5y ago
For the same reason that streaming services don't really give you the ability to filter by cast/crew or hide stuff you've already seen: to gently guide you into avenues that are more profitable for them, regardless of what yo
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by shrikant 5y ago
I loved the book and the stories in it, but I did have your alternative experience: it put me off wanting to work in the games industry entirely!
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Epistemic legibility: being easy to argue with is a virtue(acesounderglass.com)
242 points by shrikant 5y ago|62 comments
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by shrikant 5y ago
I came up with what I thought was an appropriate riff on XKCD 303, but I fear we might be running out of excuses now :( https://twitter.com/shr1k/status/1504464470462017542
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by shrikant 5y ago
I hope 'brailsafe (whose jokey (and IMHO, low-effort) comment was heavily downvoted then flagged into oblivion) takes note -- this is a good example of a funny that this community appreciates.
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by shrikant 5y ago
Is this some glitch in the Matrix? I could swear I saw this exact post on the front page a couple of days back, with at least a couple of the exact same comments! What even is happening! Edit: No, it's either a bug in HN, or the post&#
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by shrikant 5y ago
I see that you're primarily looking into Python work, so I'd recommend `smart_open` as a nice, compact way to get started. https://github.com/RaRe-Technologies/smart_open
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by shrikant 5y ago
Every couple of weeks I decide that the current state of affairs simply takes too long and switch things around, only to keep that going as an infinite loop :/
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by shrikant 5y ago
Egregious?
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by shrikant 5y ago
/ dons flame-retardant suit // braces for downvotes ..much like Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality.
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by shrikant 5y ago
I don't mind sending telemetry data however, as long as I'm reasonably convinced that Mozilla isn't doing anything shady with it. However, I respect the “Telemetry? Absolutely not” stance and can only hope and pray that Firef
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by shrikant 5y ago
I wonder if they could do a "pay what you want" download page for Firefox Developer Edition. It's my daily driver, and I'd be happy to pay for it.
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by shrikant 5y ago
Thanks, appreciate the links, I'll check them out! FWIW I live in an area with a reasonably sized French community and the couple of people I've spoken to have steadfastly refused to give their stamp of approval to any commercial
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by shrikant 5y ago
These concern-trolling throwaway accounts don't also account for the fact that Russia clearly didn't give that much of a shit about the Libya situation, otherewise as permanent members of the UNSC, they could have veto'ed th
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by shrikant 5y ago
(Fucking this.) I love baguettes, but have NEVER had a good one outside of France, even in Europe. Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places :shrug: I live in London and have not had one decent baguette here, even from the so-called &
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Gender discrimination at fintech startup, Fast(tessakriesel.com)
3 points by shrikant 5y ago|1 comments
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by shrikant 5y ago
[2014] Also, it was shockingly hard to find [for me], but the "light emitting ereader" referred to in the title was an Apple iPad. It's not specified what kind of iPad they used, and the study focussed solely on reading from
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by shrikant 5y ago
I agree with everything you've said in this reply, and yet it feels a bitter pill to swallow that the target of an invasion should just shut up and put up.
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by shrikant 5y ago
This mirrors so closely what someone else in my Indian circles said that I had to go through your comment history to check if you were him! The logical conclusion to what you're saying is: once a larger, more powerful nation (relativel
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by shrikant 5y ago
Being Indian, I'm part of quite a few circles where I've seen exactly this sentiment: helping Ukraine fight Russia is just prolonging Ukrainian misery because Russia is just going to go full scorched-earth if a quick annexation do
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by shrikant 5y ago
This is naive thinking at best. This isn't a "smart contract". The only reason a club has membership rules is to be able to selectively apply them and keep applicants out. Stated slightly differently: a club's membership
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by shrikant 5y ago
Hang in there mate -- I would suggest just making your peace with it, and not getting your hopes up in expectation of a fix coming in at a particular milestone/age/time. Hope is just bad for your mental health at this stage. I wen
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by shrikant 5y ago
Yeah I agree. Roughly a decade or so back, the Vostro line was the best Linux-friendly Dell you could get without an OS, and it was buried under a maze of navigation. A friend who worked at Dell had to look up the SKU link on some internal
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by shrikant 5y ago
One weird edge case administrative process that worked in my (well, my partner's) favour: The UK introducted legislation stating that people on a specific type of visa would only be eligible for permanent residence if it was issued on
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by shrikant 5y ago
What sort of "intellectual DDoS" is this -- reeks of disingenuity. Page 9 of the PDF of the actual order (linked on the page under "SEC Order") explains how BlockFi made misleading claims: > From March 2019 through Au
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by shrikant 5y ago
That's not the show's webpage, that's its Sounds page. More or Less' programme webpage is here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qshd You can click on the the "More or Less Podcast" li
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by shrikant 5y ago
I've used Hotels.com dozens of times and have never had to speak to anyone, shady agent or otherwise, to cancel. And I've also cancelled for free where "Free Cancellation" was mentioned as part of the fare rules.

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