sidm83

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by sidm83 2y ago
Yeah already saw that. What I found most disappointing was the response of customer support, which rather than trying to understand customers' problems and responding assiduously, flatly give out a non solution (use cards that work) an
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by sidm83 2y ago
After reading multiple raving reviews here and elsewhere, I decided to use Backblaze for remote backups. This Feb, my payment (auto debit via CC) failed, and upon logging in could not figure out any other way to pay. I soon received an inte
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Backblaze backups about to go poof for EU/Indian customers(old.reddit.com)
3 points by sidm83 2y ago|3 comments
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by sidm83 3y ago
This reminds me of this quote from one of my all time favorite books, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency : <quote> The Electric Monk was a labor-saving device, like a dishwasher or a video recorder. Dishwashers washed tediou
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by sidm83 3y ago
Completely agree, did it in a few countries and truly enjoyed the freedom of stopping anywhere I wanted, wherever I encountered beautiful surroundings, and staying as long as I wanted, not to forget enjoying the place on my own rather than
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by sidm83 3y ago
Not really a secret. This went viral on twitter 1-2 weeks ago leading to several news reports.
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by sidm83 3y ago
In India, you can book an appointment for MRI scans at private clinics the very same day or at worst within 1-2 days. Costs about USD 100 or lesser. There is also this startup - https://qure.ai (Not my employer, I know someone w
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by sidm83 4y ago
In India, apps like Google Pay (which runs on UPI platform) require you to first unlock the app using your screen lock method and then also require entry of a pin to confirm any kind of money transfer.
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by sidm83 4y ago
This is a false assertion. I have gone through sample birth certificates of multiple states in India, I did not find any of them mentioning caste. Caste certificate is a separate document, issued only upon application, which can then be us
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by sidm83 4y ago
Cis white males and upper caste Indians say hi.
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by sidm83 4y ago
Completely agree with what you say. To get through the inertia during the pandemic, I finally got started with reading Upanishads and ended up reading 6. A lot of content may not make sense, but there were such absolute profound gems of wis
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by sidm83 4y ago
I remember doing something like this with a CRT monitor way back in the early 2000s.
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by sidm83 4y ago
There may be some truth in the "too woke for normie crowd" allegation. Earlier this year, much before the bad news went global for Netflix, Reed Hastings said this about experience in India during an earnings call: "The great
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by sidm83 5y ago
My mum had started using a desktop at work (Windows) for the first time in the mid 2000s (she was ~50 at the time) which was used for basic work like creating / editing documents / spreadsheets and emails/browsing. She used t
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by sidm83 5y ago
Haven't really watched any Korean TV series yet except of course Squid Games, but I've been hooked to their movies since I first saw My Sassy Girl ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293715/ ) nearly 2 decad
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by sidm83 5y ago
This is a great response throwing light on the actual new protocol which does seem to make sense.
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by sidm83 5y ago
Again, generalization. What you're talking about mostly refers to small time sites with maybe not more than few dozen orders a day. Typical ecommerce businesses (usually the kind with at least 100s or 1000s of orders a day) write their
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by sidm83 5y ago
Looking by the number of replies to this it possibly could be a viable side project with a few added premium features like notifications for downtime, data breach reports, etc etc...
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by sidm83 5y ago
In India, this is being dealt with in a different way. Amazon India and Flipkart (controlled by Walmart) are treated as a "marketplace", ie providing a platform for other sellers. There are strict rules to limit domination of a fe
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by sidm83 5y ago
I found these critiques soon after reading the book. However, there are many other researches cited in the book and I would take them on face value for the not very scientific but somewhat valid (for me) reason of personal experience. I got
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by sidm83 5y ago
Its not just short breaks. Effect of a good night's sleep are almost magical in this respect. Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker is filled with examples on how sleep plays an outsized role in our lives. One relevant example from the book t
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by sidm83 5y ago
When I was getting introduced to river kayaking safety basics, the instructor really emphasized the importance of staying away from these, or to start paddling like crazy if you can't avoid them so that you can get past the dangerous p
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by sidm83 5y ago
This need more upvotes lol
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by sidm83 5y ago
This is a brilliant book. You get major new insights every few pages, and many of them are highly relatable with your own experiences with sleep. Probably goes a bit overboard with some of its claims but even then there is too much good in
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by sidm83 5y ago
I have faint memories of reading Misha comics in English when I had just about started reading. Do remember enjoying it along with other Indian content in Hindi like Champak/Chandamama but unlike these we maybe stopped getting supplies
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by sidm83 6y ago
Agreed. Do not see anything worth downvoting at all.
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by sidm83 6y ago
TLDR version : Corruption can only get you so far but to become world class you need to be very good at what you do. Longer version : Reliance/Ambani family have ties to pretty much the entire political spectrum in India and not just t
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First economic analysis of the Clean India Mission(sciencedirect.com)
1 points by sidm83 6y ago|0 comments
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by sidm83 6y ago
I am currently reading the Aitareya Upanishad with commentary by Swami Chinmayananda (founder Chinmaya Mission), but you can find multiple well rated ones online. For Puranas too there are multiple options though I don't think one coul
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by sidm83 6y ago
Not in India. We didn't even study Indian mythology!

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