tsjq

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   by tsjq 6y ago

   would some steps like blocking 3rd party cookies, social media trackers, cross-site tracking cookies, fingerprinters help to thwart most of such tracking stuff ?
2. 812.▲
   by tsjq 6y ago

   The timer display is to keep people relaxed and to reduce unnecessary revving the throttle due to impatience while waiting for the red to turn green.
3. 813.▲
   by tsjq 6y ago

   quick fixes, shortcuts, ignoring known future risks, half-assery, "jugaad" , "it's okay for now" , meet-deadline-at-all-costs, are some of the prime contributors to technical debt.
4. 814.▲
   by tsjq 6y ago

   also we need to account for the labour and cost that's gone into the production automation equipment .
5. 815.▲
   by tsjq 6y ago

   There's Amazon Key for that. :)
6. 816.▲
   by tsjq 6y ago

   >Thats because the "real" product they are selling is the data collection. Also, subscription services are much more attractive to companies because its a guaranteed and predictable revenue stream that's the money-shot lin
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   by tsjq 6y ago

   that's a helpful info for newbies. thanks for sharing
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   by tsjq 6y ago

   That's an interesting point indeed. This podcast episode discusses the topic: (the first few minutes have tangential banter) The extreme urgency of now 05/05/2020 by David McWilliams & John Davis Web player: https:/
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   by tsjq 6y ago

   thanks . that's helpful
10. 820.▲
    by tsjq 6y ago

    thanks, that explains . is it okay if such users get rid of all snap stuff from their Ubuntu 20.04 installation ? would the Ubuntu continue to work fine ? Browser, terminal, vi, java, python, etc mainly .
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    what is the main problem this snap thing is looking to address ?
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    Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspbery Pi 4?

    11 points by tsjq 6y ago|14 comments
13. 823.▲
    by tsjq 6y ago

    oh, definitely yes !
14. 824.▲
    by tsjq 6y ago

    Just a matter of time before now apps like TG, WA, IG, FB are blocked coz not friendly with the party-in-power.
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    Also, FB's proximity to the mega corporation that's known to be very friendly to the ruling party. FB's WhatsApp pay getting clearances / approvals soon after they made a large payment to Jio Platforms. Timeline: 26Nov20
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    I would interpret ashleshbiradar's point : >Indian Population doesn't take digital world seriously, as: Indian population do not think nor understand deeper, father enough to foresee these risks.
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    curious: how about Wordpress ?
18. 828.▲
    by tsjq 6y ago

    small nitpick : yikes! Jupyter's blog is on Medium :(
19. 829.▲
    by tsjq 6y ago

    nicely written. that point-2 totally resonates here :(
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    that's a nice website. pls add a page to tabulate the differences among the three paid plans listed there: essentials vs producer vs high-performer .
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    pls pardon my ignorance. does GMail have this physical key feature ?
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    I agree with this. Eager to hear advice / tips / book suggestions on how to deftly navigate this without explicitly appearing political to the rest of the team?
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    domain names are almost not immune to that sort of thing: price hikes. only way is to buy for 10years . and, in most cases, that hikes up the price for you on day one.
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    that's an eye-opener article. include some proofs, references, etc to make it more solid. else, this would be seen as a merely very-long-allegation piece
25. 835.▲
    by tsjq 6y ago

    Nice one. Curious: is it some kind of bubble why I am seeing a lot of Indian names on the first page ? Is it due to my time-zone? or is it just my personal bias ? also: that popup for newsletter is really annoying. almost made me hit Ctrl-W
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    Reminds me of this thread from last year. "Information is like snacks, money, and drugs to the brain" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20241456
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    >It's an unusual form of ransomware because it's written in Java, deployed as a trojanised Java Runtime Environment and is compiled in a Java image file (Jimage) to hide the malicious intentions. are there any options in browse
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    oh! I thought Linux had some inherent / in-built architectural feature that made viruses impossible .
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    thank you.
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    by tsjq 6y ago

    by saying sorry and trying to befriend the ardent supporters of FOSS , this sounds like one just a step in Microsoft's Embrace-Extend-Extinguish strategy.