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   by ubersync 13y ago

   Two Indian students tried to test the new poverty line set up by the Indian Government. They tried to live on 0.65 USD a day. Here is the story. Its an interesting read. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15542957
2. 92.▲
   by ubersync 13y ago

   I am sure somebody in Washington can authoritatively convince people that these attacks are terrorist attacks (attack on our financial system, designed to cripple American economy etc. etc.), and try to gain public support for laws that wil
3. 93.▲
   by ubersync 13y ago

   Exactly my thought. I mean of course its not his fault, and I appreciate his confidence but the ad should be very easy to understand for the audience. I am not a native english speaker, and have an accent. If I were to make a video for my s
4. 94.▲
   by ubersync 13y ago

   Yea it was an exploit of a cognitive bias (confirmation bias, to be exact [1].) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
5. 95.▲
   by ubersync 13y ago

   I thought there was maybe something I was missing, e.g. the speeds being extraordinary or something. I guess people are too trigger happy when it comes to downvoting a comment.
6. 96.▲
   by ubersync 13y ago

   Should I be surprised that it doesn't work in IE?
7. 97.▲
   by ubersync 13y ago

   Would have loved to see what happened to the dummy cowboy. The final fews frames are not very clear due to the smoke and dust.
8. 98.▲
   by ubersync 13y ago

   Not that I care, but do the people who are down voting me, care to explain why? I don't think my comment was derogatory or anything, I just failed to understand why this article was amusing, and wanted to know what makes it interesting. I a
9. 99.▲
   by ubersync 13y ago

   Am I missing something? Why is this on first page of HN. Not downplaying, I honestly don't know.
10. 100.▲
    by ubersync 13y ago

    I have a weapon of mass destruction at my home! Just chill guys, I use a pressure cooker to boil potatoes sometimes. Actually I have another one as well, a BB gun. I don't really know which one is the government referring to as a WMD.
11. 101.▲
    by ubersync 13y ago

    What are you even talking about! How are Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Facebook email decentralized? And what part of my comment prompted you to believe that it was a "Fuck Google" statement?
12. 102.▲
    by ubersync 13y ago

    But it was again re-centralized in late 90s with the advent of hotmail and all. What I wanted to say was, we need to re-decentralize it.
13. 103.▲
    by ubersync 13y ago

    I could finally access it. Well, ideally all the services should be decentralized (each person/company hosting their own email, social network, cloud storage etc). But if that is not feasible, you can at least try and use a different compan
14. 104.▲
    by ubersync 13y ago

    There is a need to decentralize email, social networking, cloud storage etc. FreedomBox is a step in the right direction. So is Diaspora Project.
15. 105.▲
    by ubersync 13y ago

    I can't access the article. Can anyone tell shortly, what the author is complaining about?