wolfretcrap

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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Indian banks are public, government owns majority share in them. It's ultimately the government shareholders and general public who loses when tons of loan suddenly go NPA. As someone whoes family is in banking, it's not a low lev
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Today you don't need banks to make money as politician. Modern scheme in India: 1. Get citizens excited about new infra projects using tons of advertisements, and propoganda YouTube channels 2. Open a tender for the project 3. Pass on
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Please tell what's there in London which makes it the most attractive place?
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
I've always understood 1 foot = 12inches = 25*12mm = 30cm
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Which rich person is in Europe? All my friends who got rich aren't living in EU, they are in Thailand, Dubai, China, Indonesia or US. All of them have told me EU isn't a good place to spend your money, your money buys more in Asia
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
But by then bitcoin would have started using quantum hashes.
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Fair coin distribution is easy to solve in new coins if all the bitcoin owners get equivalent proportion of the new coin and developers/founders get nothing. But how many are brave enough to create such coin?
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
>While they deserve their share of blame, the ordinary people have only made matters worse. Chin-mask, no-mask, herbal "remedies", religious gatherings, weddings, engagements, naming ceremonies... the list goes on. Culture does
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
What are some modern day inflation hedge? The past generation depended on gold but it seems new generation doesn't like the idea of lugging around the yellow metal and likes crypto currencies more.
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
But a CNC mill can also make a gun barrel, whats so sensational about 3d printed barrel?
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Then why is it used to carry drinking water
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Is it viable? We know industrials get power at cheaper rate in some counties, is there any arbitrage possible by making huge batteries like this for residential and commercial use?
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Yes you can get better price if you can wait longer and look for best opportunity but for a real estate agent, each sale happening increases probability of future sales, so it's in their best interest to make market as lively as possib
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
>That said, gold technically exists already to meet this in my humble opinion as a proper hedge. Moving gold from one country to another country on your is difficult. Storing gold properly without getting robbed is difficult. Try moving
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Bitcoin does something very important which creating something that people trust without someone in background diluting value of your holdings. If that takes a lot to achieve in terms of energy well it speaks volumes about the society we li
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
It's true I am from India, last time even after taxes, apple products were cheapest in Switzerland, other countries did charge like 5-10% more
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Not really in some cultures talking about money and displaying wealth is not considered good and people look down on this behaviour.
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Those who do bad things can always justify to themselves "everyone is doing it" even if the only evidence they've is a newspaper report of a person doing it in their country. I personally frequently manage accounts of my fami
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
>Why would people want to have an iPhone for only a week? Indian culture is about display of wealth. Wealthy individuals are respected and get access to inner clubs while the people who don't have much don't get invited anywher
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
No average Indian asking for return doesn't have YouTube review channel.
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
I don't think anyone getting such returns/refunds approved is getting accolades by their family members or friends. Usually such people don't tell anyone about it and if they are smart better they keep quite. So it's not
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
>Same goes for the country's biggest online retailers, both Amazon and Flipkart also switched to a replacement-only policy in India. On Amazon India you can still get refund based on your history with them. Basically trusted custome
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
It's not as bad in US and reason is purely economics of fraud. Very large fraction of US population is paid $30 an hour compared to Indian population which makes scamming not worth the trouble I live in India and I've worked in th
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by wolfretcrap 5y ago
Today this is made obselete by JIO. Either you don't have a plan then you can't call anyone or even do a missed call or you've a plan then you can call anyone and you don't need a missed call as unlimited talktime is off
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by wolfretcrap 6y ago
I am in India and I pay $7 a month for 300mbps up and down, it's fiber optic technology afaik so ping is really good compared to the copper we had before. The current governments economic incentives has really lit the BroadBand industr
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by wolfretcrap 6y ago
I love how so many things start and stop at vitamin D as if without sun we would have no existence. That's like superman.
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by wolfretcrap 6y ago
India has managed to electrify nearly all long route trains on easy terrains except hilly regions. Not only this freight corridor has been setup simultaneously and roads built at amazing pace, all this infrastructure has self funded itself.
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by wolfretcrap 6y ago
In India also I can't sue officer, but officers will gladly use their powered to harass the F out of your life.
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by wolfretcrap 6y ago
This article claims only $300 as if that's the only value that this women posses. Society views women differently and often credit them with some innate value which can't easily be explained in context of men.
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by wolfretcrap 6y ago
At what point you can't bribe bunch of government doctors and manipulate your enemy enough for them asking for death. You can really easily convince some people to end their life despite them being perfectly reasonable with everything

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