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WebDanube | 5 years ago | on: Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades

I'm not a free market apologist by any means, but we also didn't see "poor people" or folks in the lower economic strata buy mobile devices and smartphones when they became first available, at least not the scale we're seeing now (without mentioning the fact that the devices were crazy expensive when first launched, adjusting for inflation).

Economy of scale is a thing, and imo it's OK to use the rich and the wealthy as 'guinea pigs' of sorts (which mostly is voluntary as the wealthy are more likely to make riskier bets on new tech than people living paycheck-to-paycheck).

As EV market extends downwards on the economic 'pecking order,' I'm really hoping even more drastic cost reduction and lower barriers of entry into the EV market for folks that are not rich.

WebDanube | 5 years ago | on: Microsoft wins $21.9B contract with U.S. Army to supply AR headsets

True. This opinion is controversial, but I do feel if the United States doesn't invest in military tech R&D, someone else is going to do it.

And that someone else is an authoritarian, one-party state that has a completely different set of values from the West.

Of course, military efficiency can be made better, but it's super important to keep tabs on the 'enemy,' so to speak. We're in an arms race, whether we like it or not.

WebDanube | 5 years ago | on: WhiteHat Jr’s founder files $2.6M defamation suit against critic

I can comment wrt the United States, as I already have members of my family there who've established themselves there for a few decades now.

The most common route would be going there for Master's degree (MS or equivalent) and then later finding a job either before or immediately after graduating from your course.

But you can also try other avenues like directly trying for a job via work visa, get someone to sponsor you (via an immigration petition -- but you need a present a valid argument for this and also find someone you trust who've established themselves there), or find a partner there with whom you're willing to cohabitate.

I'd highly recommend trying for EU/Canada (as you mentioned yourself), Aus/NZ over the United States of America-- at least for the next few years until something resembling an immigration reform takes place -- unless if you have folks in the States who're willing to sponsor you or get you a good, well-paying H1B job.

Good luck!

WebDanube | 5 years ago | on: WhiteHat Jr’s founder files $2.6M defamation suit against critic

Your comment was soul-soothing.

As a 24-yr-old looking to emigrate within the next year or so, I couldn't agree more with your take.

I feel India as a country (I know I'm homogenizing India; but I feel exceptions are rare, if any) has decayed to a point where there's pretty much no hope left for folks with progressive views looking to lead a life (especially one with intellectual pursuits) on their own terms instead of conforming to incredibly regressive stuff that an overbearing "society" constantly howls into your ears with a bullhorn.

WebDanube | 7 years ago | on: Thinkpad X210

Curious about the weight of X210--couldn't find it mentioned anywhere. I'm guessing such a feature-packed device must greatly compromise on the portability factor.

WebDanube | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Life without social media – suggestions, ideas

Quit Facebook in November last year. Quit WhatsApp in 2017. Never really used Instagram. Sparingly use Twitter/LinkedIn, mostly for following super smart people in my industry. A heavy reddit user though (my mind somehow doesn't accept that reddit is a "social media").

I have never felt more better, both in terms of my mood and my mental health at large. My mobile screen time took a nosedive post quitting. I couldn't be more happier not knowing what 500+ of my "friends" are doing in real time.

As for managing digital life -- I now call/email some of my closest friends every weekend, and use SMS to communicate with members of my family every other day. That's about it.

Though it's been kind of tiring explaining to people the actual reason I quit these platforms (privacy/lack of trust on these big corps to safeguard my sensitive private data), I've realized that it is possible to still communicate well over email/phone call/text.

I don't have a personal website as of now, but I'm seriously considering building one -- mostly for acting as a 'first point of contact' when people search for me on the web.

WebDanube | 7 years ago | on: Microsoft Edge

>I don't think we refer to Firefox on Android as "Quantum" yet

My apologies. My understanding was that Firefox, regardless of platform, goes by the name 'Quantum' from v57.0 and up. Thanks for clarifying.

WebDanube | 7 years ago | on: Microsoft Edge

Android user here. Firefox Quantum has been my main driver since dethroning Chromium-based 'Brave' last November, although the interface looks super dated and clunky. Aside from the fact that the main browser has entered into what Mozilla calls 'Maintenance mode,' so there aren't any new features getting integrated.

That said, I'm super excited for 'Fenix' browser which should be out sometime next year. Hope Fenix gives Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers some robust competition and loosens their stranglehold on the browser market. [0]

[0] https://www.androidheadlines.com/2018/07/mozilla-developing-...

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