kloc
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2 years ago
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on: India ruling party's IT cell used AI to show smile on arrested protesters' faces
This account has been constantly submitting anti ruling party articles to demean India. Nothing in the article or proof otherwise which indicates that this was done by the rulling party. A lot of other articles submitted by this "throwaway" account are also questionable.
kloc
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13 years ago
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on: Amazon Glacier
Was not aware of this service. Thanks!
kloc
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13 years ago
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on: Amazon Glacier
Amazon should complement this service with data contact centers which are connected to their data centers network. Then people could go to these centers in person and hand over their hard drives full of data for back up. It will be like bank lockers but only digital. At this low price people would want to upload terabytes of data which will be pain to upload/download.
kloc
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14 years ago
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on: Microsoft Expected to Introduce Tablet
Designed by Microsoft and made by Nokia? This could be the very reason Nokia opted for Windows phone than choosing Android.
kloc
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14 years ago
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on: A Relevant Tale: How Google Killed Inktomi
After reading the "Tale" it appears that Inktomi killed itself. It is a good example of what happens if top dog companies fail to innovate in face of sudden superior competition. RIM is another example, but would be wrong to say that Apple is killing them. Apple is just making and selling superior products.
kloc
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14 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Want to Learn Speed Reading. Where to Begin?
kloc
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14 years ago
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on: I was on BloombergTV talking SOPA today - how'd I do?
Really appreciate what you are doing and you did good. I don't know if other people noticed but I would have preferred you to not smile much( or at all) while listening to her or answering her questions.This could be just my personal preference.Smiling while talking about such a serious issue kind of undermines the seriousness of it a bit.
kloc
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14 years ago
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on: I'm turning 30 and I've produced no amazing art.
I turned 30 today and this is the top post on HN (wow).Everything the OP says applies to me too.Its high time we become doers from thinkers.
kloc
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14 years ago
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on: A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs
After reading several articles about Steve before and after his death and after reading his official biography,I always felt that nothing could yet capture the essence of how Steve actually was. This eulogy comes really really close. Beautiful piece of writing. Thank you.
kloc
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14 years ago
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on: Hands On: India’s $35 Aakash Android tablet lands in America
This device is not meant for someone like you to even evaluate. It is not meant to be used by people who hang out on hacker news or for people who grew up in Delhi and who travel in a/c Delhi metro. It is for poor kids in UP/Bihar who will never have any access to such technology otherwise. You have to see the bigger picture here.
kloc
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14 years ago
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on: Need Help. Going through late 20 career crisis.
I doubt if your experience as an entrepreneur would be counted when you go back in the job market and here in India I won't be surprised if you have to start again at fresher level (this is sad but true sometimes). You can get a stable job perhaps with less salary for your experience if it’s about paying the bills. You can consider freelancing for some local companies which is a less promising option. If you get a job meeting new people at a new workplace can help you come out of this state of mind.
Take a break from technology for a month. Travel without Internet that should give you some perspective on things.
I don't think there is any recipe someone can tell you here, you have to try things on your own and see what works for you.
Key is to move on then keep on analyzing your past mistakes or experiences.
I believe whenever you work hard you create energy of some form and once this energy is created it always give good results may be not immediately but perhaps later.
Where are you based in India? Add some contact info.
kloc
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14 years ago
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on: Some more Google+ invite Workarounds
None of them work, not even the iOS one.
kloc
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15 years ago
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on: Protolol Jokes
Since I get all the protolol jokes and I am sure there are very limited number of people on this earth who gets them, I feel like I am part of some technology brotherhood and that makes me feel good :)
kloc
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15 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Can anyone recommend some philosophy reading?
I meant a top level comment :)
kloc
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15 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Can anyone recommend some philosophy reading?
kloc
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15 years ago
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on: Save IE6
I can just hope that this site renders fine on IE6.
kloc
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15 years ago
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on: Microsoft made their own IE6-countdown site.
Since you didn't specify the reason of your switch, I am going to guess ;)
I think you switched because your university doesn't support Linux :)
On a serious note, at my workplace few people are still using XP when they are free and encouraged to upgrade to Win7, then I guess some people out there are just not willing to change.
kloc
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15 years ago
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on: Poll: Have you ever clicked the wrong upvote/downvote arrow?
I don't remember ever upvoting by mistake, but sometimes I do want to save a link but not upvote. I think it will be useful if one can save a link without upvoting.
kloc
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15 years ago
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on: Microsoft’s Bing uses Google search results — and denies it
kloc
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15 years ago
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on: 20-line patch to Firefox 4 that makes startup on Windows 2x as fast
There are lot of user with slow machines in developing nations. They are typically using a pirated copy of windows xp on a slow hardware and since initially microsoft didn't allow upgrade to IE 7 on pirated copies, lot of people moved to firefox. They would certainly enjoy the fast startup time.And considering that lot of such people are there( it was in the news that Ballmer told Hu that 90 percent of China is using pirated windows) it is still a big win for firefox usuability overall.
