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you just described a smartphone

how the heck did he acquire majority hash? Afaiu, this requires massive computational resources that no individual has access to

BTW, how does Google fare on these counts? I am sure they have as much data, or perhaps more, on all of us.

I like the critical thinking in this article. Problem is, I am critical about it's critique. Just because Ted Cruz made use of the same platform and did not win, does not mean ther…

> If you are not reading a regular amount of classics, you are doomed to be historically parochial. Precisely. Often, I cannot relate to classics, and therefore end up feeling let …

Nice try, capitalist hawks!

We sell your data and in return make browsing safe for you so we can sell more of your data. Clever Google. Really clever...

Why the heck would the article end with the information that the owner has replaced it with iPhone 7. When did the verge start"native" advertising?

If he stated so, it is clearly not in line with the title of his blog post [1]. Come on, the media preys on keywords like hacking, so if you don't see it coming be careful the next…

Hmm...Does using SSL help? Right now the amazon india domain does not get redirected automatically to https://www.amazon.in (on Chrome v.25)

Thanks for the link to your analysis. Should give it a read :)

> How old are those numbers? Numbeo says it is up to date (April, 2013 for Houston data and May 2013, for Bangalore data). I feel that the (Bangalore) housing numbers are reasonabl…

The application fee varies from country to country [1]. [1] http://mars-one.com/en/faq-en/29-faq-registration-fee/408-wh...

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?coun...

> That is not a logical fallacy, that's basic decisionmaking. No. The parent had this to say---"Instead, the average Indian believes he lives in a super developed city, wears his /…

> If you don't feel it's necessary to ever practice for an interview, well, ok. This advice is not for you. It is wrong to conclude that the person whose comment you replied to, fe…

> the reason that people don't care enough is because they have so much on their plate. This is the 'false cause' fallacy[1]. It is akin to saying, because I have too much work sta…

Here's a more realistic experiment about being poor (in India): http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Harsh_Mander/barefoo... Appendix: Rs. = Indian rupee; 1 USD ~ 55 Indian rupe…

This [1] makes one feel if Google is really interested in acquisitions like these or just tossing some money around. [1] http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/09/02/google-closes-aardvar…

The post does not explain why Akamai's cert is being used. If bing over SSL were working correctly in the past---which I believe to be true---and given that Bing were using Akamai …

The novelty is in supporting native as well as HTML5 apps. So, it's a hybrid between Firefox OS and Android/iOS on the other. I'm only unsure if it is novelty worth having.

By far the best critique of her actions---her own action.