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A bit tangential to the main topic of the post. They mention that they are working on another optimizing compiler Ion which will replace the cranelift compiler (which is still in n…

The article makes an argument for why you should consider Pixel series phones that still have official support from the vendor if you are in the market for Android phones. While it…

I noticed today that youtube-dl was no longer working. I am on the latest version so there is no update that will fix things right now. It wasn't hard to whip up a cli wrapper for …

There is correlation between surnames (or the lack of one), language dialects, dietary habits and caste. But the signal here is very noisy and unreliable except for a few cases lik…

Most of the Indian population lives in small towns and villages where everyone knows one another. People would notice if you suddenly start claiming to be from a different communit…

If you are living in the more progressive parts of the country (generally more urban) being found out things will make things... awkward. Not in the sense that there will be conseq…

I feel that you are making a mistake that many native language speakers make in saying that their language has a complex nonlinear history compared to other languages which they ha…

I have noticed a tendency among people to rationalise things that suck in life to actually be good for you. Phrases such as "It builds character" or "It is necessary for the societ…

Android Chrome and Firefox (via add-ons) have dark mode options. I do not know about iOS Safari. While a dark mode option made by the website itself may be able to handle certain e…

I am a bit tired of seeing this topic come up again and again on Reddit or HN. You may have as well, asked if someone preferred blue or orange. The choice of a programming language…

My aunt and mother use a bunch of websites I've never heard of for free streaming of movies and TV shows. They may not be the most informed about potential hidden costs of these se…

Like all other internet bans in India I doubt this one will have any teeth. Everyone has a "Free" VPN app that they use to bypass these restrictions. Most people own Android phones…

I doubt Xi's going away anytime soon. He got constitutional term limits on Presidency removed. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43361276

I do not think a typical Indian farmer would own anything close to 2000 acres of land. Most farming in India is not mechanised but is instead highly dependent on human labour. From…

The majority of Desktop browsers support extensions that provide support for dark mode. On mobile I know Android Chrome (via chrome://flags) and Firefox (via extensions) support da…

" rel="nofollow">https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone= I use this link which will open in WhatsApp by default to send a WhatsApp message to someone who is not in my Contacts and don…

I don't have much of an idea about Windows or OSX. Regarding Desktop Linux, I think I wouldn't be far off if I said it has no desktop security model. The permission system on *nixe…

Due to the planned obsolescence (via stoppage of security updates) of Android phones within 2 years I had been seriously been considering buying an iPhone SE2. But I can't really j…

Firefox. When I first got to use a Computer to surf the internet I remember using Firefox and that is what I have used ever since. A lot of people here have said that Firefox was a…

I feel this is a problem in the majority of Indian cities. Perhaps Mumbai stands out here as it has more Traffic hence greater levels of unnecessary honking. Having worked at Banga…

Perhaps a bit tangential to OP's question, but in a similar thread on HN in the past someone had posted that you will probably be more successful if you try to fit in your hobbies/…

Last I checked Kiwi is not open source. There are bits and pieces of code lying around in the Github repo, but not the full source code. The browser seems to get regular enough upd…