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shubhamkrm

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About shubhamkrm

SWE at Google. Thoughts and opinions are my own.

I have a blog at kumaram.dev

Recent public activity

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    Oh! This takes me back. I used it as my primary browser during the Firefox 57 saga, and continues to use it for over an year. The developer was very responsive to bug reports, and …

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    Comment #42180804

    > How many Regular Joe people are using progressive web apps in the first place? I know several of them, because Google doesn’t let e-commerce apps in my country sell cigarettes an…

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    Comment #41705806

    Thanks for taking the time to respond to my comment. I didn't mean to be provocative or offensive, just wanted to show the perspective from the other side. > I agree with the senti…

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    Comment #41705702

    Thanks. I didn't mean to be provocative, just wanted to show the perspective from the other side.

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    Comment #41696681

    Hi there. I’m from India (the world’s capital of Internet blackouts). A major reason for Internet blackouts here is because in many areas, there’s a deep seated animosity between d…

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    Comment #39078518

    Not necessarily. You can write open source code in your own time and publish under Google org on GitHub. This is the recommended process if you don’t care about retaining the copyr…

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    Comment #38717336

    Same. Can’t even see replies for any tweet.

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    Comment #37844240

    > Qt Unfortunately, it’s licensing is not suitable for everyone.

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    Comment #37235711

    IIRC, he mentioned missions to the Sun, Venus and a manned space mission.

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    Comment #36516287

    I have no idea how search rankings work, but GeeksForGeeks is massively popular in Indian tech colleges. This might be a reason for it’s high rank.

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    Comment #36494002

    I don’t know about Uber specifically, but in my country, some food and grocery delivery apps pay their delivery agents more if they get a five star rating.

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    Comment #36399107

    Your analogy actually shows why “open” is appropriate in this context. It’s true, you don’t have to cut the grass or fill a pothole in an open park or an open road. Similarly, you …

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    Comment #36268744

    Even if you pay them, you don’t get the same content in all markets.

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    Comment #36178076

    I’m not from the US, but would the initial capex and the ongoing maintenance expenses for the robots really be cheaper than a couple of minimum wage workers. IMO, a better approach…

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    Comment #36177856

    I don’t get it. When I order a pizza, I care about its taste, hygiene, and the time it takes to arrive. Why would I even care whether it was cooked by humans or robots?

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    Comment #35466859

    Designing Data Intensive Applications (DDIA)[1] is a great introductory book for such things. It covers a broad number of system design topics, and you can then go into detail for …

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    Comment #35408705

    Looks like it’s being handled better than many Western countries: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_the_United_States#/m...

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    Comment #35379349

    Reminds me of the old “evil bit” RFC[1] [1] https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3514.txt

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    Comment #34913867

    But why? Storage is much cheaper today than it was in the 80s. While I myself don’t like huge Electron apps, trying to save every byte of storage is simply not worth it.

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    Comment #34142742

    > What was last major innovation at Google.. chrome? 20% of company drives profits while 80% is a decorated R&D lab chock full of benefits, upset about cutbacks in their free oatmi…

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    Comment #34040495

    The irony is Jack has invested in and actively promotes nostr.

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    Comment #34021292

    > on mobile it is beyond sensible to make a warning when leaving to view external links: mobile apps and mobile browsers do do not have the capability to show the exact url you are…