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Yeah already saw that. What I found most disappointing was the response of customer support, which rather than trying to understand customers' problems and responding assiduously, …

After reading multiple raving reviews here and elsewhere, I decided to use Backblaze for remote backups. This Feb, my payment (auto debit via CC) failed, and upon logging in could …

This reminds me of this quote from one of my all time favorite books, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency : The Electric Monk was a labor-saving device, like a dishwasher or a …

Completely agree, did it in a few countries and truly enjoyed the freedom of stopping anywhere I wanted, wherever I encountered beautiful surroundings, and staying as long as I wan…

Not really a secret. This went viral on twitter 1-2 weeks ago leading to several news reports.

In India, you can book an appointment for MRI scans at private clinics the very same day or at worst within 1-2 days. Costs about USD 100 or lesser. There is also this startup - ht…

In India, apps like Google Pay (which runs on UPI platform) require you to first unlock the app using your screen lock method and then also require entry of a pin to confirm any ki…

This is a false assertion. I have gone through sample birth certificates of multiple states in India, I did not find any of them mentioning caste. Caste certificate is a separate d…

Cis white males and upper caste Indians say hi.

Completely agree with what you say. To get through the inertia during the pandemic, I finally got started with reading Upanishads and ended up reading 6. A lot of content may not m…

I remember doing something like this with a CRT monitor way back in the early 2000s.

There may be some truth in the "too woke for normie crowd" allegation. Earlier this year, much before the bad news went global for Netflix, Reed Hastings said this about experience…

My mum had started using a desktop at work (Windows) for the first time in the mid 2000s (she was ~50 at the time) which was used for basic work like creating / editing documents /…

Haven't really watched any Korean TV series yet except of course Squid Games, but I've been hooked to their movies since I first saw My Sassy Girl ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt02…

This is a great response throwing light on the actual new protocol which does seem to make sense.

Again, generalization. What you're talking about mostly refers to small time sites with maybe not more than few dozen orders a day. Typical ecommerce businesses (usually the kind w…

Looking by the number of replies to this it possibly could be a viable side project with a few added premium features like notifications for downtime, data breach reports, etc etc.…

In India, this is being dealt with in a different way. Amazon India and Flipkart (controlled by Walmart) are treated as a "marketplace", ie providing a platform for other sellers. …

I found these critiques soon after reading the book. However, there are many other researches cited in the book and I would take them on face value for the not very scientific but …

Its not just short breaks. Effect of a good night's sleep are almost magical in this respect. Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker is filled with examples on how sleep plays an outsized …

When I was getting introduced to river kayaking safety basics, the instructor really emphasized the importance of staying away from these, or to start paddling like crazy if you ca…

This need more upvotes lol

This is a brilliant book. You get major new insights every few pages, and many of them are highly relatable with your own experiences with sleep. Probably goes a bit overboard with…

I have faint memories of reading Misha comics in English when I had just about started reading. Do remember enjoying it along with other Indian content in Hindi like Champak/Chanda…