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Re: undefined

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Post by niyazpk » Sat, Sep 04, 2010, 6:57 PM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #6

niyazpk wrote: post #4

16 points in 12 minutes? Weird. Never seen something like this for a Tell HN post (particularly on a slow Saturday). BTW cool idea. Good luck!

[deleted]

No. That's because you guys are voting it up from a few newly created accounts. I am sorry, but that is not how we do stuff here.

Re: undefined

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Post by thaumaturgy » Sat, Sep 04, 2010, 7:00 PM UTC

Congratulations! Opening a shop is a lot of effort. I have a huge amount of respect for anyone that does it.

Re: undefined

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Post by n9986 » Sat, Sep 04, 2010, 7:01 PM UTC

boundlessdreamz wrote: post #8

You should link to a bunch of tutorials. Will help people who are just starting out. Maybe give a combo offer on the items mentioned in the tutorial too :) Congrats. Never thought someone would decide to service this very niche market in India

Thanks! It was a need driven market that I decided to step into. I am a hobbyist myself and it was a pain to acquire items.

Good idea. I will get a Wiki going soon. Thankfully the Arduino community has produced many wonderful tutorials which I could link to as well.

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Post by mkeblx » Sat, Sep 04, 2010, 7:01 PM UTC

What kind of hardware hacking culture exists in the area currently? It is my perception (which is not to say right) of New Delhi as an software outsourcing center that doesn't do much hardware.

Re: undefined

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Post by w1ntermute » Sat, Sep 04, 2010, 7:03 PM UTC

niyazpk wrote: post #11

[deleted] wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

[deleted]

No. That's because you guys are voting it up from a few newly created accounts. I am sorry, but that is not how we do stuff here.

Shouldn't the algorithm take that into account?

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Sep 04, 2010, 7:04 PM UTC

delano wrote: post #3

That's great. Best of luck!

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Re: undefined

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Post by sgt » Sat, Sep 04, 2010, 7:06 PM UTC

Just curious, is there any reason why this site is in English and not in Hindi? Forgive my ignorance if the answer is obvious.

Re: undefined

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Post by n9986 » Sat, Sep 04, 2010, 7:09 PM UTC

thaumaturgy wrote: post #12

Congratulations! Opening a shop is a lot of effort. I have a huge amount of respect for anyone that does it.

Thanks!

Re: undefined

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Post by niyazpk » Sat, Sep 04, 2010, 7:10 PM UTC

w1ntermute wrote: post #15

niyazpk wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. That's because you guys are voting it up from a few newly created accounts. I am sorry, but that is not how we do stuff here.

Shouldn't the algorithm take that into account?

I think the problem is that just a few (3-4?) votes in the first few minutes can get a submission to the front page.

Re: undefined

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Post by n9986 » Sat, Sep 04, 2010, 7:14 PM UTC

sgt wrote: post #17

Just curious, is there any reason why this site is in English and not in Hindi? Forgive my ignorance if the answer is obvious.

Almost everyone here into electronics (or able to use internet) can read English.Can't give exact figures but its one of the most widely used languages here.