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3,139karma·1,202submissions·December 12, 2023
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Perhaps you joke, but does Tucker really have a chance at the Presidency?
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This is interesting - a Linux distro that really differentiates itself technically , instead of just having a different GUI / desktop environment.
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I wonder if this is in retaliation to Iranian hacking (possibly with Chinese help) and Chinese pressure to end the Iran war - China Urges US, Israel to Stop Military Action in Middle East, Warns of …
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The electric grid is significantly more capable now, at least in South India. And both induction stoves and electric cookers are already quite popular. The only thing holding them back is the higher c…
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True! Came to post the same thing - one of my favourite feature of Opera Presto engine was how all the websites in your history was also "indexed" locally, so that you could do a simple keyw…
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I am from India, and online gas booking is temporarily no longer available because waiting list is long now (we use gas cylinders, not piped gas here, and so have to book for cylinders to be delivered…
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And unhappy (i.e. anxious) people are more prone to addiction. In other words, it is by design.
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This makes me wonder - can Trump have better success in browbeating Cuba into submission and even getting a "friendlier" (i.e. pliable) regime (like with Venezuela) than the shit-show that t…
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Thanks for the interesting clarifications. To be clear, I wasn't calling you a scammer - like I said, people who take these seriously will find the app useful while others who don't believe …
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Does it benefit Apple from removing this app? Yes, because it has a competing service - Apple Music. Apple shouldn't be the middle-man here deciding what apps its developers can create for its pl…
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Summary: "... useful for some patients with specific conditions such as epilepsy, chemotherapy induced nausea, or muscle spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis ... found no evidence that medicinal can…
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Disregarding the fact that the author has an interest in hyping US-Israel achievements in the war (as he admits he is associated with the US Department of State and intelligence agencies) it is object…
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Looks polished. The community feature is a nice idea for growth. The 'Islamic shop' is also a good idea. I honestly laughed out loud at "Islamic AI dream interpretation" and "…
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True. English is a major reason why India is the IT back-office for most of the western world. I too have personally observed how my fellow classmates, who had done their schooling in their regional l…
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Interesting that Iran has started using cluster munition missiles to strike Israel. Apparently Iran, Israel and US are some of the few countries that haven't signed the international convention b…
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The point was that you don't need a reusable launch vehicle if a single use launcher is just as cheap.
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https://archive.md/1Gtof
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India's ISRO already competes with SpaceX for these launches ( ISRO puts 36 OneWeb satellites in orbit - https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-successfully-..…
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India is already one of the cheapest service providers for such launches - ISRO puts 36 OneWeb satellites in orbit - https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-successf…
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Can you explain what makes Falcon9 / Starship special (or needed) to launch these satellites? China, India, EU, Japan etc. all have the capability to launch satellites. So why is a Falcon9 /…
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You certainly can sanction the "tanker". But you need to take police / military action, which is decidedly tougher and riskier.
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Does it serve the US military?
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> Got cancer, a new job,new boss in less than a year What do I do now? Live in the now. Don't brood over your past, don't worry about your future, unnecessarily. You accept it and keep …