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    Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 - Piracy

    New measures against piracy were passed by the Indian parliament, the part highlighted in bold is important. Source
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    Help with buying a treadmill

    Folks, Planning to buy a treadmill for a family member who cannot go to a gym. The primary user is less than 80 kgs and will remain that way. Looking at guidance online I read that AC motor with auto lubrication is the way to go. On Amazon treadmills matching this criteria cost about 65-80K...
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    [IC / Sharing] O'Reilly Media subscription

    Guys, planning to get an O'reilly Media subscription, people working in tech would be aware of this I suppose, they have a good collection of books, video tutorials, sandboxes and live training. The advertised cost is USD 499 but they run a promo of USD 299 twice a year. If anybody is...
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    GPU Mining

    Guys, I have a RTX 3070 and a Ti gathering dust, thought of playing AOE / CnC with old buddies or find some new RTS, but those days are over I suppose, everybody is reproducing and nobody has time. Contemplating if i should just sell them or use them for mining. Although I keep reading about...
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    CAS Latency, what's the effect on non gaming use?

    How much difference does CL22 RAM make a difference against CL16 RAM in non gaming workloads and non FPS games (AOE). Will it hold back a Ryzen 5950x?
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    Need your thoughts on a few components.

    For a new build, I am in a dilemma whether buying an AIO and a premium cabinet is worth the extra money. I am not an RGB guy, so that stuff is really not important to me. Cooling and dust prevention are my priorities. My options are: Cabinet - Lian Li LANCOOL 215 X or Fractal Meshify 2. (For...
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    A tricky health insurance situation.

    Hey Guys, I recently got an email for a "pre-approved" health insurance cover from my banking partner, this was from a health insurance company that I had previously applied for and was rejected due to pre-existing conditions. I never apply for any health insurance because I have a pre-existing...
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    Tablet to read books, magazines and pdfs

    Cousin sister is looking to buy a tablet device, which tablet do you guys use/recommend to read books, magazines and pdfs (technical) ? Its been a long time since I looked into tab market and don't know what to advice. Her current considerations are - Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2020 - 80K Samsung...
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    M1 Mac Mini - mistake ?

    Covid-19 effects compounded by fab shortages has sent prices of desktop component through the roof, vendors are now saying stock levels are not expected to settle down till May/June, got tired of waiting and ordered a M1 Mac Mini scheduled to be delivered a week later. A bit worried now if I did...
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    Budget 41-50k 10850k vs 5600x / 5900x

    Hey guys, was just wondering if Intel 10850k makes a lot more sense in the current market than a 5600x / 5900x, for a workstation build. With current insane GPU prices, one can make do with the iGPU for a while and not have to choose between splurging / compromising. 10850k - 35K (10C20T) 5800x...
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    Data backup services / solutions.

    A Seagate 4 TB hard drive died on me recently causing a good amount of data loss, these days we are storing more are more things digitally, so I have been searching for good backup solutions available to backup vital data - family photos, videos, documents, conversations / messages, important...
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    Ali Express banned in India

    The government just banned AliBaba and AliExpress in India. Not happy about this. I agree China is being unreasonable and needs to be curtailed, but banning sites at which common man can access affordable stuff and increasing tariffs on everything is not the way. We are not going in a good...
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    Planning a rooftop solar setup

    <Context to be added> @rdst_1 @adder Any particular inverter and solar panels that you recommend ? Going to Lithium Ion batteries may take another year or 2 right ? I am thinking of getting the rooftop solar work done while net metering policy still exists in Karnataka (extended till Mar...
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    Budget 90k+ New PC - 5600x / 5900x / 3900xt

    Hey Thinking of refreshing a old 4670 system this month, I use my PC for - programming, VMs (linux and system admin stuff), movies, browsing and some RTS games like Age of Empires 3 (2-3 hours gaming a week). Confused if I should get a 5600x (27,300 INR ) or a 5900x (49,600 INR), know they are...
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    Best Credit/Debit card in India

    Hey Guys, I got a lot of calls from CitiBank representatives continuously to take their Rewards CC. This got me thinking as to which is the most rewarding credit/debit card in the market right now, looked up online, other than a article by jagoinvestor there is not much consolidated information...
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    Work from home / Small Business

    Hey Guys, I have a friend who because of a surgery is confined to home for foreseeable future, for the most part, small outings (1-2 hrs) inside city are sometimes possible. He just lost his job (software engineer) because of the same reason and is highly depressed about it. He is 26 and good...
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    WTB LG G2

    Hey, I am interested in buying a LG G2 16/32 GB(used). Please PM/post here if you are interested in selling. Bangalore sellers preferred. Payment mode : Cash/Bank transfer. Mandatory: Bill, Photo ID & Address proof of seller.(will not buy without these) Thanks
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