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  1. rsaeon

    Anyone used Desertcart recently?

    Did they contact over Whatsapp? They're looking for a government issued ID to present for customs clearance. Drivers license will be enough. Are they asking any other documents?
  2. rsaeon

    Have r/India always been like this?

    Ah, you've got a persecution fetish. Look, we can discuss this objectively in good faith if you're able to overcome your bias. You've a vested interest in politics and I have absolutely none, I just like the armchair. How do you use words to say something that means nothing at all? What are...
  3. rsaeon

    Have r/India always been like this?

    That's a different lens you're looking through. The majority of Americans, voters, don't decide their vote based on foreign policy. Also, there has never not been a war. The only difference compared to ten or thirty years ago is that today we're live-steaming war. There will always be war so...
  4. rsaeon

    Have r/India always been like this?

    Yeah, haha, that is definitely true. The silence from everyone else is incredible, and they will remain silent because the conservatives are a base that no product-based company wants to go against. My point was that the conservatives voted in their self-interest and got exactly the opposite...
  5. rsaeon

    Have r/India always been like this?

    He's a proponent of increasing H1B's which conservatives in the US are opposing. And he does have other interests other than Tesla. Maybe it's just a game to him, who knows what someone's motivations are when you have more money than a billion people combined.
  6. rsaeon

    Have r/India always been like this?

    That's a picture perfect viewpoint, but it side-steps the actual issue completely. It's not about culture, it's about money. It's been a long con: spending $44B on twitter and two years shifting the narrative to get the former president re-elected to enact policies that would bring huge returns...
  7. rsaeon

    Have r/India always been like this?

    Take a peek: https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/ A comment that stood out:
  8. rsaeon

    Have r/India always been like this?

    Case in point: Look at what's fueled discussions over the last twenty-four hours in American politics. It's a brilliantly chaotic masterpiece.
  9. rsaeon

    Have r/India always been like this?

    Butting in because there isn't enough controversial takes in this thread as it is. Left vs Right vs Everyone vs Isms vs Ists — all of that is insignificant squabbles when you understand everyone is just as patriotic as you are. That's a common ground every citizen shares, we all want India to...
  10. rsaeon

    Have r/India always been like this?

    I don't use my main there, it's super visible so they have a very low threshold for bans. Actually, I don't use my main on any of the India subs, they're all messed up, including the one you linked. That's about as political as I'm willing to get.
  11. rsaeon

    The "itch" to want to upgrade my computer - How to stop?

    Find more things to do with your computer. Running LLMs is a huge investment, tell yourself you're doing this for privacy and security reasons. Take a look at the GOTY awards over the years, get sucked into one of them. I was/am a performance snob, so I'd find reasons like USB 3.2 Gen 2x2...
  12. rsaeon

    The "Everyday" show-off thread !

  13. rsaeon

    The "Everyday" show-off thread !

    Got a few odds and ends through @anmolbhard004's package forwarder membership: Photos below, cost breakup here: $11.19 pcie gen4 riser $26.88 22110 m.2 extension $20.06 pci slot hotswap bay $19.87 thermalright 36mm cooler Shipping + customs + local delivery was around Rs 2200, took about a...
  14. rsaeon

    Review Aliexpress.com - Feedback Thread

    Yeah, personal items implies it's not sealed. Sealed items are risky to bring, I've never done that, but if you can prove it was purchased significantly before your travel date then customs is waved, I forgot what it was, likely a year or six months. Then there's something called Transfer of...
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    Review Aliexpress.com - Feedback Thread

    Can you detail the costs? I'm looking to buy some retro hardware that's only available on eBay.
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    Review Aliexpress.com - Feedback Thread

    The customs taxes are skewed towards preventing end-users from importing anything on their own, presumably as this leads to wealth being sent out of the country. Businesses are encouraged to import and resell as that keeps the wealth circulating within the country. You can expect to pay...
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    Review Aliexpress.com - Feedback Thread

    I got a laptop cooling fan on eBay.com from a seller in China, arrived just like orders from Aliexpress used to. Feels like eBay is the new Aliexpress. Smaller orders shipped through regular post almost always arrives without customs. These items have either free shipping or shipping is $2 or...
  18. rsaeon

    What OS are you most comfortable with?

    Speaking of ChromeOS, my most favourite browsing experience was on Windows 8 and its metro UI on an 11.6" tablet. It was quick, responsive and side by side windows were so intuitive, complete with the gestures and swipes. An iPad comes close but still falls short. The tablet was way better...
  19. rsaeon

    The Enshittification of Swiggy

    Coffee gets spilled, restaurant sends yesterday's food reheated, orders with multiple drinks have some drinks missing, it's mostly that kind of stuff. I also request refunds if the food doesn't match the photo. For example, I'm currently looking for baked mac and cheese, and two places so...
  20. rsaeon

    Proxmox Thread - Home Lab / Virtualization

    https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-datacenter-manager-first-alpha-release.159324/#post-731074 Finally a way to manage multiple clusters!