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    What to shop in Japan?

    Wouldn't comment on the cuisine but a point to remember is that getting to Suzuka is neither cheap, nor fast from any of the major cities, not considering the ticket prices themselves. Best to plan very well in advance.
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    Narayana Murthy says Indian youth should work 70 hours a week

    You know what DOGE will do. Fire older federal employees, gut out all government programs and hand them over to corporates. They really need young people without a life to do that.
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    Help with *arr softwares

    I have set mine up on an old Windows machine but I suppose you can use the Linux or Docker build on Truenas Scale.
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    Reliance Jio introduces new unlimited 5G plans to be available from 3rd July

    Wondering what it does for non-smartphone plans. Currently only data and outgoing calls get disabled if SIM from a Jiophone is inserted into a smartphone. If such packs enable data for a short time then may be worthwhile, although one that enables outgoing call is more useful.
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    Android Fastest way to do UPI payments with fewest taps?

    I use the widgets as well. UPI Tap and Pay claims to work on iOS but I haven't used it yet.
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    What to shop in Japan?

    It is only about 10% VAT though as they have low rates. I believe it is JPY 500,000 for each eligible category but item must not be opened.
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    What to shop in Japan?

    Don't see much point in getting Japanese single malt as they are overpriced compared to their refinement. Sake, sochu, umeshu are better options but then not palatable for everyone. But picking up used products (most Japanese users are meticulate about their items) for cheap is the best option...
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    What to shop in Japan?

    I have an acquaintance in Japan and frankly didn't see a lot of value in getting electronics, unless you are into collectibles. Global electronics is more expensive there. You can pick up stuff meant for domestic consumption which you have listed above like the Seiko JDM models, which I did not...
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    GOG preservation program

    They do offer free game collections as well, so may be they use that to see potential users from a country? But yeah, there is a thread on their forum on this topic for over a decade, so they would have done it if they could, at least for the titles published by them.
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    Hypocrisy of Firefox [Mozilla Corporation]

    Brave has since its inception indulged in various suspect practices. Their adblocker is meant to block ads that they don't receive payment for and to bypass ads that are paid for by the companies. It is effectively a blackmail strategy. At any point, it is better to use the community based...
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    4K OTT bundle/dongle for Samsung TV

    I don't think any Indian news channels support 4k yet. I cut the cord around 4 years ago and with most major news channels streaming on YouTube, don't see how JioTV can offer better quality. Also, can't go back to movie channels when it is possible to get any title in 4k near immediately through...
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    News iOS 18 brings Live Voicemail with Transcription to India

    Even the Airtel app based call ID on iOS is much more useful now as I see a lot of telemarketer calls getting flagged as suspected spam. Also, Truecaller can auto-reject spam calls now which I believe was not allowed previously.
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    FS: Headphone Apple Lightning Earpods (Wired)

    750 and 600 respectively excluding shipping
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    Indian Stock Market and Mutual Funds

    Yes, but Swiggy valuation is still lower than when Zomato listed and at that time Zomato losses were nearly the same. Shareholder pressure will make them cut costs now and they wouldn't be burning VC money anymore.
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    8bitDo Controller - mx2Games or their own website?

    Assuming it is Canadian with CAD mistyped as CAB.
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    Hypocrisy of Firefox [Mozilla Corporation]

    It is again not a false claim. Mozilla foundation which backs Firefox is not for profit. Mozilla Corporation is not. Unlike Google, Firefox data is collected internally but not sold, much like Apple.
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    GOG preservation program

    I suppose their decision is also based on how many Indian users purchase on their platform and it probably isn't much. On the other hand, being DRM-free, they expect a lot of piracy as well. If it helps your conscience, you can buy something from them directly once in a while as it is really...
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    Suggest some good Wii Games

    It is a bit difficult to say how good the replacements sold locally are. At the end of the day the sensors should be good and properly calibrated, so not sure if the third party ones are great. I had seen some of them being returnable though on Amazon if I remember right, so you can give it a...
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    Home air purifiers effective for improving indoor air quality?

    I don't see much point in getting a dehumidifier if you already have an AC with dehumidifier (dry mode). You will have to sacrifice ventilation with a standalone dehumidifier and also manage the collected water. In Mumbai, I mostly use the dehumidifier mode at night. It is fine during monsoon...