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    Android Which app do you use to get news notifications?

    Ironic, since X is now one of the biggest sources of misinformation. https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-elon-musk-european-press-x-twitter-disinformation-fake-news-big-tech/
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    2024 Online Game Deals - Steam, Amazon, Origin, GOG, Humble Bundles

    It is, especially for controllers since it is an arcade game. Get the Ultimate edition though as it has everything ever released for the game. I had actually purchased and refunded the game several years ago when the cost was in thousands, as I soon got GamePass thereafter. Couldn't get into...
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    "Do you have XYZ Credit Card?" Thread

    I did calculate it. The Visa/Mastercard rate is about 1-1.5% more than the spot rate on which banks apply the 3.5% markup and GST. The payment processor converted INR amount is usually 3-3.5% above spot rate. Hence, the INR converted amount from the payment processor is around 2.5% more than...
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    Budget Fitness Tracker.

    Don't hold your breath on the Charge lasting long, as it has suffered from terrible reliability. That's the reason I went with Inspire 3.
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    Android Which app do you use to get news notifications?

    Use Feedly with specific feeds as all aggregators push a lot of rubbish content. Haven't setup notifications as I usually go through all the feeds everyday but that is an option.
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    "Do you have XYZ Credit Card?" Thread

    I have IndusInd Pioneer for 0 forex on sites that don't support INR conversion but prefer using SBI Cashback Card when it is available as it saves 2.5% effectively over other options. However, applied for the IDFC WOW card anyway now, since the IDFC Wealth card does not provide the same forex...
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    2024 Online Game Deals - Steam, Amazon, Origin, GOG, Humble Bundles

    Less than 24 hours before Forza Horizon 4 gets delisted. All editions at lowest price yet. https://steamdb.info/app/1293830/ https://steamdb.info/sub/535033/ https://steamdb.info/sub/535034/
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    "Do you have XYZ Credit Card?" Thread

    I have purchased internationally from few websites including Amazon and those supporting PayPal. Their INR conversion is usually about 2.4-2.5% more than the Visa/Mastercard exchange rate (before the banks apply their 3.5% markup and tax). It is charged in INR as seen on the website prior to...
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    Graphic Cards New Intel next-gen GPU Battlemage rumour pegs it as an RTX 4070 Super competitor with 16 GB VRAM and launching next month

    Have to see how the RX 8600 XT turns up indeed. However, if rasterization and upscaling performance is great, people might still sacrifice VRAM for lower resolution usage. That is precisely the reason Intel is not going to sell much till Jan and AMD/Nvidia still have the money to undercut Intel...
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    Amazon deals and discounts - Dec 2024

    The last time this happened to me (for both Amazon and Flipkart), they marked the product as lost. However, it is impossible for you to expect them to share the delivery station location as they will never entertain any person coming up to them to pick up an item. It is not a post office and...
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    Graphic Cards New Intel next-gen GPU Battlemage rumour pegs it as an RTX 4070 Super competitor with 16 GB VRAM and launching next month

    It is actually easier for AMD and Nvidia to price match Intel for older generation products once they launch the next generation. Will they do so is another question as they might believe Intel doesn't have the brand or driver quality to yet impact the low-end sales. If AMD's or Nvidia's...
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    News Apple's AI-powered summary falsely made it appear BBC News had published an article claiming Luigi Mangione had shot himself.

    The problem is with the human that considers AI generated content to be accurate. This is not the first time (Grok has been particularly bad) nor will it be the last. Tech companies have already gotten away by passing on responsibility of user generated content on to the user, so this will be...
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    Airtel's "Suspected Spam" ID Policy

    I think you are mixing up Samsung's call blocker with Airtel. It doesn't use Hiya but uses its own database (including from Sanchar Saathi) along with call and SMS patterns to flag calls as suspected spam. https://www.airtel.in/spam-fighting-network/...
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    Review Amazon India - Very bad experience

    So recent experience with Amazon has been bad as well. First time, I requested a replacement which was not received within the stated timelines. Eventually customer service stated that the item was lost and asked me to return the original one. Second time, I received an item that was in the...
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    Is Apple Watch the most wasteful purchase?

    I sold off my Apple Watch primarily because of having to charge it every day. Once you have a daily rhythm, the metrics don't mean much apart from the hard numbers justifying the target. I realised I needed the smart functionalities even less as I simply ended up using my phone more to respond...
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    Credit Card Help Desk: Answers to Your Questions!

    You will have a lot of issues with acceptance of Amex at anything other than retail chains. No small merchant would pay a significantly higher cut to Amex. The entire marketing of Amex is that we can bring more affluent clients to you who will spend a lot more, don't think that is how it ends...
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    Anyone tried Zopper's Free Apple Watch programme

    Are you dolphinmark or did you copy it? ;)
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    Daily Motivation and Self-help

    The song turned up on my random shuffle yesterday, so why not?
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    "Do you have XYZ Credit Card?" Thread

    Absolutely makes no sense in purchasing in foreign currency with these banks as you will be paying over 4% charges. But once it is confirmed that I am getting 5% cashback on the payment processor converted INR amount, I use the SBI cashback card instead.
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    Linkin Park is back!

    Reddit is extreme-left, so it doesn't reflect the ground situation in US which is fine. It is ironic you combined family and bandmates together in your sentence, when the family is clearly not on the same page...