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    The Enshittification of Swiggy

    All I see is that Swiggy is highly successful. What did you do before swiggy? They wanted to convert you into becoming a lazy slob, demanding instant gratification fulfillment, completely dependent on their services, while they jack up the prices of the dishes on their app, ad delivery charges...
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    31-40k buying a laptop from facebook marketplace

    If I were a seller, why would I give a 7 day "warranty", when it is entirely possible that the buyer, after taking delivery messes around the system, even break down the computer and claim that it was delivered bad to him. ?
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    Could I get some help from people at Delhi?

    I know my post is not going to help your situation, but I want to understand how the law can help you if you don't have any agreement which states the amount being transferred and the timelines for return. Perhaps even an email/whatsapp communication could be used. But the other party can claim...
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    Perfume/Attar that Calm-Relaxed Mind

    I could suggest Jannat al Firdaus smell from any source / perfumer / brand. https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Swiss-Arabian/Jannet-El-Firdaus-Green-54069.html It has a very fresh smell tinged with certain spices. Don't they come with perspiration blocking compounds? Or is it different one...
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    Sugar/Artificial Sugar

    Thanks for adding that, I (and most human public) has no idea about the severity of issues caused by fat deposits and inflammation. Complete omnivore. Can't live without the flavors of red meat, sea food, egg yolks (please, not the overcooked boiled ones), fowl also to some extent. Neither. In...
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    Sugar/Artificial Sugar

    Everything is harmful when more is ingested compared to requirement. Please let me know which of the following according to you is not true: 1. Carbs in diet are either utilized immediately (floating blood glucose utilized immediately by cells for energy purpose) 2. Extra Blood glucose gets...
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    Canada says India second-biggest foreign threat to its democracy

    exactly what the indian govt doesn't want you to know.
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    Legendary music player Winamp is going open-source

    You mean consciously you don't want to listen to music?
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    Sugar/Artificial Sugar

    1) laws of Physics don' change for anybody. Whether one is stupid or not, whether one is self styled new age nutrition guru or not. 2) I called them stupid for a very specific reason mentioned in blue (and conveniently overlooked by you) Everyone, who is past the age where his/her respective...
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    Sugar/Artificial Sugar

    First it was fat that was the demon, then it became carbohydrates, now sugar. I am sure with the advent of so many "carnivore dieters" we will soon see proteins become the demon. Stupid people don't realize that they just need to consume less with growing age, instead of more. They just follow...
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    In one para : what's wrong with our modern diet.

    I am interested in hearing what has changed for them, are you suggesting that the already traditional veg thali eating people have somehow increased their carbs further? Or is it that they have increased their overall calorific intake (eating more and eating more frequently). Does this book...
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    Air India Express's Air Hostess Arrested for Smuggling 1 kg of Gold Through Her Anus

    Oh damn, I can imagine the greased gold ben-wa balls slowly being engulfed in by the anal cavity. Curious to know why they don't use vaginal cavity for this activity?
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    In one para : what's wrong with our modern diet.

    1990s was the time when Indians started the massive mission of incorporating junk foods in their already poor diets of sweetened chai, samosa, jalebi, fafda, vada paav, deep fried parathas. Cold drinks, biscuits, sweets, sweatmeats, bakery products, confectionaries, "chocolates", deep fried...
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    In one para : what's wrong with our modern diet.

    Do you think we care about future generations? We only care about us, our immediate relations and how to give them competitive edge over plethora of other human beings on this planet. And of course, we don't care about any other life forms on this planet.
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    Legendary music player Winamp is going open-source

    What was the USP of WinAmp? I remember seeing it on every PC, but when I bought mine, I couldn't find anything special compared to the default media players (Was it the full screen visualizations, or gapless playback?). Later I preferred the f00bar when it was released, and its DSPs, convolvers...
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    Windows .MTS to .MP4 (or MKV) convertor

    What I used to do way back: Take a video file that has lot of action scenes or flashing lights - basically where there is a large change in pixels with each passing frame. Fix a CRF value on handbrake (used to begin with 21 or 23), CRF works like variable bit rate hence boosts the bit rate for...
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    What is the reason Indians call others Sir, Madam or Saheb etc?

    Oh but "good name" does makes perfect sense. What do you call the same in hindi? "Shubh naam" शुभ नाम आपका शुभ नाम क्या है ? Of course the gora people will never get it, and that's why they feel there is no such thing like good name or bad name. To be frank, your corporate trainers appear to...
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    The Contradictory Findings of Scientific Studies on Intermittent Fasting: Fresh new one claims that "It kills you"

    Insulin: a hormone whose purpose in the body is to evacuate sugar from blood by pushing it into a) muscles, b) liver, c) fat cells. Of course, there are steps involved like converting glucose to glycogen or converting glucose to fatty acids, but we needn't be concerned. Glucagon: a hormone whose...
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    The Fitness Thread !

    Oh dear, the good old muscle & strength forum! Lemme check how are the things after 15-20 years!! EDIT :( where is the forum? Its a different website now. :cry: Bare minimalistic workout doesn't even require a proper gym; something like below, one exercise each day, as many reps as possible...
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    What is the reason Indians call others Sir, Madam or Saheb etc?

    LOL @ thread since most people seem to be stuck up with the idea that we Indians have a servile nature. That we Indian love to be in position of being servant to another and that's why we address others as Sir. (Perhaps alluding to european colonization and of past muslim invaders?) Sorry, no...