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    Indian government moves to ban ProtonMail after bomb threat

    AFAIK this is applicable only to TN, upon their request. Nonetheless, this is plain stupid on part of MEITy.
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    On the filth in India and potential solutions

    Most people don't know that Bangalore has a river called Vrishabawathi, just like Thames in London. Today residents don't even recognizes it as a river anymore, it is considered the city's main sewage line because people and industries have been and are releasing so much residential and...
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    Which Blower to clean PC?

    +1, I have been using blower on a vacuum cleaner for many years as well. No problems so far. LINK
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    Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite - looks like the Windows world’s answer to Apple Silicon

    I am not sure that is actually a good thing. x86 is an open architecture that allows immense flexibility where the end customer gets to use the hardware as they see fit. That kind of standardization and freedom is unimaginable on Qualcomm or Apple hardware today. Yes performance per watt is...
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    Electrobot

    I bought a Fractal case from them, turned out fine.
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    Pixel 8 launched

    Free Pixel Watch 2 for US customers, higher price and pixel watch at 19,999 for Indian customers.
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    Amazon India lightning deals

    It is an inverter with UPS mode. Batteries not included. It'll need 2 x 12v batteries, hence the 24V in it's model number - JM SW 2750+/24V
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    Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on Moon

    In other space news - Japan's SLIM mission is attempting precision landing on the Moon, their payload is much lighter than ours and is taking a more energy efficient way to reach the moon, hence we'll have to wait for while, but it should be very interesting. We had a target area of 500m x 500m...
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    Amazon India's Return/Replacement Policy Changes (2023)

    American Express has a reputation of being pro customer in such cases, more so on their higher end cards. IDFC First Bank has eCommerce Purchase Protection insurance on some of their debit cards. High value items are best bought at a local store, after physical inspection of the package. These...
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    Current trend of credit cards

    Most probably Axis Magnus or equivalent super premium card.
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    Adani group, an Evil corp?

    Every media outlet has a bias, but those funded by state foreign policy apparatus and political organizations need our cognizance. Glad you appreciate the problem with biased media. The US has a long list of positive contributions to human society, in the past and present. They even pressured...
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    Adani group, an Evil corp?

    Happy to. If you don't want to bring politics and geopolitics into threads, please refrain from introducing them. Ridiculing and labeling will not help people change their position and only serves to create echo chambers. Fixing problems, like corruption, in our country requires a collaborative...
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    Amazon India lightning deals

    Is there information on when the Great Indian Shopping Festival will be held by Amazon?
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    Adani group, an Evil corp?

    Vladimir Putin Yevgeny Prigozhin were covered by ORRCP in 2014 and 2022 respectively, the argument that needed more focus respectively in these years doesn't stand scrutiny. Jair Bolsonaro, Nicolás Maduro, Alexander Lukashenko, Rodrigo Duterte, Viktor Orbán and Mohammed bin Salman are heads of...
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    Adani group, an Evil corp?

    Pegasus project targeted the President and Prime Minister of France, EU officials and diplomats. Benjamin Netanyahu is not particularly liked because of his consolidation of power. A political target is not a country but a particular administration. Pakistan and El Salvador have a respective...
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    Adani group, an Evil corp?

    With the odd exception, these are people who did not align with goals of the US / EU establishment. Are they corrupt? yes. Were they targeted solely for that? No. An organized crime & corruption investigation award that has no mention of people from Pakistan, Mexico, El Salvador. Really? To put...
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    Adani group, an Evil corp?

    There is stock market manipulation by team Adani, no doubt about it. But this is also a political attack. This data is sourced from OCCRP, an actor with a geopolitical agenda. Here is the list of people who they think is the "Person of the Year" for corruption. I hope you see the pattern.
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    Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on Moon

    Soft Landing on the moon demonstrates competence and precision of rocket science, engineering and mathematical calculations. The immediate benefit would be increased credibility for commercial low earth orbit, geo synchronous orbit and space partnerships. Militarily it signifies we are a good...
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    Request Advice: How to power 4 SSDs connected to RPI

    If they are SATA, could you buy a lower power SMPS and derive power to the disks from it?
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    Buying from US - Best Deals - Discussion Thread

    Imports are classified into two categories, personal and business. Get a IEC and you can import it with just 18% IGST as well. Personal imports attract 42% duty.
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