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Amanjeev

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Amanjeev··on A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest
True. https://50millionmissing.wordpress.com/
Amanjeev··on Ask HN: What coding/programming podcasts are you listening to?
* Arrested DevOps https://www.arresteddevops.com/

* Software Engineering Daily is also pretty cool https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/

* Software Engineering Radio http://www.se-radio.net/

* Talking machines http://www.thetalkingmachines.com/

* Partially Derivative http://partiallyderivative.com/

Edit: formatting.

Amanjeev··on Ask HN: What coding/programming podcasts are you listening to?
SE Daily is also pretty cool https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/
Amanjeev··on How Doom 2016 Renders a Frame
Is it worth playing online? I play solo (couch) but was wondering if it is any good to get PS online subscription for this.
Amanjeev··on To approximate 52! by hand, compute 54! and divide by 3000
I have always enjoyed Numberphile and here is the man himself (Graham) explaining it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuigptwlVHo
Amanjeev··on Vulkan Tutorial
I think that is spelt "Vulcan".
Amanjeev··on Why Aging Isn’t Inevitable
>> Aging is a mechanism to protect against cancer.

I did not know that. Is there a reading on this topic you recommend?

Amanjeev··on Uninstalling Facebook app saves up to 15% of iPhone battery life
I wonder if its the same for Facebook messenger app.
Amanjeev··on Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review
How tall are you?
Amanjeev··on T-Mobile CEO Claims It Doesn't Throttle, T-Mobile Spokesperson Confirms It Does
> T-Mobile customers who activate the company’s controversial Binge On video service

It was default on.

Amanjeev··on Springer Textbooks More Than 10 Years Old Available for Free Legal Download
None of these work for me.
Amanjeev··on This Is Your Brain on Nature
That's why I read the comments first at HN. Thank you.
Amanjeev··on Gaming the H-1B system for good
> you and the company will be in trouble.

If you as an employee take action for not being paid while on H1B status, you are more or less OK. This step includes filing for a DOL complaint and adding copy of that complaint as the H1B transfer.

Amanjeev··on Feynman's Letter to His Wife
Not creepy at all. I wanted to make a video of my brother but I was immediately shunned by some religious elders.
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
I was always sure I am not the only one with this idea but somehow never could find a similar web project via Google searches and never looked on Github. So, my bad.
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
Another update: I think the quota will be reset at midnight moscow time (it is Sept 30th today). So, hopefully in about three hours the quota should be reset and the app shall be usable again.
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
Neat! We should join forces: Here is mine https://github.com/amanjeev/ulit
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
Question: Would anyone be interested in the translations (as a plain-text dump) ?
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
Interesting. I tried googling this before I started making this app but could not find any. I guess my google-fu is not good enough.
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
I guess you are correct. I was trying to really find a decent phrase but I guess I failed.
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
This thing of saving the translations paid off. So at least I wasn't as bad in predicting but I still failed to estimate the free quota's limitations.
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
Sadly, Yandex has a limit for characters in their free API. A thing I noticed is that there is no free version of Google translate but that is not as much fun as well.
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
Yes. That is a the quota limit. Unfortunately, I never thought I'd run out since I never thought anyone would want to use it this much. 'Tis just a small experiment I did not invest much time in. Sorry.
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
>>Seems like an entertaining, tech-enhanced, multi-lingual, solitary version of telephone [1].

Everyone within the family I have mentioned this idea to has called it that.

Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
Thanks. Yes I want to add the ability to have users decide the intermediate languages. And yes the past translations are available. Thats how i wanted it to be.
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
Note: It seems like I am about to run out of the free quota (I see the usage as 754K characters already). I grossly underestimated.

Edit: If I run out of the quota, which it looks like I will, you can use your own API key locally by using this package: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ulit/. A neat feature is that you can use Google translate API as well but it is not nearly as much fun.

Update: I ran out of the quota but have emailed Yandex if I can pay a few bucks to keep it running. It seems to have under 50 mil characters, you pay about $15.

Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
You get a special medal for using something from Monty Python.
Amanjeev··on Show HN: Lost in translations – a fun app of recursive translations
Thanks! Indeed. I am also working on allowing users to select the intermediate translations steps and the language of choice they want to begin with (per API).
Amanjeev··on OnHub
I have been thinking of doing this for a while. Thanks for sharing https://github.com/sovereign/sovereign. Is that all one needs (whatever if mentioned on the README)?
Amanjeev··on Ask: Do you still find any benefits in using handwriting?
I feel that the symbols we draw when we write on paper have more impact than pressing buttons.
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