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aravindc

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aravindc··on Ask HN: Is there any advantage of using APC + Varnish + Cloudflare?
I would too. It is the simplest and single most effective piece of software for performance you can and should put on your web-server.
aravindc··on I saw this Ad by a legal services company on Facebook today
If only Ads can be Oxymorons
aravindc··on Don't read TechCrunch
Exactly.

A few of my posts on HN on that: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4852081 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3538189 - that was an year ago!

aravindc··on I think DuckDuckGo would do better changing that Quack of a name
You still called it DDG. Even DDG kinda adds authenticity and some authority.
aravindc··on I think DuckDuckGo would do better changing that Quack of a name
My non-tech savvy friends think it is some sort of a joke.
aravindc··on Ask HN: Where do you get your news?
I run a website http://www.younews.in and I have a personal section where it aggregates from my preferred sites: Hacker News, Reddit /r/science, BBC most shared, NYTimes most shared, The Hindu most read...
aravindc··on How Hacker Democracy Works in India
Check this: http://hackerstreet.in/item?id=13431 And today, http://imgur.com/HRuWz

If you didn't know HackerStreet India is HackerNews wannabe for India.

The issue is on HackerStreet India, I have been now and then raising my voice against arbitrary down votes for disagreement, editing of submission titles by editors http://hackerstreet.in/item?id=13218 and communication by some members via backchannels on what I should post or not to post (since I have good Karma)

Today I received a threat email from one of the moderators asking me plainly to keep quiet because they were running it much before I was a member and that they will "hell" ban me if I continue such "violations" and challenging me to start a new community like HackerStreet. This is after I posted an Ask question on How to fight spam which the moderator said was off-topic and I countered him as you will see in the disccusion.

I really wanted to show you guys in America and rest of the World how democracy in India works with this example. When you go to vote, you will be told by Thugs whom to vote. If you raise a voice against the mafia with deep political connections, you will be threatened at your door for your life. And if you don't play along with seniors, powerfuls and others, whatever your business may be, you will be outcast and made to repent!

aravindc··on Time.is
This is exactly what I wanted. I used to google everytime to find time. Not anymore, and it looks cool too.
aravindc··on Paul Graham PyCon 2012 keynote
This is my first time seeing and listening Paul Graham. Why is he going on ummm ummmm? It is so distracting. I don't want to be seen as critical, just a feedback.
aravindc··on Are Indian Programmers not Programmers but just coders?
InMobi is not high technology. It is just another Ad Platform you can buy and install off the shelf. Their business skills can be considered "high".
aravindc··on Welcome Geoff
Welcome Geoff, I have nostalgic memories of RocketMail!