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Hehra, it's not that complicated — India has overstayed its welcome and people don't want them here. Because they kill people here.

There are never threats broadcasted from mosques here.

Man, you really need to read up on stuff. There is a difference between saying "No you don't get a separate nation" and saying "No you don't get a separate nation, and yea I'm just going to put 800,000 armed troops here to shoot you without being subject to jurisdiction if you ever ask. yes that includes innocent children and women"

Here is the thing, dude — 70% of all people from outside Kashmir don't know what is going on there. They immediately resolve to cursing Pakistan or Kashmiris, portraying their troops and their dirty politics as a favor they're doing to us. You know why that referendum was never held? Because the answer is clear — Go away, or at the very least stop shooting our people.

Sadly most of India will never understand, because they aren't listening. Impose AFSPA in Delhi and Mumbai and tell me how that goes.

Don't try to wildly justify everything your people do just to show your kinship to them. It makes you a fanatic, not a patriot. Most of my friends are from India. I love them, and have deep admiration for them. India is a great nation, but sadly it has been very unfair to Kashmir. And successfully made it appear as though they are trying to help, being portrayed as martyrs to their own people.

Research. That will fill in the knowledge gaps you have with regard to kashmir. Then think about it on the grounds of humanity. You will be one step closer to realizing that the situation is actually much different from what you hear about in the news or what your politicians tell you.

Love and respect from Kashmir.

So you're saying, since the Hindu neighbors felt unsafe and left it is justified to oppress the people who stayed?

As your username suggests, you're from Jammu. I think it's a completely different story there. Although I agree, I didn't make that clear in my original comment.

Update — I expected a lot of downvotes, and I have not been disappointed! :D

"You cannot change the truth, but the truth can change you"

This is a factually incorrect statement, as a citizen of the place myself.

This is very common in India, for the government to take bizarre actions and then retreat shamefully when they figure they're exposed. The porn ban is just one example — for those of you who don't follow, the Indian government tried to ban porn and did it, albeit half-heartedly, and then were forced to undo and lift the ban.

Even the story in reference here isn't an uncommon sight. In Jammu & Kashmir (A state which has a disputed status, yet is claimed to be an "integral part" of India by the ruling political party) it is very common for the government to shut down mobile internet and all mobile facilities on 14th and 15t h August (Which are the countries independence day)

Heck they had even banned text messaging here until 2013. Some "freedom of speech", eh?

Reading all the comments here makes me wonder — Can Python (say, Flask) not be used for real-time communication (SocketIO, etc..) ? What is the difference between that and node.js ?

I am still figuring out a lot of things about Python, and this is something I found very intriguing. What would the differences between an IM app written in Python using Flask and it's nodeJS clone be, to a user?

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They probably wouldn't from what I've seen. But it can be a hassle sometimes if they're particularly hellbent on finding out — Case in point, Sonia Gandhi had to pass on being Prime Minister because she held dual citizenship (to put that in context, she is or was at the time one of the most popular politicians)

Indians can't hold dual citizenship. Does this count as an actual citizenship?

Edit — Yes, I made a slight mistake in the URL.

Here you go — http://teespring.com/programming-is-what-i-do

This is something I just had to to — http://teespring.com/programming-is-who-i-am

Zac Holman — @holman on twitter (I think). Pretty awesome guy.

Shotgun.

"Harsh conditions make the best soldiers". How true is this when this comes to startups?

I mean, living in a country with a dead/non-existing startup scene. Bogged down by stupid irrelevant problems like lack of internet access, etc. Can a startup kick off in these conditions? (obviously moving to a better place after initial traction) or does it HAVE to take birth in a thriving startup hub?

Eat, Sleep, Conquer, Repeat.

This is correct.

Just to add to this — most freelance work comes through client recommendations and word-of-mouth referrals. This translates to building a reputation, which in turn requires you take your outlook and presentation very seriously.

I'm not saying you're doing this, but in general — replying "lulz, this projet is dope" to a client will not help a freelancers case.

I'm a Mechanical Engineering student and one of my recent projects had a lot to do with onboard computers on modern vehicles. This article is viewing only one side of the scene, and doing this with great bias.

While some of the examples like the Dinan S1 M5 is legit, these companies are less of a concern that the average script kiddy who wants to "hack" his car because it's the new thing to do in town. Advanced features like traction control and even cruise control on vehicles are critical to implement perfectly, and a small mistake in the code that guides these can be fatal. Companies like BMW spend millions on testing the code and making it perfect for use, and what this article is arguing for is replacing that with something that anybody can write. This is not safe.

On the other hand, some things like the Nismo and it's software imposed speed limit are just state restrictions. The Nissan GTR has a set speed limit which is turned off when the GPS detects that you're on a racing circuit.

Companies are ethically obliged to make sure that no amateur or third-party can make their cars unsafe. They are right in doing so, because at the end of the day they are liable. If there is a fatal accident of a BMW M5 due to a software failure error, nobody (read, the media) is going to blame Dinan. BMW takes the brunt for it. They are blames for writing "shitty software".

Unless companies or individuals are legally obliged to be accountable for the changes they make to a car, companies are right in making the cars impossible to tweak. It's not about the fact that you "own" the car and hence should be allowed to do whatever you like. That works only for iPhones and Play Stations where your actions probably wont result in somebody dying.

tl;dr — Much like spare parts, faulty software can kill onboard passengers in vehicles. While hacking sounds "cool", slight irresponsibility can end badly.

Good to see Peter Thiel on HN.

Strategy to fight spam?

Okay, wow. Where can I see some screenshots/demo? I'd like to pay for this right now.

I second this. We use PositiveSSL from namecheap for https://curious.io and it works very well. I had no prior experience so I had some help trying to get it up there, but compared to other SSL certificates, it was cheaper and (so I've been told) no different from most of the costlier alternatives, atleast for how we'd be using it.

Well. If it adds to the value, the holes would also be a great conversation starter at conferences and hackathons.

The answers you get here will be posted in the best of intention by the people here, but i can't help but point this out — Whatever they post will to some extent be affected by their identity (which is unique to everybody). Most will ask you to invest it in startups, some will probably even ask you to save, and whatnot.

The thing about money is, when you don't have it, you think of all sorts of things you could do if you had money. But when you get it, you go blank. So I'd really suggest getting some professional advice from a financial planner (an expense that you can actually afford, given your financial position)

Personally, I'd buy a BMW M4 Convertible, and then think of what to do with the rest. But that's just me.

I feel removing your work (Eg: clearing out you git repo, or deleting source files off the live page, etc) ought to get the attention of somebody superior.

>"Languages are something of a mess. They evolve over centuries through an unplanned, democratic process..."

I'm in awe of the creator of Any language. Because to create a (Good) language isn't easy. This is true or both programming languages and otherwise. However, it comes without saying that adoption is a vital component of any language, and with mass adoption comes evolution.

People will often make changes in languages, make their own dialects (based on things perhaps the can relate to on a deeper level, etc..). This isn't a bad thing. To me it only signifies growth and expansion of the language.

+1

I want to share an experience that I think will provide a different perspective. Might not be true in everybody's case, but just my two cents.

People often claim that having a deep-rooted work history and relation with a person and knowing them well suggests they could be somebody you can work on a startup with. My experience has proven, that this isn't always true. Having somebody you know inside-out work on you with a startup is a good thing, but also make sure that you don't mix your emotions with your work.

Your best-friend or fiancé might make a great co-founder (considering they work in the same space as you), but it always makes it harder to talk business with them. Emotions are always ugliest when they surface in work conditions. Your cofounder is slacking? Just give them a subtle reminder. Oh wait, now you can't because he's also your best friend so he expects you to let this slide.

Bad for business, worse when said business is in its earliest stages.

After just skimming through the post, I have a question for OP. Why did you create 10 different apps? Why not just one app, that gave the user the ability to enter a channel name and check out all their videos? I think that's better, both in terms of not spamming — for the lack of a better work — the Play Store, as well as UX.

I'm afraid the actions taken by Google in this case can be justified, since publishing 10 apps a day is a dubious figure. However, I'll give it to you, they could've made the regulations regarding this a little more explicit and visible.