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elango··on Don’t drown in email: How to use Gmail more efficiently
Thanks, always wanted my email to be a todo list
elango··on Inputs.io hacked – 4100 BTC stolen
Do bit coins have identity and hence be flagged as stolen somewhere ?.
elango··on New banner ads push actual Google results to bottom 12% of the screen
For the past few weeks i have started to click on the paid ads and unable to differentiate them in my Mac. Also Google now makes you pay for your content to appear on top as (low quality content)paid ads occupy your position
elango··on Google Hangouts/GTalk glitch sends chats to wrong recipients
Two days back, the Mute function did not work on Google Hangout. Had to use the mute function on Mac.
elango··on Ask HN: Distributed Teams - What are some daily challenges you encounter?
Quality of Communication is what i see as a challenge. It is as simple as the quality of voice/video calls, Skype and Hangout handle well when ppl speak on the microphone, but when there are folks sitting behind the laptop or comp, the voice clarity is impacted drastically. I have to keep reminding ppl to come close to the microphone and talk, i do it once, twice, thrice, then i give up.

From a person on the other side of the phone where all the action happens, i need to be focused and aware on getting close to the microphone and speaking, this impacts my natural posture(body language) while communicating.

elango··on My Time at Lehman
The government needs them, who else is going to buy the bonds issued by these Governments. For example, in India , only 19(as of Jan 12) fat ass financial companies are authorized to buy Indian Government bonds at primary market, and if few of them had to collapse, who would buy it (less competition -> less demand -> low value)
elango··on Ask HN: What mobile app did you make and how much are you making from it?
Thank you for giving me a surprise, but it was short lived. The likes that you see is not for our app, but for iTunes and AppStore.

you should give this feedback to Apple.

elango··on Ask HN: What mobile app did you make and how much are you making from it?
We make about 10$ a week.

Kiddy TV - YouTube for Kids Kiddy TV comes packaged with 100’s of safe, fun, entertaining and educational YouTube videos for your kids. What's more, we arrange these into neat playlists so you don't have to take all that trouble. And on top of that, we keep adding new YouTube videos regularly so your kids can have more new fun everyday.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kiddy-tv-youtube-for-kids/id...

elango··on Why you should not build products people need
would like to share my co-founder thoughts here, which i use to classify an idea

needs (aka blood on the floor problem) - A person knows what he/she is missing - less risky to build a solution since the problem is more or less well defined

wants (aka cocaine) - A person doesn't realize a better solution can exist unless he/she is exposed to it. Walkman solved the problem of mobile music, but my thoughts are that people would have never been able to think while using a walkman that a device like iPod would come in a few years and the same reason why most of you are not able to think of a better device than iPod today (it needs thinking like Mr Jobs to solve a wants problem).

elango··on Inception Explained – HTML + CSS Experiment
nice try, good graphics, but i still find it confusing and boring after a few pulls.
elango··on Ask HN: what are your best (relatively) passive, non-stock-market investments?
ETF's are better than holding raw metals, i believe investing in raw metal or jewels is a myth, there is no buyer for raw gold/silver. Once you buy raw metal you end up with it for your lifetime or sell them for less (jewelers would give you less gold in a new design, after their 10-25% cut).
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