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While this is a major misstep in my opinion, I think there is a major imbalance in reputable media in the world. We need more non-Western sources of media that are respected. People are realizing, as in this case, that Western countries have skeletons in their cupboards too, and will stop respecting Western media establishments. Imagine China sanctioning the US for treating black people with impunity.

Yeah, income tax raids are a standard play in India. They are usually sent to target rich folks who have fallen out of favor.

I don't have kids, but I love the UX here! Keep it up :)

Most people I know use Android. I have noticed Android and IPhone users have their own bubbles.

This is good. We need one for mangoes as well.

On the other side of the spectrum, I often joke with my dad that I want to setup a "TechNanny" service for him. Someone who can come home and help with random computer/mobile issues. There are of course challenges in reliability, safety and staffing.

you can already do this with Google Sheets. I wonder if Office 365 has similar capabilities.

I am not an expert on Buddhism, but I grew up in India and noticed similarities with Hinduism in two countries: Bhutan and Thailand. The Buddhist temples were very ornate and seemed to be focused on the devotional aspects. If you apply what Chen is saying to Hinduism, it strikes true to me: meditation and yoga are very recent trends in India, and most people focus on the ritualistic and devotional aspects.

I feel like there were a few attempts at this in the Bay Area but none seemed to have survived long term.

this is super cool. can you share what you use to build the front end? I love the data layout and graph plotting.

Great article - this is the first time I am reading about the positive effects of drones where it has actually saved lives. I have also read that Rwanda is doing very well recently since their terrible civil war in the 90s.

About time AWS offered a managed streaming service

Me neither. I read the article and cannot figure out what their domain is (or was?)

EDIT: It is fast.co

> an old Android phone into a personal cloud by installing a couple apps and putting it in a corner would be huge.

That's not a bad idea. It does seem like things have to be absolutely app driven. I wonder how backups would work with that? Multiple phones?

sigh, thanks for the response. I think I may move onto RaspberryPi instead. Boringproxy looks like an interesting tool.

A little off topic, but does anyone know the best way to run software on an unused Android phone? For some reason this seems harder than it used to be. My goal is to run Home assistant on it, and I am struggling with issues on Termux right now. There must be a better way.

an electric auto rickshaw (tuk tuk) maybe?

That is a very interesting observation because there is no one definitive version. For the modern reader in English, you could try Devdutt Pattanaik's versions - I really liked his Mahabharata, but haven't read his version of Ramayana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Hundred_Ramayanas:_Five_... can give you some insight into why there are so many different versions of these epics.

Ok. Thank you so much for the advice.

Is that true even for visiting? I am Indian and have wanted to visit Poland and the region for quite a while. I did find rural Germany quite ok except communication.

Wow, that sounds amazing. I had a similar experience in Bombay. There were a bunch of roadside book stalls near the Flora Fountain area where I would find hidden gems - a collection of second hand books & local reprints. I used to frequent the area between 2003-2009. Looks like it may still exist: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/a-readers-par...

I think this is the main con of American individualism. The alternative is the culture in Asian societies and perhaps to some extent in European ones as well - there is always an Uncle or Aunty who is watching out for you. Of course that has cons where you can't do things that are unconventional, but at the very least you have a stop gap to help young people who are lost.

I have not traveled the "world", but I have been to a few places. I think I know where you are coming from, but your comment about going to a local city's meetup for a language doesn't make sense. As an adult, immersion is often the best way to pick up a new language. How many Americans who learn Spanish can actually speak it? I also deplore the instagram crowd, but perhaps I am extreme, I rarely take photos. At the end of the day, I believe people are the same everywhere, but they are also different. This dichotomy makes traveling interesting - when you figure out for yourself how a different culture is similar or different than your own.

Interesting, although I don't believe there is a 3rd class anymore. That was a British era thing from what I know.

This is super cool. Although I cannot read Bangla, is it possible to extend this to other Indian languages, like say Hindi?

Wow this is fascinating. Are the books available in English?

Calvert journal seems to be a very interesting journal as well.

Thank you for sharing this. I seem to follow some of his methods and there are some I need to adopt.

Yes, me too. Saying no to a persistent aunty is one of the hardest things on the planet.

Huh a similar behavior exists in India where it is polite to say no the first time. However, it is definitely not part of every single social interaction. I have experienced this a lot when being offered food as a guest - my first few refusals are just ignored, as expected.

> in fact the West is the single sustained success story out of many civilizations with periods of scientific flourishing

I find this statement problematic. The West is leading the current period of scientific revolution, as the Muslims, the ancient Chinese and Indians did during their periods of scientific achievement.