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sreeni_ananth

19 karma · joined April 28, 2013

Software developer who is equally passionate about making life better for users as much as the technology behind it. Currently building cloud native apps on AWS with Node, Ruby on Rails, Golang, Clojure etc. Follower of Agile and extreme programming principles.
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sreeni_ananth··on “When it comes to broadband, America is the original shithole country”
Same case in Australia I guess? India on the other hand has leap frogged many developed countries here. Fiber to home with unlimited data is quite reasonable.
sreeni_ananth··on Open EMR
There is definitely support, but it is nowhere near what is documented in FHIR website. You can look at the search capabilities for example : https://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html.
sreeni_ananth··on Open EMR
Open EMR was the first choice for our project, but it did fit our workflow needs and the UI/UX is also quite outdated. It's FHIR api also had minimal support. So we ended up building our own EMR on top of HAPI FHIR repository, (https://hapifhir.io).
sreeni_ananth··on SoftBank launches $100m minorities startup fund
It would be more appropriate to have on a economy basis. Recently the Indian Government took this step to provide 10% additional reservation based on for the general category (forward caste people). There was huge outcry in the country from people belonging to the backward castes, but most of it came from political quarters. I think in general all people want is not to be left out rather than deny other people's rights.
sreeni_ananth··on FTC Approves of Amazon and Whole Foods Deal
In India this kind of delivery is still the norm from local grocery shops as labour is cheap and the shop always sells the products at maximum retail price without any discounts.
sreeni_ananth··on Right to Privacy a Fundamental Right, Says Indian Supreme Court
The Indian government has been mandating all utility providers to link the biometric details of the subscribers to their account. With the rising number of criminal cases due to misuse of laws such as those used in marital disputes, the government can easily control what services to provide or deny its citizens based on centrally available biometric database which it could not have done before. Of course this is just a crazy theory for now which can hopefully never happen due to this much needed judgement.
sreeni_ananth··on Thai activist jailed under lese majeste laws for sharing an article on Facebook
India had a similar law under the IT Act 66 A, which was struck down by the Supreme Court two years back . http://www.thehindu.com/news/resources/sc-judgement-on-secti...

If one feels offended they can file a law suit for defamation under the various existing laws in the court.

sreeni_ananth··on Tamil Bell
What is "MugayatheenPak"?
sreeni_ananth··on Launch HN: Wifi Dabba (YC W17) – Low-Cost Wifi in India
This is awesome, great way to support the segment who can't afford a regular plan or who doesn't need one. I've heard from many auto rickshaw wallas that they don't make enough from cab services like Ola. Any thoughts of leveraging your network to provide value added services for them?
sreeni_ananth··on Marijuana use and schizophrenia: New evidence suggests link
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8689377 seems to suggest increased paranoia with alcohol consumption as well. Probably makes the condition worse rather than being the root cause.
sreeni_ananth··on I got arrested in Kazakhstan and represented myself in court
India is exactly the same, for its much hyped democracy, it is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Recently there is a trend for implicating husbands and relatives in criminal cases just because the wife didn't get along. All interested parties including lawyers, judges, police get involved for financial gain.
sreeni_ananth··on Google: End of the Online Advertising Bubble
It's not just awareness but also constant reminders to buy things that have been left on your shopping cart. One can see such contents not only on sidebars of websites, but also on apps like TrueCaller which are mixing ads more effectively as part of their content.
sreeni_ananth··on Arvind Kejriwal
Corruption is the main reason keeping India from being a developed country. Hope this guy brings the change India needs.