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American government goes everywhere exporting its brand of democracy. The Chinese government just wants to do business and make money [with these autocracies] in Asia, Africa, and South America – Lee Kuan Yew In many ways, American companies take the […]
In MusicSync, one of the views became complex. So, I decided to do some Pooling around it to inflate it on the background thread and use it on the UI thread. This made the UI snappier, reducing multiple-second load times […]
“The [apartment] rentals are high right now but we got a good deal”, he said, smiling alongside his roommate. “We got a good deal on a car loan, so, we took the loan, it’s good for building credit history to […]
I crawled through the 2 by 2 feet hole. I checked the map again. If the map is right then in about 30 ft, this passage should open into a big enough chamber for me to walk out of this […]
There was no water fountain at the airport. Everyone was expected to buy the overpriced water bottles sold alongside the “Save Environment” banner. The bathrooms were slightly damp. The AC was only partially working. There wasn’t enough space to stand, […]
Mt. Fuji is a tough but gorgeous hike. It is much shorter than Grand Canyon or Mt. Whitney and can be done on a day trip.
The price variance one sees in the United States is huge. It is not just that price of “organic” groceries can vary up to five times. Even, something as standardized as coke would be sold in a restaurant for 5-10 […]
Rakhigarhi (राखीगढ़ी), an archeological site in Haryana is dated to be 3000 BC and might be even older. As of July 2021, the site isn’t ready for visitors just yet. There is a museum but that’s under construction too. So, […]
Start with podcasting or video blogging (YouTube/TikTok) It is hard to build an audience when you don’t have one Start with interviewing other podcasters/creators to bring yourself to the front of their audience Alternatively, build an audience via engaging (tweet […]
The startups where you can be paid to sell your data don’t succeed much. Statistically speaking, the users who flock to these startups are usually the lower rung of demographics an advertiser would be interested in.