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softEngg··on Ask HN: How should the CLI be designed today?
Plan9?
softEngg··on India's Plan to Bring Digital Banking to 1.2B People
> I'd be totally paranoid having to share my PIN even once, ever. I mean, after that some one should be able to withdraw tons of cash and after I see the notification, bank would be in their full right to refuse reimbursement on the grounds that I shared my PIN. And they'd be absolutely right.

Well, most of us have a separate account for making small transactions like these. Even if it gets misused I won't lose much.

softEngg··on $149 Chromebooks
> In these markets, the Chromebook isn't being pitched as a cheap substitute for a 'real' laptop, but as an upgrade from a smartphone or tablet.

In Indian due to the import tax Chromebooks are far more expensive than entry level laptops. I had to get it from some come in US as it simply doesn't make any sense to buy them at these inflated prices (Its like 2x the original cost in India for an outdated model).

softEngg··on GNU GLOBAL source code tagging system
Try helm-gtags it supports callers/callees better than scope.