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srathi

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssrathi/

SDM @AWS LakeFormation (Palo Alto, CA)

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srathi··on Ask HN: What's your 'Why should i hire you?' response?
Probably by asking to match the offer in hand.
srathi··on DuckDuckGo moves beyond search to also protect you while browsing
Yes. But then you can't filter by time range. In their infinite wisdom, Google has made it either-or. Either I can filter by time, or by verbatim. It drives me nuts!
srathi··on Dropbox Files Confidentially for U.S. IPO
If you don't mind me asking, which other services did survive? I'm also looking at purging my list.
srathi··on Google Pay
Chase freedom is giving 5% back in Jan-Mar this year for using Android Pay. So, I'm going to use it for at least three months.
srathi··on Python decorators they don't tell you about
I've used decorators mainly to retry a function if it throws an exception, like retrying DNS queries multiple times, etc. I've never got a chance to do more with them, but this article gives me an incentive to try more.
srathi··on Her six-hour commute each day seems crazy, but her affordable rent is not
Same here. My commute is opposite to traffic and is just 30 minutes both ways. It is fun cruising at 70mph and watching a parking lot on the other side of the freeway.
srathi··on Amazon is in exploratory talks with generic-drug makers
Looks like the sarcasm is lost here. I assume you were being sarcastic!
srathi··on macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty password
This is the best workaround for now. Enable the root user with a strong password till the bug is fixed by Apple.
srathi··on macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty password
Confirmed on 10.13. I was even able to add a user as an administrator after unlocking with root.
srathi··on 1Password X: A look at the future of 1Password in the browser
Ouch! I just switched to Firefox 57 and I can't use this new feature! Shouldn't the WebExtension be portable across both browsers with minimal work with Firefox 57?
srathi··on How Firefox Got Fast Again
I've moved completely to Firefox from Chrome about a month back, but haven't found a way to use my Chromecast from Firefox. Does Anyone have a possible solution?
srathi··on Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable housing strangles hiring
I'm in the exact same situation, minus the BART part. Not sure how long can I wait to buy a house.

Also, If your commute is 30 min, then you are probably living around Fremont. Is the rent for 900sqft that high over there? This is touching SF territory.

srathi··on Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing
They are repeating it with the Cliqz integration now. I love Firefox, but these decisions are baffling!
srathi··on Gas Pump Skimmers
I went to LA for a trip this summer and a charge of $99 from a gas station appeared on my card 2 weeks later. I got it reversed, but it is still a hassle to change the card number everywhere.
srathi··on Safari Should Display Favicons in Its Tabs
I'd love to look at your bookbar bar, if you are comfortable sharing a screenshot. I'm trying to arrange my bookmark bar since quite a while and can use some pointers from your setup.
srathi··on Cheap Beijing Flights With a Dangerous Catch
From their FAQ

Airmule then manually inspects and verifies each item prior to packaging for a traveler. We also guarantee that 100% of the items shipped through our service are safe for travel on commercial aviation.

This is classic lawyer speech (notice the words "safe for travel on commercial aviation"). This just means that there are no harmful things to a plane, but they don't say anything about 'safe for customs'.

srathi··on What the brain's wiring looks like
A quote I remember: "Given enough time, Hydrogen will begin to understand itself".
srathi··on Hackers Are Hijacking Phone Numbers and Breaking into Email, Bank Accounts
Go to "account recovery" option and remove the phone number listed there.
srathi··on Why aren’t Google and Facebook enriching our lives more?
I think you get these notifications only if you are enrolled as a Google Local Guide. I may be wrong though.
srathi··on The largest Git repo
You first rebase against the master locally and push the merged feature branch after resolving all the conflicts yourself. Afterwards, you go to the master and merge it against the updated feature branch. The 2nd merge should not result in any conflicts.
srathi··on Why Amazon is eating the world
True! I don't like visiting walmart in person, but free shipping with a $35 order is incredible. I keep adding items in my cart as needed until the total is $35+ and get it within 2 days. The corresponding free shipping on Amazon is 5-8 days.
srathi··on Beej's Guide to Network Programming
Brings back some old memories during my Masters in CS! This guide was our savior for Computer Networks related courses.
srathi··on There is no WhatsApp 'backdoor'
It is actually slightly different. One checkbox means received by WhatsApp, two checkboxes means received by the recipient and two blue checkboxes means read by the recipient.
srathi··on Apple’s 2016 in review
Same here. Even worse, the issue happened so frequently that I had to reinstall a fresh copy of Sierra. Frustrating!
srathi··on Chrome 55 uses 30% less memory than 54
That seems like Einstein's desk. Is that correct? I remember seeing this picture before.
srathi··on Amazon makes good on its promise to delete “incentivized” reviews
I recommend checking the review analysis on [1] before making a purchase on Amazon.

[1] www.fakespot.com

srathi··on Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat
Security updates are provided for 3 years. [0]

[0] https://android.googleblog.com/2015/08/an-update-to-nexus-de...

srathi··on Ask HN: Know a good tool to purge all posts/likes/photos from Facebook?
Use mbasic.facebook.com. Works like a charm! (so far)
srathi··on Tell HN: New features and a moderator
Another reply for deeper testing!
srathi··on Google's Nest is disabling some of its customers' old smart-home devices
Interestingly, all the robots are leased, not purchased, from US Robotics and Mechanical Man, in the fictional universe of Isaac Asimov.
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