EDIT: Oh fUCK .. I aM gEtTiNg dOwNvOtEd .. love u all ..
It's a pity that this happens in plain sight and the world still goes on ...
It's like all of us are stuck in our little microcosm, and we don't give a damn about what happens to the nation as a whole. People in power take advantage of this neglect and by the time common man realizes this, it too late, almost always ...
I don't know why you are being downvoted. You put forward a valid point.
Perhaps the fanboys here could understand the desperation most of the world still lives in, even today!!!
Hi HN — Ben from Dropbox here on the desktop client team. Wanted to clarify a few things —
- Clearly we need to do a better job communicating about Dropbox’s OS integration. We ask for permissions once but don’t describe what we’re doing or why. We’ll fix that.
- We only ask for privileges we actively use -- but unfortunately some of the permissions aren’t as granular as we would like.
- We use accessibility APIs for the Dropbox badge (Office integrations) and other integrations (finding windows & other UI interactions).
- We use elevated access for where the built-in FS APIs come up short. We've been working with Apple to eliminate this dependency and we should have what we need soon.
- We never see or store your admin password. The dialog box you see is a native OS X API (i.e. made by Apple).
- We check and set privileges on startup — the intent was to make sure Dropbox is functioning properly, works across OS updates, etc. The intent was never to frustrate people or override their choices.
We’re all jumping on this. We’ll do a better job here and we’re sorry for any anger, frustration or confusion we’ve caused.
It's sad to see the recurring condescending attitude of HN crowd towards China and it's recent (and well deserved) technological prowess. C'mon guys, all said and done, China is kicking ass. You've got to give credit where it's due.
Cutting edge or not, the next century will be driven by China simply because the momentum that they have generated.
The only thing that still remains a red flag for me is China's lack of democracy and political instability that may come due to it.
Well, if you leave out the Lutyens' Delhi, pretty much all of Delhi is like that.
What shocks me the most is that how people here just accept the despicable state of their surroundings and just go on with their lives. I know of folks that own Audis and Mercs, but live next to a dumping yard. Now what is the point of having all that money, when you get see/smell only filth most of your life.
I had visited Delhi for the first time around twenty years ago, and it seems that despite of all the measures like CNG driven public transport and Metro, the situation has only gotten worse.
Unfortunately the political will here is too weak to effect a disruption to the current state.
I have been living in Delhi for around one year now, and as one of the other comments pointed out, this city is filthy and extremely polluted even by Indian standards (Note: I am an Indian and have traveled to and lived in many Indian Cities).
Here are some things that in my opinion make this one of the worst places to live:
- Filth, Garbage, lack of sanitation. Most of Delhi is filled with garbage. There is Garbage lying everywhere. People throw in out of their cars on roads while driving. People dump plastic bags filled with garbage to nearby streets on a daily basis.
- Pollution. Its monsoon season here in Delhi right now and for the first time in a year, I was able to spot a few stars in the sky last night. The rest of the year, the air is filled with a haze of noxious gases. I have seen vehicles emitting large plume of white smoke and no traffic policeman cares to stop them and ask for their pollution certificate. Garbage dumps mentioned by the OP are literally like mountains with smoke emanating from various parts all the time.
- Lack of space. Ok. There is no space in Delhi. For one to walk or jog.
- Angry culture. I am sad to say that I have never seen more road rage incidents anywhere else. People have very little patience and respect for fellow individuals seems to be missing more often than not.
If they had not detected even once, then your points hold. But they did detect, so the point is that they were able to see? What more do you want? It simply shows that people can sense photons. Maybe not all the time, but sometimes for sure.
Internet has played an important role in developing countries. The western/rich countries may have already reached a kind of plateau of streamlining of services facilitated by Internet, but for the large part of developing world, Internet has started to emerge as a major force only in the last decade or so.
E-commerce, easy/free availability to information/knowledge etc .. are all changing the social and economic landscape in developing countries rapidly and this change is going to continue where there is even a partial political will for it do so.
That is quite strange ...
Here in India, most people own an android. And Radio App is pre-installed in almost all those phones. You just have to plug-in your earphones to start using it. I expected that behavior to be universal.