indiafoodie - Hackdot

Re:Purple-Teams: MS Teams Plugin for Pidgin on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @01:53AM (#35052387)

Thanks. What protocol spec did you implement? Is it documented or reverse engineered? I ask only so we can watch for which ones Microsoft is most likely to iterate and change.

Re:Ask HN: Oldest piece of hardware a user could access the internet w... on Thursday January 14, 2021 @05:13AM (#25774565)

Don't be a WAIS guy!

Re:Launch HN: Dharma (YC S17) an open protocol for borrowing/lending c... on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @03:59PM (#17128928)

Speaking as another Indian, I am not offended at all.

Re:Launch HN: Dharma (YC S17) an open protocol for borrowing/lending c... on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @03:58PM (#17128915)

This.

Re:Launch HN: Dharma (YC S17) an open protocol for borrowing/lending c... on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @03:57PM (#17128904)

Not the author here, but Dharma has several other meanings in Indian languages. A predominant one is virtue, righteousness, and duty.

I hardly think of this usage as cultural misappropriation; just loanwords from a different language.

Re:Launch HN: NextDrop Technologies (YC S17) – Water Marketplace for U... on Friday August 25, 2017 @03:20PM (#15101395)

Uber for Water!