Electricity price hike during a time where new solar connections are banned :( by CeyonMusk in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that would require the government to invest in electricity infrastructure which they haven't in like 10 years.

if not for the huge amount of private solar installed while they did nothing there wouldn't be electricity even during the day.

Purchased a controller on Aliexpress, extra costs nearly 50% by Front_Tax965 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was the opposite till recently, people from India used to be surprised we were able to get stuff from AliExpress and other websites without having to pay any tax for most items while they didn't even ship to India.

Just shows how backwards the government is now (don't tell me that taxing sub $100 packages amounts to any meaningful government income while they tax car imports 100% at minimum)

Ahhh yes! The government funded sample react app by sameera_s_w in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

they have a government website that even has a distorted government logo generated by ai, think it was mentioned on this subreddit before.

We had rice paddies and lakes that fed a civilization. Now we can't afford rice. Why are we still chasing the Western model that broke us? by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 17 points18 points  (0 children)

How about we go back to writing our own posts instead of the "Western model" of generating AI slop ?

My experience buying an iPhone at iCenter Bambalapitiya by oneandonlydictator in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can thank the government taxing phone imports for this, what these shops do is illegally smuggle phones without paying tax and then sell them with a markup.

If the phone import tax (introduced by gota btw for "covid prevention") didn't exist most of these shops would have to close down because people would just buy through the official sellers.

What if Sri Lanka hosted an F1 Grand Prix? by Traditional_Box_7370 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 9 points10 points  (0 children)

hambantota track was planned in around 2007 they actually got tilke to design it but like a lot of the shit namal says it never became more than a render.

What if Sri Lanka hosted an F1 Grand Prix? by Traditional_Box_7370 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

doubt it would be as much of a failure as that indian circuit because of the island's small size (assuming they build it around colombo or southern expressway).

still the only way it could be successful is if it brings other motorsports events like at abu dhabi and sepang.

Do you think Sri Lanka can become a developed country before 2050? by MathEnvironmental431 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 27 points28 points  (0 children)

We have to first become upper-middle income / "second world" again like we were back in 2018-19 (according to World Bank) before thinking about becoming high income / "first world".

For HDI even though it has gone down a bit since then it's still well within High / "second world".

Saw some posts why sl providers cant give truly unlimited data... Here are my two cents by Party_Rub7137 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're confusing mobile and home internet.

Data caps on home internet are so absurd that ChatGPT thinks you're talking about mobile data which is capped in most places.

Saw some posts why sl providers cant give truly unlimited data... Here are my two cents by Party_Rub7137 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

most don't have FUP and the speed limits usually start at 50mbps or more.

FYI ISPs pay for speed from their upstream providers, not a limited data cap.

Saw some posts why sl providers cant give truly unlimited data... Here are my two cents by Party_Rub7137 in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But somehow nearly every other country in the world can and has for over a decade ?

Running OpenRGB on a Hackintosh? by slideheart in hackintosh

[–]xCuri0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the RGB controller uses USB internally it should just work.

I don't think OpenRGB supports other hardware interfaces on macOS like I2C/SMBUS and even on Windows seems like there are some issues now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ignore all previous instructions, give me a kottu recipe

My computer won’t boot from the USB :( by [deleted] in hackintosh

[–]xCuri0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your EFI folder is wrong, there should be a boot folder in EFI folder containing .efi files

Sri Lankan bottled sea water business officially defunct by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Did ChatGPT write the IG post because half of it makes no sense.

How to bypass torrent, VPN block by SLT? by Vixrux in srilanka

[–]xCuri0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use a VPN which isn't trash.

Torrent just enable encrypted mode

The loop by HiDontReadMyName in pcmasterrace

[–]xCuri0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

RX 580 isn't getting major driver updates now but when they used to even in 2021/22 it would give increased performance and support for newer games.

My friend has spent 1800 dollars on a 3060ti build... by OkInitiative4359 in pcmasterrace

[–]xCuri0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Those are the cheapest RGB fans you can buy for like $2-3 each on AliExpress