Raj Singh
@rajibsingh.bsky.social
"The show’s original pitch was: dying man with huge medical bills turns to crime. In 2025, he’s probably not dying, and the bills are manageable."
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www.alexkesin.com/p/would-walt...
Would Walter White Still Cook Meth in 2025?
Or: How Modern Oncology and Employer Insurance Would Have Ruined the Entire Premise
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December 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"The show’s original pitch was: dying man with huge medical bills turns to crime. In 2025, he’s probably not dying, and the bills are manageable."
www.alexkesin.com/p/would-walt...
www.alexkesin.com/p/would-walt...
whenever I don't want to do something I'm just going to tell them it violates the terms of my probation
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
whenever I don't want to do something I'm just going to tell them it violates the terms of my probation
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is 19 years 364 days ago.
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is 19 years 364 days ago.
"our average American is a white female, between 30 and 34 years old, with German ancestors. If we use the median age of 32, years she was born in 1989, when the most popular girl’s name was Jessica. She lives in California and is married."
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/12/who-...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/12/who-...
Who, Exactly, Is the ‘Average American’? | The Saturday Evening Post
If you collected all of the results from the census and other data sets, what would the average American look like?
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March 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"our average American is a white female, between 30 and 34 years old, with German ancestors. If we use the median age of 32, years she was born in 1989, when the most popular girl’s name was Jessica. She lives in California and is married."
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www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/12/who-...
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I will not answer thee with words, but blows.
January 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I will not answer thee with words, but blows.
700k tik tok users getting radicalized by grocery hauls and Luigi edits
www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
Why Are U.S. TikTok Users Signing Up for RedNote?
Thousands of U.S. TikTok users are joining China-based app RedNote, spawning memes, jokes and confusion
www.scientificamerican.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
700k tik tok users getting radicalized by grocery hauls and Luigi edits
www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
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This paper is WILD:
“Nestlé’s entry into LMIC formula markets caused about 212,000 infant deaths per year among mothers without clean water access… and has led to approximately 10.9 million excess infant deaths between 1960 and 2015.” www.nber.org/system/files...
“Nestlé’s entry into LMIC formula markets caused about 212,000 infant deaths per year among mothers without clean water access… and has led to approximately 10.9 million excess infant deaths between 1960 and 2015.” www.nber.org/system/files...
www.nber.org
January 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This paper is WILD:
“Nestlé’s entry into LMIC formula markets caused about 212,000 infant deaths per year among mothers without clean water access… and has led to approximately 10.9 million excess infant deaths between 1960 and 2015.” www.nber.org/system/files...
“Nestlé’s entry into LMIC formula markets caused about 212,000 infant deaths per year among mothers without clean water access… and has led to approximately 10.9 million excess infant deaths between 1960 and 2015.” www.nber.org/system/files...
Being an Indian-American in tech sure has gotten interesting lately
December 28, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Being an Indian-American in tech sure has gotten interesting lately
Bluesky is really hitting critical mass for me - all of the niche stuff that I followed on Twitter seems to be here now
November 18, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Bluesky is really hitting critical mass for me - all of the niche stuff that I followed on Twitter seems to be here now
“I’m glad you realize that I know and have always understood the very special relationship between Jawaharlal and you, made the easier by my fondness and admiration for him"
www.thejuggernaut.com/nehru-edwina...
www.thejuggernaut.com/nehru-edwina...
Edwina and Nehru: Love in the Shadow of Empire | The Juggernaut
The British Raj’s last vicereine and India’s first prime minister shared a profound connection that still captures imaginations today.
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November 14, 2024 at 5:47 PM
“I’m glad you realize that I know and have always understood the very special relationship between Jawaharlal and you, made the easier by my fondness and admiration for him"
www.thejuggernaut.com/nehru-edwina...
www.thejuggernaut.com/nehru-edwina...
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As someone who did this for seven months, and the data collection messed up my mental health, I can vouch for the data here: We merged datasets.
Republicans are *at least* 16x likelier to be child molesters than Democrats. Priests made up 42% of the data offenders, cops about 45%.
Republicans are *at least* 16x likelier to be child molesters than Democrats. Priests made up 42% of the data offenders, cops about 45%.
Who Is making news tracked all reports of sex crimes against kids for over a year.
Republicans and church leaders are disproportionately represented, relative to general population.
Is it really a bias in arrests and media reporting?
www.whoismakingnews.com#who-are-the-...
Republicans and church leaders are disproportionately represented, relative to general population.
Is it really a bias in arrests and media reporting?
www.whoismakingnews.com#who-are-the-...
September 1, 2024 at 2:36 PM
As someone who did this for seven months, and the data collection messed up my mental health, I can vouch for the data here: We merged datasets.
Republicans are *at least* 16x likelier to be child molesters than Democrats. Priests made up 42% of the data offenders, cops about 45%.
Republicans are *at least* 16x likelier to be child molesters than Democrats. Priests made up 42% of the data offenders, cops about 45%.
Behind every good bicep is an even more impressive tricep
June 7, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Behind every good bicep is an even more impressive tricep
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It turns out when you stop scaling analyses based on the racist and incorrect assumption that Black people naturally have lower lung capacity, more Black people are diagnosed with moderate to severe COPD, move up the lung transplant priority list, qualify for additional screenings...
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Removing Race from Lung Function Tests Could Benefit Millions of Black Americans
A new study shows that hundreds of thousands more Black people in the U.S. would qualify for a lung disease diagnosis and disability payments if lung-function measurements weren’t adjusted for race
www.scientificamerican.com
June 6, 2024 at 2:24 PM
It turns out when you stop scaling analyses based on the racist and incorrect assumption that Black people naturally have lower lung capacity, more Black people are diagnosed with moderate to severe COPD, move up the lung transplant priority list, qualify for additional screenings...
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Had to look up dilatory recently ("Causing or intended to cause delay") and boy the image tab for those google results was eye-opening
June 7, 2024 at 4:55 AM
Had to look up dilatory recently ("Causing or intended to cause delay") and boy the image tab for those google results was eye-opening
"I found myself interviewing the Internet’s Boyfriend. His name is Keanu Reeves. I introduce him this way because it may be the only time the actor has been treated as a side character in a story."
www.wired.com/story/china-...
www.wired.com/story/china-...
China Miéville Writes a Secret Novel With the Internet’s Boyfriend (It’s Keanu Reeves)
After nearly a decade of silence, the beloved sci-fi author opens up about loss, love, and a collaboration with Keanu Reeves. A WIRED exclusive.
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June 5, 2024 at 3:49 PM
"I found myself interviewing the Internet’s Boyfriend. His name is Keanu Reeves. I introduce him this way because it may be the only time the actor has been treated as a side character in a story."
www.wired.com/story/china-...
www.wired.com/story/china-...
Repent, Stingray Jesus is coming
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
How Did an Aquarium Stingray Get Pregnant without a Mate?
Charlotte, a stingray in a small North Carolina aquarium, is taking a DIY approach to reproduction
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February 19, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Repent, Stingray Jesus is coming
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
These results actually match what rat experts have been saying all along: Cats are not a good way of controlling city rats. The felines are excellent at catching mice, but adult rats grow 10 times as big as mice. And rats are fierce.
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Cats Are No Match for New York City’s Rats
Despite popular wisdom, rats are too big and too fierce for cats.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2023 at 5:17 PM
These results actually match what rat experts have been saying all along: Cats are not a good way of controlling city rats. The felines are excellent at catching mice, but adult rats grow 10 times as big as mice. And rats are fierce.
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is 19 years and 364 days ago.
November 8, 2023 at 5:36 PM
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is 19 years and 364 days ago.
I've been obsessed with this story for the past few days. Interesting to see the conversation is really active on tik tok www.ajc.com/life/move-ov...
Move over, Michelin, Atlanta just got Keith Lee’d
Tik Tok food reviewer’s recent visit has residents debating customer service, rules, and the city’s food scene.
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October 31, 2023 at 1:53 AM
I've been obsessed with this story for the past few days. Interesting to see the conversation is really active on tik tok www.ajc.com/life/move-ov...
Shattered to realize it's too late for me to be a child prodigy
October 27, 2023 at 2:59 PM
Shattered to realize it's too late for me to be a child prodigy
Reading stories about Jenna Ellis' tearful courtroom apology and they all refer to her as a young woman but she is 38. I get that she's white and blonde but c'mon man ...
October 25, 2023 at 7:27 PM
Reading stories about Jenna Ellis' tearful courtroom apology and they all refer to her as a young woman but she is 38. I get that she's white and blonde but c'mon man ...