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#TIL More than 36% of Russians use a VPN, the highest percentage in the world. (Via The Economist)
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#TIL More than 36% of Russians use a VPN, the highest percentage in the world. (Via The Economist)
😂
“No, just wishing that he should become a great Indian is no good! You must pray that he becomes a great non-resident Indian!”
RK Laxman
“No, just wishing that he should become a great Indian is no good! You must pray that he becomes a great non-resident Indian!”
RK Laxman
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
😂
“No, just wishing that he should become a great Indian is no good! You must pray that he becomes a great non-resident Indian!”
RK Laxman
“No, just wishing that he should become a great Indian is no good! You must pray that he becomes a great non-resident Indian!”
RK Laxman
😂
“Every time I say you haven’t cleaned your room yet, they say, ‘Well look, you haven’t built a quantum computer yet,’� Nayak said.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-quantum-computing-chetan-nayak-84ad1c98?st=cGvf7T
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
😂
“Every time I say you haven’t cleaned your room yet, they say, ‘Well look, you haven’t built a quantum computer yet,’� Nayak said.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-quantum-computing-chetan-nayak-84ad1c98?st=cGvf7T
“You think this is the problem and this is the solution. But I think this the solution and this is the problem!”
RK Laxman, like all great observers of society, understood complexity.
RK Laxman, like all great observers of society, understood complexity.
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“You think this is the problem and this is the solution. But I think this the solution and this is the problem!”
RK Laxman, like all great observers of society, understood complexity.
RK Laxman, like all great observers of society, understood complexity.
I work 25/8 because 24/7 is for amateurs ⏳💼
Wealth creation is my hobby, world domination is my goal 🌎💰
More like this on https://biocringe.com/ 😂
Wealth creation is my hobby, world domination is my goal 🌎💰
More like this on https://biocringe.com/ 😂
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I work 25/8 because 24/7 is for amateurs ⏳💼
Wealth creation is my hobby, world domination is my goal 🌎💰
More like this on https://biocringe.com/ 😂
Wealth creation is my hobby, world domination is my goal 🌎💰
More like this on https://biocringe.com/ 😂
If we think that an endorsement by Nobel Prize winners guarantees credibility, we should remember this:
"And when a nonprofit called EcoHealth Alliance lost a grant because it was planning to conduct risky research into bat viruses with the Wuhan Institute of Virology —
"And when a nonprofit called EcoHealth Alliance lost a grant because it was planning to conduct risky research into bat viruses with the Wuhan Institute of Virology —
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
If we think that an endorsement by Nobel Prize winners guarantees credibility, we should remember this:
"And when a nonprofit called EcoHealth Alliance lost a grant because it was planning to conduct risky research into bat viruses with the Wuhan Institute of Virology —
"And when a nonprofit called EcoHealth Alliance lost a grant because it was planning to conduct risky research into bat viruses with the Wuhan Institute of Virology —
Quiz: Who is the writer talking about?
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Quiz: Who is the writer talking about?
VS Naipaul and Mario Miranda
Imagine what a fabulous treat it would have been if Mario had illustrated Naipaul’s India books. (Or even A House for Mr Biswas)
Pic from Mario de Miranda (2008)
Imagine what a fabulous treat it would have been if Mario had illustrated Naipaul’s India books. (Or even A House for Mr Biswas)
Pic from Mario de Miranda (2008)
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
VS Naipaul and Mario Miranda
Imagine what a fabulous treat it would have been if Mario had illustrated Naipaul’s India books. (Or even A House for Mr Biswas)
Pic from Mario de Miranda (2008)
Imagine what a fabulous treat it would have been if Mario had illustrated Naipaul’s India books. (Or even A House for Mr Biswas)
Pic from Mario de Miranda (2008)
📚A super useful writing tip from Ashokamitran.
Gnani: What's your measure of a good story?
Ashokamitran: When you read, the story must be engaging. Some people scoff at the word 'engaging.' But engagement is crucial. If there's to be any involvement in a story, it needs a
Gnani: What's your measure of a good story?
Ashokamitran: When you read, the story must be engaging. Some people scoff at the word 'engaging.' But engagement is crucial. If there's to be any involvement in a story, it needs a
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
📚A super useful writing tip from Ashokamitran.
Gnani: What's your measure of a good story?
Ashokamitran: When you read, the story must be engaging. Some people scoff at the word 'engaging.' But engagement is crucial. If there's to be any involvement in a story, it needs a
Gnani: What's your measure of a good story?
Ashokamitran: When you read, the story must be engaging. Some people scoff at the word 'engaging.' But engagement is crucial. If there's to be any involvement in a story, it needs a
No idea if this will work. But no harm in reading, no?
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
No idea if this will work. But no harm in reading, no?
The illusion of explanatory depth: "It is thought that the effects of IOED, especially in politics, can be reduced by asking people to explain the topic rather than only asking people to provide reasons for their beliefs. The specific ways in which people are asked to explain
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The illusion of explanatory depth: "It is thought that the effects of IOED, especially in politics, can be reduced by asking people to explain the topic rather than only asking people to provide reasons for their beliefs. The specific ways in which people are asked to explain
🤩 @ILikeSlander in conversation with @tmkrishna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Gn_xAFvek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Gn_xAFvek
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
🤩 @ILikeSlander in conversation with @tmkrishna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Gn_xAFvek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Gn_xAFvek
#TIL New Zealand's citizen population decreased by a net 47,000 due to emigration last year.
Looks like everyone wants to go somewhere else!
Looks like everyone wants to go somewhere else!
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#TIL New Zealand's citizen population decreased by a net 47,000 due to emigration last year.
Looks like everyone wants to go somewhere else!
Looks like everyone wants to go somewhere else!
If I had written this today, I would have probably suggested six or seven graphic novels - and skipped the first part.
Thank God, I didn't write it today.
https://www.foundingfuel.com/article/ff-life-a-beginners-guide-to-graphic-novels/
Thank God, I didn't write it today.
https://www.foundingfuel.com/article/ff-life-a-beginners-guide-to-graphic-novels/
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
If I had written this today, I would have probably suggested six or seven graphic novels - and skipped the first part.
Thank God, I didn't write it today.
https://www.foundingfuel.com/article/ff-life-a-beginners-guide-to-graphic-novels/
Thank God, I didn't write it today.
https://www.foundingfuel.com/article/ff-life-a-beginners-guide-to-graphic-novels/
#TIL there are about 45,000 trees on the IIT Madras campus, compared to ~10,000 in the 1960s.
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#TIL there are about 45,000 trees on the IIT Madras campus, compared to ~10,000 in the 1960s.
Our origins are of the earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity.
~ Rachel Carson
~ Rachel Carson
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Our origins are of the earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity.
~ Rachel Carson
~ Rachel Carson
People who wear masks tend to stare at their fellow passengers longer than those who don’t.
#MetroRailObservations
#MetroRailObservations
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
People who wear masks tend to stare at their fellow passengers longer than those who don’t.
#MetroRailObservations
#MetroRailObservations
Academics, analysts & journalists try to make sense of the world so they can put it down on paper; their readers try to make sense of the world so they can actually do something about it.
This fundamental tension, I think, is both good and bad.
This fundamental tension, I think, is both good and bad.
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Academics, analysts & journalists try to make sense of the world so they can put it down on paper; their readers try to make sense of the world so they can actually do something about it.
This fundamental tension, I think, is both good and bad.
This fundamental tension, I think, is both good and bad.
In the movie version, I think Arvind Swamy can play Zelenskyy. And Kamal will play Trump, of course.
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In the movie version, I think Arvind Swamy can play Zelenskyy. And Kamal will play Trump, of course.
Many things that help us win an argument won’t help us find the truth.
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Many things that help us win an argument won’t help us find the truth.
Just last evening, I was wondering if people still used Skype after I saw this sign in Mylapore Kapaleeshwarar temple.
#TIL Microsoft is shutting down Skype: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/28/microsoft-is-retiring-skype-in-may-encouraging-people-to-adopt-teams.html
#TIL Microsoft is shutting down Skype: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/28/microsoft-is-retiring-skype-in-may-encouraging-people-to-adopt-teams.html
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Just last evening, I was wondering if people still used Skype after I saw this sign in Mylapore Kapaleeshwarar temple.
#TIL Microsoft is shutting down Skype: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/28/microsoft-is-retiring-skype-in-may-encouraging-people-to-adopt-teams.html
#TIL Microsoft is shutting down Skype: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/28/microsoft-is-retiring-skype-in-may-encouraging-people-to-adopt-teams.html
What happened at the Trump, Vance, Zelenskyy press conference @AskPerplexity
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
What happened at the Trump, Vance, Zelenskyy press conference @AskPerplexity
Indian pronunciation is as legit as British or American.
Raja Rao once wrote: “We cannot write like the English. We should not. We cannot write only as Indians. We have grown to look at the large world as part of us.”
Applies to how we speak too.
Raja Rao once wrote: “We cannot write like the English. We should not. We cannot write only as Indians. We have grown to look at the large world as part of us.”
Applies to how we speak too.
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Indian pronunciation is as legit as British or American.
Raja Rao once wrote: “We cannot write like the English. We should not. We cannot write only as Indians. We have grown to look at the large world as part of us.”
Applies to how we speak too.
Raja Rao once wrote: “We cannot write like the English. We should not. We cannot write only as Indians. We have grown to look at the large world as part of us.”
Applies to how we speak too.
This image beautifully captures why Steve Jobs is one of the most important philosophers of our times.
March 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This image beautifully captures why Steve Jobs is one of the most important philosophers of our times.