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How much room do auto manufacturers have to degrade the quality of their output while keeping sticker prices constant?
March 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
How much room do auto manufacturers have to degrade the quality of their output while keeping sticker prices constant?
What a great endorsement of Signal!
March 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
What a great endorsement of Signal!
“How many divisions does the Judge have?”
March 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
“How many divisions does the Judge have?”
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Really interesting discussion on how the rise of autonomous space systems challenges existing space law frameworks
Autonomy Has Outpaced International Space Law - War on the Rocks
In 2021, a Starlink satellite and OneWeb spacecraft came dangerously close to colliding in orbit. While both companies’ automated systems detected a
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March 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Really interesting discussion on how the rise of autonomous space systems challenges existing space law frameworks
Come join us for a discussion on ancient Chinese philosophy in the contemporary world at BIC #Bangalore #Bengaluru this evening at 6pm.
Poonam Surie and I will be discussing Confucius and other masters and what Chinese people think of them today.
Poonam Surie and I will be discussing Confucius and other masters and what Chinese people think of them today.
March 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Come join us for a discussion on ancient Chinese philosophy in the contemporary world at BIC #Bangalore #Bengaluru this evening at 6pm.
Poonam Surie and I will be discussing Confucius and other masters and what Chinese people think of them today.
Poonam Surie and I will be discussing Confucius and other masters and what Chinese people think of them today.
Tesla sent an unsigned letter to the USTR complaining that tariffs would hurt their sales. 🤣
March 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Tesla sent an unsigned letter to the USTR complaining that tariffs would hurt their sales. 🤣
Looks like new AirPods will be the babelfish
March 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Looks like new AirPods will be the babelfish
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Love Signal. Recently got my mom on it as well.
March 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Love Signal. Recently got my mom on it as well.
How the manuscript of the Nitopadesha came into my hands www.nitinpai.in/nitopadesha-...
nitopadesha-translators-note
Buy this book at Amazon This is an unedited draft of the Translator’s note that appears in the book. There may be minor changes in the published
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December 7, 2024 at 1:26 AM
How the manuscript of the Nitopadesha came into my hands www.nitinpai.in/nitopadesha-...
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The human relationship with writing is so strong, and hard to measure in numbers.
The National Mission for Manuscripts estimates that India has ten million manuscripts. That doesn't include lost, destroyed, uncollected manuscripts.
All those minds from the past, placing their faith in writing.
The National Mission for Manuscripts estimates that India has ten million manuscripts. That doesn't include lost, destroyed, uncollected manuscripts.
All those minds from the past, placing their faith in writing.
December 6, 2024 at 9:03 AM
The human relationship with writing is so strong, and hard to measure in numbers.
The National Mission for Manuscripts estimates that India has ten million manuscripts. That doesn't include lost, destroyed, uncollected manuscripts.
All those minds from the past, placing their faith in writing.
The National Mission for Manuscripts estimates that India has ten million manuscripts. That doesn't include lost, destroyed, uncollected manuscripts.
All those minds from the past, placing their faith in writing.
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Security experts analyzing the assassination of the United Healthcare CEO criticized the shooter’s opsec, like using Citibike & leaving bullet casings behind. But the latter apparently very intentional:
“Officials said casings…appear to have been inscribed with words including ‘delay’ and ‘deny.’”
“Officials said casings…appear to have been inscribed with words including ‘delay’ and ‘deny.’”
December 5, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Security experts analyzing the assassination of the United Healthcare CEO criticized the shooter’s opsec, like using Citibike & leaving bullet casings behind. But the latter apparently very intentional:
“Officials said casings…appear to have been inscribed with words including ‘delay’ and ‘deny.’”
“Officials said casings…appear to have been inscribed with words including ‘delay’ and ‘deny.’”
Pluralism. The answer.
November 24, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Pluralism. The answer.
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A good, private library is a research tool, not an ego boosting appendage.
"The library should contain as much of what you don’t know as your financial means allows. The more you know, the larger the rows of unread books."
Umberto Eco in his library, Modena, Italy, April 1977, by Leonardo Cendamo
"The library should contain as much of what you don’t know as your financial means allows. The more you know, the larger the rows of unread books."
Umberto Eco in his library, Modena, Italy, April 1977, by Leonardo Cendamo
November 24, 2024 at 12:46 PM
A good, private library is a research tool, not an ego boosting appendage.
"The library should contain as much of what you don’t know as your financial means allows. The more you know, the larger the rows of unread books."
Umberto Eco in his library, Modena, Italy, April 1977, by Leonardo Cendamo
"The library should contain as much of what you don’t know as your financial means allows. The more you know, the larger the rows of unread books."
Umberto Eco in his library, Modena, Italy, April 1977, by Leonardo Cendamo
I’ve seen this on a lot of books. The paperback is much more expensive than the hardback.
November 20, 2024 at 3:29 AM
I’ve seen this on a lot of books. The paperback is much more expensive than the hardback.
Trump’s moves to contain China will be contained by his other moves.
To many countries China will look a lot more attractive, not least because America's shine is dimming fast. (Biden’s double-standards of Ukraine & Gaza precipitated it)
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To many countries China will look a lot more attractive, not least because America's shine is dimming fast. (Biden’s double-standards of Ukraine & Gaza precipitated it)
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Trump’s moves to contain China will be contained by his other moves
This is from The Intersection column that appears every other Monday in Mint. After Donald Trump first became president of the United States in
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November 18, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Trump’s moves to contain China will be contained by his other moves.
To many countries China will look a lot more attractive, not least because America's shine is dimming fast. (Biden’s double-standards of Ukraine & Gaza precipitated it)
www.nitinpai.in/2024/11/18/t...
To many countries China will look a lot more attractive, not least because America's shine is dimming fast. (Biden’s double-standards of Ukraine & Gaza precipitated it)
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Diaspora politics is going to get a lot more complicated and....society in India will have to deal with uncomfortable challenges to what it considers its internal affairs.
https://www.nitinpai.in/2023/07/16/diaspora-politics-is-going-to-get-even-more-complicated
https://www.nitinpai.in/2023/07/16/diaspora-politics-is-going-to-get-even-more-complicated
Diaspora politics is going to get even more complicated
This is an unedited draft of The Intersection column that appears every other Monday in Mint. Diaspora politics is going to get a lot more
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July 16, 2023 at 1:45 PM
Diaspora politics is going to get a lot more complicated and....society in India will have to deal with uncomfortable challenges to what it considers its internal affairs.
https://www.nitinpai.in/2023/07/16/diaspora-politics-is-going-to-get-even-more-complicated
https://www.nitinpai.in/2023/07/16/diaspora-politics-is-going-to-get-even-more-complicated