abhayhegde

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by abhayhegde 3y ago
This whole comment is an unhealthy take. > Would the world really be any different if executives were paid $4 million instead of $4 billion? Definitely! You're asking if worsening wealth inequality hurts anything. This greed and
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
As a teaching assistant before and a research assistant now, I say technically it's a job. You're expected to perform atleast 40 hours of research, often if not 1.5x more. Experimental research involves setting up and conducting t
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
Pretty funny, but what seemed disturbingly true: > Going into physics was the biggest mistake of my life. I should've declared CS. I still wouldn't have any women, but at least I'd be rolling in cash. I wish academia pay
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
I find being on Wall Street is nothing remotely special either as the only attraction there is the one from money. The competition then is to optimize profits, increase shareholder value, dream of becoming a billionaire, own a private jet,
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
Kudos! But would it be too divulging that other competitors can offer presets to block the mentioned sites?
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
This would be a godsend! I'm not sure of its applicability to non-resident aliens yet, but having to mail the documents has been a really slow process. They don't open them even after two months of receiving them, and then take an
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Charging for single-use plastic led to 98% drop in usage in England since 2015(theguardian.com)
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
I somehow wish there was a good-hearted effort from some government in establishing a low-key social media. But, again, a government could be biased but my point was that only such an organization could bear to go non-profit at such scales.
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
I really appreciate your message, thanks for articulating my inner thoughts well. I have been away from social media for similar reasons; I would feel empty after scrolling through Insta. Figuring out what I really want and sticking to it i
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
True. It's a heavy concern as well since we seldom have any idea how to detect let alone getting rid of it.
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
Beautifully written! The philosophy can be extended to life as well. Your focus should be on your problems and ambitions in life, not on anyone else's. You define happiness on your own measure, and nobody can take that away.
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
It's definitely worth concern but don't fall for the doomsday hype - this is the degradation of plastics. Probably nothing insidious. USGS writeup: https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/tap-wate
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Drinking water from nearly half of US faucets may have harmful chemicals(npr.org)
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Mark Zuckerberg concealed his kids’ faces on Instagram(cnn.com)
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
It's not concerning that we are setting a new record; we know that's bound to happen. It's the pace of increase that's pushing us towards uncharted territories. We didn't anticipate these rapid changes.
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Global heat in ‘uncharted territory’: 2023 could be the hottest year on record(cnn.com)
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
The official source I found after reading the news: https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/345192... .
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The world is officially 'free' of chemical weapons(npr.org)
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Samsung flags drop in quarterly profit as chip glut drags on(cnn.com)
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Las Vegas unveiled its new $2.3B spherical entertainment venue(text.npr.org)
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
"Users" of Threads are basically ones with Instagram account. So, having a 2B+ user base, this number means about 0.5% of the Insta users installed a new app. Still, is that the fastest yet? Instagram took 2.5 months for reaching
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
While I agree with you that they focused way too much on using spreadsheet as a tool, I don't think that "use spreadsheet" is not a useful advice. If utilised properly, a spreadsheet could simplify one's life in many way
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
I hate how true this is! A case in point is also apps like Ibotta or Fetch which reward you based on your shopping data. Sell your shopping patterns, earn money! Rich can protect their privacy.
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
Good piece! The idea is to ask a person how would they resolve conflicts to gauge their interpersonal skills. I have often found the following question provides a sneak peek into someone's emotional framework: would they rather deal wi
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
What's your source?
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
I hope Keep, Scholar, and Google Lens don't go away! I use them extensively, especially, the Google scholar page.
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
How does this compare with Notion AI, if you have used at some point?
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
I used to spend a lot of time on Reddit. This blackout has helped me realize there is more to life. I used to be pretty active averaging a post a day and 10+ comments. But, Reddit lost me now. Of course, not a big deal for them given how li
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
I'll have to give a try then!
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by abhayhegde 3y ago
As a fellow PhD student having a bit of idea on quantum metrology and sensing, I'd love to know more on your thesis! Kudos, by the way.

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