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by moh_maya 6y ago
There's one in Ithaca, NY (home of Cornell univ) as well. It's spread over 1.2 km, and is just a fun walk. [1] Ithaca is just such a wonderful place to live, winters included! [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x
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by moh_maya 6y ago
Each state, each family, each district, probably has their own version. The tea can be salty (J&K), incredibly sweet with thickened milk, with spices (cardamom, ginger among others), brewed with bhang (wet cannabis leaf), boiled with mi
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What happens when you replace a human gene with its Neanderthal version?(arstechnica.com)
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by moh_maya 6y ago
XKCD & Randall Munroe got me through my tortured PhD. As you allude to, I've also experienced something like this & lost someone close. I know how heart-wrenching it can be, and how debilitating it is to just stand by and watch
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by moh_maya 6y ago
AFAIK, for railways ticket bookings, yes; not banned but illegal. However, it's common knowledge that they exist and are used.
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by moh_maya 6y ago
I think This is a very naïve, unfair take on one of the world's most sophisticated, complex, real-time booking systems that is unparalleled in what it enables. [1,2] The front end definitely can be much much better; but the issue is ve
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by moh_maya 6y ago
Yep. He circumvented rate-limiters that ensured that you couldn't game the booking system. The regulations very clearly prohibit this to ensure fair access. Now, one can absolutely argue about whether this form of rate limiting is the
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Australia’s Commodities Heartland Set for Major Hydrogen Plant(bloomberg.com)
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by moh_maya 6y ago
If you find the topic of non-human intelligence, esp. octopus intelligence interesting, you may find Adrian Tchaikovsky's children of Ruin series worth your time. The 2nd book, without ruining too much of the story, has octopii as one
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by moh_maya 6y ago
We develop industrial training solutions using the rift S and quest. But the deep linking with FB, the battery downgrades on the quest, etc, all are going to push us away. For PC-based training sims, we'll probably get the HTC Vive. An
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by moh_maya 6y ago
Mouse models are just that. Models. A lot of the results in mice don't carry over to humans. A positive result in mice is only weakly indicative of potential efficacy in humans. [1,2] Pop-sci articles seldom acknowledge this or draw at
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by moh_maya 6y ago
A well explained article from Ars Technica discussing this. As ever, the comments are at least as insightful and interesting as the article. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/how-to-turn-regular-...
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by moh_maya 6y ago
apparently on the darkweb, etc [1], among other leaks [2,3]. To be fair, the issue doesn't appear to be with the aadhaar database itself but the many agencies that use / store the data but do not protect it properly. Poor to non-e
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by moh_maya 6y ago
Fair point; I think we both probably agree that there was a lot of needless hysteria. However, the ability to decompile / reverse engineer the app itself was explicitly disallowed in the app ToS [1]: “...You agree that you will not tam
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by moh_maya 6y ago
How does one do proper "technical analysis" without access to the code, or knowing the architecture? None of those were available when the app was released. Was the shrill noise over the top? IMO, perhaps; but that does not detra
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by moh_maya 6y ago
No, what would have put all the legitimate concerns to rest would have been: a) transparency into who the developers are, and what the terms of engagement are b) even if they didn't / couldn't open source the code from the ge
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by moh_maya 6y ago
Some of Stephen Baxter's [1] books in the xeelee sequence explore a sci-fi version of this [2]; it's a fascinating ride, if you are interested in thinking of how sci-fi has dealt with this.. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.o
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by moh_maya 6y ago
Agreed. I do the same circuit (AMD/BOM/BLR) on a regular (read almost monthly) basis, and the ability to stick with ola or uber is a blessing that eliminates so much friction when I'm travelling!
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by moh_maya 6y ago
India has one of the lowest police officers to population ratio in the world, with 144 policemen to 100,000 citizens [1].Significanty, large majority of the policemen do not even carry guns or even tasers. The public trust of the police is
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by moh_maya 6y ago
Snowcrash and Thief of Time! What an amazing juxtaposition :)
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by moh_maya 6y ago
I guess, for me, context matters (and reasonable people can disagree here! :) ) We are in the middle of a pandemic that may take years to resolve. One way (and the way I am interpreting this post, in the absence of any note from the OP) is
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by moh_maya 6y ago
Should we also share / discuss the 2012 Mayan end of the calendar articles? Or some of the many prophecies of Nostradamus, or many other seers and beliefs that portend an end to civilization and the world? I guess I am not sure what th
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Google wants to dump Qualcomm, launch smartphone SoC as early as next year(arstechnica.com)
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by moh_maya 7y ago
"The implications of superdeterminism, if it is true, would bring into question the value of science itself by destroying falsifiability, as Anton Zeilinger has commented" [1] [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x
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by moh_maya 7y ago
An LA Times article [1] on the solar power plant suggests it can supply 6-7% of LA's annual electricity needs and deliver upto 4 hours of power each night. I don't read that as 100% of LA's night time power requirements each
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by moh_maya 7y ago
I don't know if fossil fuels, especially natural gas, will be substantially replaced from the energy mix till we figure out massive high density power storage mechanisms at scale. Fossil fuels provide base load power that, without stor
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by moh_maya 7y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7zk4as9kzA : for those interested. I think it is one of the all time classics.
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by moh_maya 7y ago
Isn't Pareto a power law distribution?
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by moh_maya 7y ago
So, interesting as the article is, there are two layers of caution one must exercise in interpreting the results. #1. The experiments were conducted in mouse models. Mouse models are remarkably useful, but are NOT human equivalents. It&#x27
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Humble Book Bundle: Holiday Make:Cation, Family Projects by Make: Community(humblebundle.com)
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