puranjay

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by puranjay 7y ago
Seconded. Their exploration of failed technology is particularly interesting. This two part video on CEDs - which I didn't even know were a thing - is absolutely fascinating. The depth of research rivals any educational program on TV.
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by puranjay 7y ago
My biggest pet peeve is all sorts of appliance manufacturers sticking touchscreen displays everywhere. The coffee machine in my office has a touchscreen display. It only dispenses 4 things - lattes, cappuccinos, black coffee, and espressos.
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by puranjay 7y ago
I can't understand what genius decided that all workspaces have to feel like a shitty club. Who plays music in a place literally called We Work ?
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by puranjay 7y ago
Stretch your legs, go to any one of the several bathrooms at any time, hang out in the pantry car and even get a proper meal. Store all the luggage you want. Arrive just 20 minutes before the departure and still have time to laze around. Bo
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by puranjay 7y ago
Olympics are, and always have been, PR projects. I can't think of any country that actually uses its Olympic infrastructure adequately.
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by puranjay 7y ago
China's density metrics are skewed by its humongous size, a massive chunk of which is sparsely populated desert. Its coastal areas, where much of the population is concentrated, is extremely dense
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by puranjay 7y ago
I wonder what impact the British seafaring tradition had on their dietary habits. You can't have spices and flavorful food if you're going to spend months at sea.
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by puranjay 7y ago
Western cuisine seems to fundamentally misunderstand vegetables. Methinks it was partly the unavailability of spices, and partly the easy availability of meat. Meat is like a cheat code when you're cooking. A good cut of meat needs a l
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by puranjay 7y ago
I don't know enough about Gandhi's views on race to comment here, but his views on sex have to be seen in the context of the Indian society at that time. This historical revisionism is so absurd. It expects people to be isolated f
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by puranjay 7y ago
If it helps, most large brands do take efforts to ensure that their factories and manufacturing partners adopt safety and worker rights measures. Ikea, for instance, forced one of its Indian manufacturing partners to start an on-premise sch
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by puranjay 7y ago
Huh. So this is why Indian civilization gets a gunpowder boost in Age of Empires 2
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by puranjay 7y ago
Windows management in macOS is downright awful and has been that way for years. It's come to a point where all serious productivity work I do is done on my Windows computer. I've also recently ventured into building my own PC and
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by puranjay 7y ago
Multiple windows is crucial for my work, but every time I've used them, I've also had access to a standard sized keyboard. I can't imagine doing a lot of things without a keyboard that require multiple screens
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by puranjay 7y ago
Amazing. I know I shouldn't be laughing at the expense of your misery but this sounds like something straight from The Office. How are people like this able to become CEOs and attract investors? Does it just take a shit load of lying a
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by puranjay 7y ago
Casual historians and armchair archaeologists always underestimate the amount of leisure time and free resources ancient people had.
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by puranjay 7y ago
I wonder if there is a market for a portable Faraday cage
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by puranjay 7y ago
I'm not sure they can truly afford it at TikTok's current valuation. TikTok's maker, ByteDance, also has a "revenue moat" in the form of their news app. The time to buy TikTok was three years and 500M users ago.
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by puranjay 7y ago
The "millennial" social networks were all about sharing The Gen-Z social networks will be all about creation Zuckerberg does not have a finger in this pie and that should be an alarming sign for any Facebook share holders.
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by puranjay 7y ago
I would suggest taking off the watch before starting a revolution or committing a crime.
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by puranjay 7y ago
Large blocks of text are intimidating That said, running these images through any basic image compression utility will probably cut down the size by 50-70%
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by puranjay 7y ago
I honestly think Uber has over-invested in engineering. The problem they're trying to solve isn't so complicated that it needs their current engineering force. They don't have to add new features at as rapid a pace as a true
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by puranjay 7y ago
It's amazing how they could even delude themselves into thinking they're a tech company. The only "tech" part of WeWork is their app and related community. Which is a ghost town used mostly by businesses to spam their se
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by puranjay 7y ago
Well to be honest, your juggling has to be entertaining if you want to make money off it
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by puranjay 7y ago
The strangest thing is that knowing a lot of PhDs and PhD students (my wife is currently one), very few are motivated by financial rewards. Making money isn't always seen as a yardstick of success by their peers.
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by puranjay 7y ago
Star *anything" is a path to millions. Star athletes and musicians are obvious examples, but even star jugglers or puppeteers probably make a killing. Very misleading article
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by puranjay 7y ago
I'm amazed that people can make such statements despite all the videos of the Falcon re-entering the atmosphere and landing straight
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by puranjay 7y ago
I can understand the advantage of a global player in a category like transportation. Being able to Uber anywhere takes a lot of the pain out of traveling. But things like babysitting or dogwalking don't offer any advantages if they are
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by puranjay 7y ago
It is, but it is also leading to tremendous inequality. My monthly income is the same as the annual income of the teacher who taught me maths in school. I don't really think I offer enough value to society to be paid that much more.
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by puranjay 7y ago
A business like this that doesn't really rely on technology would be far better run if it was helmed by MBAs with operational experience. This entire business is basically a gigantic spreadsheet where you move things around to optimize
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by puranjay 7y ago
It's an app that connects dog owners with dog walkers. People here are treating it like it was a CERN project.

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