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   by vishnugupta 1y ago

   I’m old enough to remember this phenomenon play out multiple times 1. SOA and later micro services 2. Big data & MongoDb 3. Kubernetis 4. Blockchain
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   by vishnugupta 1y ago

   This is exacerbated by the fact that this is Diwali week which means the most of Indian engineers will be out on leave. Tough luck.
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   by vishnugupta 1y ago

   It used to be quite common but has fallen out of usage.
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   by vishnugupta 1y ago

   > cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious Can someone please elaborate this for someone who is absolutely clueless about Berlin?
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   by vishnugupta 1y ago

   Exactly. The tech pay disparity between US (and particularly in California) and everywhere else is so large that it’s not even close to being comparable. I relocated to Amsterdam from India. When I got to know about the salaries my peers we
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   by vishnugupta 1y ago

   I guess it’s the ability to arrest a sudden drop.
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   by vishnugupta 1y ago

   Jacquard loom!
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   by vishnugupta 1y ago

   Somewhat related you may want to check out the works of Manvir Singh [1]. He is an anthropologist who has done extensive work in Shamanism, even authored a book. A necessary condition to be a shaman is to enter altered sensory state and Sha
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   by vishnugupta 1y ago

   Came here to ask exactly this.
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    > my 2013 MB Intel still looks and runs great I switched to MacBook in 2017. My first MB was a pleasure to use, solidly built and the keyboard a delight for a touch-typist. But then Apple got crazily fixated on making them thin. By God t
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    I highly recommend Boring Technology[1]. It is an enjoyable read and most of the advices are actionable. [1] https://boringtechnology.club
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    Distribution of data is something I use the most. E.g., For understanding compensation for different job families I used to just look at the market salary range. Now I dig into the distribution. I am now more confident when I make an offer
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    Making sense of probability and statistics and incorporating them in day to day life.
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    Is it useful anymore? I switched to DDG a few years ago and then OpenAI search. Even when I was on DDG exclusively I didn’t miss Google search at all. And occasionally when I use Google search I get terrible results filled with garbage ads
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    Up/Forward ==> Run ==> Fuel supply is on Down/Backwards ==> Cutoff ==> Fuel supply is off https://www.reddit.com/r/indianaviation/comments/1lxxatc/fue...
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    The pilot is toggling the switch on. Toggling it off presumably requires more power and is multiple actions.
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    If I were to apply OPs assertion to your actions it’s like brushing your teeth with razor. I guess that’s what they meant.
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    Where in India? I’d love to explore if it’s nearby where I live
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    There are other UK politicians as well? Interesting.
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    Hiking, Airplane, stadia (here in India the tower capacity get exhausted), underground metro etc
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    For me this is it. Whenever someone does “statusy” things I just know how it feels like having done it before so I just move on and don’t participate in that theater anymore.
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    Really good explainer. Thank you!
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    Can someone please explain this to me? I tried to make sense but couldn’t.
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    This reminds me of an article read about how DSL was used to automate/encode Dutch tax code. I can’t recall the article I read but this is a good presentation. https://tomassetti.me/wp-content/uploads/2020&#x2
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    This reminds me of a scene from The Big Short. Towards the end Mark Baum who has bought insurance on house index is frustrated why the index isn’t falling even as the house prices across America are plummeting and foreclosures are rising. M
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    If everything is quacking then would anyone “feel” it?
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    I don’t have anything to add to the discussion except that EA was the very first thing that popped into my mind when I read Rationalists.
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    > You can't just skim a math textbook and know all the math. You have to stop and think. And most importantly you have to write . A lot. Writing allows our brain to structure our thinking. Enables us to have a structured dialogue w
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    By paying it forward. If you come across someone who is in a similar situation then help them out.
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    by vishnugupta 1y ago

    Any problem in computer science can be solved by having one more level of redirection. Seems like it’s applicable to some of physical world problems as well.