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@archer_rs Because we are pretending that privitising trains, and then allowing only one company to run the trains is free market capitalism.

People asked me recently which mutual fund is best. Here’s a list of 16 equity mutual funds with over 30% CAGR in three years. Data: economic times

Many people have long said that AI will make paperwork trivial so no one will need to worry about it. Jevons Law says that AI will make paperwork cheap, so the natural course is to have 10,000 times more pointless paperwork grifters and vetocrats.

Five proven prompt engineering techniques (and a few advanced tactics). A handy cheat sheet to get exactly what you want when working with AI.

This is why we work with the good folks at @InsuranceSamad1 who have a lot of know-how and specialised understanding to navigate complex cases. They do charge a tidy sum. However, for our customers though, we offer all this at no cost.

Madhusudan Kela says CDMO is the biggest theme; select companies can grow 5X multibagger in next 10 years. 9 stocks could be the biggest beneficiary:

2. Optimize for respect, not likability "Aim to have others respect you, not like you." This mindset shift is crucial for long-term success. Likability is fleeting. Respect endures. Make decisions that earn respect, even if unpopular short-term.

1/ Overton was a libertarian political scientist. In the 1990s, while raising funds for rightwing thinktank "Makinac Center," he kept meeting donors who didn't understand what thinktanks actually do. He coined a new concept to solve this problem: Window of Political Possibilities

1. Digital platforms in performance Dive into digital storytelling and learn to create engaging scripts for games and content for YouTube.

What are software technologies you find interesting / promising these days - outside anything GenAI? (I feel LLMs have kind of sucked the air out of the room for many other tech developments)

1. "I used to be impressed by people who had a lot of money, but now I'm impressed by people who have a lot of free time. Time is the ultimate measure of wealth." • No one gives a F if you're rich • Free time lets you think deeply Free time + Contemplation = Wealth

Complexity: There are too many non-life decisions to make and navigate. Whats the right healthcare plan? did I pay my phone bill? My dishwasher broke, I needed an oil change last month. 115 IQ people hardest hit: am I REALLY optimizing my IRA contributions perfectly with my HSA?

The elites want you to eat bugs while they fly private jets to steak dinner parties. Here are 21 things they don’t want you know:

@andrewtwalk "Sacred Harp Singing" or shapenote. It started with the puritans, died out, resurrected by Appalachians, died out, but there's a spark

changed my whole life and my family’s life might change yours too

100 most popular investing books. Thanks: @BrianFeroldi

@nileshtrivedi I have a thesis for my nine year old's education. The thesis is 1. begin with something the kid is naturally obsessed with, and build from there. In my son's case the obsessions are a. warfare b. superheroes c. space d. animals. e. extinct animal (1/n)

Anyone read anything short but great lately?

@InterestingSTEM Part 2

In this week, during budget session, Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim quoted 734th Thirukkural, Adhikaram - Nadu உறுபசியும் ஓவாப் பிணியும் செறுபகையும் சேரா தியல்வது நாடு Nation without hunger, disease, enmity is the great nation. 📷- Vanakkam Malaysia

reviewing ≠ engineering

This is what makes someone a "master" and someone a "slave" for Nietzsche:

@pastorspomer that is the canonical position yes. but recently (meaning last few hundred years) more people would argue that Christian ethics is right independently of the metaphysics. ie. premarital sex is not JUST bad because god said so. it IS bad given our nature

there's probably a pdf out there that would change your whole life

Too many times have I heard good men justify dark deeds by arguing that dark times require them. What this age requires is moral stability and moral honor. This outstanding essay by @jake_meador draws on the wisdom of Tolkien to help us see this truth.

What a horrible PM, just to win elections, supporting religious fundamentalists who demand a religion-based country. Shame.

Today in 1793, Marie Antoinette was guillotined by French revolutionaries. But what you think know about her is a lie — the media turned her into history's greatest scapegoat. Here's what happened, and how the tactics used against her are surprisingly familiar today… 🧵

I’ve received more questions in the DMs about this graph than I could humanly answer one by one. So instead of spending the whole day going from conversation to conversation, I’ll post the explanation here instead. This is going to be a quite long read but I promise it’s the…

If you live in a very hot, humid climate, then you might want to wear lighter weight fabrics, especially in open weaves, as they will wear cooler. Here's a suit made from a Harrisons of Edinburgh cloth (from their Indigo book). If I remember correctly, this is an 8oz fabric.

New 20hr bootcamp on Probability & Statistics!!! Videos released weekly but full playlist already posted: Probability & Statistics are cornerstones of data science and machine learning. This course rapidly covers the basics and gets into advanced topics.

This is called Diplomacy. In 2010, a stern Manmohan Singh told Canada that it should stop harbouring Khalistanis. Canadian authorities had to come out and say that they will not allow the Khalistani movement. 0 Drama, 0 Diplomatic blunders , 0 trouble to Indians in Canada…

What are some good, liveable countries/cities across the world: - Low cost of living (in context to the infra) - Good weather (at least 6 months a year) - Good infrastructure - Good for kids - Comment below I will personally go. And, spend time in a few of these. And,…

Unless India improves Rule of Law and fix the Institutional decay - it's on the Express Highway to failure. Make no mistake. The Prime Minister and his political Pariwar are working hard on India's failure. 1 ex: Exploitative Institutions stand transformed into Extortionist ones

I'll tell you this one right now. Most companies are breathtakingly inefficient. Because no one gets fired for doing what "we have always done". Because boomer middle managers hate engineers, and most their interactions with them are for the purpose of micromanaging them or…

Even at the height of their rivalry, the IE and Firefox teams sent over cakes to one another when their rival relesed a new, major version. And it was delicious cake. This was 2006 to maybe 2012-14, until releases became too granular AFAIK

Signature of a cartoonist…

i think every culture has something that seems completely normal within the culture, but looks weird to outsiders. i'd like to collect a list of such things, so: what's something you've witnessed in another culture that surprised you re: how normalized it was?

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The best way to fix this is to create our own Nobel prize. It's not just India, someone did some research on how most Nobel prize winners are connected/related. Research ideas need the feedback loop. Your idea will be rejected if you are not from a well known college.

Small announcement: I'm pleased to inform everyone that today I successfully defended my PhD thesis on the propaganda & politics of the RSS in the crucial 1947-52 period! Officially a Doctor! End of a long journey & the beginning of a new one! #PhDone #AcademicTwitter

Kind of Blue Workin with the Miles Davis Quintet Nefertiti ESP

The Entire lecture on Game Theory by Yale University:

Be careful everyone, this happened in greystones. The lady's daughter was scammed out of €1000, using a QR code that she scanned to pay for parking.

Business idea: 1. Pick a niche (plumbers) and develop ~5 solid web templates. 2. Charge $0 setup fee and personalize the site accordingly. 3. Charge $99/m maintenance plan after that. Extremely attractive offer for client, with long-term recurring revenue for yourself. 🤯

Gaana, Saavn, and Airtel Wynk were three most popular music apps around 2015-16. — Gaana got sold to Radio Mirchi. — Saavn got acquired by Jio — Airtel Wynk is now shutting down The new trifecta is Spotify-Apple Music-YouTube Music. Why did our desi apps fail? 🤔

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