When it comes to politics, assuming good faith is not an option.
Today I heard a friend say they didn't know there was a protest in their city too. It's a common issue that people are not able to keep a track of what protests are happening across the country and when. So I made this site. Anyone can add information (through google form) and it'll come up after basic verification. Please add protests that you're aware of. (Older protests can also be added and they can be hidden) and share with others
When people talk about "alternative epistemology", what they're often saying is that they would like to engage in mystical thinking, that they want some magic in life. But rationality and science don't destroy magic. This is an article that explains how both can exist simultaneously. https://cognitivewonderland.substack.com/p/a-cold-dead-universe-full-of-wonder
PSA: SIR is underway. Please proactively get it done, if you're in one of the states where it is happening.
I waited this long to make a comment on CJP. Isn't that the right thing to do?
Re-sharing a post from a lifetime ago about human relationship with change (with changing oneself)
If you have your basics satisfied and you're still defending the system, then you're a greedy monster. If you are not defending the system, but you get annoyed when people criticize the system openly, then you're living in a cognitive distortion that takes away your sense of urgency in how much change is needed and how fast.
Here's hoping more sites give love to RSS/Atom feeds!
https://asd.learnlearn.in/nextjs-app-router-rss-atom-json-feeds/
Narendra-Adani government websites are beginner level Capture-The-Flag practice problems.
To cancel or not to cancel, that's the question progressive people should not shy away from.
https://blog.learnlearn.in/companionship-in-left-wing-politics/
Had tried to learn zig once. Didn't know it had such a sweet BDFL. As the top YouTube comment says, I'm gonna have to learn zig now. This person has the socially aware nerd superpower!
In the last couple of months, I've been waiting to hear the bad news of one of my sites/servers being compromised by this new wave of vulnerabilities detected by AI. The first (known) incident (for me) is already here
Came across the model legislation prepared by civil society at https://campaign4rohithact.wordpress.com/peoples-draft/
The illustrations in section 3 and 4 are crucial.
It also proposes an Equity Committee (similar to the PoSH ICC, perhaps).
While it may or may not become law, private institutions like NGOs and research bodies might want to consider implementing these in advance.
I'm critical of modern medicine. But not in the way many so-called "decolonial"/"post-modern" thinkers are. I'm critical of modern medicine that it doesn't use all of its knowledge effectively. While we have expanded our understanding to the levels of individual genes, our treatments are still based on studies conducted in general populations. This has reasons. The economics of personalized medicine doesn't really work out in favor of cutting edge science. And the ethical principles followed in medicine are centered on the concept of doctor holding power over the patient.
But all of that turns around when a billionaire takes charge of their own cancer treatment! In this story of Gitlab's co-founder Sid, the author Elliot gives a Siddhartha Mukherjee-esque walkthrough of how Sid moved away from yesterday's modern medicine to tomorrow's modern medicine to take control of their own body and their own cancer. It is also personally interesting to me because my worlds collide in this. I use gitlab and has several acquaintances who work in gitlab. Even if it's focused on medicine and not the socio-political aspects, it is absolutely fascinating to me when I see folks in tech think about health (and vice versa).
You might wonder if this is a chapter from my autobiography titled "Father Dinesan Comes to Me". I can assure you that it isn't. My autobiography isn't coming out till 2038.
Looking into Poshan Tracker face verification system
Diary entry of someone who's obviously in love
If you're happy with what you do in life, this post will make no sense. But if you're not, this might give you some comfort.
tl;dr: the frustration with how work gets done and the frustration with what work gets done
Buddhism and Scientific Temper | K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty, I.A.S (Retd.)