roystonvassey

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by roystonvassey 4y ago
While it will benefit travelers, it’s likely to be used by a large number of people as an economic necessity - travel for work, study , selling and buying goods and services. The combined net economic impact is what I assume the govt hopes
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by roystonvassey 4y ago
Given how notoriously unreliable even the IC and ICEs have gotten over the last few years ( i rarely travel but the three times I tried, the train was either substantially delayed or worse, canceled) , this is really a good deal.
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Mondegreen(en.wikipedia.org)
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by roystonvassey 4y ago
AKA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic_principle
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by roystonvassey 4y ago
Yeah if birth rates stay low ( which they have now for a few decades esp in Western countries but true elsewhere), you’ll need either large scale immigration or lots of cash to service the social care system, which now has to service the gr
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Even visiting the place as a tourist left a bad taste - everything is made up, the service industry is mostly unfriendly (our sightseeing bus left us stranded somewhere and then later on the desert trip, the car broke down middle of nowhere
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
I (re-) developed a strong fascination for Physics last year after chancing upon Feynman's QED lectures. It was such mind-boggling stuff and I realized that that was just one level at which nature behaved in utterly magical ways (think
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Yep, was out most of the day (until 7 pm I think). Airtel is my ISP as well.
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
I've seen this news shared through various forums at least 5-6 times and not once did I think it's an actual dinosaur embryo! Sure, science reporting, especially the headlines in mainstream media, can be much better but I'm n
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Google is up to so many sneaky things, it's stopped surprising me to find out how they're always one step ahead to make their products even more intrusive. A new one I found out is their supposedly open-source initiative called &#
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Even if it’s a decision that I don’t agree with, if we all agree democracy is the best form of representative government, the decision taken by the lawmakers has to be respected. It’s not optimal, it’s slow to effect changes but I still bel
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Not sure about morality but yes it’s unethical and borderline illegal. If an elected body is planning legislations, actively blocking it means you’re suppressing the voice of the public and the voters.
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Not sure if it's just me but I got my Airpods last March and I've been using it fairly regularly for the work calls. I got an ear infection in August that was pretty severe and after consulting with an ENT specialist, I was told t
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Yes. I meant private bank as in "not a government owned bank".
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Long back when I worked in my first job at a large private bank, I remember being in a meeting where they spoke about overdraft fees + late fees + interest on these + god knows what else and the lady, our systems counterpart, looked at all
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Got it! Thanks and best wishes!
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Ah right, thanks!
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Cool stuff. Just curious- how does it stack against Metabase ( https://www.metabase.com/product/ ) for example? I used Metabase a few years back and was really blown away with the ease of use.
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Yep - I am now seriously considering buying an electric scooter because Uber is plain unreliable now.
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
If there was any time to be skeptical of Uber's longevity, it is now (at least for me). My experience is anecdotal but I visit my home country every year for a few months and I can clearly notice the declining quality of Uber's se
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
I think mostly due to labour/tax overheads
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
I think the right stat to measure is - of all the Tesla cars out there, how many had crashes, and compare this against the average for other car brands/models.
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
"What we are angry about tends to be a reflection of ourselves more than the current state of affairs." Absolutely. It is definitely hard to cut through all the fluff when we are emotional but this realization has helped me so man
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Right - but why would they assume I want to watch the "top" show? I've already paid for it and they benefit by having me browse and allowing myself to find that I like right? And what I like is not necessarily what they think
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Interesting insights. Online Analytics is now really nuanced - you need to know what metrics are important for * your * business, not just use boilerplate kpis. For instance, an e-commerce website is clearly looking to lead the user to a lo
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Thanks! This is exactly the summary I came looking for for in the comments.( thanks to my ADHD riddled monkey brain)
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
That fear of a huge bill is real and much more common than you think.
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
In fact, there's a separate series just on Cosmology by Susskind that could be relevant for OP.
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
Sure! Here you go - https://erikbern.com/2021/07/07/the-data-team-a-short-story....
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by roystonvassey 5y ago
All of the data and stats in Hans Rosling's Factfulness. It essentially changed the way I look at data, and more importantly, how to carefully draw the right conclusions. Especially with those reported by regular media.

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