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by vmurthy 2mo ago
From the article : "The eye drops in the alert were: Rohto Cooling Eye Drops ALL-IN-ONE, Max Strength, Optic Glow, Digi Eye, Dry Aid and Cool Relief " "It is not clear whether any are contaminated, but the FDA has marked this
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by vmurthy 2mo ago
EUR 240 if someone’s pondering the cost-benefit equation .. https://unawatch.com/products/una-watch
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by vmurthy 4mo ago
>One of the things he told me, and that I also observed, was that the vast majority of financial experts (basically, the people in the accounting department of companies) had an extremely difficult time just telling him what the rules of
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by vmurthy 6mo ago
A bunch of comments around the theme of "Is it worth it for _this_ use case?" misses the point of "Which of these techniques/lessons from the blog can I use for _my_ use case". I found the blog post a good starting
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by vmurthy 7mo ago
Ah the science of influence : the masterpiece on influence is this book [0]. Came my way by a mention in one of Charlie Munger’s speeches. All the things you mention here and more are there in case you want to broaden your understanding [0]
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by vmurthy 9mo ago
You’ve gone from corruption (which I agree with) to something about dominant religion thinking of truth and morality as subjective ( which is debatable as you have cited nothing - infact seems like it’s your opinion and nothing else) to low
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by vmurthy 10mo ago
> have you seen Amazon's "Rufus"? It's hilariously useless. I'd argue -- for now. Maybe it's an incentive/urgency thing. At the moment, Amazon isn't seeing ChatGPT do the buying of goods bypassing
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by vmurthy 11mo ago
I asked ChatGPT to summarize the video and avoid the ad etc. "The real reason: opportunity. NZ’s economy offers few paths beyond agriculture and real estate. Larger, more diversified Australian cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane) offe
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by vmurthy 1y ago
The 20 year old me would have been so excited about something like this. The 39-year old (ok 40 next month) is more reserved. It is not that I don't think this will be adapted but more like : What needs to happen (government, civic gro
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by vmurthy 1y ago
One aspect of no phone is how to deal with payments. Specifically UPI payments in India. These are QR code based payments and it is getting more difficult to pay by cash at many locations. Right next to that is OTPs from financial instituti
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by vmurthy 1y ago
What a beautiful, thought provoking article! When I saw the title , I thought it was a book summary of “My stroke of insight” [0]. This book is by a neuro-anatomist who had a rare stroke resulting in the left hemisphere of her brain being i
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by vmurthy 1y ago
FWIW , the blog post doesn't really show any famous games where double bishops helped someone win or anything like that. It's a small fragment of games where players with double bishops improved their position etc.
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by vmurthy 1y ago
Went down the rabbit hole which is the overtype.dev website (nice work btw!) and found and even nicer rabbit hole - https://hyperclay.com/ Single HTML apps :). Enjoy!
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by vmurthy 1y ago
I would also pair this article with "Stolen Focus" ( a book I am currently reading -- fascinating read ) [0] . I am only 10% in and the book is captivating. Read the book to understand the "whys" of this article . [0] ht
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by vmurthy 1y ago
https://archive.is/jHp7u
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by vmurthy 1y ago
Human agents + AI empowered . Gives a new definition for Agentic AI , no ? :-P
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by vmurthy 1y ago
Cue the book "The Code Breaker" [0]. I read it a long time ago and such an incredible book and journey by Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuel Charpentier. Do check it out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Code_Breake
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by vmurthy 1y ago
I've been thinking that they probably are smart enough to know this but see utility in spewing such lies. Because optics implies higher valuation. It's follow the money as usual :(
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by vmurthy 1y ago
If you’re talking about Mary Buffett, it is his ex daughter-in-law. How to read financial reports like Warren Buffett is the book (I think)
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by vmurthy 1y ago
Ugh. I’ve blocked it from my memory. Deplorable. At some point, it’s just power play. Not even lust.
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by vmurthy 1y ago
From the book, it appears that Sheryl used Meta as a platform for promoting her own image and book rather than do the things that prevented a lot of bad. It’s beyond sad
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by vmurthy 1y ago
I read the book. It’s a very interesting read. A few things stood out ( no spoilers ) - Casual indifference at exec level to atrocities happening because of FB/ Meta. - Money/power does make you insensitive - Tech bro view of th
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by vmurthy 1y ago
@ideashower, In principle, I agree . But the overlords won't care or will quash it down. This way, the employee collective wields some power in a legal way and the overlords have to work harder to quash it down
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by vmurthy 1y ago
@nextts: I think that even having a single share is beneficial in that it enables the platform as a whole from becoming another venting place. Having shares means skin-in-the-game so I wouldn't go down the route of not having shares
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by vmurthy 1y ago
https://rankandfile.me At the moment, I am validating demand for Rank And File, a platform for employee activism. Think Institutional Investors but instead of suits, it is employees who own a large number of shares in their own
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by vmurthy 1y ago
From my understanding, mindfulness does not imply no thinking. It is more like not reacting to the thoughts that arise. I am a beginner so don't quote me here, though!
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Show HN: Rank And File – a platform for employee activism(rankandfile.me)
5 points by vmurthy 1y ago|4 comments
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Show HN: RankAndFile – A Platform for Employee Activism(rankandfile.me)
1 points by vmurthy 2y ago|0 comments
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by vmurthy 2y ago
I agree re KPIs and engineering. But, statecraft is people. You’re not dealing with bits :)
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by vmurthy 2y ago
A few things that stand out (not that it's that shocking!) - Narratives matter -- a lot . Second order effects of such subjective rankings are real . Imagine getting a credit downgrade because someone perceives the democracy to be unde

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