Showing posts with label misc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label misc. Show all posts
July 7, 2021
June 24, 2021
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September 11, 2020
What connects beer, reptiles basking in the sun, a dangerous yeast infection, 98.4 Fahrenheit, an asteroid collision and finally, coconut toddy?
Read complete thread at https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1304077632233861121.htmlThe answer is the thermometer. You see, it’s one thing to make small batches of beer in a monastery but a wholly different enterprise to brew hundreds of millions of bottles of beer that taste exactly same
— Krish Ashok (@krishashok) September 10, 2020
August 22, 2020
February 27, 2020
Coronavirus impact...
If true, the 2% at risk = 150 million people on the planet.— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) February 27, 2020
This (very very) dangerous virushead doesn't get that the medical system will be overloaded, hence 0000000 more casualties from unrelated conditions & diseases owing to disruptions. https://t.co/AlIXblCiS8
October 5, 2019
Anatomy of a new scam. Don't fall prey to this
Anatomy of a new scam. Don't fall prey to this— Nagpal Manoj (@NagpalManoj) October 3, 2019
1. You get a call saying ur PayTm (or any other wallet/bank) KYC is invalid
2. Caller says u can do it online in 2 min and ur wallet will be active again
3. Says give guide u
All ok till now. Now the scam begins
(1/n)
April 1, 2019
Inspirational story: The actor who became a security guard
NOTE: the article title says "chowkidar"... I renamed this in blog post as nowadays every second person is becoming a chowkidar on paper (elections?)
Then
and recently
Read more at https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/the-actor-who-became-a-chowkidar/20190401.htm
Then
and recently
Read more at https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/the-actor-who-became-a-chowkidar/20190401.htm
December 17, 2018
#Vodafone issues loyal customer frustrated
@VodafoneIN #vodafone and while I am it, know that we have 3 vodafone numbers in our family and 2 of them cannot receive or make calls since yesterday. Message device not available. Call 9820200706.. I need to port out fast. Area - Prem Nagar, Mira Road, Thane 401107— KPL (@vfmdirect) December 17, 2018
@VodafoneIN #vodafone why threatening messages and forcing users to recharge with min 199? Reply via tweet only. pic.twitter.com/gGr6zyQmgT— KPL (@vfmdirect) December 17, 2018
December 3, 2018
Nashik farmer gets Rs 1,064 for 750kg of onion, sends earnings to PM
Nashik farmer gets Rs 1,064 for 750kg of onion, sends earnings to PM https://t.co/NfVWFXQw8G— Shivam Vij (@DilliDurAst) December 2, 2018
June 13, 2018
Peculiar problem with datafeed
I am facing a peculiar problem with BestRT Pro datafeed.
The problems pertains to the first bar of the day.
First chart posted at 12.28 ... first bar is a open at low and close near high.
The problems pertains to the first bar of the day.
First chart posted at 12.28 ... first bar is a open at low and close near high.
May 7, 2018
Today faced order execution issues with #Upstox
Today faced issues with Upstox... placed order around 9.58.41 am when NF was 10680 F (SL 10665 F).
Order failed to get executed... neither could this be cancelled or modified.
Problem not resolved till EOD. (Edit: margin blocked released as of 6 pm).
Tragedy is this trade with SL or R=15 points would have given a profit of 10742-10680=60 points or 4R.
I lodged a complaint at 10.34 and received reply shortly. Here is email...
NOTE: this is the first time I have faced this problem in past 2-3 years.
Order failed to get executed... neither could this be cancelled or modified.
Problem not resolved till EOD. (Edit: margin blocked released as of 6 pm).
Tragedy is this trade with SL or R=15 points would have given a profit of 10742-10680=60 points or 4R.
I lodged a complaint at 10.34 and received reply shortly. Here is email...
NOTE: this is the first time I have faced this problem in past 2-3 years.
January 13, 2018
Sebi crackdown puts WhatsApp groups on silent mode
I stopped using Whatsapp 2-3 years ago... complete waste of time.
Read more at https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/sebi-crackdown-puts-whatsapp-groups-on-silent-mode/articleshow/62467490.cms
Read more at https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/sebi-crackdown-puts-whatsapp-groups-on-silent-mode/articleshow/62467490.cms
January 3, 2018
December 17, 2017
Facebook bravely admits that it is a problem, and suggests we spend more time on Facebook
In the new post on the potential downside of social media, the authors, who are researchers at Facebook, begin by correctly saying that people are worried about the effect social media has on relationships and mental health. They then point to research that suggests scrolling through Facebook, and blindly hitting the “like” button, makes people feel like crap. “In general, when people spend a lot of time passively consuming information—reading but not interacting with people—they report feeling worse afterward,” they write.
The key phrase is “passively consuming.” The authors’ solution to this problem is not, as you might think, using Facebook less. It is using it more, and more actively. Instead of just liking things, and scrolling through our feeds, they suggest that we should be all-in. Send more messages, post more updates, leave more comments, click more reaction buttons.
Read more at https://qz.com/1158984/is-facebook-fb-bad-for-you-facebook-says-it-is-and-the-company-has-a-solution
Disclaimer: I stopped using Facebook ages ago...
The key phrase is “passively consuming.” The authors’ solution to this problem is not, as you might think, using Facebook less. It is using it more, and more actively. Instead of just liking things, and scrolling through our feeds, they suggest that we should be all-in. Send more messages, post more updates, leave more comments, click more reaction buttons.
Read more at https://qz.com/1158984/is-facebook-fb-bad-for-you-facebook-says-it-is-and-the-company-has-a-solution
Disclaimer: I stopped using Facebook ages ago...
October 30, 2017
Understanding The House Edge in Casinos
The House Edge is described many ways. Some people say it’s “A place to have fun” others say its “Disneyland for adults”. No matter what you think a casino is, keep this in mind.A casino is a business.
BIG BUSINESS!!
A former owner of a famous casino said, “Its our duty to extract as much money from the customer as we can and send them home with a smile on their face.”
So, how does the casino go about extracting money from you? Do they cheat you?
NO!
October 20, 2017
No Indian institute among top 200 world universities, experts worried
Experts have voiced concern over not a single Indian educational institution figuring in the coveted top 200 list of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17, released on Wednesday.
India aced the rankings as far as South Asia was concerned, but only two universities from the country – the Indian Institute of Science-Bangalore (201-250 group) and the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (351-400 group) – could be seen in the top 400 of the 980-institution list. While the premier Bangalore institute moved up significantly in the list (it was in the 251-300 group last year), other establishments like IIT-Delhi, IIT-Kanpur and IIT-Madras figured somewhere between ranks 401 and 500. IIT-Kharagpur and IIT-Roorkee, for their part, appeared in the 501-600 band.
India has 19 institutes in the top 800, two more than last year, and 12 others between 801 and 980.
Though we may pat ourselves on the back because a record 31 Indian educational institutions – including 14 new names – have made it to the list, the picture does not look as rosy when we take the total area and population of India into consideration.
View from Pakistan - declining standards in education, lack of critical thinking
TWO quotes from physicist Richard Feynman set the stage. “There is no learning without having to pose a question. And a question requires doubt.”
“I can live with doubt, and uncertainty. I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.”
Higher education has been in the news in Pakistan. When rankings of universities are revealed we find none of our universities are in the top few hundred. When CSS examination results are announced, the dismal performance of candidates elicits comments about the poor quality of our higher education. When university graduates are found amongst the ranks of extremists and fundamentalists, questions are raised about what they are being taught, if anything, in universities. When the quality of research publications is talked about, our universities are found to be wanting. When internationally known academics are ranked, we get to know that we do not have even a few working out of Pakistan.
Read more at https://www.dawn.com/news/1364911/thinking-critically-really
“I can live with doubt, and uncertainty. I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.”
Higher education has been in the news in Pakistan. When rankings of universities are revealed we find none of our universities are in the top few hundred. When CSS examination results are announced, the dismal performance of candidates elicits comments about the poor quality of our higher education. When university graduates are found amongst the ranks of extremists and fundamentalists, questions are raised about what they are being taught, if anything, in universities. When the quality of research publications is talked about, our universities are found to be wanting. When internationally known academics are ranked, we get to know that we do not have even a few working out of Pakistan.
Read more at https://www.dawn.com/news/1364911/thinking-critically-really
At 2.5 million, India tops list of pollution-linked deaths: Study
At a time when India’s capital city has been enveloped by a blanket of smog with air quality ranging between ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ post Diwali celebration, a study has found that the country occupies the top spot globally in terms of pollution-related deaths in 2015.
According to a report in The Lancet medical journal, pollution caused nine million deaths in 2015 – three times more than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.
India accounted for 2.5 million of those deaths – also topping the list of deaths linked to polluted air (1.81 million) and water (0.64 million) – with China following close behind at 1.8 million.
The study carried out by The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health states that one in six of all deaths worldwide are caused by pollution with the vast majority – over 90% – occurring in developing and rapidly industrialising countries such as India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Madagascar and Kenya.
Read more at https://thewire.in/188918/2-5-million-india-topped-global-chart-pollution-related-deaths-2015-finds-study/
According to a report in The Lancet medical journal, pollution caused nine million deaths in 2015 – three times more than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.
India accounted for 2.5 million of those deaths – also topping the list of deaths linked to polluted air (1.81 million) and water (0.64 million) – with China following close behind at 1.8 million.
The study carried out by The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health states that one in six of all deaths worldwide are caused by pollution with the vast majority – over 90% – occurring in developing and rapidly industrialising countries such as India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Madagascar and Kenya.
Read more at https://thewire.in/188918/2-5-million-india-topped-global-chart-pollution-related-deaths-2015-finds-study/
October 18, 2017
October 15, 2017
Did the British educate India and if yes, how much?
MY NOTEs: this is about the recent 200-300 years and not education system 1000-2000 years ago. I am aware of India's glorious past and its contribution to science, medicine and technology. But every civilisation goes through ups and downs so while we had the oldest university in India (Nalanda), today we don't have a single university in the world's best 100 or 200.
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Far from wanting to colonise the minds of their new subjects, most founders of British rule were fascinated by India’s traditional arts and crafts and keen to explore the wonders of its classical past. The tone was set by the first Governor-General, Warren Hastings, who mixed freely with Indians, was fluent in two vernacular languages, Hindustani and Bengali, and also spoke some Persian, then the court language of the Mughal Empire.
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some nationalist historians have argued that before the British uprooted “the Beautiful Tree”, every village in Bengal, Madras and Bombay had a school, with pupil attendance rates higher than in contemporary England. But what such statistics disguised was the very primitive schooling on offer in Indian village schools, the absence of printed books and the withdrawal of children before they reached the level of literacy.
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ACCORDING TO THE Delhi-based historian Aparna Basu, the decline in Indian educational standards dated back to the mid-1700s, ... ‘The village patshalas,’ she writes, ‘were often housed in shabby dwellings and taught by ill-qualified teachers… There was no fixed class routine, timetable or school calendar. There was no annual examination.’
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Higher education fared much better under Macaulay’s reforms. Even at the height of the Mutiny of 1857, Governor- General Canning bravely went ahead with his plans to establish universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. Other cities followed suit; and the numbers of new colleges and college students multiplied rapidly, egged on by a wave of philanthropic endowments by Indian princes and newly enriched business magnates. By 1890, the number of Indians in higher education had risen to 60,000, mainly in the liberal arts and law.
Read more at http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/essay/did-britain-educate-india
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Far from wanting to colonise the minds of their new subjects, most founders of British rule were fascinated by India’s traditional arts and crafts and keen to explore the wonders of its classical past. The tone was set by the first Governor-General, Warren Hastings, who mixed freely with Indians, was fluent in two vernacular languages, Hindustani and Bengali, and also spoke some Persian, then the court language of the Mughal Empire.
....
some nationalist historians have argued that before the British uprooted “the Beautiful Tree”, every village in Bengal, Madras and Bombay had a school, with pupil attendance rates higher than in contemporary England. But what such statistics disguised was the very primitive schooling on offer in Indian village schools, the absence of printed books and the withdrawal of children before they reached the level of literacy.
...
ACCORDING TO THE Delhi-based historian Aparna Basu, the decline in Indian educational standards dated back to the mid-1700s, ... ‘The village patshalas,’ she writes, ‘were often housed in shabby dwellings and taught by ill-qualified teachers… There was no fixed class routine, timetable or school calendar. There was no annual examination.’
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Higher education fared much better under Macaulay’s reforms. Even at the height of the Mutiny of 1857, Governor- General Canning bravely went ahead with his plans to establish universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. Other cities followed suit; and the numbers of new colleges and college students multiplied rapidly, egged on by a wave of philanthropic endowments by Indian princes and newly enriched business magnates. By 1890, the number of Indians in higher education had risen to 60,000, mainly in the liberal arts and law.
Read more at http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/essay/did-britain-educate-india
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