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Gen Z preparing for their 29th “once-in-a-lifetime, this has never happened before, how is this even possible… oh well, here it is” event

Gen Z preparing for their 29th “once-in-a-lifetime, this has never happened before, how is this even possible… oh well, here it is” event

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computer science is not science - it was a fake field for people who find electrical engineering or maths too hard 💀 💀

computer science is not science - it was a fake field for people who find electrical engineering or maths too hard 💀 💀

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New York and Chicago are two big hubs in the eastern US. Distance: 800 miles or 1300km roughly. Same as Delhi - Mumbai in India. There are 3 ways to travel. You can fly. You can drive. Or you can take a train. Fastest train is Amtrak lakeshore which takes ~19hrs. Driving takes 14hrs but you need to rest as well. I love trains. So I decided to take Amtrak. Their sleeper class. Took a roomette. First of all - American trains run on standard gauge. Which is smaller than Indian broad gauge. The compartments are smaller. And the trains are less comfortable. They shake way more. Second - Americans really don’t understand passenger trains. This train left late and then sat on a random station for 30mins. It’s already running late and usually reaches 2-3 even 5hrs delayed. And this is supposed to be a premium train. Culprit ? Freight. Americans don’t have dedicated fright tracks. The train btw is full. Which means people do want to travel on it. All sorts of people. Old, young. Business travellers. Only 2 coaches are sleeper - rest are coach (chaircars). Then the train reaches Albani and has to merge with another train from boston. Whole process takes 30-45mins. Can you believe a major train just sitting off a closed platform, cutting off its engines and adding more bogies in the middle of its journey in India ? The train had power supply for 30 mins cause it’s powered by diesel engines. Which are cut off. Diesel engine. Yes. The entire route except parts of NYC is non electric. It’s all old school diesel. It slowly chugs after and stops everywhere it can. Like an old Indian passenger train. The cabin is decent as it should be for a $700 price. The food is microwaved prepackaged stuff - ie very bad. There’s a coach attendant but he doesn’t care. I’ve travelled extensively in Rajdhani - and I can tell you it’s high luxury compared to this. And for 1/10th the price. The food, the cabin - all are superior. The reason I’m bringing this up is not to say Indians know it better. Not at all. But that even the most advanced cultures get it wrong. Even the most sorted out people - the one most advanced in tech - somehow don’t know how to run cross-country trains at scale. And this is not even a cross country trip. Hardly 1/4th of it. So what did they get wrong ? They stopped building. Upgrading. Improving. They do a few things right. Like making good highways. Take that learning. They do many things wrong. Like this train. They’ve stopped building. No dedicated freight tracks. No magnificent new stations. No high speed rail. The only lesson to learn is to not make that mistake. Build. And keep building. There’s no substitute to that. Keep building. Keep upgrading. Keep improving.

New York and Chicago are two big hubs in the eastern US. Distance: 800 miles or 1300km roughly. Same as Delhi - Mumbai in India. There are 3 ways to travel. You can fly. You can drive. Or you can take a train. Fastest train is Amtrak lakeshore which takes ~19hrs. Driving takes 14hrs but you need to rest as well. I love trains. So I decided to take Amtrak. Their sleeper class. Took a roomette. First of all - American trains run on standard gauge. Which is smaller than Indian broad gauge. The compartments are smaller. And the trains are less comfortable. They shake way more. Second - Americans really don’t understand passenger trains. This train left late and then sat on a random station for 30mins. It’s already running late and usually reaches 2-3 even 5hrs delayed. And this is supposed to be a premium train. Culprit ? Freight. Americans don’t have dedicated fright tracks. The train btw is full. Which means people do want to travel on it. All sorts of people. Old, young. Business travellers. Only 2 coaches are sleeper - rest are coach (chaircars). Then the train reaches Albani and has to merge with another train from boston. Whole process takes 30-45mins. Can you believe a major train just sitting off a closed platform, cutting off its engines and adding more bogies in the middle of its journey in India ? The train had power supply for 30 mins cause it’s powered by diesel engines. Which are cut off. Diesel engine. Yes. The entire route except parts of NYC is non electric. It’s all old school diesel. It slowly chugs after and stops everywhere it can. Like an old Indian passenger train. The cabin is decent as it should be for a $700 price. The food is microwaved prepackaged stuff - ie very bad. There’s a coach attendant but he doesn’t care. I’ve travelled extensively in Rajdhani - and I can tell you it’s high luxury compared to this. And for 1/10th the price. The food, the cabin - all are superior. The reason I’m bringing this up is not to say Indians know it better. Not at all. But that even the most advanced cultures get it wrong. Even the most sorted out people - the one most advanced in tech - somehow don’t know how to run cross-country trains at scale. And this is not even a cross country trip. Hardly 1/4th of it. So what did they get wrong ? They stopped building. Upgrading. Improving. They do a few things right. Like making good highways. Take that learning. They do many things wrong. Like this train. They’ve stopped building. No dedicated freight tracks. No magnificent new stations. No high speed rail. The only lesson to learn is to not make that mistake. Build. And keep building. There’s no substitute to that. Keep building. Keep upgrading. Keep improving.

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ai will displace humans meanwhile indians:

ai will displace humans meanwhile indians:

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this metro line runs through a dense underdeveloped area. building restrictions mean low-rises sprawl instead of vertical growth. high-rises near metro would make more sense but are prohibited. we need to push for better urban planning. bgm very related.

this metro line runs through a dense underdeveloped area. building restrictions mean low-rises sprawl instead of vertical growth. high-rises near metro would make more sense but are prohibited. we need to push for better urban planning. bgm very related.

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Perplexity outclasses ChatGPT in search. Not even a contest.

Perplexity outclasses ChatGPT in search. Not even a contest.

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anil ambani bro in epstein files

anil ambani bro in epstein files

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GAADI ROK WAYMO

GAADI ROK WAYMO

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india_irl 🇮🇳

india_irl 🇮🇳

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right path. growth inevitable but needs ~5-10 yrs + few policy changes: - higher budget vs local revenue eg gst - central anti-corruption setup - police/judiciary reforms - city land use reforms can be done. will do my part to lobby. video related. music unrelated.

right path. growth inevitable but needs ~5-10 yrs + few policy changes: - higher budget vs local revenue eg gst - central anti-corruption setup - police/judiciary reforms - city land use reforms can be done. will do my part to lobby. video related. music unrelated.

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bro is flexing Morarji Desai political connection on insta 💀💀

bro is flexing Morarji Desai political connection on insta 💀💀

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big if true

big if true

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How’s this company so far ahead from every one else ?? Like forget about ford and GM, it looked like byd was getting close and now this.
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How’s this company so far ahead from every one else ?? Like forget about ford and GM, it looked like byd was getting close and now this.

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3,467,674 views • 1 year ago

Indias worst rated airline is not that bad but Indian passengers are unforgiving. IndiGo has been ranked among the worst airlines globally in the AirHelp Score report 2024, landing at 103rd out of 109 airlines evaluated.
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Indias worst rated airline is not that bad but Indian passengers are unforgiving. IndiGo has been ranked among the worst airlines globally in the AirHelp Score report 2024, landing at 103rd out of 109 airlines evaluated.

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656,184 views • 1 year ago

What was once occasional anti-Indian hate is now routine, triggering daily pushback from naive Indian poasters that only makes it worse. Two platforms lead this: 1: TikTok follows CCP directives and is banned in India, so has no incentive to hold back 2: X fueled by Musk’s weird bias for hate & drama Worst part ? Indian influencers ride the algo to boost it. Several accounts amplify the hate just to make their daily $$. Sad but it is what it is. It’s heading toward a breaking point. Not looking good.
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What was once occasional anti-Indian hate is now routine, triggering daily pushback from naive Indian poasters that only makes it worse. Two platforms lead this: 1: TikTok follows CCP directives and is banned in India, so has no incentive to hold back 2: X fueled by Musk’s weird bias for hate & drama Worst part ? Indian influencers ride the algo to boost it. Several accounts amplify the hate just to make their daily $$. Sad but it is what it is. It’s heading toward a breaking point. Not looking good.

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275,334 views • 1 year ago

ERP AI is live. Build any enterprise app with just a prompt. 1: Zero code, go live in minutes 2: Agents + Agentic Reports & Dashboards 3: Manage roles, permissions and views More below 👇
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ERP AI is live. Build any enterprise app with just a prompt. 1: Zero code, go live in minutes 2: Agents + Agentic Reports & Dashboards 3: Manage roles, permissions and views More below 👇

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349,167 views • 1 year ago

these guys have built their entire distribution over insta/tiktok. they make the best reels. it doesn’t matter if you can or can’t speak the right language. or have the right camera. or sound. nobody gives a shit. just show the product. your audience will figure it out.
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these guys have built their entire distribution over insta/tiktok. they make the best reels. it doesn’t matter if you can or can’t speak the right language. or have the right camera. or sound. nobody gives a shit. just show the product. your audience will figure it out.

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295,600 views • 1 year ago

haters will say this is AI
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haters will say this is AI

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124,304 views • 1 year ago

This is Siemens SGT 400 gas turbine. It can produce up to 12mw of power. Power that is essential to live - a human right basically. Look at it. It costs several million dollars. This is the tax developing world pays to Germany. What is in this thing that it can't be manufactured locally ? Ask yourself. Why is it so hard to replicate ? Is it always going to be like this ? We are in 2020s now. How about 2030 ? Do you think this will be manufactured locally in 2030 ? I don't think so. Software Tech is easily replicable due to the culture of open source. Manufacturing has no culture of open source. For right or wrong reasons. So even after 100 years of inventing this, most of of the world is still trying to figure out how to replicate this. And I think it will take 100 more years at this pace. Also, 2 decades of our smartest building ad software has resulted in this tech not moving forward. Everything in core hard tech is imported - turbines, machinery, electronics - you name it. So young smart people seeing this - please go and design this and make this cheaper. It's not just about India. The entire developing world needs this cheaply.
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This is Siemens SGT 400 gas turbine. It can produce up to 12mw of power. Power that is essential to live - a human right basically. Look at it. It costs several million dollars. This is the tax developing world pays to Germany. What is in this thing that it can't be manufactured locally ? Ask yourself. Why is it so hard to replicate ? Is it always going to be like this ? We are in 2020s now. How about 2030 ? Do you think this will be manufactured locally in 2030 ? I don't think so. Software Tech is easily replicable due to the culture of open source. Manufacturing has no culture of open source. For right or wrong reasons. So even after 100 years of inventing this, most of of the world is still trying to figure out how to replicate this. And I think it will take 100 more years at this pace. Also, 2 decades of our smartest building ad software has resulted in this tech not moving forward. Everything in core hard tech is imported - turbines, machinery, electronics - you name it. So young smart people seeing this - please go and design this and make this cheaper. It's not just about India. The entire developing world needs this cheaply.

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192,324 views • 2 years ago

interesting research inbound lads
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interesting research inbound lads

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60,517 views • 7 months ago

Now that the SVB episode has ended on a positive note we can share this CMM level 5 ISO 9001 meme
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Now that the SVB episode has ended on a positive note we can share this CMM level 5 ISO 9001 meme

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172,004 views • 3 years ago

This is the drone swarm thing I spoke about in that podcast. Clearly exaggerated since its a movie but thats not the point. Point is how a kamikaze drone swarm is used to overwhelm a target. And its not 5-10 or 50 drones. Its literally thousands of drones. This is why in my opinion cost of making drone is so important. Also anti-drone tech is also equally important.
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This is the drone swarm thing I spoke about in that podcast. Clearly exaggerated since its a movie but thats not the point. Point is how a kamikaze drone swarm is used to overwhelm a target. And its not 5-10 or 50 drones. Its literally thousands of drones. This is why in my opinion cost of making drone is so important. Also anti-drone tech is also equally important.

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106,601 views • 2 years ago

Lads I’ll explain this using simulation argument whenever you’re ready
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Lads I’ll explain this using simulation argument whenever you’re ready

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36,781 views • 7 months ago

If you put 100 Amish together anywhere, they’ll build an entire rural town in weeks. No modern tools, no electricity, no cars. No capital even. Just horse-drawn buggies & pure skill. Zero cope. Watching them build will radicalize you.
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If you put 100 Amish together anywhere, they’ll build an entire rural town in weeks. No modern tools, no electricity, no cars. No capital even. Just horse-drawn buggies & pure skill. Zero cope. Watching them build will radicalize you.

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41,972 views • 1 year ago

interns when sr engineer cooks
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interns when sr engineer cooks

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45,642 views • 1 year ago

LKY on Singapore Pilot Strikes of 80s. You think a nation just becomes great on its own ? Btw Deng Xiaoping of China was a big admirer of Lee Kuan Yew.
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LKY on Singapore Pilot Strikes of 80s. You think a nation just becomes great on its own ? Btw Deng Xiaoping of China was a big admirer of Lee Kuan Yew.

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64,212 views • 2 years ago

quick question lads: which city do you think this is
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quick question lads: which city do you think this is

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48,848 views • 1 year ago

lost art of city building.
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lost art of city building.

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27,945 views • 11 months ago

ERP AI has automations via prompt. Run your business - autonomously.
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ERP AI has automations via prompt. Run your business - autonomously.

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31,274 views • 1 year ago

Gandhiji after two cheeks are slapped
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Gandhiji after two cheeks are slapped

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16,235 views • 6 months ago

If you have a mac, it’s super easy to run any LLM on it now. Basically your own private jail broken chatgpt. Runs offline. Literally a 2 step process. 1) go to and download the app 2) open terminal -> run the model 3) there's no step 3
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If you have a mac, it’s super easy to run any LLM on it now. Basically your own private jail broken chatgpt. Runs offline. Literally a 2 step process. 1) go to and download the app 2) open terminal -> run the model 3) there's no step 3

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49,162 views • 2 years ago

Few know China followed the Singapore model - thanks to LKY. That’s why he’s arguably the greatest leader ever. Deng saw in 1978 that Singapore’s efficient, orderly success was a good model to build China on.
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Few know China followed the Singapore model - thanks to LKY. That’s why he’s arguably the greatest leader ever. Deng saw in 1978 that Singapore’s efficient, orderly success was a good model to build China on.

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25,130 views • 1 year ago