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I had tried downloading release assets of two different OSS that I use, and all requests failed. It was before it became a news and a trend in X. Really frustrating experience.

Agree with the general spirit of the piece, but the examples that he gave create more problem than solving problems. > A fitness app that sizes my smoothie to that morning's run I …

That is true. But you can rise above it, or choose to ignore it. If not, then it is not the right group. I have been part of groups with vile internal power struggles, politics. I …

> 4. Be part of bigger things > Being part of bigger things makes us feel valued. Find communities and projects to be part of. Start your own. It could be online or in the real wor…

What you are saying is true. But YouTube/FB algorithms are deliberately skewed towards regular posters. It's like your content of love that you produce once or twice a month won't …

Don't tell that to Indians! A lot of humans are named "Santosh". :x Unlike in the West, naming one's dog after someone's name is considered an insult. "I will have a pet dog named …

From the site's "About" section: > "Ergo is a nonprofit that publishes long-form philosophical lecture courses with leading scholars. Everything we publish is freely available, wit…

One sentence I heard somewhere wraps up the totality of computing: "If Mathematics is the 'what', Computer Science is the 'how'" . This applies to each and everything.

> Lately I've been spending time learning Scheme and using it to implement the concepts I'm learning in my physics classes as time permits. There is a whole book for that: Learn Ph…

I spoke in the context of supercomputer clusters, and usage in scientific HPC.

I was in Gray Scott School for HPC last week, and even in scientific usage, CPU-only cases, AMD is still a pain point. Many tools and libraries don't have first class AMD support o…

My country only recently switched to 4-year undergrad for all streams. Previously, only Engineering had it (not counting professional degrees like Medicine, Accountancy, etc.)

GaTech only permits OMSCS if you have a 4 year undergrad. In many countries undergrads are three years. Even you have a Master's, that is also not counted. 4 years undergrad or not…

If this is not bad faith argument, then I don't what is. When someone is violating an OSS licence, they are doing it for commercial gains and monetary profit. Nobody is angry at so…

This is a great book if you already know good amount of Math. It helps you fit things into a bigger picture. Really appreciate the fact that something like this exists.

Agree with that. But I also meant full-names. With so many Williams, Johns, Franks, Bens, etc. reading a novel with exotic names is just breath of fresh air. Also feel the same whe…

Dostoevsky is surprisingly great to read. I first started with "Notes from Underground (1864)" and I found it a profound book. Then I read Brothers Karamazov, and it is one of thos…

Actually USSR pushed a lot of soft power and spent real money behind it. Especially the authors whose narratives didn't directly violate the narrative of the Party. Leftist parts o…

Russian stuff were translated into Bengali a lot in 1970s - especially works favoured in the USSR. I came across multiple translations of children's books, and loved reading them a…

> The main difficulty is the names. The names make it so hard. I think that's an exciting part. When I am bored with names of similar kind, the names make the characters somewhat e…

> The most overhyped literature ever Just because you aren't ready for it doesn't mean it's bad literature. That's basic. I really like Dostoevsky. He was really onto something. Wh…

Coming from him, I am not sure even that is real. It could very easily (and plausibly) be a part of the ongoing hype drama. "Our models so precious, US Gov has to revoke access to …