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Manish | Creating, without hustle. 🧘🏽♂️ retweeted
Obedience to authority - whether elders, or religious figures, managers, or teachers is hammered into Indians from birth. We make a virtue out of it.
I have found the idea of unquestioned obedience the most difficult to overcome, but overcome I did. Around 32 years ago.
Suspension? Monetary penalty? For "abe jaldi bol subah Panvel nikalna hai" at a comedy show?
It's surreal that I'm the Prof here saying only the Prof was wrong & these random dudes are so insistent that the student did something wrong.
India is not for beginners indeed!
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Well, we're still experiencing blaring music until midnight for the last 3 days in our area. 🔊
No one cares about Vidyanand Bapat's appeal here.🙄
I shudder to think what might happen tonight on the actual immersion/विसर्जन day. 😨
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Manish | Creating, without hustle. 🧘🏽♂️ retweeted
I'm glad @RitikaChopra__ is following up on this.
Now it's opposition to get their act together, unite and make sure that they can't get away with this.
Otherwise they will never win any future election of significance.
Yesterday, @IndianExpress reported an unprecedented rupture inside the Election Commission: TWO of its three members objecting on record, 14 times in 10 months, to decisions taken without their knowledge.
Today, the second part of our investigation looks at the concern Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi flagged most often: Who really controls our electoral rolls?
We followed that question to Goa, where we found something deeply concerning.
Stay with me....
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Anyone surprised? 🤨
The only real surprise is mainstream media publishing this piece "courageously".
The last adverb shows how bad the condition is.
Do read, this is probably just the tip of the iceberg.😮💨
The Election Commission of India is under fire like never before.
The SIR has struck 13 crore names off draft rolls, putting the EC at the centre of intense public debate over its role in deciding who gets to vote — and who doesn’t.
HOWEVER, what nobody knew: through that same period, some of the sharpest questions were being asked from inside.
Out today, after months of work. Our #ExpressInvestigation 🧵
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I'm glad @RitikaChopra__ is following up on this.
Now it's opposition to get their act together, unite and make sure that they can't get away with this.
Otherwise they will never win any future election of significance.
Yesterday, @IndianExpress reported an unprecedented rupture inside the Election Commission: TWO of its three members objecting on record, 14 times in 10 months, to decisions taken without their knowledge.
Today, the second part of our investigation looks at the concern Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi flagged most often: Who really controls our electoral rolls?
We followed that question to Goa, where we found something deeply concerning.
Stay with me....
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अर्ज़ किया है...
झोल के 'ग्यानेश' ही उस्ताद नहीं है साहिब,
कहते हैं अगले ज़माने में कोई 'राजीव' भी था।
~ with due apologies to ग़ालिब 😝
जिस तरह इतिहास में गांधी की हत्या करने के लिए केवल एक ही आदमी का नाम दर्ज है, उसी तरह लोकतंत्र की हत्या करने के लिए भी एक ही आदमी का नाम दर्ज किया जाएगा। SIR लोकतंत्र की हत्या है।
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If you wonder how do multiple insurance providers call you just before the expiry of your car insurance, here is your in-depth answer. 👇😠
For less than ₹2, a vehicle registration number can reportedly be turned into a person's full name, father's name, home address, insurance policy number, chassis number and engine number. IFF has now written to MoRTH, NIC and CERT-In asking how private apps, websites and Telegram channels are accessing VAHAN, SARATHI, e-Challan and PUC data that the official Parivahan portal masks. (1/10)
Read More: internetfreedom.in/less-than…
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Absolutely *brilliant* advice, I think I'll have it pasted in my room as I'm looking to zero in on what to build next.
🎗️ > Use AI closer to technology, or closer to customer.
I'll be picking the latter, and cutting closer to what they exactly want. 🧐
A CS undergrad asked me where he could have most effect in the AI age. I said probably at either extreme: either close to the technology, actually making LLMs, or close to the customer, using AI to give them exactly what they want. Or maybe both if you can stretch that far.
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Sometimes, people speak from their old wounds.
It has nothing to do with the current situation that needs to be examined factually, and objectively.
Prejudices are far more subtle and prevalent in all of us. 🤔
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Eilkrankheit is a German word the baffled feeling that life is just racing by, Bouskill roughly translates it to ‘hurry sickness’ that most of us experience in the fast-paced life.
Ikigai Vs इतकी घाई🤣🤣🤣
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This is quite accurate -
> AI gives talented people insane leverage when they work for themselves. 🎯
Been noticing this more and more:
AI gives talented people insane leverage when they work for themselves.
Put them inside a big company, and somehow they’re still stuck moving at company speed.
That’s why the best talent isn’t just switching companies anymore.
They’re leaving them.
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This is the most beautiful image from this Teesta flood rescue operation of the elephant calf. 😍
(I hope this is not fake or AI-generated, seen it in newspaper as well.)
Beautiful, heartwarming! 😍
A small elephant calf, rescued by fishermen from the floodwaters and returned to its mother.🥹
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Beautiful, heartwarming! 😍
A small elephant calf, rescued by fishermen from the floodwaters and returned to its mother.🥹
Parveen Kaswan, IFS
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For the past 12+ years, they have relied heavily on one thing: putting fear in people's minds.
So I’m really thrilled to see GenZ and comedians effectively casting Riddikulus - the Boggart-Banishing Charm.🤣
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Manish | Creating, without hustle. 🧘🏽♂️ retweeted
Would you rather choose a toxic work culture (toxic work) for marginally higher pay, or a conducive work culture (happy work) with slightly lower pay?🤔
You can only choose one.👇
89%
Happy work, lower pay
11%
Toxic work, more pay
27 votes • Final results
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When you don't really know the facts for sure, it's best NOT to express a strong opinion from either side.
Unfortunately, many people often shoot from their "ism" (ideology) by simply assuming suitable "facts".
"12 Angry Men" keeps playing in my head.🤷♂️
nitter.net/_zenman/status/1371093…
If you're feeling impelled to pass a judgement based on what you think must have happened, or because you see everything from a perspective of a particular 'ism', then I'd implore you to hold your horses and...
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...watch '12 angry men' instead. 👇🏽
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