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ArunRaja··on DuckDuckGo AI Chat
Inspite of occasional bluff, value provided by AI/LLM are huge to miss off.
ArunRaja··on Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse
> Email Id with unique id leaked

What's the unique id here ? SSN number / military id,...?

ArunRaja··on How to Start Google
Summarised :

* as many(interested projects) -> tech -> product ideas

* Grades -> top college -> co-workers

ArunRaja··on How to Start Google
But topic is "how to start your own Google" not "how to run your own Google".

Still pivoting for monetisation is important.

ArunRaja··on Grok
Is this grok open sourcing really a big deal? How is this move beneficial for grok per se? Does it build trust as in other opensource products..?
ArunRaja··on Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing trade secrets
He was supposedly moonlighting as well.
ArunRaja··on Botanical gardens can cool city air by an average of 5°C
TFA...?
ArunRaja··on Did fermented foods fuel brain growth?
- Fermented foods

- Fire : cooking

- Farming

- Meat

- Tools usage

Possible things that may had impact on brain development.

ArunRaja··on YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report
> YouTube has reached a few other milestones in recent months, including the 100 million users who pay for YouTube Music and YouTube Premium.

Purchase price parity based pricing of YouTube premium according to the country is awesome, in comparision to other services like Spotify, X. Thats one main reason for engaged buyout.

ArunRaja··on Private company landing on the moon today
Is this the first time for pvt company...?
ArunRaja··on What is a long context window?
1M/32k = 31x longer
ArunRaja··on YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report
Single instance of bundling two crossover apps (read as Youtube and Yt music) is different from Microsoft bundling every kind of apps on its platform, with frugal dev support.

Nobody is stopping Spotify to bundle with another video app or create one themselves.

ArunRaja··on How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
Addnl context:

Tesla released roadster in 2008, with Elon becoming it's ceo. In 2009, secured US govt loan for model S development.

ArunRaja··on How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
> Warren E. Buffett bought a nearly 10 percent stake for $230 million in 2008

any thoughts...

ArunRaja··on How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
BYD positives :

- iron phosphate battery tech

- Betting also on hybrid

- Large Chinese govt investments

ArunRaja··on The appendix is not, in fact, useless
My theory:

Appendix acts like a fuse in an electric circuit.

As we get appendix infected, gotta iron out the root cause, it's a doorway to finding the lifestyle problem. Instead getting it removed (unless rarely necessary) means, certain first line of defence is taken away.

ArunRaja··on Doorway effect
Synonymous:

Programming: Function call and state getting captured on a stack.

ArunRaja··on Bard is now Gemini, and we’re rolling out a mobile app and Gemini Advanced
Gemini Web : missing Custom instructions from Chatgpt.

Gemini android : not available in India yet.

ArunRaja··on Google is combatting the Quantum Apocalypse with a new Chrome crypto feature
strong encryption preventing future "quantum apocalypse" will it not be an overhead on current systems?
ArunRaja··on Google is combatting the Quantum Apocalypse with a new Chrome crypto feature
Every breakthrough we faced - internet, touch phones, chatgpt's would had crossed this vicious loop. It's about avoiding false positives.

Does quantum computing have first principle support of maturing as viable technology?

ArunRaja··on What do I think about Community Notes?
Will be patched.
ArunRaja··on Plastics are poisoning us
> Among the many creatures being done in by all this junk are corals, tortoises, and elephants

Other creatures include Snake, whale, crocodile, giraffe, cow, dog, crab, sea lion.

Twitter thread with images: https://twitter.com/aadhi_reach/status/1264109645125189632?t...

ArunRaja··on XML is the future
There should be a threshold to adopt new technology, with dead focus on the deliverables. Chasing the fad is endlessly tiring and costly.
ArunRaja··on Nigerian engineering students’ favorite teachers are Indian YouTubers
Leap frogging of knowledge.
ArunRaja··on Mum’s microbes might boost brain development of C-section babies
Cherry picking.
ArunRaja··on “Embracing change and resetting expectations” By Terence Tao
Tool additions to make 2026 AI reliable for mathematicians, as per author:

formal proof verifiers, internet search, and symbolic math packages

ArunRaja··on Gen Xers and older millennials want to go back in time to before the internet
Wanna time travel to pre-internet days?

Article: 67% yes, 33% no

Hn comments: 100% no.

ArunRaja··on Soybean oil decreases oxytocin levels in hypothalamus in mice (2020)
Oils made from :

seeds- gingelly oil, groundnut oil, sunflower oil, coconut oil, rice bran oil.

Fruit- olive oil, Palmoline oil

ArunRaja··on The 5-step “military method” for falling asleep in minutes
Interesting.
ArunRaja··on What We Think We Know About Metabolism May Be Wrong
https://archive.ph/oHNhd
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