The cost of solutions
Hereby, a new metric: Solution cost (SC)
SC = Cost of finding the solution to a particular problem - (Rate at which the applications of the solution become cheaper * t),
t = No. of years across which SC is being tracked.
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Contrived arguments against the anti-CEC protests
Claiming political attention is scarce can't justify vouchsafing for economists alone the authority to decide which grievances citizens should prioritise
Dama dam, mast
Always feel a tremendous, enlivening rush when I listen to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. ❤️ Especially tonight, after the day's events in New Delhi, with the arrest of Abhijeet Dipke and Neha Bora. The soul needs something to keep going and tonight, it must be 'Dama Dam Mast
'Maya' and the monoculture
I recently reviewed a novel titled Maya: Seed Takes Root, by Anand Gandhi and Zain Memon, for The Hindu. Excerpt: As with novels, the first symptom is the writing, which is conspicuously aphoristic. Lines like “If dreams inspire hope, nightmares inform vigilance” are peppered throughout the text. Of Maya’s
Mulling AI and maths
Some AI + mathematics things I read recently and am mulling below. I've been struggling to pull these and various threads on the topic into a cogent whole, even if only for myself, because the developments have been coming fast and thick, with no indications they will slow in