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A different kind of lyrical essay. Read?

#Opinion | "Consumer devices like fitness trackers are great at tracking how long you sleep and identifying patterns in different sleep stages, like REM and light sleep," writes Anirban Mahapatra hindustantimes.com/opinion/scient… #HTPremium

Small steps have a big impact on your health, by Anirban open.substack.com/pub/gyandemic/…

Smart people get dragged for pointing out stupidity because they’re surrounded by people who value politeness over honesty. Meanwhile, stupid people proudly flaunt their stupidity, cheered on by their clueless entourage.

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Deepseek is super impressive, free and open source and the buzz is that some of its lighter models can run locally on consumer hardware and even iPhones (have not tried this yet). This is what’s going to finally commoditize AI

And Meta is doing the most Meta thing ever— “Meta has tasked several teams of engineers with closely examining DeepSeek to see how they can improve their company’s own Llama A.I. software.”

I witnessed a fatal crash first hand and two days later a plane and helicopter collided midair ten minutes from where I live. Some reflections in my newsletter

“We are all in this together” doesn’t really describe this sinking ship. Half the people on the ship voted for the iceberg and the rich people will get all the lifeboats.

Read the rest at my newsletter

AI is going to take white-collar jobs. A trade war is going to take manufacturing jobs. I guess it’s going back to the ancestral village and picking up a lauki for goods and services system of barter now.

Best place to keep in touch with me is Bluesky (same handle, bhalomanush) and my long form musings at gyandemic AT substack and Dhyandemic AT substack

Really enjoyed the past two weeks in Spain and not just because I needed a vacation outside the U.S. right now. You must experience Spain during Holy Week… realmente inolvidable My favorite cities in Spain in order: 1. Sevilla 2. Granada 3. Madrid 4. Barcelona 5. Córdoba