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msiyeron Zero Rupee Note

"The Big Bribe Industry" is a very organized sector and unofficially official. It is absolutely naive to believe that it can be destroyed. It is almost impossible to get a job done in a timely manner without bribing the official.

The rates are fixed. The collection mechanisms are solid. Everyone, from the peon to the minister, gets a cut.

msiyeron The SaaS Opportunity of Unbundling Excel

I understand what you say. I mostly agree, but just wanted to push the semantics to the limit ;)

>> Yes, but by that definition every group of bits on a computer is a database. The word sort of loses any value.

Not exactly. We need to define the atomicity we would like to deal with. That is:

- if a bit is what the atomic unit of data is, then a byte is a database

- if a byte is what the atomic unit of data is, then a collection of bytes in properly defined structure is a database. For example, a JPEG file or little-endian or big-endian datatypes.

>> I mean a HN comment is also a database, a text is a database, a picture of rocks arranger i the shape of names is a database.

If a word is the atomic unit, then a comment can be a database. If the comment itself is an atomic unit, then the thread can be a database.

msiyeron Facebook reportedly argues there's no 'expectation of privacy' on social media

Encrypted by whom? Who has the keys? WhatsApp is not good for anything private.

msiyeron Facebook reportedly argues there's no 'expectation of privacy' on social media

At times, a public square is the best place to have a private/secret talk.

msiyeron Switch from Chrome to Firefox

And what do you think will happen when all devs and users join Microsoft? The same cycle will repeat.

msiyeron Do big companies like Google and Amazon fire developers for buggy releases?

Planes fell and software was blamed. By extension, the developers were blamed too.

msiyeron Do big companies like Google and Amazon fire developers for buggy releases?

I agree with you.

msiyeron Do big companies like Google and Amazon fire developers for buggy releases?

This is so funny. I once worked on a year long project. The aim was to reduce customer escalations for my client. Changed the architecture of an extremely complex software making sure no regressions occurred and all new features worked flawlessly. The software was released and no customer escalations. I was happy, but found no one else cared. A few months later, during a meeting with the client manager, I brought this point up. I was told that since I delivered an error-free software, people forgot about it and that is a good thing. I wad told that if I wanted to get noticed, I should firefight instead of writing bullet-proof software.

msiyeron Huawei has trademarked its 'Hongmeng' operating system

China is an adversary? Tell me this when Apple packs up and leaves China for good. And Google stops seeing China as a market. And ...

Multi-national corporations are what they are because they have no loyalty to any country. Profit is the god they worship. Giving our national assets to any multi-national corporation is foolishness.

msiyeron People see it as more acceptable to make passionate employees do extra: study

There is no difference between alcoholism and workaholism. Both are manifestations of lack of control over self.

msiyeron How to do hard things

>> Laugh at your mistakes, throw it away, start over, iterate and improve.

Nature plays the same game, I believe.

In addition to mastering the field of study that interests us, mastering our own minds may help us get better results.

msiyeron Singapore Urges U.S. to Accept China's Rise, Spare Other Nations

>> If people had cared that much about leaving earlier...

It really does not matter. US of A could never prove the existence of WMD in Iraq. In fact, all of their claims have been proven to be wrong. Millions dead. People who started the war are enjoying retirement sipping on the costliest wines.

msiyeron Singapore Urges U.S. to Accept China's Rise, Spare Other Nations

My eyes have been seeing a lot of Windows local file paths lately. Nothing that a couple of days of Linux\FreeBSD cannot cure.

msiyeron Singapore Urges U.S. to Accept China's Rise, Spare Other Nations

The government goes to war\implements policy 1. People criticize.

The government continues war\policy 1. People continue criticizing.

The government starts war\implements policy 2. People criticize.

The government continues war\policy 1 and war\policy 2. People continue criticizing.

...

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

More than 75% of Asian population is lactose intolerant. Milk is not good for us. Body adapts to smoking and alcoholism. Does that make cigarettes and alcohol good for us? Coffee is a potent nerve stimulant, but too much of it makes you insensitive to its effects. Does that make coffee less potent or does that make you insensitive?

Potent medicine is what Ayurveda calls it. Garlic is right at the top. Our concept of potent and the way nature works are not compatible. Hence, the diseases.

Try detoxifying your body and then consume garlic to know if it is a medicine or just another food item.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

Indians know, or atleast knew till a few decades ago, that garlic and onion are medicines. They have known for centuries. I have no idea about Italians and Greeks.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

>>Rather, they let a specific kind flourish...

... at the expense of others.

Garlic is mentioned exactly once in the study. It is just included with a bunch of other things. Nothing to conclude here.

Garlic is, by no means, a food. Any study that recommends it as food is not a proper study.

Garlic is an extremely potent medicine.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

It is a sign of my system being cleaner than it was before. Onion and garlic are extremely potent medicines. They are not food. They have antibiotic properties and kill bacteria. Our guts have microbes. Now, connect the dots...

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

People far wiser than you advocated against eating animal flesh. Ham (pig flesh) is especially a big no-no in many religions for a reason.

Cooking is inferior. You cannot better nature. It just is not possible.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

I have seen results that are nothing less than a miracle. I know what works. I do not need a bunch of metrics to see if I am eating properly.

I have never seen an animal refusing to eat because it could not calculate the calories or nutrient balance. It is sad to see that with all the great progress we have made, we are losing touch with nature.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

The elephant thing was an example. Humans too can get whatever they need from plant sources.

The day humans start eating raw fresh or rotten meat and find enjoyment in that is the day I will accept that humans are meant to eat other animals.

Also, if you are downvoting me thinking that I am some vegan activist, you are wrong. I am from Asia where relying on fruits and vegetables is or at least was till a few decades ago quite natural.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/nutrients/report/nutrientsfrm?m...

here you go.

However, I do not like to measure these things. Like other animals, i like to eat and enjoy my food.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

Please stay away from artificial sugars. We have no idea what diseases they might be causing.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

Fats and proteins are available in fruits. I eat legumes occasionally and nuts etc. very rarely.

The funniest thing is, once your system is reset, many foods that seem OK cause troubles.

I could eat a lot of onions and garlic in the past. Now, they trouble me a lot.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

Not at all. All the protein a human needs can be sourced from plants and in huge quantities. Even grass has enough protein to help an elephant grow to ~1.5 tonnes.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

Since everything is sourced from nature, for argument's sake, even plastic can be called natural. However, as far as food is concerned, I have started treating foods that have been manipulated in any way by a human or a machine as unnatural.

All I am saying is that in my opinion Keto does not fit the definition of natural. I eat mostly fruits while I feed my dogs raw meat and organs only.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

I eat a huge variety - fruits, melons, berries... Just curious, what do you think I would be missing?

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

Elimination diets always show short-term results. If someone reduces burger consumption from 5 to 3 a day, he\she will definitely see good results. However, if we have to constantly trick our bodies (starvation) and walk a tightrope (need to avoid even the smallest amounts of carbs or else...) to just keep Keto on track, is it really natural?

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

Try satiating your "refined sugars craving" with fruits. Not juice, but whole fruits.

Taste will reset itself within a week. This has been my personal experience.

msiyeron Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar

I eat mostly fruits, very little vegetables and cooked grains. I have lost 10+ kgs in the past 6 months. I was not obese, but could lose some weight.

Refined sugars are detrimental for health. Whole fruits and their sugars are great!