Manisha Malhotra

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[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

A beautiful poem on recovery from psychosis. Erica, I and sending all positive vibes possible and I am so proud of you for recovering! More power to you! #amwriting #mentalillness

[Erica Crompton @EricaCrompton]

Recovery from psychosis, a poem by me a journalist with a history of schizophrenia

#amwriting #mentalillness

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

Surprising how one course by @nqcc_official @qctrlHQ can change your understanding of quantum computing so much that you build a whole pipeline to bridge DFT for catalytic systems with quantum hardware. Although, is VQE a cop out approach when thinking quantum? 🤔

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

Looking for people who can give firsthand accounts of lived experiences in the Kashmir valley.
An attempt is being made to understand the impact of the abrogation of #Article370 and its effects on Kashmir.
If you know someone or can connect to an authentic resource, please lmk

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

After nationalisation of trains in the UK, prices probably won’t drop and for those of us trying to get work done on trains, internet connectivity is either non existent or poor, at best but on the plus side, writers can write without distractions! #WritingCommunity #WritingLife

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

Just heaved a sigh of relief as this sounds like a good step! Fingers crossed for this to happen. This should empower truly innovative tech startups and I sincerely hope its effect isn’t dampened by misuse or unnecessary red tape. #StartupMahakumbh

[Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal]

Big allocation for Deep Tech in Fund of Funds for Startups.

#StartupMahakumbh

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

Seems like yet another empty initiative? Yes, it’s a helpline to lodge complaints but existing complaints don’t get noticed due to overflowing inboxes, bureaucracy + other issues. A dedicated helpline can organise the complaints but there’s still no guarantee of action

[Mohandas Pai @TVMohandasPai]

Piyush Goyal Announces Helpline for Startups to Lodge Their Complaints. Good initiative ⁦@PiyushGoyal⁩ ⁦@ShereenBhan⁩ ⁦@prashanthp⁩ https://t.co/dCyDM7cWOE

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

This is true and applies to patents too. People get the run around whilst trying to get patents approved especially if it’s an individual or a small entity applying. I have anecdotal evidence as opposed to quantitative data but this behaviour has pushed several innovators away

[Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 @tehseenp]

This is true ! One company I was involved with was trying to build a colling system for quantum computers ! The red tape, the babus were such a headache, the partners chose to move to another country. They were welcomed : in 20mins bank accounts opened the same day.
All permissions were emailed within 24 hours and the exceptions that they needed were granted within 48 hours.
@Iyervval

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

@rishibagree 2 words would be enough - sudhar jaa 😋

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

@BootsUK @BootsOpticsLinc How come customers are treated so badly despite paying for a rewards scheme? Why is it that we aren’t told about rules, our packages get redirected and held hostage until we book appointments which end up getting rescheduled whilst packages are lost?

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

@BootsUK Your opticians team have got unfair treatment of customers. People keep passing the blame, packages get redirected, appointments get cancelled at the last minute, customers being treated like they’re not a priority despite paying for services. Unfair and uncalled for.

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

@ninjaparticle Yeah and it’s one of those things that causes one to think. A lot of people say that AI just regurgitates what we feed it with but that’s not all it is, is it? Even if it is, why not be polite to it? Thanks @FryRsquared for the analogy

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

Whilst a lot of people are getting annoyed with Grok, it does seem as though Grok is still learning. I did, however, watch a short video by a Cambridge professor who said that LLMs are akin to improv actors at the moment. With the right prompt, they provide valuable answers (1/3)

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

I ended up partly writing what I wanted to independently but asked for help with the poetic expression. It helped, I picked an option I liked and it still ended the response with Jai Maa always. This isn’t the full conversation in the screenshots, just some highlights (3/3)

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

I tested ChatGPT with this line of thought. I asked for quotes on mothers by Shakespeare but wasn’t satisfied. So I asked for other English poets and eventually about Indian poets. Interesting thing - it ended its answers with Jai Maa and had a more enthusiastic tone (2/3)

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

@singhsahana It would be great to host you to speak where I’m based. May I please reach out via DM?

[Shiv Aroor @ShivAroor]

Farewell, Professor McGonagall 💔

Maggie Smith
1934-2024

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

The Research Onion

[Anshul Saxena @AskAnshul]

The Lachit Borphukan gold medal is awarded to the best cadet from National Defence Academy (NDA)

Warrior Lachit Borphukan defeated the Mughal Army in 1671 Battle of Saraighat and also stopped Mughals from conquering Northeast India.

Ahoms fought & defeated the Mughals 17 times.

[Szymon Kopeć @szymonkopec]

I've traveled with my mom in India 🇮🇳 for a week and here's what she loved about it ⬇️

It was her first time out of Europe and she doesn't speak English. She's heard a lot about the country from me, read in Polish media, yet everything around here was shocking.

1. The mundanests of things were an attraction - especially taxi rides and grocery shopping. She came with a mission to buy "curry spice" for my sister and couldn't believe there's more than one type.

2. She took approximately a billion photos of weeds and plants in the most random places - she was a gardener before retiring and was at awe with the vegetation here, with what in Europe are an indoor plants requiring tonnes of maintenance just growing our in the wild next to some highway toilet stop.

3. Unfortunately image of India in Poland is mostly portraying slums and overcrowded trains with people hanging on rooftops. Taking a perfectly on-time Vande Bharat debunked some stereotypes.

4. The same goes for Dehli and its green, beautifully maintained neighbourhoods.

5. Tech ecosystem blew her mind. In Poland we're so far behind in that regard, while here I've shown her that there's an app for literally anything she imagines + 6 alternatives from competitors.

6. In school, we don't have even half a less about India's history. Visiting Taj Mahal or forts in Jaipur was a eye-openning to what the country was for centuries, pre colonisation.

7. Lastly, obviously what she loved the most were the people. Though she couldn't communicate with them, seeing joy all around and having these little interactions was precious, as everyone was beyond kind and we've had 0 less-than-positive experiences.

She's home now and I've heard that she hasn't stopped pitching India as an ideal holiday destination to the rest of the family. Well done, county 👏👏

[Vinayak Tripathi @belikevinayak]

क्या @DumkaPolice @JharkhandPolice @JharkhandCMO बतायेंगे उन्होंने सात बलात्कारियों में से एक की भी गिरफ़्तारी की या इस गैंग रेप के मामले को छिनैती का बना के छोड़ दिया जायेगा!!? शर्म है या नहीं….??

गोली क्यों नहीं मारी जा सकती बलात्कारियों को?
@MEAIndia @HMOIndia संज्ञान लें…

[Manisha Malhotra @AuthorManisha]

The idol is beautiful, the mandir is breathtaking. This is amazing!

[Nupur J Sharma @UnSubtleDesi]

After 500 long years…