my contribution is that it's very weird that the sun and the moon are the same apparent size in the sky, the consensus appears to be that this is just a coincidence but that strikes me as wildly unsatisfying. seems to me there ought to be an anthropic explanation and my schizo theory is that eclipses are somehow necessary for the creation of civilization, like they provide some kind of crucial stimulus to insight or creativity or something. here's sol riffing off of this
SECRETARY RUBIO: I don't know who it is. I don't know what it is. But there are things flying over our military installations, and they're not ours, and we should look into this.
I'll use this opportunity to put out some info on the direction change at @SwarajyaMag, our perspective on what we should be doing and why I've pushed the org into these areas.
I do think tech sovereignty + material prosperity will be the key driver of an Indian renaissance. It maybe an over used word but let it be. (Other main drivers will be culture and governance)
It takes a cultural/mindset shift to consciously work towards tech sovereignty. Our job is to articulate this and the challenges in areas of talent, know-how and building out the industrial muscle required. Of-course we also celebrate the wins.
While doing the above we're trying to not look at everything through the lens of govt - there is more than govt to all this - industry, media, overall society's outlook towards hard tech/trade work and manufacturing.
Once you snap out of this false belief that every thing you do has to be centered around govt failures/successes you can actually focus on the story - and that works out to be more fair to govt/industry.
In this particular instance detailing out the immense challenges in semiconductor space deflates shallow criticism about 'govt failure' - how can govt get all these impossible things done in 5-6yrs? The industrial muscle will have to be built over decades and we could discuss policy support necessary to make it happen.
It's a better idea to look at us as an intellectual project that speaks to a kind of Indian who understands what an Indian renaissance means in its entirety (industry, tech, culture, governance, society)
The anti-memorization movement has left millions of students unable to think because every elementary operation consumes working memory.
For instance, solving equations feels smooth when basic arithmetic is automatic. It's like moving puzzle pieces around, and you just need to identify how they fit together.
But without automaticity on basic arithmetic, each puzzle piece is a heavy weight. You struggle to move them at all, much less figure out where they're supposed to go.
It’s the same all the way up the ladder of math: from arithmetic, to algebra, to calculus, to all sorts of university-level math and beyond.
Social Capital™️
I have never seen the plight of my generation articulated so well.
This is the core issue we must solve, we must provide abundant social capital to the next generation - using the levers of politics and private industry - or humanity as we know it will end.
‘WIDOW'S BAY’ has been nominated for 19 Emmys.
• Best Comedy Series
• Best Lead Actor (Matthew Rhys)
• Best Supporting Actor (Stephen Root)
• Best Supporting Actress x2 (Kate O'Flynn & Dale Dickey)
• Best Guest Actor (Hamish Linklater)
• Best Guest Actress (Betty Gilpin)
• Best Comedy Writing
• Best Comedy Casting
• Best Comedy Directing
• Best Comedy Editing x3
• Best Music Composition
• Best Music Supervision
• Best Sound Editing
• Best Sound Mixing
• Best Production Design
• Best Comedy Cinematography