abhinav narain

Software Dev. Engineer. PhD, Computer Science

[abhinav narain @abnarain]

Messi does not owe a World Cup to Argentina. Football owes a World Cup to Messi. #WorldCup2022 #Messi

[Hacker News Bot @newsycombinator]

After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have thrown in the towel https://t.co/WUGxjbGTUM

[Book Quotes @Strong_Mindd]

8 Powerful Lessons From the Book "Deep Work"

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[abhinav narain @abnarain]

@ShwangsNarayan Congrats! Life achievement!

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@pravinpurohitz @ShahNawazKhanMM @PTI_News You are a duffer, India did not do anything but let covid burn through the population as much as it can.

[abhinav narain @abnarain]

@N_Shivangi_ Sounds legit!

[abhinav narain @abnarain]

@SpaceX RIP stargazing @elonmusk

[abhinav narain @abnarain]

Had a long phone conversation with prof. RKK -- 9 years after graduating from IIT M. A memory to cherish for life!

[Patrick Traynor @patrickgtraynor]

We set the tone very early. Killing papers is easy, and quite frankly unimpressive. Every paper has flaws, but being able to identify the interesting ideas and help the authors is our real job. Being a PC member is about being a mentor, not an assassin. 20/

[J. Alex Halderman @jhalderm]

I've taught college-level computer security at @UMich for 10 years, and the most important thing we teach our students is how attackers operate. YouTube's new policy will do nothing to stop bad guys, but it will definitely make it harder for the public to learn about security.

[abhinav narain @abnarain]

Pi can never be boring!

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

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[Jeff Dean @JeffDean]

When I was finishing grad school, I was applying for both academic faculty positions and industrial research positions. Only got one academic interview (& offer), and not from a top- or even mid-tier place, so I went into industrial research. It's turned out okay..

[abhinav narain @abnarain]

How could I be more happy to see UG adviser Prof. Kamakoti after so many years! Receiving the warmest and longest hugs from him and Prof. Ravindran! Glad I landed in #paniit this year! Wish to visit @iitmadras! #PanIITConclave2019

[abhinav narain @abnarain]

I chanced upon my Undregrad notes back from 2007 - proofs on Graph Theory from Prof. Choudam class and had fun reading them again. #graphtheory #iitm

[abhinav narain @abnarain]

Talk about nightmares, #scala build system(sbt) is the worst

[abhinav narain @abnarain]

I can’t forget how much ‘A brief history of Time’ compelled me to learn about physics in my high school. Reason to continue taking physics minor with quantum computing as minor in UG to so much more #RIPHawking #PiDay stephen hawking

[Mike Hicks @michael_w_hicks]

Just got some paper reviews. My rational self says, "These people made a serious effort to review my paper and provided some helpful, constructive feedback." My emotional self says differently.

[vinton g cerf @vgcerf]

Today is the 40th anniversary of the first three-network test of the Internet Protocols: joining ARPANET, Packet Radio and Packet Satellite networks linking the US and Europe!

[vinton g cerf @vgcerf]

Remembering Jon Postel: https://t.co/MF8KHoJu3t

[abhinav narain @abnarain]

Highly improbable event to have four #Nobel #laureates in same place sharing their life experiences! Amazing!