Pavan Mallapragada

Data Shaman

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs Similarly for Fairness: The word "maryada" (close to "respect/consideration") certainly does capture the essence. However, respect is only one aspect of fairness, or respect helps result in fair policies. Fairness itself seems more like ఉచిత, సరస, న్యాయ, సకారణ, సధర్మ

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs Loved the article! It got me thinking about other choices of words that capture the aspects of responsible AI. 1/3

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs "Robustness" in AI/Models is used in a technical and different sense from robust as in strong/sturdy. I feel the sense to capture in Telugu is "less perturbed or less sensitive", with positive connotation. In telugu, the words could be: స్థిర, నిశ్చల, దృఢ, నిలుకడైన 2/3

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs Any examples? I see mathematics as universal as well. Computation is certainly a dimension of the universe.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs A lot of fusion does this - John Mclaughlin for instance; not carnatic though.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs @doctorow Poop, oops, goop.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@SecularTexan @vakibs True. That happened to many non-domesticated species. But several philosophies argue that not being born is better than a life of suffering. That being said, how much does a chicken suffer - we'd never know.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs Usually many articles talk about "what supposedly was" rather than "what is". I like this article as it aligns with my thought process in addressing "what is", by drawing theory from "what ought to be". Rarely I see such articles! Thanks for sharing.

[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

J.J. Thomson won the Nobel in Physics in 1906 when he showed electrons were particles.

His son G. P. Thomson won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1937 for showing that electrons are waves.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@heptaglemious @vakibs I agree. I think @vakibs's point was always that calling "qi as metaphorical equivalent of blood" is a disservice because a lot is lost in translation. I am split on that. Because sometimes mere notation can change how scientific field develops - but many times are just a tool.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs If you look at model of the atom - Bohr had a model - and then there were improved models which doesn't render Borh's model "wrong" but just a simplistic model. Similarly, we may not need certain constructs anymore even if they make sense since they are potentially superceded.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@heptaglemious @vakibs It is possible that Chakras were a logical construct needed for science at that time, but they are no longer needed since we have a different set of logical constructs. Same way as Dark Matter could be a logical structure needed for now, which may be replaced later.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs @SteveJohnsonCAD Beautifully said. Words are associations of sounds to experiences had in common - beyond things and events. The only way to understand a word is to experience it - not once - but for a life time. Imparting experiences exactly is near impossible.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs @SteveJohnsonCAD This seems like a case of equivocation. A says "god exists" and B says "no". But for A nature is god, and for B there is an abrahamic god. So, A & B are talking about different representations of a common concept. No conflict between A & B in reality, but it seems so in language.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs @SteveJohnsonCAD Which muddies the waters.@SteveJohnsonCAD is arguing "a representation is false" and your are saying his "representation is incorrect and hence his conclusion". The question is if you read his statement as debunking of "his understanding" vs. debunking of "the original concept".

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs @SteveJohnsonCAD @vakibs point is true and well taken and I totally side with it - but its a double edged sword which may attribute translation error to a potential falsehood. Truth of a concept shouldn't depend on its representation, but representations are all that we have to argue the concept.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@jdunkelberger In a log(n) number of steps, you'll reach n followers that you currently have.

[Pavan Mallapragada @mnssk]

@vakibs "force for good"? its anything but that - with effects lasting to even this day, and probably into the future..

[Randy "Komrade" Bresnik @AstroKomrade]

A fidget spinner in space! How long does it spin? I'm not sure, but it’s a great way to experiment with Newton’s laws of motion!

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

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