Varun Hemachandran

Inactive account. Tagging me is pointless. Views are not my own, they're usually my wife's. Senior-curator, @agami_in

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@PJaccetturo This is basically all of western civilisation in a nutshell. Stealing/Appropriating from the east. Free culture baby.

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Please note his license plate is KA51AJ7574

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This taxi driver decided that he had the right to drive down the wrong way and hold up the whole lane of traffic. Even after someone tried speaking to him, he continued to try and go down the wrong way. @blrcitytraffic @Bad_drivers_blr

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@elonmuskADO Twitter any day

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"No slant eyed waiters"

I really wish I could order Asian food in Delhi and not have it come with a side order of racism and classism.

I tried calling the number listed but their phone was off. Seriously, wth!?

[Digital India @_DigitalIndia]

#Jugalbandi, built in collaboration with #OpenNyAI and #Bhashini, is an open-source #AI software stack. At the #G20Summit, it is powering a Telegram and WhatsApp chatbot that provides information on #G20-related information in 10 Indian and 14 #G20 languages.
#G20India #G20Bharat #DigitalIndia @_BHASHINI

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@RaoSumukh If a city has solved for that higher order problem, it’s already more advanced than Bangalore’s status quo.

Till then I’m happy to appreciate QR codes as a form of art from afar.

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@RaoSumukh This sounds like a Bangalore flex. I’ve been in Bangalore for over a decade and I couldn’t care less how many QR codes the guy has attached to his forehead as long as he takes me where I need to go and doesn’t make me cash out my FD on the way.

[Amitabh Kant @amitabhk87]

The Jugalbandi application is a free and open platform that combines the power of #AI Large Language and Indian language translation models like Government of India's Bhashini Mission to ensure that language is longer a barrier in accessing information. https://t.co/hdIuRKElaj

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@Eepsita I'm around HSR and literally exploring where/how to play TT. I'm a casual player looking to up my game. How do we figure this out together?

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@UC_Assist m2 is out of stock. Any idea when it'll be back?

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..demos showed a lone person in VR, in their own world.

Never has it been more important in history for technology to play a constructive role in bringing people together. Instead, it seems to be poised to separate us, and give us the illusion of connection and intimacy. 💩

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🥸 VR headsets should remain highly inaccessible novelties.

The problem is Apple's signalling power now means that every major phone/hardware company is probably going to try building a mass Android/Linux version that'll sell for half the price. 🤦‍♂️

I hate the idea because: 🧵👇

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We really don't need another screen separating us from reality. Who asked for an iPad for your face? Apple's demo of a dad at his daughter's birthday party shooting the moment with this thing on his head gave me dystopian vibes.

And it can't be just coincidence that all the..

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What's everyone doing with all the hours AI is saving?

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This never gets old #ODRForum2023

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Impromptu session :)) #ODRForum2023

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#NowHappening @pramodkvarma and @matthan in conversation at #ODRForum2023

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Looking forward to the fireside chat with @pramodkvarma and @matthan #ODRForum2023

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Shots from Day1 #ODRForum2023