Santosh G Vattam

Atheist, Feminist. He/Him. Interests: Embedded Systems, C, Python, trivia, quizzes and puzzles. Blog:

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

Monthly reminder to stop making decisions based on what other people will think because everyone is self-absorbed anyway.

[Cannibal 🎃 @Cannibal]

I'm just going to optimize this one line of code.

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@titonka Yes! That's the only thing that jars me about it too! And ironically Kristen Schaal is the heart of that show!

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

Yo @n_amitha final season teaser.

[Patrick Stewart @SirPatStew]

The final season.
February 16 on @ParamountPlus.
#StarTrekPicard @gates_mcfadden @jonathansfrakes @ItsMichelleHurd @levarburton @akaWorf @Marina_Sirtis @JeriLRyan

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@michelewritesit Yes, we are. How are you all doing?

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@michelewritesit happy birthday Michele!

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@opunsoars I got the exact same pattern today. Was bloody frustrating.

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

Yo @n_amitha look what I found! Can't wait!

[Patrick Stewart @SirPatStew]

Here is our new trailer for #StarTrekPicard. Season 2 starts March 3 on Paramount+.

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@narenandu Yes! 😂

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

Found this gem when I was in Bangalore.

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@narenandu Another reason I should not have learnt it.

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

It's been almost 17 years since I finished high school. Almost 10 years since I've had to write any sort of an exam. Why do I still get nightmares about being late for an exam?! And why on earth does it always have to be mathematics!

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@ZachWeiner I couldn't quite explain why I liked Norm Macdonald's brand of comedy. You explained it perfectly. Here's an example. IMHO this the best joke ever told.
https://t.co/189J9Jgmuw

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@michelewritesit @JoelSherrill Yes Michele, we are doing fine. Hope you and the family are staying safe and healthy. Are you folks affected by Hurricane Ida?

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

Happy birthday! @michelewritesit Hope you have a wonderful day and hope @JoelSherrill has planned a day full of wonderful surprises for you :)

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@croor Ah. Seems like we are arguing two different things. My point was about mocking either being equally "fair". Mocking the obese is less fair compared to mocking the anti-vax IMO and that was the argument I was trying to make.

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@croor But these are not the same thing right? A person dying of covid because of obesity is not putting others at risk while the anti-vaxxer is. This is a false equivalence argument.

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

We even have inconsistent moral standards governing when it is and isn't OK to gloat about someone's death from poor health choices within COVID itself:

* Mocking those who die of COVID while unvaccinated: ✅

* Mocking those who die of COVID while obese: 🚫

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@croor a) Comparable does not mean equivalent right? This whole conversation started with GG claiming they are equivalent not that they are comparable.

b) Doesn't it? The more harm a stupid idea causes, the more it should be mocked.

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@croor It feels like you are making my point for me. Compare the anti-vaxxer influencing others not to take the vaccine to pro-fatter influencing others to become obese.

[Santosh G Vattam @vattam]

@croor Because obesity is not contagious.