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@UzchessCup final round scenario Abdu beats Vokhidov Arjun beats Theodorou Hans beats Madaminov Nepo draws Shakhriyar On paper, all those results are conceivable This will result in a 6 way tie between Madaminov, Vokhidov, Nepo, Shakriyar, Arjun and Abdu #randommusings
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David Brin’s novel “The Postman” shows a post-apocalyptic world where a drifter puts on an old postman’s uniform and sparks real hope. Carrying letters becomes a symbol that rebuilds trust, communication, and civilization itself. Contrast that story with this one in real life: a postwoman in a remote Kumaon village who let sacks of undelivered mail pile up while locals waited. One story (fictional) shows what the postal service represents. The other (real) shows what happens when that symbol fails in practice. So, what do you think? Do you believe that broken institutions can be powerful again when people believe in them like in the novel? Or do you believe that hope itself is hopeless like in this Kumaon story? #RandomMusings
x.com/KumaonJagran/status/20… Surprise inspection confirms that postwoman (who belongs to Haryaba) had not delivered hundreds of letters/mail and simply kept them in sacks in her room. First thing which struck me was this - what is a lady from Haryana doing in a remote area in Kumaon as a postwoman? Apart from everything else, won't she have language barrier? A little bit of research tells me that this issue is again of government's own making where seemingly good reform on paper are implemented w/o understanding their 2nd order effects. Because recruitment for Ground-Level Staff (like Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks) is now dictated by a centralized online portal based strictly on 10th-standard marks, a candidate from Haryana can easily secure a vacancy in Uttarakhand since both states fall under the required "Hindi-speaking" banner. This is precisely how a young woman from the flat plains of Haryana finds herself posted as a postwoman in a remote, high-altitude village in the Kumaon hills. While she got this employment, from day one, her entire focus would've been go back to Haryana. And for this, she would've immediately filed for an Inter-Circle Transfer under Rule 38 to get back to her home state. But this has a waiting list. And delivering mail in Kumaon does not mean cycling down paved streets, but trekking on foot for hours across steep, unforgiving mountainside trails in isolation. She neither relates with the people or the local society and the environment. She's simply waiting to move out. Ergo, there is no motivation to work and because of her apathy, there is complete breakdown of her duties, where instead of scaling cliffs to deliver letters, she simply hoards the incoming mail bags in her rented room, letting them pile up out of sight while she counts down the days until her transfer is approved.
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At some point, you have to take decisons based on reality and not on hope. Ability to take that decision is so insanely tough, because we believe hope has wings and will magically change the reality. Take that damn decision! #randommusings
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In any case, average intelligence is required for major work in any company. The realisation will pull down revenue projections for high flyers LLMs.  #randommusings
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Seems like suddenly lot of firms including Meta, are trying to manage their spends on AI tokens and making its usage more efficient. Isn't that a signal that lower cost average AI models will have more acceptability going forward.  #randommusings
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1000% My love for this country has never waxed or waned. Even when we had POTATUS Biden, I still loved America.
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When opposites marry, gene theory is turned on its head. You expect the “highly organized” gene to pass from your neat spouse to you. Sadly, it doesn’t. Years later you’re still the chaos gremlin and they’re still quietly losing their mind. That’s when it strikes you that in a marriage both partners get a surprise upgrade to the “100% delusion” gene. #OrganizedSpouseSyndrome #RandomMusings
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@omarali50 @KS1729 one of the pattern that is slowly n constantly emerging is that across languages in sub continent english words/ sentences pop up while majority of discussion is in non english.. #randommusings
انڈین پنجاب میں بجلی فری ۔۔ہمارے ہاںامیروں کیلئے ٹیکس کیوںمعاف؟مزمل سہروردی نے پوشیدہ را ز کھول دیئے #HeadOn #365News #365NewsPK @muneebfaruqpak
📌📌”Man wey no plan him life well go say na witchcraft dey worry am.” Many people don’t have a witchcraft problem. They have a planning problem. What we often call bad luck is preparation failing to meet opportunity. My latest Random Musing explores why personal responsibility and planning matter more than excuses. Read: facebook.com/share/1GppHjfEJ… #Leadership #Success #Planning #RandomMusings #SirCharlesUdoh
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Hoops and stud earrings ✨ #randommusings
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The unexamined motive leads to unnecessary speech. Now of course this is subject to your level of intelligence and self awareness 😂 #RandomMusings
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No, sorry. One last #FallBack and staying on Standard is the better way to go. There is NO economic benefit to the "extra hour." There are voluminous amounts of research showing the harms of morning darkness, and prolonged exposure to light at bedtime. Which is what #DST forces
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I am a millennial, and my two gen X friends showed me two different faces of friendships and one is interestingly more favourable than the other in my personal context. I’m actually really grateful to this steadier friend to assure me that I am capable of holding connections without breaking them down. Obviously, I cannot name them for privacy reasons but I just want to express my gratitude for both of them for teaching me life lessons in much different but effective ways. 🙏🏼 #randommusings #venting #amIneurodivergent
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That’s called seasons moron. The got stealing an hr from you doesn’t change how much light or dark there is. Winter will be more dark if this passes. How stupid are people? 🙄
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You realize that if work and school start later then they end an hour later. You lose the hour that was so important to you 🤦‍♀️
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Naive and ignorant.
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I respect your freedom to offer an opinion. I think our system has had enough scrutiny over the years and is still standing to prove its worth. No other form of government has ever had as much respect and admiration. Oh...The wife and I are headed back to Virginia this year.🤭
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As I understand it, you advocate for a true democracy facilitated by computer/internet access. This would work fine as long as baseline intelligence, civic knowledge, mental health, and substance dependence tests were required to participate. We can't even require IDs now......
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If you follow Indian politics on SM long enough, this line will carve itself in your brain: “इस हमाम में सब नंगे हैं।” It’s not polite commentary. It’s a solid gut punch: one image that instantly conveys collective shamelessness, shared guilt, and zero moral high ground. No equivalents in other languages come close. “Pot calling the kettle black” or “No saints in politics” feels meh when compared to the Hindi saying. Even if you try translating it — “All are naked in this hamam”, it just loses its sting. The original hits different. English equivalents feel like sermons. This one feels like truth serum. #RandomMusings #IndianPolitics
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