Ishita
blogs from Jamshedpur
Latest posts by IshitaI was referred to the article by Cory Doctorow entitled Ayyyyyy Eyeeeee - The lie that raced around the world before the truth got its boots on by a Tumblr post. It pertains to one particular lie propagated by those who shill machine learning under the brand of AI, one called 'criti-hype' i.e. criti...
Posted on 6 June 2023 | 10:51 am
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Yesterday I watched the critically acclaimed English movie Arrival (2016) for the first time, and the first thing that stuck with me was the use of the word गविष्टि (gaviṣṭi).***spoilers ahead***In the film, the protagonist, a professor of linguistics, is approached by the US government to attempt t...
Posted on 31 October 2022 | 12:31 pm
Read postI came across this answer about the status of women in Vedic society. It is very detailed, and the author is a subject matter expert on Vedic texts.However I was intrigued by a singular claim being made in it - that Vedic Society was not patriarchal. So I requested citations for the answer, which th...
Posted on 21 October 2020 | 2:39 pm
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