Rakesh
@rakeshkonfucius
Followers
382
Following
29K
Media
91
Statuses
10K
Digital Work & Skilled Migrant Entrepreneurship| @admsCentre | India & its people| ex fmcg, edtech| Curious. PhD
Sydney, New South Wales
Joined March 2015
The coconut oil freezing test - the most scientific test for arrival of winter fails spectacularly in Sydney. It keep on freezing every two days or so in - summer!
0
0
0
the most relatable thing I have ever seen in my entire life:
had the pleasure of watching "The Thinking Game" over the weekend. on one level, it is about @demishassabis and the path of AI over the last 20 years, especially around solving the protein folding problem. On another level, it is about the act of multi-disciplinary science -
33
182
3K
not to forget interviewing Modi - who has been so wary that he has kinda boycotted the press!
0
0
0
Are billionaire journalists becoming a thing 🙂 @nikhilkamathcio to his credit though has the right mix of calmness, curiosity and good faith that makes him get big tech CEOs on his pod (who are wary of journalists with 'agenda') https://t.co/Ras3umCxyi
Elon Musk on where people should invest: "I don't really buy stocks. I don't look for things to invest in. I just try to build things and then there happens to be stock of the company that I built, but I don't have like a portfolio or anything; Google is gonna be pretty valuable
1
0
0
Probably as consequential as MMS
Nirmala Sitaraman గారు She was rediculed, mocked and abused. Nirmala ji faced COVID economic situations , Op Sindoor, Trump Tariffs, Ukraine Crisis etc. Yet, kept our Economy stable. Due credit should be give . @nsitharaman 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Pa: discontinued in LSE. https://t.co/PdxN8HlOEG
0
0
0
This white collar trafficking, quasi-slavery by criminal gangs in Cambodia-Vietnam-Thailand deserves more attention. https://t.co/eohP6SOASM
Desperate situation unfolding at the Myanmar-Thai border where around 400 foreigners - from China, India, Ethiopia & elsewhere are stranded on the Myanmar side of the river They were freed from a “scam compound” where they had been forced to work defrauding people online on
0
0
1
Prof. Hugh White explains his understanding of E. H. Carr's realism - which he thinks was somewhat perverted by the later American tradition represented by Morgenthau and Mearsheimer. And he explains why it's relevant for managing China's rise today:
Hugh White - Australia’s foremost strategic analyst - takes me through the 11 books that have most shaped his thinking on strategy, international relations and defence policy. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc. Enjoy! Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction.
4
24
91
Bodh Gaya should become top global religious destination. There should be a blitz by new state govt in Bihar and not just targeting Buddhists in south east Asia/ Japan. Most western countries have high awareness and fondness for Buddhism and Bihar should be proactive about it
0
0
1
Podcast. Clarify after podcast because people take away the what they want to. Ability to observe, listen and understand is shot
One point I made that didn’t come across: - Scaling the current thing will keep leading to improvements. In particular, it won’t stall. - But something important will continue to be missing.
0
0
0
Creatives are much more left wing than the public - this near monopoly on cultural production has been a big driving force for spreading cosmopolitan values over the last century and it’s coming to an end. If the left doesn’t adapt to this new world things could get quite bad.
0
0
0
"The lack of a human driver is no longer the reason [Waymos] stand out most from regular traffic. They do so because they follow the speed limit. Indeed, cyclists and pedestrians are so used to drivers going 5, 10, or more miles per hour over posted speed limits, that Waymo’s
sf.streetsblog.org
Do Americans even understand that posted speed limits aren't advisory?
61
76
922
'Managed decline"
The government did what it has done since coming to power: put party before country. The inability to make difficult decisions on spending, tax reform and growth will do nothing to arrest Britain’s managed decline https://t.co/aNQUcRhDt4 Photo: Ben Dance/FCDO
0
0
0
Gets defensive very fast - a big problem when you are the national coach He should have focused on Indian team issues in test cricket - an entirely different beast to the white ball game. Though the point that it is a team in transition is also there.
Gambhir said "People keep forgetting it. I am the same guy who got results in England with a young team. You guys will forget very soon. A lot of people keep talking about New Zealand. I am the same guy under whom we won the Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup as well. This is a
0
0
0
Though it is changing slowly, many Indian citizens unfortunately still don’t know much about the seven states in northeast where predominantly they look ‘Asian’. Most would lump it under Assam or even Nepal! And China claiming random territory of some other country due to some
Arnaud Bertrand deleted this reply to my tweet, which seems to imply that China has the right to annex foreign territory that contains people that visibly look Chinese. Deeply unwell.
1
0
1
New plan to boost India's tourist numbers https://t.co/CtzE6no95R
Unbelievable.🚨🚨 Spain nationals on tourist visas are openly painting political graffiti for CPI(M) in Kerala.!! Foreign citizens are openly participating in our election ecosystem. This is NOT tourism.. this is a blatant violation of visa laws and a dangerous breach of
0
1
1
I’m from the Northeast - so when I say this, I mean it with heart and history. Prema Thongdok (originally from Rupa, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh) was en route from London to Japan, transiting via Shanghai, when she was held 18 hours by Chinese authorities simply
351
3K
18K
अयोध्या के पावन धाम में श्री राम जन्मभूमि मंदिर में ध्वजारोहण समारोह का हिस्सा बनना मेरे लिए अत्यंत भावविभोर करने वाला अनुभव रहा। शुभ मुहूर्त में संपन्न हुआ यह अनुष्ठान हमारे सांस्कृतिक गौरव और राष्ट्रीय एकता के नए अध्याय का उद्घोष है। राम मंदिर का गौरवशाली ध्वज, विकसित भारत के
3K
20K
100K