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  1. Veek M

    A new but very serious threat is showing up

    well Trump's not happy with WHO.. but I agree with everything you say regarding addiction and yeah India has a huge problem with this - we need to do exactly what I suggested America do.. study in a boot camp and organize ourselves to kick out exploitative a*holes (NO KILLING them)
  2. Veek M

    A new but very serious threat is showing up

    (glad you quit and I agree that drug addicts need to be saved) 1. Why can't America introduce a zap-and-study program for everyone? (Judge Rotenberg style) If a person is in trouble he checks into a boot camp for a period/schedule (study, work, play) he decides in advance, in a camp of his...
  3. Veek M

    The value of food - please make sure you read

    https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-military-cuts-food-rations-officers-just-10-days-per-month/ on Apr. 1 that the order to reduce food rations to just 10 days per month was handed down on the morning of Mar. 30. The new order means that the families of military officers will get only...
  4. Veek M

    Lockdown gets over OR get extended ? What do you think ?

    some more suggestions.. 1. open shops and such full 24 hrs - and follow distancing guidelines 2. schedule goods pickups/cash-drop-offs in advance (remember cash has to be sanitized eventually) via email 3. grooming is important anyway because the virus can stick to hair (moustache, beard etc)
  5. Veek M

    Lockdown gets over OR get extended ? What do you think ?

    China has implemented a lock-down successfully: Ours not to reason why, ours is to do or die! In any country, follow orders issued by the govt - don't get creative. The time for creativity is BEFORE THE Pandemic. That said: a national lock-down cannot be implemented in practical terms BUT WE...
  6. Veek M

    Lockdown gets over OR get extended ? What do you think ?

    This is a BMJ (British Medical Journal) Study https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1375 78% of people with the virus SHOW NO SYMPTOMS! I'll prolly get kiled for saying this but you'r wrong about "feeling well" and that's bad advice - most people who spread the disease feel well. So if we...
  7. Veek M

    Lockdown gets over OR get extended ? What do you think ?

    The solution (if you can call it that) is to allow a controlled spread. People are going to die (me especially) so DON'T WASTE the opportunity provided. Focus on educating other Indians so this never happens again. r/indianripoff (hobby forum but it's all about sharing knowledge and using it to...
  8. Veek M

    Lockdown gets over OR get extended ? What do you think ?

    I got to agree with the daily-wage poor starving: one thing though - we are primarily an agrarian nation! People returning to their villages strengthens farms - what we want need are more youtube study channels so poor people can study without leaving their villages! Cities can decongest and...
  9. Veek M

    Lockdown gets over OR get extended ? What do you think ?

    yeah mental issues - it's not evil that humans need worry about - it's madness! I remember reading about that US couple who were abusing their own children sitting with their pathetic faces in court! (and domestic abuse is another form) And the mental health act basically empowers mad people -...
  10. Veek M

    Lockdown gets over OR get extended ? What do you think ?

    how often do people go out to do their grocery shopping etc? My parents like to go out every 4-5 days for a drive - then walk. Apparently sitting at home long-term's not an option for them. It's quite annoying in one sense but..
  11. Veek M

    Corona-virus: medical tips and tricks thread

    Reddit thread on the same topic https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8192533/NHS-doctor-shares-breathing-technique-coronavirus-patients.html involves taking five deep breaths, and ending the sixth deep breathe with a cough - covered with the hand or a tissue, of course. This would help...
  12. Veek M

    What's the average age of people on TechEnclave and Erodov - how come Indian colleges don't have their own board/forum?

    So I was wondering because I had a basic question in Chemistry and I didn't want to use r/Chemistry (reddit) or Freenode. Is there a board frequented by Indian students (that is fully functional and popular) where you could ask questions and such? I am guessing the bandwidth costs would be a...
  13. Veek M

    Events & Meets 5/4/2020 9PM be ready with your phone/torch/candle (India leads the world)

    ah, I was hoping for the AliE links to save me some searching :p
  14. Veek M

    WTB Some kind of portable, light computer monitor in Bangalore - with Corona, everything's closed?

    I've got a H110MHC Biostar mobo that I use in the garage with a 17" CRT currently. 1. I wanted a monitor for the terrace - portable, light that I can use away from people. 5k INR monitor. NEW. VGA/HDMI. IPS would be nice but I doubt at that price. Should be bright - terrace is well lit (but...
  15. Veek M

    How do I start learning Python?

    (it's completely untrue since I've never used Python for a hobby and don't know him personally - he's trolling to elicit a response - is my guess). To improve the quality of this post, and provide something useful to readers: the python stdlib is rather dated - YAML for config files and for DB...
  16. Veek M

    How do I start learning Python?

    Typically I use Python code to make my life easier on Linux, so I have Hexchat scripts written in Python to auto-login to IRC, alter my version/date|time, alert me when someone checks my version of client; for vim it's useful to write python scripts to auto-complete from python's stdlib/display...
  17. Veek M

    How do I start learning Python?

    I'd rather not diverge from the threads goal and indulge in idle speculation not related to learning python - trolls generally want to go off-topic, typically on Freenode's #python which is quite a nice place. matplotlib is a Python library to graph/plot data. I find studying other people's...
  18. Veek M

    How do I start learning Python?

    Nikhil, could you link to some code you've written - any language - it's a good first step to see if a person has done something in the language - it doesn't detract from your advice on AoA but it does eliminate trolling and then it's just a genuine difference in opinion...
  19. Veek M

    How do I start learning Python?

    you can always check out 'Knuth - Art of Computer Programming - 1 Fundamental Algorithms' to determine for yourself what people mean when they say no Math :p O notation requires familiarity with the exponential, cubic, quadratic and log curves at the very least. IMHO learning a topic is a...