Arun Ranganathan

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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

@fareesh @tszzl underrated tweet ^

@tszzl haryana grande

the Jat farmers of punjab (and canada lmao) have similar~higher Yamnaya admixture than the Swedes

@tszzl Unless you turn to literature from the '50's, which includes S. Radakrishnan's "The Principal Upanishads" or his "Indian Philosophy" which are brain hurty but instructive.

whenever you need an expert on Hinduism or Vedic history, theres always an elite British asiatic enthusiast or a jewish academic type to ask

@nearcyan @512x512 +1 to the above. Basically something like "Summarize the discussion on X about [...]" would be really interesting.

@512x512 strategically speaking, the current unique advantage grok could have now is twitter data, so i'd probably prioritize that if i could search tweets neurally where important factors are taken into account like "does the poster have high network overlap with me?", i'd pay for that

Have you used ChatGPT, Claude or Perplexity today? How can we improve Grok to make you switch?

I'm saying "scrap it totally" is extreme. And I'm obviously saying service over hate.

In what I think is just about the strangest time to return to main, folks like @elonmusk have defended the H1B, *and* some racists appear to be bugging out. Some years ago, I had a proposal about the H1B visa, which is also the program that got me here. It's true that it fosters a type of professional immigration that corporations use (and possibly abuse), but it's also true that, aside from standard taxes that visa holders may pay, there could be more done to "pay it forward" to local communities. One would be volunteering in the education system, particularly in STEM-like fields. This has drawbacks, of course, but I'm a big believer in civic service. Could there be an element of service in local schools (pre-college, even community college) that's bound to H1Bs? Another is a special city or state tax on H1B holders that is earmarked for education and training in local communities. I'm spit balling, of course, but I'm suggesting there's creative ways to reform something that's potentially beneficial. Creating companies is another way to pay it forward.

@tunguz *sigh instant subscribe

If you are an Indian, pivot to Pakistan.

@JeromySonne @jesskah @eurie_kim @ForerunnerVC @rick @FirstMarkCap @sequoia @tszzl @tszzl has a standing invite as far as I’m concerned

Congrats to Roon on raising a $15M Series A from @eurie_kim at @ForerunnerVC and @rick at @FirstMarkCap! We at @sequoia are proud seed investors and excited for Roon's next chapter! 🎉 Healthcare information online is broken. We've all been there: Googling symptoms only to find unreliable sources, outdated content, and endless patient forums. The constant question: "can I trust this?" For Roon CEO Vikram Bhaskaran, this hit home when his father was diagnosed with ALS. Frustrated with "Dr Google," he was shocked to find no better alternatives. Meanwhile, cofounder @drRohanR saw this from the doctor's side as chief of neurosurgery. Short appointments meant limited time for patient questions. He needed a way to share reliable answers at scale. With CTO @arun, they built something genius: world-class doctors answering questions through short-form video, enhanced by AI. Think WebMD meets TikTok meets ChatGPT—but actually helpful. The secret sauce? 16,000+ video answers from top doctors at leading institutions. While others talk about "AI in healthcare," Roon brings the irreplaceable human element. That's the magic. ✨ Read more here: techcrunch.com/2024/11/26/roo…

@8en @HowWeFeel Congratulations team!

Excited that @HowWeFeel is a finalist for the 2024 Apple Design Awards. You can see all the finalists 👇 developer.apple.com/design/awards/

@ellenjdasilva Yep, wow, our office in Bk was shaking for about 8 seconds.

Was there an earthquake in NYC just now?

Sharing an exciting new resource that I helped build, Roon (roon.com), a free platform helping people navigate dementia through thousands of short-form Q&A videos from 60+ dementia experts, caregivers, and more. Look, share, and let me know what you think!

@balajis @eshear @DanielleFong I agree that OpEd/press cycles are fickle, but the initial TPP showcased at least one sort of defensive maneuver at that time: cfr.org/backgrounder/w…

@eshear @DanielleFong I think it’s just emblematic of the time. No one cared, it wasn’t a big issue. Everyone was instead concerned with Afghanistan, Iraq, and then ISIS — extremely expensive conflicts in blood and treasure that seemed all-important at the time and are now just not even mentioned.

Not too long ago, Americans didn’t really care about Taiwan. For example, in 2011 this NYT oped proposed that the US sell Taiwan to China for $1T in debt forgiveness. archive.is/fmQR9

Congrats @hansonwng and Ethan! What a useful use of LLMs.

When Vikram Bhaskaran's father was diagnosed with a rare disease, he saw how patients need support outside of the doctor’s office–and that web searches and social media can be generic at best, and inaccurate at worst, inspiring him to start @rooncare with @arun and @drRohanR

This entire thread.

@Connor amazing.

I did a selfish thing yesterday! How it started / how it’s going.

@ShriramKMurthi Functional argument is right, but there was (once) an operation function too (not just callback): #dfn-create-operation-function" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">heycam.github.io/webidl/#dfn-cr…

This generated a surprising amount of interest. In this thread (↵ = continues) I'll show there isn't consensus, decline some insufficiently interesting answers, call out some Twitterifically whimsical ones, and then declare a winner. ↵

@bgalbs *OR* front end layout eng. (I kid, I kid).

My boy, learning how to program: “I want to write a program that uses a *ton* of ‘if statements’”. Future self-driving car software developer over here.

@davidbaron @Google @googlechrome This is *such* significant news! Mazeltov, David. All my very best to you.

Excited to start my first day today as a @Google employee, where I'll be working on @googlechrome.