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On the Shoulders of Giants

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This is the first possible general purpose computing device called ENIAC. It was developed in 1945, merely a 75 years ago. And this is Fujitsu Fugaku, the Japanese Supercomputer which is currently the fastest computer in the world. I'm not even going to try to measure the differences between their computing speeds. No one can comprehend anyways In just 75 years, we went from 0 to some crazy off the scale number! I know not many people bat an eye, but this is startlingly fast. Nothing has been this fast in growth in human history. Period. I personally cannot understand how the ENIAC worked. It is not comprehendible by the mind of one average guy. But that's the beauty of human knowledge, it doesn't depend on "one guy". It is the sum total of all the knowledge we humans have ever gained.  Human collective knowledge and our ability of transferring knowledge from generation to generation gave us huge evolutionary advantage to other species. I know, many people have al...

My thoughts on Solitude

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Solitude is a very special state of mind. Most people do not wish to dwell into this. It's a state of mind that can give you a peaceful vibes or equally destructive thoughts.  Personally, I'm a solitude seeking guy. You see, people and social connections are important yes and also, they are very essential for maintaining basic mental stability, but this lets you have no thoughts of your own. Everything you do and say is either a copy of someone else's mannerisms or a view of their ideas.  On the other hand thinking, it's different. Thinking is something that can't be replicated. As an example, two mathematicians solving the same problem. They might take the same approach in solving the problem but they won't think about it the same way. It's never the same thinking. In my country, India, being a silent guy is very stereotypical with being a genius. Though the trend is changing, other than the youth themselves no one else understands what youngsters are going...