Is it cheating to learn to solve Rubik’s cube from the internet?
No. And let me elaborate. If it were any other “typical” puzzle, like a wooden puzzle box or a jigsaw…
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Category: society
How to Give Advice, part 2
Now that we have seen the different ways a person might ask for advice or help, let’s talk about actually…
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How to Give Advice, Part 1
You must have had a time when a friend called you in the hour of personal crisis asking, explicitly or…
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How to Seek Advice, part 3
Now that I have managed to receive some advice, seemingly good or bad, I use it to my benefit. But…
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How to Seek Advice, part 2
In the last part, we looked at the basics of seeking advice. In this part, we look at some concrete…
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How to Seek Advice, part 1
Nothing in life is free, maybe except for advice … which you receive in sheer quantity … from everyone ……
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Persian vs Prussian vs Parisian
These three words look similar but they couldn’t be more different in meaning, referring to three distinct regions in the…
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Generative AI, Part 2: When to Use
In the previous part of this essay, we talked about when NOT to use Generative AI such as ChatGPT. But…
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Generative AI, Part 1: When NOT to Use
ChatGPT is an example of generative AI which in turn is artificial intelligence that can generate content, be it text,…
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What do (some) school-kids and climate-deniers have in common?
Before we get into the topic of climate-denying, would you please humor me for a few minutes by reading the…
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