Best Stable Diffusion Podcasts (2025)

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6.15.25 | Reimplemented Stable Diffusion 3.5 in PyTorch, Waymo rides pricier than Uber/Lyft, TimeGuessr 12:02

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 15, 2025. I have reimplemented Stable Diffusion 3.5 from scratch in pure PyTorch https://github.com/yousef-rafat/miniDiffusion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276476 Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft and people are paying anyway https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/waymo-rides-cost…

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Mangoes Going Bananas 24:54

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In this episode of All Things Policy, Anisree Suresh is in conversation with Sowmya Prabhakar to peel the unexpected ban on Thotapuri mango procurement from Karnataka & Tamil Nadu by Chittoor. What actually happened? Is it about quality, pricing, politics or all of these? We invoke all the stakeholders - States, factories & farmers. We also dwell i…

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6.24.25 | Backyard coffee and jazz in Kyoto, Vera C. Rubin Observatory's first images, personal terminal usage 11:58

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 24, 2025. Backyard Coffee and Jazz in Kyoto https://thedeletedscenes.substack.com/p/backyard-coffee-and-jazz-in-kyoto https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44356248 Vera C. Rubin Observatory first images https://rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-first-look/cosmic-treasure-chest https://news.yco…

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Israel-Iran War Pt.2 28:43

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Join Yusuf Unjhawala and Arindam Goswami in this episode of All Things Policy, where we examine the escalating tensions and military exchanges between Israel and Iran. The Middle East today stands at a dangerous crossroads. In June 2025, the long-simmering shadow conflict between Israel and Iran erupted into open warfare, with Israel launching unpr…

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6.23.25 | Mechanical Watch diagram, Typst PhD Thesis, Klein Bottle brand hijacking 12:12

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 23, 2025. Mechanical Watch: Exploded View https://fellerts.no/projects/epoch.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44347425 I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst https://fransskarman.com/phd_thesis_in_typst.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44350322 Klein Bottle Amazon Brand Hijacking (…

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Israel-Iran War Pt.1 27:51

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Join Yusuf Unjhawala and Arindam Goswami in this episode of All Things Policy, where we examine the escalating tensions and military exchanges between Israel and Iran. The Middle East today stands at a dangerous crossroads. In June 2025, the long-simmering shadow conflict between Israel and Iran erupted into open warfare, with Israel launching unpr…

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6.22.25 | U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites, Beware lifetime non-compete confidentiality agreements, Airpass bypasses WiFi time limits 11:10

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 22, 2025. U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckg3rzj8emjt https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341639 Tell HN: Beware confidentiality agreements that act as lifetime non competes https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44338562 Airpass – Easily overcome WiFi time…

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6.21.25 | YouTube's anti-adblock measures, Phoenix.new for remote AI runtime, Samsung embeds IronSource spyware on phones 12:17

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 21, 2025. YouTube's new anti-adblock measures https://iter.ca/post/yt-adblock/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44329712 Phoenix.new – Remote AI Runtime for Phoenix https://fly.io/blog/phoenix-new-the-remote-ai-runtime/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44328326 Samsung Embeds IronSou…

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6.20.25 | Rationalist identity, New BitTorrent tracker in Elixir, LLMs into MegaKernel for low-latency inference 12:17

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 20, 2025. Guess I'm a Rationalist Now https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=8908 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44317180 Show HN: I wrote a new BitTorrent tracker in Elixir https://github.com/Dahrkael/ExTracker https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44323253 Compiling LLMs into a MegaKernel: A p…

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Lessons from the Trenches of Policy Advisory in India 38:11

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In this episode of All Things Policy, Carl Jaison sits down with Suryaprabha Sadasivan, Senior VP of Public Policy and FIPRA India Lead at Chase Advisors, to unpack what truly drives policy success in India’s complex political economy. Drawing from her cross-sectoral experience, Suryaprabha reflects on navigating Union–State dynamics, building mult…

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6.19.25 | Workout.cool is an open-source fitness platform, Andrej Karpathy discusses software in the AI era, Unregistry allows "docker push" to servers directly 12:45

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 19, 2025. Show HN: Workout.cool – Open-source fitness coaching platform https://github.com/Snouzy/workout-cool https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44309320 Andrej Karpathy: Software in the era of AI [video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCEmiRjPEtQ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=443…

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Courts Versus Trump’s Tariff Policy: What's Next? 35:37

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In this episode of All Things Policy, Anisree Suresh sits with Anupam Manur to analyse the verdict by the US Court of International Trade, which ruled his Liberation Day tariffs illegal. They discuss the legal possibilities, alternative scenarios, and what the new uncertainty offers to the global economy. All Things Policy is a daily podcast on pub…

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6.18.25 | Honda's reusable rocket launch, The Grug Brained Developer, reviving a torrent tracker with 3M peers 12:35

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 18, 2025. Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket https://global.honda/en/topics/2025/c_2025-06-17ceng.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44300102 The Grug Brained Developer (2022) https://grugbrain.dev/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4430354…

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India's China+1 Challenge 46:56

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As global efforts to decouple from China intensify, there has been a lot of hope and optimism about India being the benefactor of a China+1 strategy. However, it is safe to say that this has not materialised for India. Instead, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and to some extent, Bangladesh have seen increased investments and manufacturing act…

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6.17.25 | WhatsApp adds ads, Nanonets-OCR-s converts documents to markdown, Chawan TUI web browser showcased 11:59

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 17, 2025. WhatsApp introduces ads in its app https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/technology/whatsapp-ads.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44289412 Nanonets-OCR-s – OCR model that transforms documents into structured markdown https://huggingface.co/nanonets/Nanonets-OCR-s https://news…

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Indus Water Treaty: Rethinking Climate and Resource Diplomacy 26:18

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In this episode of All Things Policy, Aishwaria Sonavane speaks with Ambika Vishwanath, Director at the Kubernein Initiative, to revisit the Indus Water Treaty, long regarded as a rare success in India-Pakistan cooperation. As tensions persist and climate change reshapes regional water dynamics, they explore whether the treaty can endure, what its …

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6.16.25 | SSL renamed to TLS, Modifying Starlink Mini, Canyon.mid 11:52

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 16, 2025. Why SSL was renamed to TLS in late 90s (2014) https://tim.dierks.org/2014/05/security-standards-and-name-changes-in.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44282378 How to modify Starlink Mini to run without the built-in WiFi router https://olegkutkov.me/2025/06/15/how-to-modify-…

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Sikkim at 50: Democracy, Identity, and Integration 33:16

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In this episode of All Things Policy, Wini Fred Gurung is in conversation with Professor Mahendra P Lama to discuss the remarkable journey of Sikkim from a Himalayan monarchy to becoming India's 22nd state in 1975. Marking 50 years since that pivotal transition, they discuss internal push for democracy, regional strategic shifts, and Sikkim’s evolv…

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6.14.25 | Solar system model, HP's board buys Palm, Apple's Liquid Glass for AR interfaces 12:16

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 14, 2025. If the moon were only 1 pixel: A tediously accurate solar system model (2014) https://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44266828 I convinced HP's board to buy Palm and watched them kill it https://philmckinney.substack.com…

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Teaching Architecture in the Age of AI 59:32

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Luc Izri — architect, theorist, and co-founder of Inflexion Dynamics — joins us to explore the evolving relationship between computation and design thinking. With a deep background in algorithmic and topological design education, Luc brings a fresh perspective on how AI is transforming not only architectural practice, but the way we teach and learn…

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6.13.25 | Receipt printer cured procrastination, Frequent reauth not more secure, US-backed Israeli spyware targeted European journalists 12:17

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 13, 2025. A receipt printer cured my procrastination https://www.laurieherault.com/articles/a-thermal-receipt-printer-cured-my-procrastination https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44256499 Frequent reauth doesn't make you more secure https://tailscale.com/blog/frequent-reath-security https:/…

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Why Did IMF Bail Out Pakistan? 26:57

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In this episode of All Things Policy, Anwesha Sen and Anisree Suresh examine Pakistan's economic history with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and deconstruct why it never sparked a reform moment. They also unpack Pakistan’s political economy - its policies, weaknesses and potential. They also unpack Pakistan's political economy, exploring the…

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6.12.25 | Big Bang possibly inside black hole, programming with agents, Chatterbox TTS 12:28

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 12, 2025. Research suggests Big Bang may have taken place inside a black hole https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/blogs/space-cosmology-and-the-universe/what-if-the-big-bang-wasnt-the-beginning-our-research-suggests-it-may-have-taken-place-inside-a-black-hole https://news.ycombinato…

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India's Cyber Defences and Operation Sindoor 34:48

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In today’s episode of All Things Policy, Adya Madhavan speaks with Karthik Bappanad and Lokendra Sharma about India’s cyber defence capabilities. Karthik and Lokendra situate Operation Sindoor within the wider landscape of cyber defences. They look at successful models such as RBI’s ReBIT, and areas that require further capacity building. Lokendra …

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6.11.25 | Mistral AI's first reasoning model, Vassar Robotics' $219 learning robot arm, OpenAI's 80% price drop for o3 12:05

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 11, 2025. Magistral — the first reasoning model by Mistral AI https://mistral.ai/news/magistral https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44236997 Launch HN: Vassar Robotics (YC X25) – $219 robot arm that learns new skills https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44240302 OpenAI dropped the price of …

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India and the Age of Autonomous War 27:05

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In this episode of All Things Policy, Shobhankita Reddy is in conversation with Adya Madhavan on her paper, "Revisiting Arms Control Paradigms in the Age of LAWS." They tackle the global debate over 'killer robots,' exploring the ethical and accountability dilemmas that arise when machines make lethal decisions. Adya breaks down why countries are s…

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6.10.25 | Tax deduction for US software devs, Apple announces Foundation Models and Containerization, Apple introduces universal design 12:27

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 10, 2025. Tell HN: Help restore the tax deduction for software dev in the US (Section 174) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44226145 Apple announces Foundation Models and Containerization frameworks, etc https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/06/apple-supercharges-its-tools-and-technologies…

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Strengthening the Rule of Law: Role of the Finance Commission 43:32

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In this episode of All Things Policy, Kripa Koshy (Programme Manager, Takshashila Institution) speaks to Surya Prakash (Programme Director and Fellow, DAKSH) and Rohith (Data Analyst, DAKSH) about the role of the Finance Commission in strengthening judicial reform. They discuss the budgeting process and the allocation of funds to the judiciary, and…

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6.9.25 | LLMs illustrated by pelicans, Kagi hits 50k users, supercomputers for autocrats threaten democracy 12:33

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 9, 2025. The last six months in LLMs, illustrated by pelicans on bicycles https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/6/six-months-in-llms/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44215352 Kagi Reaches 50k Users https://kagi.com/stats?stat=members https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44221450 Building s…

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For India's Tech Future: Scientific Investments We Can't Ignore 33:48

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In an era prioritising rapid technological output, this episode explores a crucial counterbalance: the need for deep investment in fundamental science. There is a symbiotic relationship between science and technology, which brings with it societal values and thinking. Join Shambhavi Naik and Ashwin Prasad as they discuss why a robust scientific fou…

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6.8.25 | Bill Atkinson has died, Washington Post advises against Chrome and Meta apps, overcoming procrastination 12:06

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 8, 2025. Bill Atkinson has died https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/06/07/bill-atkinson-rip https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44210606 Washington Post's Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta Apps (and Yandex) https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/07/035249/washington-posts-privac…

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6.7.25 | Tax code causing tech layoffs, Meta's invasive AI feed concerns, GitLab backup time reduced significantly 11:08

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 7, 2025. The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs https://qz.com/tech-layoffs-tax-code-trump-section-174-microsoft-meta-1851783502 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44180533 Meta: Shut down your invasive AI Discover feed https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/campaigns…

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6.6.25 | YouTube warns against self-hosting media, death newts face an impossible predicament, Air Lab introduces a portable air quality measuring device 11:46

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 6, 2025. Self-hosting your own media considered harmful according to YouTube https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/self-hosting-your-own-media-considered-harmful https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44197932 The impossible predicament of the death newts https://crookedtimber.org/2025/06/05/…

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Media Matters: You Are What You Consume 38:54

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In this episode of All Things Policy, Manoj Kewalramani and Astha Rastogi unpack the shifting dynamics of media consumption — from the rise of emotional content and algorithmic curation to the erosion of trust in traditional news. Together, they explore what it means to engage meaningfully with media in an age of noise, distraction, and disinformat…

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6.5.25 | OpenAI opposes court order on ChatGPT logs, FFmpeg adds WebRTC support, IRS Direct File available on GitHub 11:42

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 5, 2025. OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/openai-says-court-forcing-it-to-save-all-chatgpt-logs-is-a-privacy-nightmare/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44185913 FFmpeg merges WebRTC support https://git…

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Rethinking India's Nuclear Liability Regime 44:56

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After a lull of many years, there’s so much happening in India’s nuclear energy sector this year. On 1 Feb 2025, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first full budget of Modi 3.0, she made a major policy announcement related to nuclear energy: the intention to amend the liability law, also referred to as CLNDA in short. But what …

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6.4.25 | Deep learning praised, fact checking overlooked, covert Android tracking, DiffX extensible format 12:12

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 4, 2025. Deep learning gets the glory, deep fact checking gets ignored https://rachel.fast.ai/posts/2025-06-04-enzyme-ml-fails/index.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44174965 Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android https://localmess.github.io/ https://news.ycombinator.co…

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A Geospatial Lens on Bengaluru's Floods 36:23

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Urban floods in cities like Bangalore are becoming more frequent and disruptive. In this episode of All Things Policy, Avinash Shet and Dr Y. Nithiyanandam, a professor and the head of the Geospatial Program at the Takshashila Institution, explore how geospatial technologies—maps, sensors, and AI—can aid in planning, mitigation, and sustainable flo…

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6.3.25 | AI skeptics are irrational, Cloudflare creates OAuth with Claude, Kan.bn is an open-source Trello alternative 10:26

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 3, 2025. My AI skeptic friends are all nuts https://fly.io/blog/youre-all-nuts/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44163063 Cloudlflare builds OAuth with Claude and publishes all the prompts https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-oauth-provider/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44159166…

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How can India Engineer the Next-Gen Fighter? 39:35

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India's defence ecosystem needs a refined approach to fighting the next generation of battle, and that needs a vision for developing next-gen jet engines. In this episode of All Things Policy, Avinash Shet and Anushka Saxena discuss India's fighter jet engine ecosystem and the challenges facing the LCA Tejas and Kaveri engine programmes. Avinash al…

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Say hi at AI Engineer World's Fair 1:37

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It's been a while since I've released an episode. I'm heading to the AI Engineer World's Fair tomorrowv If you're going to be there, I am going to be wearing a Superman shirt, so come say hi! I would love to talk to listeners and hear how your prompting journey has been going. I'm also planning on restarting the podcast, with one of a couple diffe…

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6.2.25 | Root shell on credit card terminal, Cinematography of "Andor," Visual world of 'Samurai Jack' 11:33

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 2, 2025. Root shell on a credit card terminal https://stefan-gloor.ch/yomani-hack https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44150803 Cinematography of “Andor” https://www.pushing-pixels.org/2025/05/20/cinematography-of-andor-interview-with-christophe-nuyens.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?…

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What the Repeal of the AI Diffusion Framework Means for India and the World 44:46

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The AI diffusion framework was repealed by the Trump administration shortly before it was to come into force on 15 May 2025. In this episode of All Things Policy Rijesh Panicker, Ashwin Prasad and Bharath Reddy unpack what this means for India and the world. The PGP is a comprehensive 48-week hybrid programme tailored for those aiming to delve deep…

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6.1.25 | Precision Clock Mk IV, Progressive JSON, A Lean companion to Analysis I 11:54

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 1, 2025. Precision Clock Mk IV https://mitxela.com/projects/precision_clock_mk_iv https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44144750 Progressive JSON https://overreacted.io/progressive-json/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44147945 A Lean companion to Analysis I https://terrytao.wordpress.co…

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Debunking Fitness Myths, with Jodi Barrett - HS#42 25:27

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Welcome to Episode 42 of The Hockey Stick Show! I'm Miko Pawlikowski, and today, I'm excited to share my conversation with Jodi Barrett of KB Stronger. We talked about fitness, the myths surrounding it, and how to make exercise a consistent part of our lives without feeling overwhelmed. Debunking Fitness Myths I started our chat by asking Jodi abou…

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5.31.25 | Photos inside instruments, AI hype and white-collar layoffs, AWS systems correctness practices 12:46

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 31, 2025. Photos taken inside musical instruments https://www.dpreview.com/photography/5400934096/probe-lenses-and-focus-stacking-the-secrets-to-incredible-photos-taken-inside-instruments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44139626 The ‘white-collar bloodbath’ is all part of the AI hype ma…

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5.30.25 | WeatherStar 4000+ simulates Weather Channel, human coders outperform LLMs, FLUX.1 Kontext 11:33

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 30, 2025. WeatherStar 4000+: Weather Channel Simulator https://weatherstar.netbymatt.com/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44127109 Human coders are still better than LLMs https://antirez.com/news/153 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44127739 FLUX.1 Kontext https://bfl.ai/models/flux…

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China's Vision for National Security, Codified 32:11

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In this episode of All Things Policy, Manoj Kewalramani and Anushka Saxena discuss the codification of China's security view and policy in its latest White Paper on National Security in the New Era. They analyse the key takeaways of the paper, including China's red lines, approach to the Asian regional order, and tensions with the West. The PGP is …

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5.29.25 | Rewrote Mac Electron app in Rust, Japan Post launches digital address system, Compiler Explorer promises lasting URLs 12:04

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 29, 2025. Show HN: I rewrote my Mac Electron app in Rust https://desktopdocs.com/?v=2025 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44118023 Japan Post launches 'digital address' system https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/27/companies/japan-post-digital-address/ https://news.ycombinator.…

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Beyond the Gated Walls: Bengaluru’s Samaj, Sarkar & Bazar 48:23

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Every painted wall, pothole & traffic in Bengaluru has a story to tell. In this episode of All Things Policy, Pravar Choudhary of Bengawalks and I, Sowmya Prabhakar, COO of Takshashila Institution, take a stroll exploring the dynamics of the markets, society & government. From gated communities to badly designed footpaths, from heritage buildings t…