Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth) header
Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth) profile picture

Manu Awasthi

@mnwsth

Doer

 India
manuawasthi.in
Joined March 2010
  • Tweets20.9K
  • Following1.3K
  • Followers14.3K
3.8KMedia
Photo by Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)Photo by Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)Photo by Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)Photo by Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)Photo by Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)Photo by Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)Photo by Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)Photo by Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)Photo by Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)
Engineering professors in India need to write fewer papers and start more companies.
19
8
3
213
20,376
Just mad that I didn’t think of this first.
Bhavesh Kansara (@kansaratva) profile pictureBhavesh Kansara@kansaratva16h
RAM belongs to everyone.
3
1
25
563
Running for fun is serious business.
Image from Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)
54
781
Remember kids, whatever you do, make sure that it’s top tier.
Image from Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)
TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) profile pictureTechCrunch
@TechCrunchOct 30
The new report says the AI lab will likely qualify for a high junk rating. spr.ly/6010BHUa6u

Anthropic expected to receive high 'junk' rating from credit agencies following IPO, report says |...

The new report says the AI lab will likely qualify for a high junk rating.

techcrunch.com
1
6
858
One would have thought that this news would have been a SCREAMING headline in the Economic Times. This was hidden in Page 3.
Image from Arun Krishnan 🇮🇳 (@ArunKrishnan_)
44
708
21
2,645
30,523
The problem isn’t that we don’t have enough laws. The problem is that whatever laws we have aren’t being enforced properly. Having more laws is not going to solve that fundamental issue.
Indian Tech & Infra (@IndianTechGuide) profile pictureIndian Tech & Infra
@IndianTechGuideOct 30
🚨 Karnataka increases the fine for driving vehicles on footpaths from ₹500 to ₹5,000.
Image from Indian Tech & Infra (@IndianTechGuide)
4
2
25
795
“That's why "everyone will learn from AI" is bunk.” +1
Shriram Krishnamurthi (primary: Bluesky) (@ShriramKMurthi) profile pictureShriram Krishnamurthi (primary: Bluesky)@ShriramKMurthiOct 30
This is a universal pattern. People will ask almost everyone for an answer except the person likely to know. Some of them have begun to turn to AI. Now they won't even ask the AI. People massively overestimate basic curiosity. That's why "everyone will learn from AI" is bunk.
1
14
793
The need to be told exactly what to do (or micromanaged) is one of the reasons why AI assisted programming is a big threat to a large fraction of Indian developers. If I have to constantly tell someone to do something (and then constantly keep checking if said work has been completed) I’d rather that be an AI agent — something whose output, while possibly being somewhat flawed, has a guaranteed upper time bound. Relying on agents frees up a person’s time from one of the most energy and bandwidth draining tasks dreaded by senior folks — getting work out of someone who is not interested. cc @jsensarma
Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz) profile pictureGergely Orosz
@GergelyOroszOct 28
Replying to @GergelyOrosz
About 6 months ago @mitsuhiko told me something along the lines that he sees "empowered" devs/people thriving with AI, and those with little to no ability or will for autonomy seeing it as a threat and struggling Still one of the best ways I've heard it said. It's also true: the threat is with people who NEED to be told exactly what and how to do, aka micromanaged. Because if a person is micromanaged: whoever is doing the micromanaging migth decide to give the same instructions to the agent that might get it done faster I know it sucks to hear this, but having autonomy, judgement that machines will not be allowed to have: this is how you become more valuable when the workplace will have AI agents running workflows left and right
10
753
Or extremely low. The difference is decided by how good your judgement is.
shipra (@shipranotes) profile pictureshipra
@shipranotesOct 28
The ROI on keeping your mouth shut is extremely high.
2
2
28
1,266
ABSABH: Always Be Selling; Always Be Hiring.
13
600
When 30 students submit a "challenge question" you thought was only doable by 5 (at max)
2
15
639
How do you know someone is a VC?
4
472
Advice to software engineers thinking about switching to farming
Image from Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)
3
3
47
1,157
Replying to @matthew_d_green @OpenSSLFact
The point I’m trying to make is that there’s a distinct “before” and “after” when it comes to events. Things that were inconceivable prior to an event can become obvious after. But it’s important to think about what should be obvious *before* important people are panicking.
2
12
133
4,136
📣 Please sign up and/or spread the word, thanks! Link to the form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
The Indian Computing Olympiad, which organizes the Indian part of the informatics olympiad and selects India’s team for the International Olympiad in Informatics, is setting up a Technical Committee comprised of volunteers who can help in the various technical aspects of the process. The main and immediate responsibility is helping in the technical setup of the ~35 test centres for ZCO (Zonal Computing Olympiad) and INOI (Indian National Olympiad in Informatics) which involves coordinating remotely with the system admins of the institutions which host the contests. This requires sufficient experience with installing Ubuntu and the various issues which could crop up during that. We use a custom bootable Ubuntu image which is installed on the machines in the centres. The bulk of this work will be in the 1-2 months before ZCO and INOI - Nov, Dec, Jan, and Feb.

ALT The Indian Computing Olympiad, which organizes the Indian part of the informatics olympiad and selects India’s team for the International Olympiad in Informatics, is setting up a Technical Committee comprised of volunteers who can help in the various technical aspects of the process. The main and immediate responsibility is helping in the technical setup of the ~35 test centres for ZCO (Zonal Computing Olympiad) and INOI (Indian National Olympiad in Informatics) which involves coordinating remotely with the system admins of the institutions which host the contests. This requires sufficient experience with installing Ubuntu and the various issues which could crop up during that. We use a custom bootable Ubuntu image which is installed on the machines in the centres. The bulk of this work will be in the 1-2 months before ZCO and INOI - Nov, Dec, Jan, and Feb.

1
12
35
1,895
This is true of many Indian universities also. My theory regarding why this happens is two fold: 1. A culture of spin-outs has been largely absent — there aren’t enough companies coming out of universities for them to have experience in what works and what doesn’t. Clearly, there are very few success stories and none of the spin-outs have made it *really* big. The institutions are asking for large stakes from the small number of companies that do spin out, hoping that even if one of the bets pays out, it would lead to a payday. A better strategy would be to charge a smaller stake from a large number of companies, but those kinds of numbers don’t exist yet. 2. Traditionally, technology translation has not been in the DNA of HEI institutions in India. They are places for “imparting education”, and it is considered bad form for professors to capitalise on innovation (money remains a dirty word in academia, personal money even more so). A number of institutions “allow” faculty to spin out companies, and demand a larger share of the pie for this “accommodation”. What is offered in return generally remains unclear, other than being provided the privilege of being able to start a company (in addition to having a day job as a professor).
Paul Graham (@paulg) profile picturePaul Graham
@paulgOct 26
The reason UK universities demand more equity than US universities in "spin outs" is not that they're tougher negotiators. It's that they're too inexperienced to realize they're charging over market rate.
18
1,133
Make commerce, not war.
525
Welcome to *all* universities in India. Every single one of them.
Paul Graham (@paulg) profile picturePaul Graham
@paulgOct 25
I'm going to Columbia to speak to some students, and apparently you need ID and a QR code to visit the campus. They locked it down after the Gaza protests and still haven't reopened it. It's the only Ivy League university that's closed to visitors.
6
6
1
337
34,671
Makes two of us.
Image from Manu Awasthi (@mnwsth)
1
20
618
Load more