SPai
@sanjeevpai.bsky.social
As someone affiliated to all and none, trying to find a place to belong.
Enjoying my Bluesky bubble.
Enjoying my Bluesky bubble.
There is also "True but not useful" and Not true but useful" (Newton's laws, for example)
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There is also "True but not useful" and Not true but useful" (Newton's laws, for example)
It works when your interests are narrow and consistent over time. Sometimes, one wants "And now for something completely different" and not more of the same.
October 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It works when your interests are narrow and consistent over time. Sometimes, one wants "And now for something completely different" and not more of the same.
Which English should we choose? American, British, Australian?
After that - accent, dialect, era of a vocabulary.
Am I using the correct words here? Does correct still mean "correct"?
After that - accent, dialect, era of a vocabulary.
Am I using the correct words here? Does correct still mean "correct"?
April 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Which English should we choose? American, British, Australian?
After that - accent, dialect, era of a vocabulary.
Am I using the correct words here? Does correct still mean "correct"?
After that - accent, dialect, era of a vocabulary.
Am I using the correct words here? Does correct still mean "correct"?
If you search and can't find them, then re-search
j/k
j/k
March 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If you search and can't find them, then re-search
j/k
j/k
Me either. It was difficult in even favorable political environments definitely impossible in today's world, where one Republicans most definitely don't want many people to vote. If the voters switch, Democrats will switch sides too and will oppose universal voting rights.
March 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Me either. It was difficult in even favorable political environments definitely impossible in today's world, where one Republicans most definitely don't want many people to vote. If the voters switch, Democrats will switch sides too and will oppose universal voting rights.
Neither does India, kind of. Don't know about Brazil.
In India, the government sends reps
to the homes of senior citizens and handicapped who cannot go to an
official location. All paperwork is done in their home.
In India, the government sends reps
to the homes of senior citizens and handicapped who cannot go to an
official location. All paperwork is done in their home.
March 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Neither does India, kind of. Don't know about Brazil.
In India, the government sends reps
to the homes of senior citizens and handicapped who cannot go to an
official location. All paperwork is done in their home.
In India, the government sends reps
to the homes of senior citizens and handicapped who cannot go to an
official location. All paperwork is done in their home.
I want every legal citizen to have the right to vote freely. What happens after that in our broken system is upto the country to fix.
No American is my enemy, even if they consider me one.
No American is my enemy, even if they consider me one.
March 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I want every legal citizen to have the right to vote freely. What happens after that in our broken system is upto the country to fix.
No American is my enemy, even if they consider me one.
No American is my enemy, even if they consider me one.
There is no national Id in US. Only state Ids. In Republican states like Texas, Ids are carefully crafted to only allow those which are likely to vote Republican.
A free national voter Id, solves a host of problems. For example, make SSN an Id with photo, rather than only an Id for taxes.
A free national voter Id, solves a host of problems. For example, make SSN an Id with photo, rather than only an Id for taxes.
March 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
There is no national Id in US. Only state Ids. In Republican states like Texas, Ids are carefully crafted to only allow those which are likely to vote Republican.
A free national voter Id, solves a host of problems. For example, make SSN an Id with photo, rather than only an Id for taxes.
A free national voter Id, solves a host of problems. For example, make SSN an Id with photo, rather than only an Id for taxes.
I assume that there is massive voter disenfranchisement going on in the USA. However, Trump managed to engage in retail and transactional voting, peeling off many demographics that the Democrats believed were in their bloc.
That is immaterial. Let people decide for themselves. Allow free votes.
That is immaterial. Let people decide for themselves. Allow free votes.
March 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I assume that there is massive voter disenfranchisement going on in the USA. However, Trump managed to engage in retail and transactional voting, peeling off many demographics that the Democrats believed were in their bloc.
That is immaterial. Let people decide for themselves. Allow free votes.
That is immaterial. Let people decide for themselves. Allow free votes.
Whatever is the reason for opposition, free voter Ids take away the whole premise.
In addition, Presidential elections can ignore voter intent. Presidents are chosen by the states. The voters only choose their House members. The House chooses the senators and the House and Senate can choose POTUS.
In addition, Presidential elections can ignore voter intent. Presidents are chosen by the states. The voters only choose their House members. The House chooses the senators and the House and Senate can choose POTUS.
March 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Whatever is the reason for opposition, free voter Ids take away the whole premise.
In addition, Presidential elections can ignore voter intent. Presidents are chosen by the states. The voters only choose their House members. The House chooses the senators and the House and Senate can choose POTUS.
In addition, Presidential elections can ignore voter intent. Presidents are chosen by the states. The voters only choose their House members. The House chooses the senators and the House and Senate can choose POTUS.
Disenfranchising voters is the attempt of certain politicians, that much is clear.
So long as people fight for voting without Id, opponents can and will keep challenging it on moral and electoral security grounds.
Free voter Id takes away that premise and replaces it with a financial one.
So long as people fight for voting without Id, opponents can and will keep challenging it on moral and electoral security grounds.
Free voter Id takes away that premise and replaces it with a financial one.
March 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Disenfranchising voters is the attempt of certain politicians, that much is clear.
So long as people fight for voting without Id, opponents can and will keep challenging it on moral and electoral security grounds.
Free voter Id takes away that premise and replaces it with a financial one.
So long as people fight for voting without Id, opponents can and will keep challenging it on moral and electoral security grounds.
Free voter Id takes away that premise and replaces it with a financial one.
In India, Id registration is free and available to every citizen. Why not follow the same process in US?
Instead of battling for Id less voting, change the battle to a guaranteed and free national Id for every citizen. Would be both more worthwhile, as well as harder to oppose.
Instead of battling for Id less voting, change the battle to a guaranteed and free national Id for every citizen. Would be both more worthwhile, as well as harder to oppose.
March 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In India, Id registration is free and available to every citizen. Why not follow the same process in US?
Instead of battling for Id less voting, change the battle to a guaranteed and free national Id for every citizen. Would be both more worthwhile, as well as harder to oppose.
Instead of battling for Id less voting, change the battle to a guaranteed and free national Id for every citizen. Would be both more worthwhile, as well as harder to oppose.
To the surprise or no one.
Just as Bsky likely leans very left.
Just as Bsky likely leans very left.
March 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
To the surprise or no one.
Just as Bsky likely leans very left.
Just as Bsky likely leans very left.
"When I was a child, all my necessities were taken care of without me having to work for them. What happened?"
Same vibes.
Same vibes.
March 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"When I was a child, all my necessities were taken care of without me having to work for them. What happened?"
Same vibes.
Same vibes.
What are the chances of us seeing an American Wuhan in the current political climate?
March 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
What are the chances of us seeing an American Wuhan in the current political climate?
India is an importer and refiner, so it would have to be Russia or one of the Middle Eastern or South American countries
March 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
India is an importer and refiner, so it would have to be Russia or one of the Middle Eastern or South American countries
I will cherish and defend your right to always agree with me.
March 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I will cherish and defend your right to always agree with me.
Better than the days when Windows update used to say 1 hour, be at 99% in 10 minutes and the last 1% would take 3 hours, if it did not crash.
:)
:)
January 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Better than the days when Windows update used to say 1 hour, be at 99% in 10 minutes and the last 1% would take 3 hours, if it did not crash.
:)
:)
Actions speak louder than words. Plenty of "independents" reliably vote for a single party.
January 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Actions speak louder than words. Plenty of "independents" reliably vote for a single party.
Thanks, except this too is a Meta property and one I have been avoiding because it is the most useless of all. 😀
January 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Thanks, except this too is a Meta property and one I have been avoiding because it is the most useless of all. 😀
