Avinash ಅವಿನಾಶ್

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Biochemist turned science teacher.

Today was a lazy Saturday, spent reading Chinua Achebe's classic novel. Kicking myself for not reading it earlier.

(reposting because there was a typo)

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Here's the "added value" we should be thankful for from big science publishing companies.

https://www.science.org/content/article/why-have-papers-one-history-s-most-famous-physicists-been-retracted

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One tiny moment of joy: seeing so many scientists completely pissed at someone's attempt of using LLMs to determine if a paper "was in the top 1%"

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So no document can be used as proof of citizenship. And most people don't have multiple documents/have documents riddled with errors.

Kafkaesque nightmare given that people are being deported using "ilegal immigration"

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/passport-not-proof-of-citizenship-but-a-travel-document-mea-4050904

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Passport not proof of citizenship but a travel document: MEA

The government had reiterated that an Indian passport is merely a travel document and not proof of citizenship. The reports surfaced on the occasion of the 14th Passport Seva Divas and quoted a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official as saying, “A passport is issued after a lot of due diligence, and it is based on documents from several government agencies."

Deccan Herald

I hadn't imagined M John Harrison to have the look of a grizzled old sailor. Or maybe a prophet?

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/21/m-john-harrison-if-we-met-a-real-alien-wed-have-no-clue-what-they-thought

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M John Harrison: ‘If we met a real alien we’d have no clue what they thought’

At 80, SF author M John Harrison is producing some of his best work. He talks about finding his voice, alien intelligence and the advice from Iain Banks that still spurs him on

The Guardian