Learning by Proxy with Vivek Srinivasan

There is a strike that is taking place in Hollywood. It is not a first and it is certainly not unprecedented. It is a clashing of an industry of artists against a paradigm shift that is taking place. At stake is their future earnings potential. Think of this like 2010 for Nokia, what they did would either make them or break them. Of course, Nokia did not understand the value of software and went broke. By comparison, the writers and the actors understand the value of their work and they also understand the shortcomings of AI. Hence the fight.

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Fillers - Here and Here

Exactly is a book by Simon Winchester about the world of precision manufacturing. He takes the reader on the journey of problems and inventions that resulted in the creation of the modern world as we know it.

In this podcast, I briefly summarise the book and share some of my thoughts on it.

You can read the blog at this link

The Indian monsoon is a peculiar phenomenon which is made possible by the unique geographical positioning of the country. It ensures great harvest and has played a key role in ensuring that India has a thriving agricultural economy. That monsoon is being disrupted. It was a never-before recorded event that set off a series of dominoes that culminated in Delhi being flooded. Climate is changing, and we are not prepared for it.

You can access my blog to see the images that I used as a part of the article here.

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Fillers - Here and Here

India launched its latest attempt to land on the moon. No easy feat but a huge one if they are able to pull it off. The country is also working on putting a man in space in the next 2 years.

In the meantime, China has already landed on the moon, almost at the same exact spot India is aiming at and it has also started building a space station.

The ambitions seem similar but the budgets have a huge difference. Who will come out on top in 20 years?

If you are interested in the article I wrote on the subject, you can read the blog at this link.

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When a cargo ship navigates through the Panama Canal it is not going through a neatly cut waterway from one side to the other, it is mostly navigating a lake which covers half the country. That lake is located 26 Meters above sea level. So the ships need to be raised to the level of the lake and then dropped back into the ocean.

Thanks to a drought the lake is drying up and making it harder for ships to navigate the canal. If the canal becomes harder to navigate, it would impact trade between Europe, US and Asia.

For the videos and images that I refer to, you can visit the blog at this link.

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This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 102. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes (or that was the hope). 

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India has been exporting software but most often it does not own that software it just makes it on others’ behalf. That has been changing over the last 10 years. But it seems like India’s greatest software export is going to come from the Banks and the Government of India!

You can find the whole blog at this link.

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I have exciting news to share: You can now read Learning by Proxy by Vivek Srinivasan in the new Substack app for iPhone.

With the app, you’ll have a dedicated Inbox for my Substack and any others you subscribe to. New posts will never get lost in your email filters or stuck in spam. Longer posts will never be cut off by your email app. Comments and rich media will all work seamlessly. Overall, it’s a big upgrade to the reading experience.

The Substack app is currently available for iOS. If you don’t have an Apple device, you can join the Android waitlist here.

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 101. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes (or that was the hope). 

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Ukraine is at war with Russia. Perhaps the slowest boil war that anyone has seen. Why is this war even taking place? Why is the US so interested in a country which 99.99% of its population cannot place on a map? What is causing Russia to do what it is doing?

You can find the whole blog at this link.

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I find that Google does not deliver my newsletters in the ‘Primary’ box if I send two emails back to back. So I will be publishing the podcasts on the RSS and the other platforms (find them here) such as Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher, etc. If you like listening to the podcast, please subscribe on any of those and it will drop on Friday as it always does.

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 99. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes (or that was the hope). 

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Oil is in turmoil. Covid caused the volumetric consumption of oil to fall tremendously across the globe. In addition to that climate, activists are taking a tough stand against the industry and this is making for bad optics. Many oil companies are working hard to make a transition to renewable energy and this is resulting in a windfall for investors. 

You can find the whole blog at this link.

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A couple of weeks ago I sat down and spoke with Christina Busch about his book The Serendipity Mindset, also printed as Connecting the Dots.

My meeting with Christian was pure serendipity. I did not even know that I was connected with him over LinkedIn. I found a message in my inbox and responded to him.

His book focuses on how Serendipity need not be sheer blind luck but something that you can manufacture every day by just keeping your mind open to opportunities and following some simple steps that invite more possibilities into your life.

Listen in and do take a look at the book.

This is the Learning by Proxy podcast for Edition 98. If you do not enjoy reading long-form, get the gist of it in about 10 minutes (or that was the hope). 

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The kids who grew up watching Jetsons are trying to turn that vision into reality. A dozen companies are trying their hands at flying cars. They are starting to get approvals as well as setting up demos to get the public excited about it.

You can find the whole blog at this link.

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