Karan Kumar

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Would you like to not have to work?

The idea of getting paid without needing to work may seem like the ideal life to some but a humdrum, dull life to others. It's subjective. However, if we were to imagine a future where AI causes mass unemployment by automating many of our jobs, it may be a question

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Self-driving cars: a moral imperative

In 21 lessons for the 21st century, Yuval Noah Harari talks about self-driving cars. Specifically, he argues for self-driving cars as a moral imperative. Before reading that book a while ago, I was in the "let's not" camp. However, Harari's simple argument changed my mind. Job losses Self-driving cars sound

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Writing clean code

Robert C. Martin was at it again with another excellent book for programmers (professional or hobbyists). Clean code is a book for programmers who want to strive towards writing more readable and maintanable code. That much you may have surmised. It's important to note that while the book offers plenty

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Becoming a Software Craftsman(-woman)

Robert C. Martin (A.K.A 'Uncle Bob') has written an excellent book on what it means to be a professional programmer. A lot of us programmers love the 'hard' technical side (the actual programming) and tend to scoff at the 'soft' side (i.e. soft skills). Contrary to what

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C# reference parameters

Reference parameters allows a method to change the values of data that are defined in the caller's scope. In this tutorial, we look at how to use them.

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C#: output parameters

Typically, you can only return one thing in C#. For instance, you may return an int, a string or an array of bools. As you may have surmised, output parameters allow you to return multiple values without using a container. Example I: Let's take a look at a simple method:

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Do we understand or do we perceive?

Do we really understand things or do we just think we understand?

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Why are moths attracted to our light bulbs?

Summer's in and so are the moths. What makes moths attracted to light?

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Saving a configuration in a Property Map

A tutorial on creating a configuration using a property map

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Creating a simple cache in Java

How to conceptually make a cache in Java

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Design 4.0

A peek into the history of this site

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Collections: When to use an ArrayList over a LinkedList (& visa versa)

When and why you may want to use one over the other

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Collections: HashSet & TreeSet

What are they & when would you want to use one over the other?

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Did it happen?

How do we know whether something actually happened?

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COVID-19 Dashboard

A tour of the COVID-19 Dashboard web app I made

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UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action | Cheltenham Science Festival 2020

What we can do, as individuals & nations, to stop a runaway climate disaster

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Ocean Autopsy: The Secret Story of Our Seas | BBC 4 documentary

A dive into the ocean autopsy report on the health of our ocean

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Personalised Diets | Cheltenham Science Festival 2020

Finding the optimal diet for you

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How we're damaging our ocean & what we can do about it | Cheltenham Science Festival 2020

Why our global ocean is important, how we're damaging it & what we, as individuals, can do about it

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Digital minimalism in the Age of Distraction

While it’s clear that Cal Newport advocates a ‘less is more’ approach, he does so in a fair and objective way that explains both the advantages and disadvantages of modern-day technology. Newport is not advocating a complete ban against all new technology devices. Instead, he suggests ways that could

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Git merge: the different types

You know what a merge does conceptually and how to merge in Git. What you may not know are the different types of merges. That’s what this piece is about. License This post is a slightly modified version of the Git merge section in Pro Git [https://git-scm.com/

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Git Tags

Git tags: what are they and how can you use them?

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A better, fulfilling education that children actually love

Rethinking education: how do we not leave anyone behind?

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Privacy Matters & Why you probably do care

Why should you care about privacy? You've got nothing to hide, right? Right...? :/

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Human Ego In The Way of Appreciating Animal Intelligence?

If you don't think (non-human) animals are intelligent, think again.