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==== Attendees

. link:https://twitter.com/bhavesh878789[Bhavesh Kukreja^]
. link:https://twitter.com/chiragnayyar[Chirag Nayyar^]
. link:https://twitter.com/SirusTweets[Darshan Rander^]
. link:https://twitter.com/DSdatsme[Darshit Suratwala^]
. link:https://twitter.com/harshgkapadia[Harsh Kapadia^]
. link:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaustubhkhavnekar[Kaustubh Khavnekar^]
. link:https://twitter.com/PranavDani3[Pranav Dani^]
. link:https://twitter.com/mehraramyak[Ramyak Mehra^]
. link:https://twitter.com/rishit_dagli[Rishit Dagli^]
. link:https://twitter.com/ambitions2003[Siddharth Kaduskar^]
. link:https://twitter.com/furtado_jaden[jaden furtado^]
. Alpesh Bhagwatkar
. Aniket Kadam
. Ram Naik
. Tarun 24
. VANSHIKA Jain
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Date: 22-06-2024

Duration: 4 hrs 12 mins

==== Topics Discussed

* We had a detailed discussion about AI, AGI and SSI.
** Aniket Kadam talked about how AI is bad at consistency, while link:https://twitter.com/rishit_dagli[Rishit Dagli^] tried to counter the argument by suggesting that it is a math problem and can be solved eventually.
** We had an interesting discussion about realism and how AI can replicate most of the already-produced art.
*** Building on the previous discussion, we tapped into the philosophical topic of what work is derivative and what is original.
** link:https://twitter.com/furtado_jaden[jaden furtado^] shared a drawing that he made and asked the group to identify which was made by him and which one was made by AI.
* link:https://twitter.com/rishit_dagli[Rishit Dagli^] discussed the out-of-distribution (OOD) problem, stating that models can only generate in-distribution (IID) data. However, he mentioned that it is mathematically possible to build OOD from IID by changing the conditions for the Gnedenko-Kolmogorov Central Limit theorem.
** He also shared a link:https://rishit-dagli.github.io/2024/01/01/sgd.html#:~:text=Theorem%20(Gnedenko%2DKolmogorov,the%20stable%20distribution[blog post^] where he wrote about a part of this topic.
* We talked about Windows Copilot+ PCs and the link:https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c[Recall feature^] and how it was ironically recalled.
* Darshan shared that he is currently working on the front-end side of different products in his company.
* link:https://twitter.com/furtado_jaden[jaden furtado^] talked about reverse shell and his cultural shocks in Singapore.
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==== Attendees

. link:https://twitter.com/bhavesh878789[Bhavesh Kukreja^]
. link:https://twitter.com/chiragnayyar[Chirag Nayyar^]
. link:https://twitter.com/DhiruCodes[Dheeraj Lalwani^]
. link:https://twitter.com/harshgkapadia[Harsh Kapadia^]
. link:https://twitter.com/furtado_jaden[Jaden Furtado^]
. link:https://twitter.com/KartikSoneji_[Kartik Soneji^]
. link:https://twitter.com/mohit_explores[Mohit Gangwani^]
. link:https://twitter.com/PranavDani3[Pranav Dani^]
. link:https://twitter.com/mehraramyak[Ramyak Mehra^]
. link:https://twitter.com/rishit_dagli[Rishit Dagli^]
. link:https://twitter.com/ambitions2003[Siddharth Kaduskar^]
. link:https://twitter.com/skxrxn[Sreekaran Srinath^]
. link:https://twitter.com/WilfredAlmeida_[Wilfred Almeida^]
. link:https://twitter.com/furtado_jaden[jaden furtado^]
. Aniket Kadam
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Date: 29-06-2024

Duration: 3 hrs 53 mins

==== Topics Discussed

* link:https://twitter.com/KartikSoneji_[Kartik Soneji^] talked about link:https://www.rust-lang.org[Rust^] and link:https://diesel.rs[Disel^]. He also discussed NFTs and web3 since he is working with a company that is building a Web3-based marketplace.
* link:https://twitter.com/harshgkapadia[Harsh Kapadia^] showcased his banana pie tool that he bought for a project.
** link:https://twitter.com/PranavDani3[Pranav Dani^] and link:https://twitter.com/harshgkapadia[Harsh Kapadia^] talked a bit about RISCV, its architecture and instructions.
* The following links were shared in the meet:
** link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJEaMtNN_dM[The Hidden Rules of Conversation^]
** link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY-XHAoVEeU&ab_channel=TomScott[The Thames Barrier must never fail. Here's why it doesn't.^]
** link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3oLeSPINOk&ab_channel=TomScott[Why the US Army electrifies this water^]
** link:https://youtu.be/lkbV8oP-F44[Rabbit M1 exposing API keys^]
** link:https://tontinton.com/posts/scheduling-internals[A good article on OS scheduling^]
** link:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/boeings-starliner-leaves-astronauts-stuck-but-safe-in-space[Boeing's Starliner leaves astronauts stuck but safe in space^]
* link:https://twitter.com/furtado_jaden[Jaden Furtado^] showcased a website for malware detection where people could upload their files to check for malware traces.
* link:https://twitter.com/harshgkapadia[Harsh Kapadia^] shared a case where one of the students from his college was scammed by a fake interviewer and made them run malicious code on their computer and copied their RSA keys.
* link:https://twitter.com/furtado_jaden[Jaden Furtado^] talked about how a train received a software update over the internet and sadly the software is exposed publicly on the internet.
** We discussed the security implications of this and how it could be exploited.
* Aniket Kadam shared his experience of hiring interns and applying for jobs and how very small changes in the resume can be misinterpreted by the interviewer.
* link:https://twitter.com/skxrxn[Sreekaran Srinath^] shared his experience of working at Boeing.

==== Show and Tell

* link:https://twitter.com/PranavDani3[Pranav Dani^] showcased an instruction fetcher and a decoder that he wrote in Verilog for RISCV RV64IM.
** The instruction fetcher fetches instructions from memory which talks over the AXI4 protocol and the decoder decodes the instructions and prints it in the terminal.
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==== Attendees

. link:https://twitter.com/adityaoberai1[Aditya Oberai^]
. link:https://twitter.com/bhavesh878789[Bhavesh Kukreja^]
. link:https://twitter.com/DhiruCodes[Dheeraj Lalwani^]
. link:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaustubhkhavnekar[Kaustubh Khavnekar^]
. link:https://twitter.com/mohit_explores[Mohit Gangwani^]
. link:https://twitter.com/PranavDani3[Pranav Dani^]
. link:https://twitter.com/mehraramyak[Ramyak Mehra^]
. link:https://twitter.com/rishit_dagli[Rishit Dagli^]
. link:https://twitter.com/ishubhamsah[Shubham Sah^]
. link:https://twitter.com/WilfredAlmeida_[Wilfred Almeida^]
. link:https://twitter.com/furtado_jaden[jaden furtado^]
. Aniket Kadam
. Anil Harwani
. Arvind Singharpuria
. Hrishikesh Dhuri
. Krishana Dave
. Kuwar Kapur
. Nishant Goel
. Prakhar Sharma
. Rakesh Kumawat
. Hemant Vardani
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Date: 06-07-2024

Duration: 3 hrs 09 mins

==== Topics Discussed

* Nishant Goel talked about his transition to marketing. link:https://twitter.com/DhiruCodes[Dheeraj Lalwani^] asked him about how he came to that decision and how a product marketer contributes to the product.
** Nishant Goel also discussed his startup, a podcast hosting platform, although he didn't provide any specific details about it. He also mentioned the framework they were using for the platform.
** We talked a bit about how selecting a framework might be related to how comfortable people are with it.
* link:https://twitter.com/DhiruCodes[Dheeraj Lalwani^] and Arvind Singharpuria talked about things that come along with working remotely, such as the social life issues that arise from it.
** The main reason for this is that remote workers often have limited opportunities for social interaction outside of work, as they don't have the same level of face-to-face interaction with colleagues that office workers do.
** Later in the meeting, link:https://twitter.com/adityaoberai1[Aditya Oberai^] brought up this topic and emphasized the importance of making conscious efforts to maintain a social life while working remotely.
* link:https://twitter.com/furtado_jaden[jaden furtado^] contemplated why he would want to pursue a master's degree, as it relates to personal satisfaction. link:https://twitter.com/PranavDani3[Pranav Dani^]w inquired about his expectations from it.
* link:https://twitter.com/adityaoberai1[Aditya Oberai^] and link:https://twitter.com/PranavDani3[Pranav Dani^]w discussed cameras and how the images they capture, regardless of the resolution, always have better depth and overall quality compared to photos taken with a phone.
* link:https://twitter.com/furtado_jaden[jaden furtado^] and Anil Harwani talked about how once one gets to a senior position, taking days off becomes more difficult due to the responsibilities that come with the position.
** Anil Harwani further talked about the aspects to consider - one related to the responsibilities of your job, and the other related to your interests and working on the projects that you see worth in.
** He emphasized that to pursue the things that truly matter to you, you may need to make certain sacrifices and put in extra effort.
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