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The sound ळ is a retroflex L/ल. Garhwali has this sound Haryanvi has it Punjabi has it Rajasthani dialects have it Marathi has it Tamil has it; in fact, it is the last sound in the name of the language itself. 1 Malayalam has it. In fact, in the name of the language, the first l is alveolar, but the second l is retroflex (मलयाळम) Even Vedic Sanskrit recognizes this sound. So, why is this sound missing from modern Hindi? Well, probably because this sound isn’t used in the Delhi-Meerut dialect that became the standard dialect of Hindi. ...

Day 1 Start your day with a walking tour of the old town. Afterward, check out the wave surfing at the English Garden. At night, visit Hofbräuhaus. They do have non-alcoholic beer for 5.7 Euros as well. ...

Want to know what SaaS stack a B2B company runs on? You don’t need a data leak or an insider - the company publishes it for you. Look at their sub-processor list. Most B2B companies are contractually required to disclose every third-party vendor that touches customer data. These sub-processor pages are public, they’re kept up to date, and they quietly reveal a competitor’s entire tech stack: cloud provider, monitoring, customer support, AI/ML vendors, and more. ...

Getting from Zurich to Interlaken is expensive; a one-way train ticket costs 73 CHF. I would recommend doing a multi-day trip or getting a Swiss Travel Pass for longer stays. Interlaken is indeed a beautiful town, nestled between two stunning lakes, Lake Thun and Lake Brienz. Interlaken reminded me of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. Interlaken is, of course, more luxurious and really expensive, though. Day 1 I would recommend hiking along the tram line towards Harder Kulm, a viewpoint overlooking the town. The hike is about 5 miles, takes 3 hours, and is moderately difficult. ...

The Electromagnetic Field (EMF) is a health concern. The EMF causes ionization in the body, creating free radicals. These free radicals cause oxidative stress, leading to DNA damage and inflammation. And as with everything else bad, kids are more vulnerable than adults. Electronic toys and EMF Electronic toys, especially with moving parts, usually have a motor. And for that motor to function, a temporary magnetic field is created using the flow of electricity. This magnetic field is what causes the EMF exposure. ...

Explore how the US is run by lawyers, and faces challenges in innovation compared to China’s engineering-driven governance.

Zurich, along with Oslo, Norway is one of the few unassuming expensive European cities that I would not recommend visiting. The joke goes that Zurich whose German pronunciation is tsü-rich/त्सुरिच is “too rich”. The city is entirely unremarkable in terms of tourist attractions. A day is more than sufficient to see the city. I would recommend starting with a walking tour, it will give you basic idea of the city. ...

Do kids need meat to grow tall? Here are some graphs for parents to decide.

Singapore is hot, humid, and opulent. Luxembourg is cold, windy, and opulent. By some measures, Luxembourg is the richest country in the world. It is also one of the safest. It is the only duchy, that is, a country ruled by a duke (a level below a king), in the world. It is also one of the smallest countries in Europe. The best way to see is to get in early via a direct train from Brussels to Luxembourg 5:30 AM -> 9 AM for about 26 Euro. ...

Once or twice a month, I get a reach out to join as a technical advisor. I got two in the last month, except both were fake and meant to install malware on my machine! Both had a similar script. Someone reached out over LinkedIn to join their team as a technical advisor. Then they share a link to their code respository - without even asking me to sign an NDA or adding me to their org! Then I was asked to try out the code where doing npm install alone would have triggered the malware. Here are the stories in detail. ...