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Foad S. Farimani
@fsfarimani
System Lead Engineer NTS D&E | PhD candidate in Surgical Robotics @UTwente | CEO @PneuRobotics | Open-source enthusiast | github.com/Foadsf
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Oct 12, 2020
    What would you think if a professor would ask the students to do an assignment only on Apple products? That would be absurd, wouldn’t it? Now remember that students are forced to deliver projects on Microsoft Word, MATLAB, and SolidWorks on daily basis! @AcademicChatter
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Jun 10, 2024
    Replying to @BenjaminDEKR
    If you are not the customer, you are the product!
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Oct 28, 2022
    Replying to @ThierryBreton and @elonmusk
    aaa, the EU over-regulation thing!
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Jun 8, 2024
    It is like new C-killer programming languages are popping up almost every day: Rust, Zig, Odin... you name it. I wish folks would stop reinventing the wheel and instead would spend their valuable time and intellect on solving the issues with C ecosystem.
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Jul 31, 2024
    Replying to @ylecun and @elonmusk
    In general, I think not requiring identification at the voting center and the mail-in ballot voting are bad ideas. They do not help with the political turmoil in the US.
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Jun 9, 2024
    Replying to @svpino
    Actually I stopped using Jupyter because it is a web app and it is not git friendly.
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Mar 14, 2021
    I usually hear that software <any proprietary software> is industry standard and we can't use the FLOSS alternatives. I work for a consortium of two of the richest Dutch companies, and I use @libreoffice @GnuOctave @FreeCADNews @inkscape @GIMP_Official WxMaxima ... on daily basis
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    May 28, 2019
    Dear @natfriedman for the love of FSM please make a mobile app for @github I'm missing so many important notifications and discussions. :(
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Oct 28, 2022
    Replying to @TheRobotSoul @ThierryBreton and @elonmusk
    If you believe the customer is not smart enough to choose for him/her-self, then sure you need over-regulation. I personally think the role of government is to ensure freedom of the press and fair competition. Then things should be naturally sorted out.
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Oct 12, 2020
    Replying to @Emma_Dave and @AcademicChatter
    A better approach IMHO would be to offer students the option to use Free, Libre and Open Source Software alternatives such as @LibreOffice , Octave, and @FreeCADNews . Taxpayer’s money should not be used to promote a proprietary software, I believe.
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Nov 13, 2022
    Government is not a charity, nor an insurance company. Paying medical bills by the government, means higher taxes for the middle class. I'm really sorry to see this, but if I had money to spare I would donate it charities, not the government.
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Jan 14, 2020
    Replying to @RocketRundown
    the mission successfully failed
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    Foad S. Farimani
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    Jun 30, 2020
    Replying to @verge
    seriously, why people keep buying Apple products?