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Answer: I am a native English speaker who has learned—but certainly not master.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You I'm an American, and I'm not intellectually stimulated enough, so I'd like to learn a new language in order to channel some of my mental energy. I'm debating between Tamil or Hindi. Should I learn Tamil or Hindi? Ben A. Wise, I speak and have been learning various languages Updated Nov 20, 2016 I am a native English speaker who has learned—but certainly not mastered—both Hindi and Tamil. I know of other foreigners who speak Hindi, and others who speak Tamil, but I... Read More » Is it even possible to prove that Riemann hypothesis is undecidable? Or is even that proof undecidable? Alon Amit, PhD in Mathematics; Mathcircler. Written May 4 "Undecidable" is a meaningless adjective without reference to a particular theory. It is entirely possible, for example, that RH is undecidable in Peano Arithmetic (PA), whi... Read More » What happens in-between Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan? Scottie Odom, Major nerd for Star Trek and love every second of it. Written Apr 27 While the canon nature of most of the novels is spotty, there are a few canon things we can look at to tell us what happened. With the death of Captain Deckard, the Enterpri... Read More » What's the prettiest natural picture you've taken of yourself? Hazel Blackthorne Written Apr 30 I have taken a lot of photos of myself. I also can't be bothered with filters, so I just go to places with really nice lighting. This particular one was taken by my mother. ... Read More » In computer programming, why do you avoid the square root? Andrew Bromage, 60+ programming languages, lost count Updated Feb 23 If you need to calculate a square root, you should not avoid the square root operation. If you are unsure whether or not you need to calculate a square root, and want to kn... Read More » Why did Amazon stop sponsoring fresh H-1B visas and only refresh the ones already established? Was it specific to Amazon, or is it happening nationwide? Ljiljana Rajacic, works at Amazon Written Dec 2, 2016 Apparently, it's not just Amazon. Recently, I was told by both Google and Facebook recruiters that they stopped sponsoring H-1B as well. It may be just a temporary thing - ... Read More » What are the evidence of Tamil as a classical language? Vinod Chelladurai, Avid reader, but not on Kindle Written Apr 11 To start with, Tamil is one of the seven classical languages of the World. The other languages that fall in this category are: Sanskrit Greek Latin... Read More » Why there is no unity among Telugu people like Tamilians? Ralph Zaranj Updated Aug 2, 2017 Ill give you an anecdote and hopefully it will shine a light on why. At a party recently a Telugu guy approached another and started discussing something , then the topic mo... Read More » What is it like to be a blind mathematician? Alon Amit, PhD in Mathematics; Mathcircler. Updated Oct 29, 2017 My father had been blind most of his adult life. He was also a mathematician, of sorts: he held a Ph.D. in mathematics and though he wasn't in academia, he spent much of hi... Read More » After the new H-1B visa regulation in April 2017, are software engineering jobs supposed to be easier to find in Silicon Valley? David Seidman, Security Engineering Manager at Google. Posts are my own opinions. Written Jul 28, 2017 I have worked for Microsoft and Google in the Seattle area for 11 years now and have never once been on a team that did not have open headcount. The Bay Area firms are simi... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.