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Civil Services Mains 2020 Results: In or Out ? Way ahead, gratitude and Pain

The Civils Mains result has been declared. This thread is for sharing your grief , joy , mixed feelings - absolutely anything and everything.



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I have never stepped inside a Starbucks so I honestly don’t know what I’m missing. The one time I had had expensive airport coffee I pretty much hated it. Business people ke aas-pass cool lagne ke liye koi toh fancy ghatiya coffee peeni padi. Having read the coffee debate nothing beats a good filter coffee. Especially one from an Aaryas chain in south India. Close competitors be found at either Karnataka Bhavan or Adyar Ananda Bhavan in Green park.

I like my coffee where I take almost boiling water & add a spoon of Nescafe classic powder. Does the job. Of keeping me awake.

Also I've used to have filter coffee at Adyar Anand Bhavan near my college. It was great.

No no my friend, coffee is never had for utilitarian purposes. It is an art form (which coming from a non-coffee/tea drinker, says something indeed)

Homo Neanderthalensis ,nerdfighter
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I know I am going to sound like a newbie but...….if anyone can compare Vision's monthly with Forum's monthly (Epic) in terms of quality of content covered? I was reading Vision for the past 3 months, but when I saw this month's Epic I like how Epic had GS topic wise news covered. But majority aspirants follow Vision (FOMO). Any suggestions pls?

Anyone suggestions guys? Maybe this comment was clouded by coffee and religionπŸ˜…

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I have never stepped inside a Starbucks so I honestly don’t know what I’m missing. The one time I had had expensive airport coffee I pretty much hated it. Business people ke aas-pass cool lagne ke liye koi toh fancy ghatiya coffee peeni padi. Having read the coffee debate nothing beats a good filter coffee. Especially one from an Aaryas chain in south India. Close competitors be found at either Karnataka Bhavan or Adyar Ananda Bhavan in Green park.

I like my coffee where I take almost boiling water & add a spoon of Nescafe classic powder. Does the job. Of keeping me awake.

Also I've used to have filter coffee at Adyar Anand Bhavan near my college. It was great.

No no my friend, coffee is never had for utilitarian purposes. It is an art form (which coming from a non-coffee/tea drinker, says something indeed)

I watch Matt D'avella making coffee. That is enough art for me.

Haha fair enough

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I know I am going to sound like a newbie but...….if anyone can compare Vision's monthly with Forum's monthly (Epic) in terms of quality of content covered? I was reading Vision for the past 3 months, but when I saw this month's Epic I like how Epic had GS topic wise news covered. But majority aspirants follow Vision (FOMO). Any suggestions pls?

Anyone suggestions guys? Maybe this comment was clouded by coffee and religionπŸ˜…

Would choose insights if you aren’t reading your newspapers quite regularly for the extent of their coverage. However for more balanced points for mains, vision scores above insights.

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Hyy! 

Can anyone suggest ipad for making notes.  Student friendly is priority.

Does it come with pencil or do we need to purchase separately? 

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I have never stepped inside a Starbucks so I honestly don’t know what I’m missing. The one time I had had expensive airport coffee I pretty much hated it. Business people ke aas-pass cool lagne ke liye koi toh fancy ghatiya coffee peeni padi. Having read the coffee debate nothing beats a good filter coffee. Especially one from an Aaryas chain in south India. Close competitors be found at either Karnataka Bhavan or Adyar Ananda Bhavan in Green park.

I find Starbucks to be overrated too. Perhaps because I'm not a connoisseur who'd be able to order well. But I like a good hazelnut coffee irrespective of wherever I find it, next time you're in Delhi try Qahwa and Costa Coffee in SDA market! I still do not regret how much money I spent there :P 


That being said, have had almost no experience with filter coffee. Thanks for the recommendations! 

EiChan,AJ_
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Hyy! 

Can anyone suggest ipad for making notes.  Student friendly is priority.

Does it come with pencil or do we need to purchase separately? 


I asked a similar question few days back.

If no financial constraints, go for new m1 ipadpro.

Ipad air 4th gen ( termed as pro killer; cheaper than pro with good features) is good for students. 

Pencil is sold separately.

EiChan,
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Note to Self: Do not talk or share content anyway related toreligion

900 choohe kha ke billi Hajj ko chali πŸ˜‚

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I know I am going to sound like a newbie but...….if anyone can compare Vision's monthly with Forum's monthly (Epic) in terms of quality of content covered? I was reading Vision for the past 3 months, but when I saw this month's Epic I like how Epic had GS topic wise news covered. But majority aspirants follow Vision (FOMO). Any suggestions pls?

Anyone suggestions guys? Maybe this comment was clouded by coffee and religionπŸ˜…

I'd say either. Waise, one approach can be to cover the focus article from EPIC, and do the rest from Vision CA.

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I have never stepped inside a Starbucks so I honestly don’t know what I’m missing. The one time I had had expensive airport coffee I pretty much hated it. Business people ke aas-pass cool lagne ke liye koi toh fancy ghatiya coffee peeni padi. Having read the coffee debate nothing beats a good filter coffee. Especially one from an Aaryas chain in south India. Close competitors be found at either Karnataka Bhavan or Adyar Ananda Bhavan in Green park.

I find Starbucks to be overrated too. Perhaps because I'm not a connoisseur who'd be able to order well. But I like a good hazelnut coffee irrespective of wherever I find it, next time you're in Delhi try Qahwa and Costa Coffee in SDA market! I still do not regret how much money I spent there :P 


That being said, have had almost no experience with filter coffee. Thanks for the recommendations! 

Great! I will most definitely try it then since sda isn’t too far for me πŸ˜€

Archand,
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Hyy! 

Can anyone suggest ipad for making notes.  Student friendly is priority.

Does it come with pencil or do we need to purchase separately? 

There’s a relevant thread for digital note taking as well. You could check that one out for more β€œinsights” (couldn’t resist it)

AJ_,Anduin
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Has anyone taken Kindle Unlimited? Could you please highlight prons and cons of taking the subscription? 

( I have a Kindle. I'm also an Amazon Prime member. I've been using Prime reading so far but options are pretty limited there.) 

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There’s a relevant thread for digital note taking as well. You could check that one out for more β€œinsights” (couldn’t resist it)


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Not sure if this is the right place but I have heard a lot about@AzadHindFauz 's answers. 

Can I get to see them from someplace ? 

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If anyone has Vikas ranjan sir these notes please DM.. Thanks

EiChan,
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Not sure if this is the right place but I have heard a lot about@AzadHindFauz 's answers. 

Can I get to see them from someplace ? 

Please help me get into the list somehow. I'll come over to your place and deliver them myself. 


Jokes apart, my answers wouldn't help you much. There are a lot of great copies on the internet. Many of us have learned from such lot. 

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