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Covering tech policy for The Hindu. aroon.in/disclaimer Also talk about: Indian film censorship, Netflix's cowardice, poker, French. New Delhi

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Was India aware that an Iranian ship that was returning to Iran after being India's guest for an official event was sunk by an American submarine in our own backyard? I hope India musters courage at least now to speak up, and protest against US, the bully.

04.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Potentially pissed off Yann LeCun in Gurgaon while chasing a deadline. How has your weekend been?

22.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

By scanning at the theatre. This hashed URL is there in the newer certificates, but it is not predictable.

16.02.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This technique is deprecated. CBFC uses hashed URLs now

14.02.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
WhatsApp message partial screenshot:

"Hii,

[in bold] Regulatory reform only works when ..."

WhatsApp message partial screenshot: "Hii, [in bold] Regulatory reform only works when ..."

well hii to you too

15.01.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are mixture mama of the global south

15.01.2026 06:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These were MTNL SIMs?

14.01.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
NYT extract: [Elon] Musk’s ability to turn Starlink on and off in places, as well as his dominance in space with satellites and rockets, has made him a formidable and unpredictable geopolitical player.

NYT extract: [Elon] Musk’s ability to turn Starlink on and off in places, as well as his dominance in space with satellites and rockets, has made him a formidable and unpredictable geopolitical player.

This is why India will only allow Starlink kicking and screaming. The government wants the policy space to turn off the entire internet at will, if shit hits the fan. And they also want the policy space for, when shit does hit the fan, to crack down brutally.

14.01.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Amazing that we smothered linear TV to death/containment to previous generation before things like this could happen.

12.01.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Indian film and TV industry are in hibernation this generation. Best principle is to just wait for this medium to begin anew at some point, led by names who are nobodies today. Hope I'm alive to see the day.

12.01.2026 04:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Looks like they're blocking outbound RDP connections. Nothing I can do to get them to unblock it. As a middle solution I've got them to uninstall some bloatware that was not required by company policy.

07.01.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Like any Hindu organization formed after 1991 in a place where Hindus are already present in decent numbers should set off alarm bells.

07.01.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Hindu community leaders have warned Sir Keir Starmer that Labour’s new Islamophobia definition will have a β€œsignificant chilling effect” on freedom of speech.
They say it conflates hostility towards Muslims with criticism of the religion of Islam, which would mean Hindus speaking about their historical persecution under Islamic empires in South Asia would fall foul of the definition.
Last week, the Hindu Council UK wrote a letter to Steve...

(Hindu Council UK is highlighted.)

Hindu community leaders have warned Sir Keir Starmer that Labour’s new Islamophobia definition will have a β€œsignificant chilling effect” on freedom of speech. They say it conflates hostility towards Muslims with criticism of the religion of Islam, which would mean Hindus speaking about their historical persecution under Islamic empires in South Asia would fall foul of the definition. Last week, the Hindu Council UK wrote a letter to Steve... (Hindu Council UK is highlighted.)

Screenshot from RSS Tracker by The Caravan showing Hindu Council UK as having a linkage to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with a linkage of 1 (high score). Organisation was founded in 1994.

Screenshot from RSS Tracker by The Caravan showing Hindu Council UK as having a linkage to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with a linkage of 1 (high score). Organisation was founded in 1994.

If only there were a way to ascertain the credibility of such community organisations...

07.01.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court denies bail petition of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam Delhi riots case LIVE: The Supreme Court has denied bail to activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots.

We're sleepwalking towards something we can't come back from www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...

05.01.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remote into my home PC because work machine isn't fast enough. Something mysterious is adding a 200 millisecond speedbreaker to this and making the whole thing unusable.

02.01.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have spoken to one of the ten most talented people in the country on this issue to troubleshoot. Still no luck πŸ₯Ή

02.01.2026 04:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Netflix’s Death Note Reboot Needs to Fix the Anime’s Most Frustrating Mistake Though Death Note is regarded as one of the best anime series, fans have raised a criticism that Netflix's upcoming live-action reboot should fix.

@cjwritesstuff.bsky.social Does this mean the adaptation is still happening? πŸ₯Ή
share.google/1NHecXzyOrUb...

02.01.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the betting market Kalshi with a list of likely Oscar nominees for Best International Feature. Homebound is #8.

Screenshot of the betting market Kalshi with a list of likely Oscar nominees for Best International Feature. Homebound is #8.

This Kalshi market (~$10k) has Homebound's nomination odds at eighth rank.

30.12.2025 09:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've done it again, I'm embroiled in a tech issue so niche that no troubleshooting is available

30.12.2025 04:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Latest air quality in Delhi. US AQI+ 975, 564 micrograms/mΒ³. Hazardous.

Latest air quality in Delhi. US AQI+ 975, 564 micrograms/mΒ³. Hazardous.

This is just insane to live through

28.12.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is so cool!!

27.12.2025 14:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I was splurging these credits precisely because I ran into that limit. Reached out to customer care when the credits were removed from my account, and they restored them - but warned me that it would be best to spend them in order to avoid the carryover issue.

27.12.2025 14:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Or a day possibly. Perhaps there to prevent hackers from abusing access to abandoned accounts with an active subscription

27.12.2025 14:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tried redeeming a few Audible titles with freshly recovered credits from a long-ago lapsed subscription. Couldn't spend beyond ten credits. Can't find anything online about this. So looks like I've run into a cap that literally nobody else has faced/complained about.

27.12.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Please, would be very helpful πŸ™

26.12.2025 08:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SXSW 😁

26.12.2025 08:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Opportunity Trap of the ChatGPT App Store In the AI world, context is currency.

Apps in ChatGPT aren’t destinations... they’re just tools.

Developers don’t own the interface, the brand, the interaction, or even when their app gets called. It's just "jobs to be done". ChatGPT is the selector, the umpire, the ground, the conditions and potential future opposing team, all at the

26.12.2025 05:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't tell me. I just got a subscription for that place, that is the extent of my desperation. Predictably, a total dud. The market is also at the worst it's ever been now :(

26.12.2025 05:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(Yes, I'm house hunting right now so this is to me the apex of evil)

26.12.2025 05:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Haha, no. I'll be a broker. Why bother with value creation when I can just leech off both sides of the transaction 😈

26.12.2025 05:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0